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2008 Emmy Nominations Announced

Andy Towle July 17, 2008

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Nominations for the 2008 Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Boston Legal, Damages, Dexter, House, Lost, and Mad Men, were nominated for Best Drama, while Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, The Office, 30 Rock, and Two and a Half Men, were nominated in the Best Comedy category.

Neil Patrick Harris got a nod for Best Supporting Actor for his role in How I Met Your Mother, and no, Britney did not get a nod for Guest Actor in a comedy series.

I've clipped analysis from ABC as well as Neil Patrick Harris and Kristin Chenoweth reading the nominees, as well as a partial list, AFTER THE JUMP…

DRAMA SERIES:
“Boston Legal,” ABC
“Damages,” FX
“Dexter,” Showtime
“House,” Fox
“Lost,” ABC
“Mad Men,” AMC

COMEDY SERIES:
“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” HBO
“Entourage,” HBO
“The Office,” NBC
“30 Rock,” NBC
“Two and a Half Men,” CBS

ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:
Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
James Spader, “Boston Legal”

ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Sally Field, “Brothers and Sisters”
Mariska Hargitay, “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES:
Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “New Adventures of Old Christine”
Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds”

ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies”
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”
Charlie Sheen, “Two and a Half Men”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:
Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
Kevin Dillon, “Entourage”
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
Rainn Wilson, “The Office”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:
Ted Danson, “Damages”
Michael Emerson, “Lost”
Zeljko Ivanek, “Damages”
William Shatner, “Boston Legal”
John Slattery, “Mad Men”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:
Candice Bergen, “Boston Legal”
Rachel Griffiths, “Brothers and Sisters”
Sandra Oh, “Grey's Anatomy”
Dianne Wiest, “In Treatment”
Chandra Wilson, “Grey's Anatomy”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES:
Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies”
Amy Poehler, “Saturday Night Live”
Jean Smart, “Samantha Who?
Holland Taylor, “Two and a Half Men”
Vanessa Williams, “Ugly Betty”

REALITY HOST:
Tom Bergeron, ‘Dancing With The Stars'
Heidi Klum, ‘Project Runway'
Howie Mandel, ‘Deal Or No Deal'
Jeff Probst, ‘Survivor'
Ryan Seacrest, ‘American Idol'

REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM:
“The Amazing Race,” CBS
“American Idol,” FOX
“Dancing With The Stars,” ABC
“Project Runway,” Bravo
“Top Chef,” Bravo

REALITY PROGRAM:
“Antiques Roadshow,” PBS
“Dirty Jobs,” Discovery Channel
“Extreme Makeover Home Edition,” ABC
“Intervention,” A&E
“Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List,” Bravo

MINISERIES:
“The Andromeda Strain,” A&E
“Cranford,” (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS
“John Adams,” HBO
“Tin Man,” Sci Fi Channel

ACTOR, MINISERIES OR A MOVIE:
Ralph Fiennes, “Bernard And Doris”
Ricky Gervais, “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale”
Paul Giamatti, “John Adams”
Kevin Spacey, “Recount”
Tom Wilkinson, “Recount”

ACTRESS, MINISERIES OR A MOVIE:
Catherine Keener, “An American Crime”
Susan Sarandon, “Bernard And Doris”
Dame Judi Dench, “Cranford”
Laura Linney, “John Adams”
Phylicia Rashad, “A Raisin in the Sun”

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE:
“Bernard And Doris,” HBO
“Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale,” HBO
“The Memory Keeper's Daughter,” Lifetime
“A Raisin In The Sun,” ABC
“Recount,” HBO

See the complete list of Emmy nominees here…

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