The Emmys are on Sunday?

Posted by Dan September 19th, 2008 at 02:15pm In General

For real — I hadn’t been paying attention either.

In any case, here are the nominees you care about and, in italics, my picks on who should win.  I’m not so much interested in who will win.  The way I see it, if my pick wins then great — if not, I get to be righteously indignant, which is equally as fun.

Win-win.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

• Monk: Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk
• The Office: Steve Carell as Michael Scott
• Pushing Daisies: Lee Pace as Ned
• 30 Rock: Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy*
• Two And A Half Men: Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

• Boston Legal: James Spader as Alan Shore
• Breaking Bad: Bryan Cranston as Walt White
• Dexter: Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
• House: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
• In Treatment: Gabriel Byrne as Paul
• Mad Men: Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

• The New Adventures Of Old Christine: Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell
• Samantha Who?: Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly
• 30 Rock: Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
• Ugly Betty: America Ferrera as Betty Suarez
• Weeds: Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

• Brothers & Sisters: Sally Field as Nora Holden-Walker
• The Closer: Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson
• Damages: Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson
• Saving Grace: Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

• Entourage: Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold
• Entourage: Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama
• How I Met Your Mother: Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
• The Office: Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute*
• Two And A Half Men: Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

• Boston Legal: William Shatner as Denny Crane
• Damages: Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher
• Damages: Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske
• Lost: Michael Emerson as Ben**
  
• Mad Men: John Slattery as Roger Sterling

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

• Pushing Daisies: Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook*
• Samantha Who?: Jean Smart as Regina Newly
• Saturday Night Live: Amy Poehler as Performer
• Two And A Half Men: Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper
• Ugly Betty: Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

• Boston Legal: Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt
• Brothers & Sisters: Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Walker-Whedon
• Grey’s Anatomy: Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
• Grey’s Anatomy: Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang
• In Treatment: Dianne Wiest as Dr. Gina Toll

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Entourage
• The Office
• 30 Rock
• Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Drama Series

• Boston Legal
• Damages
• Dexter
• House
• Lost
• Mad Men

*Or, anybody who isn’t the nominee from Two and a Half Men.

**Or, anybody who isn’t William Shatner.