Emmy Awards 2007

[Erika]

LOS ANGELES — Nominees in major categories for the 59th annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:

Drama Series:
Boston Legal, ABC
Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Heroes, NBC
House, Fox
The Sopranos, HBO

Comedy Series:
Entourage, HBO
The Office, NBC
30 Rock, NBC
Two and a Half Men, CBS
Ugly Betty, ABC

Miniseries:
Broken Trail, AMC
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS
The Starter Wife, USA

Made-for-TV Movie:
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, HBO
Inside the Twin Towers, Discovery Channel
Longford, HBO
The Ron Clark Story, TNT
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy, Lifetime

Actor, Drama Series:
James Spader, "Boston Legal," ABC
Hugh Laurie, "House," Fox
Denis Leary, "Rescue Me," FX
James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos," HBO
Kiefer Sutherland, "24," Fox

Actress, Drama Series:
Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters," ABC
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer," TNT
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC
Patricia Arquette, "Medium," NBC
Minnie Driver, "The Riches," FX
Edie Falco, "The Sopranos," HBO

Supporting Actor, Drama Series:
William Shatner, "Boston Legal," ABC
T.R. Knight, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC
Masi Oka, "Heroes," NBC
Michael Emerson, "Lost," ABC
Terry O'Quinn, "Lost," ABC
Michael Imperioli, "The Sopranos," HBO

Supporting Actress, Drama Series:
Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters," ABC
Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC
Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC
Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC
Aida Turturro, "The Sopranos," HBO
Lorraine Bracco, "The Sopranos," HBO

Actor, Comedy Series:
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk," USA
Steve Carell, "The Office," NBC
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock," NBC
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men," CBS

Actress, Comedy Series:
Felicity Huffman, "Desperate Housewives," ABC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine," CBS
Tiny Fey, "30 Rock," NBC
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty," ABC
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds," Showtime

Supporting Actor:
Comedy Series: Kevin Dillon, "Entourage," HBO
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage," HBO
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother," CBS
Rainn Wilson, "The Office," CBS
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:
Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl," NBC
Jenna Fischer, "The Office," NBC
Holland Taylor, "Two and a Half Men," CBS
Conchata Ferrell, "Two and a Half Men," CBS
Vanessa Williams, "Ugly Betty," ABC
Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds," Showtime

Actor, Miniseries or a Movie:
Robert Duvall, "Broken Trail," AMC
Tom Selleck, "Jesse Stone: Sea Change," CBS
Jim Broadbent, "Longford," HBO
William H. Macy, "Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Umney's Last Case," TNT
Matthew Perry, "The Ron Clark Story," TNT

Actress, Miniseries or a Movie:
Queen Latifah, "Life Support," HBO
Helen Mirren, "Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)," PBS
Mary-Louise Parker, "The Robber Bride," Oxygen
Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife," USA
Gena Rowlands, "What if God Were the Sun," Lifetime

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or a Movie:
Thomas Haden Church, "Broken Trail," AMC
August Schellenberg, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO
Aidan Quinn, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO
Edward Asner, "The Christmas Card," Hallmark
Joe Mantegna, "The Starter Wife," USA

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or a Movie:
Greta Scacchi, "Broken Trail," AMC
Anna Paquin, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO
Samantha Morton, "Longford," HBO
Judy Davis, "The Starter Wife," USA
Toni Collette, "Tsunami, The Aftermath," HBO

[Callie]

Do we know yet when the Emmys will be?

[Davis]

If the Emmy's gave me Sole-Power of Voting this Year, this is who I'd choose to Win...

Drama Series:
Boston Legal, ABC
Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Heroes, NBC (Hard choice, next would be Sopranos)
House, Fox
The Sopranos, HBO

Comedy Series:
Entourage, HBO
The Office, NBC (No contest)
30 Rock, NBC
Two and a Half Men, CBS
Ugly Betty, ABC

Actor, Drama Series:
James Spader, "Boston Legal," ABC
Hugh Laurie, "House," Fox
Denis Leary, "Rescue Me," FX
James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos," HBO
Kiefer Sutherland, "24," Fox (I hear he's the best, next would be House)

Actress, Drama Series:
Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters," ABC
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer," TNT
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC (Toss up between B&S and Medium)
Patricia Arquette, "Medium," NBC
Minnie Driver, "The Riches," FX
Edie Falco, "The Sopranos," HBO

Supporting Actor, Drama Series:
William Shatner, "Boston Legal," ABC
T.R. Knight, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC
Masi Oka, "Heroes," NBC
Michael Emerson, "Lost," ABC (EASILY!!! Next would be Heroes)
Terry O'Quinn, "Lost," ABC
Michael Imperioli, "The Sopranos," HBO

Supporting Actress, Drama Series:
Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters," ABC
Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC
Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC (Next would be Oh from G's A)
Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC
Aida Turturro, "The Sopranos," HBO
Lorraine Bracco, "The Sopranos," HBO

Actor, Comedy Series:
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk," USA
Steve Carell, "The Office," NBC (Easy, next is 2 1/2 Men)
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock," NBC
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men," CBS

Actress, Comedy Series:
Felicity Huffman, "Desperate Housewives," ABC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine," CBS (100%!!! AMAZING! Next DH)
Tiny Fey, "30 Rock," NBC
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty," ABC
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds," Showtime

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:
Comedy Series: Kevin Dillon, "Entourage," HBO
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage," HBO
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother," CBS (HARD, next Office or 2 1/2 Men)
Rainn Wilson, "The Office," CBS
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:
Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl," NBC
Jenna Fischer, "The Office," NBC
Holland Taylor, "Two and a Half Men," CBS (Hard because I don't care, lol)
Conchata Ferrell, "Two and a Half Men," CBS
Vanessa Williams, "Ugly Betty," ABC
Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds," Showtime

[Erika]

September 16th is the Emmy's and it will air on FOX -

Nearer to the end of August I will post a prediction game for the catergories listed above :)

[Callie]

September 16th is the Emmy's and it will air on FOX -

Nearer to the end of August I will post a prediction game for the catergories listed above :)

Ohhh yay! :yay I need a matching Emmy to go with my Oscar :lol

[Manny]

You know which show I want to see so badly win this year (yes, even over "Heroes" and "Ugly Betty")?

KATHY GRIFFIN!

Oh man, do you know how much gold that would make in her routines and the show?! She would be known as... Kathy Griffin, D-Lister with an Emmy :lol !

[Erika]

Emmy Analysis 2007: Reality Television Nominations
July 19, 2007

While their nominations might not get quite the same amount of speculation and attention as do the noms for comedy and drama series or individual actors, reality programs are still part of the Emmy Award night. And with reality shows appearing to have outlived all the “This is just a fad” predictions, and finding themselves fairly firmly entrenched in nearly every network's schedule, the competition for the gold statuette can be just as fierce as any Survivor challenge.

Reality television awards are divided into two categories, Reality-Competition Programs, and plain ol' Reality Programs. The nominations for each category bring some heavy-hitters, some old contenders and a couple of new faces.


In the Reality-Competition category, the nominees are The Amazing Race (CBS), American Idol (FOX), Dancing with the Stars (ABC), Project Runway (Bravo), and Top Chef (Bravo).

In this contest, The Amazing Race is the Goliath to beat. This award came into existence in 2003, and The Amazing Race is the only television program to ever win it. With the combination of strong production values, thoughtfully-created challenges, a casting practice that usually results in a diverse and interesting group of Racers, and a strong host in Phil Keogh, the show has maintained a quality level that is hard to match. However, will this year's slightly disappointing All-Stars edition finally be the show's Achilles' Heel?

Certainly the creators and talent on American Idol must be hoping so. Like The Amazing Race, they've been nominated every year the award has existed and, obviously, have lost every year to The Amazing Race. Losing again this year would make it a five-year streak and worries about being the Susan Lucci of reality television must no doubt be at the edges of the American Idol producers' minds.

Project Runway is another entry with several nominations and no wins. The show has been on the list twice before. Since the show is very consistent, without much variation in format or style, it would seem that if it hasn't won before, it will be dependent on the other nominees' weaknesses to help it get to the top spot.

Another Bravo show, Top Chef, made in on the list but seems to be a long shot. Structurally and stylistically, it is nearly a clone of Project Runway. Ergo, it seems unlikely that either the strength of the specific subject matter, contestants or hosts would be enough to help win it the gold statuette.

Dancing with the Stars is making an appearance on the list for the second year in a row. The show is a wildly popular hit with broad appeal. Will the kitschy fun of the show be enough to charm enough Academy voters?

One notable absence from the list? The granddaddy of reality television: Survivor. It has been nominated every year, but this time, it didn't make the cut. Was the crushing repetition of the early Haves vs. Have Nots episodes of Survivor: Fiji the nail in the coffin?

In the other category, the nominees are Antiques Roadshow (PBS), The Dog Whisperer (Discovery), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC), Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo) and Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (Showtime).

Extreme Makeover is the show to watch in this category, having won the past two years. Penn & Teller's show is possibly on its way to being the Susan Lucci of this category, having been nominated three out of the past three years and never winning. Antiques Roadshow is on their heels, with two nominations prior to this one and no wins. Kathy Griffin's show was also nominated last year but did not win. The Dog Whisperer was also nominated last year. That's right, they're the exact same five nominees all from last year.

The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 16, and will air on FOX at 8:00/7:00pm.

- Leslie Seaton, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: www.buddytv.com (http://www.buddytv.com)