BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY TV SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Zach Braff, Scrubs
Steve Carrell, The Office
Jason Lee, My Name Is Earl
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Alec Baldwin's soft-spoken braggadocio Jack Donaghy is the must win - him and 30 Rock are the best new things on TV. What's funny is that all but one of these actors are from an NBC sitcom airing on the same night.
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY TV SERIES
Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Now, I like America Ferrera. Truly I do. I just don't see what the fuss is all about with Ugly Betty. It's like Big Love and me - we're great friends, but not best friends. Otherwise, it's refreshing to see that the Desperate Housewives crew hasn't completely occupied this category. I'm pulling for the hilarious Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, whose underrated physical comedy on The New Adventures of Old Christine (terrible title, great show) is something sitcoms just don't have enough of nowadays. A close second would be the always acerbic Mary-Louis Parker as pot-stirring mother Nancy Botwin of Showtime's Weeds.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR TV MOVIE
Thomas Haden Church, Broken Trails
Jeremy Irons, Elizabeth I
Justin Kirk, Weeds
Masi Oka, Heroes
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
For the few of us that saw AMC's Broken Trail: give it to Thomas Haden Church! His Tom Harte made Deadwood fade into the background of my mind. Of course, there's someone who should have made this list, but didn't — Studio 60's Steven Weber. Who else can verbalize the entire history of the FCC and make it so interesting?
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR TV MOVIE
Emily Blunt, Gideon's Daughter
Toni Collette, Tsunami, the Aftermath
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy
Sarah Paulson, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
What vexes me most is the Emmy winner from this category, Grey's Anatomy's Sandra Oh, was ungraciously snubbed. While Katherine Heigl did have a great year, and Ellen Pompeo must have dazzled Globe voters with her annoying knack for looking sharp even with a blown-up Kyle Chandler all over her, Oh was the most in need of a nomination - her and Chandra Wilson. But of these, I'd actually pick Studio 60's Sarah Paulson, whose scene-stealing, born-again Harriet Hayes is an actual reason to watch Studio 60.
Article comments
1 - Me
Evangeline Lilly has had several key, emotional moments on Lost this year. Her nomination is certainly warranted.
2 - Grace
Fingers crossed for Hugh Laurie!!
But where's HOUSE?
3 - Nancy
Not too surprised about Michael C. Hall. From what I keep reading, Dexter is an exceptional show.
4 - goodpoint
Your comments on Bleak House and Gillian Anderson are spot on. I hope she wins.
5 - Grace
No DEADWOOD, Ian McShane or Gerald McRaney??
Do these people watch tv?
6 - caro
and where is high school musical???
7 - Chris Evans
I hope Felicity Huffman finally get a win here. I'm also glad not all the damn Housewives got nominated. It's pointless really, because they all cancel each other out, which explains Mary Louise Parker winning last year (not that she didn't deserve to--she's a goddess).
8 - nathy
i hope that mathew perry win!!
9 - Steve
Chandra Wilson was definitely worthy of a nom...Sandra Oh-verated was not. Heigl has been fantastic on Grey's this year (even better than Wilson), whether that is worthy of an award though we will see.
10 - heather
i agree, i think high school musical very much deserves a nomination!
11 - André
LOST WILL WIN!BEST SHOW EVER!
12 - lostfan
please can u stop bashing LOST and its actresses its an amazingg show and let me just say too bad Evi didnt win she is amazing =) and good luck to all the losties out there =DDD
13 - Frank
Dexter is the best show I've seen. Why hasn't the show gotten a nomination? Michael C. Hall SHOULD win probably won't...we'll see.
14 - Courtney
High School Musical 2 should have won an award for best movie! It is just really awesome! It did sell the most music ablums on record!