The 59th Annual Emmy nominations have been announced and boy am I pissed. The overrated Heroes stole a spot from the superior dramas like Friday Night Lights and Dexter, and Two and a Half Men somehow managed to yet again get a nod even though it’s one of the worst comedies on television.

The brilliant Michael C. Hall was snubbed as well, which I will be bitter about until next July, and Weeds was snubbed of a very well deserved nomination for Best Comedy Series to make room for the just okay Entourage and the embarrassing Two and a Half Men.

There are some things I’m very happy about, though. America Ferrera and Vanessa Williams got respective nods in the Lead Actress and Supporting Actress categories and I so hope they both win. Also, finally Kevin Dillon was given a nod for his comic portrayal of Johnny Drama on HBO’s Entourage. Sally Field received a nod for her powerful and poignant performance on Brothers and Sisters this year, and my favorite Grey’s Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl finally got her nomination for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Kudos to Felicity Huffman for being the only actress from Desperate Housewives nominated this year–she gave a fantastic performance in that heart-racing episode called “Bang”, but honestly I’m hoping it finally goes to my girl Mary-Louise Parker who, though she already has an Emmy from Angels In America, has deserved another one for Weeds since day one.

Congrats to all!

Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos

Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Reality Series
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Night With Conan O’Brien
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette (Medium)
Minnie Driver (The Riches)
Edie Falco (The Sopranos)
Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters)
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)
Hugh Laurie (House)
Denis Leary (Rescue Me)
James Spader (Boston Legal)
Kiefer Sutherland (24)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters)
Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy)
Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy)
Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Aida Turturro (The Sopranos)
Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner (Boston Legal)
Masi Oka (Heroes)
T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy)
Michael Emerson (Lost)
Terry O’Quinn (Lost)
Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos)

Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Ricky Gervais (Extras)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Steve Carell (The Office)
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men)

Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives)
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (New Adventures of Old Christine)
America Ferrera (Ugly Betty)
Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds)

Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon (Entourage)
Jeremy Piven (Entourage)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother)
Rainn Wilson (The Office)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)

Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl)
Jenna Fischer (The Office)
Conchata Ferrell (Two and a Half Men)
Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men)
Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty)
Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds)

See the rest of the nominations here

Even though Sunday night's Emmy telecast proved to be a snorefest minus some very deserved wins, the fashion was as always, something to talk about.  There were a few hits, and of course quite a few misses.  Okay…a lot of misses. 

Worst Dressed

  Dear Jesus.  This debacle is almost as bad Reese Witherspoon's hopeless Oscar dress.  One of those ghosts should have whispered to Jennifer Love Hewitt that less is more.  Not even Cher would look twice at this shit.   This looks like something that at one point was actually a decent dress, and then they turned it over to a new employee at Michaels Arts and Crafts.  The hair's pretty decent though–kind of old-school Hollywood.  Reminds me of Katharine McPhee's Big Sexy campaign.

 

 Mariska, girl, I love you.  And I'm so glad you finally won that Emmy you've for so long deserved–even more glad you look so stunning after just giving birth.  But this dress looks like a pack of rosebushes attacked you and slit your dress right up the middle.  I know vertical lines are slimming, but next time go for stripes. 

 

 

What's with all these talented women pulling off fashion no-nos this year (mind you, I'm not referring to Hewitt)?  Kyra Sedgwick (or as some know her, Mrs. Kevin Bacon) was the only other woman worthy of taking that Emmy trophy for Lead Actress in a Drama if it weren't Hargitay, but this sack of curtains savagely mauled with garden shears probably made the academy go back and change the name in that envelope.  The dress wouldn't have been so bad were it not for that huge circular thing right under her left hip.  It looks like a prop from "The Big Comfy Couch".

 

 

What..the hell?  I could swear I've seen that print on one of my aunt's walls.  It doesn't surprise me that loopy Paula Abdul would show up to the Emmys in true drunken and heavily medicated fashion with a horrid excuse for a gown, but lord woman, being 50 doesn't mean you have to dress like Betty White's bed sheets.

 

 

Let's not get started on how disgusting it is that Sandra Oh was passed over for the snoozer Blythe Danner.  But considering the "Grey's Anatomy" star's choice of outfit, I'm inclined to forgive.  The bottom half of the dress is actually half way decent–it's very haute couture.  But the top half is what does it in–it turns into some kind of Hallmark frill-fest.  And of course Sandra has to make it even worse with the overdone jewelry she bought from the street vendors in the East Village.  Side note: People who have big foreheads should not wear their hair back.  Just ask Toni Collette–she knows why nobody went to see "In Her Shoes".

 

 

Once again, the forehead rule applies.  Tyra herself has even said she's got a "fivehead", yet she insists on wearing the hair up and back.  I think I might actually like this dress if it was a solid color like Sandra Oh's or Kyra Sedgwick's, but this weird mosh posh of lavendar, black and see-through just isn't doing it for me.  I know, I know–it's not really see through–it's that skin-colored crap.  But either way, it looks just as tacky (see Britney Spears–2000 VMAs). 

 

 MTV VJ Vanessa Minnillo probably looked the worst out of every single woman on the red carpet.  I know your salary isn't that great working at TRL, but can't new boyfriend Nick Lachey lend you some change so you can have a decent Emmy gown?  Wait..why are you at the Emmys anyway?  Whatever the reason, it looks like some Bollywood dress meets 2nd grade art project gone very, very bad.

 

 

What is with the Grey's Anatomy women and horrid fashion?  You're already second to Desperate Housewives in ratings and award wins, why must you let them show you up on the red carpet too?  Maybe if this were a different material it could be a decent dress but this dress, those eyebrows, the Kellie Pickler hair–it just ain't working Ellen.  The material's too T.J. Maxx, and the design's too Lady of the Lake.

Best Dressed

Does Evangeline Lilly ever look bad on the red carpet?  I swear, she's a goddess.  Very classic, simple, elegant.  Love it.  She looks great in blues, greens, and purples.

 

 

Not really feeling the hair do on Heidi Klum, but the dress is grade A fashion–even if it does look like it came off the maternity rack.

 

 

Her show didn't win anything, but Jamie Lynn Sigler still looked nice, flowy, and delicate.  Kind of looks like something you could buy at J.C. Penney, but it's beautiful nonetheless.

 

 

Damn, at least somebody's representing from Grey's Anatomy.  Ms. Katherine Heigl looked absolutely stunning in her cream-colored, sparkly gown.  This is how sparkles should be done, Ms. Hewitt!  Katharine looked like a 40s bombshell on the red carpet with her smoky eyeliner and classy finger wave.  Kudos to Izzie Stevens.

I have to give it to two-time Emmy winner Julia Louis Dreyfuss.  Even though I'm not a big fan of hers, of Seinfeld, or of her new show The New Adventures of Old Christine, I must admit she had the best dress on the red carpet this Sunday.  It was simple, crisp, chic, and the black trim around the bust was brilliant!  I need to find out who made that dress so I can worship them forever.

Nominee Jaime Pressley was an eye-catcher with this exquisite deep purple gown that almost looks as if it was chiseled by Jesus to fit her body.  Everything about it is fabulous, the train at the bottom, the cute little design above the knees, the print, the color–just everything.  Love it, love it, love it.

Even though it's a little ridiculous that Debra Messing was nominated yet again this year for Will & Grace, a show that went down the toilet years ago and has been rotting there ever since, I will forgive her shutting out the brilliant Marcia Cross for wearing this dress.  The odd thing is that I feel like I would hate it were it on anyone else, but something about the way it hangs on her, the color of the dress perfectly matching with her gorgeous complexion, and of course her beautiful face and fiery red hair to top it all off.  Both of Grace's gays (Will and Jack) would approve.  Karen's a tough one to please though.

We of course can't leave out the men.  Even though is wife's dress makes me both go blind and wanna puke, nominee Denis Leary looked ravishing in his sleek blacknsuit with the perfect red tie to finish off the look.  And of course someone as cool as Denis couldn't go without the shades.

-sigh- Jeremy Piven.  Could this man get any more dreamy?  I was ecstatic that he was finally given the Emmy win that he deserved for playing Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage but I couldn't forget how great he looked.  He was by far the most fashionable man on the Emmy red carpet.  Of course…he could wear a trash bag and a handful of extension cords and still be the hottest thing in Tinseltown.

So far the best dresses I’ve seen are Jaime Pressly’s and Debra Messing’s. Pictures to come later.

Winners:

Supporting Actress In A Comedy:

Megan Mullaly (Will & Grace)

Thoughts: Okay, I love Megan as much as the next homo. But seriously…she’s won enough awards. This should’ve gone to Elizabeth Perkins or at least Jaime Pressly. Way to go Emmys. You punked out and gave it to Megan just because it’s Will & Grace’s last year. Poo-poo on you.

Supporting Actor In A Drama:

Alan Alda (West Wing)

Thoughts: I’m not upset at this win. Alan did a great job and he didn’t have much tough competition.

Supporting Actress In A Drama:

Blythe Danner (Huff)

Thoughts: You’ve got to be fucking me in the ass. How in the hell can you snub Sandra Oh? And if you were going to snub her, how are you going to give it to Blythe Danner? Seriously? I need to go shove a cob of corn up my ass.

Supporting Actor In A Comedy:

Jeremy Piven (Entourage)

Thoughts: Oh. My. God. Thank you Emmy voters, you finally got it right. Jeremy Piven has deserved to win this award since the very second Entourage premiered and I’m so glad he got his due. If anyone deserved to win tonight it’s Jeremy.

Variety Music or Comedy Series:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Thoughts: You can’t ever go wrong with Jon Stewart. This man is just pure brilliance. I know a lot of people were expecting Dave to win because he submitted the Oprah episode, but Jon is the shit.

Directing In A Comedy Series:

Mark Buckman (My Name Is Earl)

Thoughts: Makes up for the Pressly and Lee snub.

Writing For A Comedy Series:

Greg Garcia (My Name Is Earl)

Thoughts: Lmao! That was the most hilarious speech.

Supporting Actor In A Mini Series:

Jeremy Irons (Elizabeth I)

Thoughts: Well deserved win. You never go wrong with Jeremy Irons.

Lead Actor In A Mini Series:

Andre Braugher (Thief)

Thoughts: That was…a LOT of ums.

Lead Actor In A Comedy:

Tony Shalhoub (Monk)

Thoughts: I wanted it to be between Tony and Steve Carell. A lot of people are gonna be disappointed Steve didn’t take it–especially since Tony’s won twice before. But hey, there’s always next year, and Steve did win the Golden Globe.

TV Movie:

The Girl In The Cafe

Reality Competition Program:

The Amazing Race

Thoughts: Whyyyyyyy?? Again???? Jesus CHRIST. Runway should have won last year and the year before and it should have won this year. If not that–at least Idol. This is seriously ridiculous. I guess we have a new West Wing of the Emmys.

Directing In A Mini Series:

Tom Hooper (Elizabeth I)

Thoughts: Dude, was I just watching an episode of Futurama? ‘Cause that guy was a robot if I’ve ever seen one.

Outstanding Mini Series:

Elizabeth I

Thoughts: Definitely deserved it. Only real competition was Girl In The Cafe.

Lead Actress In A Drama:

Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order:SVU)

Thoughts: YESSSSSSSSSSSSS Finally she won!!!!!! Emmy AND Golden Globe winner Mariska Hargitay! I love the sound of that.

Lead Actress In A Comedy:

Julia Louis Dreyfuss (The New Adventures of Old Christine)

Thoughts: I’ve heard she was great in the episode she submitted–I’m disappointed it didn’t go to Lisa Kudrow though. However…anything’s better than Jane or Debra.

Lead Actor In A Drama:

Kiefer Sutherland (24)

Thoughts: Ew, fuck me in the ass. I know he’s never won, but Jesus. I really wanted either Chris Meloni or Denis Leary to win. There’s always next year.

Oustanding Comedy Series:

The Office

Thoughts: I would’ve given it to Scrubs, but without Housewives I don’t really care much about this category this year.

Oustanding Drama Series:

24

Thoughts: -sigh- 24, again. Grey’s should’ve won. The show’s over. I promise you this will be the lowest rated Emmys ever.

Alright everyone, tonight is the night. Even though I’m ridiculously underwhelmed and disappointed with the Emmy nominations this year, I’m still going to be live blogging the whole doo-hickey.

Hopefully there’ll at least be some emotional speeches or some hot dresses to gawk at. Go Mariska!

Predictions to come later today.

Showtime’s Golden Globe winning, Emmy nominated hit Weeds finally hits DVD today. Amazon’s selling it for only 28.00 and since it’s over 25 dollars it’s free shipping.

It’s really an amazing show, one of my faves, and I can’t wait for the 2nd season premiere this August.

Thorougly disappointed Mary Louise Parker didn’t get nominated for an Emmy, but ecstatic that the divine Elizabeth Perkins did. I swear–this show is so the pay-cable version of Desperate Housewives but better. Perkins is absolutely incredible.

This is what the San Fransisco Chronicle says about the show:

“Weeds” may indeed be the best-written new show of the year so far, but the performances are superb as well, beginning with Parker and Perkins. Long considered one of our best and most underappreciated actresses, Parker has often had trouble finding the right screen or TV vehicles. Her recurring role on “The West Wing,” as a feminist lobbyist and Josh’s sometime girlfriend, didn’t begin to give her room to stretch or to show how much she could add to a character with a quiet look or subtle delivery. She has that here and uses it to bring all the quiet shading of Nancy’s character to full bloom.

And where has Perkins been? Her career has been far too sporadic, with nice turns early on in films like “Big” and more recently in “28 Days.” But there’s been little that gives her the chance to show the full range of her dramatic and comedic skills as “Weeds” does. Watching her work, it often seems the only actress who could hold the screen with her is Mary-Louise Parker, and vice versa.

You can buy it below from Amazon…or from iTunes on the link in the sidebar.

Here are the 58th Annual Emmy Award nominations. There’ s a puking party in my backyard later this afternoon.

Lead Actress Drama

Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under)
Geena Davis (Commander In Chief)
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU)
Allison Janney (The West Wing)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Supporting Actress Drama

Candice Bergen (Boston Legal)
Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy)
Blythe Danner (Huff)
Jean Smart (24)

Lead Actor Drama

Peter Krause (Six Feet Under)
Denis Leary (Rescue Me)
Chris Meloni (Law & Order: SVU)
Martin Sheen (The West Wing)
Keifer Sutherland (24)

Supporting Actor Drama

William Shatner (Boston Legal)
Oliver Platt (Huff)
Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos)
Gregory Itzin (24)
Alan Alda (The West Wing)

Guest Actor Drama

Michael J. Fox (Boston Legal)
Christian Clemenson (Boston Legal)
James Woods (ER)
Kyle Chandler (Grey’s Anatomy)
Henry Ian Cusick (Lost)

Guest Actress Drama

Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy)
Christina Ricci (Grey’s Anatomy)
Swoozie Kurtz (Huff)
Patricia Clarkson (Six Feet Under)
Joanna Cassidy (Six Feet Under)

Best Drama Series

Grey’s Anatomy
House
The Sopranos
24
The West Wing

Reality TV

The Amazing Race
American Idol
Project Runway
Dancing with the Stars
Survivor

Lead Actor Comedy

Steve Carell (The Office)
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Kevin James (King of Queens)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men)

Lead Actress Comedy

Stockard Channing (Out of Practice)
Jane Kazcmarek(Malcolm in the Middle)
Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback)
Debra Messing (Will & Grace)
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (The New Adventures of Old Christine)

Supporting Actor Comedy

Will Arnett (Arrested Development)
Jeremy Piven (Entourage)
Bryan Cranston (Malcolm In The Middle)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)
Sean Hayes (Will & Grace)

Supporting Actress Comedy

Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives)
Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)
Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl)
Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds)

Guest Actor Comedy

Patrick Stewart (Extras)
Ben Stiller (Extras)
Martin Sheen (Two and a Half Men)
Alec Baldwin (Will & Grace)
Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace)

Guest Actress Comedy

Shirley Knight (Desperate Housewives)
Kate Winslet (Extras)
Chloris Leachman (Malcolm In The Middle)
Laurie Metcalfe (Monk)
Blythe Danner (Will & Grace)

Best Comedy

Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Office
Scrubs
Two and a Half Men

I cannot even begin to describe the horror I’m experiencing at the moment. First of all, Lauren Graham and Kristen Bell were not nominated. Second, Will & Grace, a series that went down the toilet a while ago and has been there ever since–somehow leads the comedies with 10 nominations.

None of the Desperate Housewives were nominated except the just okay Alfre Woodard (whose storyline ruined season 2 by the way) including the very worthy Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria. Jason Lee did not get nominated for breakout comedy hit “My Name Is Earl“, nor did the series get a nod. Where is Golden Globe winner Mary Louise Parker? I’m disgusted. Where’s last year’s winner Patricia Arquette?

Michael C. Hall did not get nominated for Six Feet Under, though I’m willing to forgive that since his co-star Peter Krause did. There is some good news however. House, Grey’s Anatomy, Frances Conroy, and Kyra Sedgwick did all get nominated. Not to mention–finally after years of snubs, Law & Order: SVU’s Chris Meloni garnered a well-deserved nomination.

I’ve added a new feature to the site, Video Clip of the Week. This week’s clip is one of the best scenes from Desperate Housewives, where Bree Van De Kamp sends her son Andrew packing. If this show were in the drama category she’d win hands down for that scene alone. But unfortunately it isn’t.

That’s okay though–I’ve added some other clips to YouTube of the season premiere that show Marcia Cross in her best comedic moments. View the clip here.

The Emmy nominations will be announced in about 6 hours, and when they are-I will be here to report and commentate.

There’s been much talk of the new Emmy system which basically was designed to get new people nominated instead of the same stock people every year. -cough- Will & Grace, West Wing, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier -cough-

Specifically shows that are lower rated (Veronica Mars, Scrubs, Arrested Development).

It’s unofficially being called “The Lauren Graham System” because much of the reasoning behind getting the new system came from the hilarious Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) never ever getting a nomination.

As for who I think need to get nominations…

Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives)
Denis Leary (Rescue Me)
Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives)
Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU)
Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under)
Mary Louise Parker (Weeds)
Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds)
T. R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy)
Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Jeremy Piven (Entourage)
Patricia Arquette (Medium)

More later, as the nominations are announced.

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” seems to be paying off–the show’s been number one in the ratings for weeks.

The FOX animated comedy ‘Futurama‘ is being reborn at cable network Comedy Central.

CBS is sending newly acquired Evening News anchor Katie Couric on a tour around the country to find out what people want to see on the news.

There’s mucho controversy over a sex scene involving Denis Leary’s character on last week’s episode of “Rescue Me” on F/X.

TV Guide’s television guru Michael Auseillo talks about Academy Award winner Sally Field being courted for ABC’s fall show Brothers and Sisters to play Calista Flockhart’s mother. How the two of them look ANYTHING alike, is a mystery to me.

Chris O’Donnell, or how he’ll always be known to me, Robin, will be starring in The Company, a new vehicle on TNT. How he’ll be in this TNT thing, yet still be McVet on Grey’s Anatomy…I really don’t know.

Despite winning two Emmys last year, Showtime’s Huff never did well in the ratings, and the network has decided to axe the Hank Azaria comedy.

Everyone’s favorite Entertainment Weekly writer Michael Slezak weighs in on who doesn’t deserve an Emmy this year?

We all really need Dom to get off of Entourage. Apparently everyone else does too–except for Vince.

EW’s PopWatch mentioned one of our favorite shows ‘Medium‘ today in a kudos to child actor Maria Lark, who plays Patricia Arquette’s daughter on the supernatural NBC drama.

Maria is most definitely one of the best child actors working today. Freddie Highmore and Dakota Fanning are a few names that come to mind when talking about young actors, but neither of them quite have the charm and adorability that sweetheart Maria exudes on the screen every Monday night.

Michael Slezak thinks an Emmy nod may be in her future–one can only hope–but it’s doubtful. After Patricia Arquette’s rightfun win last year, though, we’d really like to see Jake Weber who so truthfully portrays the reality of relationships and fatherhood it’s a marvel.

Who are your favorite child actors of the past 10 years?

P. Diddy–P. Daddy, wait, Diddy–shit–I have no clue what he’s calling himself these days. Either way, he’s bringing the Tony award winning cast of the Broadway show “A Raisin In The Sun” to the silver screen. Honestly, it’s embarassing that he has any involvement with such a legendary play, but hey–I guess if it means more people’ll see the classic Lorraine Hansberry masterpiece–what the hell.

It was announced earlier this week that the hilarious late-night host Conan O’Brien will again be hosting the Emmy Awards on his home network NBC. It should be a fun evening–one question though. Why hasn’t Conan taken over the Tonight Show yet? I’m tired of the chin. Seriously.

After months of lagging behind Grey’s Anatomy in the ratings (largely due to a Superbowl boost), Desperate Housewives has finally gained back its Sunday night crown. Of course, it comes right when its announced that Grey’s is moving to Thursday nights. No word yet on what will be given the coveted post-Housewives slot.