The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced this morning by previous SAG Award winners Sandra Oh and Elijah Wood. There were a few surprises that snuck in as well as some major snubs.

The Brad Pitt/Cate Blanchett film Babel garnered the most nominations out of all the motion pictures, with three nods–one being for Best Ensemble.

HBO drama The Sopranos dominated the television categories with three nominations, more than any other series–including a Best Ensemble nod, as well as nods for both lead actors, Edie Falco and James Gandolfini.

There was a tie in the Female Actor In A Comedy Series category, so there are 6 nominees there instead of the normal five.

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Leonardo DiCaprio / BLOOD DIAMOND – Archer - Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Gosling / HALF NELSON – Dan Dunne - THINKFilm
Peter O’Toole / VENUS – Maurice - Miramax Films
Will Smith / THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS – Chris Gardner - Sony Pictures
Forest Whitaker / THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND – Idi Amin - Fox Searchlight Pictures

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Penelope Cruz / VOLVER – Raimunda - Sony Pictures Classics
Judi Dench / NOTES ON A SCANDAL – Barbara Covett - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Helen Mirren / THE QUEEN – The Queen - Miramax Films.
Meryl Streep / THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA – Miranda Priestly - 20th Century Fox
Kate Winslet / LITTLE CHILDREN – Sarah Pierce - New Line Cinema

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin / LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – Grandpa Fox Searchlight Pictures
Leonardo DiCaprio / THE DEPARTED – Billy Warner Bros. Pictures
Jackie Earle Haley / LITTLE CHILDREN – Ronnie J. McGorvey New Line Cinema
Djimon Hounsou / BLOOD DIAMOND – Solomon Warner Bros. Pictures
Eddie Murphy / DREAMGIRLS – James “Thunder” Early Paramount Pictures

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Adriana Barraza / BABEL – Amelia - Paramount Vantage
Cate Blanchett / NOTES ON A SCANDAL – Sheba Hart - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Abigail Breslin / LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – Olive - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Jennifer Hudson / DREAMGIRLS – Effie White - Paramount Pictures
Rinko Kikuchi / BABEL – Chieko - Paramount Vantage

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
BABEL - Paramount Vantage
Adriana Barraza - Amelia
Cate Blanchett - Susan
Gael García Bernal - Santiago
Rinko Kikuchi - Chieko
Brad Pitt - Richard
Kôji Yakusho - Yasujiro

BOBBY - The Weinstein Company
Harry Belafonte - Nelson
Joy Bryant - Patricia
Nick Cannon - Dwayne
Emilio Estevez - Tim Fallon
Laurence Fishburne - Edward Robinson
Brian Geraghty - Cooper
Heather Graham - Angela
Anthony Hopkins - John Casey
Helen Hunt - Samantha
Joshua Jackson - Wade
David Krumholtz - Phil
Ashton Kutcher - Fisher
Shia LaBoeuf - Jimmy
Lindsay Lohan - Diane
William H. Macy - Paul
Svetlana Metkina - Lenka Janacek
Demi Moore - Virginia Fallon
Freddy Rodriguez - José
Martin Sheen - Jack
Christian Slater - Timmons
Sharon Stone - Miriam
Jacob Vargas - Miguel
Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Susan Taylor
Elijah Wood - William

THE DEPARTED - Warner Bros. Pictures
Anthony Anderson - Brown
Alec Baldwin - Ellerby
Matt Damon - Colin
Leonardo DiCaprio - Billy
Vera Farmiga - Madolyn
Jack Nicholson - Costello
Martin Sheen - Queenan
Mark Wahlberg - Dignam
Ray Winstone - Mr. French

DREAMGIRLS - Paramount Pictures
Jamie Foxx - Curtis Taylor, Jr.
Danny Glover - Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson - Effie White
Beyoncé Knowles - Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy - James “Thunder” Early
Keith Robinson - C.C. White
Anika Noni Rose - Lorrell Robinson

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Alan Arkin - Grandpa
Abigail Breslin - Olive
Steve Carell - Frank
Toni Collette - Sheryl
Paul Dano - Dwayne
Greg Kinnear - Richard

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Thomas Haden Church / BROKEN TRAIL – Tom Harte - AMC
Robert Duvall / BROKEN TRAIL – Print Ritter - AMC
Jeremy Irons / ELIZABETH I – Earl of Leicester - HBO
William H. Macy / NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES – Clyde Umney - TNT
Matthew Perry / THE RON CLARK STORY – Ron Clark - TNT

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Annette Bening / MRS. HARRIS – Jean Harris - HBO
Shirley Jones / HIDDEN PLACES – Aunt Batty - Hallmark Channel
Cloris Leachman / MRS. HARRIS – Tarnower’s Sister - HBO
Helen Mirren / ELIZABETH I – Elizabeth I - HBO
Greta Scacchi / BROKEN TRAIL – Nola Johns - AMC

O utstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
James Gandolfini / THE SOPRANOS – Tony Soprano - HBO
Michael C. Hall / DEXTER – Dexter Morgan - Showtime
Hugh Laurie / HOUSE – Dr. Gregory House - FOX
James Spader / BOSTON LEGAL – Alan Shore - ABC
Kiefer Sutherland / 24 – Jack Bauer - FOX

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette / MEDIUM – Allison Dubois - NBC
Edie Falco / THE SOPRANOS – Carmela Soprano - HBO
Mariska Hargitay / LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – Det. Olivia Benson - NBC
Kyra Sedgwick / THE CLOSER – Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson - TNT
Chandra Wilson / GREY’S ANATOMY – Dr. Miranda Bailey - ABC

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / 30 ROCK – Jack Donaghy - NBC
Steve Carell / THE OFFICE – Michael Scott - NBC
Jason Lee / MY NAME IS EARL – Earl Hicke - NBC
Jeremy Piven / ENTOURAGE – Ari Gold - HBO
Tony Shalhoub / MONK – Adrian Monk - USA

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera / UGLY BETTY – Betty Suarez - ABC
Felicity Huffman / DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES – Lynette - ABC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus / THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – Christine Campbell - CBS
Megan Mullally / WILL & GRACE – Karen Walker - NBC
Mary-Louise Parker / WEEDS – Nancy Botwin - Showtime
Jaime Pressly / MY NAME IS EARL – Joy - NBC

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
24 - FOX
Jayne Atkinson - Karen Hayes
Jude Ciccolella - Mike Novic
Roger Cross - Curtis Manning
Gregory Itzin - Charles Logan
Louis Lombardi - Edgar Stiles
James Morrison - Bill Buchanan
Glenn Morshower - Aaron Pierce
Mary Lynn Rajskub - Chloe O’Brian
Kim Raver - Audrey Raines
Jean Smart - Martha Logan
Kiefer Sutherland - Jack Bauer

BOSTON LEGAL - ABC
Rene Auberjonois - Paul Lewiston
Candice Bergen - Shirley Schmidt
Craig Bierko - Jeffrey Coho
Julie Bowen - Denise Bauer
William Shatner - Denny Crane
James Spader - Alan Shore
Mark Valley - Brad Chase

DEADWOOD - HBO
Jim Beaver - Ellsworth
Powers Boothe - Cy Tolliver
Sean Bridgers - Johnny Burns
W. Earl Brown - Dan Dority
Dayton Callie - Charlie Utter
Brian Cox - Jack Langrishe
Kim Dickens - Joanie Stubbs
Brad Dourif - Doc Cochran
Anna Gunn - Martha Bullock
John Hawkes - Sol Starr
Jeffrey Jones - A.W. Merrick
Paula Malcomson - Trixie
Gerald McRaney - George Hearst
Ian McShane - Al Swearengen
Timothy Olyphant - Seth Bullock
Molly Parker - Alma Garret
Leon Rippy - Tom Nuttall
William Sanderson - E.B. Farnum
Brent Sexton - Harry Young
Bree Seanna - WallSofia Metz
Robin Weigert - Calamity Jane
Titus Welliver - Silas Adam

GREY’S ANATOMY - ABC
Justin Chambers - Alex Karev
Eric Dane - Mark Sloan
Patrick Dempsey - Derek Shepherd
Katherine Heigl - Isobel “Izzie” Stevens
T.R. Knight - George O’Malley
Sandra Oh - Cristina Yang
James Pickens, Jr. - Richard Webber
Ellen Pompeo - Meredith Grey
Sara Ramirez - Callie Torres
Kate Walsh - Addison Montgomery Shepherd
Isaiah Washington - Preston Burke
Chandra Wilson - Miranda Bailey

THE SOPRANOS - HBO
Sharon Angela - Rosalie Aprile
Lorraine Bracco - Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Max Casella - Benny Fazio
Dominic Chianese - Corrado “Junior” Soprano
Edie Falco Carmela - Soprano
James Gandolfini - Tony Soprano
Joseph R. Gannascoli - Vito Spatafore
Dan Grimaldi - Patsy Parisi
Robert Iler - Anthony Soprano, Jr.
Michael Imperioli - Christopher Moltisanti
Steven R. Schirripa - Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri
Jamie Lynn Sigler - Meadow Soprano
Tony Sirico - Paulie “Walnuts” Gaultieri
Aida Turturro - Janice Soprano-Baccalieri
Steven Van Zandt - Silvio Dante
Frank Vincent - Phil Leotardo

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - ABC
Andrea Bowen - Julie Mayer
Mehcad Brooks - Matthew Applewhite
Ricardo Antonio Chavira - Carlos Solis
Marcia Cross - Bree Hodge
James Denton - Mike Delfino
Teri Hatcher - Susan Mayer
Josh Henderson - Austin McCann
Zane Huett - Parker Scavo
Felicity Huffman - Lynette Scavo
Kathryn Joosten - Mrs. McCluskey
Nashawn Kearse - Caleb Applewhite
Brent Kinsman - Preston Scavo
Shane Kinsman - Porter Scavo
Joy Lauren - Danielle Van De Kamp
Eva Longoria - Gabrielle Solis
Kyle MacLachlan - Orson Hodge
Laurie Metcalf - Carolyn Bigsby
Shawn Pyfrom - Andrew Van De Kamp
Doug Savant - Tom Scavo
Dougray Scott - Ian Hainsworth
Nicollette Sheridan - Edie Britt
Brenda Strong - Mary Alice Young
Kiersten Warren - Nora
Alfre Woodard - Betty Applewhite

ENTOURAGE - HBO
Kevin Connolly - Eric Murphy
Kevin Dillon - Drama
Jerry Ferrara - Turtle
Adrian Grenier - Vincent Chase
Rex Lee - Lloyd
Debi Mazar - Shauna
Jeremy Piven- Ari Gold
Perrey Reeves - Mrs. Ari

THE OFFICE - NBC
Leslie David Baker - Stanley Hudson
Brian Baumgartner - Kevin Malone
Steve Carell - Michael Scott
David Denman - Roy Anderson
Jenna Fischer - Pam Beesly
Kate Flannery - Meredith Palmer
Melora Hardin - Jan Levinson
Mindy Kaling - Kelly Kapoor
Angela Kinsey - Angela Martin
John Krasinski - Jim Malpert
Paul Lieberstein - Toby Flenderson
B.J. Novak - Ryan Howard
Oscar Nunez - Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Smith - Phyllis Lapin
Rainn Wilson - Dwight Schrute

UGLY BETTY - ABC
Alan Dale - Bradford Meade
America Ferrera - Betty Suarez
Mark Indelicato - Justin
Ashley Jensen - Christina
Eric Mabius - Daniel Meade
Becki Newton - Amanda
Ana Ortiz - Hilda
Tony Plana - Ignacio
Kevin Sussman - Walter
Michael Urie - Marc
Vanessa Williams - Wilhelmina Slater

WEEDS - SHOWTIME
Martin Donovan - Peter Scottson
Alexander Gould - Shane Botwin
Justin Kirk - Andy Botwin
Romany Malco - Conrad Shepard
Kevin Nealon - Doug Wilson
Mary-Louise Parker - Nancy Botwin
Hunter Parrish - Silas Botwin
Tonye Patano - Heylia Jones
Elizabeth Perkins- Celia Hodes

Screen Actors Guild Awards 43rd Annual Life Achievement Award
Julie Andrews

I’m extremely disappointed that yet again, Marcia Cross has been snubbed, but at the same time–the series has not really focused on her character this year, and seeing as how there was a tie in that category, it seems it was particularly competitive.

Also snubbed this year, is Golden Globe nominee Sacha Baron Cohen, who was hilarious in Borat. It may be that because the voting pool here is nothing but actors, that they simply just didn’t take him seriously enough. I mean, just look at the Male Actor In A Leading Role category. There are NO comedic performances.

Yes! The best show NBC has at the moment, Medium is returning to the schedule this November to reclaim it’s spot as one of the top dramas on primetime.

NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly says:

“We have been waiting for the right moment to bring back this excellent, chilling drama to our lineup and we know this will make the show’s legion of devoted fans very happy. ‘Medium’ is an especially creative show, led by the vision of executive producer-creator Glenn Gordon Caron, that is ready to hit the ground running with its new season of thrilling episodes.”

Medium, starring Emmy winner Patricia Arquette will return on November 15.

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Another Emmy winner, Mariska Hargitay makes her return to NBC as well on Law & Order: SVU next week.

She’s been on maternity leave since the end of last season as her and her husband Peter Hermann just had a baby.

But Detective Olivia Benson’s undercover storyline comes full circle next week as he reunites with her partner Decective Stabler and Casey Novak (the ADA) asks Benson to help present evidence in a rape case.

The episode airs this coming Tuesday.

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.

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.

Law & Order: SVU star and Golden Globe winner Mariska Hargitay had her baby boy, People reports.

It’s the first baby for her and her husband Peter Hermann who married back in August of 2004.

Nelly Furtado continues her career best week with a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, her club track with Timbaland, “Promiscous” dethroned Taylor Hicks‘ “Do I Make You Proud“, which dropped to number 3 in its second week.

Just yesterday, the album on which the track is featured bowed at number one atop the Billboard 200 chart.

Bryan Singer’s love child “Superman Returns” returned a whopping 21 million dollars in it’s first day yesterday on its Wednesday opening.

The buzz on the film has been mostly positive, so the early screenings of the film should mean good word of mouth box office longevity through the weekend. I don’t see it breaking any records, but expect it to be number one through next weekend–don’t forget-4th of July.

Fergie, lead singer of Hip-Hop group Black Eyed Peas is poised for the release of her new solo album, and her first single “London Bridge (Oh Shit)” has been leaked. There’s pretty much no singing involved–it’s just Fergie talking through the whole tack–but it’s still pretty good. Catchy, good beat, and the chorus is great. London, London, La-hoo!

Is anyone else having trouble stomaching this photo of Star Jones?

Amy Sedaris‘ screen version of the comedy central cult classic “Strangers With Candy” is coming to theaters soon, and most of the reviews say the first half of the film is hilarious–then the guest stars arrive. Hmm..sounds a lot like Will & Grace.

“Gladiator” star Connie Nielsen will join the cast of NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU” while star Mariska Hargitay goes on maternity leave.

The show will send Hargitay’s character, Detective Olivia Benson, on a special assignment and Nielsen will play a warrant detective assigned to fill in for the unit, the New York Post reported Wednesday.

Nielsen’s run will last six episodes.

The first child for Hargitay and her husband, actor Peter Hermann, is due in the spring.

I really don’t know how this is going to work–the Golden Globe winning Mariska Hargitay MAKES this show. But we’ll see how it turns out.