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SciFi's “Battlestar Galactica” got nominated for writing, but not best drama. ABC's “Lost” got nominated for best drama, but not writing. Michael Emerson got a nod for assaying Ben Linus, but Jeremy Davies and Ken Leung got no love for their freshman turns on "Lost." "Galactica" leads Mary McDonnell and Edward James Olmos were ignored again. HBO's "The Wire" was left off the best-drama list for the fifth and final time. "Wire" did pick up one nomination, for writing, while ABC's "Ugly Betty" scored two, for Vanessa Williams and America Ferrera. NBC's "Friday Night Lights" was shut out again. The first seasons of FX’s “Damages” and AMC's “Mad Men” both made the “best drama” list. ABC's "Pushing Daisies" didn't make the best comedies but Bryan Fuller got a nomination for writing its pilot, Barry Sonnenfeld got a nomination for directing it, and Lee Pace and Kristin Chenoweth both got acting nods. "Saturday Night Live" rejoins "Letterman," "Conan," "Maher," "Stewart" and "Colbert" in the late-night comedy sweepstakes, nominated for both series and writing. "MADtv," "Mencia" and "Leno" watch from the sidelines. Tina Fey picked up three more nominations this year: one for writing "30 Rock," one for acting in "30 Rock" and one for her appearance on the first (hilarious) post-strike SNL. "South Park" and "Family Guy" are up against each other in Animated Program (One Hour Or More) for "Imaginationland" and "Blue Harvest," respectively. COMEDY SERIES “30 Rock” (NBC) “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO) “Entourage” (HBO) “The Office” (NBC) “Two and a Half Men” (CBS) DRAMA SERIES “Boston Legal” (ABC) “Damages” (FX) “Dexter” (Showtime) “House” (Fox) “Lost” (ABC) “Mad Men” (AMC) VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES "The Colbert Report" - (Comedy Central) "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" - (Comedy Central) "Late Show With David Letterman" - (CBS) "Real Time With Bill Maher" - (HBO) "Saturday Night Live" - (NBC) MINISERIES "The Andromeda Strain" (A&E) "Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre) "John Adams" (HBO) "Tin Man" (Sci Fi Channel) WRITING FOR A COMEDY James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie - "Flight Of The Conchords" ("Yoko") (HBO) Jack Burditt - "30 Rock" ("Rosemary’s Baby") (NBC) Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky - "The Office" ("Dinner Party") (NBC) Tina Fey - "30 Rock"("Cooter") (NBC) Bryan Fuller - "Pushing Daisies" ("Pie-Lette") (ABC) WRITING FOR A DRAMA Michael Angeli - "Battlestar Galactica" - ("Six Of One") (Sci Fi Channel) Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman - "Damages" ("Pilot") (FX Networks) Matthew Weiner - "Mad Men" ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - Pilot) (AMC) Matthew Weiner, Robin Veith - "Mad Men" ("The Wheel") (AMC) David Simon, (teleplay), Ed Burns - "The Wire" ("30") (HBO) WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central) - Tom Purcell (head Writer), Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Richard Dahm, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Eric Drysdale, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Peter Grosz, Bryan Adams, Barry Julien "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central) - Steve Bodow (head Writer), Rory Albanese, Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, J.R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Rob Kutner, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, John Oliver, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart "Late Night With Conan O’Brien" (NBC) - Mike Sweeney (head Writer), Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Daniel J. Goor, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg "Late Show With David Letterman"(CBS) - Eric Stangel (head Writer), Justin Stangel, (head Writer), Jim Mulholland, Michael Barrie, Steve Young, Tom Ruprecht, Lee Ellenberg, Matt Roberts, Jeremy Weiner, Joe Grossman, Bill Scheft, Bob Borden, Frank Sebastiano, David Letterman "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) - Seth Meyers (head Writer), Andrew Steele (head Writer), Paula Pell (head Writer), Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, James Downey, Charlie Grandy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Jon Lutz, Lorne Michaels, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, Robert Smigel, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Robert Carlock (additional sketch), Lauren Pomerantz (additional sketch) WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL Hugh Costello - "Bernard And Doris" (HBO) Kirk Ellis - "John Adams" ("Independence") (HBO) Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant - "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" (HBO) Heidi Thomas - "Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre) (PBS) Danny Strong - "Recount" (HBO) WRITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING Jeff Grogan - "Intervention" (A&E) David de Vries - "Life After People" (History Channel) Ira Glass - "This American Life" ("Escape") (Showtime) Geoffrey C. Ward - "The War" ("Pride Of Our Nation") (PBS) Mark Zwonitzer - "Walt Whitman" (American Experience) (PBS) ACTOR IN A COMEDY Alec Baldwin — “30 Rock” (NBC) Steve Carell — “The Office” (NBC) Lee Pace — “Pushing Daisies” (ABC) Charlie Sheen — “Two and a Half Men” (CBS) Tony Shalhoub — “Monk” (USA) ACTOR IN A DRAMA Gabriel Byrne — “In Treatment” (HBO) Bryan Cranston — “Breaking Bad” (AMC) Michael C. Hall — “Dexter” (Showtime) Jon Hamm — “Mad Men” (AMC) Hugh Laurie — “House” (Fox) James Spader — “Boston Legal” (ABC) ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Christina Applegate — “Samantha Who?”(ABC) America Ferrera — “Ugly Betty” (ABC) Tina Fey — “30 Rock” (NBC) Julia Louis-Dreyfus — “New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS) Mary-Louise Parker — “Weeds” (Showtime) ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Glenn Close — “Damages” (FX) Sally Field — “Brothers & Sisters” (ABC) Mariska Hargitay — “Law and Order: SVU” (NBC) Holly Hunter — “Saving Grace” (TNT) Kyra Sedgwick — “The Closer” (TNT) REALITY HOST Tom Bergeron - "Dancing With the Stars" Heidi Klum - "Project Runway" Howie Mandel - "Deal or No Deal" Jeff Probst - "Survivor" Ryan Seacrest - "American Idol" MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE "Bernard And Doris" - (HBO) "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" - (HBO) " "The Memory Keeper’s Daughter" - (Lifetime) "A Raisin In The Sun" - (ABC) "Recount" - (HBO) REALITY "Antiques Roadshow" - (PBS) "Dirty Jobs" - (Discovery Channel) "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" - (ABC) "Intervention" - (A&E) "Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List" - (Bravo) REALITY HOST Tom Bergeron - "Dancing With the Stars" Heidi Klum - "Project Runway" Howie Mandel - "Deal or No Deal" Jeff Probst - "Survivor" Ryan Seacrest - "American Idol" REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM "The Amazing Race" - (CBS) "American Idol" - (FOX) "Dancing With The Stars" - (ABC) "Project Runway" - (Bravo) "Top Chef" - (Bravo) ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE Ralph Fiennes - "Bernard And Doris" (HBO) Ricky Gervais - "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" (HBO) Paul Giamatti - "John Adams" (HBO) Kevin Spacey - "Recount" (HBO) Tom Wilkinson - "Recount" (HBO) ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE Catherine Keener - "An American Crime" (Showtime) Susan Sarandon - "Bernard And Doris" (HBO) Dame Judi Dench - "Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre) Laura Linney - "John Adams" (HBO ) Phylicia Rashad - "A Raisin In The Sun" (ABC) SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY Jon Cryer - "Two and a Half Men" (CBS) Kevin Dillon - "Entourage" (HBO) Neil Patrick Harris - "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS) Jeremy Piven - "Entourage" (HBO) Rainn Wilson - "The Office" (NBC) SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA Ted Danson - "Damages" (FX) Michael Emerson - "Lost" (ABC) Zeljko Ivanek - "Damages" (FX) William Shatner - "Boston Legal" (ABC) John Slattery - "Mad Men" (AMC) SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE David Morse - "John Adams" (HBO) Stephen Dillane - "John Adams" (HBO) Tom Wilkinson - "John Adams" (HBO) Denis Leary - "Recount" (HBO) Bob Balaban - "Recount" (HBO) SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Kristin Chenoweth - "Pushing Daisies" (ABC) Amy Poehler - "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) Jean Smart - "Samantha Who?" (ABC) Holland Taylor - "Two and a Half Men" (CBS) Vanessa Williams - "Ugly Betty" (ABC) SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Candice Bergen - "Boston Legal" (ABC) Rachel Griffiths - "Brothers and Sisters" (ABC) Sandra Oh - "Grey’s Anatomy" (ABC) Dianne Wiest - "In Treatment" (HBO) Chandra Wilson - "Grey’s Anatomy" (ABC) SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE Eileen Atkins - "Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre) Ashley Jensen - "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" (HBO) Alfre Woodard - "Pictures Of Hollis Woods" (CBS) Audra McDonald - "A Raisin In The Sun" (ABC) Laura Dern - "Recount" (HBO) GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY Shelley Berman - "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - (HBO) Rip Torn - "30 Rock" - (NBC) Will Arnett - "30 Rock" - (NBC) Steve Buscemi - "30 Rock" - (NBC) Tim Conway - "30 Rock" - (NBC) GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA Stanley Tucci - "ER" -(NBC) Glynn Turman - "In Treatment" - (HBO) Robin Williams - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" - (NBC) Robert Morse - "Mad Men" - (AMC) Oliver Platt - "Nip/Tuck" - (FX) Charles Durning - "Rescue Me" - (FX) GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Polly Bergen - "Desperate Housewives" (ABC) Kathryn Joosten - "Desperate Housewives" (ABC) Sarah Silverman - "Monk" (USA) Carrie Fisher - "30 Rock" (NBC) Edie Falco - "30 Rock" (NBC) Elaine Stritch - "30 Rock" (NBC) GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Ellen Burstyn - "Big Love" (HBO) Diahann Carroll - "Grey’s Anatomy" (ABC) Cynthia Nixon - "Law & Order: Special Victims" (NBC) Anjelica Huston - "Medium" (NBC) Sharon Gless - "Nip/Tuck" (FX) INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM Jon Stewart - "80th Annual Academy Awards" (ABC) Stephen Colbert - "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central) David Letterman - "Late Show With David Letterman" (CBS) Don Rickles - "Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project" (HBO) Tina Fey - "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY Dan Attias - "Entourage" ("No Cannes Do") (HBO) James Bobin - "Flight Of The Conchords" ("Sally Returns") (HBO) Michael Engler - "30 Rock" ("Rosemary’s Baby") (NBC) Paul Feig - "The Office" ("Goodbye, Toby") (NBC) Paul Lieberstein - "The Office" ("Money") (NBC) Barry Sonnenfeld - "Pushing Daisies" ("Pie-Lette") (ABC) DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA Allen Coulter - "Damages" ("Pilot") (FX) Vince Gilligan - "Breaking Bad" ("Pilot") (AMC) Arlene Sanford - "Boston Legal" ("The Mighty Rogues") (ABC) Alan Taylor - "Mad Men" ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes") (AMC) Greg Yaitanes - "House" ("House’s Head") (Fox) DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM Louis J. Horvitz - "80th Annual Academy Awards" (ABC) Jim Hoskinson - "The Colbert Report" (#4051) (Comedy Central) Don Roy King - "Saturday Night Live" (Host: Tina Fey) (NBC) Lonny Price - "Company" (Great Performances) (PBS) Chuck O’Neil - "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (#13050) (Comedy Central) DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL Bob Balaban - "Bernard And Doris" (HBO) Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant - "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" (HBO) Tom Hooper - "John Adams" (HBO) Mikael Salomon - "The Company" (TNT) Jay Roach - "Recount" (HBO) DIRECTING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING Ken Burns, Lynn Novick - "The War" ("Pride of Our Nation") (PBS) Bertram van Munster - "The Amazing Race" ("Honestly, They Have Witch Powers Or Something") (CBS) Tricia Regan - "Autism: The Musical" (HBO) Tony Sacco - "Project Runway" ("En Garde") (Bravo) Christopher Wilcha, Adam Beckman - "This American Life" ("Escape") (Showtime) ANIMATED PROGRAM (less than one hour) "Creature Comforts America" - ("Don’t Choke To Death, Please") (CBS) "King Of The Hill" - ("Death Picks Cotton") (Fox) "Robot Chicken" - ("Robot Chicken: Star Wars") (Cartoon Network) "The Simpsons" - ("Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind") (Fox) "SpongeBob SquarePants" - ("Inmates of Summer / Two Faces of Squidward") (Nickelodeon) ANIMATED PROGRAM (one hour or more) "Family Guy" - ("Blue Harvest") (Fox) "Justice League: The New Frontier" - (Warner Bros. on demand) "South Park" - ("Imaginationland") (Comedy Central) VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL "Bill Maher: The Decider" - (HBO) "George Carlin: It’s Bad For Ya!" - (HBO) "James Taylor: One Man Band (Great Performances)" - (PBS) "Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell" - (Bravo) "The Kennedy Center Honors" - (CBS) "Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project" - (HBO) SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - NOT-EXCLUSIVELY-MADE-FOR-TELEVISION VARIETY, MUSIC, COMEDY EVENT PROGRAMS "Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago" (Great Performances) - (PBS) SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM – CLASSICAL MUSIC/DANCE PROGRAMS "New York City Opera: Madama Butterfly" (Live From Lincoln Center) - (PBS) SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - SHORT-FORMAT LIVE-ACTION ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS "Battlestar Galactica: Razor Featurette #4" - (Sci Fi Channel.com) "Friday Night Lights: Spotlight On Austin" - (NBC.com) "Lost: Missing Pieces" - (ABC.com) "Sarah Silverman Program Nugget" - (Comedycentral.com) "30 Rock: Kenneth The Web Page" - (NBC.com) SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - SHORT-FORMAT ANIMATED PROGRAMS "Camp Lazlo" ("Lazlo’s First Crush") (Cartoon Network) "Chowder" - ("Burple Nurples") (Cartoon Network) SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - SHORT-FORMAT NONFICTION PROGRAMS "Deadliest Catch: The Real Dutch" (Discovery.com) "Great Moments From The Campaign Trail" (History ChannelVOD) "Jay Leno’s Garage" (Jaylenosgarage.com) SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - AWARDS PROGRAMS "80th Annual Academy Awards" (ABC) "The 61st Annual Tony Awards" (CBS) CHILDREN'S PROGRAM "Classical Baby (I’m Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show" - (HBO) "Hannah Montana" - (Disney Channel) "High School Musical 2" - (Disney Channel) "Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: The Untouchable Kids Of India" - (Nickelodeon) "The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody" - (Disney Channel) NONFICTION SPECIAL "AFI’s 100 Years...100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition" - (CBS) "Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq" - (HBO) "Autism: The Musical" - (HBO) "Pioneers Of Television - Late Night: Johnny, Jack, Steve, And Merv" - (PBS) NONFICTION SERIES "American Masters" - (PBS) "Biography" - (Biography Channel) "Deadliest Catch" - (Discovery Channel) "Inside The Actors Studio" - (Bravo) "This American Life" - (Showtime)

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