# Emmy Nominations In **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-in/363382 "2006-07-06T16:03:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-in/363382/1 "2006-07-06T16:03:22Z")
Summary [here](http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=226737>1=7703&mpc=2). ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-in/363382/2 "2006-07-06T17:16:57Z")
Allow me to go ahead and register my complaint that _House_ didn’t get any individual nominations (although it did get a nod for best Drama Series). Surely Hugh Laurie or Omar Epps deserved _something_? ---
**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-in/363382/3 "2006-07-06T17:55:57Z")
Well, I’m glad to see Shatner up for another award. It’ll be a tough year for him, though, opposite Alan Alda and Oliver Platt. No Veronica Mars, no Battlestar (seriously, where’s the love for Aaron Douglas?) and no Hugh Laurie nom makes me wonder if the Emmy nominating crowd even watches TV. Ah, well. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-in/363382/4 "2006-07-06T18:02:29Z")
It kinda sucks that Deadwood wasn’t eligible. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-in/363382/5 "2006-07-06T18:10:31Z")
Cursory glance, some real shockers: **Drama Series** : Nice to see _House_ here, though it’s missing virtually everywhere else (no acting, writing, or directing nods). Also a surprise to see no _6FU_ in its last year. Given a soft showing by _The Sopranos_, might this be _24_’s year? **Comedy Series** : Again, _Scrubs_ is here but virtually absent anywhere else (no acting, writing, or directing nods). _2.5 Men_?!?!? Over _Earl_ and _Entourage_? Sigh. _Arrested_ seems unlikely to repeat, so I’d say _The Office_ has the edge. **Actor/Drama** : Martin Sheen and Christopher Meloni over Hugh Laurie! I suspect Sheen’s in simply because he’s never won for _WW_ and this is his last chance. I’ve only seen a couple _SVU_’s but have never been impressed with Meloni–he must have submitted an episode where he had some major breakdown or something. Nice to see Dennis Leary there (as well as Keifer, another who’s gone home repeatedly empty-handed). **Actress/Drama** : Hooray for Kyra Sedgwick! She’s absolutely terrific and am glad it didn’t get forgotten since it’s more a summer series. And please-oh-please don’t let Janney win. Enough is enough. A bit of a surprise that no _Sopranos_ attention here. **Actor/Comedy** : Charlie Sheen over Jason Lee! Grrrr. Glad to see Carrell in there, natch, and also glad to see some _King of Queens_ love. It’s been constantly ignored where I’ve always thought it was better than it’s schedule-mate _Raymond_. **Actress/Comedy** : Never saw _The Comeback_ but Kudrow did get tons of raves, despite the show being cancelled. This is also Kaczmarek’s last shot at an Emmy for _MitM_. **SuppActor/Drama** : _Lost_ is MIA, but hooray for Itzin! It’s been ages since anyone besides Keifer got an acting nod for the show, but he completely deserved it. And as cute as Shatner’s Denny Crane is, it’s time to give that baby a rest, too. And Santos may have won the election, but it’s Vinick who’s gotten all the awards attention. **SuppActress/Drama** : Hooray for Jean Smart! So _24_’s First Couple are both in (though this is the only Drama category that doesn’t have a POTUS nominated). Excellent. I don’t watch _Grey’s_ or _Huff_ so can’t say much about the nominees. **SuppActor/Comedy** : Hooray for Will Arnett! _Arrested_’s only acting nominee. Still, I’ve got to root for Cranston, who’s always been the funniest thing about _Malcolm_ and who’s also gone home empty-handed year after year. Really sorry to see no love for any of the _Office_ clan, or Ethan Suplee from _Earl_. **SuppActress/Comedy** : Hooray for Jaime Pressly! _Earl_’s only acting nod. No Jessica Walter, though. After a dozen nominations, this is Woodard’s first in the Comedy category (and also the only regular acting nod for _Housewives_); she’s also in the TV Movie/Miniseries category. **Guest Actor/Drama** : _Lost_’s only acting nod, for Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond. David Kelly shows always do great in this category, so Michael J. Fox might have an edge, though _ER_ victims do well, too, so maybe James Woods (I like them both, so I’ve got no dog in this hunt). **Guest Actress/Drama** : More _Grey’s_ and _Huff_. I think Patricia Clarkson’s the best actress of the bunch, but I don’t get HBO so I’m at a loss there, too. **GuestActor/Comedy** : Leslie Jordan is always a riot on _W&G_, and I didn’t see either of those _Extras_ episodes, but it’s nice to see Patrick Stewart listed. And Martin Sheen scores another nod in his son’s series (maybe Donald should appear on _24_; he struck out for _C-in-C_ this year, though he did get a TV movie nod). **Guest Actress/Comedy** : I did see Winslet’s _Extras_ episode, and she was really good. So was Metcalf in _Monk_. Danner & Leachman are usual suspects here. **Writing/Comedy** : This is the only place Ricky Gervais shows up. The 5 here (including _Arrested, Earl, Office_ and _Entourage_) is a far preferable list to the 5 Comedy nominees. **Animated Series** : _SP_’s infamous closet episode shows up here. _The Simpsons_ usually scores some music or voice recognition, but this year, it’s just here. _Colbert & Stewart_: They’re head to head in 3 categories: Variety program, Directing (Variety program) & Writing (Variety program). But Colbert got an Individual performance nod (as well as a _Daily Show_ writing nod), while Stewart gets bumped for…Barry Manilow? Eesh. _Late Night_: Conan & Letterman = 5, Ferguson = 1, Leno = 0 _SNL_: The Steve Martin & Jack Black episodes score nods. For _24_ fans, here are the episodes recognized: 7-8AM (direction, editing, sound mixing) 9-10AM (editing) 9-10PM (cinematography, sound editing, stunt coordination) 6-7AM (music) TALLIES Drama 12 _24_ 11 _Grey’s Anatomy_ 9 _Lost, Six Feet Under_ 8 _Rome_ 7 _Boston Legal, Sopranos_ 6 _West Wing_ Comedy 11 _Will & Grace_ 7 _Desperate Housewives, 2 1/2 Men_ 5 _Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, My Name is Earl, The Office, Weeds_ I can’t say I know the first thing about any of the miniseries or TV movies, so I didn’t mention any of them (though Denis Lawson, Wedge from the original _Star Wars_ films, scored a nod for _Bleak House_).