The 61st Emmy nominations have just been released. The full list can be read here, but here are the noms that pricked my interest, because shows I enjoy, admire or review were included:
Outstanding Art Direction for a Mini-Series or Movie:
Generation Kill
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series:
Heroes: "Cold Snap"
Mad Men: "The Jet Set"
Pushing Daisies: "Dim Sum Lose Some"
True Blood: "Burning House Of Love", "Cold Ground" & "Sparks Fly Out"
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series:
Damages
Mad Men
True Blood
Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series:
Breaking Bad: "ABQ"
Life On Mars: "Out Here In The Fields"
Mad Men: "The New Girl"
Outstanding Comedy Series:
Flight Of The Conchords
The Office
Outstanding Costumes for a Series:
Mad Men: "Meditations In An Emergency"
Pushing Daisies: "Bzzzzzzzzz!"
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series:
James Bobin - Flight Of The Conchords: "The Tough Brets"
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series:
Michael Rymer - Battlestar Galactica: "Daybreak: Part 2"
Todd A. Damages - "Trust Me"
hil Abraham - Mad Men: "The Jet Set"
Outstanding Directing for a Mini-Series, Movie or Dramatic Special:
Philip Martin - Wallander: "One Step Behind"
Outstanding Drama Series:
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
Lost
Mad Men
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Ted Danson - Damages: "They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney"
Jimmy Smits - Dexter: "Go Your Own Way"
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Jemaine Clement - Flight Of The Conchords
Steve Carell - The Office
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Simon Baker - The Mentalist
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Mini-Series or Movie:
Kiefer Sutherland - 24: Redemption
Kenneth Branagh - Wallander: "One Step Behind"
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama:
Glenn Close - Damages
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Outstanding Main Title Sequence:
Lie To Me
True Blood
Outstanding Mini-Series:
Generation Kill
Outstanding Music Composition for a Mini-Series, Movie or Special:
Sean P. Callery - 24: Redemption
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series:
Sean P. Callery - 24
Robert Duncan - Castle
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie Or Special:
Generation Kill
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series:
Battlestar Galactica: "Daybreak: Part 2"
Fringe: "Pilot"
Heroes: "The Second Coming"/"The Butterfly Effect"
Outstanding Stunt Coordination:
24: "5:00PM - 6:00PM"
Burn Notice: "Lesser Evil"
Chuck: "Chuck Versus The First Date"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
William Hurt - Damages
Michael Emerson - Lost
John Slattery - Mad Men
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Cherry Jones - 24
Rose Byrne - Damages
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:
Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof - Lost: "The Incident"
Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner - Mad Men: "A Night To Remember"
Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton & Matthew Weiner - Mad Men: "Six Month Leave"
Matthew Weiner - Mad Men: "The Jet Set"
Kater Gordin & Matthew Weiner - Mad Men: "Meditations In An Emergency"