Thursday 16 July 2009

2009 Emmy Nominations

Thursday 16 July 2009
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"