2010 Emmy Nominations Announced

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The Emmy Nominations were announced this morning, and here are the nominees in the major categories:

Outstanding Comedy Series Nominees:
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)
"Glee" (2009)
"Modern Family" (2009)
"Nurse Jackie" (2009)
"The Office" (2005)
"30 Rock" (2006)

Outstanding Drama Series Nominees:
"Breaking Bad" (2008)
"Dexter" (2006)
"The Good Wife" (2009)
"Lost" (2004)
"Mad Men" (2007)
"True Blood" (2008)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Nominees:
Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)
Larry David for "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)
Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)
Matthew Morrison for "Glee" (2009)
Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)
Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominees:
Kyle Chandler for "Friday Night Lights" (2006)
Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)
Matthew Fox for "Lost" (2004)
Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)
Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)
Hugh Laurie for "House M.D." (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominees:
Toni Collette for "United States of Tara" (2009)
Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)
Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (2006)
Lea Michele for "Glee" (2009)
Amy Poehler for "Parks and Recreation" (2009)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominees:
Connie Britton for "Friday Night Lights" (2006)
Glenn Close for "Damages" (2007)
Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)
January Jones for "Mad Men" (2007)
Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" (2009)
Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominees:
Ty Burrell for "Modern Family" (2009)
Jon Cryer for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)
Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson for "Modern Family" (2009)
Neil Patrick Harris for "How I Met Your Mother" (2005)
Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family" (2009)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominees:
Andre Braugher for "Men of a Certain Age" (2009)
Michael Emerson for "Lost" (2004)
Terry O'Quinn for "Lost" (2004)
Aaron Paul for "Breaking Bad" (2008)
Martin Short for "Damages" (2007)
John Slattery for "Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominees:
Julie Bowen for "Modern Family" (2009)
Jane Krakowski for "30 Rock" (2006)
Jane Lynch for "Glee" (2009)
Holland Taylor for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)
Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)
Kristen Wiig for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominees:
Christine Baranski for "The Good Wife" (2009)
Rose Byrne for "Damages" (2007)
Sharon Gless for "Burn Notice" (2007)
Christina Hendricks for "Mad Men" (2007)
Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)
Archie Panjabi for "The Good Wife" (2009)

First, I'm thrilled that Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton got nominations for Friday Night Lights. That show is amazing but has largely been overlooked by the major award shows. I'm also glad Amy Poehler got a nomination for Parks and Recreation. I was worried voters would have ignored the show after the horrid (but brief) first season.

There are some nominees I wasn't fond of. While I'm a fan of 30 Rock and The Office I didn't think either show was great last season (particularly The Office) and it seems like the voters just blindly voted for those shows like they did in the past. I would have loved for a deserving show like Community and some of it's stars to have gotten some consideration. I also can't believe that The Big Bang Theory didn't get a nomination for Best Comedy, but am glad Jim Parsons got nominated again. I read quite a few Emmy predictions and none of them had Nurse Jackie as even a realistic contender for Best Comedy. Finally, I can't believe Chris Colfer got a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Glee. His character Kurt is by far my least favorite part of that show and is one of the biggest reason I might stop watching. I thought Nick Offerman (Ron frickin Swanson) for Parks and Recreation would have been a much greater choice.