Cable TV Wins Big With Primetime Emmy Nominations

by Todd Gold
Jul 17th, 2008 | 11:35 AM | Comments 0

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Cable TV was a big winner at this morning’s Primetime Emmy nominations, with a majority of the Best Drama nods going to cable shows like Mad Men, (which ultimately received a whopping 16 nominations), Damages and Dexter. Other major wins included John Adams, which received 23 total noms and 30 Rock with 17 bids. Other interesting bids included Kathy Griffin’s My Life on the D List nomination for Outstanding Reality Show program and George Carlin’s posthumous bid for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special for It’s Bad for Ya. The awards will be handed out September 21 on ABC. Other prominent nominations after the jump, but a full list HERE.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
30 Rock
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Samantha Who?
Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly

The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell

Ugly Betty
America Ferrera as Betty Suarez

Weeds
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
30 Rock
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Monk
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk

Pushing Daisies
Lee Pace as Ned

The Office
Steve Carell as Michael Scott

Two And A Half Men
Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Boston Legal
James Spader as Alan Shore

Breaking Bad
Bryan Cranston as Walt White

Dexter
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan

House
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House

In Treatment
Gabriel Byrne as Paul

Mad Men
Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Brothers & Sisters
Sally Field as Nora Holden-Walker

Damages
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson

Saving Grace
Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko

The Closer
Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson

Outstanding Reality-competition Program
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
The Amazing Race
Top Chef

Outstanding Reality Program
Antique’s Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
Late Show With David Letterman

Real Time With Bill Maher

Saturday Night Live

The Colbert Report

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Outstanding Drama Series
Dexter

Lost

Mad Men

Damages

Boston Legal

Outstanding Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm