The Prime Time Emmy Noms*

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
• Glee • FOX
• Modern Family • ABC
• Nurse Jackie • Showtime
• The Office • NBC
• 30 Rock • NBC

Outstanding Drama Series

• Breaking Bad • AMC
• Dexter • Showtime
• The Good Wife • CBS
• Lost • ABC
• Mad Men • AMC
• True Blood • HBO

Outstanding Miniseries

• The Pacific • HBO
• Return To Cranford (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Made For Television Movie

• Endgame (Masterpiece) • PBS
• Georgia O’Keeffe • Lifetime
• Moonshot • HISTORY
• The Special Relationship • HBO
• Temple Grandin • HBO
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

• The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
• Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • Larry David as Himself
• Glee • FOX • Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester
• Monk • USA • Shalhoub as Adrian Monk
• The Office • NBC • Steve Carell as Michael Scott
• 30 Rock • NBC • Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

• Breaking Bad • AMC • Bryan Cranston as Walter White
• Dexter • Showtime • Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
• Friday Night Lights • DirecTV • Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor
• House • FOX • Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
• Lost • ABC • Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard
• Mad Men • AMC • Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• A Dog Year • HBO • Jeff Bridges as Jon Katz
• The Prisoner • AMC • Ian McKellen as Two
• The Special Relationship • HBO • Michael Sheen as Tony Blair
• The Special Relationship • HBO • Dennis Quaid as Bill Clinton
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

• Glee • FOX • Lea Michele as Rachel Berry
• The New Adventures Of Old Christine • CBS • Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell
• Nurse Jackie • Showtime • Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
• Parks And Recreation • NBC • Poehler as Leslie Knope
• 30 Rock • NBC • Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
• United States Of Tara • Showtime • Toni Collette as Tara Gregson

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

• The Closer • TNT • Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson
• Damages • FX Networks • Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
• Friday Night Lights • DirecTV • Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
• The Good Wife • CBS • Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC • Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson
• Mad Men • AMC • January Jones as Betty Draper

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Capturing Mary • HBO • Maggie Smith as Mary Gilbert
• Georgia O’Keeffe • Lifetime • Allen as Georgia O’Keeffe
• Return To Cranford (Masterpiece) • PBS • Dame Judi Dench as Miss Matty
• The Special Relationship • HBO • Hope Davis as Hillary Clinton
• Temple Grandin • HBO • Claire Danes as Temple Grandin

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

• Glee • FOX • Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
• How I Met Your Mother • CBS • Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
• Modern Family • ABC • Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell
• Modern Family • ABC • Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
• Modern Family • ABC • Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
• Two And A Half Men • CBS • Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

• Breaking Bad • AMC • Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
• Damages • FX Networks • Martin Short as Leonard Winstone
• Lost • ABC • Terry O’Quinn as John Locke
• Lost • ABC • Michael Emerson as Ben Linus
• Mad Men • AMC • Slattery as Roger Sterling
• Men Of A Certain Age • TNT • Andre Braugher as Owen

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Emma (Masterpiece) • PBS • Michael Gambon as Mr. Woodhouse
• Hamlet (Great Performances) • PBS • Patrick Stewart as Ghost / Claudius
• Return To Cranford (Masterpiece) • PBS • Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Buxton
• Temple Grandin • HBO • David Strathairn as Dr. Carlock
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • John Goodman as Neal Nicol

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

• Glee • FOX • Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
• Modern Family • ABC • Bowen as Claire Dunphy
• Modern Family • ABC • Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
• Saturday Night Live • NBC • Kristen Wiig as Various Characters
• 30 Rock • NBC • Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney
• Two And A Half Men • CBS • Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

• Burn Notice • USA • Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen
• Damages • FX Networks • Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons
• The Good Wife • CBS • Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
• The Good Wife • CBS • Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
• Mad Men • AMC • Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
• Mad Men • AMC • Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

• Alice • Syfy • Kathy Bates as Queen of Hearts
  
• Temple Grandin • HBO • Julia Ormond as Eustacia (Temple’s Mom)
  
• Temple Grandin • HBO • Catherine O’Hara as Aunt Ann
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Brenda Vaccaro as Margo Janus
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Susan Sarandon as Janet Good

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

• Glee • Wheels • Mike O’Malley as Burt Hummel
• Glee • Dream On • FOX • Neil Patrick Harris as Bryan Ryan
• Modern Family • Travels With Scout • Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy
• Nurse Jackie • Chicken Soup • Eli Wallach as Bernard Zimberg
• 30 Rock • Emmanuelle Goes To Dinosaur Land • NBC • Jon Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird
• 30 Rock • Into The Crevasse • NBC • Will Arnett as Devin Banks

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

• The Closer • Make Over • TNT • Beau Bridges as Detective George Andrews
• Damages • The Next One’s Gonna Go In Your Throat • Danson as Arthur Frobisher
• Dexter • Road Kill • Showtime • John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell
• The Good Wife • Fleas • CBS • Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
• The Good Wife • Bad • CBS • Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney
• Mad Men • Shut The Door. Have A Seat. • AMC • Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper
• 24 • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM • FOX • Gregory Itzin as President Charles Logan

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

• The Big Bang Theory • The Maternal Congruence • CBS • Christine Baranski as Beverly Hofstadter
• Desperate Housewives • The Chase • ABC • Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
• Glee • The Rhodes Not Taken • FOX • Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes
• Saturday Night Live • Host: Tina Fey • NBC • Tina Fey as Host
• Saturday Night Live • Host: Betty White • NBC • Betty White as Host
• 30 Rock • The Moms • NBC • Stritch as Colleen Donaghy
• Two And A Half Men • 818-JKLPUZO • CBS • Jane Lynch as Dr. Linda Freeman

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

• Big Love • The Might And The Strong • HBO • Mary Kay Place as Adaleen Grant
• Big Love • End Of Days • HBO • Sissy Spacek as Marilyn Densham
• The Cleaner • Does Everybody Have A Drink? • A&E • Shirley Jones as Lola Zellman
• Damages • Your Secrets Are Safe • FX Networks • Lily Tomlin as Marilyn Tobin
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Bedtime • NBC • Ann-Margret as Rita Wills
• Lost • The End • ABC • Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• Glee • Pilot – Director’s Cut • FOX • Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
• Modern Family • Pilot • ABC • Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd
• The Office • Niagara • NBC • Greg Daniels, Mindy Kaling
• 30 Rock • Anna Howard Shaw Day • NBC • Matt Hubbard
• 30 Rock • Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter • NBC • Tina Fey, Kay Cannon

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• Friday Night Lights • The Son • Rolin Jones
• The Good Wife • Pilot • Michelle King, Robert King
• Lost • The End • ABC • Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
• Mad Men • Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency • AMC • Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner
• Mad Men • Shut The Door. Have A Seat. • AMC • Matthew Weiner, Writer, Erin Levy, Writer

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

• The Pacific • Part Eight • HBO • Michelle Ashford, Robert Schenkkan
• The Pacific • Part Ten • HBO • Bruce C. McKenna, Robert Schenkkan
• The Special Relationship • HBO • Peter Morgan
• Temple Grandin • HBO • Christopher Monger, William Merritt Johnson
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Adam Mazer

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

• Glee • Pilot – Director’s Cut • FOX • Ryan Murphy
• Glee • Wheels • FOX • Paris Barclay
• Modern Family • Pilot • ABC • Jason Winer
• Nurse Jackie • Pilot • Showtime • Allen Coulter
• 30 Rock • I Do Do • NBC • Don Scardino

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

• Breaking Bad • One Minute • AMC • Michelle MacLaren
• Dexter • The Getaway • Showtime • Steve Shill
• Lost • The End • ABC • Jack Bender
• Mad Men • Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency • AMC • Lesli Linka Glatter
• Treme • Do You Know What It Means (Pilot) • HBO • Agnieszka Holland

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

• Georgia O’Keeffe • Lifetime • Bob Balaban
• The Pacific • Part Eight • HBO • David Nutter, Jeremy Podeswa
• The Pacific • Part Nine • HBO • Tim Van Patten
• Temple Grandin • HBO • Mick Jackson
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Barry Levinson

*updated 4:24