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2010 Emmy Nominations



COMEDY

Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
The Office
30 Rock

Outstanding Casting for A Comedy Series
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
30 Rock
United States of Tara

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory
Larry David as Himself in Curb Your Enthusiasm
Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester in Glee
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk in Monk
Steve Carell as Michael Scott in The Office
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy in 30 Rock

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Lea Michele as Rachel Berry in Glee
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell in The New Adventures of Old Christine
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton in Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel in Glee
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell in Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker in Modern Family
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in Modern Family
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper in Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester in Glee
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in Modern Family
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in Modern Family
Kristen Wiig as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney in 30 Rock
Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper in Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel in Glee
Neil Patrick Harris as Bryan Ryan in Glee
Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy in Modern Family
Jon Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird in 30 Rock
Will Arnett as Devin Banks in 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Christine Baranski as Beverly Hofstadter in The Big Bang Theory
Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey in Desperate Housewives
Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes in Glee
Tina Fey as Host in Saturday Night Live
Betty White as Host in Saturday Night Live
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy in 30 Rock
Jane Lynch as Dr. Linda Freeman in Two And A Half Men

DRAMA

Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Dexter
The Good Wife
Lost
Mad Men
True Blood

Outstanding Casting for A Drama Series
Big Love
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
The Good Wife
Mad Men
True Blood

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in Dexter
Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House in House
Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard in Lost
Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson in The Closer
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes in Damages
Connie Britton as Tami Taylor in Friday Night Lights
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick in The Good Wife
Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson in Law & Order: SVU
January Jones as Betty Draper in Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad
Martin Short as Leonard Winstone in Damages
Terry O'Quinn as John Locke in Lost
Michael Emerson as Ben Linus in Lost
John Slattery as Roger Sterling in Mad Men
Andre Braugher as Owen in Men Of A Certain Age

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen in Burn Notice
Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons in Damages
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma in The Good Wife
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart in The Good Wife
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris in Mad Men
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson in Mad Men

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Beau Bridges as Detective George Andrews in The Closer
Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher in Damages
John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell in Dexter
Alan Cumming as Eli Gold in The Good Wife
Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney in The Good Wife
Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper in Mad Men
Gregory Itzin as President Charles Logan in 24

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Mary Kay Place as Adaleen Grant in Big Love
Sissy Spacek as Marilyn Densham in Big Love
Shirley Jones as Lola Zellman in The Cleaner
Lily Tomlin as Marilyn Tobin in Damages
Ann-Margret as Rita Wills in Law & Order: SVU
Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke in Lost

MINISERIES/MADE FOR TV MOVIE

Outstanding Miniseries
The Pacific
Return To Cranford (Masterpiece)

Outstanding Made For Television Movie
Endgame (Masterpiece)
Georgia O'Keeffe
Moonshot
The Special Relationship
Temple Grandin
You Don't Know Jack

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or A Movie
Jeff Bridges as Jon Katz in A Dog Year
Ian McKellen as Two in The Prisoner
Michael Sheen as Tony Blair in The Special Relationship
Dennis Quaid as Bill Clinton in The Special Relationship
Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian in You Don't Know Jack

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie
Maggie Smith as Mary Gilbert in Capturing Mary
Joan Allen as Georgia O’Keeffe in Georgia O'Keeffe
Dame Judi Dench as Miss Matty in Return To Cranford (Masterpiece)
Hope Davis as Hillary Clinton in The Special Relationship
Claire Danes as Temple Grandin in Temple Grandin

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or A Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie
Kathy Bates as Queen of Hearts in Alice
Julia Ormond as Eustacia (Temple's Mom) in Temple Grandin
Catherine O'Hara as Aunt Ann in Temple Grandin
Brenda Vaccaro as Margo Janus in You Don't Know Jack
Susan Sarandon as Janet Good in You Don't Know Jack

REALITY

Outstanding Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
Kathy Griffin: My Life on The D-List
Mythbusters
Undercover Boss

Outstanding Reality – Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
Phil Keoghan for The Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest for American Idol
Tom Bergeron for Dancing With The Stars
Heidi Klum for Project Runway
Jeff Probst for Survivor

Did your favourites crack the nod? Let us know!

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by comedian Jimmy Fallon, take place on August 29, 2010.


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