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Emmy Nominations Announced!


Neil Patrick Harris and Kristin Chenoweth shared some laughs while announcing the nominees for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards on Thursday, June 17, and even found their own names on the prestigious list.

Neil will vie for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for his portrayal of Barney Stinson on CBS' How I Met Your Mother, and Kristin will compete for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series for her performance as the spunky Olive Snook on ABC's Pushing Daisies.

NBC's 30 Rock led the comedy pack with 17 nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series and acting nods for stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. AMC's Mad Men was the biggest drama contender with 16 nominations.

The Emmys air on Sunday, September 21 on ABC.

And the nominees are:
Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

Lead Actor in a Comedy
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

Lead Actor in a Drama
James Spader, Boston Legal
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Hugh Laurie, House
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Lead Actress in a Comedy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Lead Actress in a Drama
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace

Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two And A Half Men

Supporting Actor in a Drama
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Ted Danson, Damages
Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
Michael Emerson, Lost
John Slattery, Mad Men

Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Jean Smart, Samantha Who?
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Supporting Actress in a Drama
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment

Host For a Reality or Reality-Competition
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Howie Mandel, Deal or No Deal
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Jeff Probst, Survivor

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hoo
-- katy

HE DEFINETLY GETS WHAT HE DESERVES AS A TALENTED ACTOR.
-- T EDGERSON

I love Neil Patrick Harris! I didn't watch him as Doogie Howser but on his show now, he is so funny and plays a heterosexual womanizer quite well. Hilarious guy!
-- Anabelle

Neil Patrick Harris is outstanding on the show! He deserves the nod and the win for his work, the show is great and he is a bright spot in an already talented cast!
-- LMT

DOOGIE HOWSER NEEDS TO STAY RETIRED ... YUK
-- Natalie

Umm what???
-- Umm what???

WHOO! GOOD NOMINEES!
-- Harley

I wish all of the hosts, stars and producers of the show the best when the Emmys air on September 21st! I also meant to include host in the comment that was the same for this comment, etc.
-- Jonathan Bodack

That's waaay too many awards.I'm falling asleep already...lol
-- yink

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