2005 Primetime Emmy Nominations

[Jaguar]

Yes, another one of these gosh darn awards shows:
[from IMDb]
Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
"Arrested Development" (2003)
"Desperate Housewives" (2004)
"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
"Scrubs" (2001)
"Will & Grace" (1998)

Outstanding Drama Series
Nominees:
"Deadwood" (2004/I)
"Lost" (2004)
"24" (2001)
"The West Wing" (1999)
"Six Feet Under" (2001)

Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Nominees:
Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV)
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
"The Office" (2001) ("Christmas Special")
Warm Springs (2005) (TV)
The Wool Cap (2004) (TV)

Outstanding Miniseries
Nominees:
"The 4400" (2004)
"Elvis" (2005) (mini)
"Empire Falls" (2005) (mini)
The Lost Prince (2003) (TV)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Jason Bateman for "Arrested Development" (2003)
Ray Romano for "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002)
Eric McCormack for "Will & Grace" (1998)
Zach Braff for "Scrubs" (2001)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Nominees:
Ian McShane for "Deadwood" (2004/I)
James Spader for "Boston Legal" (2004)
Kiefer Sutherland for "24" (2001)
Hugh Laurie for "House, M.D." (2004)
Hank Azaria for "Huff" (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominees:
Kenneth Branagh for Warm Springs (2005) (TV)
Ed Harris for "Empire Falls" (2005) (mini)
William H. Macy for The Wool Cap (2004) (TV)
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers for "Elvis" (2005) (mini)
Geoffrey Rush for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Patricia Heaton for "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
Jane Kaczmarek for "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000)
Marcia Cross for "Desperate Housewives" (2004)
Teri Hatcher for "Desperate Housewives" (2004)
Felicity Huffman for "Desperate Housewives" (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Nominees:
Jennifer Garner for "Alias" (2001)
Glenn Close for "The Shield" (2002)
Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)
Patricia Arquette for "Medium" (2005)
Frances Conroy for "Six Feet Under" (2001)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominees:
Halle Berry for Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV)
Blythe Danner for Back When We Were Grownups (2004) (TV)
S. Epatha Merkerson for Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV)
Cynthia Nixon for Warm Springs (2005) (TV)
Debra Winger for Dawn Anna (2005) (TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Jeffrey Tambor for "Arrested Development" (2003)
Peter Boyle for "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
Brad Garrett for "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
Sean Hayes for "Will & Grace" (1998)
Jeremy Piven for "Entourage" (2004)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nominees:
Alan Alda for "The West Wing" (1999)
Terry O'Quinn for "Lost" (2004)
William Shatner for "Boston Legal" (2004)
Oliver Platt for "Huff" (2004)
Naveen Andrews for "Lost" (2004)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominees:
Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Empire Falls" (2005) (mini)
Paul Newman for "Empire Falls" (2005) (mini)
Christopher Plummer for Our Fathers (2005) (TV)
Randy Quaid for "Elvis" (2005) (mini)
Brian Dennehy for Our Fathers (2005) (TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Jessica Walter for "Arrested Development" (2003)
Doris Roberts for "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
Megan Mullally for "Will & Grace" (1998)
Holland Taylor for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)
Conchata Ferrell for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nominees:
Tyne Daly for "Judging Amy" (1999)
Stockard Channing for "The West Wing" (1999)
Blythe Danner for "Huff" (2004)
Sandra Oh for "Grey's Anatomy" (2005)
CCH Pounder for "The Shield" (2002)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominees:
Jane Alexander for Warm Springs (2005) (TV)
Kathy Bates for Warm Springs (2005) (TV)
Camryn Manheim for "Elvis" (2005) (mini)
Charlize Theron for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Joanne Woodward for "Empire Falls" (2005) (mini)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
Nominees:
"Da Ali G Show" (2003)
"The Daily Show" (1996)
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)
"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)
"Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
Nominees:
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (2004) (TV)
"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) ("The Last Laugh")
"Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad" (2004) (mini) ("Opening Ceremony")
The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Nominees:
"The Amazing Race 7" (2005)
"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)
"The Apprentice 3" (2005)
"Project Runway" (2004)
"Survivor: Palau" (2005)

Outstanding Reality Program
Nominees:
"Antiques Roadshow" (1997)
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (2003)
"Penn & Teller: Bull****!" (2003)
"Project Greenlight 3" (2005)
"Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" (2003)

Outstanding Animated Program (Less Than One Hour)
Nominees:
"Family Guy" (1999)
"Samurai Jack" (2001)
"The Simpsons" (1989)
"South Park" (1997)
"SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)


Glad to see AD is nominated for the second year in a row. But can it stand up to Desperate Housewives and Raymond?

[bigddan11]

The answer is no. Everybody Loves Raymond will win most of the categories because it was its final season, so people will vote for it for that reason alone. Desperate Housewives is typically the #2 show in America (behind only CSI) when it has premeires going on, so it too will get a ton of votes.

[Djm912]

WHOOO

Go Penn and Teller! *spinaroonie*

Anyway, why are award shows getting nominated by other award shows? In this Raymond-Housewives fest, that just confuses me.

[Dirtbag]

Bah. I watch basically nothing but wrestling, baseball, and cartoons so I don't really care about 99% of that. How could the Simpsons or South Park be nominated over Aqua Teen Hunger Force though? I'm not even one of those people that trashes either of those shows but ATHF has been both better and funnier since it started. I don't know whether it's the 12-minute thing or just short-sightedness.

[Lord Dalek]

PICK TIME!:

Outstanding Comedy Series: "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) (sorry AD, gotta go with the sentimental favorite)

Outstanding Drama Series: "Lost" (2004) (How dare they snub Battlestar Galactica???)

Outstanding Made for Television Movie: "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" (2004)

Outstanding Miniseries: "The 4400" (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Ray Romano (again, sentimental favorite)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Kiefer Sutherland, "24"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Patricia Heaton, "Everybody Loves Raymond"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, "The Shield"

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[Lord Dalek]

BHow could the Simpsons or South Park be nominated over Aqua Teen Hunger Force though?It's only 15 minutes long. That disqualifies ATHF from competition.

[Duke]

Man. Aside from Samurai Jack, The Daily Show, and South Park, I don't watch any of those shows. o.o

I'm rooting for The Daily Show & Samurai Jack to win (It would be a crime if SJ didn't win).

[Captain Harlock]

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Nominees:
Ian McShane for "Deadwood" (2004/I)
James Spader for "Boston Legal" (2004)
Kiefer Sutherland for "24" (2001)
Hugh Laurie for "House, M.D." (2004)
Hank Azaria for "Huff" (2004)

Chiklis (The Shield) gets shafted again in what was his best season since he won in 2002. It's good to see that Glenn Close, arguably the best character to come into the show this season, got recognized. CCH Pounder seems to be nominated every year. The fact that The Shield isn't nominated for "Outstanding Drama Series" is a disappointment. Six Feet Under & The West Wing have been on the decline in its recent seasons. I guess they just get an automatic bid every year. That's my drama rant.

On the comedy side, it's nice to see Scrubs get some recognition. If the show actually won anything, it'd be the icing on the cake. Braff and the show are very well deserving, but I also thought that John C. McGinley should have been nominated for supporting actor.

As for predictions: Raymond and Housewives will probably win more awards than they deserve, along with the HBO shows. I hope my sleeper pick, Antiques Roadshow, comes through!

[Adam Tyner]

Not a single nomination for Veronica Mars? That makes it tough to take it all that seriously.

[randomguy]

Outstanding Drama Series: "Lost" (2004) (How dare they snub Battlestar Galactica???)I love Battlestar Galactica dearly, but it's a sci-fi show on a cable network, so its chances of getting recognized are slim to nil.

Anyhow, the exceedingly few nominations for The Shield is really the only thing that sticks out at me this year. Chiklis really got shafted. Hopefully Glenn Close will pick up an Emmy, though, because she's been really excellent this season.

Also, I can't decide whether I want Deadwood or Lost to win. They're both really cool. Lost is probably more original, but Deadwood is a freaking western, and we hardly ever get those anymore, on TV or in movies.

[Youko Recca]

I promise, if Close doesn't win Lead Actress in a Drama I'm gonna punch another hole in my wall, possibly break my hand, and then blame it on....myself. Damnit. She had just better get that. Yeah, and as much as I wouldn't mind AD getting it, Raymond most certainly will. Either Lost or 24 for Outstanding Drama, probally Lost. Wasn't 24's strongest season. But Kiefer Sutherland for Lead Actor in a Drama, I know that much. Gotta wonder where Chiklis was though. Kinda unsure about everything else.

[Lord Dalek]

Wasn't 24's strongest season. But Kiefer Sutherland for Lead Actor in a Drama, I know that much. If these nominations are any indication, it's pretty much Kiefer's year.

[The Penguin]

The reports I saw this morning always made a point about Eva Longoria being the only "Desperate Housewife" left out of the lead actress catetory (same thing happened at the Golden Globes). Do any of you have thoughts on this? One of the entertainment people commented that it's probably because Hatcher, Huffman and Cross have been around longer than Longoria has. I would tend to agree.

I'm hopeful that Alan Alda's nod in Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for "The West Wing" could help bring about President Arnold Vinick next season, but I guess we'll see what happens.

It's about time Kiefer won the Emmy.

[Spongebrain2.0]

Am I the only one who thinks "Desperate Housewives" doesn't have any business being in the "Best Comedy Series"??
Last time I checked, it was a late night drama/soap:shrug:

[Natey]

all i care about is the reallity/ best animated cartoon (less than an hour) i want Samuri Jack to win and the Amazing Race7 to win

~Nate~

[Lord Dalek]

Why is Samurai Jack nominated again anyway? The show was already cancelled the last time it won an emmy.

[AnimatedSnow47]

:mad: No big nominations for the wonderfully-enjoyable "Star Trek: Enterprise," after it's greatest season yet. The rest of the shows are just awful--angst-ridden dramatic nonsense, crude and mean-spirited comedy, or more uncreative reality TV nothing.

The only exception is one of the animated nominees, which I enjoy thoroughly:
"SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)

[Youko Recca]

The rest of the shows are just awful--angst-ridden dramatic nonsense, crude and mean-spirited comedy, or more uncreative reality TV nothing.

What are you, a monk?

[Natey]

Why is Samurai Jack nominated again anyway? The show was already cancelled the last time it won an emmy.
because the show rocks and it shows how stupid of Cartoon Network to NOT give Samuri Jack and reasonable ending

~Nate~

[RD!]

What are you, a monk?MONK. The fact that Shaloub (as much as I love Monk) got nominated for last season's Monk debunks the entire event.

Close was the best actress in any form of media this year.

[AnimatedSnow47]

What are you, a monk?
Nah. Just a person who prefers imaginative, creative entertainment that thinks outside the all-too-limiting reality box. And, a person who prefers upbeat, good-natured entertainment with clearly drawn lines between good and evil and happy endings. Why do you think I enjoy so many cartoons? :anime:

I'm also a secular humanist, but that's another story. ;)

[Duke]

Why is Samurai Jack nominated again anyway? The show was already cancelled the last time it won an emmy.But the final four premiered in the last 12 months. The episode being nominated is the "X9" episode.

[GMB]

I'm hoping Deadwood and McShane gets the nod this year, as they don't have Sporanos to compete against and Deadwood's season was a phenomenal one, mainly carried by McShane's character.

I'm also hoping for Penn and Teller to get a statue, as I really enjoy that show. Dunno how much "reality" it is (dunno how "Real Time" and this show end up in different categories) but it's quality, and so I have my fingers crossed.

[Fone Bone]

Am I the only one who thinks "Desperate Housewives" doesn't have any business being in the "Best Comedy Series"??
Last time I checked, it was a late night drama/soap:shrug:All this complaining you have about Housewives success and you've never answered my question on whether you've ever seen it or not. Housewives is a comedy first, a mystery second, and a soapy drama third. No surprise that it was nominated because not only is it popular it's actually GOOD.

I'm really pulling for Peter Boyle to win. He was the only Raymond cast member who was still likable this year.

Samurai Jack needs the win more than any of those other series so I'm pulling for it. And since Chappelle's Show wasn't elegible for nomination this year I hope The Daily Show takes it again.

I hope Lost takes it for drama. It would help genre shows in general.

I agree that this looks to be Keifer Sutherland's year.

It's ironic that the three Housewives will cancel each other out because Debra Heaton was VERY unlikable on Raymond this year but she will probably win by default. Ray Romano has no business being nominated.

Speaking of, neither does The West Wing or Will and Grace.

Arrested Development winning again WOULD be nice but I'm pulling for Scrubs. Housewives or Raymond will take it although the latter doesn't deserve it.

[Jaguar]

No Best Supporting Actress nom for Mary Lynn Rajskub?
I thought Chloe and the machine gun would've been enough.

[Master Moron]

Speaking of, neither does The West Wing or Will and Grace.


Add The Apprentice to that list. There have to be better reality shows than that crap.

[Mr Cat Dog]

My predictions in bold. Probably wrong, but I don't give a toss :p

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
"Arrested Development" (2003)
"Desperate Housewives" (2004)
"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
"Scrubs" (2001)
"Will & Grace" (1998)

Outstanding Drama Series
Nominees:
"Deadwood" (2004/I)
"Lost" (2004)
"24" (2001)
"The West Wing" (1999)
"Six Feet Under" (2001)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Jason Bateman for "Arrested Development" (2003)
Ray Romano for "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002)
Eric McCormack for "Will & Grace" (1998)
Zach Braff for "Scrubs" (2001)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Nominees:
Ian McShane for "Deadwood" (2004/I)
James Spader for "Boston Legal" (2004)
Kiefer Sutherland for "24" (2001)
Hugh Laurie for "House, M.D." (2004)
Hank Azaria for "Huff" (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Patricia Heaton for "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
Jane Kaczmarek for "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000)
Marcia Cross for "Desperate Housewives" (2004)
Teri Hatcher for "Desperate Housewives" (2004)
Felicity Huffman for "Desperate Housewives" (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Nominees:
Jennifer Garner for "Alias" (2001)
Glenn Close for "The Shield" (2002)
Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)
Patricia Arquette for "Medium" (2005)
Frances Conroy for "Six Feet Under" (2001)

Outstanding Animated Program (Less Than One Hour)
Nominees:
"Family Guy" (1999)
"Samurai Jack" (2001)
"The Simpsons" (1989)
"South Park" (1997)
"SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)

[Lonestarr]

"Scrubs" was finally nominated for Best Comedy Series. I think I know how this finally happened. "Friends" ended last year, and NBC is looking for something to take its place:

Bonehead NBC Exec #1: "Emmys are coming up. What do we put up for Best Comedy?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #2: "How 'bout 'Friends'?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #1: "Can't. We pulled the plug on that, remember?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #3: "What about 'Will & Grace'?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #1: "That already has a spot for as long as it's on the air. Now, I know there's another show to put in the slot, but what?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #2: "How about 'Committed'?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #1: "Nah."

Bonehead NBC Exec #3: "'The Office'?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #1: "Nah."

Bonehead NBC Exec #2: "I've got it...'Joey'!"

Bonehead NBC Exec #1: "You're kidding, right?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #3: "Wait. What about that hospital show?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #1: "'Medical Investigation'?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #3: "No. The one with that guy and he's narrating and all the wacky stuff happens. 'Scrubs'. That's the one."

Bonehead NBC Exec #1: "Aw, but it doesn't even have a laugh track. How the hell do people know what's funny?"

Bonehead NBC Exec #2: "We could always let ABC have that slot. 'Rodney' is a pretty funny show."

Bonehead NBC Exec #1: "Fine, we'll give it to 'Scrubs'."

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Carrie's been invited to the prom. May as well wait for the pig's blood to drop.

On a non-cynical note, hooray for Hugh Laurie. He so deserves the nod.

[Rover_Wow]

I've always been bewildered that "Housewives" is being submitted as a comedy and not the drama it is (then again, didn't the movie Tumbleweeds do the same thing?) In fact, Dateline Hollywood satirizes it.

CONTROVERSY OVER ‘WILL & GRACE’ EMMY COMEDY NOMINATION
Critics unable to find humor in “Will & Grace” nomination

Hollywood — With Hollywood falling short of quality comedies, many critics are questioning the choices the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences made to fill out its “Best Comedy” category. In particular, critics point to the nomination of “Desperate Housewives,” an hour-long program many consider more akin to a soap opera than a sitcom, and “Will & Grace,” a series about a woman and her gay best friend that hasn’t featured a joke in three years.

Critics say that both shows belong in different categories and that the TV Academy should deal with the lack of comedies rather than pad out the list to get five nominees.

“Desperate Housewives is obviously a drama and ABC shouldn’t be allowed to classify it as a comedy to avoid the competition,” said Variety television critic Brian Lowry. “And everyone knows that ‘Will & Grace’ is a platform for film actors looking for Emmy guest star nominations. That sounds like a Variety or Music show category to me, but I’m sure NBC didn’t want it up against Conan and Jon Stewart. I can’t believe they got away with calling it a comedy.”

But NBC executives defended the nomination of “Will & Grace” as a comedy.

“In case you haven’t noticed, it’s 30 minutes and has a laugh track,” said NBC Universal TV President Jeff Zucker. “That’s the definition of a comedy. The real scandal here is the nomination of ‘Desperate Housewives’ and ‘Arrested Development.’ Everyone knows that comedies have laugh tracks. How else do you know it’s funny?”

Television Academy Chairman Dick Askin also defended the controversial comedy nominations.

“Our only rule for a comedy is that the networks provide evidence that somebody, somewhere laughed at the show non-ironically and ABC and NBC were able to do that,” said Askin. “However, we do have limits. When the WB was unable to provide any such evidence, we barred ‘Living with Fran’ from Best Comedy consideration.”

[The Penguin]

“In case you haven’t noticed, it’s 30 minutes and has a laugh track,” said NBC Universal TV President Jeff Zucker. “That’s the definition of a comedy. The real scandal here is the nomination of ‘Desperate Housewives’ and ‘Arrested Development.’ Everyone knows that comedies have laugh tracks. How else do you know it’s funny?”Tell me he didn't just say that. TELL ME HE DID NOT JUST SAY THAT.

Wow, just wow.



Television Academy Chairman Dick Askin also defended the controversial comedy nominations.

“Our only rule for a comedy is that the networks provide evidence that somebody, somewhere laughed at the show non-ironically and ABC and NBC were able to do that,” said Askin. “However, we do have limits. When the WB was unable to provide any such evidence, we barred ‘Living with Fran’ from Best Comedy consideration.”Like there was danger there.

[Duke]

Tell me he didn't just say that. TELL ME HE DID NOT JUST SAY THAT.

Wow, just wow.Yea, that was just really idiotic. So then I guess we're going to start hearing laugh tracks whenever a drama shows has somebody cracking a joke? After all, if there's no laugh track, how do people know it's a joke?

[Rover_Wow]

Tell me he didn't just say that. TELL ME HE DID NOT JUST SAY THAT.

Well, he didn't say that. Dateline Hollywood is actually a Hollywood satire site. There's one article on that site that claims that Ashton Kutcher deserved an Oscar for The Butterfly Effect.

[The Penguin]

Well, he didn't say that. Dateline Hollywood is actually a Hollywood satire site. There's one article on that site that claims that Ashton Kutcher deserved an Oscar for The Butterfly Effect.Ah. :o