2010 Emmy Nominees

Here is the list of nominees for the Emmy Awards (to be broadcast August 29 on NBC):

Drama series: Breaking Bad, AMC; Dexter, Showtime; The Good Wife, CBS; Lost, ABC; Mad Men, AMC; True Blood, HBO.

Comedy series: Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO; Glee, Fox; Modern Family, ABC; Nurse Jackie, Showtime; The Office, NBC; 30 Rock, NBC.

Actor in a drama series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC; Michael C. Hall, Dexter, Showtime; Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights, NBC; Hugh Laurie, House, Fox; Matthew Fox, Lost, ABC; Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC.

Actress in a drama series: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer, TNT; Glenn Close, Damages, FX; Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights, NBC; Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife, CBS; Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU, NBC; January Jones, Mad Men, AMC.

Actor in a comedy series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory, CBS; Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO; Matthew Morrison, Glee, Fox; Tony Shalhoub, Monk, USA; Steve Carell, The Office, NBC; Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC.

Actress in a comedy series: Lea Michele, Glee, Fox; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine, CBS; Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation, NBC; Tina Fey, 30 Rock, NBC; Toni Collette, The United States of Tara, Showtime.

Supporting actor in a drama series: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad, AMC; Martin Short, Damages; Terry O'Quinn, Lost, ABC; Michael Emerson, Lost, ABC; John Slattery, Mad Men, AMC; Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age, TNT.

Supporting actress in a drama series: Sharon Gless, Burn Notice, USA; Rose Byrne, Damages, FX; Archie Punjabi, The Good Wife, CBS; Christine Baranski, The Good Wife, CBS; Christina Hendricks, Mad Men, AMC; Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men, AMC.

Supporting actor in a comedy series:: Chris Colfer, Glee, Fox; Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother, CBS; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family, ABC: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family, ABC; Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC; Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men, CBS.

Supporting actress in a comedy series: Jane Lynch, Glee, Fox; Julie Bowen, Modern Family, ABC; Sofia Vergara, Modern Family, ABC; Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live, NBC: Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock, NBC; Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men, CBS.

Guest actor in a drama series: Beau Bridges, The Closer, TNT; Ted Danson, Damages, FX; John Lithgow, Dexter, Showtime; Alan Cumming, The Good Wife, CBS; Dylan Baker, The Good Wife, CBS; Robert Morse, Mad Men, AMC; Gregory Itzin, 24, Fox.

Guest actress in a drama series: Mary Kay Place, Big Love, HBO; Sissy Spacek, Big Love, HBO; Shirley Jones, The Cleaner, A&E; Lily Tomlin, Damages, FX; Ann-Marget, Law & Order: SVU; Elizabeth Mitchell, Lost, ABC.

Guest actor in a comedy series: Mike O'Malley, Glee, Fox; Neil Patrick Harris, Glee, Fox; Fred Willard, Modern Family, ABC; Eli Wallach, Nurse Jackie, Showtime; Jon Hamm, 30 Rock, NBC; Will Arnett, 30 Rock, NBC.

Guest actress in a comedy series: Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory, CBS; Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives, ABC; Kristin Chenoweth, Glee, Fox; Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live, NBC; Betty White, Saturday Night Live, NBC.

Reality series, competition: The Amazing Race, CBS; American Idol, Fox; Dancing With the Stars, ABC; Project Runway, Lifetime; Top Chef, Bravo.

Variety, music or comedy series: The Colbert Report, Comedy Central; The Daily Show, Comedy Central; Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO; Saturday Night Live, NBC; The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien, NBC.

Reality series: Antiques Roadshow, PBS; Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, ABC; Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Bravo; Mythbusters, Discovery; Undercover Boss, CBS.

Miniseries: The Pacific, HBO; Return to Cranford (Masterpiece), PBS.

Made-for-TV-movie: Endgame, PBS; Georgia O'Keeffe, Lifetime; Moonshot, History; The Special Relationship, HBO; Temple Grandin, HBO; You Don't Know Jack, HBO.

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Jeff Bridges, A Dog Year, HBO; Ian McKellen, The Prisoner, AMC; Michael Sheen, The Special Relationship, HBO; Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship, HBO; Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack, HBO.

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Smith, Capturing Mary, HBO; Joan Allen, Georgia O'Keeffe, Lifetime; Judi Dench, Return to Cranford (Masterpiece), PBS; Hope Davis, The Special Relationship, HBO; Claire Danes, Temple Grandin, HBO.

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Michael Gambon, Emma (Masterpiece), PBS; Patrick Stewart, Hamlet (Great Performances), PBS; Jonathan Pryce, Return to Cranford (Masterpiece), PBS; David Straithairn, Temple Grandin, HBO; John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack, HBO.

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Kathy Bates, Alice, Syfy; Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin, HBO; Catherine O'Hara, Temple Grandin, HBO; Brenda Vaccaro, You Don't Know Jack, HBO; Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack, HBO.

Jimmy Fallon will host the awards show this time.

Thanks!

My picks (hopes)

Drama series: True Blood, HBO.

Comedy series: Glee

Actor in a drama series: Michael C. Hall, Dexter, Showtime

Actress in a drama series: no real pick here

Actor in a comedy series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory, CBS;

Actress in a comedy series: Lea Michele, Glee, Fox

Supporting actor in a drama series: Michael Emerson, Lost, ABC;

Supporting actress in a drama series: no real pick here

Supporting actor in a comedy series:: Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother, CBS;

Supporting actress in a comedy series: Jane Lynch, Glee

Guest actor in a drama series: John Lithgow, Dexter, Showtime

Guest actress in a drama series: no real pick here (mostly, for the actresses, I don't watch these shows)

Guest actor in a comedy series: Neil Patrick Harris, Glee

Guest actress in a comedy series: Betty White, Saturday Night Live, NBC.

Reality series, competition: Dancing With the Stars, ABC;

Variety, music or comedy series: Saturday Night Live, NBC

Reality series: Mythbusters, Discovery

Unfortunately I am cheering for both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Of course only one can win. Bummer.