Let the games begin...

It's that time again ladies and gentlemen. The nominees have been announced for this years 59th Emmys. Some surprises. No Kristen Bell or Veronica Mars of course but some tough choices in the categories this year. Pop Culture Beast will post our picks as we get closer to the show!

Here are the nominees:

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Extras
Ricky Gervais as Andy Millman

Monk
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk

The Office
Steve Carell as Michael Scott

30 Rock
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Two And A Half Men
Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Boston Legal
James Spader as Alan Shore

House
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House

Rescue Me
Denis Leary as Tommy Gavin

The Sopranos
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano

24
Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Broken Trail
Robert Duvall as Prentice “Print” Ritter

Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Tom Selleck as Jesse Stone

Longford
Jim Broadbent as Lord Longford

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King
William H. Macy as Clyde Umney & Sam Landry

The Ron Clark Story
Matthew Perry as Ron Clark

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Desperate Housewives
Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo

The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell

30 Rock
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Ugly Betty
America Ferrera as Betty Suarez

Weeds
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Brothers & Sisters
Sally Field as Nora Walker

The Closer
Kyra Sedgwick as Dep. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson

Medium
Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois

The Riches
Minnie Driver as Dahlia Malloy

The Sopranos
Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Life Support
Queen Latifah as Ana

Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)
Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison

The Robber Bride
Mary-Louise Parker as Zenia Arden

The Starter Wife
Debra Messing as Molly Kagan

What If God Were The Sun
Gena Rowlands as Melissa Eisenbloom

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Entourage
Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama

Entourage
Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold

How I Met Your Mother
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson

The Office
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute

Two And A Half Men
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Boston Legal
William Shatner as Denny Crane


Grey’s Anatomy
T.R. Knight as George

Heroes
Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura

Lost • ABC
Michael Emerson as Ben

Lost • ABC
Terry O’Quinn as John Locke

The Sopranos
Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A MiniseriesOr A Movie

Broken Trail
Thomas Haden Church as Tom Harte

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
August Schellenberg as Sitting Bull

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Aidan Quinn as Senator Dawes

The Christmas Card
Edward Asner as Luke Spelman

The Starter Wife
Joe Mantegna as Lou Manahan

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

My Name Is Earl
Jaime Pressly as Joy Turner

The Office
Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly

Two And A Half Men
Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper

Two And A Half Men
Conchata Ferrell as Berta

Ugly Betty
Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater

Weeds
Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Brothers & Sisters
Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Whedon

Grey’s Anatomy
Katherine Heigl as Isobel “Izzie” Stevens

Grey’s Anatomy
Chandra Wilson as Dr. Bailey

Grey’s Anatomy
Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang

The Sopranos Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano

The Sopranos
Lorraine Bracco as Dr. Jennifer Melfi

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Broken Trail
Greta Scacchi as Nola Johns

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Anna Paquin as Elaine Goodale

Longford
Samantha Morton as Myra Hindley

The Starter Wife
Judy Davis as Joan McAllister

Tsunami, The Aftermath
Toni Collette as Kathy Graham

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Entourage
Martin Landau as Bob Ryan

Extras
Sir Ian McKellen as Himself

Monk
Stanley Tucci as David Ruskin

My Name Is Earl
Giovanni Ribisi as Ralph Mariano

My Name is Earl
Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Boston Legal
Christian Clemenson as Jerry “Hands” Espenson

ER
Forest Whitaker as Curtis Ames

House
David Morse as Michael Tritter

The Sopranos
Tim Daly as J.T. Dolan

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
John Goodman as Judge Robert Bebe

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
Eli Wallach as Eli Weintraub

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Desperate Housewives
Dixie Carter as Gloria Hodge

Desperate Housewives
Laurie Metcalf as Carolyn Bigsby

30 Rock
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy

Ugly Betty
Judith Light as Claire Meade

Ugly Betty
Salma Hayek as Sofia Reyes

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Grey’s Anatomy
Kate Burton as Ellis Grey

Grey’s Anatomy
Elizabeth Reaser as Jane Doe

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Marcia Gay Harden as Star Morrison


Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Leslie Caron as Lorraine Chalmers

24
Jean Smart as Martha Logan

Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program

79th Annual Academy Awards
Ellen Degeneres, Host

The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert, Host

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart, Host

Late Show With David Letterman
David Letterman, Host

Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Tony Bennett, Performer

Outstanding Comedy Series

Entourage

The Office

30 Rock

Two And A Half Men

Ugly Betty

Outstanding Drama Series

Boston Legal

Grey’s Anatomy

Heroes

House

The Sopranos

Outstanding Miniseries

Broken Trail

Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)

The Starter Wife

Outstanding Made For Television Movie

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

Inside The Twin Towers

Longford

The Ron Clark Story

Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report • Comedy Central

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Late Night With Conan O’Brien

Late Show With David Letterman

Real Time With Bill Maher

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special

The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration Of The Performing Arts

Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

A Tribute To James Taylor (Great Performances)

Wanda Sykes: Sick And Tired

Outstanding Nonfiction Series

American Masters

Biography

Deadliest Catch

Inside The Actors Studio

Planet Earth

Outstanding Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow

Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan

Extreme Makeover Home Edition

Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List

Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Project Runway

Top Chef

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Extras • Daniel Radcliffe

The Office • Gay Witch Hunt

The Office • The Negotiation

30 Rock • Tracy Does Conan

30 Rock • Jack-Tor

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Battlestar Galactica • Occupation/Precipice

Lost • Through The Looking

The Sopranos • Kennedy And Heidi

The Sopranos • The Second Coming

The Sopranos • Made In America

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program

The Colbert Report

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Late Night With Conan O’Brien

Late Show With David Letterman

Real Time With Bill Maher

Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

Broken Trail

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre)

Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)

The Starter Wife

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