What a ride that was… It’s the first time I caught the announcement of the Emmy nominations on live streaming; and it was great… Mostly because the nominations, despite being predictable on some occasions, actually served up some surprises. The most surprising to me, but nevertheless satisfying, were the nods for both Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton of Friday Night Lights! (Did my previous post give them good vibes or something?) After being snubbed for nods ever since the show began, my favorite TV couple Eric and Tami Taylor finally get recognized! I was practically screaming with delight!

In addition to that,my favorite new comedy Modern Family got some well-deserved nods… from Outstanding Comedy Series to Outstanding Supporting Actor/Actress for 5 cast members! After being absent for some years, Lost also reappeared with nods for the show, Matthew Fox, Terry O’Quinn and Michael Emerson. Glee, as expected, also got a number of nominations: one for Outstanding Comedy Series, with Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Chris Colfer (wow!) and Jane Lynch all getting acting nominations of their own for their respective roles in the breakout show. In the Outstanding Variety category, a glaring observation upon the announcements would have to be the absence of one Jay Leno and the nomination for one Conan “Coco” O’Brien. Woot woot!

The usual nominees also made the list, a number of which I’m still happy about: Michael C. Hall, Neil Patrick Harris, Jon Hamm, Tina Fey and True Blood to name a few. I’m also happy about the nods for Christina Hendricks and Jim Parsons, among others… Anyway, here’s the list:

Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Glee • FOX
Modern Family • ABC
Nurse Jackie • Showtime
The Office • NBC
30 Rock • NBC

Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad • AMC
Dexter • Showtime
The Good Wife • CBS
Lost • ABC
Mad Men • AMC
True Blood • HBO

Outstanding Miniseries
The Pacific • HBO
Return To Cranford (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Made For Television Movie
Endgame (Masterpiece) • PBS
Georgia O’Keeffe • Lifetime
Moonshot • HISTORY
The Special Relationship • HBO
Temple Grandin • HBO
You Don’t Know Jack • HBO

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO
Saturday Night Live • NBC
The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien • NBC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Michael Gambon as Mr. Woodhouse, Emma (Masterpiece)
Patrick Stewart as Ghost / Claudius, Hamlet (Great Performances)
Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Buxton, Return To Cranford (Masterpiece)
David Strathairn as Dr. Carlock, Temple Grandin
John Goodman as Neal Nicol, You Don’t Know Jack

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

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Beau Bridges, THE CLOSER
Ted Danson, DAMAGES
John Lithgow, DEXTER
Alan Cumming, THE GOOD WIFE
Dylan Baker, THE GOOD WIFE
Robert Morse, MAD MEN
Gregory Itzin, 24

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Mary Kay Place, BIG LOVE
Sissy Spacek, BIG LOVE
Shirley Jones, THE CLEANER
Lily Tomlin, DAMAGES
Ann-Margret, LAW & ORDER: SVU
Elizabeth Mitchell, LOST

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Mike O’Malley, GLEE
Neil Patrick Harris, GLEE
Fred Willard, MODERN FAMILY
Eli Wallach, NURSE JACKIE
Jon Hamm, 30 ROCK
Will Arnett, 30 ROCK

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Baranski, THE BIG BANG THEORY
Kathryn Joosten, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
Kristin Chenoweth, GLEE,
Tina Fey, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Betty White, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Elaine Stritch, 30 ROCK
Jane Lynch, TWO AND A HALF MEN

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon. It will air August 29 on NBC.