2008 Emmy Nominees
"Mad Men" and "Damages" made Emmy history as the first basic cable show to be nominated for best series. The top multiple nominee was "John Adams" with a whopping 23 nods.
Outstanding Comedy Series
• "Curb Your Enthusiasm" • HBO
• "Entourage" • HBO
• "The Office" • NBC
• "30 Rock" • NBC
• "Two And A Half Men" • CBS
Outstanding Drama Series
• "Boston Legal" • ABC
• "Damages" • FX Networks
• "Dexter" • Showtime
• "House" • FOX
• "Lost" • ABC
• "Mad Men" • AMC
Outstanding Miniseries
• "The Andromeda Strain" • A&E
• "Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) " • PBS
• "John Adams" • HBO
• "Tin Man" • Sci Fi Channel
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
• "Monk" • USA
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk
• "The Office" • NBC
Steve Carell as Michael Scott
• "Pushing Daisies" • ABC
Lee Pace as Ned
• "30 Rock" • NBC
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
• "Two And A Half Men" • CBS
Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
• "Boston Legal" • ABC
James Spader as Alan Shore
• "Breaking Bad" • AMC
Bryan Cranston as Walt White
• "Dexter" • Showtime
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
• "House" • FOX
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
• "In Treatment" • HBO
Gabriel Byrne as Paul
• "Mad Men" • AMC
Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
• "Bernard And Doris" • HBO
Ralph Fiennes as Bernard Lafferty
• "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" • HBO
Ricky Gervais as Andy Millman
• "John Adams" • HBO
Paul Giamatti as John Adams
• "Recount" • HBO
Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain
• "Recount" • HBO
Tom Wilkinson as James Baker
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
• "The New Adventures Of Old Christine" • CBS
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell
• "Samantha Who? " • ABC
Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly
• "30 Rock" • NBC
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
• "Ugly Betty" • ABC
America Ferrera as Betty Suarez
• "Weeds" • Showtime
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
• "Brothers & Sisters" • ABC
Sally Field as Nora Holden-Walker
• "The Closer" • TNT
Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson
• "Damages" • FX Networks
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" • NBC
Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson
• "Saving Grace" • TNT
Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
• "An American Crime" • Showtime
Catherine Keener as Gertrude Baniszewski
• "Bernard And Doris" • HBO
Susan Sarandon as Doris Duke
• "Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) " • PBS
Dame Judi Dench as Miss Matty Jenkyns
• "John Adams" • HBO
Laura Linney as Abigail Adams
• "A Raisin In The Sun" • ABC
Phylicia Rashad as Lena Younger
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
• "Entourage" • HBO
Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold
• "Entourage" • HBO
Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama
• "How I Met Your Mother" • CBS
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
• "The Office" • NBC
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute
• "Two And A Half Men" • CBS
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
• "Boston Legal" • ABC
William Shatner as Denny Crane
• "Damages" • FX Networks
Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher
• "Damages" • FX Networks
Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske
• "Lost" • ABC
Michael Emerson as Ben
• "Mad Men" • AMC
John Slattery as Roger Sterling
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
• "John Adams" • HBO
David Morse as George Washington
• "John Adams" • HBO
Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson
• "John Adams" • HBO
Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin
• "Recount" • HBO
Denis Leary as Michael Whouley
• "Recount" • HBO
Bob Balaban as Ben Ginsberg
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
• "Pushing Daisies" • ABC
Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook
• "Samantha Who? " • ABC
Jean Smart as Regina Newly
• "Saturday Night Live" • NBC
Amy Poehler as Performer
• "Two And A Half Men" • CBS
Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper
• "Ugly Betty" • ABC
Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
• "Boston Legal" • ABC
Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt
• "Brothers & Sisters" • ABC
Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Walker-Whedon
• "Grey's Anatomy" • ABC
Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
• "Grey's Anatomy" • ABC
Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang
• "In Treatment" • HBO
Dianne Wiest as Dr. Gina Toll
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
• "Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) " • PBS
Eileen Atkins as Miss Deborah Jenkyns
• "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" • HBO
Ashley Jensen as Maggie Jacobs
• "Pictures Of Hollis Woods (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation) " • CBS
Alfre Woodard as Edna Reilly
• "A Raisin In The Sun" • ABC
Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger
• "Recount" • HBO
Laura Dern as Katherine Harris
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
• "Curb Your Enthusiasm" • HBO
Shelley Berman as Nat David
• "30 Rock" • NBC
Rip Torn as Don Geiss
• "30 Rock "• NBC
Will Arnett as Devin Banks
• "30 Rock" • NBC
Steve Buscemi as Len
• "30 Rock" • NBC
Tim Conway as Bucky Bright
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
• "ER" • NBC
Stanley Tucci as Dr. Kevin Moretti
• "In Treatment" • HBO
Glynn Turman as Alex Sr.
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" • NBC
Robin Williams as Merritt Rook
• "Mad Men" • AMC
Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper
• "Nip/Tuck" • FX Networks
Oliver Platt as Freddie Prune
• "Rescue Me" • FX Networks
Charles Durning as John Gavin, Sr.
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
• "Desperate Housewives" • ABC
Polly Bergen as Stella Wingfield
• "Desperate Housewives" • ABC
Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
• "Monk" • USA
Sarah Silverman as Marci Maven
• "30 Rock" • NBC
Carrie Fisher as Rosemary Howard
• "30 Rock" • NBC
Edie Falco as Celeste "C.C." Cunningham
• "30 Rock" • NBC
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
• "Big Love" • HBO
Ellen Burstyn as Nancy Dutton
• "Grey's Anatomy" • ABC
Diahann Carroll as Jane Burke
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" • NBC
Cynthia Nixon as Janis Donovan
• "Medium" • NBC
Anjelica Huston as Cynthia Keener
• "Nip/Tuck" • FX Networks
Sharon Gless as Colleen Rose
Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program
• "80th Annual Academy Awards" • ABC
Jon Stewart, Host
• "The Colbert Report" • Comedy Central
Stephen Colbert, Host
• "Late Show With David Letterman" • CBS
David Letterman, Host
• "Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project" • HBO
Don Rickles, Performer
• "Saturday Night Live" • NBC
Tina Fey, Host/Performer
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
• "American Idol" • FOX
Ryan Seacrest, Host
• "Dancing With The Stars" • ABC
Tom Bergeron, Host
• "Deal Or No Deal" • NBC
Howie Mandel, Host
• "Project Runway" • Bravo
Heidi Klum, Host
• "Survivor" • CBS
Jeff Probst, Host
Outstanding Made For Television Movie
• "Bernard And Doris" • HBO
• "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" • HBO
• "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" • Lifetime
• "A Raisin In The Sun" • ABC
• "Recount" • HBO
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
• "The Colbert Report" • Comedy Central
• "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" • Comedy Central
• "Late Show With David Letterman" • CBS
• "Real Time With Bill Maher" • HBO
• "Saturday Night Live" • NBC
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
• "Bill Maher: The Decider" • HBO
• "George Carlin: It's Bad For Ya! " • HBO
• "James Taylor: One Man Band (Great Performances) " • PBS
• "Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell" • Bravo
• "The Kennedy Center Honors" • CBS
• "Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project" • HBO
Outstanding Children's Program
• "Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show" • HBO
• "Hannah Montana" • Disney Channel
• "High School Musical 2" • Disney Channel
• "Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: The Untouchable Kids Of India" • Nickelodeon
• "The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody" • Disney Channel
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
• "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition" • CBS
• "Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq" • HBO
• "Autism: The Musical" • HBO
• "Pioneers Of Television - Late Night: Johnny, Jack, Steve, And Merv" • PBS
• "The Pixar Story" • Starz
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
• "American Masters" • PBS
• "Biography" • Biography Channel
• "Deadliest Catch" • Discovery Channel
• "Inside The Actors Studio" • Bravo
• "This American Life" • Showtime
Outstanding Reality Program
"Antiques Roadshow" • PBS
• "Dirty Jobs" • Discovery Channel
• "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" • ABC
• "Intervention" • A&E
• "Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List" • Bravo
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
• "The Amazing Race" • CBS
• "American Idol" • FOX
• "Dancing With The Stars" • ABC
• "Project Runway" • Bravo
• "Top Chef" • Bravo
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
• "Flight Of The Conchords • Yoko" • HBO
• "The Office • Dinner Party" • NBC
• "Pushing Daisies • Pie-Lette" • ABC
• "30 Rock • Rosemary's Baby" • NBC
• "30 Rock • Cooter" • NBC
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
• "Battlestar Galactica • Six Of One" • Sci Fi Channel
• "Damages • Pilot "• FX Networks
• "Mad Men • Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot) " • AMC
• "Mad Men • The Wheel" • AMC
• "The Wire • 30" • HBO
Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program
• "The Colbert Report" • Comedy Central
• "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" • Comedy Central
• "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" • NBC
• "Late Show With David Letterman" • CBS
• "Saturday Night Live" • NBC
Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
• "Bernard And Doris" • HBO
• "Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) " • PBS
• "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" • HBO
• "John Adams • Independence" • HBO
• "Recount" • HBO
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