Hang On-It's EMMY TIME!

Every time I write about celebrities, my readers increase significantly. I guess this world is just star-obsessed. So, instead of writing something serious today, I am offering all my celeb-obsessed readers a little tidbit that should keep you (and the fashion magazines and entertainment news shows) chatting and critiquing your favorite stars for months:

In case you missed it, the nominations for the 59th annual Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced. The Sopranos got the most nominations, even though it's been "whacked" for next season--they got 15 nominations. More to my liking is the silly but still fun, fashion magazine-satire Ugly Betty, with 11 chances to win big.


The actual awards who will be on September 16th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Of course, there will be lots of red-carpet banter and bloopers. Stay tuned, literally and figuratively:

I honestly don't think I've seen more than a handful of these shows, I'm too busy glued to "The Deadliest Catch" and whatever else is playing on National Geographic or the History Chanel, or the Style Network, but I have just added a brand new bulletin board called "Anything Goes at http://advicesisters.net/simplemachinesforum/index.php?board=8.0 to the Advice Sisters Bulletin Boards/Forums area. I posted the same list of Emmy nominees there, with the suggestion that we take on the role of the Academy members, and vote now for our favorites. Although I seriously doubt the people responsible for the actual voting will look at it, if enough people take two seconds to leave a comment it will make for interesting reading in a few weeks, so please visit: http://advicesisters.net/simplemachinesforum/index.php?board=8.0 and leave your comments and vote for your favorites!

Lead Actress, Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives, ABC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine, CBS
Tina Fey, 30 Rock, NBC
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty, ABC
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds, Showtime

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl, NBC
Jenna Fischer, The Office, NBC
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men, CBS
Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men, CBS
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty, ABC
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds, Showtime

Lead Actress, Drama Series
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters, ABC
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer, TNT
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU, NBC
Patricia Arquette, Medium, NBC
Minnie Driver, The Riches, FX
Edie Falco, The Sopranos, HBO
Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters, ABC
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Aida Turturro, The Sopranos, HBO
Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos, HBO

Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Queen Latifah, Life Support, HBO
Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect: The Final Act, PBS
Mary-Louise Parker, The Robber Bride, Oxygen
Debra Messing, The Starter Wife, USA
Gena Rowlands, What If God Were the Sun, Lifetime

Lead Actor, Comedy Series
Ricky Gervais, Extras, HBO
Tony Shalhoub, Monk, USA
Steve Carell, The Office, NBC
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men, CBS
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon, Entourage, HBO
Jeremy Piven, Entourage, HBO
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother, CBS
Rainn Wilson, The Office, NBC
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men, CBS

Lead Actor, Drama Series
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos, HBO
Hugh Laurie, House, FOX
Denis Leary, Rescue Me, FX
James Spader, Boston Legal, ABC
Kiefer Sutherland, 24, FOX
Supporting Actor, Drama Series
William Shatner, Boston Legal, ABC
T.R. Knight, Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Masi Oka, Heroes, NBC
Michael Emerson, Lost, ABC
Terry O'Quinn, Lost, ABC
Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos, HBO

Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Robert Duvall, Broken Trail, AMC
Tom Selleck, Jesse Stone: Sea Change, CBS
Jim Broadbent, Longford, HBO
William H. Macy, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, TNT
Matthew Perry, The Ron Clark Story, TNT

Drama Series
Boston Legal, ABC
Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Heroes, NBC
House, FOX
The Sopranos, HBO

Comedy Series
Entourage, HBO
The Office, NBC
30 Rock, NBC
Two and a Half Men, CBS
Ugly Betty, ABC