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Carell, Baldwin top Emmy's comedy actor shortlist

By Tim Surette - TV.com
July 3, 2008 at 01:55:00 PM | more stories by this author

Daisies' Pace joins Duchovny, Shalhoub, Sheen for Emmy nomination finalists; Britney "snubbed" from guest spot honors.

With the Emmy shortlists for Drama and Comedy Series, Lead Comedy Actress, and Lead Drama Actor and ctress categories already leaked out to the world, only one major list remained to be unearthed--the funnymen.

That hole was plugged late yesterday, as a partial shortlist of the potential nominees for Lead Comedy Actor was revealed by The Los Angeles Times, based on information from sources. The paper dug up seven of the 10 nominee nominees, and aside from a few new faces, it's the usual suspects.

Shalhoub dominates!

Shalhoub dominates!

The Office's Steve Carell, 30 Rock's Alec Baldwin, Monk's Tony Shalhoub, and Two and a Half Men's Charlie Sheen, all of whom were nominated in the category last year, have a chance for back-to-back nominations.

Joining those juggernauts is Lee Pace from freshman series Pushing Daisies, four-time Emmy nominee David Duchovny from Californication, and Larry David of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

As for the three "missing" candidates, the paper (with good reason) speculates that both stars of The Flight of the Conchords, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons, My Name is Earl's Jason Lee, and How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor are among the possibilities.

Jaime Pressly won't be repeating as the Emmy winner for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy; the My Name is Earl starlet did not make the penultimate cut. Instead, the title will be up between Pushing Daisies' Kristin Chenoweth, Two and a Half Men's Conchata Ferrell, The Office's Jenna Fischer, 30 Rock's Jane Krakowski, Ugly Betty's Judith Light, Weeds' Elizabeth Perkins, Saturday Night Live's Amy Poehler, Samantha Who?'s Jean Smart, Two and a Half Men's Holland Taylor, and Ugly Betty's Vanessa Williams.

Rainn Wilson is looking for his first Emmy.

Rainn Wilson is looking for his first Emmy.

Over on the men's side, NBC is getting some good representation with The Office's Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski, and 30 Rock's Tracy Morgan and Jack McBrayer. HBO's Entourage also earned a pair of shortlisters, with Jeremy Piven and Kevin Dillon in the heat. Two and a Half Men's Jon Cryer, Weeds' Justin Kirk, How I Met Your Mother's Neil Patrick Harris, and Back to You's Fred Willard round out the competition.

The shortlists for guest spots were also revealed late yesterday, and Internet superstar Chris Crocker got his wish: Emmy voters left Britney alone. The much-hyped campaign to get Britney Spears an Emmy nomination for her guest stint on How I Met Your Mother has come to an end, as the pop-star-turned-shaved-head-crazy-turned-actress did not make the Emmy shortlist for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

The men's side includes such notables as Peter O' Toole for The Tudors, Robin Williams for Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and Oliver Platt for Nip/Tuck.

A full list of the actors who made the previously mentioned shortlists is below.

The final Emmy nominees are scheduled to be announced on July 17. The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards show will be held September 21 in Los Angeles and broadcast on ABC.

Best Lead Comedy Actor
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
David Duchovny, Californication
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

Supporting Comedy Actress
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men
Jenna Fischer, The Office
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Judith Light, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Jean Smart, Samantha Who?
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Comedy Supporting Actor
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Justin Kirk, Weeds
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
John Krasinski, The Office
Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Fred Willard, Back to You
Rainn Wilson, The Office

Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Keith Carradine, Dexter
Charles Durning, Rescue Me
Danny Glover, Brothers and Sisters
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Peter O'Toole, The Tudors
Oliver Platt, Nip-Tuck
Peter Riegert, Damages
Stanley Tucci, E.R.
Glynn Turman, In Treatment
Robin Williams, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Polly Bergen, Desperate Housewives
Edie Falco, 30 Rock
Vivica A. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Annie Potts, Ugly Betty
Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock
Shirley Knight, Desperate Housewives
Jane Lynch, Two and a Half Men
Amy Ryan, The Office
Sarah Silverman, Monk
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock

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19 Comments

 
vishus1990
Carell should win it.
Posted 07/08/2008 8:40pm
addict666
neil patrick harris should have an emmy and i hope at least one of the actresses from ugly betty make it to the final supporting category list
Posted 07/07/2008 1:34pm
dustyb58
Looks like the voters only had time to watch about five different shows...
Posted 07/07/2008 12:07pm
GavinGibbons
Carell deseverves it
Posted 07/07/2008 9:12am
LAURAMARIE63
Guest Actor/Actress - that's lame.
Posted 07/07/2008 5:50am
PaxPhoenix
Only In Treatment.
Posted 07/06/2008 9:57pm
firefly317
go Pushing Daisies, The Office, 30 Rock, and HIMYM! =]
Posted 07/04/2008 10:45am
steph3099
should be fun i spose...
Posted 07/04/2008 9:36am
VenomRitual
lee pace better win. i liked carelll and baldwin but pushing daisies is just too amazing to ignore.
Posted 07/04/2008 9:30am
kravitzfan12
I'm hoping that either Larry David or Tony Shalhoub wins the Lead Actor (Comedy) Emmy this year. As for Supporting Actor (Comedy) I have to go with Fred Willard. For Supporting Actress (Comedy) I would like to see Judith Light get an Emmy... either her or Holland Taylor. Both of these ladies are comedic legends. For Guest Actress (Comedy) I would have to say Sarah Silvermen. I'm not a huge fan of hers, but she NAILED that role as Monk's obsessive fan!

For Guest Actor (Drama), I would say either Robin Williams, Stanley Tucci or Charles Durning.
Posted 07/04/2008 8:14am
downbeat423
Charlie Sheen
Conchata Ferell
Fred Willard
Robin Williams
Jane Lynch
Posted 07/04/2008 12:16am
iwatchitall
In a perfect world:

1. Steve Carell
2. Liz Perkins
3. Neil Patrick Harris
4. Peter O'Toole
5. Carrie Fisher

I watch waaaay too much TV and so I love all these actors, and because of that, it's really hard to pick one over the other. They're all perfect in their respective roles. Who's kidding who, Kevin Dillon and Jeremy Piven were outstanding!! How the crap can David Duchovny be a "comedy" role??? Don't get me wrong, he was perfect in his role, but "comedy", I don't think so, more like "Outstanding performance in a dramedy" role. Same can probably be said for a lot of others.
Posted 07/03/2008 11:20pm
emma5000
i hope that "pushing daisies" is going to win every emmy it is nominated for.
Posted 07/03/2008 10:26pm
SMGslayer97
Alec Baldwin, Steve Carell, David Duchovny, Lee Pace, Jenna Fischer, Neil Patrick Harris, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson all great noms!
Posted 07/03/2008 6:31pm
Jackson_Holtorp
I'd be happy if any of these people won. lol
Charlie Sheen, Steve Carell, Conchata Ferrell, Jenna Fischer, Holland Taylor, Jon Cryer, Niel Patrick Harris, Tracy Morgan, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, Peter O'Toole, Robin Williams, Amy Ryan.
Posted 07/03/2008 6:15pm
dgranitz2004
My predictions

Lead Actor: Baldwin
Supporting Actress: Perkins, Weeds
Supporting Actor: Jack McBrayer
Guest Actor: Robin Williams. I'll be honest, I don't know a lot of the people in this category but Williams was insane in his SVU episode.
Guest Actress: Falco was amazing, but personally, I think the job that Kathryn Joosten did this season on Desperate Housewives cannot be overlooked. She is such a strong actress for her age and her small role.
Posted 07/03/2008 4:05pm
jansenonline
Though I am a huge fan of both Duchovny and Sheen, the Emmy should, as always, go to the big man: Tony Shaloub, for his performance as the defective detective is yet to be surpassed.
Posted 07/03/2008 4:00pm
jansenonline
Though I am a huge fan of both Duchovny and Sheen, the Emmy should, as always, go to the big man: Tony Shaloub, for his performance as the defective detective is yet to be surpassed.
Posted 07/03/2008 3:59pm

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