Emmy Nominations 2010

This was not intentional, but I happened to be watching the Today show when the nominations were announced, so I thought I'd share my glee (pun intended) with everyone.   First and foremost - Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton were each nominated for Actor/Actress in a Drama series for their exceptional performances as Coach Eric Taylor and his wife Principal Tammi Taylor.  This is the first nominations for the show in a major category (casting isn't a major category).  Hooray - my love for the show is shown here, here, and here.  The other great surprises were all the nominations for Glee, particularly in the supporting and guest categories.  Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, and Kurt's Dad Mike O'Malley were all nominated.  I loved the relationship between Kurt and his dad this season, with all they went through when Kurt came out, and then dealing with Finn's homophobia.  Amazing that they were actually recognized for this work.  Also, Lost was recognized as a Best Drama series for the first time since it's first season, along with a first nomination for Matthew Fox (and Terry O'Quinn and Micheal Emerson, both previous winners) Otherwise, there weren't a lot of surprises, lots of regular nominees, but here's hoping some new people win. 
Here's the list of nominees:

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights

Hugh Laurie - House

Matthew Fox - Lost

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Glenn Close - Damages

Connie Britton - Friday Night Lights

Julianna Marguiles - The Good Wife

Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order SVU

January Jones - Mad Men

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad

Martin Short - Damages

Terry O'Quinn - Lost

Michael Emerson - Lost

John Slattery - Mad Men

Andre Braugher - Men of a Certain Age

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Sharon Gless - Burn Notice

Rose Byrne - Damages

Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife

Christine Baranski - The Good Wife

Christina Hendricks - Mad Men

Elizabeth Moss - Mad Men

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm

Matthew Morrison - Glee

Tony Shaloub - Monk

Steve Carrell - The Office

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Lea Michele - Glee

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures of Old Christine

Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie

Amy Poehler - Parks & Recreation

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Toni Collette - The United States of Tara

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Chris Colfer - Glee

Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother

Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family

Ty Burrell - Modern Family

Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family

Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Jane Lynch - Glee

Julie Bowen - Modern Family

Sofia Vergara - Modern Family

Kristin Wiig - Saturday Night Live

Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock

Holland Taylor - Two and a Half Men

Best Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Glee

Modern Family

Nurse Jackie

The Office

30 Rock

Best Drama Series

Breaking Bad

Dexter

The Good Wife

Lost

Mad Men

True Blood