"Damages," "Mad Men" make history with best-drama Emmy nominations
Published 11:33 pm Thursday, July 17, 2008
HOLLYWOOD — FX’s “Damages” and AMC’s “Mad Men” made history Thursday when they became the first basic-cable series to earn Emmy nominations for best drama.
“Mad Men,” a stylish period drama about the advertising world of the 1960s, earned 16 nominations for the 60th annual Emmy Awards, including one for breakout star Jon Hamm for lead actor. The legal drama “Damages” garnered seven, including a best actress nod for star Glenn Close.
Joining them in the dramatic series category are “Lost,” “Boston Legal,” “Dexter” and “House.” “Lost’s” nomination was a comeback of sorts for the ABC show, which hadn’t been nominated in this category for its past two seasons. With “Dexter,” Showtime breaks into the best drama group for the first time. In the comedy category, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Entourage,” “The Office,” “30 Rock” and “Two and a Half Men” earned nominations.
HBO continued its domination, with 85 nominations — 23 of those going to its lavish miniseries about the second U.S. president, “John Adams.”
Second to HBO among the networks and cable channels, ABC earned 76 nominations, with “Pushing Daisies” garnering 12 and reality-TV show “Dancing With the Stars” waltzing away with eight.
And thanks to “Mad Men,” AMC managed to walk away with 20 nominations — a record for the cable channel.
Notably missing from the list of drama nominees were “Grey’s Anatomy” and critical favorite “The Wire” in its last year of eligibility. “Ugly Betty” and “Pushing Daisies” were passed over for best comedy series.
Kyra Sedgwick, nominated for best actress in a drama for her role in “The Closer,” cheered after picking up her third Emmy nomination. “Every single woman up for lead actress is over 35,” she said. “The myth that we can’t get good work after a certain age is gone.”
The Emmys are to air Sept. 21.
Nominees in major categories:
Drama Series: “Boston Legal,” ABC; “Damages,” FX; “Dexter,” Showtime; “House,” Fox; “Lost,” ABC; “Mad Men,” AMC.
Comedy Series: “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” HBO; “Entourage,” HBO; “The Office,” NBC; “30 Rock,” NBC; “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.
Miniseries: “The Andromeda Strain,” A&E; “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS; “John Adams,” HBO; “Tin Man,” Sci Fi Channel.
Made-for-TV 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.
Actor, Drama Series: James Spader, “Boston Legal,” ABC; Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC; Michael C. Hall, “Dexter,” Showtime; Hugh Laurie, “House,” Fox; Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment,” HBO; Jon Hamm, “Mad Men,” AMC.
Actress, Drama Series: Sally Field, “Brothers &Sisters,” ABC; Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer,” TNT; Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX; Mariska Hargitay, “Law &Order: Special Victims Unit,” NBC; Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace,” TNT.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: William Shatner, “Boston Legal,” ABC; Ted Danson, “Damages,” FX; Zeljko Ivanek, “Damages,” FX; Michael Emerson, “Lost,” ABC; John Slattery, “Mad Men,” AMC.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Candice Bergen, “Boston Legal,” ABC; Rachel Griffiths, “Brothers &Sisters,” ABC; Chandra Wilson, “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC; Sandra Oh, “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC; Dianne Wiest, “In Treatment,” HBO.
Actor, Comedy Series: Tony Shalhoub, “Monk,” USA; Steve Carell, “The Office,” NBC; Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC; Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock,” NBC; Charlie Sheen, “Two and a Half Men, CBS.
Actress, Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” CBS; Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?,” ABC; Tina Fey, “30 Rock,” NBC; America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty,” ABC; Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds,” Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jeremy Piven, “Entourage,” HBO; Kevin Dillon, “Entourage,” HBO; Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS; Rainn Wilson, “The Office,” NBC; Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC; Jean Smart, “Samantha Who?,” ABC; Amy Poehler, “Saturday Night Live,” NBC; Holland Taylor, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS; Vanessa Williams, “Ugly Betty,” ABC.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Ralph Fiennes, “Bernard and Doris,” HBO; Ricky Gervais, “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale,” HBO; Paul Giamatti, “John Adams,” HBO; Kevin Spacey, “Recount,” HBO; Tom Wilkinson, “Recount,” HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Catherine Keener, “An American Crime,” Showtime; Susan Sarandon, “Bernard and Doris,” HBO; Judi Dench, “Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS; Laura Linney, “John Adams,” HBO; Phylicia Rashad, “A Raisin in the Sun,” ABC.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: David Morse, “John Adams,” HBO; Stephen Dillane, “John Adams,” HBO; Tom Wilkinson, “John Adams,” HBO; Denis Leary, “Recount,” HBO; Bob Balaban, “Recount,” HBO.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Eileen Atkins, “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS; Ashley Jensen, “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale,” HBO; Alfre Woodard, “Pictures of Hollis Woods” (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation), CBS; Audra McDonald, “A Raisin in the Sun,” ABC; Laura Dern, “Recount,” HBO.
For a full list of nominees, go to http://www.emmys.tv.
