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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, Fox Television Studios: 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), 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), PBS: Dame 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 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

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, HBO Family
  • 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

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