And the Emmy Nominations Go to…

First of all, I love that Chandra Wilson announced the Emmy Awards nominations this morning.

Love it, love her. And love that she’s a double-nominee (for her supporting work on Grey’s Anatomy and for her leading work in a miniseries) this year.

Now, on to the business at hand.

The nominations aren’t online just yet, but off the top of my head:

• Wow, there’s a lot more nominees this year, which makes room for Best Actress in a Comedy nominee Sarah frakkin’ Silverman.


• 24 was shut out of Best Drama, but not Lost. Yay. But where are the Island dwellers in the acting categories?


• Totally so heart that Gabriel Byrne (pictured at right) was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama for HBO’s In Treatment, my new TV addiction.


• No Ugly Betty in the major categories. Also, there is something worth nominating on The CW, and her name is Leighton Meester.


• Co-announcer Jim Parsons, from The Big Bang Theory, is kinda cute.

The awards show, which will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sept. 20.

Photo: EW.com.

Update: Click here for a complete list of nominees, which includes Jennifer Aniston (for her guest turn on 30 Rock); Justin Timberlake (for his SNL guest-hosting and for co-writting the digital short “Motherlover”); and 30 Rock’s supporting boys and girl, Tracy Morgan and Jack McBrayer and Jane Krakowski.