Admittedly I don’t watch the Emmys very often.  While I have my TV shows that I love, for some reason I just don’t watch.

This year I may have to change that as many of the shows I truly love - Mad Men, Lost, Damages, 30 Rock,  this season of SNL - are nominated (be sure to click on the links to read some TakePart pieces on the nominees).  Below are the nominations for the major categories.  And for fun I’ve went ahead and put a * next to who I want to win.  It doesn’t hurt to hope!

Outstanding Drama Series: (I’m going to cheat and pick 3!)
Big Love • HBO •
Breaking Bad • AMC
*Damages • FX Networks
Dexter • Showtime
House • FOX
*Lost • ABC
*Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Comedy Series:
*30 Rock • NBC •
Entourage • HBO •
Family Guy • FOX
Flight Of The Conchords • HBO
How I Met Your Mother • CBS
The Office • NBC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Bryan Cranston, as Walter White, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, as Dexter Morgan, Dexter
Hugh Laurie, as Dr. Gregory House, House
Gabriel Byrne, as Paul, In Treatment
*Jon Hamm, as Don Draper, Mad Men
Simon Baker, as Patrick Jane, The Mentalist

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
*Alec Baldwin, as Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock
Jemaine Clement, as Jemaine, Flight of the Conchords
Tony Shalhoub, as Adrian Monk, Monk
Jim Parsons, as Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
Steve Carell, as Michael Scott, The Office
Charlie Sheen, as Charlie Harper, Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sally Field, as Nora Walker, Brothers and Sisters
*Glenn Close, as Patty Hewes, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, as Detective Olivia Benson, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elisabeth Moss, as Peggy Olson, Mad Men
Holly Hunter, as Grace Hanadarko, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick, as Brenda Leigh Johnson, The Closer

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
*Tina Fey, as Liz Lemon, 30 Rock
Christina Applegate, as Samantha Newly, Samantha Who?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as Christine, The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Sarah Silverman, as Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
Toni Collette, as Tara Gregson, United States Of Tara
Mary-Louise Parker, as Nancy Botwin, Weeds

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
William Shatner, as Denny Crane, Boston Legal
Christian Clemenson, as Jerry Espenson, Boston Legal
Aaron Paul, as Jesse Pinkman, Breaking Bad
*William Hurt, as Daniel Purcell, Damages
*Michael Emerson, as Ben Linus, Lost
John Slattery, as Roger Sterling, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Tracy Morgan, as Tracy Jordan, 30 Rock
*Jack McBrayer, as Kenneth Parcell, 30 Rock
Kevin Dillon, as Johnny Drama, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, as Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, as Dwight Schrute, The Office
Jon Cryer, as Alan Harper, Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Cherry Jones, as President Allison Taylor, 24
*Rose Byrne, as Ellen Parsons, Damages
Sandra Oh, as Dr. Christina Yang, Grey’s Anatomy
Chandra Wilson, as Dr. Miranda Bailey, Grey’s Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, as Gina, In Treatment
Hope Davis, as Mia, In Treatment

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Jane Krakowski, as Jenna Maroney, 30 Rock
Kristin Chenoweth, as Olive Snook, Pushing Dasies
Amy Poehler, as Various Characters, Saturday Night Live
*Kristin Wiig, as Various Characters, Saturday Night Live
Vanessa Williams, as Wilhelmina Slater, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, as Celia Hodes, Weeds

Outstanding Made for Television Movie:
*Coco Chanel • Lifetime (I haven’t seen this but I love Chanel and Lifetime)
Grey Gardens • HBO
Into The Storm • HBO
Prayers For Bobby • Lifetime
Taking Chance • HBO

Outstanding Non-fiction Series:
American Experience • PBS
*American Masters • PBS
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations • Travel Channel
Biography • BIO
Deadliest Catch • Discovery Channel
This American Life • Showtime

*photo by Aaron Escobarâ„¢ (CC)