10 Emmy Nominations You Should Be Psyched About

Yesterday, the nominations were announced for The 2008 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. But rather than combing through all of the nominations yourself, check out this list: The 10 Emmy Nominations You Should Be Psyched About (According to Me).

10. INTERVENTION WAS NOMINATED FOR OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM! Watching an episode of Intervention is like eating a gigantic drama sandwich and then puking it up into a bowl of important life lessons. Truly, no other reality program on television comes even close to the quality of Intervention. Don't get me wrong: I love The Amazing Race as much as anyone. But I think we can all agree that this last Race season was not up to the usual high par. Not to mention, The Amazing Race pretty much always wins this award. And if anyone could use a little self-esteem boost, it's the folks who slave over the production of Intervention. These poor producers have to deal with the wrath of meth heads, coke fiends, angry drunks, heroin addicts, and worst of all, anorexics.

The good news is, the folks at Inty have two chances to walk out with Emmy gold, as they were also nommed for Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming for the episode about Caylee, the pretty young addict who used to sleep with old men for drug money (Ed. Note: You can get paid for doing that??? F*CK!) If only there was an Emmy for Best Interventionist. Ken Seeley would so win that sh*t.


9. The HBO miniseries John Adams got a nom for Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Movie. Will you get a load of those ringlets? Paul Giamatti has never been more radiant.


8. All of the Outstanding Comedy Nominees Except for Two and a Half Men… and Entourage. Sorry guys. I know a lot of you like Entourage, and I am WELL AWARE of how many Two and a Half Men fans are out there. But sadly, these are just two shows I never got into, probably thanks to my lady parts. But oh, the other three comedy noms? 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Office? Now those are three shows my vag can hang with! Wouldn't it be cute if the Emmy was sort of tiny, because of the shorter, Writer's Strike ravaged seasons? Just a tiny lil' lady with a small globe on her head.

After the Jump: Crying Hasselhoff, 30 Rock, Mad Men… you should probably just click ahead.


7. American Idol finally gets recognition for their tear-jerking clip packages. Some people might think American Idol is a singing competition. But I beg to differ. See, I watch this show for the incredibly heartwrenching mini-sodes in between what some people call 'singing'. We get to meet the families of the contestants, get to relive the highlights before they are so brutally sent home, get to see Ryan Seacrest deal with the mentally ill to the sweet tunes of Freiheit's 'Keeping the Dream Alive.' Which is why perhaps no show deserved the 'Outstanding Picture Editing Of Clip Packages' nomination (and hopefully statue) moreso than American Idol.


6. 30 Rock scored 7 out of 11 nominations for Best Guest Appearance on a Comedy. In no particular order, the nominees include: Rip Torn as Don Geiss, Will Arnett as Devin Banks, Steve Buscemi as Len, Tim Conway as Bucky Bright, Carrie Fisher as Rosemary Howard, Edie Falco as Celeste ‘C.C.' Cunningham, and Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy. HTF CAN ONE CHOOSE? If we were forced to, we'd give the gold to Will Arnett (for sure) and Edie Falco, who was above and beyond on the show.


5. The Genius Who Cast The Blacks Get a Nomination for Curb. Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Allison Jones, the casting director for Curb Your Enthusiasm who brough the genius combination of J.B. Smoove and Vivica A. Fox together to live with Larry David. Emmy voters, feel free to watch this video to understand why this woman should win not one, but like… four Emmys.


4. Tom Bergeron FINALLY Gets The Recognition He Deserves. Look. This particular point has very little to do with the fact that I've always had an unexplainable 'thing' for Bergeron ever since the first moment he walked onto that AFV stage with the kind of ease Saget could only dream of. This has to do with charisma, OK? And rewarding that charisma. Which is why I was over the moon to learn that he nabbed a nom for Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality - Competition Program. True, it's for his work on Dancing With The Stars, and not, as it should have been, America's Funniest Home Videos. Sadly, the 'Gay Rhymes With Nafia' (i.e. 'Really Organized Crime' — Will & Grace) is probably going to get Ryan Seacrest's award triple buffed to match his own golden exterior. Stay strong, Bergeron. It will be your one day.

3. That Superbowl Fed Ex Ad with the Giant Pigeons scored a nom nom nom for Best Commercial. If birds or horribly deadly accidents freak you out, don't watch the below video. If giant pigeons are a turn on for you, stop reading this blog, as you're really freaking me out right now.




Pigeons + Helmets = Good Times.


2. Kathy Griffin… TWO TIME NOMINEE. God bless the Academy for having a sense of humor. No matter what sort of Emmys fracas Griffin will likely cause, must like at least year's awards ceremony, they still had the good sense to nominate her this year not once, but twice. Good going, as no one appreciates her Emmy more than Ms. Griffin. If you saw her reaction to Rosie O'Donnell's Emmy desecration, you know she cares. Here's to hoping we get another hilarious acceptance speech. Congrats Kathy!


1. Mad Men Mad Men Mad Men Mad Men. John Hamm John Hamm John Hamm John Hamm. Can these things be repeated enough times? No, no they cannot be. I only recently got into Mad Men, thanks to a tip-off from a friend that the entire first series was available On Demand. I watched all 13 episodes over the course of three nights. And yes, you've probably heard this from every news outlet/person you read and know, but listen: It's the greatest. The look, the feel, the acting, the plot, the smoking, the sex, the writing! It's truly addictive. HBO and Showtime both passed on this show, which was brilliantly picked up by AMC, of all people. So sure, we have to endure commercials and no cursing. But we also get the pleasure of watching Don Draper, the most lovable cad to ever grace our tv screens.

The result? 16 NOMINATIONS. More than any other drama this year.

As for me, I'm off to throw back some 2 PM martaynays in the office while swinging my heels to the cool sounds of Rosemary Clooney.

Tags: Entertainment, 30 Rock, Mad Men, Intervention, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Tom Bergeron, Will Arnett, Edie Falco, J.B. Smoove, Vivica A. Fox, Two and a Half Men, David Hasselhoff, John Adams