Thursday June 26, 2008 11:47 pm
Emmy Finalists for Best Series
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, Entourage, Family Guy, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, The Office, News,
For the first time, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled its list of remaining contenders for the top two Emmy categories: Best Comedy Series and Best Drama Series.
The groups of ten will eventually be whittled down to five after a set of Blue Ribbon panel screenings. Those final names - along with the rest of the nominees - will be revealed early on Thursday, July 17. The ceremony for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards will then be held on September 21 on ABC.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Entourage
- Family Guy (this is the first potential Best Series nomination for an animated program)
- Flight of the Conchords
- The Office
- Pushing Daisies
- 30 Rock (last year’s winner)
- Two and a Half Men
- Ugly Betty
- Weeds
Notable omission: Desperate Housewives
Top 10 Drama Series Finalists
- Boston Legal
- Damages
- Dexter
- Friday Night Lights
- Grey’s Anatomy
- House
- Lost
- Mad Men
- The Tudors
- The Wire
Notable omission: Heroes
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Comments:
Wow, a majority of the shows that are finalists are fantastic and are shows that I watch and love. 😊 I’ll be cheering for Ugly Betty but for drama, it’s a hard choice, so I won’t cheer for any of the shows and just be happy with whichever show gets it.