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When it comes to reality television I am gonna give my nod to Kathy Griffin and American Idol. I don’t watch all of the shows on the list, but those are two shows that are definitely worth watching.

Antiques Roadshow • PBS •
Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan • National Geographic •
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition • ABC •
Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List • Bravo •
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! • Showtime •

Winner: Kathy Griffin

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

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Due to the amount of awards here, I am just gonna leave the basic picks that I think will win. When it comes to multi-camera cinematography I will give it to According to Jim and for single camera I will say Rome or The Sopranos (probably the latter). I am leaving out the option for Nonfiction programming and Miniseries as I haven’t seen either option, and I am going to do the same for reality shows because I haven’t watched those on the list, either.

For editing in a drama series I will go with Dexter or The Sopranos and for comedy I think Weeds has this one. For Show I will give props to American Idol, which I also choose for reality programming. The other awards I am not going to make guesses on.

Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series

According To Jim • Hoosier Daddy • ABC • George Mooradian, Director of Photography
Rules Of Engagement • Jeff’s Wooby • CBS • Wayne Kennan, ASC, Director of Photography
Two And A Half Men • Release The Dogs • CBS • Steven Silver, Director of Photography

Winner: Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation • Built To Kill, Part 1 • CBS • Michael Slovis, Director of Photography
Deadwood • Catbird Seat • HBO • Joseph E. Gallagher, Director of Photography
Rome • Passover • HBO • Alik Sakharov, ASC, Director of Photography
The Sopranos • Soprano Home Movies • HBO • Phil Abraham, Director of Photography
Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip • Pilot • NBC • Thomas Del Ruth, Director of Photography

Winner: Rome

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Casting Awards for the Emmys

Rather than do a separate list for each one of these I will say that I’m rooting for the shows that I am most likely to watch. For comedy series I have to give it to Weeds though Ugly Betty is a good choice, as well. For Drama I am hoping for The Tudors though Grey’s or Brothers & Sisters wouldn’t be bad choices, either. Finally for the Casting for a Miniseries your guess would be as good as mine because I haven’t seen any of these.

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series

Desperate Housewives • ABC • Junie Lowry Johnson, CSA, Casting By, Scott Genkinger, CSA, Casting By
Entourage • HBO • Sheila Jaffe, Casting Director, Georgianne Walken, Casting Director
30 Rock • NBC • Jennifer McNamara, Casting By
Ugly Betty • ABC • Libby Goldstein, Casting By, Junie Lowry Johnson, CSA, Casting By
Weeds • Showtime • Amy McIntyre Britt, Casting By, Anya Colloff, Casting By

Winner: Ugly Betty

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I like the majority of actors on this list, but there is just one that I am seriously rooting for. This one is actually pretty surprising since I do not watch the show. The actor I am picking is David Morse. I didn’t see the episode of House he was on, but I’ve seen him act in a lot of movies and that’s enough for me.

Boston Legal • ABC • Christian Clemenson as Jerry “Hands” Espenson
ER • NBC • Forest Whitaker as Curtis Ames
House • Fox • David Morse as Michael Tritter
The Sopranos • HBO • Tim Daly as J.T. Dolan
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This is a good race, but we’re looking at a comedy race so I am more familiar with the actors on their own as opposed to who they played in these shows. That being said I will just blindly pick my favorite and go with that. My pick is going to be Giovanni Ribisi.

Entourage • HBO • Martin Landau as Bob Ryan
Extras • HBO • Sir Ian McKellen as Himself
Monk • USA • Stanley Tucci as David Ruskin
My Name Is Earl • NBC • Giovanni Ribisi as Ralph Mariano
My Name is Earl • NBC • Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey

Winner: Stanley Tucci

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I didn’t see any of these so it would be hard to pick one of them. If we are going on classic comedy I am going to give it to Wanda Sykes. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have any idea because I haven’t seen any of the shows.

The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner • Comedy Central •
The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration Of The Performing Arts • CBS •
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed • HBO •
Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC •
A Tribute To James Taylor (Great Performances) • PBS •
Wanda Sykes: Sick And Tired • HBO •

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I didn’t see any of these options listed below. However, there was one I was really looking forward to seeing and that was Life Support with Queen Latifah. If anyone else had played that part with the options that are listed in this nominee list I would give it to someone else. However, I think she has what it takes to win this one. My projected winner for this one is Queen Latifah.

Life Support • HBO • Queen Latifah as Ana
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison
The Robber Bride • Oxygen • Mary-Louise Parker as Zenia Arden
The Starter Wife • USA • Debra Messing as Molly Kagan
What If God Were The Sun • Lifetime • Gena Rowlands as Melissa Eisenbloom

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I didn’t have a chance to see any of these. Apparently I am not too good when it comes to watching mini-series or television movies. For sentimental value I will give it to Inside the Twin Towers though as long as anyone but the Lifetime Movie picks it up I will be satisfied.

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO •
Inside The Twin Towers • Discovery Channel •
Longford • HBO •
The Ron Clark Story • TNT •
Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy • Lifetime •

Winner: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

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I didn’t have a chance to see any of these movies and I am not overly familiar with the actresses either, at least not to my knowledge. That being said I am going to leave this one to you to guess.

Broken Trail • AMC • Greta Scacchi as Nola Johns
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Anna Paquin as Elaine Goodale
Longford • HBO • Samantha Morton as Myra Hindley
The Starter Wife • USA • Judy Davis as Joan McAllister
Tsunami, The Aftermath • HBO • Toni Collette as Kathy Graham

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I didn’t see any of these so it would be hard to pick one of them. If we are going on classic comedy I am going to give it to Wanda Sykes. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have any idea because I haven’t seen any of the shows.

The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner • Comedy Central •
The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration Of The Performing Arts • CBS •
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed • HBO •
Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC •
A Tribute To James Taylor (Great Performances) • PBS •
Wanda Sykes: Sick And Tired • HBO •

Winner: Tony Bennett: An American Classic

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Rather than make picks I will just give you the numerous writing awards and nominees to check out. I am assuming The Sopranos, Ugly Betty, and Bill Maher will get some awards though I am opting out of actual picks for this one.

Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming

American Masters • Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film • PBS • James Sanders, Written By, Ric Burns, Written By
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! • Wal-Mart • Showtime • Penn Jillette, Written By, Teller, Written By, Sheryl Zohn, Written By, Jon Hotchkiss, Written By, Michael Goudeau, Written By, Star Price, Written By, Cliff Schoenberg, Written By, David Weiss, Written By
Planet Earth • Mountains • Discovery Channel • Vanessa Berlowitz, Writer, Gary Parker, Writer
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed • The History Channel • Steven Smith, Writer, David Comtois, Writer, Kevin Burns, Writer
This American Life • God’s Close-Up • Showtime • Nancy Updike, Writer

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There is only one show on this list that nearly everyone in my house watches on a regular basis. My pick for this one is Real Time with Bill Maher.

The Colbert Report • Comedy Central •
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Late Night With Conan O’Brien • NBC •
Late Show With David Letterman • CBS •
Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO •

Winner: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Thoughts: John sauntered up to the stage while waiting for the rest of the crew to get up there. John and cast looked great. He was funny, as to be expected. I was slightly bummed that Bill missed out, but I am glad that Jon Stewart won this one. He thanked everyone and Comedy Central.

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They have a lot of good cartoons on here this time around. I have never seen Robot Chicken so that one’s automatically out when it comes to my projected pick. I already know who everyone wants to win in my house. I love South Park and Sponge Bob, and well The Simpson are older than my son. However, when it comes to the winner, I am rooting for Avatar: The Last Airbender all the way.

Avatar: The Last Airbender • City Of Walls And Secrets • Nickelodeon • Michael Dante DiMartino, Executive Producer, Bryan Konietzko, Executive Producer, Eric Coleman, Executive Producer, Aaron Ehasz, Co-Executive Producer/Head Writer, Tim Hedrick, Written by, Lauren MacMullan, Directed by, Yu Jae Myoung, Animation Director/Timing Director
Robot Chicken • Lust For Puppets • Cartoon Network • Seth Green, Executive Producer/Writer/Directed by,
Matthew Senreich, Executive Producer/Writer, Keith Crofford, Executive Producer, Mike Lazzo, Executive Producer, Corey Campodonico, Producer, Alex Bulkley, Producer, Tom Root, Head Writer, Douglas Goldstein, Head Writer, Hugh Davidson, Writer, Jordan Allen-Dutton, Writer, Mike Fasolo, Writer, Dan Milano, Writer, Erik Weiner, Writer
The Simpsons • The Haw-Hawed Couple • Fox • James L. Brooks, Executive Producer, Matt Groening, Executive Producer, Al Jean, Executive Producer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Executive Producer, Tim Long, Executive Producer, John Frink, Co-Executive Producer, Don Payne, Co-Executive Producer, Dana Gould, Co-Executive Producer, Kevin Curran, Co-Executive Producer, J. Stewart Burns, Co-Executive Producer, Michael Price, Co-Executive Producer, Bill Odenkirk, Co-Executive Producer, Marc Wilmore, Co-Executive Producer, Joel H. Cohen, Co-Executive Producer, Laurie Biernacki, Animation Producer, Rick Polizzi, Animation Producer, Mark Kirkland, Supervising Director, Matthew Faughnan, Assistant Director, Scott Brutz, Animation Timer, Chris Clements, Directed By, Matt Selman, Written by
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When it comes to this one I didn’t see a few of the performances so I can only guess. I am rooting for Jean Smart for her guest role on 24 or Kate Burton who was on Grey’s Anatomy as Ellis Grey. As for who wins, it’s really anyone’s guess since I missed most of these roles.

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • Kate Burton as Ellis Grey
Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • Elizabeth Reaser as Jane Doe
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC • Marcia Gay Harden as Star Morrison
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC • Leslie Caron as Lorraine Delmas
24 • Fox • Jean Smart as Martha Logan

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