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2010 Emmy Nominees

Winners announced on Sunday, August 29 -- and get all the latest TV news in the IMDb TV Blog

Outstanding Comedy Series

WINNER

"Modern Family" (2009)

Other Nominees:

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)

"Glee" (2009)

"Nurse Jackie" (2009)

"The Office" (2005)

"30 Rock" (2006)

Outstanding Drama Series

WINNER

"Mad Men" (2007)

Other Nominees:

"Breaking Bad" (2008)

"Dexter" (2006)

"The Good Wife" (2009)

"Lost" (2004)

"True Blood" (2008)

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

WINNER

Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Other Nominees:

Endgame (2009/I)

Georgia O'Keeffe (2009) (TV)

Moonshot (2009) (TV)

The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Outstanding Miniseries

WINNER

"The Pacific" (2010)

Other Nominees:

"Cranford" (2007)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER

Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Other Nominees:

Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)

Larry David for "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)

Matthew Morrison for "Glee" (2009)

Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER

Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Other Nominees:

Kyle Chandler for "Friday Night Lights" (2006)

Matthew Fox for "Lost" (2004)

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Hugh Laurie for "House M.D." (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

WINNER

Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Other Nominees:

Jeff Bridges for A Dog Year (2009)

Ian McKellen for "The Prisoner" (2009)

Dennis Quaid for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Michael Sheen for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER

Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)

Other Nominees:

Toni Collette for "United States of Tara" (2009)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (2006)

Lea Michele for "Glee" (2009)

Amy Poehler for "Parks and Recreation" (2009)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Other Nominees:

Connie Britton for "Friday Night Lights" (2006)

Glenn Close for "Damages" (2007)

Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)

January Jones for "Mad Men" (2007)

Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

WINNER

Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Other Nominees:

Joan Allen for Georgia O'Keeffe (2009) (TV)

Hope Davis for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Judi Dench for "Cranford" (2007)

Maggie Smith for Capturing Mary (2007) (TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER

Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family" (2009)

Other Nominees:

Ty Burrell for "Modern Family" (2009)

Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)

Jon Cryer for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)

Jesse Tyler Ferguson for "Modern Family" (2009)

Neil Patrick Harris for "How I Met Your Mother" (2005)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER

Aaron Paul for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Other Nominees:

Andre Braugher for "Men of a Certain Age" (2009)

Michael Emerson for "Lost" (2004)

Terry O'Quinn for "Lost" (2004)

Martin Short for "Damages" (2007)

John Slattery for "Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

WINNER

David Strathairn for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Other Nominees:

Michael Gambon for "Emma" (2009)

John Goodman for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Jonathan Pryce for "Cranford" (2007)

Patrick Stewart for Hamlet (2009) (TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER

Jane Lynch for "Glee" (2009)

Other Nominees:

Julie Bowen for "Modern Family" (2009)

Jane Krakowski for "30 Rock" (2006)

Holland Taylor for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)

Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)

Kristen Wiig for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER

Archie Panjabi for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Other Nominees:

Christine Baranski for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Rose Byrne for "Damages" (2007)

Sharon Gless for "Burn Notice" (2007)

Christina Hendricks for "Mad Men" (2007)

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

WINNER

Julia Ormond for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Other Nominees:

Kathy Bates for "Alice" (2009)

Catherine O'Hara for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Susan Sarandon for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Brenda Vaccaro for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

WINNER

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (1996)

Other Nominees:

"The Colbert Report" (2005)

"Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)

"Saturday Night Live" (1975)

"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" (2009)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

WINNER

"Top Chef" (2006)

Other Nominees:

"The Amazing Race" (2001)

"American Idol" (2002)

"Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)

"Project Runway" (2004)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

WINNER

"Glee" (2009): Ryan Murphy("Pilot - Director's Cut")

Other Nominees:

"Glee" (2009): Paris Barclay("Wheels")

"Modern Family" (2009): Jason Winer("Pilot")

"Nurse Jackie" (2009): Allen Coulter("Pilot")

"30 Rock" (2006): Don Scardino("I Do I Do")

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

WINNER

"Dexter" (2006): Steve Shill("The Getaway")

Other Nominees:

"Breaking Bad" (2008): Michelle MacLaren("One Minute")

"Lost" (2004): Jack Bender("The End")

"Mad Men" (2007): Lesli Linka Glatter("Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency")

"Treme" (2010): Agnieszka Holland("Do You Know What It Means (Pilot)")

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

WINNER

Temple Grandin (2010) (TV): Mick Jackson

Other Nominees:

Georgia O'Keeffe (2009) (TV): Bob Balaban

"The Pacific" (2010): David Nutter, Jeremy Podeswa("Part Eight")

"The Pacific" (2010): ("Part Nine")

You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV): Barry Levinson

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

WINNER

"Modern Family" (2009): Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd("Pilot")

Other Nominees:

"Glee" (2009): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan("Pilot - Director's Cut")

"The Office" (2005): Greg Daniels, Mindy Kaling("Niagara")

"30 Rock" (2006): Tina Fey, Kay Cannon("Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter")

"30 Rock" (2006): Matt Hubbard("Anna Howard Shaw Day")

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

WINNER

"Mad Men" (2007): Matthew Weiner, Erin Levy("Shut The Door. Have A Seat.")

Other Nominees:

"Friday Night Lights" (2006): Rolin Jones("The Son")

"The Good Wife" (2009): Michelle King, Robert King("Pilot")

"Lost" (2004): Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse("The End")

"Mad Men" (2007): Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner("Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency")

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

WINNER

You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV): Adam Mazer

Other Nominees:

"The Pacific" (2010): Bruce C. McKenna, Robert Schenkkan("Part Ten")

"The Pacific" (2010): Robert Schenkkan, Michelle Ashford("Part Eight")

The Special Relationship (2010) (TV): Peter Morgan

Temple Grandin (2010) (TV): Christopher Monger, Merritt Johnson

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality - Competition Program (Previously Announced)

WINNER

Jeff Probst for "Survivor" (2000)

Other Nominees:

Tom Bergeron for "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)

Phil Keoghan for "The Amazing Race" (2001)

Heidi Klum for "Project Runway" (2004)

Ryan Seacrest for "American Idol" (2002)

Outstanding Reality Program (Previously Announced)

WINNER

"Food Revolution" (2010)

Other Nominees:

"Antiques Roadshow" (1997)

"Dirty Jobs" (2005)

"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (2005)

"MythBusters" (2003)

"Undercover Boss" (2010)