The Emmy nominations have been announced and, much to my pleasure, Desperate Housewives was pretty much shut out, except for a nod to Alfre Woodard for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy. Since DH is one of the most overrated shows on television, this doesn’t bother me much. Here are the nominations:

Outstanding Reality Show (Competition)
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Survivor

Outstanding Reality Show
Antiques Roadshow
The Dog Whisperer
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Penn & Teller: Bullshit

Outstanding Drama Series
Grey’s Anatomy
House
The Sopranos
24
The West Wing

Outstanding Comedy Series
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Office
Scrubs
Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
Blythe Danner, Huff
Jean Smart, 24

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Cheryl Hines, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Alfre Woodard, Desperate Housewives
Jaime Pressley, My Name is Earl
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Oliver Platt, Huff
Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos
Gregory Itzin, 24
Alan Alda, The West Wing

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Will Arnett, Arrested Development
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Bryan Cranston, Malcolm in the Middle
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Sean Hayes, Will & Grace

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Geena Davis, Commander In Chief
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Frances Conroy, Six Feet Under
Allison Janney, The West Wing

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Jane Kaczmarek, Malcolm in the Middle
Julia-Louis Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Stockard Channing, Out of Practice
Debra Messing, Will & Grace

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Christopher Meloni, Law & Order: SVU
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
Peter Krause, Six Feet Under
Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Martin Sheen, The West Wing

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Kevin James, The King of Queens
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

I’m pulling for Project Runway and Christopher Meloni. Beyond that, the Emmys don’t interest me all that much.