"Project Runway" and Emmy nominations

OK. I watched "Project Runway" last night as it started its fifth season on Bravo. I think it's even the final season on Bravo before it moves to another network.

I didn't really make a connection with any of the designers this time. In previous seasons, I found one that I liked immediately and another that I disliked immediately.

This time was a little ho-hum.

I hope it gets better.

I still wish my friend Ralph Wimberley would go on the show. He'd be so good.

I watched the nominations for the 2008 Emmy Awards this morning. I thought Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris were hilarious. They were announcing the major nominees.

When they came to the new category of Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program and they started to name them, Chenoweth said she had a date with Jeff Probst, the host of "Survivor." Harris asked if she had a second date. No, she said. "He's marrying someone else."

When they were announcing the nominees of Outstanding Reality-Competition Show, Chenoweth turned to Harris and said, "We should do this," referring to "The Amazing Race." Harris agreed immediately that they should pair up. For "American Idol," she said she could do that. Yes, she can. She won Tony Awards for "He's a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and "Wicked."

And Chenoweth and Harris found out that they were nominated for being supporting actors in "Pushing Daisies" and "How I Met Your Mother," respectively.

The show with the most nominations is "John Adams" on HBO with 23, followed by NBC's "30 Rock" with 17 nominations and AMC's "Mad Men" with 16.

You can watch the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on ABC on Sept. 21.

Here are the nominees:

Outstanding Drama Series
• Boston Legal
• Damages
• Dexter
• House
• Lost
• Mad Men

Outstanding Comedy Series
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Entourage
• The Office
• 30 Rock
• Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
• James Spader, Boston Legal
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• Hugh Laurie, House
• Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
• Glenn Close, Damages
• Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Holly Hunter, Saving Grace

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
• Tony Shalhoub, Monk
• Steve Carell, The Office
• Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies
• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Charlie Sheen, Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
• Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
• Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
• Ralph Fiennes, Bernard and Doris
• Ricky Gervais, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• Paul Giamatti, John Adams
• Kevin Spacey, Recount
• Tom Wilkinson, Recount

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
• Catherine Keener, An American Crime
• Susan Sarandon, Bernard And Doris
• Judi Dench, Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
• Laura Linney, John Adams
• Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• William Shatner, Boston Legal
• Ted Danson, Damages
• Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
• Michael Emerson, Lost
• John Slattery, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
• Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
• Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
• Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
• Dianne Wiest, In Treatment

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• Jeremy Piven, Entourage
• Kevin Dillon, Entourage
• Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
• Rainn Wilson, The Office
• Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
• Jean Smart, Samantha Who?
• Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
• Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
• Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
• David Morse, John Adams
• Stephen Dillane, John Adams
• Tom Wilkinson, John Adams
• Denis Leary, Recount
• Bob Balaban, Recount

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
• Eileen Atkins, Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
• Ashley Jensen, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• Alfre Woodard, Pictures of Hollis Woods (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation)
• Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun
• Laura Dern, Recount

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
• Stanely Tucci, ER
• Glynn Turman, In Treatment
• Robin Williams, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Robert Morse, Mad Men
• Oliver Platt, Nip/Tuck
• Charles Durning, Rescue Me

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
• Shelley Berman, Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Rip Torn, 30 Rock
• Will Arnett, 30 Rock
• Steve Buscemi, 30 Rock
• Tim Conway, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
• Polly Bergen, Desperate Housewives
• Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
• Sarah Silverman, Monk
• Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock
• Edie Falco, 30 Rock
• Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
• Ellen Burstyn, Big Love
• Dihann Carroll, Grey’s Anatomy
• Cynthia Nixon, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Anjelica Huston, Medium
• Sharon Gless, Nip/Tuck

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
• Jon Stewart, host; 80th Annual Academy Awards
• Stephen Colbert, host; The Colbert Report
• David Letterman, host; Late Show With David Letterman
• Don Rickles, performer; Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
• Tina Fey, host; Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Reality Program
• Antiques Roadshow
• Dirty Jobs
• Extreme Makeover Home Edition
• Intervention
• Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
• The Amazing Race
• American Idol
• Dancing With the Stars
• Project Runway
• Top Chef

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
• Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
• Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
• Howie Mandel, Deal Or No Deal
• Heidi Klum, Project Runway
• Jeff Probst, Survivor

Outstanding Miniseries
• The Andromeda Strain
• Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
• John Adams
• Tin Man

Outstanding Made for Television Movie
• Bernard And Doris
• Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
• A Raisin In The Sun
• Recount

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
• The Colbert Report
• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
• Late Show With David Letterman
• Real Time With Bill Maher
• Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)
• Creature Comforts America
• King of the Hill
• Robot Chicken
• The Simpsons
• SpongeBob SquarePants

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour Or More)
• Blue Harvest (Family Guy)
• Imaginationland (South Park)
• Justice League: The New Frontier

Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series
• How I Met Your Mother
• The New Adventures Of Old Christine

Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
• Dexter
• Heroes
• Mad Men (two nominations: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "Shoot")
• Pushing Daisies
• Ugly Betty

Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Movie
• The Andromeda Strain
• John Adams
• Recount
• Tin Man

Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming
• 80th Annual Academy Awards
• 50th Annual Grammy Award
• Hell’s Kitchen
• MADtv
• 2007 MTV Video Music Awards

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
• Californication
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Pushing Daisies
• 30 Rock
• Ugly Betty

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
• Brothers & Sisters
• Damages
• Friday Night Lights
• Mad Men
• The Tudors

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
• The Bronx Is Burning
• The Company
• Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
• John Adams
• Recount

Outstanding Choreography
• Dancing With the Stars; Routine: Mambo / "Para Los Rumberos"; Choreographer: Julianne Hough
• High School Musical 2; Routines: "What Time Is It?", "Fabulous", "Work This Out", "I Don’t Dance", "You Are the Music In Me", "For One"; Choreographer: Kenny Ortega
• So You Think You Can Dance; Routine: Hummingbird and Flower / “The Chairman’s Waltz”; Choreographer: Wade Robson
• So You Think You Can Dance; Routine: Transformers / “Fuego”; Choreographer: Shane Sparks
• So You Think You Can Dance; Routine: Table / “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”; Choreographer: Mandy Moore

Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series
• According to Jim
• Californication
• In Treatment
• My Name Is Earl
• Scrubs
• 30 Rock

Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series
• Battlestar Galactica
• Breaking Bad
• Dexter
• Lost
• Mad Men
• Rescue Me

Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Movie
• The Andromeda Strain, Part 1
• Bernard And Doris
• The Company
• John Adams, "Don’t Tread on Me"
• John Adams, "Independence"
• Sense & Sensibility (Masterpiece Theatre), Part 1

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming
• Autism: The Musical
• Deadliest Catch
• Ice Road Truckers
• Meerkat Manor
• This American Life

Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
• The Amazing Race
• Carrier
• Project Runway
• Survivor
• Top Chef

Outstanding Commercial
• "Brother of the Bride," Hallmark
• "Carrier Pigeons," FedEx
• "Delivery," Travelers
• "It’s Mine," Coca-Cola
• "Swear Jar," Bud Light

Outstanding Costumes for a Series
• Desperate Housewives
• Mad Men
• Pushing Daisies
• The Tudors
• Ugly Betty

Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
• Bernard and Doris
• Comanche Moon
• Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
• John Adam
• Tin Man

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
• Entourage
• Flight of the Conchords
• The Office, "Money (Parts 1 & 2)"
• The Office, "Goodbye, Toby"
• Pushing Daisies
• 30 Rock

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
• Boston Legal
• Breaking Bad
• Damages
• House
• Mad Men

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
• 80th Annual Academy Awards
• The Colbert Report
• Company (Great Performances)
• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
• Saturday Night Live; Host: Tina Fey

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
• Bernard and Doris
• The Company
• Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• John Adams
• Recount

Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
• The Amazing Race
• Autism: The Musical
• Project Runway
• This American Life
• The War

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
• Battlestar Galactica
• Boston Legal
• Breaking Bad
• Heroes
• Lost
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Single Or Multi-Camera)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• The Office
• Pushing Daisies
• 30 Rock
• Weeds

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
• The Andromeda Strain, Part 1
• Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• John Adams
• Recount
• Tin Man, Part 1

Outstanding Picture Editing of Clip Packages for Talk, Performance, Award or a Reality-Competition Program
• 80th Annual Academy Awards
• American Idol
• Dancing With the Stars
• Jimmy Kimmel Live; "After The Academy Awards (I’m F***ing Ben Affleck)"
• Jimmy Kimmel Live; "5th Year Anniversary Show (I’m F***ing Matt Damon)"

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)
• The AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino
• Company (Great Performances)
• Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow
• Movies Rock
• We Love Ella! A Tribute to the First Lady of Song (Great Performances)

Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
• AFI’s 100 Years...100 Movies—10th Anniversary Edition
• Autism: The Musical
• Deadliest Catch
• This American Life
• The War

Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
• The Amazing Race
• Extreme Makeover Home Edition
• Project Runway
• Survivor
• Top Chef

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
• Desperate Housewives
• Dirty Sexy Money
• Mad Men
• Pushing Daisies
• Tracey Ullman’s State Of The Union
• Ugly Betty

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special
• Dancing With the Stars
• Saturday Night Live; Host: Tina Fey
• Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie
• Bernard and Doris
• Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
• John Adams
• Tin Man

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) For VMC Programming
• 80th Annual Academy Awards
• Dancing With the Stars
• 50th Annual Grammy Awards
• Late Night With Conan O’Brien
• Late Show With David Letterman

Outstanding Main Title Design
• Bernard and Doris
• Chuck
• The Company
• Mad Men
• New Amsterdam

Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Grey’s Anatomy
• Mad Men
• Pushing Daisies
• Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union

Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special (Non-Prosthetic)
• Dancing With the Stars
• MADtv
• So You Think You Can Dance
• Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
• The Andromeda Strain
• Comanche Moon
• John Adams
• Tin Man

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
• Grey’s Anatomy
• John Adams
• Mad Men
• Pushing Daisies
• Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
• Family Guy
• House
• Little People, Big World
• Lost
• Pushing Daisies
• The Simpsons

Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
• Bernard and Doris
• The Company
• John Adams
• Masters of Science Fiction
• Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom’s for One More Day
• Sense & Sensibility (Masterpiece Theatre)

Outstanding Music Direction
• 80th Annual Academy Awards
• Barry Manilow: Songs From the Seventies
• Christmas In Washington
• 50th Annual Grammy Awards
• Movies Rock

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
• Disney Phineas and Ferb, Song: “I Ain’t Got No Rhythm”
• Flight of the Conchords, Song: “The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)”
• Flight of the Conchords, Song: “Inner City Pressure”
• Jimmy Kimmel Live, Song: “I’m F***ing Matt Damon”
• MADtv, Song: “Sad Fitty Cent”

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
• Canterbury’s Law
• Disney Phineas And Ferb
• Kid Nation
• Pirate Master
• Saving Grace

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
• Bill Maher: The Decider
• George Carlin: It’s Bad for Ya!
• James Taylor: One Man Band (Great Performances)
• Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell
• The Kennedy Center Honors
• Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Outstanding Children’s Program
• Classical Baby (I’m Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show
• Hannah Montana
• High School Musical 2
• Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: The Untouchable Kids of India
• The Suite Life Of Zack and Cody

Outstanding Nonfiction Special
• AFI’s 100 Years...100 Movies—10th Anniversary Edition
• Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq
• Autism: The Musical
• Pioneers Of Television—Late Night: Johnny, Jack, Steve, And Merv
• The Pixar Story

Outstanding Nonfiction Series
• American Masters
• Biography
• Deadliest Catch
• Inside the Actors Studio
• This American Life

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
• Oswald’s Ghost (American Experience)
• Walt Whitman (American Experience)
• White Light/Black Rain

Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming
• Intervention
• Life After People
• This American Life
• Walt Whitman (American Experience)
• The War

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• ER
• Lost
• Smallville
• Supernatural

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
• The Andromeda Strain
• Comanche Moon
• John Adams
• Tin Man

Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
• Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq
• The Amazing Race
• American Masters, Les Paul: Chasing Sound
• Autism: The Musical
• Life After People
• The War

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Or Drama Series (One-Hour)
• Battlestar Galactica
• Boston Legal
• Burn Notice
• Dexter
• Lost

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie
• The Andromeda Strain, Part 1
• Comanche Moon, Part 2
• John Adams, "Join Or Die"
• John Adams, "Don’t Tread On Me"
• Tin Man, Part 1

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
• Entourage
• The Office
• 30 Rock
• Two and a Half Men
• Weeds

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety, Music Series or a Special
• 80th Annual Academy Awards
• American Idol
• 50th Annual Grammy Awards
• Late Night With Conan O’Brien
• Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
• The Amazing Race
• American Masters
• Deadliest Catch
• The War

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series
• Battlestar Galactica
• Heroes
• Human Body: Pushing The Limits
• Jericho
• Stargate Atlantis
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
• Comanche Moon, Part 1
• The Company, Part 2
• John Adams, "Join Or Die"
• Life After People
• Tin Man, Part 1

Outstanding Stunt Coordination
• Chuck
• Criminal Minds
• CSI: NY
• NCIS
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series
• Dancing With the Stars
• Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Late Night With Conan O’Brien
• Late Show With David Letterman
• 80th Annual Academy Awards
• American Idol, "Idol Gives Back"
• 50th Annual Grammy Awards
• Hansel and Gretel (Great Performances At The Met)
• Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/Loveshow

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
• Flight of the Conchords, "Yoko"
• The Office, "Dinner Party"
• Pushing Daisies, "Pie-Lette"
• 30 Rock, "Rosemary’s Baby"
• 30 Rock, "Cooter"

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
• Battlestar Galactica, "Six Of One"
• Damages, "Pilot"
• Mad Men, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
• Mad Men, "The Wheel"
• The Wire, "30"

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
• The Colbert Report
• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
• Late Night With Conan O’Brien
• Late Show With David Letterman
• Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
• Bernard and Doris
• Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
• Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• John Adams
• Recount

Outstanding Special Class—Not Exclusively Made for Television
Variety, Music, Comedy Event Programs
• Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago (Great Performances)

Outstanding Special Class—Classical Music/Dance Programs
• New York City Opera: Madama Butterfly (Live From Lincoln Center)

Outstanding Special Class—Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
• Battlestar Galactica
• Friday Night Lights: Spotlight on Austin
• Lost: Missing Pieces
• Sarah Silverman Program Nugget
• 30 Rock: Kenneth The Web Page

Outstanding Special Class—Short-Format Animated Programs
• Camp Lazlo
• Chowder

Outstanding Special Class—Short-Format Nonfiction Programs
• Deadliest Catch: The Real Dutch
• Great Moments From The Campaign Trail
• Jay Leno’s Garage

Outstanding Special Class Program—Awards Programs
• 80th Annual Academy Awards
• The 61st Annual Tony Awards