We averaged the ages of the actresses nominated for Emmys versus the actresses nominated for Academy Awards this year (using the ages listed on Wikipedia — we can't get our hands on the birth certificates). Here are the results:

Of the 16 female Emmy nominees for outstanding lead or supporting actress in a dramatic series and outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie the average age = 48.75

Of the 12 female Emmy nominees for outstanding lead or supporting actress in a comedy series the average age = 40.66

Combined average age of women nominated for Emmys in comedic and dramatic roles = 45.28

Of the 10 female Oscar nominees for best actress or supporting actress the average age = 39.50

About 70% of the actresses nominated for an Emmy for a dramatic role were over 40, compared to 40% of the actresses nominated for Academy Awards. A fairly diverse group of women were nominated for Oscars this year, but Meryl Streep was still the only actress over 50 nominated. There were many more Emmy nominees of course, but it seems even women over 50 mainly known as film actors are having an easier time finding juicy roles on TV these days. Sally Field, Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Sigourney Weaver, and Dianne Wiest are all over 50 and were nominated for Emmys this year.

Many of the older actresses nominated were featured in programs on cable, and one of the most notable things about this year's list of nominees is how cable shows dominated network shows in major categories. House and Lost were the only two network shows nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. Plus, AMC's Mad Men was nominated in 16 categories, the most for a dramatic series (though it was second to NBC's 30 Rock, which had 22 nods).

There were still plenty of snubs even among the cable shows. For True Blood and Battlestar Galactica, the tinge of sci-fi disqualified them from the Emmy race. No special consideration was given to shows that aired their final season, such as Boston Legal, ER, The Shield, Pushing Daisies, and once again, Battlestar Galactica [as they'd say on BSG, frak]. According to the comments in our previous nominations post, many of you are also upset that Friday Night Lights was snubbed. Are you saying you don't find the show's lone nomination for Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series satisfying?

Below are the nominations for this year's Emmys. The complete list can be found here.

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight Of The Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
Weeds

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jermaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Steve Carell, The Office
Charlie Sheen, Two And A Half Men

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Hugh Laurie, House
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Simon Baker, The Mentalist

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac (PBS)
Brendan Gleeson, Into The Storm (HBO)
Sir Ian McKellen, King Lear (PBS)
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chances (HBO)
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind (PBS)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
Toni Collette, United States Of Tara
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedfwick, The Closer

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Chandra Wilson, Accidental Friendship (Hallmark Channel)
Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel (Lifetime)
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens (HBO)
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens (HBO)
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers For Bobby (Lifetime)

OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
Coco Chanel
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
Prayers For Bobby
Taking Chance

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
Generation Kill
Little Dorrit

OUTSTANDING REALITY - COMPETITION PROGRAM
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
The Amazing Race
Top Chef

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Dog Whisperer
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List
MythBusters

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two And A Half Men

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
William Hurt, Damages
Michael Emerson, Lost
John Slattery, Mad Men

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Kristin Cheoweth, Pushing Daisies
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Kristin Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Cherry Jones, 24
Rose Byrne, Damages
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Hope Davis, In Treatment

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SEREIS
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

2009 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations [Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences]

Earlier: What Do You Think Of The Women's Roles Nominated For Emmy Awards?
And The Oscar Nomination Goes To...
Mad Men, 30 Rock Lead Emmy Nominations

Male Performance In A Leading Role
• Richard Jenkins, The Visitor (Not on Golden Globes list)
• Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn, Milk
• Brad Pitt, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Lead male actors who were nominated for a Golden Globe but not a SAG Award: Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road), Javier Bardem (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Colin Farrell (In Burges), James Franco (Pineapple Express), Dustin Hoffman (Last Chance Harvey), Brendan Gleeson (In Burges).

Female Performance In A Leading Role
• Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie, Changeling
• Melissa Leo, Frozen River (Not on Golden Globes list)
• Meryl Streep, Doubt
• Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

Lead female actors who were nominated for a Golden Globe but not a SAG Award: Kristin Scott Thomas (I've Loved You So Long, Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky), Frances McDormand (Burn After Reading), Meryl Streep (OK, she was nominated for Doubt but not Mamma Mia!), Emma Thompson (Last Chance Harvey), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona).

Male Performance In A Supporting Role
• Josh Brolin, Milk (Not on Golden Globes list)
• Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
• Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
• Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire (Not on Golden Globes list)

Supporting actors who were nominated for a Golden Globe but not a SAG Award: Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder, Ralph Finnes, The Duchess.

Female Performance In A Supporting Role
• Amy Adams, Doubt
• Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis, Doubt
• Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Not on Golden Globes list)
• Kate Winslet, The Reader

Supporting female actors who were nominated for a Golden Globe but not a SAG Award: Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler).

Cast Performance In A Motion Picture
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• Slumdog Millionaire
• The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

No equivalent category for Golden Globes.

Male Actor In A TV Movie Or Miniseries
• Ralph Finnes, Bernard And Doris
• Paul Giamatti, John Adams
• Kevin Spacey, Recount
• Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption
• Tom Wilkinson, John Adams

Male actors who were nominated for a Golden Globe but not a SAG Award: Tom Wilkinson (Recount), Denis Leary (Recount).

Female Actor In A TV Movie Or Miniseries
• Laura Dern, Recount
• Laura Linney, John Adams
• Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
• Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin In The Sun (Not on Golden Globes list)
• Susan Sarandon, Bernard and Doris

Female actors who were nominated for a Golden Globe but not a SAG Award: Judi Dench (Cranford), Catherine Keener (An American Crime), Eileen Atkins (Cranford).

Male Actor In A Drama Series
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• John Hamm, Mad Men
• Hugh Laurie, House
• William Shatner, Boston Legal (Not on Golden Globes list)
• James Spader, Boston Legal (Not on Golden Globes list)

Male actors who were nominated for a Golden Globe but not a SAG Award: Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment), Blair Underwood (In Treatment)

Female Actor In A Drama Series
• Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
• Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
• Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
• Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men (Not on Golden Globes list)
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Female actors who were nominated for a Golden Globes but not a SAG Award: January Jones (Mad Men).

Male Actor In A Comedy Series
• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Steve Carell, The Office
• David Duchovny, Californication
• Jeremy Piven, Entourage (nominated for a supporting role in Golden Globes)
• Tony Shalhoub, Monk

Male actors who was nominated for a Golden Globe but not a SAG Award: Kevin Connolly (Entourage), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother).

Female Actor In A Comedy Series
• Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
• America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
• Tracey Ullman, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (Not on Golden Globes list)

Female actors who were nominated for a Golden Globe but not a SAG Award: Debra Messing (The Starter Wife).

Ensemble in a Drama Series
• Boston Legal
• Dexter
• House
• Mad Men
• The Closer

No equivalent category for the Golden Globes.

Ensemble in a Comedy Series
• 30 Rock
• Desperate Housewives
• Entourage
• The Office
• Weeds

No equivalent category for the Golden Globes.

'Doubt' Leads SAG Awards Race [Variety]

Previously: 2009 Golden Globes: Good Year For Jokers, Midnight Tokers

Best Actress (Drama)

• Angelina Jolie, Changeling: First of all, any movie that includes a hysterical woman screaming "I want my son back!" as the emotional climax of the trailer is treading heavily on "victim" territory. And, what do you know, Jolie's character is the biggest, most stereotypical victim on the list of female nominees.
• Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married: Our own Hortense thinks Hathaway's character is pretty victim-y, but we think she is mostly just a manipulative, angst-filled addict. What do you think?
• Meryl Streep, Doubt: Has this movie even come out yet? Streep's character doesn't seem like a victim at all from the trailers, most likely Streep plays a shrew in this film.
• Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long: What is this movie? Oh, it's French. Well, judging from the plot synopsis it doesn't look like Scott Thomas's character fits into any of our usual stereotypes. What do people who have seen the film think?
• Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road: Again, has this movie come out yet? We're going to withhold judgment until we see it.

Best Actress (Comedy)

• Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky: We are going to say there were none of the regular female stereotypes in this film. Hawkins's character was just too damn likable.
• Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading: Again, McDormand doesn't play any of our regular stereotypes in this funny film. We're liking how this list is shaping up!
• Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!: We have only seen the musical (don't ask) and Streep's character definitely wasn't a hooker, victim or doormat on the stage, so we assume it is the same on film.
• Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey: This film hasn't come out yet — reserving judgment.
• Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Hall's character wasn't any of our normal stereotypes. Hurray for women in comedies this year!

Supporting Actress
• Amy Adams, Doubt: In the film's trailer, Adams seems a little doormat-y to us.
• Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Hm, Cruz's character was a little shrewish at times, but we can't pin a particular stereotype down on her.
• Viola Davis, Doubt: Okay, people, we get it: we all have to see Doubt!
• Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler: Oh look, another film that has not been released yet. Tomei plays a stripper, which, obviously, sounds sort of hooker-y.
• Kate Winslet, The Reader: As we saw yesterday, Winslet's character doesn't fit into one of the typical stereotypes.

Best Actress (TV Drama)
• Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters: Anyone who is a fan of the show: please weigh in.
• Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU: Hargitay's character usually deals with hookers and victims; she doesn't play them.
• January Jones, Mad Men: This one's a bit tough: Jones's character is a little bit of a doormat and victim, but she has been showing more depth and strength as the series progresses.
• Anna Paquin, True Blood: No strong stereotypes really stick out to us in this character.
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer: Is there a category for "badass"?

Best Actress (TV Musical or Comedy)
• Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?: Maybe a bit shrew-y in the beginning, but the whole point of the show is that she is trying to correct her previous bad behavior, right?
• America Ferrera, Ugly Betty: Not really a victim or a doormat, Ferrera's character holds her ground when up against her co-workers.
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock: Let's see, a woman with a great job, a good sense of humor who doesn't get hung up on guys? Fey's character is probably the best female character nominated!
• Debra Messing, The Starter Wife: Messing's character doesn't follow a particular stereotype. Other than, rich, self-obsessed, LA woman.
• Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds: A victim of the man, maybe!

Earlier: 2009 Golden Globes: Good Year For Jokes, Midnight Tokers

*Inspired by Shirley MacLaine's assertion that the best parts for actresses fall into one of the above categories.

The nomination of Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder drew giggles from the crowd, as did James Franco's nod for Pinapple Express. Apparently, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association thought Franco's performance as a lovable pot dealer was much more powerful than his portrayal of Harvey Milk's lover. Check out the rest of the nominations (and spot the snubs) after the jump.

BEST PICTURE (DRAMA)

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon
• Revolutionary Road
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire

BEST PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

• Mamma Mia!
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Burn After Reading
• Happy-Go-Lucky
• In Bruges

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)

• Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
• Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn, Milk
• Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)

• Angelina Jolie, Changeling
• Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
• Meryl Streep, Doubt
• Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long
• Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

• Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Colin Farrell, In Bruges
• James Franco, Pineapple Express
• Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey
• Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

• Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
• Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
• Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
• Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey
• Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
• Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
• Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
• Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Amy Adams, Doubt
• Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis, Doubt
• Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
• Kate Winslet, The Reader

DIRECTOR

• David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
• Stephen Daldry, The Reader
• Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
• Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road

ANIMATED FILM

• WALL-E
• Bolt
• Kung Fu Panda

SCREENPLAY

• Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
• David Hare, The Reader
• Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
• Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• John Patrick Shanley, Doubt

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM

• Gomorrah
• I’ve Loved You So Long
• Waltz with Bashir
• The Baader Meinhof Complex
• Everlasting Moments

ORIGINAL SCORE

• Defiance
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Frost/Nixon
• Changeling

ORIGINAL SONG

• “Down to Earth” from WALL-E
• “Gran Torino” from Gran Torino
• “I Thought I’d Lost You” from Bolt
• “Once in a Lifetime” from Cadillac Records
• “The Wrestler” from The Wrestler

DRAMATIC TV SERIES

• Dexter
• House M.D.
• In Treatment
• Mad Men
• True Blood

BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA

• Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Hugh Laurie, House M.D.
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors

BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA

• Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
• Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
• January Jones, Mad Men
• Anna Paquin, True Blood
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

• Californication
• Entourage
• The Office
• 30 Rock
• Weeds

BEST ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Steve Carell, The Office
• Kevin Connolly, Entourage
• David Duchovny, Californication
• Tony Shalhoub, Monk

BEST ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY

• Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
• America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
• Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Cranford
• Bernard & Doris
• John Adams
• A Raisin in the Sun
• Recount

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Judi Dench, Cranford
• Laura Linney, John Adams
• Catherine Keener, An American Crime
• Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
• Susan Sarandon, Bernard & Doris

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Ralph Fiennes, Bernard and Doris
• Paul Giammatti, John Adams
• Kevin Spacey, Recount
• Keifer Sutherland, 24: Redemption
• Tom Wilkinson, Recount

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Eileen Atkins, Cranford
• Laura Dern, Recount
• Melissa George, In Treatment
• Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
• Dianne Wiest, In Treatment

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
• Denis Leary, Recount
• Jeremy Piven, Entourage
• Blair Underwood, In Treatment
• Tom Wilkinson, John Adams

CECIL B. DEMILLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
• Steven Spielberg

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
• Actress: Tina Fey; Show: 30 Rock; Role: Head writer/producer of a late night comedy show.
• Actress: Christina Applegate; Show: Samantha Who?; Role: VP of a real estate company who suffers from amnesia
• Actress: Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Show: The New Adventures Of Old Christine; Role: Owner of female gym and single mother
• Actress: America Ferrera; Show: Ugly Betty; Role: Fashion-challenged assistant to an editor at a fashion magazine
• Actress: Mary-Louise Parker; Show: Weeds; Role: Single suburban mother who sells pot to make ends meet

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
• Actress: Sally Field; Show: Brothers & Sisters; Role: Matriarch of troubled family
• Actress: Glenn Close; Show: Damages; Role: Successful but ruthless lawyer
• Actress: Mariska Hargitay; Show: Law & Order: SVU; Role: Police detective with a heart of gold and a difficult past
• Actress: Holly Hunter; Show: Saving Grace; Role: Slutty, hard-drinking detective whom an angel has told is going to Hell
• Actress: Kyra Sedgwick; Show: The Closer; Role: Smart but off-putting deputy chief for the LAPD

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or Movie
• Actress: Phylicia Rashad; Show: A Raisin In The Sun; Role: Widowed matriarch of a struggling Chicago family that dreams of buying a home
• Actress: Catherine Keener; Show: An American Crime; Role: Crazy divorcee who facilitates torture of a teenage girl
• Actress: Susan Sarandon; Show: Bernard And Doris; Role: Millionaire who leaves fortune to gay butler/best friend
• Actress: Dame Judi Dench; Show: Cranford; Role: Unmarried woman who places propriety at the utmost importance
• Actress: Laura Linney; Show: John Adams; Role: John Adams' intelligent, headstrong wife, Abigail Adams

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
• Actress: Kristen Chenoweth; Show: Pushing Daisies; Role: Restaurant waitress and admirer of main male character (and boss), Ned
• Actress: Jean Smart; Show: Samantha Who?; Role: Estranged mother with a "bad" side
• Actress: Amy Poehler; Show: Saturday Night Live; Role: various
• Actress: Holland Taylor; Show: Two And A Half Men; Role: Mother known for her promiscuity and shabby treatment of others
• Actress: Vanessa Williams; Show: Ugly Betty; Role: Diva editor-and-chief of fashion magazine

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
• Actress: Candice Bergen; Show: Boston Legal; Role: Smart, sexy, dignified and successful lawyer
• Actress: Rachel Griffiths; Show: Brothers & Sisters; Role: Head of a successful family business who has trouble balancing work with her personal life as a mother and wife
• Actress: Chandra Wilson; Show: Grey's Anatomy; Role: Blunt and tough chief resident surgeon
• Actress: Sandra Oh; Show: Grey's Anatomy; Role: Driven but emotionally-challenged doctor/surgeon
• Actress: Dianne Wiest; Show: In Treatment; Role: Psychiatrist, mentor

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
• Actress: Audra McDonald; Show: A Raisin In The Sun; Role: Obedient, overworked daughter-in-law to Lena Younger
• Actress: Eileen Atkins; Show: Cranford; Role: Older sister to Dench's character, also a spinster
• Actress: Ashley Jensen; Show: Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale; Role: Well-meaning but socially inept and boy-crazy single Londoner, actress
• Actress: Alfre Woodward; Show: Pictures Of Hollis Woods; Role: Social worker who tries to find a home for a troubled teen
• Actress: Laura Dern; Show: Recount; Role: Bush administration lackey Katherine Harris

Helen Mirren: Television Is Better Than Film [Telegraph]
60th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations [Emmys.tv]

Related: Emmy Nomination Hell: 10 Plots And Subplots To Watch After Today's Big Announcements [Defamer]

The 60th Primetime Emmys air September 21st on ABC.