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The Emmy Round-Up

The Emmy nominations were announced today, and I was actually pleasantly surprised.

These particular awards aren't always known for recognizing new shows, but this year, there's more than a fair share of worthy and fresh nominees.

The only question I have is whether or not some of the nominees belong in the category they're in.

For example, would you say John Lithgow was a guest actor on this season of Dexter? I'd say he was a supporting actor, even was only meant to be for one year. The amount of material he has to submit would surely be more than your normal guest actor.

There was an awful lot of love for Glee and Modern Family. I don't think anyone was surprised that Fox's big hit was nominated, but it even managed to snag nominations for Chris Colfer (as scene-stealing Kurt), Kristin Chenoweth, and Neil Patrick Harris.

The Global Guts fan within me rejoiced that Mike O'Malley was nominated for an Emmy for his Glee guest spots.

(Mike O'Malley and "Emmy" in the same sentence. Who would have thought?)

Meanwhile, Modern Family cleaned up with a Best Comedy Nod plus nominations for almost everyone in the cast. The one oversight was Ed O'Neill--he's absolutely terrific. Let's hope he gets nominated next year.

There's also a few return favorites. Edie Falco is back, and this time in the Comedy category, for her work in Nurse Jackie.

Lost--after being snubbed in recent years after less-than-stellar work--is back with a vengeance, with nods for Matthew Fox, Elizabeth Mitchell, and previous winners Terry Quinn and Michael Emerson. They also received a nod for Best Drama.

If there's one category this year that deserves to be moved to Primetime night rather than the Creative Arts night that isn't televised, it's the Best Guest Actress in a Comedy category.

Let's face it, seeing Betty White win an Emmy for hosting Saturday Night Live would be television gold.

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