The Emmy nominations were just released, and that’s all that the country is talking about. The nominations were filled with many surprising faces and shows.

One circumstance that comes to mind is the following: ABC’s Modern Family has a 50% chance of landing an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy. This is pretty crazy. The reason is that three of the six actors nominated are actors on the show. There’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays attorney Mitchell Pritchett; Eric Stonestreet, who plays Pritchett’s over-the-top partner Cameron Tucker; and Ty Burrell, who plays the dad. These three gentlemen should be very proud of themselves, as should all of the forces behind Modern Family.

A few other mentionable surprises were Matthew Fox (Lost) and Michael C.

Hall (Dexter), both nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. I say that these two nominations are surprising, but not because they are undeserved. Quite the contrary: these two actors gave some of the best performances of the decade, in my humble opinion. I loved both shows, both characters, and both performances…so I guess you can tell which two guys I’ll be crossing my fingers for.

Also, Friday Night Lights was awarded with a ton of Emmy nominations: Connie Britton finally got her Emmy nod for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; Kyle Chandler got a nomination for Oustanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Also, the series is up for Oustanding Casting for a Drama Series.

And, then there were the nominations that didn’t surprise me one bit. Steve Carell for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (The Office), Edie Falco for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Nurse Jackie), and Julianna Margulies for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dramatic Series (The Good Wife) come to mind.

In conclusion, I’d like to say a big congratulations to all those that were nominated.

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