| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
 | Simon Baker for playing Patrick Jane on "The Mentalist" (CBS) |
| Gabriel Byrne for playing Dr. Paul Weston on "In Treatment" (HBO) |
| Bryan Cranston for playing Walter White on "Breaking Bad" (AMC) |
| Michael C. Hall for playing Dexter Morgan on "Dexter" (Showtime) |
| Jon Hamm for playing Don Draper on "Mad Men" (AMC) |
| Hugh Laurie for playing Dr. Gregory House on "House" (FOX) |
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| Alec Baldwin for playing Jack Donaghy on "30 Rock" (NBC) |
| Steve Carell for playing Michael Scott on "The Office" (NBC) |
| Jemaine Clement for playing Jermaine on "Flight of the Conchords" (HBO |
| Jim Parsons for playing Sheldon Cooper on "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) |
| Tony Shalhoub for playing Adrian Monk on "Monk" (USA) |
| Charlie Sheen for playing Charlie Harper on "Two and a Half Men" (CBS) |
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| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
| Glenn Close for playing Patricia "Patty" Hewes on "Damages" (FX) |
| Sally Field for playing Nora Walker on "Brothers & Sisters" (ABC) |
| Mariska Hargitay for playing Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC) |
| Holly Hunter for playing Grace Hanadarko on "Saving Grace" (TNT) |
| Elisabeth Moss for playing Peggy Olson on "Mad Men" (AMC) |
| Kyra Sedgwick for playing Brenda Leigh Johnson on "The Closer" (TNT) |
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| Christina Applegate for playing Samantha "Sam" Newly on "Samantha Who?" (ABC) |
| Toni Collette for playing Tara Gregson on "United States of Tara" (Showtime) |
| Tina Fey for playing Liz Lemon on "30 Rock" (NBC) |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus for playing Christine Campbell on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS) |
| Mary-Louise Parker for playing Nancy Botwin on "Weeds" (Showtime) |
| Sarah Silverman for playing Sarah Silverman on "The Sarah Silverman Program" (Comedy Central) |
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
| Kevin Bacon for playing Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl on "Taking Chance" (HBO) |
| Kenneth Branagh for playing Kurt Wallander on "Wallander: One Step Behind" (PBS) |
| Brendan Gleeson for playing Winston Churchill on "Into the Storm" (HBO) |
| Kevin Kline for playing Cyrano de Bergerac on "Cyrano de Bergerac (Great Performances)" (PBS) |
| Ian McKellen for playing King Lear on "King Lear (Greatest Performances)" (PBS) |
| Kiefer Sutherland for playing Jack Bauer on "24: Redemption" (FOX) |
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| Drew Barrymore for playing Little Edie on "Grey Gardens" (HBO) |
| Jessica Lange for playing Big Edie on "Grey Gardens" (HBO) |
| Shirley MacLaine for playing Coco Chanel on "Coco Chanel" (Lifetime) |
| Sigourney Weaver for playing Mary Griffith on "Prayers for Bobby" (Lifetime) |
| Chandra Wilson for playing Yvonne on "Accidental Friendship" (Hallmark Channel) |
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Christian Clemenson for playing Jerry Espenson on "Boston Legal" (ABC) |
| Michael Emerson for playing Benjamin Linus on "Lost" (ABC) |
| William Hurt for playing Daniel Purcell on "Damages" (FX) |
| Aaron Paul for playing Jesse Pinkman on "Breaking Bad" (AMC) |
| William Shatner for playing Denny Crane on "Boston Legal" (ABC) |
| John Slattery for playing Roger Sterling on "Mad Men" (AMC) |
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| Jon Cryer for playing Alan Harper on "Two and a Half Men" (CBS) |
| Kevin Dillon for playing Johnny "Drama" Chase on "Entourage" (HBO) |
| Neil Patrick Harris for playing Barney Stinson on "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS) |
| Jack McBrayer for playing Kenneth Parcell on "30 Rock" (NBC) |
| Tracy Morgan for playing Tracy Jordan on "30 Rock" (NBC) |
| Rainn Wilson for playing Dwight Schrute on "The Office" (NBC) |
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| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
| Rose Byrne for playing Ellen Parsons on "Damages" (FX) |
| Hope Davis for playing Mia on "In Treatment" (HBO) |
| Cherry Jones for playing President Allison Taylor on "24" (FOX) |
| Sandra Oh for playing Dr. Cristina Yang on "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) |
| Dianne Wiest for playing Gina on "In Treatment" (HBO) |
| Chandra Wilson for playing Dr. Miranda Bailey on "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) |
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| Kristin Chenoweth for playing Olive Snook on "Pushing Daisies" (ABC) |
| Jane Krakowski for playing Jenna Maroney on "30 Rock" (NBC) |
| Elizabeth Perkins for playing Celia Hodes on "Weeds" (Showtime) |
| Amy Poehler for playing various characters on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) |
| Kristen Wiig for playing various characters on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) |
| Vanessa L. Williams for playing Wilhelmina Slater on "Ugly Betty" (ABC) |
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
| Len Cariou for playing Franklin D. Roosevelt on "Into the Storm" (HBO) |
| Tom Courtenay for playing Mr. Dorrit on "Little Dorrit" (PBS) |
| Ken Howard for playing Phelan Beale on "Grey Gardens" (HBO) |
| Bob Newhart for playing Judson on "The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice" (TNT) |
| Andy Serkis for playing Rigaud on "Little Dorrit" (PBS) |
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| Shohreh Aghdashloo for playing Sajida on "House of Saddam" (HBO) |
| Marcia Gay Harden for playing Janina on "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler" (CBS) |
| Janet McTeer for playing Clementine Churchill on "Into the Storm" (HBO) |
| Jeanne Tripplehorn for playing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on "Grey Gardens" (HBO) |
| Cicely Tyson for playing Pearl on "Relative Stranger" (Hallmark Channel) |
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