8 EMMY NOMS!

The Office was nominated for eight Emmys this year. Even though Jim and Pam were snubbed, it is still very exciting. I hope they win, but we will have to wait until September 21 to find out. They were nominated in the following categories:

- Outstanding Comedy Series- The Office (Local Ad Episode)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series- Steve Carell (Michael), Goodbye, Toby
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series- Rainn Wilson (Dwight), Money
- Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series- Paul Lieberstein, Money
- Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series- Paul Feig, Goodbye, Toby
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series- Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky, Dinner Party
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series- Dave Rogers and Dean Holland, Goodbye, Toby
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama or Comedy Series- Ben Patrick, John W. Cook II, Peter J. Nusbaum, Local Ad

The Office: Emmy Contender

The Television Academy of Arts and Sciences has released some information early. Although, official nominations are not released until July 17th, the academy has released the names of 10 final contenders in the top comedy category which will be narrowed down to 5 nominees by July 17th. The Office was one of the shows in the running along with 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Family Guy, Flight of the Conchords, Pushing Daisies, Two and a Half Men, Ugly Betty, and Weeds. Of course, we all know who deserves to win....

Emmy Awards

NBC has submitted the following people to be considered for an Emmy award nomination. An Emmy is the most respected award in the television industry. The Office has won the Outstanding Comedy Series Award (one the night's top honors) in 2006. Here is the list (the category it is nominated in is listed in bold and the title of the episode if there is one is in quotes):

COMEDY SERIES-

The Office

COMEDY LEAD ACTOR-

Steve Carell- "Branch Wars" (Michael Scott)

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR-

Leslie David Baker (Stanley)

Brian Baumgartner- "Chair Model" (Kevin Malone)

Creed Bratton- "Dunder Mifflin Infinity" (Creed Bratton)

Ed Helms- "Launch Party" (Andy Bernard)

John Krasinski- "Branch Wars" (Jim Halpert)

Paul Lieberstein- "Branch Wars" (Toby Flenderson)

BJ Novak- "Night Out" (Ryan Howard)

Oscar Nunez (Oscar Martinez)

Craig Robinson (Darryl Philbin)

Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute)

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS-

Jenna Fischer- "Fun Run" (Pam Beesly)

Kate Flannery- "Fun Run" (Meredith Palmer)

Melora Hardin- "Dinner Party" (Jan Levinson)
Mindy Kaling- "The Deposition" (Kelly Kapoor)

Angela Kinsey- "Fun Run" (Angela Martin)

Phyllis Smith- "Launch Party" (Phyllis Lappin)

COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS-

Rashida Jones- "Branch Wars" (Karen Filipelli)

Amy Ryan- "Goodbye, Toby" (Holly Flax, the new HR woman)

COMEDY DIRECTING-

Jeffrey Blitz- "Chair Model"

Greg Daniels- "Fun Run"

Randall Einhorn- "Did I Stutter?"

Julian Farino- "The Deposition"

Paul Feig- "Goodbye, Toby"

Tucker Gates- "Job Fair"

Paul Lieberstein- "Money" (also plays Toby Flenderson)

Jason Reitman- "Local Ad"

Joss Wheldon- "Branch Wars"

Ken Whittingham- "Launch Party"

Craig Zisk- "Dunder Mifflin Infinity"

COMEDY WRITING-

Steve Carell- "Survivor Man" (also plays Michael Scott)

Greg Daniels- "Fun Run"

Brent Forrester, Justin Spitzer- "Did I Stutter?"

Mindy Kaling- "Branch Wars" (also plays Kelly Kapoor)

Lester Lewis- "The Deposition"

Paul Lieberstein- "Money"

Paul Lieberstein, Jen Celotta- "Goodbye Toby"

B.J. Novak- "Local Ad" (also plays Ryan Howard)

Michael Schur- "Dunder Mifflin Infinity"

Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg- "Dinner Party"

Paul Lieberstein was submitted four times (once for acting- Toby Flenderson), once for directing, and twice for directing), Steve Carell was submitted twice (once for acting -Michael Scott- and once for writing), Mindy Kaling was nominated twice (once for acting- Kelly Kapoor- and once for writing), and B.J. Novak was nominated twice (once for acting- Ryan Howard- and once for writing). Hope everyone earns a nomination! The nominations will be officially announced on July 17 and the winners will be announced when the awards air on September 21.

The Stars of The Office Clean Up Nicely

Steve Carell (up for the award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Michael) looked nice in a tuxedo. He arrived with his wife, Nancy Walls (who you may remember as Michael's girlfriend, Carol on The Office). Here he is frolicking on stage with Jon Stewart and Steve Colbert after they announced at they wanted to give the award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series to him because Ricky Gervais (the winner for Extras) was not in attendance.

Rainn Wilson (up for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Dwight) looked sophisticated, yet Dwight-ish. He came with his wife, Holiday Reinhorn.

Jenna Fischer (up for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Pam) looked great in a gold dress with a rather large bow.

Other Office stars in attendance included John Krasinski (Jim), Melora Hardin (Jan), Mindy Kaling (Kelly), Rashida Jones (Karen), Angela Kinsey (Angela), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin), Kate Flannery (Meredith), and B.J. Novak (Ryan).

Pictures Courtesy of Yahoo, Getty Images, E! Online and The Office Tally

Rainn "Out-Raps" Kanye

For those of you who missed the Emmy Awards on Sunday night, missed an oppurtunity to see Rainn Wilson (Dwight) show off his mad rapping skills. He faced off with Kanye West in a "Don't Forget The Lyrics Style" faceoff. They competed to see who could sing the lyrics to the new Kanye West song "Stronger" more accurately. Obviously, Rainn won, but just watch to see how it went down. It is hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO85-DcHzjo

Photo Courtesy of The Gossip Girls

The Office Takes Home One Emmy Award!

Greg Daniels, a writer from The Office, took home the award for Best Writing for a Comedy Series in the Gay Witch Hunt episode of The Office (the first episode of season three).

I am glad he won. I just wish the show would have won in the other categories where it was nominated. Here were the other awards it was up for:

Best Comedy Series *Won by 30 Rock
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy – Steve Carell (Michael) *Won by Ricky Gervais (Extras)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy – Rainn Wilson (Dwight) *Won by Jeremy Piven (Entourage)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy – Jenna Fischer (Pam) * Won by Jaime Pressley (My Name Is Earl)
Best Writing for a Comedy Series – Greg Daniels (“Gay Witch Hunt”)
Best Writing for a Comedy Series – Michael Schur (“The Negotiation”) *Won by Greg Daniels (The Office)
Best Directing for a Comedy Series – Ken Kwapis (“Gay Witch Hunt”) *Won by Richard Shepard (Ugly Betty- "The Pilot")

Photo Courtesy of The Office Tally

Emmy Awards 2007- The Good and The Bad

You cannot imagine how thrilled I was to hear a few of the people nominated this year for Emmy Awards (for excellence in television). Not only was The Office nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, but Steve Carell (Michael Scott) scored a nom for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for The Office, Rainn Wilson (Dwight K. Schrute) was nominated for The Office in the category, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and Jenna Fischer (Pam Beesly) got a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for The Office. There was only one mistake... Where was John Krasinski (Jim Halpert)'s nomination? Some of the best moments in the show belong to him. His impression of Dwight alone should have earned him at least a nomination if not the award. Everyone cross your fingers on September 16th when the Emmy Awards will be broadcasted on FOX.