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

Get Smart

Steve Carell's movie remake of the TV classic, Get Smart (also starring Anne Hathaway and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), comes out today. I cannot wait to see it. It is getting pretty decent reviews. Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+ and People magazine gave it 3 out of 4 stars (not too shabby). But I could care less what kind of reviews it got, as long as it has Steve Carell in it, I know it will be hilarious.

Steve the Skater

Just another fun fact for you: Steve Carell is a huge hockey fan. He even plays on an adult hockey team in L.A. where he lives (and films The Office). He is very good at ice skating and they took advantage of that in Season 2 when they took Michael skating for his birthday.

Movies

Everyone knows that Steve Carell's comedy Get Smart comes out tomorrow, but what other movies are the actors from The Office starring in soon?

Steve Carell (Michael Scott) will star in a movie called High T, which will be released in 2009. According to imdb.com it is about a mad with unusually high testosterone levels who experiences some strange effects because of it.

Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute) will star in The Rocker (due out this summer) and the Transformers sequel.

John Krasinski (Jim Halpert) will star in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men later this year and in Farlanders in 2009.

Ed Helms (Andy Bernard) will star in the new Eddy Murphy movie Meet Dave, which comes out July 11.

Creed Bratton (Creed) will star in Labor Pains with Lindsay Lohan. Creed has said that so far during the filming she has been a great young lady.

Steve's Team

Just a fun fact: Steve Carell is a huge fan of the Boston Celtics (the 2008 NBA Champs). He has mentioned it both in interviews with Jon Stewart and Regis and Kelly. He talks about how it was difficult living in L.A. and being a Boston fan (they played each other in the 2008 playoffs in case you did not know). He also said that during the series between the Lakers and Celtics, he would pretend to support the Lakers because his wife is competitive and his support annoyed her.

Steve Carell on Regis & Kelly

So yesterday, I was flipping through channels and to my excitement, I found Steve Carell doing an interview on Live With Regis and Kelly. I was so excited to listen to him talk about his new movie, Get Smart (out June 20th- FRIDAY), of course, THE OFFICE. I seriously got chills listening to him talk about all of the major questions right now (don't judge me). And because I took notes (again... don't judge me), I am going to share some of my favorite parts of the interview:

On the Office Convention: He talked about how crazy and amazing it is that they have received so much support. He said he could attend the 2007 convention, but he is definitely attending in 2008 if they have one.

On why Scranton was chosen as the site of the show: He said the writers wanted to choose a very "honest" town to have the show in. He said that the people in Scranton were nervous at first because they thought the show would be making fun of their town, but now they realize that that was not an intention, they love the show and are very proud of it.

On the spinoff: He says that no one in The Office cast knows anything about it yet, but he said that because the same writers and producers from The Office are working on it, it will be great.

The show: He said that they start filming the show again in July and that it is going to be great.

And one last comment, Kelly Ripa went up a couple of notches in my book when she said that The Office was "the best show on television."

Three More...

Steve Carell said in an interview that there will be at least three more seasons of The Office. He said, "All of the main cast are signed for three more. Beyond that, I have no idea." Hopefully, it is longer than three years (hopefully, it will last forever), but I am just glad for now that I get to enjoy three more years for sure.

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.

More Pictures from the TV Land Awards

Here are some more photos of The Office cast from Sunday's TV Land Awards. The award show will air on June 15th on the TV Land Network at 9 p.m. Enjoy!

Oscar Nunez (Oscar Martinez), Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer), and Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton)

Steve Carell (Michael Scott) accepts the award for Future Classic with fellow castmates.

Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute), Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin), and Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone)

Win at the TV Land Awards

The cast of The Office attended the TV Land Awards, an award show honoring classic TV shows (i.e. The Brady Bunch). At the award show, The Office was awarded the Future Classic Award, which is a big honor. Steve Carell (Michael Scott), Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute), Oscar Nunez(Oscar Martinez), Ed Helms (Andy Bernard), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone), Leslie David Baker (Stanley Hudson), Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton), Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer), Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin), Greg Daniels (executive producer and creator), and Teri Weinberg and Ben Silverman (executive producers) were there to accept the award. Angela looks good (she had a baby one month ago!)

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

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