Emmys: Supporting / Guest Actors

More shortlists are in for the Emmys, this time for Supporting Actors in Comedy, and our first glimpse at Best Actor in a Comedy.

This list however is incomplete. There are 7 confirmed names with three more places seemingly in the balance.

And we can also see guest actors in Drama and Comedy series. Sorry Britney and Posh you both missed out. Pleased to see I was right (so far) about Robin Williams in a recent SVU episode.

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY
Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men” (“Meander to Your Dander”)
Kevin Dillon, “Entourage” (“The Dream Team”)
Justin Kirk, “Weeds” (“Bill Sussman”)
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother” (“The Goat”)
John Krasinski, “The Office” (“Branch Wars”)
Jack McBrayer, “30 Rock” (“Episode 210”)
Tracy Morgan, “30 Rock” (“Secrets and Lies”)
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage” (“The Day F***ers”)
Fred Willard, “Back to You” (“Cradle to Grave”)
Rainn Wilson, “The Office” (“Money”)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY
Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies” (“Girth”)
Conchata Ferrell, “Two and a Half Men” (“Fish in a Drawer”)
Jenna Fischer, “The Office” (“Fun Run”)
Jane Krakowski, “30 Rock” (“The Collection”)
Judith Light, “Ugly Betty” (“I See Me, ICU”)
Elizabeth Perkins, “Weeds” (“Risk”)
Amy Poehler, “Saturday Night Live” (“Tina Fey”)
Jean Smart, “Samantha Who? (“The Girlfriend”)
Holland Taylor, “Two and a Half Men” (“Media Room Slash Dungeon”)
Vanessa Williams, “Ugly Betty” (“Bananas for Betty”)

SEMIFINALISTS: GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Keith Carradine, “Dexter” (“Morning Comes”)
Charles Durning, “Rescue Me” (“Yaz”)
Danny Glover, “Brothers and Sisters” (“The Feast of Epiphany”)
Robert Morse, “Mad Men” (“Nixon vs. Kennedy”)
Peter O’Toole, “The Tudors” (“Episode 208”)
Oliver Platt, “Nip-Tuck” (“Carly Summers”)
Peter Riegert, “Damages” (“Do You Regret What We Did?”)
Stanley Tucci, “E.R.” (“The War Comes Home”)
Glynn Turman, “In Treatment” (“Alex: Week 8”)
Robin Williams, “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (“Authority”)

SEMIFINALISTS: GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Polly Bergen, “Desperate Housewives” (“Distant Past”)
Edie Falco, “30 Rock” (“Episode 210”)
Vivica A. Fox, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (“The Rat Dog”)
Kathryn Joosten, “Desperate Housewives” (“Welcome to Kanagawa”)
Annie Potts, “Ugly Betty” (“Zero Worship”)
Carrie Fisher, “30 Rock” (“Rosemary’s Baby”)
Shirley Knight, “Desperate Housewives” (“If There’s Anything I Can’t Stand”)
Jane Lynch, “Two and a Half Men” (“Rough Night in Hump Junction”)
Amy Ryan, “The Office” (“Goodbye Toby”)
Sarah Silverman, “Monk” (“Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan”)
Elaine Stritch, “30 Rock” (“LudaChristmas”)

BEST LEAD COMEDY ACTOR
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” (“Rosemary’s Baby”)
Steve Carell, “The Office” (“Goodbye, Toby”)
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (“The Bat Mitzvah”)
David Duchovny, “Californication” (“The Last Waltz”)
Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies” (“Pie-lette”)
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk” (“Mr. Monk and the Naked Man”)
Charlie Sheen, “Two and a Half Men” (“Is There a Mrs. Waffles?”)

POSSIBLE additions
Zach Braff, “Scrubs” (“My Princess”)
Jermaine Clement, “Flight of the Conchords” (“Sally Returns”)
Kevin Connolly, “Entourage” (“Malibooty”)
Johnny Galecki, “The Big Bang Theory” (“The Hamburger Postulate”)
Brad Garrett, “‘Til Death” (“Swimming with Starks”)
Adrian Grenier, “Entourage” (“Adios Amigos”)
Jason Lee, “My Name Is Earl” (“Bad Earl”)
Bret McKenzie, “Flight of the Conchords” (“Girlfriends”)
Jim Parsons, “Big Bang Theory” (“The Pancake Batter Anomaly”)
Josh Radnor, “How I Met Your Mother” (“Ten Sessions”)

IMPOSSIBLE
Kelsey Grammer, “Back to You” (“Pilot”)

There’s also speculation that the final Drama series contenders will shape up as Damages, Mad Men, House, Boston Legal and possibly Lost. Sorry Dex?

See earlier posts for other categories.

Source: LA Times