Am I pretty enough?
Officials in charge of the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards announced bright-and-early today that quirky "Glee" earned 19 Emmy nominations - then - moved on to toss the spotlight on a roster of shows that also rustled up deserving nods for excellence in the Television medium.
"The Pacific" - an HBO miniseries about Marines in World War II's Pacific theater - topped all candidates in-the-running with 24 nominations.
"The Good Wife" - starring Julianna Margulies - nabbed kudos for best drama and best actress in a drama series.
"Modern Family" (best comedy series) snapped up 14 nominations.
To no one's surprise - "Friday Night Lights" cast (Kyle Chandler & Connie Britton) earned acting nods for their work on the much-touted series.
A perennial favorite - "Saturday Night Live" (in its 35th season) - earned 12 nods.
The hilarious late-night bill-of-fare still has strong legs, eh?
NBC must have been kicking themselves when it was announced that Conan O'Brien's "Tonight Show" was nominated for best variety, music or comedy series.
Curiously, Jay Leno and David Letterman were shut out of the category.
Dirty show-biz politics behind-the-scenes playing a role here?
"Lost" - though cancelled - managed to still earn a nom for best drama series and best actor in a drama (Matthew Fox).
Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson got supporting-lead nods.
"Breaking Bad," "Dexter," "Mad Men" and "True Blood" won approval in the best drama category.
In total - "Mad Men" - racked up a stunning 17 nominations.
"Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Nurse Jackie," "The Office" and "30 Rock", "Glee" and "Modern Family" were named best comedy series nominees.
"Monk" picked up a comedy series best actor nomination for star Tony Shalhoub.
"The Amazing Race" - which has won the best reality competition Emmy since the category was first introduced years ago - was lumped in with other nominees once again alongside "American Idol," "Dancing With the Stars," "Project Runway" and "Top Chef".
Two Made-for-TV movies - "Temple Grandin" and "You Don't Know Jack" - ended up in the spotlight as well.
Claire Danes got a notice for her role in "Temple Grandin".
Al Pacino was lauded for his portrayal of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
(You Don't Know Jack)
HBO led the network pack with 101 nominations.
ABC nudged in the lead with 63 nods in the broadcast TV arena.
Emmy fans are looking forward to a high-profile celebration with Jimmy Fallon at the helm on August 29th (NBC) which will be telecast live from the Nokia center in downtown Los Angeles.
See 'ya there!
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