HBO/ Steve LippmanYou know who was nominated in the top categories, but do you know who wasn't nominated? Do you know which notables made notable Emmy news?
Now you do:
• Twilight fever didn't draw blood for True Blood's Anna Paquin. Her on-the-rise vampire series, which scored three overall nods, was ignored in the acting, writing and directing categories.
• Saturday Night Live tunesmith Justin Timberlake scored more nominations (three) than Desperate Housewives (two). Yes, the entire series.
• The late Farrah Fawcett, who never won an Emmy as an actress, has a shot at a posthumous award for helping produce Farrah's Story, her cancer documentary that's up for Outstanding Nonfiction Special.
• Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey were, as is Emmy tradition, not nominated for Grey's Anatomy. Same goes for Katherine Heigl and TR Knight, who, as it turns out, both suffered in vain in the season finale.
• The big cast of Big Love, up for Outstanding Drama Series, was shut out of the acting races. Ditto for the ensembles of Heroes, CSI and anything remotely young and pretty on the CW.
• ER enjoyed a really emotional farewell…from fans. The hospital show, which closed down after 15 seasons, pulled in only two nods, which isn't bad, but a far cry from the days when it pulled in nearly two dozen. The show was denied one last shot at Outstanding Drama Series; its regular cast was denied any shot at the lead or supporting acting slots.
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