2009-10 Cancelled or Ended TV Shows Nominated for Emmy Awards

The Emmy nominations are out and, as is the case each year, there are several surprises. What isn’t a surprise is that several shows that have been cancelled or have ended are nominated.

Here are the highlights:
Lost: 12 nominations
24: five nominations
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien: four
The Tudors: four nominations
FlashForward: three nominations
Monk: two nominations
The New Adventures of Old Christine: two
Ben 10: Alien Swarm: one nomination
The Cleaner: one nomination
Gary Unmarried: one nomination
Heroes: one nomination
Nip/Tuck: one nomination

Here’s a rundown of the big categories with the cancelled or ended shows highlighted in bold.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Dexter (Showtime)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Lost (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Blood (HBO)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Glee (FOX)
Modern Family (ABC)
Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
The Office (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Idol (FOX)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
Top Chef (Bravo)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (NBC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights, NBC)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, AMC)
Matthew Fox (Lost, ABC)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Showtime)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men, AMC)
Hugh Laurie (House, FOX)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights, NBC)
Glenn Close (Damages, TNT)
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU, NBC)
January Jones (Mad Men, AMC)
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, CBS)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer, TNT)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, NBC)
Steve Carell (The Office, NBC)
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO)
Matthew Morrison (Glee, FOX)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk, USA)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Toni Collette (United States of Tara, Showtime)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine, CBS)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie, Showtime)
Tina Fey (30 Rock, NBC)
Lea Michele (Glee, FOX)
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation, NBC)

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES
Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars, ABC)
Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race, CBS)
Heidi Klum (Project Runway, Lifetime)
Jeff Probst (Survivor, CBS)
Ryan Secrest (American Idol, FOX)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age, TNT)
Michael Emerson (Lost, ABC)
Terry O’Quinn (Lost, ABC)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad, AMC)
Martin Short (Damages, FX)
John Slattery (Mad Men, AMC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife, CBS)
Rose Byrne (Damages, FX)
Sharon Gless (Burn Notice, USA)
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men, AMC)
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, AMC)
Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife, CBS)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell (Modern Family, ABC)
Chris Colfer (Glee, FOX)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men, CBS)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family, ABC)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, CBS)
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family, ABC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen (Modern Family, ABC)
Jane Krakowski (30 Rock, NBC)
Jane Lynch (Glee, FOX)
Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men, CBS)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family, ABC)
Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live, NBC)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Dylan Baker (The Good Wife, CBS)
Beau Bridges (The Closer, TNT)
Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, CBS)
Ted Danson (Damages, FX)
Gregory Itzin (24, FOX)
John Lithgow (Dexter, Showtime)
Robert Morse (Mad Men, AMC)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Shirley Jones (The Cleaner, A&E)
Mary Kay Place (Big Love, HBO)
Ann-Margret (Law & Order: SVU, NBC)
Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost, ABC)
Sissy Spacek (Big Love, HBO)
Lily Tomlin (Damages, FX)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Will Arnett (30 Rock, NBC)
Jon Hamm (30 Rock, NBC)
Neil Patrick Harris (Glee, FOX)
Mike O’Malley (Glee, FOX)
Eli Wallach (Nurse Jackie, Showtime)
Fred Willard (Modern Family, ABC)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Kristen Chenoweth (Glee, FOX)
Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Kathryn Joosten (Desperate Housewives, ABC)
Jane Lynch (Two and a Half Men, CBS)
Elaine Stritch (30 Rock, NBC)
Betty White (Saturday Night Live, NBC)

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