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2008 Emmy Award Nominees for Horror/Suspense

September 21, 2008

By Mark H. Harris, About.com

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Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

  • Michael C. Hall, Dexter (Showtime)
  • James Spader, Boston Legal (ABC)
  • Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)*
  • Hugh Laurie, House (Fox)
  • Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment (HBO)
  • Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)

Outstanding Drama Series

  • Dexter (Showtime)
  • Boston Legal (ABC)
  • Damages (FX)
  • House (Fox)
  • Lost (ABC)
  • Mad Men (AMC)*

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

  • Anjelica Huston, Medium (NBC)
  • Ellen Burstyn, Big Love (HBO)
  • Diahann Carroll, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
  • Cynthia Nixon, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)*
  • Sharon Gless, Nip/Tuck (FX)

Outstanding Cinematography For A One-Hour Series

  • Dexter, "The British Invasion" (Showtime)
  • Battlestar Galactica, "Razor" (Sci Fi)
  • Breaking Bad, "Pilot" (AMC)
  • Rescue Me, "Babyface" (FX)
  • Lost, "The Constant" (ABC)
  • Mad Men, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (AMC)*

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series

  • Dexter, "That Night, A Forest Grew" (Showtime)
  • Heroes, "Out of Time" (NBC)
  • Pushing Daisies, "Pie-Lette" (ABC)
  • Ugly Betty, "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" (ABC)
  • Mad Men, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (AMC)*
  • Mad Men, "Shoot" (AMC)

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series

  • Supernatural, "Jus In Bello" (CW)
  • CSI, "Cockroaches" (CBS)
  • ER, "The War Comes Home" (NBC)
  • Lost, "The Shape Of Things To Come" (ABC)
  • Smallville, "Bizarro" (CW)*

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One-Hour)

  • Dexter, "It's Alive!" (Showtime)
  • Boston Legal, "Beauty and the Beast" (ABC)
  • Battlestar Galactica, "Razor" (Sci Fi)
  • Burn Notice, "Loose Ends (Part 1)" (USA)
  • Lost, "Meet Kevin Johnson" (ABC)*

* = winner

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