For as long as I can remember, the Emmy Awards have never been given nearly as much attention as the Academy Awards or even the Golden Globes. I guess it’s indicative of how people feel about television compared to movies; TV is just daytime fluff, while film is considered the true art form. I’d like to think that view has been changing, albeit rather slowly, with the help of HBO and also the rise in quality of network programming as well. That said, one problem with the Emmys is that there are rarely any surprises. The most popular shows are generally the ones that win the awards year after year, and actors and actresses often get nominated for the same role as long as their given show remains on the air. Still, there’s something to be said for consistency, no? Here are some of the nominees in major categories for this year’s Emmy Awards:

Best Drama series
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos

Best Comedy series
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty

Actor in a Drama series
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos
Hugh Laurie, House
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
James Spader, Boston Legal
Kiefer Sutherland, 24

Actress in a Drama series
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Minnie Driver, The Riches
Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Actor in a Comedy series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

Actress in a Comedy series
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Supporting actor in a Drama series
William Shatner, Boston Legal
T.R. Knight, Grey’s Anatomy
Masi Oka, Heroes
Terry O’Quinn, Lost
Michael Emerson, Lost
Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos

Supporting actress in a Drama series
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Aida Turturro, The Sopranos
Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos

Supporting actor in a Comedy series
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two And A Half Men

Supporting actress in a Comedy series
Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl
Jenna Fischer, The Office
Conchata Ferrell, Two And A Half Men
Holland Taylor, Two And A Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds

Reality show, competition
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
The Amazing Race
Top Chef

Reality show
Antiques Roadshow
Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy series
Late Night With Conan O’Brien
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

I left out the mini-series and made for TV movies just because most people probably don’t care, but you can see the complete list of nominees here. All I gotta say is, Heroes gets nominated for Best Drama and Lost doesn’t?? Please. Not like it matters, The Sopranos is expected to clean up this year. It’s nice to see Entourage getting some recognition too. Are there any major oversights that you can think of? The 59th Annual Emmy Awards will air on Fox on Sunday, September 16th, at 8 PM EST.