Did Holly Hunter get any Emmy nominations this year?”
The Emmy’s expanded categories from five to six (or sometimes seven), opening slots for many shows and actors who had never been there before. In the comedy series arena, four of the seven nominees are new to Emmy land: the delightful CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother,” the first animated series to be nominated since “The Flintstones” in “Family Guy” on Fox, Showtime’s “Weeds” and in a bit of a surprise, HBO’s critically acclaimed but modestly rated “Flight of the Conchords.” The three others have been around the block before: “The Office,” (NBC), last year’s winner “30 Rock” (NBC) and “Entourage.” (HBO) The drama category featured four cable shows: HBO’s “Big Love,” AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” FX’s “Damages,” Fox’s “House,” ABC’s “Lost” and AMC’s “Mad Men.” (which won last year) Atlanta-based TNT, again, nabbed two nominations in the female lead actress in a drama with Holly Hunter (“Saving Grace”) and Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”). This is Hunter’s second nomination in this category, Kyra’s
