Golden Globes Nominations Announced

As Brooke Shields, Rainn Wilson, Elizabeth Banks and Terrence Howard announced the 66th Annual Golden Globe nominations in Beverly Hills on Thursday morning, several announcements may leave stars scratching their heads about being honored or skipped over this year.

What do Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS have to do to get honored by anyone for their roles as the most realistic couple in the history of television, Eric and Tami Taylor?

Below are the television nominees. You will notice a number of former daytime actors in this group (in parentheses).

DRAMATIC TV SERIES: "Dexter," "House M.D.," "In Treatment," "Mad Men," "True Blood."

ACTOR, TV DRAMA: Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment"; Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"; Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"; Hugh Laurie, "House M.D."; Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "The Tudors."

ACTRESS, TV DRAMA: Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters"; Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU"; January Jones, "Mad Men"; Anna Paquin, "True Blood"; Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer."

TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY: "Californication," "Entourage," "The Office," "30 Rock," "Weeds."

ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Steve Carell, "The Office"; Kevin Connolly, "Entourage"; David Duchovny, "Californication"; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk."

ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY: Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?"; America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty"; Tina Fey, "30 Rock"; Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife"; Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds."

MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: "Cranford," "Bernard and Doris," "John Adams," "A Raisin in the Sun," "Recount."

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Judi Dench, "Cranford"; Laura Linney, "John Adams"; Catherine Keener, "An American Crime"; Shirley MacLaine, "Coco Chanel"; Susan Sarandon, "Bernard and Doris."

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Ralph Fiennes, "Bernard and Doris"; Paul Giammatti, "John Adams"; Kevin Spacey, "Recount"; Keifer Sutherland, "24: Redemption"; Tom Wilkinson, "Recount."

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Eileen Atkins, "Cranford"; Laura Dern, "Recount"; Melissa George, "In Treatment"; Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters"; Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment."

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"; Denis Leary, "Recount"; Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"; Blair Underwood, "In Treatment"; Tom Wilkinson, "John Adams."

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- Complete list of nominees