The 2007 Primetime Emmy Nominations Can Make You a Star!

Every year you sit alone and cheer or moan (often both at the same time) as the Emmy Awards are aired on television. Boring? I thought so a few years ago. That's when I remembered an old college party a friend once threw to make the Oscar's a bit more fun. So I threw my own Emmy's Party a few years back and it was a hit with all my friends. Get creative and get famous! Here are a few super awesome party ideas that worked for me!

* Try lining the walk to your doorway with your own red carpet! Carpet can be expensive so try plastic table cloths which are super cheap at party stores.
* Tell your friends to wear their best (or even more fun -- worst) red carpet outfit. During the red carpet show, have a secret ballot vote for best or worst dressed. Trust me -- secret ballot this one. Nothing makes close friends more bitter than open criticism of the outfit the thought was fit for the real red carpet.
* Have some disposable cameras laying around and encourage everyone to become "paparazzi" during your party. At the end of the party, gather the cameras, develope the pictures, and post them on your website, blog, or Associated Content page (awesome way to make some money for your next party by the way).
* Print out the ballot of nominees below. Tell your friends to predict who will win. You can email this ahead of time with instructions and save some time (just be sure your guests bring it with them to your party). One point for a correct prediction. The winner is the star of the evening!
* If you are a drinking game type of person, the nomination predictions are a great time to introduce the shot glass!

2007 Primetime Emmy Nominations

Drama Series
Boston Legal (ABC)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Heroes (NBC)
House (Fox)
The Sopranos (HBO)

Comedy Series
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)
Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Ugly Betty (ABC)

Miniseries
Broken Trail (AMC)
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (PBS)
The Starter Wife (USA)

Made for TV Movie
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Inside the Twin Towers (Discovery Channel)
Longford (HBO)
The Ron Clark Story (TNT)
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (Lifetime)

Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan (National Geographic)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
Penn & Teller: Bulls--t! (Showtime)

Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Idol (Fox)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Top Chef (Bravo)

Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Variety, Music or Comedy Special
The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (Comedy Central)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration of the Performing Arts (CBS)
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed (HBO)
Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC)
A Tribute to James Taylor (Great Performances) (PBS)
Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired (HBO)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
James Spader, Boston Legal (ABC)
Hugh Laurie, House (Fox)
Denis Leary, Rescue Me (FX)
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos (HBO)
Kiefer Sutherland, 24 (Fox)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer (TNT)
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Patricia Arquette, Medium (CBS)
Minnie Driver, The Riches (FX)
Edie Falco, The Sopranos (HBO)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner, Boston Legal (ABC)
T.R. Knight, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Masi Oka, Heroes (NBC)
Michael Emerson, Lost (ABC)
Terry O'Quinn, Lost (ABC)
Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos (HBO)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Aida Turturro, The Sopranos (HBO)
Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos (HBO)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Ricky Gervais, Extras (HBO)
Tony Shalhoub, Monk (USA)
Steve Carell, The Office (NBC)
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty (ABC)
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds (Showtime)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon, Entourage (HBO)
Jeremy Piven, Entourage (HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Rainn Wilson, The Office (NBC)
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl (NBC)
Jenna Fischer, The Office (NBC)
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty (ABC)
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds (Showtime)

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Robert Duvall, Broken Trail (AMC)
Tom Selleck, Jesse Stone: Sea Change (CBS)
Jim Broadbent, Longford (HBO)
William H. Macy, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (TNT)
Matthew Perry, The Ron Clark Story (TNT)

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Queen Latifah, Life Support (HBO)
Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect: The Final Act (PBS)
Mary-Louise Parker, The Robber Bride (Oxygen)
Debra Messing, The Starter Wife (USA)
Gena Rowlands, What If God Were the Sun (Lifetime)

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Thomas Haden Church, Broken Trail (AMC)
August Schellenberg, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Aidan Quinn, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Edward Asner, The Christmas Card (Hallmark)
Joe Mantegna, The Starter Wife (USA)

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Greta Scacchi, Broken Trail (AMC)
Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Samantha Morton, Longford (HBO)
Judy Davis, The Starter Wife (USA)
Toni Collette, Tsunami, the Aftermath (HBO)

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Martin Landau, Entourage (HBO)
Ian McKellen, Extras (HBO)
Stanley Tucci, Monk (USA)
Beau Bridges, My Name Is Earl (NBC)

Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal (ABC)
Forest Whitaker, ER (NBC)
David Morse, House (Fox)
Tim Daly, The Sopranos (HBO)
John Goodman, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)
Eli Wallach, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Dixie Carter, Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Laurie Metcalf, Desperate Housewives(ABC)
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock (NBC)
Judith Light, Ugly Betty (ABC)
Salma Hayek, Ugly Betty (ABC)

Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Kate Burton, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Elizabeth Reaser, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Marcia Gay Harden, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Leslie Caron, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Jean Smart, 24 (Fox)