Emmy Nomination Ballots Released

By Rachel
June 17, 2009 - 7:17 AM

The CSI series are up for Emmy consideration in acting, writing and directing categories.

All three members of the CSI franchise have actors and episodes on the nomination ballot for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. The official nominations will be chosen from this ballot, and the nominees will be announced Thursday, July 16. Chandra Wilson (Grey's Anatomy) and Jim Parsons (Big Bang Theory) will make the announcements along with Television Academy chair John Shaffner.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: New York have been submitted for consideration in the "Outstanding Drama Series" category. Stars from each show have been submitted in the actor categories. William Petersen (Gil Grissom) and Laurence Fishburne (Dr Ray Langston) were submitted in the "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" category for CSI, along with fellow star George Eads (Nick Stokes). Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows) was submitted for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series". CSI: Miami stars David Caruso (Horatio Caine) and Emily Procter (Calleigh Duquesne) were submitted in the lead categories for their show. For New York, Gary Sinise (Mac Taylor) and Melina Kanakaredes (Stella Bonasera) are up for consideration.

All three members of the franchise submitted entries for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" and "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series". CSI put Eric Szmanda (Greg Sanders) and Robert David Hall (Dr Al Robbins) on the ballot. Adam Rodriguez (Eric Delko), Jonathan Togo (Ryan Wolfe) and Eva La Rue (Natalia Boa Vista) were submitted for Miami, and CSI: NY offered Carmine Giovinazzo (Danny Messer), Hill Harper (Dr Sheldon Hawkes) and AJ Buckley (Adam Ross).

The "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series" and "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" categories received submissions from CSI and New York. Former CSI series regular Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle) was entered for "The Happy Place", the episode in which she revisited the Pamela Adler case from season one's "Too Tough to Die". Glenne Headly was also nominated for her role in "The Happy Place". Headly played Viviana Conway, aka Madame Marvelous, a hypnotist with a penchant for robbing banks. Tippi Hedren was nominated for "Young Man With a Horn", in which she played Karen Rosenthal, the owner of an old Vegas casino where her husband was murdered 50 years ago.

CSI: NY submitted several guest stars for Emmy consideration. Ed Asner is on the ballot for his role in "Yahrzeit". He played a Jewish clockmaker, Abraham Klein, who had a sinister secret lurking in his past. Two actors were submitted for "Greater Good": Mare Winningham and Charles S Dutton. Winningham played Katharine Donovan, a grieving mother out for revenge. Dutton portrayed Talmadge Neville, the man who served time for killing Katharine's daughter despite being innocent of the crime.

In the "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series" category, CSI submitted "Young Man With a Horn", "For Warrick", "19 Down", "One to Go", "Deep Fried and Minty Fresh", "The Descent of Man", "A Space Oddity", "Say Uncle", "Miscarriage of Justice", "Let it Bleed", "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "The Gone Dead Train". New York submitted "Grounds for Deception" and "Yahrzeit". In "Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series", CSI: NY entered "Yahrzeit" for consideration, and CSI entered "One to Go", "19 Down", "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "Mascara".