For the record, let me state that I hate awards shows. Speaking as someone who covered them (from afar) for the media, I consider them to be one of the entertainment industry’s self-indulgent, egotistic, uninteresting idiocies. To me, they represent everything that’s wrong about Hollywood. Not to mention, they rarely get anything right.

The Primetime Emmys are no exception. The same folks get nominated over and over again in high-profile categories, despite slumps for their television shows; great shows get shunned year after year (“Deadwood,” for example, didn’t get any major nods this time although it shows up seven times for things like Outstanding Costumes and Outstanding Art Direction) and new shows aren’t much of a factor. The awards are always predictable (of course Discovery Channel’s “Planet Earth” got nods, and so did “CSI,” and so did “The Sopranos”). Nevertheless, I know some of you care about these silly awards, so I’ve put together a partial list, mostly of nominations that might be interesting to scifi fans (note that I’m only including categories where certain shows appear, and I’m not including all the nominees). “Battlestar Galactica” and “Heroes” are among the shows that received nods. Just don’t be disappointed on awards night, when all the statuettes go to people and shows you just didn’t think were that great.

The Primetime Emmy Awards, complete with all the pomp and circumstance necessary for such a made-up occasion, will air Sunday, September 16 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox. I’ll be watching Disney Channel reruns instead.

By the way, I do have a lot of respect for many of the folks who work in the industry, including the usually unappreciated behind-the scenes tech people who get a well-deserved moment in the spotlight at the Emmys. For space and time considerations, I have had to exclude many of their names from this list (sorry!) but they are included at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy page, to which a link is included at the bottom of the page.

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour):
--Avatar: The Last Airbender “City of Walls and Secrets” from Nickelodeon Animation Studio (Nickelodeon)
--Robot Chicken “Lust for Puppets” from ShadowMachine Films (Cartoon Network)
--South Park “Make Love, Not Warcraft” from Central Productions (Comedy Central)
--Spongebob SquarePants “Bummer Vacation/WigStruck” from Nickelodeon Animation Studio in association with United Planckton Pictures, Inc. (Nickelodeon)
--The Simpsons “The Haw-Hawed Couple” from Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox (Fox)

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More)
--Good Wilt Hunting (Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends) from Cartoon Network Studios (Cartoon Network)
--Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms from Starz Media in association with Revolution Studio (Starz)
--Secrets of the Deep from Impossible Pictures in association with Discovery Channel (Discovery Channel)
--Where’s Lazlo (Camp Lazlo) from Cartoon Network Studios (Cartoon Network)

Outstanding Art Direction for A Miniseries, or Movie
--Return to Halloweentown from Just Singer Entertainment in association with Disney Channel (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
--Heroes “Genesis” from Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio (NBC)

Outstanding Children’s Program
…Yes, I know this one’s a stretch…
--That’s So Raven from That So Productions; Warren & Rinsler Productions in association with Disney Channel (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
--Battlestar Galactica “Exodus Part 2” from R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio (SciFi Channel) Director Felix Alcala
--Heroes “Genesis” from Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio (NBC) Director David Semel
--Lost “Through the Looking Glass from ABC Studios (ABC) Director Jack Bender

Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
--Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed from Prometheus Entertainment for the History Channel (History Channel) Director Kevin Burns

Outstanding Drama Series
--Heroes from Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
--24 from Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions (Fox) Jean Smart as Marthan Logan

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
--24 from Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions (Fox) Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
--Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King “Umney’s Last Case” from Ostar Productions (TNT) William H. Macy as Clyde Umney and Sam Landry

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
--Medium from CBS Paramount Television, Grammnet Picturemaker Productions (NBC) Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois

Outstanding Main Title Design
--The Lost Room from Lion’s Gate Entertainment (Scifi Channel)

Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
--Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King from Ostar Productions (TNT) Katherin Birch, Key Makeup Artist

Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (original dramatic score)
--Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King from Ostar Productions (TNT) Music by Jeff Beal

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (original dramatic score)
--24 from Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions (Fox) Composer Sean Callery
--Ghost Whisperer “Love Never Dies” from Sander/Moses Productions in association with ABC Studios and CBS Paramount Network Television (CBS) Music and theme by Mark Snow
--Kidnapped “Pilot” from 25C Productions, Inc. Rooney McP Productions, Inc. and Eighty D., Inc. in association with Sony Pictures Television (NBC) Composer/Music by WG Snuffy Walden

Outstanding Nonfiction Special
--Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed from Prometheus Entertainment for the History Channel (History Channel)

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
--Heroes “Genesis” from Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio (NBC)
--Lost “Through the Looking Glass from ABC Studios (ABC)

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
--24 “10:11 PM-11:00 PM” from Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions (Fox)
--Battlestar Galactica “Exodus Part 2” from R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio (SciFi Channel)
--Lost “A Tale of Two Cities” from ABC Studios (ABC)
--Smallville “Zod” from Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar/Gough Ink, and Warner Bros. Television (CW)

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie
--The Lost Room “The Key and the Clock (Night 1)” from Lion’s Gate Entertainment (SciFi Channel)

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (one hour)
--24 “10:11 PM-11:00 PM” from Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions (Fox)
--Heroes “Genesis” from Tailwind Productions with NBC Universal Television Studio (NBC)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
--Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King “The End of the Whole Mess” from Ostar Productions (TNT)
--Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen Kings “Battleground” from Ostar Productions (TNT)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series
--Battlestar Galactica “Exodus Part 2” from R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio (SciFi Channel)
--Eureka “Pilot” from NBC Universal Television Studio (SciFi Channel)
--Heroes “Five Years Gone” from Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio (NBC)

Outstanding Stunt Coordination
--24, “2:00 PM-3:00 PM” from Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions (Fox) Stunt Coordinator Jeff Cadiente
--Heroes “Genesis” from Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio (NBC) Stunt Coordinator Ian Quinn

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
--Heroes from Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio (NBC) Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura
--Lost from ABC Studios (ABC) Terry O’Quinn as John Locke
--Lost from ABC Studios (ABC) Michael Emerson as Ben

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
--Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed from Prometheus Entertainment for the History Channel (History Channel) Writers Kevin Burns, David Comtois and Steven Smith

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
--Battlestar Galactica “Occupation/Precipice” from R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio (SciFi Channel) Written by Ronald D. Moore
--Lost “Through the Looking Glass” from ABC Studios (ABC) Written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof

For the complete list, including names of techies I've omitted, please visit the links below.