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Well folks, the votes are in, and I am happy that I can now declare the official nominees for the 2007 IVy Awards and the 2007 Readers’ Choice IVy Awards!

For space consideration, I will only list some of the more popular categories, but complete lists can be found on the TV IV’s IVy Awards pages. 

The envelopes please…

IVy Awards:

(Note that due to the small number of voters and the minimum votes requirement, a category may have more or less than five nominees in the “Editors’ Choice” awards.)

Best Drama Series

• Battlestar Galactica
• Dexter
• Lost
• Pushing Daisies
• Veronica Mars

Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Jeffrey Donovan (”Burn Notice”)
• Colin Ferguson (”Eureka”)
• Michael C. Hall (”Dexter”)
• Hugh Laurie (”House, M.D.”)
• Edward James Olmos (”Battlestar Galactica”)
• Lee Pace (”Pushing Daisies”)

Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Kristen Bell (”Veronica Mars”)
• Emily Deschanel (”Bones”)
• Lauren Graham (”Gilmore Girls”)
• Mary McDonnell (”Battlestar Galactica”)

Best Comedy Series

• 30 Rock
• Extras
• How I Met Your Mother
• My Name Is Earl

Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Steve Carell (”The Office”)
• David Duchovny (”Californication”)
• Ricky Gervais (”Extras”)
• Jason Lee (”My Name Is Earl”)
• John Lehr (”10 Items or Less”)

Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Christina Applegate (”Samantha Who?”)
• Tina Fey (”30 Rock”)
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (”The New Adventures of Old Christine”)
• Mary-Louise Parker (”Weeds”)
• Jordana Spiro (”My Boys”)

Best Comedy Talk, Variety or Sketch Show

• The Colbert Report
• The Daily Show
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
• Late Night with Conan O’Brien

Best Made-for-TV Movie, Miniseries or Special

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
• Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• The Lost Room
• The War

Complete list.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand now. The Readers’ Choice nominees!

Nearly 2000 of you voted. Your votes have been counted, and I am proud to announce that due to your overwhelming support, the production companies and networks which produce these shows will be notified of the results, and your comments will be forwarded to them.

That’s right. I will personally make sure someone at NBC Universal gets your comments about “Journeyman.”

Nonetheless, here are the nominees. Check back soon for winners’ ballots!

The nominees are:

Best Drama Series

• Heroes
• House, M.D.
• Journeyman
• Lost
• Prison Break

Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Kyle Chandler (”Friday Night Lights”)
• Michael C. Hall (”Dexter”)
• Hugh Laurie (”House, M.D.”)
• Wentworth Miller (”Prison Break”)
• Kiefer Sutherland (”24″)

Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Kristen Bell (”Veronica Mars”)
• Glenn Close (”Damages”)
• Emily Deschanel (”Bones”)
• Lauren Graham (”Gilmore Girls”)
• Mary McDonnell (”Battlestar Galactica”)

Best Comedy Series

• 30 Rock
• How I Met Your Mother
• My Name Is Earl
• The Office
• Scrubs

Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Steve Carell (”The Office”)
• Terry Crews (”Everybody Hates Chris”)
• David Duchovny (”Californication”)
• Ricky Gervais (”Extras”)
• Jason Lee (”My Name Is Earl”)

Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Christina Applegate (”Samantha Who?”)
• Tina Fey (”30 Rock”)
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (”The New Adventures of Old Christine”)
• Mary-Louise Parker (”Weeds”)
• Leah Remini (”King of Queens”)

Best Comedy Talk, Variety or Sketch Series

• The Colbert Report
• The Daily Show
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
• Late Night with Conan O’Brien
• Late Show with David Letterman

Best Made-for-TV Movie, Miniseries or Special

• The Bronx Is Burning
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
• Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• The Lost Room
• The War

Complete list.

Thanks to all who voted, and watch this space for more updates, including the Winner’s ballots (coming almost immediately after this post) and the announcement of the winners on March 24!