Food Network Nabs 8 Emmy Noms

It was announced today that Giada De Laurentiis, Bobby Flay, Ina Garten, and Nigella Lawson (and their respective shows) are nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards. Congratulations!

Ina, Bobby, Giada, and Nigella (and PBS' Todd English) are ALL up for Oustanding Lifestyle Host! I hope Ina pulled a few strings, as I'd love to see her win. Or even just attend the awards. I'll be your date, I! You know Jeffrey will be busy.




Missing from the nominations list was Paula Deen, who actually won twice last year. Gotta step it up, P!

And lest I forget, even Aunt Sandy managed to get into the nominatin' pool.... kinda.











That's right, Semi-Hommemade Cooking with Sandra Lee is nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling--and she's competing against peeps at The View and The Price is Right!

I don't think they're working too hard on Drew Carey's hair these days, but I guess "Carey's Beauties" (just doesn't have the same ring as "Barker's Beauties") are included in the mix. Now that Star Jones is gone from The View, I'm sure the hairstylists' jobs are much easier.

Should Bobby take this as a jab at his hair?


Probably.

Congrats to all the nominees! I'm pullin' for yah, Sandra!

Who will be Ina's date?

Congratulations to Rachael Ray, Paula Deen, Michael Chiarello, Emeril Lagasse, and my fave Ina Garten for receiving Daytime Emmy nominations for their respective Food Network shows.




A list of all the nominations is available here.

True, a lot of the awards are going to the show itself or, in some cases, people other than the host who work on the show. Still, it's a honor just to be nominated, right?

I wonder who Ina will take to the awards? I'm voting for that T.R./P.R./whatever his initials are-guy. I'm sure jOffrey will be out out town.

Here's some more FN-related nominees:

Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography (Film or Electronic)

EVERYDAY ITALIAN * FOOD
RICHARD DALLETT, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Outstanding Lifestyle Directing

EASY ENTERTAINING WITH MICHAEL CHIARELLO * FOOD
NATALIE GUSTAFSON, DIRECTOR

Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Editing

EVERYDAY ITALIAN * FOOD
ROBERT KRISCH, EDITOR
MICHAEL SELLERS, EDITOR

Outstanding Lifestyle Host

ESSENCE OF EMERIL * FOOD
EMERIL LAGASSE, HOST

THE MARTHA STEWART SHOW * SYN
MARTHA STEWART, HOST

PAULA'S HOME COOKING * FOOD
PAULA DEEN, HOST

Outstanding Lifestyle Program

BAREFOOT CONTESSA * FOOD
RACHEL PURNELL, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
OLIVIA BALL, SUPERVISING PRODUCER
SOPHIE SEIDEN, PRODUCER
CARL GREEN, PRODUCER

PAULA'S HOME COOKING * FOOD
GORDON ELLIOT, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
MARK SCHNEIDER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JESSICA SHWEKY, PRODUCER
AIMEE ROSEN, PRODUCER