New Emmy: Outstanding Snubs in Any Category

“Law & Order,” Jay Leno, Ed O’Neill, “The Big Bang Theory” and Charlie Sheen all fall into the “overlooked” category

Is any awards show more ripe for snubbery than the Emmys?

With the sprawling TV landscape and a perennial nominees club in nearly every category (paging Tony Shalhoub), the annual rite of Emmy nominations is as much about the left-outs as the got-ins.

TheWrap boils down the biggest backhands to a category of its own: Outstanding Snubs in Any Category.

And the nominees are …

Law & Order: The crime drama "Law & Order" ends its run this year, tying the record for longest-running scripted series with 20 seasons on the air. Emmy voters apparently didn't feel the need to give the show a fond farewell: Dick Wolf's creation got zero nominations for its final season, although spinoff "Law & Order: SVU" scored two nods.

Jay Leno: Conan O'Brien spent six months last year hosting "The Tonight Show" before being replaced by Jay Leno. Both hosts were eligible for nominations, but Emmy voters were clearly on Team CoCo. Conan's "Tonight Show" stint earned him four nominations, while Leno came up empty.‬ Conan had the only late-night show to earn a nod in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series category.

'Family' Drama: Freshman ABC sitcom "Modern Family" got a lot of Emmy love, but there was no nomination for Ed O'Neill, who plays the crotchety, sweatsuit-clad patriarch of the show's sprawling clan. All of O'Neill's adult co-stars — Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet — have a shot at hardware. Overall, "Modern Family" is one of the most-nominated shows of this year's awards with 14 total nods.

In "Theory," Not in Practice: The hit CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory" scored five nominations, but was frozen out of the Outstanding Comedy Series category. "Big Bang Theory" was recognized for the performance of star Jim Parsons, a guest appearance by Christine Baranski playing Parsons' mother, art direction, makeup and camerawork. Outstanding Comedy Series nominations went to "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Glee," "Nurse Jackie," "The Office" and "30 Rock" ("Entourage" also was notably edged out this time around).

Bad Luck Chucks: After four straight nominations for his performance on the CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men," Charlie Sheen's phone didn't ring Thursday morning. Well, maybe it did, but let's just say it was more likely his lawyer than his agent. Sheen's co-star Jon Cryer got a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, which he's won once. It's just more Emmy snubbery for series creator Chuck Lorre, who's also behind "The Big Bang Theory" (see above).

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