The Longest, Most Laughable Longshots in the Bunch
Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl, submitted for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series despite being neither a lead nor that show being an award-worthy drama.
Robbie Jones, Hellcats, submitted for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. See above, then multiply it by a thousand.
Martin Henderson, Off the Map, submitted for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Jason Ritter, The Event, submitted for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He was the captain of the Titanic, if you will. With bad facial hair to boot.
Jamie Campbell Bower, Camelot, submitted for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Brooke Elliott, Drop Dead Diva, submitted for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Ashley Tisdale, Hellcats, submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Natalie Zea, Justified, submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Just because the show is outstanding doesn't mean you are.
Rutina Wesley, True Blood, submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. It's not outstanding supporting over-actress, last time I checked.

Apparently, By Some Interpretations, Having Abs Counts as "Outstanding Acting"
Aly Michalka, Hellcats, submitted for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Ryan Kwanten, True Blood, submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Gilles Marini, Brothers & Sisters, submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Who Cares if I'm the Worst Actress on a Bad, Cancelled Show? I'm Going for It Anyway!
Valerie Cruz, Off the Map, submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

A Very Popular Tactic: Maybe if We Submit Every Actor Who Has Ever Appeared on Our Emmy Unworthy Show We'll Confuse the Academy and Somebody Will Miraculously Get Nominated
Glory Daze, 11 acting category submissions.
Rizzoli & Isles, 8 acting category submissions.
The Event, 11 acting category submissions.
The Cape, 8 acting category submissions.
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, 8 acting category submissions.
Psych, 10 acting category submissions.
Camelot, 9 acting category submissions.
Army Wives, 10 acting category submissions.
Off the Map, 8 acting category submissions.
Outsourced, 9 acting category submissions.
Rules of Engagement, 8 acting category submissions.
Royal Pains, 11 acting category submissions.
White Collar, 15 acting category submissions.

Beautiful Line Delivery. Very Nuanced
Jason Momoa, Game of Thrones, submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

You're Still on That Show? Who Knew?
Katrina Bowden (Cerie), 30 Rock, submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Most Awesomely Flagrant Waste of a Submission Fee
Lake Bell, Children's Hospital, Submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

The "Hey, It's Worth a Try" Strategy
Elizabeth Mitchell, V, submitted for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

Remember When Everyone Thought Katherine Heigl Was So Classless for Saying Her Grey's Writers Sucked Too Much for Her to Be Worthy of an Emmy? That was Horrible, But Maybe It's Not Such a Bad Thing to Consider Privately if You're on, Say, Private Practice
Kate Walsh, Amy Brenneman, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, Brian Benben, Tim Daly, KaDee Strickland and Taye Diggs, all submitted yet again for another stellar season.

People Optimistic Enough to Think They Can Beat Chris Colfer
Glee's Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith, Chord Overstreet and Mark Salling, all submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series alongside the great Kurt (and Burt) Hummel.

Some Small Children Who Are About to Learn a Very Early Lesson About Losing
Coy Stewart (Are We There Yet?), Isiah Montgomery (Men of a Certain Age), Ryan Wynott (The Cape), Teala Dunn (Are We There Yet?), Lily Pilblad (Lights Out), Savannah Paige Rae (Parenthood), Kwesi Boakye (Men of a Certain Age), Tyree Brown (Parenthood), Ethan Cutkosky (Shameless), Braeden Lemasters (Men of a Certain Age). All child actors, all submitted for major acting categories they have no hope of securing.

Just Sad
Joey Lawrence, Melissa and Joey, Submitted for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Hayley Hasselhoff, Huge, Submitted for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Scott Patterson, The Event, Submitted for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Oh, Luke!

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