The Emmy nominations for 2005 have been announced, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has continued a 16 year tradition of snubbing me. Apparently my script for “According to Jim” in which five-year-old Kyle chooses to dress as Cinderella for Halloween did not find favor with the nominating membership. Oh, well. Why cast pearls before swine?

The rest of the nominations were no surprise. “Desperate Housewives” dominated the comedy category, which is just peachy news to those of us who work on actual comedies. (“Ally McBeal” used to engender the same reaction.) I was pleased to see “Spongebob Squarepants” and “Da Ali G Show” nominated in their respective categories, as well as “The Office Special” nominated for writing and a particularly good episode of “Lost” also nominated for writing.