The Emmy Awards: It's an Honor Just To Be Nominated.

I can tell you from experience, it really is an honor to be nominated for an Emmy Award (it sure beats the hell out of not being nominated), but it doesn't hold a candle to actually winning. Jones Advertising has had that honor too (and we're currently nominated for 6 more). But before you say, "well, they must just give them to anyone." I must respond, "au contraire, mon frère."

Perhaps most famously, Angela Lansbury has been nominated an amazing 18 times and has yet to bring an Emmy home (that's the same number of nominations Susan Lucci had before her famous win, so there's still hope, Angela).

As Malcolm in the Middle's harried mom, Jane Kaczmarek was nominated 7 times in a row and went home empty-handed each year. Well, they always said motherhood is a thankless job.

Sienfeld's Jason Alexander was nominated 8 times with no wins (he did win 3 Screen Actor's Guild Awards in a row, so maybe that soothed the pain).

Even Happy Day's Marion Ross was turned away from the Emmy-winner's circle 5 times. What kind of monster could say no to "Mrs. C." five times? Perhaps Chuck (Richie's seldom seen big brother) finally got his revenge for being written off the show. 

Of course, their disappointment must be small compared to the television icons who never even received a nomination. 

Creator, producer, writer and star of the longest running live action sit-com ever, Ozzie Nelson never received a single Emmy nomination in 14 years.

Desi Arnaz was the only I Love Lucy star not to get nominated for an Emmy. Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance and William Frawley each received at least 4 nominations. Somebody's got some s'plainin' to do.

Michael Landon, Heather Locklear, Barbara Eden, Buddy Ebsen and Penny Marshall are all members of the golden goose-egg club. Well, there's always the TV Land Awards. Ugh.

Now I'm not trying to say that our regional Emmy Awards hold the same cache as the "big time" Emmys. And truth be told, if they hadn't added an Advertising category we might never had gotten that golden lady to stand so regally on our shelves. But the did and we did, so there.

As for this year's awards? We won't find out until May 30th. Until then (all together now), it's an honor just to be nominated.

To check out Jones Advertising's Emmy-nominated spots, follow the links below.

Break Room: Rescue Pest Control (Single Spot)

Not A Game: DSHS (PSA Campaign)

Daily Access: MSN/Diet Coke (Nominated in 2 new media categories)

Stay Sharp on Internet Safety: Microsoft (Nominated in 2 new media categories)