Pushing Daisies has been nominated for three National Television Awards in the UK with viewers narrowing down the field.
Outstanding Drama Performance - Anna Friel
Outstanding Drama Performance - Lee Pace
Viewers can vote here, but hurry! Voting ends August 1!

The shortlist for Best Comedy Supporting Actress has been revealed, and Kristin Chenoweth made the cut, specifically for her performance in “Girth“. Kristin is set to announce the 5 official nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards on July 17; will she be calling her own name? We think so.

The L.A. Times has just leaked the names of the 10 finalists for this year’s Best Comedy Actor Emmy nominations, and, surprising no one who’s seen Pushing Daisies, Lee Pace is one of them. w00t!
To recap, so far Pushing Daisies, Anna Friel and Lee Pace have made it to the short list of 10 finalists. [...]

The short list of potential Emmy nominees for Best Comedy Actress has been released, and our own Anna Friel made it. Anna is being considered specifically for her performance in “Bitter Sweets“, the second-to-last episode of Pushing Daisies‘ first season. We’ll be waiting eagerly to hear co-star Kristin Chenoweth read Anna’s name when the official [...]

Access Hollywood is reporting that Pushing Daisies has made the list of semifinalists for the Emmy Awards. The final five will be announced July 17, with the actual awards ceremony to air in September. It’s got some tough competition, but we believe in our show’s ability to win out based on its originality, fantastic acting, [...]

The Hollywood Reporter has their own Emmy series going on, and today’s video features Bryan Fuller talking about Pushing Daisies season 2 and competing in the comedy category.

Anna Friel is today’s spotlight in Variety’s annual lead-up to the Emmy nominations:
Anna Friel, ‘Pushing Daisies’
Leading ladies in Emmy contention
by Jerry Rice
It was 14 days before cameras would start rolling on the pilot of “Pushing Daisies,” and creator Bryan Fuller had just met the perfect love interest for the show’s main character.
Anna Friel wasn’t [...]

In an AOL poll released today, viewers ranked Pushing Daisies as the best new show of the season. The show earned 24% of the 1.4 million votes cast, besting second place finisher Gossip Girl. The rest of the Top 5 were The Big Bang Theory, Chuck, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

The Television Critics Association has nominated Pushing Daisies for their Outstanding New Program award, alongside fellow freshmen Breaking Bad (AMC), Damages (FX), Flight of the Conchords (HBO), and Mad Men (AMC). You’ll notice that PD is the only new show from the 5 networks to be nominated. Kudos!

The Envelope (a spinoff of the Los Angeles Times) is featuring Pushing Daisies in their Emmy Season Preview as a TV breakout this past season. Check out their write up, including some clues from Bryan Fuller about what’s coming in season 2:
“THERE’S NO reason this show should work — it’s weird. It’s a weird, odd [...]