The Original BJ wrote:Wouldn't it be weird to host a show in which you're also (conceivably) a nominee?
It's not that unusual for the Emmys. Here's a list of hosts who were also nominees the year they hosted, courtesy of tonygoldenemmy of TheBackstage.
1966 - Bill Cosby*
1976 - Mary Tyler Moore*
1977 - Robert Blake & Angie Dickinson
1978 - Alan Alda
1981 - Ed Asner
1982 - John Forsythe
1984 - Tom Selleck*
1987 - Bruce Willis*
1990 - Candice Bergen*
1993 - Angela Lansbury
1994 - Patricia Richardson
1995 - Jason Alexander & Cybill Shepherd
1999 - Jenna Elfman & David Hyde Pierce*
2001 - Ellen DeGeneres
2002 - Conan O'Brien
2006 - Conan O'Brien
2008 - Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst*, and Ryan Seacrest
*Won.
Edited By anonymous on 1246604969