2010-2011 Emmy Awards

[Mister Tee]

My very few thoughts about a show I half-watched (the Oscars I watch; the Emmys I "have on"):

It was pretty clear early on they didn't like Mildred Pierce much, but, given the competition, it would almost have been a personal insult to Kate Winslet had she not won.

They managed to pick the supporting actor from Modern Family I find consistently least funny.

I've never seen Friday Night Lights, and I know people who will be delighted with Chandler's win. But I'm beginning to think Jon Hamm is just going to slip into history never winning for his iconic character (the one time he's won anything -- a Globe -- it was the year they weren't televised so no one got to give a speech).

But then Mad Men came back and won series for the fourth year running, despite no other on-air prizes. This is why I never make an attempt to predict the Emmys. They are capriciousness defined.

Came in late on the show, so missed the opening number. Lynch seemed pleasant enough, but it's a thankless job.

[Sonic Youth]

Ah, censorship...

Alec Baldwin's Emmy bit nixed on Fox after '30 Rock' star's joke about News Corp. hacking scandal
BY Lukas I. Alpert
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, September 18th 2011, 5:36 PM


Alec Baldwin wasn't laughing when Fox cut his pre-taped crack poking fun at boss Rupert Murdoch from Sunday night's Emmy Awards.

The "30 Rock" star, 53, told the network to just pull the plug on the whole thing, sources said.

"They edited out a line and he asked them to not air the segment," a Baldwin pal confirmed to the News. "He didn't want to do something that had been edited afterwards because if it's comedy and you take out a key line it just doesn't work."

The crack poked fun at Fox's parent company News Corp.'s phone-hacking scandal.

In the bit, Baldwin is seen talking on the phone and then stops the conversation and calls out Murdoch by name, saying he can hear him listening in.

Baldwin tweeted that he thought News Corp. was being a bit too sensitive.

"Fox did kill my NewsCorp hacking joke. Which sucks bc I think it would have made them look better. A little," he wrote.

Baldwin's rep declined to comment.

After Baldwin backed out, Fox re-taped the bit with "Star Trek" legend Leonard Nimoy, a source said.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... z1YLfywct2

[anonymous1980]

Final predictions!

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES or MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
Too Big to Fail (HBO)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Mad Men (AMC)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Modern Family (ABC)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SERIES
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

OUTSTANDING REALITY/COMPETITION PROGRAM
Project Runway (Lifetime)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES/MOVIE
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos (BBC America)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES/MOVIE
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES/MOVIE
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES/MOVIE
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (PBS)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A MINISERIES/MOVIE
Curtis Hanson, Too Big to Fail (HBO)

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A MINISERIES/MOVIE
Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey (PBS)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law (NBC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
John Slattery, Mad Men (AMC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Margo Martindale, Justified (FX)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire ("Pilot") (HBO)

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Matthew Weiner, Mad Men ("The Suitcase") (AMC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Steve Carell, The Office (NBC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Laura Linney, The Big C (Showtime)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family (ABC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen, Modern Family (ABC)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Gail Mancuso, Modern Family ("Slow Down Your Neighbors") (ABC)

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, Modern Family ("Caught in the Act") (ABC)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SERIES
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live (NBC)

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SERIES
John Oliver, Sam Means, Jon Stewart, Rory Albanese, Elliott Kalan, J.R. Havlan, Josh Lieb, Wyatt Cenac, Tim Carvell, Hallie Haglund, Kevin Bleyer, Steve Bodow, Rich Blomquist, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross and Jo Miller, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

[anonymous1980]

I'm fine with Gwyneth Paltrow winning for Glee. Her episode is one of the best highlights in an otherwise subpar season but I was rooting for Dot Marie Jones to win. She's the best thing about Glee last season.

[Damien]

It's pathetic that there are even awards for most of these categories. Jeez, just show up and do your job, and just be thankful you have a job. I mean, an award for make up on Saturday Night Live. Why not an award for my super for vacuuming the hallways?

[Reza]

The winners for the 63rd Annual Creative Arts Emmys have been announced. Below is a list of winners:

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Paul McCrane - Harry's Law

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Loretta Devine - Grey's Anatomy

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Justin Timberlake - Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Gwyneth Paltrow - Glee


Outstanding Animated Program
Futurama (The Late Philip J. Fry)

Outstanding Short-format Animated Program
Disney Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
The Kennedy Center Honors

Outstanding Special Class Programs
64th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
The Daily Show Correspondents Explain (thedailyshow.com)

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Nonfiction Programs
Jay Leno’s Garage (JayLenosGarage.com)

Outstanding Children's Program
A Child's Garden Of Poetry

Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program Masterclass
Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Under The Influence: Kids Of Alcoholics

Outstanding Nonfiction Special
Gettysburg

Outstanding Nonfiction Series
American Masters

Outstanding Reality Program
Deadliest Catch

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Freedom Riders

Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media
Oscar Digital Experience (ABC.com)

Outstanding Commercial
Born Of Fire (Chrysler 200)

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Maurice LaMarche – Futurama

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
Jeff Probst - Survivor

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming
Gasland

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
64th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming
Freedom Riders

Outstanding Main Title Design
Game Of Thrones

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
American Masters (John Muir In The New World)

Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Mildred Pierce (Part 5)

Outstanding Music Direction
Harry Connick Jr., In Concert On Broadway

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
Saturday Night Live (Host: Justin Timberlake) (Song Title: Justin Timberlake Monologue)

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
The Borgias

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series
Hot In Cleveland (Sisterhood Of The Traveling SPANX© • I Love Lucci: Part Two • LeBron Is Le Gone)

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)

Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie
Mildred Pierce

Outstanding Art Direction For Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming
2010 MTV Video Music Awards

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Glee

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Mildred Pierce

Outstanding Choreography
Juried, multiple winners possible
So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: Alice in Mia-Land “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” / “When We Dance” / “This Bitter Earth - On The Nature of Daylight”)
So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: “Scars” / “Fallin” / “Outta Your Mind”)

Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series
Two and a Half Men (Hookers, Hookers, Hookers)

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire (Home)

Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie
Downton Abbey (Part 1)

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming
Deadliest Catch (Redemption Day)

Outstanding Costumes For A Series
The Borgias (Lucrezia’s Wedding)

Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Downton Abbey (Part 1)

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (Single Or Multi-Camera)
How I Met Your Mother (Subway Wars)

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
Cinema Verite

Outstanding Short-Form Picture Editing
The 2010 ESPY Awards (Images Piece)

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special (Single Or Multi-Camera)
Lady GaGa Presents: The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming
Freedom Riders

Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming
Deadliest Catch (Redemption Day)

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series
Mad Men (Christmas Comes But Once A Year)

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special
Dancing With The Stars (Episode 1106)

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Movie
The Kennedys

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety, Music, Or Comedy Series
So You Think You Can Dance (Season 7 Finale (Part 2))

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety, Music, Or Comedy Special
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards

Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Saturday Night Live (Host: Jon Hamm)

Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries Or A Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
The Kennedys

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
The Walking Dead (Days Gone Bye)

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)
CSI: NY (Life Sentence)
Game Of Thrones (A Golden Crown)
Nikita (Pandora)
True Blood (Hitting The Ground)
The Walking Dead (Days Gone Bye)

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
The Pillars Of The Earth (The Work Of Angels)

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
Gettysburg

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
House (Bombshells)

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
The Kennedys (Lancer And Lace)

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
Family Guy (Road To The North Pole)

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special
American Idol (Finale)

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming
Deadliest Catch (Redemption Day)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series
Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Gettysburg

Outstanding Stunt Coordination
Southland (Graduation Day)

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
American Idol (Finale)

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Don Pasquale (Great Performances At The Met)

[ksrymy]

I'm going to take the liberty of turning this not into a prediction deal but a "who we'd like to see win" deal. I apologize if anyone doesn't want this/wants it on a separate post.

Bold is my first-place. Italicized is runner-up.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire ("A Return to Normalcy")
Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights ("Always")
Michael C. Hall - Dexter ("Teenage Wasteland")
Jon Hamm - Mad Men ("The Suitcase")
Hugh Laurie - House (No episode listed)
Timothy Olyphant - Justified ("Reckoning")

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kathy Bates - Harry's Law ("Innocent Man")
Connie Britton - Friday Night Lights ("Always")
Mireille Enos - The Killing ("Missing")
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ("Rescue")
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife ("In Sickness")
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men ("The Suitcase")

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Andre Braugher - Men of a Certain Age ("Let the Sunshine In")
Josh Charles - The Good Wife ("Closing Arguments")
Alan Cumming - The Good Wife ("Silver Bullet")
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones ("Baelor")
Walter Goggins - Justified ("The I of the Storm")
John Slattery - Mad Men ("Hands and Knees")

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christine Baranski - The Good Wife ("Silver Bullet)
Michelle Forbes - The Killing ("Pilot")
Christina Hendricks - Mad Men ("The Summer Man")
Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire ("Family Limitations")
Margo Martindale - Justified ("Brothers Keeper")
Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife ("Getting Off")

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock (No episode listed)
Steve Carell - The Office ("Goodbye, Michael")
Louis C.K. - Louie ("Bully")
Johnny Galecki - The Big Bang Theory ("The Benefactor Factor")
Matt LeBlanc - Episodes ("Episode 107")
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory ("The Agreement Dissection")

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie ("Rat Falls")
Tina Fey - 30 Rock ("Double-Edged Sword")
Laura Linney - The Big C ("Pilot")
Melissa McCarthy - Mike & Molly ("First Date")
Martha Plimpton - Raising Hope ("Say Cheese")
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation ("Flu Season")

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell - Modern Family ("Good Cop Bad Dog")
Chris Colfer - Glee ("Grilled Cheesus")
Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men ("The Immortal Mr. Billy Joel")
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family ("Halloween")
Ed O'Neill - Modern Family ("The Kiss")
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family ("Mother's Day")

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen - Modern Family ("Strangers on a Treadmill")
Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock (No episode listed)
Jane Lynch - Glee ("Funeral")
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family ("Slow Down Your Neighbors")
Betty White - Hot in Cleveland ("Free Elka")
Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live (No episode listed)

[anonymous1980]

Modern Family's four nominations in Supporting Actor might be a record (anyone know?).

I believe it's a record in the COMEDY category. In the Drama category, Hill Street Blues swept the Supporting Actor in a Drama one year with 5 of its supporting actors getting all 5 slots.

[OscarGuy]

I had not noticed the exclusions of Sedgwick or NPH. Those are actually quite shocking. I'm disappointed that Sherlock didn't nominated for miniseries and that The Kennedys did (has there been a more poorly reviewed nominee in these categories?)

True Blood didn't figure as I thought it might and Modern Family's four nominations in Supporting Actor might be a record (anyone know?). FNL getting a drama series nomination now seems like a semi-hollow gesture from an Academy that ignored it for so long. But they did the same thing to Star Trek: The Next Generation back in '94, so it has precedent.

Surprised there wasn't more love for the cast of Downton Abbey, especially the male side.

[Sabin]

As always, there's some good and some bad. But the bad is just dull, so I can't get that worked up.

I wish Community got a nomination. Although its second season wasn't as assured with an endearing central arc as its first season, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie, and Donald Glover are brilliant comedic presences who deserve nominations. And to suggest that there is one stronger supporting character let alone six than Nick Offerman's singular Ron Swanson is absurd. He especially had a field year. I also wish they found room for Adam Scott. But Parks and Rec got a Comedy Series nomination, and is easily my choice of the nominees. As is Amy Poehler whose pas de deux with Adam Scott brought out new shades in a character who initially just came across as an Michael Scott clone. She was terrific this year and is part of a more compelling season cliffhanger than I would have thought.

I'm thrilled to see Louis C.K. nominated for Best Actor in a Comedic Series, and he would be my choice as well. I'm rooting for him. I guess Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen are the best bets for Supporting Actor and Actress.

[Reza]

Absurd that everyone from Mildred Pierce got nominated.

[The Original BJ]

There have been a lot of articles written about how movie directors have been moving to tv as of late, and the proof is in the pudding here: Martin Scorsese, Neil Jordan, Curtis Hanson, Todd Haynes, Olivier Assayas, Shari Springer Berman/Robert Pulcini and Patty Jenkins all received major Directing nominations.

Most surprising omissions were Toni Collette, last year's winner Kyra Sedgwick, and Neil Patrick Harris, right?

I suspect many people will be very happy about the long-awaited Drama Series nod for Friday Night Lights.

Glee was pretty bad this past season, so I guess the fact that it was dropped from a bunch of categories is the silver lining to its still totally undeserved Comedy Series nod.

I've worked with Margo Martindale, so I was personally thrilled for her nomination. What a lovely, generous woman, a real actor's actor who loves her craft with so little concern for the fame or recognition it might (though usually doesn't) bring her. I ran into her at the end of last year and she was so excited to have just booked this Justified role; it's great to see such a hard-working character actress recognized in this major way.

EDIT: Oh, and one more thing! How much do we think Bridesmaids has to do with Melissa McCarthy's nomination here?

[anonymous1980]

Emmy nominations are out.

A few thoughts:

- Very happy they dropped Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison. They did nothing to warrant nominations this year.

- Very pissed they nominated Jon Cryer...again and at the expense of a dozen or so worthier candidates.

- Very happy they nominated Peter Dinklage and Game of Thrones. Easily one of my favorite shows on TV.

[Sabin]

Fair enough. Didn't know that.

Well, we'll find out in a couple of days.

I don't really do hope-dictions much anymore, and I don't watch much television. But Nick Offerman's performance as Ron Swanson is the most consistently funny presence in television for me, and I'm hoping he (like the film) sneaks in.

[anonymous1980]

Is there any precedent for a 12-year old finding a nomination?

A number of the kids won Emmy nods years ago for The Cosby Show.

Including Keshia Knight Pulliam who was only 6.

The last time the Emmys nominated a minor is back in 2001, Frankie Muniz for Lead Actor in a Comedy and Hannah-Taylor Gordon for Lead Actress in a Miniseries/Movie.