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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Emmy Nominations Reactions

Emmy Nominations were announced today. Quite a few surprises sneaked in this year, and this has been one of the more satisfying list of nominees in years.

Major Categories Listed Below

OUTSTANDING DRAMA
“Breaking Bad”
“Dexter”
“The Good Wife”
“Lost”
“Mad Men”
“True Blood”

Reactions: It's good to see love for Lost's polarizing, but still excellent, final season. This is the only show out of this list that I watch personally, but I know from reputation that all of these shows are very deserving. Mad Men has won for the past 2 years, but my money is on fellow AMC series, Breaking Bad. This show has won Best Lead Actor in a Drama for 2 years in a row now, so I think this show will be given its due. Shout out to freshman show The Good Wife for scoring a nomination.

OUTSTANDING COMEDY
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Glee”
“Modern Family”
“Nurse Jackie”
“The Office”
“30 Rock”

Reactions: The usual nominees The Office and 30 Rock show up here. Curb Your Enthusiasm shows its face again. Another freshman show Nurse Jackie pops gets a nomination. But everybody know the real race here is between 2 comedy powerhouses, Glee and Modern Family. Modern Family has taken the traditional family sitcom and turned it on its ear, while Glee has taken television itself and turned it on its ear. My pick is Modern Family, which in my opinion is a much better and funnier show then Glee.

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jim Parsons – “Big Bang Theory”
Larry David – “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Matthew Morrison – “Glee”
Tony Shalhoub – “Monk”
Steve Carell – “The Office”
Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock”

Reactions: A lot of usual nominees here. Matthew Morrison pops up from Glee, mostly for his singing ability I think. My pick is Jim Parsons for Big Bang Theory, the most popular sitcom on television right now, so the Emmy voters want to show love to that show.

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Bryan Cranston – “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall – “Dexter”
Kyle Chandler - “Friday Night Lights”
Hugh Laurie – “House”
Matthew Fox – “Lost”
Jon Hamm – “Mad Men”

Reactions: Usual nominees Jon Hamm, Michael C. Hall, Hugh Laurie, and 2 time winner Bryan Cranston show up again. Shout outs to first time nominees Kyle Chandler and Matthew Fox, who has certainly warranted an Emmy nomination from his excellent 6 season acting on LOST. Bryan Cranston is the man to beat here, and I am not one to bet against fate.

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Lea Michele – “Glee”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – “The New Adventures Of Old Christine”
Edie Falco – “Nurse Jackie”
Amy Poehler – “Parks And Recreation”
Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
Toni Collette – “United States Of Tara”

Reactions: A few familiar faces show up, but shout outs to first time nominees Lea Michelle, Edie Falco, and Amy Poehler. My money is on Lea Michele to win. She's already won the Golden Globe, and Emmy voters are in LOVE with Glee right now.

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kyra Sedgwick – “The Closer”
Glenn Close – “Damages”
Connie Britton – “Friday Night Lights”
Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife”
Mariska Hargitay – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
January Jones – “Mad Men”

Reactions: Mostly familiar faces again, but shout outs to Connie Britton and Julianna Marguiles for scoring first time nominations. My money is on Julianna Marguilies to win it. She's already won the Golden Globe, and Emmy voters have shown a lot of love for The Good Wife, and I think that will continue. in this category.

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Chris Colfer – “Glee”
Neil Patrick Harris – “How I Met Your Mother”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – “Modern Family”
Eric Stonestreet – “Modern Family”
Ty Burrell – “Modern Family”
Jon Cryer – “Two and a Half Men”

Reactions: There's a reason Modern Family is the funniest show on television. Those 3 gentlemen are a large part, and I am thrilled they got nominated. Shout out to Chris Coifer for the surprise nomination from Glee, which he totally deserves, having the best storyline on the show. This is any man's win, so I'm going to go with Eric Stonestreet, possibly the funniest part of Modern Family.

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Aaron Paul – “Breaking Bad”
Martin Short – “Damages”
Terry O’Quinn – “Lost”
Michael Emerson – “Lost”
John Slattery – “Mad Men”
Andre Braugher – “Men of a Certain Age”

Reactions: Even though they are both repeaters and former winners, I am very happy to see Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson representing the best show on television. Particularly Terry O'Quinn, who played TWO different characters this season. Very excited for the surprise nomination from TV's most under rated show Men of a Certain Age, congrats Andre Braughner. My pick is Aaron Paul for Breaking Bad. The buzz on his performance is huge, and I think he has it in the bag.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Jane Lynch – “Glee”
Julie Bowen – “Modern Family”
Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family”
Kristen Wiig – “Saturday Night Live”
Jane Krakowski – “30 Rock”
Holland Taylor – “Two and a Half Men

Reactions: Get at Modern Family for 2 nominations in this category. Jane Lynch is going to win, and deservedly so. This is a lock for her.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Sharon Gless – “Burn Notice”
Rose Byrne – “Damages”
Archie Panjabi – “The Good Wife”
Christine Baranski – “The Good Wife”
Christina Hendricks – “Mad Men”
Elisabeth Moss – “Mad Men”

Reactions: Surprise nomination from crowd-pleaser Burn Notice. Not very familiar with this category, so i am not sure who is going to win.

Thanks for reading, sorry for the length.

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