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The 2008 Emmy Nominations are out! While many are typical suspects, some surprises were added. Cable television shoved forward with hot shows and performances. A few, however, were fresh faces.
Outstanding Drama Series saw most nominations for Mad Men, the smash hit about advertising. Legal and medical themes were evident, as Boston Legal, Damages, Dexter, and House got nods. Lost rounded out the pack.
The Outstanding Comedy Series category saw 30 Rock as having most votes. Two and a Half Men and The Office led primetime shows, with Entourage and Curb Your Enthusiasm finishing the group.
Bryan Cranston garnered his first Emmy nod as Oustanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Breaking Bad, a story of a meth maker. However, Hugh Laurie of House, James Spader of Boston Legal, and Michael C. Hall from Dexter will make him sweat. Not to mention two more. Gabriel Bryne of In Treatment and Jon Hamm of Mad Men.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Tony Shaloub from Monk challenges Charlie Sheen Two and a Half Men, Alec Baldwin 30 Rock, and Steve Carell The Office. Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies was also nominated.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Glenn Close Damages steps up, but Sally Field of Brothers and Sisters, Mariska Hargitay of Law and Order:Special Victims Unit, Holly Hunter from Saving Grace, and Kyra Sedgwick of The Closer will make things tough.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series has prior winners. Tina Fey of 30 Rock battles with Julia Louis-Dreyfuss in The New Adventures of Old Christine, Christina Applegate of Samantha Who?, America Ferrera of Ugly Betty, and Mary-Louise Parker from Weeds.
Ted Danson shares his race for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series with Zeljko Ivanek,for Damages. William Shatner tries again for Boston Legal, while John Slattery of Mad Men and Michael Emerson of Lost hope he loses.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series contender Jon Cryer Two and a Half Men has double trouble since Kevin Dillion and Jeremy Piven are nominated from Entourage. Rainn Wilson The Office gets to challenge Barney, played by Neil Patrick Harris in How I Met Your Mother.
Sandra Oh will go after Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series along with Chandra Wilson are nominated for Gray's Anatomy. Candice Bergen continues the Boston Legal run. Rachel Griffiths Brothers and Sisters and Dianne Wiest In Treatment round out the women.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series might be better known as "The Battle of The Blondes". Amy Poehler from Saturday Night Live, Jean Smart in Samantha Who?, and Kristin Chenoweth for Pushing Daisies have competition as Holland Taylor Two and a Half Men and Vanessa Williams in Ugly Betty want the top honor.
Outstanding Reality Competition Program is the usual fare.The Amazing Race, Dancing With The Stars, American Idol, Top Chef, Project Runway already know people watch. But winning is nice.
Outstanding Reality Competition Program Host is a new category. Ryan Seacrest from American Idol goes against Tom Bergeron of Dancing With The Stars, Heidi Klum with Project Runway, Howie Mandel in Deal Or No Deal. Jeff Probst for Survivor is a no-brainer.
Outstanding Reality Program goes to: Antiques Roadshow, Dirty Jobs, Extreme Makeover, Intervention, or Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
Big Name Guest Stars are numerous, even if shows are not. Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series puts Steve Buscemi, Will Arnett, Tim Conway, plus Rip Torn as nominees for 30 Rock. Shelley Berman is from Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Outstanding Guest Actress n a Comedy Series brings forth Kathryn Joosten as well as Polly Bergen working on Desperate Housewives. Elaine Stritch, Carrie Fisher, and Edie Falco want the statuette after appearing in 30 Rock. Sarah Silverman is nominated for Monk.
The Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series competitors don't need the award since they are already household names. Robin Williams for Law and Order:Special Victims Unit is up against Robert Morse in Mad Men, Glynn Thurman hopes In Treatment will better Stanley Tucci ER or Oliver Platt Nip/Tuck. Charles Durning rounds out the list with Rescue Me.
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series include Ellen Burstyn for Big Love, with Diahann Carroll portraying Burke's mom in Gray's Anatomy. Sharon Gless was chosen for Nip/Tuck. Anjelica Huston played a psychic in Medium. Cynthia Nixon took a dramatic turn during Law and Order:Special Victims Unit.
What's the difference this year? One word: cable. I'm not talking about standard channels, although House is a contender. Showtime has both programs and lead actors nominated. HBO could potentially take home Emmys, but only for one show. The acting nods are for supporting cast members. Controversy also helped send forth nods. Think about it: a drug dealer, a serial killer, interracial dating, therapy for those with screwed up lives. Even sex crimes made the list. With categories spread out a bit, the chances increase for a more even handed distribution.
Who's takes home gold? Tune in Sept. 21st on ABC to find out!
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Golden Globes 2008 - A recap for those who were not watching
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Due to the writers' strike, certain changes happened to entertainment. Part of the problem, I believe, comes out not understanding compromise. Writers want compensation for contributions. Fair enough. After all, actors onscreen rely on a script. Otherwise, how would they know what to say?
I can hear readers already. What about theatre training? Improvisation uses games with individual rules. Props, for example, has actors form teams and make as many uses out of a piece of equipment as possible. Questions Only, is exactly what it says. The actors converse without using declarative sentences (harder than it sounds).
Television and movies are another ball game. The script is very specific, especially on those episodes where current events or specific topics play a role. Think about cop shows. Fiction? Of course. However, real life pokes its head in occasionally. Law and Order (Sam Waterson and company) is perhaps best known.
Production companies look out for the bottom line. Personally, I don't have a problem with actors making huge salaries. A popular character means someone will watch next week.
Double the writers' paycheck? Maybe not. This is unreasonable, which any writer knows. More people are to be paid than a handful of unhappies. SO - what they are asking is that salaries reflect changing technology. People purchase DVD's of favorite programs. Full episodes aired online still use a script.
Now, when award shows are cancelled because writers are complaining about unfair treatment, people pay attention. This is especially true for those nominated for the first time and never gave acceptance speeches.
NBC, scheduled to air the Golden Globes this year, compromised by having Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell announce winners in a live event.
Best Picture Drama went to Atonement. This was the only award it received. Best Actor Drama was Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood, followed by Julie Christie in Away From Her.
Best Picture Musical or Comedy went to Sweeney Todd. On the subject, could someone explain why Across the Universe and Charlie Wilson's War were part of this category? Comedy is an odd fit.
Johhny Depp's singing and acting helped him secure a win from Sweeney Todd. A newcomer, Marian Cotillard, won Best Actress Musical or Comedy for La Vie En Rose, the story of Edith Piaf.
Those who won Supporting catagories ensured there was not any sweep. Javier Bardem won as an actor for No Country for Old Men. Cate Blanchett won by being Bob Dylan in I'm Not There.
The Best Director went to Julian Schnabel with the work he did on The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Ratatouille scooped up Best Animated Film.
On the television side, the awards were a bit more expected. Not all, though. Considering most are up for SAG's, I doubt the losers are too upset.
Mad Men took home Best Drama Series. Jon Hamm took home a Globe as Best Actor from the same show. Those who enjoy the work of Michael C. Hall Dexter or Hugh Laurie House were probably shocked. I thought it was nice to see, myself. Both Hall and Laurie have been previously nominated for acting accolades (2008 Golden Globe nod to Hall for time #2, Laurie has WON the Emmy). Glenn Close won Best Actress Drama for Damages.
Samantha Morton won Best Supporting Actress Drama for Longford. Jeremy Piven won Supporting Actor as Ari Gold in Entourage. No surprise, three actors from the HBO smash series were nominated.
Best Series Musical or Comedy went to Extras. Cable shows continued their run of awards with Best Actor Comedy David Duchovny winning for Californication. Btw, the clip shown of him pantless proves he needs them. I would have chosen Lee Pace Pushing Daisies, but next year....Tina Fey won Best Actress Comedy for 30 Rock.
Although the hour only allowed for a handful of winners to be announced, interested readers can go to http://hfpa.org for a complete list.
Blogarama
Previously published here.
Due to the writers' strike, certain changes happened to entertainment. Part of the problem, I believe, comes out not understanding compromise. Writers want compensation for contributions. Fair enough. After all, actors onscreen rely on a script. Otherwise, how would they know what to say?
I can hear readers already. What about theatre training? Improvisation uses games with individual rules. Props, for example, has actors form teams and make as many uses out of a piece of equipment as possible. Questions Only, is exactly what it says. The actors converse without using declarative sentences (harder than it sounds).
Television and movies are another ball game. The script is very specific, especially on those episodes where current events or specific topics play a role. Think about cop shows. Fiction? Of course. However, real life pokes its head in occasionally. Law and Order (Sam Waterson and company) is perhaps best known.
Production companies look out for the bottom line. Personally, I don't have a problem with actors making huge salaries. A popular character means someone will watch next week.
Double the writers' paycheck? Maybe not. This is unreasonable, which any writer knows. More people are to be paid than a handful of unhappies. SO - what they are asking is that salaries reflect changing technology. People purchase DVD's of favorite programs. Full episodes aired online still use a script.
Now, when award shows are cancelled because writers are complaining about unfair treatment, people pay attention. This is especially true for those nominated for the first time and never gave acceptance speeches.
NBC, scheduled to air the Golden Globes this year, compromised by having Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell announce winners in a live event.
Best Picture Drama went to Atonement. This was the only award it received. Best Actor Drama was Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood, followed by Julie Christie in Away From Her.
Best Picture Musical or Comedy went to Sweeney Todd. On the subject, could someone explain why Across the Universe and Charlie Wilson's War were part of this category? Comedy is an odd fit.
Johhny Depp's singing and acting helped him secure a win from Sweeney Todd. A newcomer, Marian Cotillard, won Best Actress Musical or Comedy for La Vie En Rose, the story of Edith Piaf.
Those who won Supporting catagories ensured there was not any sweep. Javier Bardem won as an actor for No Country for Old Men. Cate Blanchett won by being Bob Dylan in I'm Not There.
The Best Director went to Julian Schnabel with the work he did on The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Ratatouille scooped up Best Animated Film.
On the television side, the awards were a bit more expected. Not all, though. Considering most are up for SAG's, I doubt the losers are too upset.
Mad Men took home Best Drama Series. Jon Hamm took home a Globe as Best Actor from the same show. Those who enjoy the work of Michael C. Hall Dexter or Hugh Laurie House were probably shocked. I thought it was nice to see, myself. Both Hall and Laurie have been previously nominated for acting accolades (2008 Golden Globe nod to Hall for time #2, Laurie has WON the Emmy). Glenn Close won Best Actress Drama for Damages.
Samantha Morton won Best Supporting Actress Drama for Longford. Jeremy Piven won Supporting Actor as Ari Gold in Entourage. No surprise, three actors from the HBO smash series were nominated.
Best Series Musical or Comedy went to Extras. Cable shows continued their run of awards with Best Actor Comedy David Duchovny winning for Californication. Btw, the clip shown of him pantless proves he needs them. I would have chosen Lee Pace Pushing Daisies, but next year....Tina Fey won Best Actress Comedy for 30 Rock.
Although the hour only allowed for a handful of winners to be announced, interested readers can go to http://hfpa.org for a complete list.
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