EMMY NOMINATIONS
Nominees in major categories for the 2010 Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:
Drama series: “Breaking Bad,” AMC; “Dexter,” Showtime; “The Good Wife,” CBS; “Lost,” ABC; “True Blood,” HBO; “Mad Men,” AMC.
Comedy series: “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” HBO; “Glee,” Fox; “Modern Family,” ABC; “The Office,” NBC; “Nurse Jackie,” Showtime; “30 Rock,” NBC.
Miniseries: “The Pacific,” HBO; “Return to Cranford (Masterpiece),” PBS.
Made-for-TV movie: “Endgame (Masterpiece),” PBS; “Georgia O’Keeffe,” Lifetime; “Moonshot,” History; “The Special Relationship,” HBO; “Temple Grandin,” HBO; “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO.
Actor, drama series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC; Michael C. Hall, “Dexter,” Showtime; Kyle Chandler, “Friday Night Lights,” DirecTV; Hugh Laurie, “House,” Fox; Matthew Fox, “Lost,” ABC; Jon Hamm, “Mad Men,” AMC.
Actress, drama series: Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer,” TNT; Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX; Connie Britton, “Friday Night Lights,” DirecTV; Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife,” CBS; Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” NBC; January Jones, “Mad Men,” AMC.
Supporting actor, drama series: Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad,” AMC; Martin Short, “Damages,” FX; Terry O’Quinn, “Lost,” ABC; Michael Emerson, “Lost,” ABC; John Slattery, “Mad Men,” AMC; Andre Braugher, “Men of a Certain Age,” TNT.
Supporting actress, drama series: Sharon Gless, “Burn Notice,” USA; Rose Byrne, “Damages,” FX; Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife,” CBS; Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife,” CBS; Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men,” AMC; Elisabeth Moss,” Mad Men,” AMC.
Actor, comedy series: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS; Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” HBO; Matthew Morrison, “Glee,” Fox; Tony Shalhoub, “Monk,” USA; Steve Carell, “The Office,” NBC; Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock,” NBC.
Actress, comedy series: Lea Michele, “Glee,” Fox; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” CBS; Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie,” Showtime; Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation,” NBC; Tina Fey, “30 Rock,” NBC; Toni Collette, “United States of Tara,” Showtime.
Supporting actor, comedy series: Chris Colfer, “Glee,” Fox; Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Modern Family,” ABC; Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family,” ABC; Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”; ABC; Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men, CBS.
Supporting actress, comedy series: Jane Lynch, “Glee,” Fox; Julie Bowen, “Modern Family,” ABC; Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family,” ABC; Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live,” NBC; Jane Krakowski, “30 Rock,” NBC; Holland Taylor, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.
Actor, miniseries or movie: Jeff Bridges, “A Dog Year,” HBO; Ian McKellen, “The Prisoner,” AMC; Michael Sheen, “The Special Relationship,” HBO; Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship,” HBO; Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO.
Actress, miniseries or movie: Maggie Smith, “Capturing Mary,” HBO; Joan Allen, “Georgia O’Keeffe,” Lifetime; Judi Dench, “Return to Cranford (Masterpiece),” PBS; Hope Davis, “The Special Relationship,” HBO; Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.
Supporting actor, miniseries or movie: Michael Gambon, “Emma (Masterpiece),” PBS; Patrick Stewart, “Hamlet (Great Performances),” PBS; Jonathan Pryce, “Return to Cranford (Masterpiece),” PBS; David Straithairn, “Temple Grandin,” HBO; John Goodman, “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO.
Supporting actress, miniseries or movie: Kathy Bates, “Alice,” Syfy; Julia Ormond, “Temple Grandin,” HBO; Catherine O’Hara, “Temple Grandin,” HBO; Brenda Vaccaro, “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO; Susan Sarandon, “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO.
Outstanding reality program: “Antiques Roadshow,” PBS; “Dirty Jobs,” Discovery Channel; “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution,” ABC; “Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List,” Bravo; “MythBusters,” Discovery Channel; “Undercover Boss,” CBS.
Outstanding reality-competition program:“The Amazing Race,” CBS; “American Idol,” Fox; “Dancing With The Stars,” ABC; “Project Runway,” Lifetime’; “Top Chef.” Bravo.
Full list at emmys.com
They sang the praises of “Glee” and became giddy over “Mad Men” all over again. And when they were done, Thursday’s Primetime Emmy Awards nominations got around to spreading the wealth in a way the Emmys haven’t done in years.
With freshman series “Glee,” “The Good Wife” and “Modern Family” sharing the spotlight with such returning favorites as “Lost” and “30 Rock,” the 62nd edition of the TV awards looked almost as fresh as the eternally youthful Betty White, who received a nomination for hosting “Saturday Night Live.”
The HBO World War II miniseries “The Pacific” led the pack with 24 nominations, followed by “Glee” with 19 and “Mad Men” with 17 nominations. And in a move with a message, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences nominated the Conan O’Brien edition of “The Tonight Show” for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, but gave Jay Leno and the philandering David Letterman a pass.
Love and revenge! Since this year’s Emmy nominations have a little something for everybody, here is a little something for the Emmys. The awards show airs Aug. 29 on KNSD/Channel 39, Cable 7. Let’s hope we’re still applauding when its over.
BEST SURPRISE WE ALL SAW COMING: The Triumph of ‘Glee’
With its surefire combination of mainstream success and geek-chic charm, it was a given that “Glee” would come out of the Emmy nominations whistling a very happy tune. But more nominations than “Mad Men”? A leading-actress nod for Lea Michele, in addition to the lead-actor nomination for Matthew Morrison? The expected supporting-actress nomination for Jane Lynch and supporting-actor love for the truly outstanding Chris Colfer, who has turned Kurt Hummel into TV’s Young Man of the Year? And a guest-actor nomination for Mike O’Malley as Kurt’s steadfast father? That’s more than a “Glee” fan could ask for, but nothing our daring darling doesn’t deserve.
TREND OF THE YEAR: Newbies!
Like a toddler with a security blanket, the Emmy voters have a longtime death grip on certain performers, and they’re not about to let go now. Hence the umpteenth nominations for Mariska Hargitay, Kyra Sedgwick, Tony Shalhoub and Jon Cryer.
But thanks to the networks’ minor creative reboot and cable’s continued march to excellence, this year’s Emmy nominations have enough fresh blood to keep a nest of TV vampires fat and happy. The list of noteworthy newcomers includes drama series nominees “True Blood” and “The Good Wife”; comedy candidates “Glee,” “Modern Family” and “Nurse Jackie”; and welcome acting recognition for Julianna Margulies of “The Good Wife,” the stellar Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton of the much-overlooked “Friday Night Lights,” Andre Braugher of “Men of a Certain Age,” January Jones and Christina Hendricks of “Mad Men,” Archie Panjabi of “The Good Wife,” and “Modern Family” stars Julie Bowen, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Ty Burrell.
COMPLAINTS: We have a few
What would the Emmys be without some critical grousing? Not the Emmys, that’s what. So while I am thrilled that the voters went out on a limb for “Friday Night Lights” stars Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton, I wish they had done the same for the show. The continued reality-show snubbing of “So You Think You Can Dance” and priceless host Cat Deeley is baffling, the exclusion of FX’s searing “Justified” and TNT’s bittersweet “Men of a Certain Age” is frustrating, and the notion that “Nurse Jackie” is a comedy is just crazy. But if it is a comedy, it certainly wasn’t as funny as “The Big Bang Theory.”
Who else was robbed? The mighty Ed O’Neill of “Modern Family.” The invaluable Chandra Wilson, who made a horrible “Grey’s Anatomy” season slightly bearable. John Noble of “Fringe,” Ian Somerhalder of “The Vampire Diaries,” Courteney Cox and Dan Byrd of the much-improved “Cougar Town,” Vanessa Williams and Michael Urie of “Ugly Betty” and anyone having anything to do with the dearly departed “Better Off Ted,” which will always be alive and hilarious in the hearts of its hundreds of fans.
Satisfaction at the Emmys? Sure. Justice? Not just yet.
LOCAL (ISH) HERO: Jim Parsons
The University of San Diego graduate received his second lead actor nomination for his precision-tooled performance as the perpetually perturbed Sheldon in “The Big Bang Theory.” Go Toreros!
