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Thursday, July 08, 2010

Emmy Love.

Emmy nominations were announced today, and it seems like this year more than usual there are things to be pleased about. Things I was pleasantly surprised about:

The nominations of Connie Britton and Kyle Chandler of Friday Night Lights for lead actor and actress - I'm currently loving the hell out of the 3rd season of this show, and it finally gets some recognition it deserves.
Christina Hendricks as Joan Mad Men for best supporting actress- She's my idol. Duh.
Chris Colfer getting nominated for playing Kurt in Glee - Glee scored tons of nominations, but this is my favorite and the biggest surprise. He seems like such a sweetie in real life. I just think he's awesome, both on and off the show.
Elizabeth Mitchell for guest starring on Lost - Juliet became one of my favorite parts of Lost, and it's nice to see her small contribution to this season recognized.
All the nominations for Modern Family. Again surprised to see so many people from this show nominated. Seriously, how am I supposed to pick b/t Cameron, Mitchell, and Phil for best supporting actor in a comedy? (My choice- Cameron).
Matthew Fox's first nomination for best actor for Lost - I wasn't always, but the last season made me a Jack fan. It's slightly ridiculous that Fox wasn't nominated before (how many times does Hugh Laurie need to be nominated?), but I'm glad it happened in the last season. I kinda hope it sweeps up, like the Sopranos did.

Of course, there's always room to bitch. If I could change things, OR , in a perfect world:

I was hope, hope, hoping Zach Gilford would get a supporting actor nomination for Friday Night Lights. True, the general public has no clue who this dude is, but the episode where his absent father was killed in Afghanistan was one of the best hours of television I've watched. Gilford absolutely killed it as a kid who's mourning a father he hates. It was one of the most complex depictions of grief I've seen. Luckily, "The Son" was nominated for writing, so at least it got recognized in some way.
I also really hoped Josh Holloway would get nominated for Lost. I also think he acted the hell out of this season and grew way past the dude who would insert snarky comments.
Delete Andre Braugher and Martin Short's nominations for best supporting actor in a drama, insert Zach Gilford and Josh Holloway. Hell, I'd even be fine with substituting John Slattery for Jorge Garcia- it's not like Roger had that much to do in the last season of Mad Men. Call it the "men who made me cry like a baby" effect.
In terms of dancing shows, Cat Deeley runs circles around Tom Bergeron as host.
I'll say it. Am I the only person who thought Community was more funny than The Office or 30 Rock this year?

You can see the full list of nominees here. Any thoughts of your own?

Labels: award shows, emmy, TV is awesome

Carrie at 7/08/2010

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at 12:59 AM Kathy said...: I have always liked Friday Night Lights, but only watched the first two shows this season. I will have to go back and watch the ones I missed. Kyle Chandler is awesome; Connie Britton's character gets on my nerves. Maybe it's the episode where she tried to convince Julie of the importance of going to church, but only because that's what they always do every Sunday. No insightful discussion about religious beliefs and practices.

I know who Zach Gilford is! I've always thought he was so cute, and I love how his character is not the traditional football-player type. I missed the episode where his father died-- I will definitely have to watch that.
at 1:01 AM Kathy said...: By the way, I loved Matthew Fox's acting in the season finale of Lost. I loved the season finale overall, though I know you didn't.
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