Sunday, September 22, 2013

Emmy Nominations + My Picks



My personal picks are **in asterisks.** There are some that I abstained from choosing. I had some doubles, so just deal with it. I'll have a full Emmy Awards wrap-up after the ceremony. Neil Patrick Harris hosts the awards show tonight on CBS.



Nominations list (courtesy of USA Today)

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey, PBS

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC

Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom, HBO

Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC

Damian Lewis, Homeland, Showtime

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards, Netflix


LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Connie Britton, Nashville, ABC

Claire Danes, Homeland, Showtime

Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey, PBS

Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel, A&E

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men, AMC

Kerry Washington, Scandal, ABC

Robin Wright, House of Cards, Netflix


COMEDY SERIES:
The Big Bang Theory, CBS

Girls, HBO

Louie, FX

Modern Family, ABC

30 Rock, NBC

Veep, HBO


LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development, Netflix

Louis C.K., Louie, FX

Don Cheadle, House of Lies, Showtime

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes, Showtime

Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory, CBS

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC


LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Lena Dunham, Girls, HBO

Laura Dern, Enlightened, HBO

**Tiny Fey, 30 Rock, NBC**

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation, NBC

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, HBO

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie, Showtime


SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Adam Driver, Girls, HBO

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family, ABC

Ed O'Neill, Modern Family, ABC

Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC

**Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live, NBC**

Tony Hale, Veep, HBO


SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, CBS

Jane Lynch, Glee, Fox

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family, ABC

Julie Bowen, Modern Family, ABC

Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie, Showtime

Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock, NBC

Anna Chlumsky, Veep, HBO


DRAMA SERIES:

Breaking Bad, AMC

**Downton Abbey, PBS**

Homeland, Showtime

**Game of Thrones, HBO**

House of Cards, Netflix

Mad Men, AMC


SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire, HBO

Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad, AMC

Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad, AMC

**Jim Carter, Downton Abbey, PBS**

**Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones, HBO**

Mandy Patinkin, Homeland, Showtime


SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad, AMC

**Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey, PBS**

**Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, HBO**

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife, CBS

Morena Baccarin, Homeland, Showtime

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men, AMC


LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Michael Douglas, Behind The Candelabra, HBO

Matt Damon, Behind The Candelabra, HBO

Toby Jones, The Girl, HBO

**Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade's End, HBO**

Al Pacino, Phil Spector, HBO


LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story, FX

Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter, Showtime

Helen Mirren, Phil Spector, HBO

Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals, USA

Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel


MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
American Horror Story: Asylum, FX

Behind the Candelabra, HBO

Phil Spector, HBO

Political Animals, USA

The Bible, History

Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel


HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM:
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol, Fox

Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers, NBC

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars, ABC

**Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Bravo**

Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance, Fox

Anthony Bourdain, The Taste, ABC


REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM:
The Amazing Race, CBS

Dancing With the Stars, ABC

Project Runway, Lifetime

So You Think You Can Dance, Fox

Top Chef, Bravo

**The Voice, NBC**

VARIETY SERIES:
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, NBC

Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO

**Saturday Night Live, NBC**


WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES:
**The Colbert Report, Comedy Central**

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC

Portlandia, IFC

Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO

Saturday Night Live, NBC

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Margo Martindale, The Americans, FX

**Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones, HBO**

Carrie Preston, The Good Wife, CBS

Linda Cardellini, Mad Men, AMC

Jane Fonda, The Newsroom, HBO

Joan Cusack, Shameless, Showtime


GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Nathan Lane, The Good Wife, CBS

Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife, CBS

Rupert Friend, Homeland, Showtime

Robert Morse, Mad Men, AMC

Harry Hamlin, Mad Men, AMC

Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal, ABC


WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:
Breaking Bad ("Dead Freight"), AMC

Breaking Bad ("Say My Name"), AMC

Downton Abbey, PBS

**Game of Thrones, HBO**

Homeland, Showtime


DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:
Boardwalk Empire, HBO

Breaking Bad, AMC

**Downton Abbey, PBS**

Homeland, Showtime

House of Cards, Netflix


GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory, CBS

Nathan Lane, Modern Family, ABC

Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie, Showtime

**Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live, NBC**

**Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live, NBC**

Will Forte, 30 Rock, NBC


GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Molly Shannon, Enlightened, HBO

Dot-Marie Jones, Glee, Fox

Melissa Leo, Louie, FX

**Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live, NBC**

Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock, NBC


WRITING FOR COMEDY SERIES:
Episodes, Showtime

Louie, FX

The Office, NBC

30 Rock ("Hogcock!"), NBC

30 Rock ("Last Lunch"), NBC


DIRECTING FOR COMEDY SERIES:
Girls, HBO

**Glee, Fox**

Louie, FX

Modern Family, ABC

30 Rock, NBC


SUPPORTING ACTOR IN MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX

Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX

Scott Bakula, Behind The Candelabra, HBO

John Benjamin Hickey, The Big C: Hereafter, Showtime

Peter Mullan, Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel


SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX

Imelda Staunton, The Girl, HBO

Charlotte Rampling, Restless, Sundance Channel

**Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias, Lifetime**


OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL:
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS

Louis C.K.: Oh My God, HBO

Mel Brooks Strikes Back! With Mel Brooks And Alan Yentob, HBO

**Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (Part One), NBC**

12-12-12: The Concert For Sandy Relief

Be sure to like Kentucky Geek Girl on Facebook and follow my daily updates on Twitter! If you have any questions or want to discuss partnership opportunities, be sure to send me an email.

No comments:

Post a Comment