Saturday, December 14, 2024

Emmy Nominations: The Surprises, the Snubs, the Lack of Network Nods

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Snubs: The Good Wife completely shut out. Jane Fonda and “Grace and Frankie” out, but Lily Tomlin in. No lead actors for “Downton Abbey.” Big snub: no Kerry Washington for “Scandal.” Not nice.

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Best Drama

Better Call Saul, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Homeland, House of Cards, Mad Men, Orange is the New Black

Best Comedy

Louie, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, Silicon Valley, Transparent, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Veep

Best Actor in A Drama

Kyle Chandler

Jeff Daniels

Jon Hamm

Bob Odenkirk

Liev Schreiber

Kevin Spacey

Best Actress in a Drama

Claire Danes

Viola Davis

Taraji P. Henson

Tatiana Maslany

Elizabeth Moss

Robin Wright

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Adrien Brody
Ricky Gervais
Timothy Hutton
Richard Jenkins
David Oyelowo
Mark Rylance

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Felicity Huffman
Jessica Lange
Queen Latifah
Frances McDormand
Emma Thompson

Lead actor in a comedy
Anthony Anderson
Louis C.K.
Don Cheadle
Will Forte
Matt LeBlanc
William H. Macy
Jeffrey Tambor

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco
Lisa Kudrow,
Julia Louis Dreyfuss
Amy Poehler
Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin

Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice

Variety Talk Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight
The Late Show
The Tonight Show

 

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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