Today was the day that the Emmy nominations were announced and I think they basically suck. For the most part the Drama noms are as elitist as the Oscars. Although I am happy Kathy Bates was nominated for Harry’s Law even though NBC didn’t have faith in it. When it comes to the comedies, happy for Modern Family and Chuck Lorre’s Thursday night show. It was Jon Cryer’s best year on Two and a Half Men and Mayim Bialick is great on The Big Bang Theory. I am also extremely excited that not only is Jimmy Kimmel going to host TV’s biggest night, but that Jimmy Kimmel Live finally got a much deserved nomination.
I am not a TV snob, but the Emmy noms are. So if you want to see what else got nominated then
Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men
Drama Series, Actor
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Drama Series, Actress
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Glenn Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Supporting Actor, Drama
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jared Harris, Mad Men
Supporting Actress, Drama
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep
Actor, Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis CK, Louie
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Max Greenfield, New Girl
Actress, Comedy Series
Lena Dunham, Girls
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Tine Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Merrit Wever, Nurse Jackie
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gelhorn
Luther
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Idris Elba, Luther
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Connie Britton, American Horror Story
Julianne Moore, Game Change
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Ashley Judd, Missing
Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story
Ed Harris, Game Change
Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys
David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Mare Winningham, Hatfields & McCoys
Judy Davis, Page Eight
Guest Actor, Comedy
Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Greg Kinnear, Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie
Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Guest Actor, Drama
Mark Margolis, Breaking Bad
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Jeremy Davis, Justified
Ben Feldman, Mad Men
Jason Ritter, Parenthood
Guest Actress, Comedy
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock
Margaret Cho, 30 Rock
Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men
Guest Actress, Drama
Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife
Loretta Devine, Grey’s Anatomy
Jena Smart, Harry’s Law
Julia Ormond, Mad Men
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Uma Thurman, Smash
Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers
Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Dancing WIth the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
MythBusters
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss
Who Do You Think You Are?
Variety, Comedy or Musical Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Variety, Comedy, or Music Special
Betty White’ 90th Birthday
Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker
The Kennedy Center Honors
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
Tony Bennett: Duets II
Special Class
84th Annual Academy Awards
69th Annual Golden Globe Awards
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin
Louis CK Live at the Beacon Theatre
65th Annual Tony Awards
Special Class, Short-Format, Live-Action
Childrens Hospital
The Daily Show Correspondents Explain
Parks and Recreation: April and Andy’s Road Trip
30 Rock: The Webisodes
Web Therapy
Children’s Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition
It Gets Better
Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger
The Weight of the Nation for Kids
Children’s Program
Degrassi
Good Luck Charlie
iCarly
Victorious
Wizards of Waverly Place
Voice-Over Performance
Brenda Strong, Desperate Housewives
Dan Povenmire, Phineas and Ferb
Rob Riggle, Prep & Landing
Maurice LaMarche, Futurama
Kristen Wiig, The Looney Tunes Show
Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
Animated Program
American Dad
Bob’s Burgers
Futurama
The Penguins of Madagascar: The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole
The Simpsons
Short-Format Animated Program
Adventure Time
Phineas and Ferb
MAD
Regular Show
Robot Chicken
Art Direction for Multi-Camera Series
Hell’s Kitchen
How I Met Your Mother
Mike & Moly
30 Rock
2 Broke Girls
Art Direction for Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Justified
Mad Men
Art Direction for Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
Great Expectations (Masterpiece)
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemignway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scanda in Belgravia
Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming
84th Annual Academy Awards
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Saturday Night Live, host: Jimmy Fallon
65th Annual Tony Awards
The Voice
Casting for a Comedy Series
The Big C
Girls
Modern Family
New Girl
Nurse Jackie
Veep
Casting for a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Homeland
Mad Men
Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
American Horror Story
Five
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Choreography
Dancing With the Stars, “Without You”
Smash, “National Pastime/Let’s Be Bad/Never Met a Wolf”
So You Think You Can Dance, “In This Shirt/Turning Tables/Heart Asks for Pleasure First”
So You Think You Can Dance, “Misty Blue/Velocity”
So You Think You Can Dance, “Whatever Lola Wants/Please Mr. Jailor/Where Do I Begin”
Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
How I Met Your Mother
Mike & Molly
Pair of Kings
Two and a Half Men
2 Broke Girls
Cinematography for Single Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Glee
Mad Men
Pan Am
Cinematography for Miniseries or Movie
Game Change
Great Expectations
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Treasure Island: Part 1
Cinematography for Nonfiction Progamming
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Frozen Planet: Ends of the Earth
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Prohibition: A Nation of Drunkards
Whale Wars: Race to Save Lives
Cinematography for Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch
Project Runway
Survivor
Top Chef
Commercial
The Bark Side, Volkswagen
Best Job, Procter & Gamble
Color Changes Everything, Target
The Dog Strikes Back, Volkswagen
It’s Halftime in America, Chrysler Brand
Costume for a Series
Boardwalk Empire
The Borgias
Downtown Abbey
Game of Thrones
Once Upon a Time
Costumes for Miniseries, Movie or Special
American Horror Story
Great Expectations
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Treasure Island
Directing, Comedy Series
Robert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lena Dunham, Girls
Louis CK, Louie
Jason Winer, Modern Family
Steve Levitan, Modern Family
Jake Kasdan, New Girl
Directing, Drama Series
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
Brian Percival, Downton Abbey
Michael Cuesta, Homeland
Phil Abraham, Mad Men
Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
Jay Roach, Game Change
Kevin Reynolds, Hatfields & McCoys
Philip Kaufman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sam Miller, Luther
Paul McGuigan, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Game of Thrones, Iain Glenn, Emilia Clarke Paul Schiraldi/HBO
Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Robert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lena Dunham, Girls
Louis CK, Louie
Jason Winer, Modern Family
Steven Levitan, Modern Family
Jake Kasdan, New Girl
Directing for Variety Series
James Hoskinson, The Colbert Report
Chuck O’Neil, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jerry Foley, Late Show WIth David Letterman
Jonathan Krisel, Portlandia
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
Directing for a Variety Special
84th Annual Academy Awards, Don Mischer
54th Annual Grammy Awards, Louis J Horvitz
Louis CK Live at the Beacon Theatre, Louis CK
New York City Ballet George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Alan Skog
65th Annual Tony Awards, Glenn Weiss
Directing, Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race, Bertram van Munster
American Masters: Woody Allen: Robert B. Weide
George Harrison: Living in the Material World: Martin Scorsese
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Project Runway: Craig Spirko
Single-Camera Picture Editing, Drama
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Homeland
Mad Men
Picture Editing, Comedy
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Modern Family
30 Rock
30 Rock
Multi-Camera Picture Editing, Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Hot in Cleveland
How I Met Your Mother
Two and a Half Men
2 Broke Girls
Single-Camera Picture Editing, Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Short-Form Picture Editing
84th Annual Academy Awards
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Louis CK Live at the Beacon Theatre
2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Picture Editing, Nonfiction Programming
American Masters: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Beyond Scared Straight
Frozen Planet: Ends of the Earth
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Picture Editing, Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch
Project Runway
Survivor
Top Chef
Hairstyling, Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire
The Borgias
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Hairstyling, Multi-Camera Series or Special
Dancing With the Stars
Saturday Night Live
Victorious
The Voice
Hairstyling, Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Creative Achievement in Interactive Media
Bravo’s Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen
Game of Thrones Season Two Enhanced Digital Experience
The Team Coco Sync App
Design/Lighting Direction, Variety, Music or Comedy Special
84th Annual Academy Awards
Andrea Boceli Live in Central Park
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2011
Lighting Design/Direction, Variety, Music or Comedy Series
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance
The Voice
Main Title Design
American Horror Story
Great Expectations
Magic City
New Girl
Strike Back
Makeup, Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Glee
Mad Men
The Middle
Makeup, Multi-Camera Series
Dancing With the Stars
Hot in Cleveland
How I Met Your Mother
Saturday Night Live
Victorious
Downton Abbey Joan Wakeham/Rex / Rex USA
Makeup, Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Prosthetic Makeup for Series, Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Once Upon a Time
The Walking Dead
Music Composition, Series
The Borgias
Downton Abbey
Pan Am
Smash
30 Rock
Music Composition, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Prep & Landing
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Missing
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Music Direction
Christmas in Washington
Country Music (in Performance at the White House)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy
Seth MacFarlane: Swingin’ in Concert
The Thomashefskys
Original Music & Lyrics
The Heart of Christmas, “The Heart of Christmas”
Raising Hope, “Welcome Back to Hope”
Saturday Night Live, “I Can’t Believe I’m Hosting”
Smash, “Let Me Be Your Star”
65th Annual Tony Awards, “It’s Not Just for Gays Anymore”
Original Main Title Theme Music
Great Expectations
Hell on Wheels
Homeland
Page Eight
Touch
Short-Format Nonfiction
Bravo’s Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen
DGA Moments in Time
Jay Leno’s Garage
Thank a Vet
30 Rock: Ask Tina
Nonfiction Special
Bobby Fischer Against the World
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Gloria: In Her Own Words
Paul Simon’s Graceland Journey: Under African Skies
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
Nonfiction Series
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Frozen Planet
Inside the Actors Studio
The Weight of the Nation
Sound Editing, Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
CSI: Miami
Game of Thrones
The Walking Dead
Sound Editing, Miniseries, Movie or Special
American Horror Story
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
The River
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Sound Editing, Nonfiction Program
The Amazing Race
Frozen Planet
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Paul Simon’s Graceland Journey
Prohibition: A Nation of Hypocrites
Sound Mixing, Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Person of Interest
Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Sound Mixing, Half-Hour Series
Entourage
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Sound Mixing, Variety or Music Series or Special
84th Annual Academy Awards
ACM Presents: Lionel Riche and Friends in Concert
American Idol
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Sound Mixing, Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch
Frozen Planet
George Harrison: Living in a Material World
Paul Simon’s Graceland Journey
Special Visual Effects, Series
Falling Skies
Game of Thrones
Inside the Human Body
Once Upon a Time
Pan Am
The Walking Dead
Special Visual Effects, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Boardwalk Empire
Bones
The Borgias
Breaking Bad
Hemigway & Gellhorn
Touch
Stunt Coordination
American Horror Story
Criminal Minds
Grimm
Hawaii Five-0
NCIS: Los Angeles
Southland
Technical Direction, Series
The Big Bang Theory
Dancing With the Stars
Late Show With David Letterman
Saturday Night Live
30 Rock
Technical Direction, Miniseries, Movie or Special
84th Annual Academy Awards
54th Annual Grammy Awards
The Kenndy Center Honors
Memphis
Documentary Filmmaking
The Amish Experience
Have You Heard From Johannesbur
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Writing, Comedy Series
Chris McKenna, Community
Lena Dunham, Girls
Louis CK, Louie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Michael Schur, Parks and Recreation
Writing, Drama
Downton Abbey: Julian Fellowes
Homeland: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff
Mad Men: Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner
Mad Men: Andre Jacquemetton
Mad Men: Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner
Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Game Change: Danny Strong
Hatfields & McCoys: Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, Bill Kerby
The Hour: Abi Morgan
Luther: Neil Cross
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia: Steven Moffatt
Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Portlandia
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special
84th Annual Academy Awards
Betty White’s 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America’s Golden Girl
The Kennedy Center Honors
Louis CK Live at the Beacon Theatre
65th Annual Tony Awards
Writing, Nonfiction Programming
American Experience: Clinton: Barak Goodman
American Masters: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night: Peter Jones
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Anthony Bourdain
Prohibition: A Nation of Hypocrites: Geoffery C. Ward
Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger: Christine Ferraro