2014 Emmy Awards

JP Liz V1

So nominations aren't out until 10th of July but what are you predicting?


I think Matthew McConaughey could add another award to his collection with the best actor drama tv series award for True Detective


I expect True Detective, Breaking Bad, House of Cards, Fargo, The Normal Heart, Orange is the New Black (comedy categories this year), Brooklyn Nine-Nine to fair well with many nominations


I would like to see shows like The Mindy Project, Sons of Anarchy, Orphan Black and Rectify shown some Emmy love

don ramo

no love for Parks and Recreation tut tut

i think mcconaughey is getting way to much attention, harrelson was just as good as he was, and it funny that harrelsons character was the more central character, well thats the way it seemed to me anyway,

Caprica

I really hope Hannibal gets some nominations along with The Walking Dead, Arrow and Nashville.

JP Liz V1

don ramo wrote: »

no love for Parks and Recreation tut tut

i think mcconaughey is getting way to much attention, harrelson was just as good as he was, and it funny that harrelsons character was the more central character, well thats the way it seemed to me anyway,

Nick Offerman is long overdue some Emmy love for Parks and Recreation but alas I think Amy and the show itself for comedy series will be the only nominations

vepyewwo

Here are the 2014 Emmy Nominees

Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory
Louie
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
​Veep

Drama Series

Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mad Men
True Detective

Lead Actress, Comedy

Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black

Lead Actor, Comedy

Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, Derek
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Lead Actress, Drama

Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House of Cards

Lead Actor, Drama

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Miniseries or Movie

American Horror Story: Coven
Bonnie and Clyde
Fargo
Luther
Treme
The White Queen

Television Movie

Killing Kennedy
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
The Normal Heart
Sherlock
The Trip to Bountiful

Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie

Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
Kristen Wiig, The Spoils of Babylon

Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo

Variety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Real Time with Bill Maher
SNL
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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

Supporting Actor, Drama

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey

Supporting Actress, Drama

Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Supporting Actor, Comedy

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver, Girls
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Fred Armisen, Portlandia
Tony Hale, Veep

Supporting Actress, Comedy

Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Allison Janney, Mom
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black
Kate McKinnon, SNL
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Guest Actor, Drama

Paul Giamatti, Downton Abbey
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Joe Morton, Scandal
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife

Guest Actress, Drama

Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Kate Mara, House of Cards
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Kate Burton, Scandal
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Jane Fonda, The Americans

Guest Actor, Comedy

Nathan Lane, Modern Family
Steve Buscemi, Portlandia
Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
Gary Cole, Veep

Guest Actress, Comedy

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black
Natasha Lyonne, Orange Is the New Black
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Joan Cusack, Shameless

vepyewwo

Biggest snub is definitely Tatiana Maslany, I think. I know Orphan Black is a small show and on a small channel but she gave one of the best performances, male or female, this year and last year.

I like Downton Abbey and still watch it, but no way does it deserve to still be getting all these award nominations, especially when there are so many good TV dramas this year. It's annoying to see it nominated over shows like The Good Wife, The Americans and Hannibal.

Happy to see Lena Heady, Josh Charles and Christine Baranski there and both McConaughey and Harrelson nominated in lead.

JP Liz V1

Walton Goggins guest star for SOA come on Emmys

Agent Coulson

Agree with the above Tatiana Maslany with the best dozen or so performances this year not to be even nominated makes a joke of this years Emmys.

phasers

Same old same old, although I hope Andre Braugher and Kate Mulgrew win their categories.

Tatiana Maslany was snubbed again, her performances on OB are fantastic and far beyond what any other actor is doing atm.

JP Liz V1

Supporting Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Alfred Molina, The Normal Heart
Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart

Supporting Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven
Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story: Coven
Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Allison Tolman, Fargo

Falthyron

Nothing for Boardwalk Empire from what I can see. Did it air before the cut-off date or something? I thought Stephen Graham might have been nominated for supporting actor.

ixoy

vepyewwo wrote: »

Biggest snub is definitely Tatiana Maslany, I think. I know Orphan Black is a small show and on a small channel but she gave one of the best performances, male or female, this year and last year.

To be fair she was also snubbed by this forum where not enough people voted for her to be even in the TV Awards nominations.

don ramo

ixoy wrote: »

To be fair she was also snubbed by this forum where not enough people voted for her to be even in the TV Awards nominations.

:D:D

JP Liz V1

Bellamy Young and Jeff Perry should have been the ones nominated for Scandal

Caprica

Very dissappointing to see no nominations for Hannibal and The Walking Dead, I think they definitely deserved some acting nods. Maybe they got some technical nominations, I would like to think Arrow and Nashville might get a nod or two there.

Martin Freeman has done very well for himself, getting nominations for both Fargo and Sherlock. I have really enjoyed Alison Tolmans performance in Fargo, so I would like to see her win.

Degag

Can someone explain why Peter Dinklage only got nominated in the "supporting" category when he was the star? Is it because GoT is more of an ensemble cast?

FlyingIrishMan

Degag wrote: »

Can someone explain why Peter Dinklage only got nominated in the "supporting" category when he was the star? Is it because GoT is more of an ensemble cast?

Yes, GoT doesn't have any leading roles, just all supporting.

Meh nominations overall. Lots of people that shouldn't be there, lots of people who should. Not worth complaining about at this stage anymore, it's the same every year.

Tipsy McSwagger

How has Modern Family gotten nominated for anything? It's garbage.

GottaGetGatt

Why is breaking Bad still getting nominated when the show ended in September 2013?

Would love to see either Matthew Mcconaghy or Woody Harrelson win for lead actor.Truly Deserved.Peter Dinklage for best supporting actor.

smilerf

Disgusted Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsson were not nominated for Hannibal
Micheal Pitt should have been nominated too.

daveyboy123

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

How has Modern Family gotten nominated for anything? It's garbage.

In fairness, it's dropped quite a fair few nominations this year, especially compared to its first few years.

In 2011 and 2012, all 6 adult stars were nominated:
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Ty Burrell
Ed O'Neill
Eric Stonestreet
Sofia Vergara
Julie Bowen

Now, in 2014 they've whittled it down to 3:
Ty Burrell
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Julie Bowen

That seems fair, as those three do strong work on that show IMO. The show didn't get into writing, but still has a directing nomination. If it wins Best Comedy Series for the fifth time, in 2014, it will tie that record with 'Frasier.'

smilerf

no Vera Fermiga for Bates Motel.
Thats just wrong

ixoy

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

Why is breaking Bad still getting nominated when the show ended in September 2013?

Well if the last nominations were this time last year then it couldn't possibly have been nominated in 2013 so it has to be this year!

Would love to see either Matthew Mcconaghy or Woody Harrelson win for lead actor.Truly Deserved.Peter Dinklage for best supporting actor.

Yep, they'd be excellent choices.

Lots of (valid) complaining about cult shows not getting nominated, like 'Orphan Black' and 'Hannibal'. Why are they surprised though? These sorts of shows never get nominated. The critics like to think they're daring nominating "Game of Thrones" but if it wasn't on a network like HBO it wouldn't have had a shot. They just play it safe and probably snidely look down on anything that veers too much from their safe choices.

don ramo

i really cant see how matt le blanc was better than nick offerman, i dont watch le blancs show, but i find it hard to believe, and offerman was definitely better than jim parsons this year,

as per usual the emmy voters just scroll trough past winners and keep voting for them, i do actually wonder if these people watch tv at times,

and they really need to sort out the categories, like how is fargo a miniseries, which it is, its an anthology series, so each season stands by itself, but true detective is not,

also i watch the newsroom, and i dont see how daniels won last year, or even how he got nominated this year, it seems all you have to do is have a HBO sticker on your show and the nominations just come, not to take away from game of thrones which is a great series, but just cause something is on HBO does not mean its automatically going to be great, a lot of **** shows have been made by HBO through the years,

JP Liz V1

Creative Emmys Winners http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a590882/creative-arts-emmy-awards-winners-in-full


A special tribute to Robin Williams is planned for Emmy show next Sunday too

daveyboy123

Predictions:

Best Comedy Series:
Will win: Modern Family (it will tie the record with Frasier - 5 series wins)
Should win: Veep (it had a stellar year & it's Emmy bait)
Dark horse: Orange is the New Black (it performed well at the Creative Arts Emmys, and it's a cultural phenomenon, but it shouldn't be in the comedy category which could hurt its chances)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Will win: Ricky Gervais, Derek (stunningly heartbreaking & funny performance)
Should win: Ricky Gervais, Derek
Dark horse: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (he's won 3 already); Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (overdue factor)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Will win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (she's dynamite)
Should win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Dark horse: Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly (she's won before, and she's got a buzzed movie career going); Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black (if they really go for that show in a big way, she could get swept up)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Will win: Tony Hale, Veep
Should win: Fred Armisen, Portlandia (hilarious show & performance)
Dark horse: Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Adam Driver, Girls

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Will win: Allison Janney, Mom
Should win: Kate Mulgrew, Orange is the New Black
Dark horse: Anna Chlumsky, Veep; Julie Bowen, Modern Family

Writing for a Comedy Series:
Will win: Orange is the New Black
Should win: Veep
Dark horse: Veep

Directing for a Comedy Series:
Will win: Orange is the New Black
Should win: Modern Family
Dark horse: Modern Family

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Best Drama Series:
Will win: Breaking Bad
Should win: Breaking Bad
Dark horse: True Detective

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Will win: Matthew McConnaughey, True Detective
Should win: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (he should get a farewell Emmy, even though he's won 3 times before)
Dark horse: Woody Harrelson, True Detective

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Will win: Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Should win: Lizzy Caplan, Master of Sex
Dark horse: Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey; Claire Danes, Homeland

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Will win: Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Should win: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Dark horse: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad; Jim Carter, Downton Abbey

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Will win: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Should win: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Dark horse: Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Writing for a Drama Series:
Will win: Breaking Bad
Should win: Breaking Bad
Dark horse: True Detective

Directing for a Drama Series:
Will win: Breaking Bad
Should win: Breaking Bad
Dark horse: True Detective

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovqM72em1dA

Mr E

Outstanding Drama Series
"Breaking Bad" (AMC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)

Outstanding Directing, Drama Series
Cary Joji Fukunaga, "True Detective"

Outstanding Writing, Drama Series
Moira Walley-Beckett, "Breaking Bad"

Outstanding Comedy Series
"Modern Family" (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Allison Janney, "Mom" (CBS)

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., "Louis" (FX)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Gail Mancuso, "Modern Family"

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
"The Amazing Race" (CBS)

Outstanding Miniseries
"Fargo" (FX)

Outstanding Television Movie
"The Normal Heart" (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: His Last Vow" (PBS)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Coven" (FX)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Coven" (FX)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: His Last Vow"

Outstanding Direction in a Miniseries or Movie
Colin Bucksey, "Fargo"

Outstanding Writing in Miniseries or Movie
Steven Moffat, "Sherlock: His Last Vow"

Outstanding Variety Series
"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Writing, Variety Special
Sarah Silverman, "Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles"

Outstanding Directing, Variety Special
Glenn Weiss, 67th annual Tony Awards

Mr E

Surprised about Modern Family (very overrated) and the three Sherlock awards (not a great episode).
No main awards for Game of Thrones either (just 4 creative arts awards last week).

Tipsy McSwagger

Modern Family & TBBT were good for 2 seasons and declined rapidly.

gazzer

Great to see Allison Janney get an award for Mom. She is brilliant in that.

dark crystal

Absolutely delighted for Breaking Bad - every award they won was well deserved. True Detective would have fared much better had it been entered into the mini series category instead. That was a big mistake on the part of whoever put it forward.

Also delighted for Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife had it's best season yet and it's a farce it wasn't included in the Best Drama category.

Jim Parsons winning again is a joke, as is Modern Family winning Best Comedy again.

Euphoria Intensifies

Have no idea how Modern Family and Jim Parsons managed to win yet again. Was expecting Veep to win best comedy.

Was expecting Martin Freeman or Billy Bob Thornton to get best mini-series actor also.

JP Liz V1

Mark Ruffalo and Matt Bomer from The Normal Heart were robbed :mad:

Poochie05

Just don't get the Jim Parson love, again! he must have something over a few influential people
Delighted to see Julianna Margulies get recognition, the Good Wife is extremely underrated. Was hard choice between True Detective, Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones. I suppose with BrBa out of the equation it will be interesting to see who's up next year.

And Modern Family was great for around first and possibly second season, but don't get the continued love for it either.

JP Liz V1

Seth Meyers wasn't a great host, he seemed very flat and lost at times


Next year get one of the Jimmys, Fallon or Kimmel

Beano

Billy Crystals tribute to Robin Williams was fantastic.

Degag

To be fair, I've gotten into The Big Bang Theory recently and Jim Parsons is excellent!

lertsnim

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Seth Meyers wasn't a great host, he seemed very flat and lost at times


Next year get one of the Jimmys, Fallon or Kimmel

Not Kimmel!!

I think Neil Patrick Harris would be a good choice.

philthrill69

daveyboy123 wrote: »

Predictions:

Best Comedy Series:
Will win: Modern Family (it will tie the record with Frasier - 5 series wins)
Should win: Veep (it had a stellar year & it's Emmy bait)
Dark horse: Orange is the New Black (it performed well at the Creative Arts Emmys, and it's a cultural phenomenon, but it shouldn't be in the comedy category which could hurt its chances)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Will win: Ricky Gervais, Derek (stunningly heartbreaking & funny performance)
Should win: Ricky Gervais, Derek
Dark horse: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (he's won 3 already); Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (overdue factor)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Will win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (she's dynamite)
Should win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Dark horse: Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly (she's won before, and she's got a buzzed movie career going); Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black (if they really go for that show in a big way, she could get swept up)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Will win: Tony Hale, Veep
Should win: Fred Armisen, Portlandia (hilarious show & performance)
Dark horse: Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Adam Driver, Girls

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Will win: Allison Janney, Mom
Should win: Kate Mulgrew, Orange is the New Black
Dark horse: Anna Chlumsky, Veep; Julie Bowen, Modern Family

Writing for a Comedy Series:
Will win: Orange is the New Black
Should win: Veep
Dark horse: Veep

Directing for a Comedy Series:
Will win: Orange is the New Black
Should win: Modern Family
Dark horse: Modern Family

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Best Drama Series:
Will win: Breaking Bad
Should win: Breaking Bad
Dark horse: True Detective

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Will win: Matthew McConnaughey, True Detective
Should win: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (he should get a farewell Emmy, even though he's won 3 times before)
Dark horse: Woody Harrelson, True Detective

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Will win: Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Should win: Lizzy Caplan, Master of Sex
Dark horse: Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey; Claire Danes, Homeland

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Will win: Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Should win: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Dark horse: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad; Jim Carter, Downton Abbey

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Will win: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Should win: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Dark horse: Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Writing for a Drama Series:
Will win: Breaking Bad
Should win: Breaking Bad
Dark horse: True Detective

Directing for a Drama Series:
Will win: Breaking Bad
Should win: Breaking Bad
Dark horse: True Detective

Why so quiet Nostradamus?

Beano

lertsnim wrote: »

Not Kimmel!!

I think Neil Patrick Harris would be a good choice.

NO! they need him for the Tonys.

MargeS

Which tv seasons are the Emmys awarded against. I thought Breaking Bad finished in 2013?

IvaBigWun

Watched this last night, it was a bit meh although we have been spoiled over the last couple of years with the production standard of all the main award shows.

Shouldnt this have taken place in the Febuary/March awards season? Or was August always when Emmys were given out?

evilivor

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Watched this last night, it was a bit meh although we have been spoiled over the last couple of years with the production standard of all the main award shows.

Shouldnt this have taken place in the Febuary/March awards season? Or was August always when Emmys were given out?

They kinda explained it in the intro section - Emmys are usually last Sunday in September before the Fall TV season begins but NBC have Sunday Night Football so that takes precedence so they moved the show to August but, as the VMA's were on Sunday, it finally got shifted to the Monday.

daveyboy123

Comedy winners review:

Best comedy series: MODERN FAMILY
I think Modern Family had one of its best seasons to date (5), so I don't mind it taking this award. It had a big hoo-ha storyline with the gay wedding, so it's the Emmys being politically correct. It now ties the record with Frasier for most comedy series wins. Who knows what will take it down next year? I don't think Orange is ever winning if it couldn't win for season 1, which was funnier than season 2.

Best lead actor, comedy series: JIM PARSONS, THE BIG BANG THEORY
I had a feeling voters would not take to Ricky Gervais's controversial turn in Derek, and they rarely give awards to people playing versions of themselves (Louis CK, Matt LeBlanc). William H. Macy was too dramatic, and Don Cheadle is a filler nominee, leaving the only truly comedic performance to prevail, and rightly so; I love Parsons on that show (which is rubbish at the best of time), and is deserving of his four Emmys. Again, I don't see any new blood coming up next year that can stop him from winning a fifth.

Best lead actress, comedy series: JULIA LOUIS DREYFUS, VEEP
Arguably the most respected & loved woman in Hollywood at the moment, Julia Louis-Dreyfus deserves every award going for her revelatory, hilarious performance in Veep. Amy Poehler will be up for the final season of Parks & Rec next year, and Lisa Kudrow will be back with season 2 of The Comeback, so who knows, maybe either of those ladies can win, but I really don't see why the Emmy voters will stop awarding JLD just because she has three for this show already (and two before that for Seinfeld and The New Adventures of Old Christine). But Poehler's never won an Emmy, which is criminal.

Best supp. actor, comedy series: TY BURRELL, MODERN FAMILY
Burrell's win here is a bit inexplicable… He didn't have a very strong episode submission, and his co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson had the overdue factor, leading me to think he'd finally get the gold. Burrell's already won an Emmy (2011), and won the SAG for best actor in a comedy earlier this year, indicating strong industry support. Plus, who doesn't love Phil Dunphy? This category is such a snooze-fest, it really needs some new blood.

Best supp. actress, comedy series: ALLISON JANNEY, MOM
Kate Mulgrew was the strongest contender in this category for Orange is the New Black, but voters are suckers for laugh out loud styles of comedy (see Parsons and Burrell), and they also adore Allison Janney (this is her sixth win overall), so it's no wonder they went for her. Mom is the worst show on TV though, so it's quite astonishing that it is now considered an Emmy-winning comedy series. Bleugh.

I was pleased with the writing win for Louis CK and the directing win for Modern Family, though I thought both would go to Orange is the New Black, which was completely shut out of the Emmys apart from its three creative art wins a couple of weeks ago…

On the drama side, it's no wonder Breaking Bad swept, what a powerful final season. Bryan Cranston won three Emmys from 2008-2010, and it's fitting he should win his fourth for the last season, along with Anna Gunn and Aaron Paul picking up supporting wins. True Detective got a slap in the face, only winning best directing.

daveyboy123

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Watched this last night, it was a bit meh although we have been spoiled over the last couple of years with the production standard of all the main award shows.

Shouldnt this have taken place in the Febuary/March awards season? Or was August always when Emmys were given out?

The Emmys are usually awarded in September, and have always been (apart from 2001, when they were held in November due to the 9/11 crisis). This year was the first year since the 70s that they were held in August. It's fitting that it should be at the end of the summer though, because the TV season is September - May. Oscar season is July - November usually.

Da Shins Kelly

I find it quite unbelievable that It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has never even been nominated for an Emmy. I find it hard to take seriously sn awards show that doesn't acknowledge that show. It's bat**** crazy and absolutely hilarious. I think they even made an episode about how they're constantly ignored by the Emmys. It's as good a show as Parks and Rec in my opinion and easily much better than Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory.

Glad to see Louie got some recognition. That's a very good show.

Mr.Prodston

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

I find it quite unbelievable that It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has never even been nominated for an Emmy. I find it hard to take seriously sn awards show that doesn't acknowledge that show. It's bat**** crazy and absolutely hilarious. I think they even made an episode about how they're constantly ignored by the Emmys. It's as good a show as Parks and Rec in my opinion and easily much better than Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory.

Glad to see Louie got some recognition. That's a very good show.

That was one of their best episodes I though.

The scene in the rival bar where they're watching the guy and girl behind the bar was fantastic. It's always sunny deserves so much than they get.

lertsnim

John Hamm will win next year