Nominations for the primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, and there aren’t very many shocking surprises. I’ve found that with TV, not much changes with a series from year to year, and a lot of times, the SAME shows are nominated annually. While this isn’t a problem, it also makes me want to break open my scriptwriting software and come up with the next big thing. I’ll work on that while you guys check out the nominations below.
Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Dexter, Showtime
Friday Night Lights, DirecTV
Game of Thrones, HBO
The Good Wife, CBS
Mad Men, AMC
The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Glee, Fox
Modern Family, ABC (pictured)
The Office, NBC
Parks and Recreation, NBC
30 Rock, NBC
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (pictured)
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C (pictured)
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Louis C.K., Louie
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

