2014 Emmy Nominations and Comments

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http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/emmy-nominations-2014-complete-list/story?id=24501383

I don't watch a lot of these shows, so I may be way off, but no way 6 people were better Supporting Actors in a Drama this year than Dean Norris on Breaking Bad or Michael Kenneth Williams on Boardwalk Empire.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Interesting that Fargo is in the miniseries category when it has the same number of episodes (10) as Game of Thrones, and more than Breaking Bad (8 ) or Downton Abbey (7), all of which were in the regular drama series category.

Also, it's crap that Downton Abbey and House of Cards got nominated as outstanding series over The Americans (among others). Both had very average years (though they continue to be very well-acted).

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

McConaughey vs. Cranston should be the most interesting race.

Hell, in theory, anyone nominated in that category would be a solid choice. I would go with McConaughey, but that's just me.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

Breaking Bad, AMC - I think will win.
Downton Abbey, PBS
Game of Thrones, HBO
House of Cards, Netflix
Mad Men, AMC
True Detective, HBO

Comedy series
The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Louie, FX
Modern Family, ABC - I think will win.
Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Silicon Valley, HBO
Veep, HBO

Actor, drama series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom (HBO)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
Woody Harrelson, True Detective (HBO)
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective (HBO) - I think will win.
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards (Netflix)

Actress, drama series
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex (Showtime) - I think will win.
Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime)
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Kerry Washington, Scandal (ABC)
Robin Wright, House of Cards (Netflix)

Actor, comedy series
Louis C.K., Louie (FX)
Don Cheadle, House of Lies (Showtime)
Ricky Gervais, Derek (Netflix)
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (Showtime)
William H. Macy, Shameless (Showtime)
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - I think will win.

Actress, comedy series
Lena Dunham, Girls (HBO)
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO) - I think will win.
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly (CBS)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)

Supporting actor, drama series
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad (AMC) - I think will win.
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland (Showtime)
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan (Showtime)
Josh Charles, The Good Wife (CBS)

Supporting actress, drama series
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad (AMC) - I think will win.
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Joanna Froggatt, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men (AMC)
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife (CBS)

Supporting actor, comedy series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
Adam Driver, Girls (HBO)
Ty Burrell, Modern Family (ABC)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family (ABC) - I think will win.
Fred Armisen, Portlandia (IFC)
Tony Hale, Veep (HBO)

Supporting actress, comedy
Julie Bowen, Modern Family (ABC) - I think will win.
Allison Janney, Mom (CBS)
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Anna Chlumsky, Veep (HBO)

Actor, miniseries or movie
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow (PBS)
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge (Starz)
Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America)
Martin Freeman, Fargo (FX)
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart (HBO)
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo (FX)

Actress, miniseries or movie
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor (BBC America)
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero (Lifetime)
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)
Kristen Wiig, Spoils of Babylon (IFC)

Variety
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
The Daily Show, Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC
Saturday Night Live, NBC
Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC

Reality competition
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

Miniseries
American Horror Story: Coven, FX
Fargo, FX
Luther, BBC America
Bonnie & Clyde, A&E
Treme, HBO
The White Queen, Starz

 

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http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/emmy-nominations-2014-list-emmys-nominees-1201260236/

Better link, more categories.

Smart move by Orange is the New Black to put a lot of their actresses in the Guest Actress category.
Things I liked:
Breaking Bad/Cranston/Paul/Gunn
Orange is the New Black
Allison Janney Supporting Actress Comedy
Kate Mulgrew Supporting Actress Comedy
Uzo Aduba Guest Actress Comedy
Amazing Race: Best Reality Show
Girls not getting nominated for much of anything.

Things I don't like:
How did Tatiana Maslany not get nominated?
See Dean Norris and Michael Kenneth Williams above
Jeff Daniels getting nominated (like the performer, hate the role/show). Ditto Jane Fonda's nomination, except for the part about liking the performer.

Note: edited to change Jeff Bridges to Jeff Daniels, an apathetic mistake that pretty well symbolizes my feelings about that show.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

Is Helen Hunt the only other actor to win an Oscar and an Emmy in the same year?

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

Daniels, not Bridges. A mistake made by almost everybody.

 

[printit]

Daniels, not Bridges. A mistake made by almost everybody.

Good catch, and fixed. Thanks.

 

[vicd]

Glad to see Ricky Gervais got nominated for "Derek". Love that show.

 

[Webster]

Can't believe The Americans was shut out of the acting awards. I thought that they should have had 3 nominations.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine should have gotten the nod over Silicon Valley.

I wouldn't have minded some Treme acting love in the miniseries category. Wendell Pierce and Khandi Alexander were both excellent again.

How does Michelle Dockery get a nomination?

 

[Gutter]

Can't believe The Americans was shut out of the acting awards. I thought that they should have had 3 nominations.

Agreed, especially Annet Mahendru for supporting actress. Only nom I see is Margo Martindale (Claudia) for best guest actress.

 

[Webster]

Can't believe The Americans was shut out of the acting awards. I thought that they should have had 3 nominations.

Agreed, especially Annet Mahendru for supporting actress. Only nom I see is Margo Martindale (Claudia) for best guest actress.

I think that she could have been nominated, especially above the two Downton actresses, but I was thinking of Noah Emmerich

 

[Second Thoughts]

Breaking Bad, AMC - I think will win.
Downton Abbey, PBS
Game of Thrones, HBO
House of Cards, Netflix
Mad Men, AMC
True Detective, HBO

Comedy series
The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Louie, FX
Modern Family, ABC - I think will win.
Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Silicon Valley, HBO
Veep, HBO

Actor, drama series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom (HBO)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
Woody Harrelson, True Detective (HBO)
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective (HBO) - I think will win.
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards (Netflix)

Actress, drama series
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex (Showtime) - I think will win.
Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime)
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Kerry Washington, Scandal (ABC)
Robin Wright, House of Cards (Netflix)

Actor, comedy series
Louis C.K., Louie (FX)
Don Cheadle, House of Lies (Showtime)
Ricky Gervais, Derek (Netflix)
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (Showtime)
William H. Macy, Shameless (Showtime)
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - I think will win.

Actress, comedy series
Lena Dunham, Girls (HBO)
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO) - I think will win.
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly (CBS)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)

Supporting actor, drama series
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad (AMC) - I think will win.
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland (Showtime)
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan (Showtime)
Josh Charles, The Good Wife (CBS)

Supporting actress, drama series
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad (AMC) - I think will win.
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Joanna Froggatt, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men (AMC)
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife (CBS)

Supporting actor, comedy series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
Adam Driver, Girls (HBO)
Ty Burrell, Modern Family (ABC)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family (ABC) - I think will win.
Fred Armisen, Portlandia (IFC)
Tony Hale, Veep (HBO)

Supporting actress, comedy
Julie Bowen, Modern Family (ABC) - I think will win.
Allison Janney, Mom (CBS)
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Anna Chlumsky, Veep (HBO)

Actor, miniseries or movie
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow (PBS)
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge (Starz)
Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America)
Martin Freeman, Fargo (FX)
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart (HBO)
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo (FX)

Actress, miniseries or movie
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor (BBC America)
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero (Lifetime)
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)
Kristen Wiig, Spoils of Babylon (IFC)

Variety
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
The Daily Show, Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC
Saturday Night Live, NBC
Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC

Reality competition
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

Miniseries
American Horror Story: Coven, FX
Fargo, FX
Luther, BBC America
Bonnie & Clyde, A&E
Treme, HBO
The White Queen, Starz

Agree with your choices, but I would pull for Mayim Bialik for Big Bang Theory. She's added a lot to an already great show. (Even though I'm a fan of Julie Bowen too). And though Modern Family will probably win, Big Bang Theory is better. I think Modern Family stopped being that funny sometime in the third season. The characters became caricatures of themselves.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Sepinwall largely trashes the nominations, making many of the same points we've made here:

http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/emmys-2014-too-many-great-shows-not-enough-spots-and-some-dumb-choices

 

[jr/shotglass]

The Americans were criminally screwed. From there, my picks:

Drama series: Breaking Bad, AMC. Although I'd rather see either House of Cards or Mad Men.

Comedy series: Veep, HBO.

Actor, drama series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC). Again, not my cup of tea; I think Spacey has been fabulous.

Actress, drama series: Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex (Showtime).

Actor, comedy series: Louis C.K., Louie (FX).

Actress, comedy series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO). An absolute lock.

Supporting actor, drama series: Josh Charles, The Good Wife (CBS). Shocking storyline helps.

Supporting actress, drama series: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad (AMC).

Supporting actor, comedy series: Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox). I'd prefer Tony Hale.

Supporting actress, comedy: Allison Janney, Mom (CBS). She's been outstanding, although I wouldn't hate to see Kate Mulgrew here.

Actor, miniseries or movie: Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo (FX).

Actress, miniseries or movie: Absolutely nothing there I can comment on except Wiig, and no.

Variety: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC.

Reality competition: Won't pick one.

Miniseries: Fargo, FX.

 

[Steak Snabler]

While I think the lead actors (and many of the supporting ones) on House of Cards are fantastic, the show itself was pretty ho-hum story-wise this year. Deserved the love for Season 1, but got nominations based on inertia this time around.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

I love Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but I think it's going to be like Parks and Rec (maybe not quite as good) in that it will take 2-3 years for people to appreciate it. Parks and Rec is one of my favorite shows.

Silicon Valley is a pretty damn good show.

 

[jr/shotglass]

With you on Silicon Valley, although the season finale struck me as very predictable and disappointing.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

The thing with the Emmys is that it's hard to know when they're going to decide, "Oh this person has won enough, let's give it to someone else." I get the sense that they will continue to reward Parsons as long as he keeps being nominated.

 

[jr/shotglass]

I feel that Parsons' character has lost its edge as they've tried to make him grow. See Fonzarelli, Arthur.

He had some "sincere" scenes this season that were cringe-worthy.