DRAMA
Series: Mad Men
Lead Actor: Lead Actress:
Supporting Actor:
Supporting Actress:
Directing:
Writing: Mad Men, "Shut the Door Have a Seat"
Lots of interesting and unexpected picks here. The Lost finale gets snubbed in favor of Dexter's bloody season four send-off in Directing. Neither of Lost's supporting gentlemen grabbed a statuette either. Instead, the excellent Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad receives his due.
Yet for some reason, Emmy keeps dishing out dues to Breaking Bad's leading performer Bryan Cranston (albeit also excellent) while so many other deserving actors go unadorned. I thought Michael C. Hall would finally pick one up after earning nods from SAG and Huffpah (HFPA), and for, you know, battling cancer while doing it. Or how about some props for Hugh Laurie or John Hamm--neither of whom have ever won.
Kyra Sedgwick had never won until tonight either, even after four previous consecutive nominations and arguably setting the mold for strong female-centered cable dramas. The year's Comeback Kid Juliana Margulies then didn't take home the gold, but The Good Wife's Archie Panjabi earned top honors for Supporting Actress. I assumed The Good Wife would prevail here, but I pegged TV and stage vet Chrisinte Baranski (also nominated for Guest Actress in a Comedy this year) to do it.
In any case, Mad Men wins for Writing, which it will always deserve above any other honor. This year, it's for an electric season finale that saw the downfall of one agency and the birth of a new one. Sterling Cooper Draper Price! Another series win for Matthew Weiner to boot, even though Breaking Bad was looking extra strong along the home stretch there.
COMEDY
Series: Modern Family
Lead Actor: Lead Actress: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Supporting Actor: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Supporting Actress: Jane Lynch, Glee
Directing: Writing:
So Jim Parsons managed the win after all. I thought the older-skewing ATAS would go for the old pro Alec Baldwin, and that they'd want to reward 30 Rock somewhere.
I swapped the Directing and Writing wins, assuming that Emmy would side with DGA and give the other one to Glee by default. Then again, Glee has the far snazzier display and doesn't come close to matching the smarts of Modern Family. That's also why Modern Family nabbed the series prize: it's smarter, sharper, more sophisticated, and much more consistent. In other words, right up Emmy's alley.
MINISERIES/MOVIE
Miniseries: The Pacific
TV Movie: Lead Actor: Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
Lead Actress: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actor: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actress: Directing:
Writing:
The Spielberg-Hanks production The Pacific earned Best Miniseries (it was one of two nominees), but Temple Grandin and You Don't Know Jack (both also under the HBO brand) swept elsewhere. Al Pacino and Claire Danes earned leading trophies as expected, but Temple Grandin's Julia Ormond and David Strathairn were also called to the podium for their supporting turns. Temple somehow edged out The Pacific for Directing honors, while You Don't Know Jack was honored for writing. I assumed the Academy would want to show support for The Pacific wherever it could. But the TV Movie outmatched the ever-fading Miniseries format every time.
OTHER
Variety Series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Reality Series: AT LAST! The Amazing Race is toppled by a truly formidable installment of the Top Chef series. Well-deserved and unexpected. Bravo!
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