Monday, September 21, 2009
Media 2009 Emmy Round-Up: Not As Gag-Inducing As It Could Have Been!
Posted by Ashley Spurgeon on Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 1:23 PM
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Some stray thoughts from last night's 61st annual Emmy Awards:
• I was ever so giddy to learn one of last night's Emmy winners was from Paris, Tennessee. Cherry Jones won for her role as President Allison Taylor on 24. (A lady president? What is this, Liberia?) I have never seen 24, although I know my mom likes it. But I love it whenever a non-embarrassing non-musician is outed as a Tennessean. Those folks are the white stags of pop culture!
• This year's ceremony wasn't nearly as full of egregious injustice as it could have been, especially with perennial nominee William Shatner up in the mix. I knew Bryan Cranston was a shoo-in for Best Actor in a Drama because he was the only not-sexy nominee, and I'm always pleased to see my not-so-secret crush Michael Emerson give America the creeps. But Jon Cryer? Suck it.
• Television has reaffirmed its place as the only source of decent work for actresses over 30. Former movie sex symbol Glenn Close won an award last night, as did frightfully orange Toni Collette and permanent bitchface Jessica Lange.
• Seth "Family Guy" MacFarlane was allowed to show up for some reason. Oh yeah--he was nominated. For those keeping track at home, the Emmy score remains: MacFarlane, 1; the entire five-season run of The Wire, 0.
A list of winners:
Outstanding Drama Series
Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Glenn Glose as Patty Hewes in Damages (FX)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Cherry Jones, 24 (Fox)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Michael Emerson, Lost (Fox)
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, "Meditations in an Emergency," Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Rod Holcomb, "And in the End," ER (NBC)
Outstanding Comedy Series
30 Rock (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Toni Collette as Tara Gregson in United States of Tara (Showtime)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook in Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper in Two And A Half Men (CBS)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Matt Hubbard, "Reunion," 30 Rock (NBC)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Jeffery Blitz, "Stress Relief," The Office (NBC)
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Directing for Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Bruce Gowers, American Idol (Fox)
Outstanding Miniseries
Little Dorrit (PBS)
Outstanding Made for TV Movie
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Oustanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries of Movie
Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries of Movie
Shohreh Aghdashloo as Sajida in House of Saddam (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries of Movie
Ken Howard as Phelan Beale in Grey Gardens (HBO)
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Andrew Davies, Little Dorrit (PBS)
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Dearbhla Walsh, Little Dorrit (PBS)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Outstanding Host For A Reality or a Reality-Competition Program
Jeff Probst, Survivor (CBS)
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