Emmy nominees are in the house, yo!
Yesterday, Neil Patrick Harris and ‘Breaking Bad’ actor,
Aaron Paul finally announced the names who made it to the list of Emmy
nominations. This year, the America’s most prestigious TV award has recognized
some new shows, new faces, and even new players to give the highest appreciation for their work as TV performers.
The star for this year’s Emmy, no doubt, was Netflix with
its two hit series originals ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Arrested Development’ joined
the big players on the list. This was, absolutely marked the new paradigm in TV
industries, since an online basis TV never gain recognition from such a well-known
award like Emmy before.
The political drama, ‘House of Cards’ successfully stole the
spotlight through nine nominations, including the most prestigious one for best
drama, best lead actor, and best lead actress. Meanwhile, the revival of the
Bluths has caused its lead role, Jason Bateman got a nod for best actor nominee
in a comedy series. The series itself has bid three nominations in total.
I’ve expected this, by the way. From the first time I watched ‘House of Cards’, I knew that this show is an Emmy material. With a great storyline, awesome writing, and flawless acts of its fabulous cast, I’d be surprise (and mad) if this show didn’t get a recognition at all. I was a bit skeptical though, that Kate Mara didn’t make it to the list of best supporting actress. She did amazing on the show!
With ‘Arrested Development’, I always knew that Bateman
would never fail me. Even though the whole season was slightly disappointing,
Bateman has succeed to bring out some of the best laugh in season four through
his perfect comic timing as Michael Bluth. Also, this show was proved to be
Emmy material, for it has won six Emmy since 2004.
Along with ‘House of Cards’, some new shows were also made
their debut in Emmy this year. Aaron Sorkin’s drama, ‘The Newsroom’ has gained
three nods, including one for best lead actor. New comer on A&E cable, ‘Bates
Motel’ also made its mark through its lead actress Vera Farmiga. And even
though it got canceled on the second season, ‘Enlightened’ was signing off with
style with its first nomination this year.
Some incumbents were also made their way back, with HBO’s ‘Game
of Thrones’ stole 16 nominations, while comedy series ’30 Rock’ were announced
in 13 categories. The AMC’s hit series ‘Breaking Bad’ also left its mark before
its second part of the last season premiere on August. The crime drama took 13
nominations this year, including for best drama, best lead actor, best
supporting actor, and best supporting actress.
Anyhow, even though most of the shows I was rooting were made
it to the list, there was couple of names that surprisingly failed to impress
the Emmy. For starter, how come Tatiana Maslany didn’t get a nod for her
impeccable performance on ‘Orphan Black’? C’mon, she did an amazing job for
playing assorted characters all at once in one show! The least you could do was
gave her the credit for her hard work, man. And ‘Orphan Black’ itself is
totally a brilliant series!
In addition to ‘Orphan Black’, lead actor of ‘The Following’,
Kevin Bacon didn’t make the cut as well. He did great, though. Every time I saw
him on the show, I always feel as frustrated and depressed as he did since he
could perfectly played his part as a former detective who had to deal with a
cult created by a serial killer.
Anyway, here are some of the nominees for Emmy this year. You
could find the complete list here.
Breaking Bad, AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Homeland, Showtime
Game of Thrones, HBO
House of Cards, Netflix
Mad Men, AMC
LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey, PBS
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad,
AMCJeff Daniels, The Newsroom, HBO
Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC
Damian Lewis, Homeland, Showtime
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards, Netflix
LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Connie Britton, Nashville, ABC
Claire Danes, Homeland, Showtime
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey, PBS
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel, A&E
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men, AMC
Kerry Washington, Scandal, ABC
Robin Wright, House of Cards, Netflix
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad, AMC
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad, AMC
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey, PBS
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones, HBO
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland, Showtime
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad, AMC
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey, PBS
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, HBO
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife, CBS
Morena Baccarin, Homeland, Showtime
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men, AMC
COMEDY SERIES:
The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Girls, HBO
Louie, FX
Modern Family, ABC
30 Rock, NBC
Veep, HBO
LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development, Netflix
Louis C.K., Louie, FX
Don Cheadle, House of Lies, Showtime
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes, Showtime
Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory, CBS
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC
LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Lena Dunham, Girls, HBO
Laura Dern, Enlightened, HBO
Tiny Fey, 30 Rock, NBC
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation, NBC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, HBO
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie, Showtime
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Adam Driver, Girls, HBO
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family, ABC
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family, ABC
Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Tony Hale, Veep, HBO
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Jane Lynch, Glee, Fox
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family, ABC
Julie Bowen, Modern Family, ABC
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie, Showtime
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock, NBC
Anna Chlumsky, Veep, HBO
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