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‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda wins a Pulitzer Prize for Drama!

by Alexandra GallarzaApril 22, 2016

“Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” A question posed in the musical Hamilton, the story of the man on the ten dollar bill.

“‘Hamilton’ consistently finds muted, blurring shades – of feeling, of morality, of character – within its incident and fact packed story without ever sacrificing narrative clarity” says the New York Times. Adapted from the book penned by Ron Chenow’s autobiography on Alexander Hamilton, the first five minutes of the musical covers the first hundred pages. In it’s fast, hip-hop style, the title song Alexander Hamilton settles you into the world of the man himself.

Taking Hamilton out of the Carribean, where the man was born, and bringing him to America, Lin Manuel shows how an immigrant strives on the shores of America. Specifically New York. Even more so, ‘the greatest city in the world’ Manhattan. It was in Manhattan that he met the Schulyer Sisters, who are played by Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo, and Jasmine Cephas in the show. It was in Manhattan that he met Elizabeth Schuyler (Soo) the woman who became his wife, the woman who was taken out of the narrative and put herself back into it in order to tell her husband’s story.

Hamilton grows up to be an American War Hero, George Washington’s right hand, and joined the ranks of Thomas Jefferson (Daveed Diggs) and James Madison (Okieriete Onaodowan) in the founding of America. As an author of the U.S. Constitution, the document that states ‘We the People, Hamilton strived to establish justice among the people, insuring calmness among his friends and calmness when in time of war, and attempted to promote happiness. In the end, against all odds, Hamilton meets his fate at the hand of Aaron Burr (Leslie Odom Jr.) who did not waste his shot.

Playing to sold out crowds night after night and will continue to do so every night for at least the next nine months, Hamilton has been collecting accolades one after another. No stranger to awards, Lin-Manuel won 4 Tonys and a Grammy for his show ‘In The Heights’. In addition to those awards, Miranda was named a ‘Genius’ receiving a grant by the MacArthur Foundation, a Grammy for Hamilton, and now a Pulitzer Prize.

Miranda joins the ranks of George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bock and Harnick, Frank Loesser, Marvin Hamlisch, Stephen Sondheim , Jonathan Larson, and Brian Yorkey and the other partners these men collaborated with. Seeing as Miranda was the composer, lyricist and book writer, he was the sole winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Take a look below at the cast’s opening night perspective. You can get tickets for Hamilton when it comes to LA through the Pantages and try your hand at the Hamilton lottery in New York.

2015 Emmy Nominations – Did Your Favorite Show Get Nominated?

by BigyanksJuly 17, 2015

Its that time of year again, the 67th annual Emmy Nominations have been announced!
Looks like online television is coming in full force this year, with online only shows having multiple contenders in all the top categories. With the additions of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Bloodline, it seems like Netflix is set to give HBO a run for its money. Amazon has also entered the Emmy foray with Transparent also receiving Nominations.

Outstanding Drama Series

“Better Call Saul” (AMC)
“Downton Abbey” (PBS)
“Game Of Thrones” (HBO)
“Homeland” (Showtime)
“House Of Cards” (Netflix)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“Orange Is The New Black” (Netflix)

Outstanding Comedy Series

“Louie” (FX)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“Parks And Recreation” (NBC)
“Silicon Valley” (HBO)
“Transparent” (Amazon)
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix)
“Veep” (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline”
Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”
Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”
Louis C.K., “Louie”
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
Will Forte, “Last Man on Earth”
Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
coJeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”
Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Michael Kelly, “House of Cards”
Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey”
Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”
Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”
Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black”
Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Niecy Nash, “Getting On”
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Allison Janney, “Mom”
Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory”
Gaby Hoffmann, “Transparent”
Jane Krakowski, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Adam Driver, “Girls”
Keegan-Michael Key, “Key & Peele”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Tony Hale, “Veep”

Outstanding Miniseries
“American Crime” (ABC)
“American Horror Story: Freak Show” (FX)
“The Honorable Woman” (Sundance)
“Olive Kitteridge” (HBO)
“Wolf Hall” (PBS)

Outstanding Television Movie
“Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain, Poirot’s Last Case” (Acorn TV)
“Bessie” (HBO)
“Grace Of Monaco” (Lifetime)
“Hello Ladies: The Movie” (HBO)
“Killing Jesus” (National Geographic)
“Nightingale” (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Timothy Hutton, “American Crime”
Ricky Gervais, “Derek Special”
Adrien Brody, “Houdini”
David Oyelowo, “Nightingale”
Richard Jenkins, “Olive Kitteridge”
Mark Rylance, “Wolf Hall”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Freak Show”
Queen Latifah, “Bessie”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honorable Woman”
Frances McDormand, “Olive Kitteridge”
Emma Thompson, “Sweeney Todd”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Richard Cabral, “American Crime”
Denis O’Hare, “American Horror Story: Freak Show”
Finn Wittrock, “American Horror Story: Freak Show”
Michael Kenneth Williams, “Bessie”
Bill Murray, “Olive Kitteridge”
Damian Lewis, “Wolf Hall”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Regina King, “American Crime”
Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Freak Show”
Angela Bassett, “American Horror Story: Freak Show”
Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Freak Show”
Mo’Nique, “Bessie”
Zoe Kazan, “Olive Kitteridge”

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
“The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC)
“Last Week Tonight” (HBO)
“Late Show With David Letterman” (CBS)
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
“Drunk History” (Comedy Central)
“Inside Amy Schumer” (Comedy Central)
“Key & Peele” (Comedy Central)
“Portlandia” (IFC)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
“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)

Outstanding Structured Reality Program
“Antiques Roadshow” (PBS)
“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (Food)
“MythBusters” (Discovery)
“Property Brothers” (HGTV)
“Shark Tank” (ABC)
“Undercover Boss” (CBS)

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
“Alaska: The Last Frontier” (Discovery)
“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery)
“Intervention” (A&E)
“Million Dollar Listing New York” (Bravo)
“Naked and Afraid” (Discovery Channel)
“Wahlburgers” (A&E)

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron, “Dancing With The Stars”
Jane Lynch, “Hollywood Game Night”
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, “Project Runway”
Cat Deeley, “So You Think You Can Dance”
Anthony Bourdain, “The Taste”

Outstanding Variety Special
“Bill Maher: Live From D.C.” (HBO)
“The Kennedy Center Honors” (CBS)
“Louis C.K.: Live At The Comedy Store” (LouisCK.net)
“Mel Brooks Live At The Geffen” (HBO)
“The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special” (NBC)
“Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE!” (PBS)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Alan Alda, “The Blacklist”
Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife”
F. Murray Abraham, “Homeland”
Reg E. Cathey, “House of Cards”
Beau Bridges, “Masters Of Sex”
Pablo Schreiber, “Orange Is The New Black”

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Margo Martindale, “The Americans”
Diana Rigg, “Game of Thrones”
Rachel Brosnahan, “House Of Cards”
Cicely Tyson, “How To Get Away With Murder”
Allison Janney, “Masters Of Sex”
Khandi Alexander, “Scandal”

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Mel Brooks, “The Comedians”
Paul Giamatti, “Inside Amy Schumer”
Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”
Louis C.K., “Saturday Night Live”
Bradley Whitford, “Transparent”
Jon Hamm, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Baranski, “The Big Bang Theory”
Gaby Hoffmann, “Girls”
Pamela Adlon, “Louie”
Elizabeth Banks, “Modern Family”
Joan Cusack, “Shameless”
Tina Fey, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
“The Americans” — “Do Mail Robots Dream Of Electric Sheep?” (Joshua Brand)
“Better Call Saul” — “Five-O” (Gordon Smith)
“Game Of Thrones” — “Mother’s Mercy” (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss)
“Mad Men” — “Lost Horizon” (Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner)
“Mad Men” — “Person To Person” (Matthew Weiner)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
“Episodes” — “Episode 409” (David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik)
“The Last Man On Earth” — “Alive In Tucson (Pilot)” (Will Forte)
“Louie” — “Bobby’s House” (Louis C.K.)
“Silicon Valley” — “Two Days Of The Condor” (Alec Berg)
“Transparent” — “Pilot” (Jill Soloway)
“Veep” — “Election Night” (Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
“Boardwalk Empire” — “Eldorado” (Tim Van Patten)
“Game Of Thrones” — “Mother’s Mercy” (David Nutter)
“Game Of Thrones” — “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” (Jeremy Podeswa)
“Homeland” — “From A To B And Back Again” (Lesli Linka Glatter)
“The Knick” — “Method And Madness” (Steven Soderbergh)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
“The Last Man On Earth” — “Alive In Tucson (Pilot)” (Phil Lord and Christopher Miller)
“Louie” — “Sleepover” (Louis C.K.)
“Silicon Valley” — “Sand Hill Shuffle” (Mike Judge)
“Transparent” — “Best New Girl” (Jill Soloway)
“Veep” — “Testimony” (Armando Iannucci)

And that’s it! Did your favourites get nominated? What are your hopefuls? Let us know if the comments below! This year’s Emmy’s will be held on September 20th!

Emmys 2013: Here Are Your Winners!

by Derek KraneveldtSeptember 22, 2013

Briefly: Well, the show’s over folks.

I wasn’t able to watch this year’s Emmy awards, but I hear that there were quite a few upsets over the course of the night. Based on the results, I have just three questions: how the hell did Aaron Paul not win? How the hell did Bryan Cranston not win? How on Earth does Jim Parsons keep winning?

I don’t understand these voters.

In any case, take a look at the results below (winners in bold), and let us know what you though of the ceremony! Who were you hoping would take home an award, but didn’t?

Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men

Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Louie
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story: Asylum
Behind The Candelabra
The Bible
Phil Spector
Political Animals
Top of the Lake

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Michael Douglas, Behind The Candelabra
Matt Damon, Behind The Candelabra
Toby Jones, The Girl
Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade’s End
Al Pacino, Phil Spector

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum
Imelda Staunton, The Girl
Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
Charlotte Rampling, Restless
Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Steven Soderbergh, Behind The Candelbra
Julian Jarrold, The Girl
David Mamet, Phil Spector
Allison Anders, Ring of Fire
Jane Campion and Garth Davis, Top of the Lake

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Richard LaGravenese, Behind The Candelabra
Abi Morgan, The Hour
Tom Stoppard, Parade’s End
David Mamet, Phil Spector
Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, Top of the Lake

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum
Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story: Asylum
Scott Bakula, Behind The Candelabra
John Benjamin Hickey, The Big C: Hereafter
Peter Mullan, Top of the Lake

Outstanding Choreography
Derek Hough and Allison Holker, Dancing With The Stars, Routines: Heart Cry/Stars
Derek Hough, Dancing With The Stars, Routines: Hey Pachuco/Para Los Rumberos/Walking On Air
Warren Carlyle, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel (Live From Lincoln Center)
Sonya Tayeh, So You Think You Can Dance, Routines: Possibly Maybe/Turning Page/Sail
Mandy Jo Moore, So You Think You Can Dance, Routines: The Power Of Love/Wild Horses
Napoleon Dumo and Tabitha Dumo, So You Think You Can Dance, Routines: Call Of The Wild (Circle Of Life)/Love Cats/Beautiful People
Travis Wall, So You Think You Can Dance, Routines: Where The Light Gets In/Without You/Unchained Melody

Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Portlandia
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
James Hoskinson, The Colbert Report
Chuck O’Neil, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Andy Fisher, Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jerry Foley, Late Show With David Letterman
Jonathan Krisel, Portlandia
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire
Michelle MacLaren, Breaking Bad
Jeremy Webb, Downton Abbey
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland
David Fincher, House of Cards

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
Linda Cardellini, Mad Men
Jane Fonda, The Newsroom
Joan Cusack, Shameless

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Nathan Lane, The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Rupert Friend, Homeland
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Harry Hamlin, Mad Men
Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Hugh Bonneville, Downtown Abbey
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Claire Danes, Homeland
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Connie Britton, Nashville
Kerry Washington, Scandal

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire
Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Jim Carter, Downtown Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Outstanding Reality – Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Emilia Clarke, Game of Throne
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Morena Baccarin, Homeland
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
George Mastras, Breaking Bad
Thomas Schnauz, Breaking Bad
Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones
Henry Bromell, Homeland

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
Elisabeth Moss, Top Of The Lake

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis C.K., Louie
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Lena Dunham, Girls
Paris Barclay, Glee
Louis C.K., Louie
Gail Macuso, Modern Family
Beth McCarthy-Miller, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
Nathan Lane, Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie
Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Will Forte, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Molly Shannon, Enlightened
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
Melissa Leo, Louie
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and RecreationTina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Driver, Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Tony Hale, Veep

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes
Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon, Louie
Greg Daniels, The Office
Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock, 30 Rock
Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield, 30 Rock

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Jane Lynch, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste

Outstanding Variety Special
The Kennedy Center Honors
Louis C.K.: Oh My God
Mel Brooks Strikes Back! With Mel Brooks and Alan Yentob
Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Louis J. Horvitz, The Kennedy Center Honors
Bucky Bunts, London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Louis C.K., Louis C.K.: Oh My God
Don Mischer, The Oscars
Michael Dempsey, 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Louis C.K.: Oh My God
Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs<
Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update
66th Annual Tony Awards

So there you go! What are you happy about? What are you sad about? Take a look at Neil Patrick Harris performing at tonight’s Emmys below, and don’t forget to sound out!

http://youtu.be/ki3Mw3xzYDg

Emmy Results Are In – Check Them Out Here!

by Derek KraneveldtSeptember 23, 2012

Looks like the results are in for the 64th Annual Primetime Emmys! From what I’m seeing on twitter it looks like some were rather surprised with the results (though isn’t that always the case). Let us know what you think below!

Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Girls • HBO
Modern Family • ABC – Winner
30 Rock • NBC
Veep • HBO

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Chris McKenna, Written by – Community • Remedial Chaos Theory
Lena Dunham, Written by – Girls • Pilot • HBO
Louis C.K., Written by – Louie • Pregnant – FX Network – Winner
Amy Poehler, Written by – Parks And Recreation • The Debate • NBC
Michael Schur, Written by – Parks And Recreation • Win, Lose, Or Draw • NBC

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Robert B. Weide, Director – Curb Your Enthusiasm • Palestinian Chicken • HBO
Lena Dunham, Director – Girls • She Did • HBO
Louis C.K., Director – Louie • Duckling • FX Networks
Jason Winer, Director – Modern Family • Virgin Territory • ABC
Steven Levitan, Director – Modern Family • Baby On Board • ABC – Winner
Jake Kasdan, Director – New Girl • Pilot • FOX

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath – Girls • HBO
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn – Mike & Molly • CBS
Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day – New Girl • FOX
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton – Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope – Parks And Recreation • NBC
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon – 30 Rock • NBC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer – Veep • HBO – Winner

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper – The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Larry David as Himself – Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan – House Of Lies • Showtime
Louis C.K. as Louie – Louie • FX Networks
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy – 30 Rock • NBC
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper – Two And A Half Men • CBS – Winner

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler – The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey – Desperate Housewives • ABC
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy – Modern Family • ABC – Winner
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett – Modern Family • ABC
Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow -Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Kristen Wiig as various characters – Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett – Modern Family • ABC
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett – Modern Family • ABC
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy – Modern Family • ABC
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker – Modern Family • ABC – Winner
Max Greenfield as Schmidt – New Girl • FOX
Bill Hader as various characters – Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • HBO
Breaking Bad • AMC
Downton Abbey • PBS
Game Of Thrones • HBO
Homeland • Showtime – Winner
Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Julian Fellowes, Written by – Downton Abbey • Episode 7 • PBS
Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff – Homeland • Pilot • Showtime – Winner
Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner, Written by – Mad Men • The Other Woman • AMC
Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Written by – Mad Men • Commissions And Fees • AMC
Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner, Written by – Mad Men • Far Away Places • AMC

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes – Damages • DirecTV
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley – Downton Abbey • PBS
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick – The Good Wife • CBS
Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn – Harry’s Law • NBC
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison – Homeland • Showtime – Winner
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson – Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson – Boardwalk Empire • HBO
Bryan Cranston as Walter White – Breaking Bad • AMC
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan – Dexter • Showtime
Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham – Downton Abbey • PBS
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody – Homeland • Showtime – Winner
Jon Hamm as Don Draper – Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Anna Gunn as Skyler White – Breaking Bad • AMC
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – Downton Abbey – Winner
Joanne Froggatt as Anna – Downton Abbey • PBS
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma – The Good Wife • CBS
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart – The Good Wife • CBS
Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris – Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman – Breaking Bad • AMC – Winner
Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo ‘Gus’ Fring – Breaking Bad – AMC
Brendan Coyle as John Bates – Downton Abbey • PBS
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson – Downton Abbey • PBS
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister – Game Of Thrones • HBO
Jared Harris as Lane Pryce – Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Tim Van Patten, Director – Boardwalk Empire • To The Lost • HBO – Winner
Vince Gilligan, Director – Breaking Bad • Face Off • AMC
Brian Percival, Director – Downton Abbey • Episode 7 • PBS
Michael Cuesta, Director – Homeland • Pilot • Showtime
Phil Abraham, Director – Mad Men • The Other Woman • AMC

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story • FX Networks
Game Change • HBO – Winner
Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Luther • BBC America
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon – American Horror Story • FX Networks
Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin – Game Change • HBO – Winner
Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn – Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone – Missing • ABC
Emma Thompson as She – The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt – Game Change • HBO
Kevin Costner as ‘Devil’ Anse Hatfield – Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY – Winner
Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy – Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway – Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Idris Elba as John Luther – Luther • BBC America
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes – Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie
Frances Conroy as Moira – American Horror Story • FX Networks
Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon – American Horror Story – Winner
Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace – Game Change • HBO
Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy – Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Judy Davis as Jill Tankard – Page Eight (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Denis O’Hare as Larry Harvey – American Horror Story • FX Networks
Ed Harris as John McCain – Game Change • HBO
Tom Berenger as Jim Vance – Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY – Winner
David Strathairn as John Dos Passos – Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson – Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central – Winner
Jimmy Kimmel Live • ABC
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon • NBC
Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO
Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC
Betty White’s 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America’s Golden Girl • NBC
The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks – Winner
65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Don Mischer, Director – 84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC
Louis J. Horvitz, Director – The 54th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS
Louis C.K., Director – Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks Alan Skog, Director – New York City Ballet George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (Live From Lincoln Center) • PBS
Glenn Weiss, Director – 65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS – Winner

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race • CBS – Winner
Dancing With The Stars • ABC
Project Runway • Lifetime
So You Think You Can Dance • FOX
Top Chef • Bravo
The Voice • NBC

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
Phil Keoghan, Host – The Amazing Race • CBS
Ryan Seacrest, Host – American Idol • FOX
Betty White, Host – Betty White’s Off Their Rockers • NBC
Tom Bergeron, Host – Dancing With The Stars • ABC – Winner
Cat Deeley, Host – So You Think You Can Dance • FOX

It was very interesting to see something other than Mad Men win the best drama category. Homeland has to be pretty awesome to beat out all the others. I’ll definitely be checking that one out.

Also, do people actually find Jon Cryer funny?

It was also great to see Aaron Paul finally get some recognition. That guy is golden.

What are your thoughts? Do you agree with the awards and nominations? Are you angry that Community only had one nomination?

Thanks to CinemaBlend for the list.