There's Angelina Jolie at left winning a statue. I don't know what she won it for, but I actually don't care. Look at that dress! It's sending radon fumes from my monitor into my brain. The glare...
This is a blog about television comedy, more precisely, television comedy I like, with the exception of certain dramas I adore as well as talkshows; however, there are so many other programs of note (i.e. John Adams, Recount) nominated, proving that good quality television out there, just not on the major four networks.
Television Nominations: (Copied and pasted from the Golden Globes Website. You think I'm going to type all this? I have a day job, and a meeting in fifteen minutes).
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions - HOUSE (FOX)
Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions - IN TREATMENT (HBO)
Sheleg, Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment - MAD MEN (AMC)
Lionsgate Television - TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- SALLY FIELD – BROTHERS AND SISTERS
- MARISKA HARGITAY –LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
- JANUARY JONES – MAD MEN
- ANNA PAQUIN – TRUE BLOOD
- KYRA SEDGWICK – THE CLOSER
17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- GABRIEL BYRNE – IN TREATMENT
- MICHAEL C. HALL – DEXTER
- JON HAMM – MAD MEN
- HUGH LAURIE – HOUSE
- JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS – THE TUDORS
18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- 30 ROCK (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc. - CALIFORNICATION (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then... - ENTOURAGE (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment - THE OFFICE (NBC)
Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC, Universal Media Studios - WEEDS (SHOWTIME)
Lionsgate Television
19.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- CHRISTINA APPLEGATE – SAMANTHA WHO?
- AMERICA FERRERA – UGLY BETTY
- TINA FEY – 30 ROCK
- DEBRA MESSING – THE STARTER WIFE
- MARY-LOUISE PARKER – WEEDS
20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- ALEC BALDWIN – 30 ROCK
- STEVE CARELL – THE OFFICE
- KEVIN CONNOLLY – ENTOURAGE
- DAVID DUCHOVNY – CALIFORNICATION
- TONY SHALHOUB – MONK
21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- A RAISIN IN THE SUN (ABC)
Sony Pictures Television - BERNARD AND DORIS (HBO
Trigger Street Independent Productions in association with Little Bird and Chicago Films and HBO Films - CRANFORD (PBS)
A Co-Production of BBC and WGBH Boston. - JOHN ADAMS (HBO)
Playtone in association with HBO Films - RECOUNT (HBO)
Spring Creek/Mirage Productions in association with Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures and HBO Films
22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- JUDI DENCH – CRANFORD
- CATHERINE KEENER – AN AMERICAN CRIME
- LAURA LINNEY – JOHN ADAMS
- SHIRLEY MACLAINE – COCO CHANEL
- SUSAN SARANDON – BERNARD AND DORIS
23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- RALPH FIENNES – BERNARD AND DORIS
- PAUL GIAMATTI – JOHN ADAMS
- KEVIN SPACEY – RECOUNT
- KIEFER SUTHERLAND – 24: REDEMPTION
- TOM WILKINSON – RECOUNT
24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- EILEEN ATKINS – CRANFORD
- LAURA DERN – RECOUNT
- MELISSA GEORGE – IN TREATMENT
- RACHEL GRIFFITHS – BROTHERS AND SISTERS
- DIANNE WIEST – IN TREATMENT
25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS – HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
- DENIS LEARY – RECOUNT
- JEREMY PIVEN – ENTOURAGE
- BLAIR UNDERWOOD – IN TREATMENT
- TOM WILKINSON – JOHN ADAMS
It's also worth noting that the WGA announced their nominations a few days ago:
DRAMATIC SERIES
Dexter, Written by Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Adam E. Fierro, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann; Showtime
Friday Night Lights, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Brent Fletcher, Jason Gavin, Carter Harris, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, John Zinman; NBC
Lost, Written by Carlton Cuse, Drew Goddard, Adam Horowitz, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon L. Lindelof, Greggory Nations, Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan; ABC
Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Jane Anderson, Rick Cleveland, Kater Gordon, David Isaacs, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Marti Noxon, Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner; AMC
The Wire, Written by Ed Burns, Chris Collins, David Mills, David Simon, William F. Zorzi, Richard Price, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos; HBO
COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Andrew Guest, Matt Hubbard, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, Ron Weiner; NBC
Entourage, Written by Doug Ellin, Jeremy Miller, Ally Musika, Steve Pink, Rob Weiss; HBO
The Office, Written by Steve Carell, Jennifer Celotta, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Anthony Farrell, Brent Forrester, Dan Goor, Charlie Grandy, Mindy Kaling, Ryan Koh, Lester Lewis, Paul Lieberstein, Warren Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Michael Schur, Aaron Shure, Justin Spitzer, Gene Stupnitsky, Halsted Sullivan; NBC
The Simpsons, Written by J. Stewart Burns, Daniel Chun, Joel H. Cohen, Kevin Curran, John Frink, Tom Gammill, Stephanie Gillis, Dan Greaney, Reid Harrison, Al Jean, Billy Kimball, Tim Long, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bill Odenkirk, Carolyn Omine, Don Payne, Michael Price, Max Pross, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, Matt Warburton, Jeff Westbrook, Marc Wilmore, William Wright; Fox
Weeds, Written by Roberto Benabib, Mark A. Burley, Ron Fitzgerald, David Holstein, Rolin Jones, Brendan Kelly, Jenji Kohan, Victoria Morrow, Matthew Salsberg; Showtime
NEW SERIES
Breaking Bad, Written by Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Patty Lin, George Mastras, J Roberts; AMC
Fringe, Written by JJ Abrams, Jason Cahill, Julia Cho, David H. Goodman, Felicia Henderson, Brad Caleb Kane, Alex Kurtzman, Darin Morgan, J.R. Orci, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Zack Whedon; Fox
In Treatment, Written by Rodrigo Garcia, Bryan Goluboff, Davey Holmes, William Meritt Johnson, Amy Lippman, Sarah Treem; HBO
Life on Mars, Written by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, Becky Hartman Edwards, David Wilcox, Adele Lim, Bryan Oh, Tracy McMillan, Sonny Postiglione, Phil M. Rosenberg, Meredith Averill; ABC
True Blood, Written by Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo, Nancy Oliver, Chris Offutt; HBO
EPISODIC DRAMA - any length - one airing time
“Don’t Ever Change” (House), Written by Doris Egan & Leonard Dick; Fox
“Double Booked” (Burn Notice), Written by Craig O’Neill & Jason Tracey; USA
“Gray Matter” (Breaking Bad), Written by Patty Lin; AMC
“Pilot” (Breaking Bad), Written by Vince Gilligan; AMC
“Pilot” (Eli Stone), Written by Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim; ABC
“There’s Something About Harry” (Dexter), Written by Scott Reynolds; Showtime
EPISODIC COMEDY - any length - one airing time
“Believe in the Stars” (30 Rock), Written by Robert Carlock; NBC
“Cooter” (30 Rock), Written by Tina Fey; NBC
“Crime Aid” (The Office), Written by Charlie Grandy; NBC
“Crush’d” (Ugly Betty), Written by Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally; ABC
“Succession” (30 Rock), Written by Andrew Guest & John Riggi; NBC
“Vote for This and I Promise to Do Something Crazy at the Emmys” (My Name is Earl), Written by Greg Garcia; NBC
LONG FORM - ORIGINAL - over one hour - one or two parts, one or two airing times
An American Crime, Written by Tommy O’Haver & Irene Turner; Showtime
“Pilot” (Fringe), Written by JJ Abrams & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci; Fox
Recount, Written by Danny Strong; HBO
LONG FORM - ADAPTATION - over one hour - one or two parts, one or two airing times
Generation Kill, “Episode 6,” Teleplay by Ed Burns, Story by David Simon & Ed Burns, Based on the book by Evan Wright; “Episode 7,” Teleplay by David Simon, Story by David Simon & Ed Burns, Based on the book by Evan Wright; HBO
John Adams, “Episode 1, Join or Die,” Teleplay by Kirk Ellis, Based on the book by David McCullough; “Episode 2, Independence,” Teleplay by Kirk Ellis, Based on the book by David McCullough; HBO
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Teleplay by John Pielmeier, Based on the book by Kim Edwards; Lifetime
ANIMATION - any length - one airing time
“Apocalypse Cow” (The Simpsons), Written by Jeff Westbrook; Fox
“The Debarted” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox
“E Pluribus Wiggum” (The Simpsons), Written by Michael Price; Fox
“Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words” (The Simpsons), Written by Tim Long; Fox
“Life: A Loser’s Manual” (King of the Hill), Written by Dan McGrath; Fox
“Strangeness on a Train” (King of the Hill), Written by Jim Dauterive; Fox
COMEDY/VARIETY - (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Writers Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Daniel J. Goor, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien, Matt O'Brien, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg; NBC
Late Show with David Letterman, Head Writers Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel, Writers Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland, Steve Young, Tom Ruprecht, Lee Ellenberg, Matt Roberts, Jeremy Weiner, Joe Grossman, Bill Scheft, Bob Borden, Frank Sebastiano, David Letterman; CBS
Real Time with Bill Maher, Writers Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Danny Vermont; HBO
Saturday Night Live, Head Writers Seth Meyers, Andrew Steele, Paula Pell, Writers Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Charlie Grandy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, Robert Smigel, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker, Additional Sketches by Robert Carlock; NBC
The Colbert Report, Head Writers Allison Silverman, Tom Purcell, Rich Dahm, Writers Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Peter Groz, Peter Gwinn, Barry Julien, Laura Krafft, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Meredith Scardino; Comedy Central
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Head Writer Steve Bodow, Writers Rory Albanese, Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, J.R. Havlan, DJ Javerbaum, Rob Kutner, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, John Oliver, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards, Written by Billy Kimball, Aaron Lee, Jennifer Celotta, Rainn Wilson; IFC/AMC
Jimmy Kimmel’s Big Night of Stars, Written by Jimmy Kimmel, Gary Greenberg, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Ned Rice, Jon Bines, Will Burke, Rick Rosner, Jake Lentz, Sal Iacono, Tony Barbieri; ABC
DAYTIME SERIALS
As the World Turns, Written by Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Courtney Simon, Lisa Connor, David A. Levinson, Peter Brash, Richard Culliton, Susan Dansby, Cheryl Davis, Leslie Nipkow; CBS
One Life to Live, Written by Ron Carlivati, Carolyn Culliton, Elizabeth Page, Aida Croal, Shelly Altman, Janet Iacobuzio, Christopher Van Etten, Anna Theresa Cascio; ABC
CHILDREN'S EPISODIC & SPECIALS
“Elmo's Christmas Countdown” (Sesame Workshop), Written by Joey Mazzarino; ABC
“Spencer's 18th Birthday” (South of Nowhere), Written by Arika Lisanne Mittman; The “N”
“The Un-Party” (Imagination Movers), Written by Scott Gray; Disney Channel
CHILDRENS SCRIPT- LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
“Polar Bears” (The Naked Brothers Band), Written by Polly Draper; Nickelodeon
DOCUMENTARY - CURRENT EVENTS
“Bush's War: Part One” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk; PBS
Depression: Out of the Shadows, Written by Larkin McPhee; PBS
“Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial” (NOVA), Written by Joseph McMaster; PBS
“Rules of Engagement” (Frontline), Written by Arun Rath; PBS
“The Medicated Child” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria; PBS
DOCUMENTARY - OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency, Written by Carl Byker; PBS
“Kit Carson” (American Experience), Written by Michelle Ferrari; PBS
“Secrets of the Parthenon” (NOVA), Written by Gary Glassman; PBS
The Jewish Americans, Episode Two: "The Best of Times, The Worst of Times (1924-1945),” Written by David Grubin; PBS
The Truth About Cancer, Written by Linda Garmon; PBS
NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
ABC Weekend News, Written by Joel Siegel, Karen Mooney, David Muir; ABC
“Up to the Minute” (CBS News), Written by Matt Nelko; CBS
NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Exonerated” (60 Minutes), Written by Tom Anderson and Jenny Dubin; CBS
“Show Me the Love: Amazing Pen Pal Connection” (Good Morning America), Written by Raquel Hecker; ABC
“The Warren Buffett Challenge: Are the Rich Taxed Enough?” (Good Morning America), Written by Lisa Ferri; ABC
“Yankee Stadium and the New Gilded Age” (Bill Moyers Journal), Writers Bill Moyers & Michael Winship; PBS
DOCUMENTARY
Black History Month, Written by Anthony J. McHugh; CBS
NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING
Edmund Hillary Obituary, Written by Steven Gosset; CBS
Passages, Written by Gail Lee; CBS
Paul Harvey News, Written by Stu Chamberlain; ABC
The Passing of George Carlin, Written by Thomas A. Sabella; CBS
World News This Week, Written by Marianne J. Pryor; ABC
NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
Katie Couric’s Notebook, Written by Paul Farry; CBS
Our Fathers’ Magic Carpet, Written by Mike Silverstein; ABC
The Happy Birthday Controversy, Written by Joel Siegel, John Cochran; ABC
Tributes, Written by Gail Lee; CBS
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