The 67th Annual Golden Globe Nominations 2010

The shiny balls of celebratory delight we see this time of year are not only the tree ornaments you got from Target at 80% off last year. There's another set of balls in town. The Golden Globes. That's right. It's awards season, ushered in this morning with nomination announcements. Time for the Hollywood Foreign Press to put on their tuxes and gowns, don their large cocktail rings and spray on their pungent cologne to mingle in the air of self congratulatory revelry.

The usual shows such as 30 Rock, The Office and Entourage were nominated with cast such as Alec Baldwin and Steve Carell in the mix for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. Nice to see freshman comedy Modern Family get the nod against the veterans. A giant shout out goes to the fabulous Jane Lynch for her nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her work on Glee.

As for Drama, shows such as Dexter, House, and Mad Men return as nominated for best series. There are some sighs out there for Lost's snub. I'm rolling my eyes over True Blood's nomination. Is this vampire bullshit ever going to end, or is it here to stay and bare it's stupid sexy teeth at us until we're all brain dead?

Edie Falco was righteously nominated for her lead role in Nurse, up against Toni Collette as the mom with personality disorder and a bad case of over acting in The United States of Tara. If she takes home the award over Falco, I will eat the soap in my bathroom out of madness.

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air on January 17th on NBC. Ricky Gervais will host.

Cue Gervais promo:



For more on the 2010 Golden Globes, go to the HFPA site. A list of television winners follows below:

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

a. BIG LOVE (HBO)

Anima Sola and Playtone in association with HBO Entertainment

b. DEXTER (SHOWTIME)

Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde

Phillips Productions

c. HOUSE (FOX)

Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z

Productions and Bad Hat Harry

d. MAD MEN (AMC)

AMC

e. TRUE BLOOD (HBO)

Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –

DRAMA

a. GLENN CLOSE DAMAGES

b. JANUARY JONES MAD MEN

c. JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE

d. ANNA PAQUIN TRUE BLOOD

e. KYRA SEDGWICK THE CLOSER

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

a. SIMON BAKER THE MENTALIST

b. MICHAEL C. HALL DEXTER

c. JON HAMM MAD MEN

d. HUGH LAURIE HOUSE

e. BILL PAXTON BIG LOVE

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. 30 ROCK (NBC)

Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little

Stranger Inc.

b. ENTOURAGE (HBO)

Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO

Entertainment

c. GLEE (FOX)

Twentieth Century Fox Television

d. MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

Twentieth Century Fox Television

e. THE OFFICE (NBC)

Universal Media Studios, Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –

COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. TONI COLLETTE UNITED STATES OF TARA

b. COURTENEY COX COUGAR TOWN

c. EDIE FALCO NURSE JACKIE

d. TINA FEY 30 ROCK

e. LEA MICHELE GLEE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES –

COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK

b. STEVE CARELL THE OFFICE

c. DAVID DUCHOVNY CALIFORNICATION

d. THOMAS JANE HUNG

e. MATTHEW MORRISON GLEE

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (LIFETIME TELEVISION)

Sony Pictures Television

b. GREY GARDENS (HBO)

Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films

c. INTO THE STORM (HBO)

Scott Free and Rainmark Films Production in association with the BBC and HBO

Films

d. LITTLE DORRIT (PBS)

Masterpiece/BBC Co-production

e. TAKING CHANCE (HBO)

Motion Picture Corporation of America and Civil Dawn Pictures in association

with HBO Films

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION

PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. JOAN ALLEN GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

b. DREW BARRYMORE GREY GARDENS

c. JESSICA LANGE GREY GARDENS

d. ANNA PAQUIN THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA

SENDLER

e. SIGOURNEY WEAVER PRAYERS FOR BOBBY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION

PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. KEVIN BACON TAKING CHANCE

b. KENNETH BRANAGH WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND

c. CHIWETEL EJIOFOR ENDGAME

d. BRENDAN GLEESON INTO THE STORM

e. JEREMY IRONS GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A

SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. JANE ADAMS HUNG

b. ROSE BYRNE DAMAGES

c. JANE LYNCH GLEE

d. JANET McTEER INTO THE STORM

e. CHLOË SEVIGNY BIG LOVE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES,

MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. MICHAEL EMERSON LOST

b. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

c. WILLIAM HURT DAMAGES

d. JOHN LITHGOW DEXTER

e. JEREMY PIVEN ENTOURAGE

Tina Fey: Suck it Internets!

Tina Fey is glorious. I am one of the many fans of Fey-dom who worship the comedy ground she walks on. I always wanted to be a Tina Fey. A writer, a lover of comedy, much like the fictional Liz Lemon, who idolized a ficitious 60's variety show writer named Rosemarie (played by Carrie Fisher in 30 Rock season two), I had my own television idol in Merrill Markoe, head comedy writer of the original NBC Late Night with David Letterman. Well, lets just say my hopes in comedy writing never happened, but I still hold a big soft spot in my heart for female comedian scribes who deal with the hard to crack boys club, breaking barriers by rising to the top of the credits. The fact that Tina became the first female head writer on SNL while also claiming a stake in the Weekend Update legacy was and is a brash achievement. Now that 30 Rock and the 2008 Elections placed her firmly in the public eye, she is riding a grand wave of success. However, with with every wave comes a crash down to shore, where adulation can be met with snarky commentary and personal written attacks. Tina is very much aware of her detractors. And they live right here on the interwebs.

As she stated in her acceptance speech on Sunday night's Golden Globes, if you are tired of all the accolades and the love, go on the internet. You'll find people there who hate you. Under the cloak of anonymity, registered members of fan forums such as Television Without Pity even Gawker can either put you on a pedestal on high, or can rip you to shreds without reason. If they don't like you, man, they do not like you. (I can personally testify that the majority of contributors on those sites adore Fey and her show.)

Tina's shout out to those who can "suck it" pertained to the L.A. Times' awards forum called "The Envelope", a site where various entertainment awards ceremonies are discussed. I personally do not frequent those boards, but industry folk, like Fey and Mad Men showrunner Matt Weiner take peeks here and there to find forumites trash or applaud the talent and the shows they either love, or love to hate.

Tina discussing TV Without Pity and The Envelope with LA Times' Tom O'Neill after the Golden Globes:


Man Men showrunner Matthew Weiner discusses fan forums...



It's shame that some deliberately turn on their computers, click to a site, and take the energy to attack people they do not enjoy. It's one thing to not be pleased with an episode, or the way the direction a favored show is taking, it's another to do personal battle. One of the many belly aches of my internet discussions has been an unhappiness with the recent character and plot development of The Office. I spare the writers nothing by saying I'm disappointed in Pam's personality changes or the lack of Jim progressing as an individual in addition to being motivated by his love life, or the over-the-top love triangle with Andy, Dwight and Angela. (Although, I will say, I'm beginning to find a method in the Office writers madness). However, as a fan and writer who loves the creation of dialogue and human behavior humorously portrayed on this program, I enjoy critical analysis. Also, understanding the process of breaking stories and arc progression, criticism can be a beneficial technique. It keeps you on your toes. It's doubtful showrunner Greg Daniels or writers BJ Novack, Jen Celotta or Brent Forester, to name a few, are even reading me, but at least I try to throw positive critques out to the internet universe, whether it's just to vent, or for someone to hear my voice. I do it because I love.

I hate to write hate. If one doesn't like an actor or show because you feel its not funny, then don't write about it. Don't spend time spewing personal attacks on a living, breathing person. Doing so only proves you're jealous and bitter that a nerdy funny chick like Tina Fey cracked out of her duckling phase and became a swan. Cynics don't like success stories. Maybe because success has eluded them.

Yet, The Envelope is getting the final laugh, languishing in their new found fifteen minutes of noriety. Suck it up, nerds.