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Emmy nods announced
2012-07-25
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The nominations for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced July 19and, as usual, there were surprises.
No drama on any of the big four networks was nominated for best drama. AMC's Mad Men (which garnered 17 nods this time around) is in the mix in this category, along with PBS's Downton Abbey; Showtime's Homeland; AMC's Breaking Bad; and HBO's Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones. Best comedy nominees include two new HBO shows, Girls and Veep, along with HBO vet Curb Your Enthusiasm, ABC's Modern Family (which received 14 nominations total), 30 Rock on NBC and The Big Bang Theory on CBS.
American Horror Storythe FX project co-helmed by Ryan Murphy, the out gay man behind Gleereceived 17 nods, tying Mad Men for the most nominations.
In other LGBT-related news, out actor Jim Parsons of "Big Bang" was again nominated for best actor in a comedy. He'll be competing against Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men), Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Louis C.K. (Louie), Don Cheadle (House of Lies) and Alec Baldwin (30 Rock).
Out actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson was one of four men nominated from Modern Family for best supporting actor in a comedy series. Archie Panjabi, who plays a bisexual character on The Good Wife, was nominated for that role. Openly gay actor Denis O'Hare was nominated for his role in Murphy's "Horror Story."
Deadline.com listed what it considered to be snubs. Some of those included only three nominations for Glee (including Dot Marie Jones in the guest-acting category) and no nods for co-stars Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer. There were also no nominations for Sons of Anarchy; Mad Men's John Slattery and Jessica Pare; The Big C's Laura Linney; and Boss' Kelsey Grammer (despite his Golden Globes win). In addition, the website noted no best series/acting nods for the NBC show Community, among other items.
The awards will be handed out Sunday, Sept. 23, on ABC. Jimmy Kimmelwhose show was nominated for best variety serieswill host the telecast. |
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