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Josh Groban rocks the Emmys

September 22nd 2008 05:06

There were many ups and downs in this year's 60th annual Emmy Awards, but I must say, the best part of all 4 hours was definitely Josh Groban singing 30 of the most well-loved TV theme songs. From cartoons, to rap, to country, ballads, pop, and voice-overs, the guy did it all. And I must say, it was a lot of fun, not to mention impressive!




Who knew one guy could nail all those voices? That was great! haha

On the down side, however, the whole 5 hosts thing? An entire opening of "this is us interrupting each other talking about how we have nothing to talk about"...Yeah, not such a great idea...Not to mention that the "vote for TV's most memorable moments" thing was pretty much just a ratings ploy. The winners were not even announced on the show! (For those of you still squinting in confusion at your TV wondering when it's going to be announced, the winners were Friends and Buffy...yeah...)

In any case, they tried, and at least there was a ceremony at all. There were some cool set pieces from iconic shows, and some reuniting of old casts, but otherwise, it felt kind of long.


So by now I'm sure you're asking, um who won? Well, here ya go:

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: JEREMY PIVEN as Ari Gold--Entourage (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: JEAN SMART as Regina Newly--Samantha Who? (ABC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: ŽELJKO IVANEK as Ray Fiske--Damages (FX NETWORKS)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM: LOUIS J. HORVITZ--80th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: DIANNE WIEST as Dr. Gina Toll --In Treatment (HBO)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM: The Colbert Report



OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE: LAURA LINNEY as Abigail Adams--John Adams (HBO)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES: THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (COMEDY CENTRAL)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES: BARRY SONNENFELD--Pushing Daisies, Pie-Lette (ABC)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES: TINA FEY--30 Rock; Cooter (NBC)

OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE: RECOUNT (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE: TOM WILKINSON as Benjamin Franklin--John Adams (HBO)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL: JAY ROACH--Recount (HBO)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL: KIRK ELLIS; John Adams (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE: DAME EILEEN ATKINS as Miss Deborah Jenkyns; Cranford (Masterpiece) (PBS)

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM : THE AMAZING RACE (CBS)

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES: JOHN ADAMS (HBO)

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM: DON RICKLES; Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (HBO)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES: GREG YAITANES--House; House’s Head (FOX)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES: MATTHEW WEINER; Mad Men; Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot) (AMC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE: PAUL GIAMATTI as John Adams--John Adams (HBO)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: ALEC BALDWIN as Jack Donaghy--30 Rock (NBC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: GLENN CLOSE as Patty Hewes--Damages (FX NETWORKS)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: BRYAN CRANSTON as Walt White--Breaking Bad (AMC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: TINA FEY as Liz Lemon--30 Rock (NBC)

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM: JEFF PROBST-Survivor (CBS)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES: 30 ROCK (NBC)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES: MAD MEN (AMC)
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This year's Emmy nominations were finally announced, and my first thought was wow, that's a lot of nominations for "30 Rock"! See the list of nominees below.


COMEDY

COMEDY SERIES
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men

ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Rainn Wilson, The Office

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Jean Smart, Samantha Who?
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Shelley Berman, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Steve Buscemi, 30 Rock
Tim Conway, 30 Rock
Rip Torn, 30 Rock

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Polly Bergen, Desperate Housewives
Edie Falco, 30 Rock
Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Sarah Silverman, Monk
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock

DRAMA

DRAMA SERIES
Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
James Spader, Boston Legal

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Glenn Close, Damages
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ted Danson, Damages
Michael Emerson, Lost
Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
William Shatner, Boston Legal
John Slattery, Mad Men

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Charles Durning, Rescue Me
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Oliver Platt, Nip/Tuck
Stanley Tucci, ER
Glynn Turman, In Treatment
Robin Williams, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ellen Burstyn, Big Love
Diahann Carroll, Grey's Anatomy
Sharon Gless, Nip/Tuck
Anjelica Huston, Medium
Cynthia Nixon, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

REALITY

REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Howie Mandel, Deal or No Deal
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

REALITY SERIES
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Extreme Makeover
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List

VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY

VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SPECIAL
Bill Maher: The Decider
George Carlin: It’s Bad For Ya!
James Taylor: One Man Band
Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell
The Kennedy Center Honors
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

MINISERIES OR MOVIE

MINISERIES
The Andromeda Strain
Cranford
John Adams
Tin Man

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Bernard and Doris
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
A Raisin In The Sun
Recount

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Ralph Fiennes, Bernard And Doris
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Paul Giamatti, John Adams
Kevin Spacey, Recount
Tom Wilkinson, Recount

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Judi Dench, Cranford
Catherine Keener, An American Crime
Laura Linney, John Adams
Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun
Susan Sarandon, Bernard And Doris

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Bob Balaban, Recount
Stephen Dillane, John Adams
Denis Leary, Recount
David Morse, John Adams
Tom Wilkinson, John Adams

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Eileen Atkins, Cranford
Laura Dern, Recount
Ashley Jensen, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun
Alfre Woodard, Pictures Of Hollis Woods

TECHNICAL/ART AWARDS

Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries, Or Movie
Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) - PBS
John Adams - HBO
Recount - HBO
The Andromeda Strain - A&E
Tin Man - Sci Fi Channel

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-camera Series
How I Met Your Mother - The Yips
No Tomorrow, Miracles
The New Adventures Of Old Christine • Between A Rock And A Hard Place
The New Adventures Of Old Christine, House

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-camera Series
Dexter - That Night, A Forest Grew
Heroes - Out Of Time
Mad Men - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot)
Mad Men - Shoot
Pushing Daisies - Pie-Lette
Ugly Betty - How Betty Got Her Grieve Back

Outstanding Art Direction For A Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming
2007 MTV Video Music Awards
50th Annual Grammy Awards
80th Annual Academy Awards
Hell's Kitchen - Episode # 401
MADtv - Episode # 1315

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
30 Rock
Californication
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Pushing Daisies
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Brothers & Sisters
Damages
Friday Night Lights
Mad Men
The Tudors

Outstanding Cinematography For A Half-hour Series
30 Rock - Rosemary's Baby
According To Jim - The Chaperone
Californication - Pilot
In Treatment - Sophie
My Name Is Earl - Stole A Motorcycle
Scrubs - My Princess

Outstanding Cinematography For A One Hour Series
Battlestar Galactica - Razor
Breaking Bad - Pilot
Dexter - The British Invasion
Lost - The Constant
Mad Men - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Rescue Me - Babyface

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
30 Rock - Rosemary's Baby
Entourage - No Cannes Do
Flight Of The Conchords - Sally Returns
Pushing Daisies - Pie-Lette
The Office - Money (Parts 1 & 2)
The Office - Goodbye, Toby

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Boston Legal - The Mighty Rogues
Breaking Bad - Pilot
Damages - Pilot
House - House's Head
Mad Men - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot)

Outstanding Main Title Design
Bernard And Doris
Chuck
Mad Men
New Amsterdam
The Company

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (original Dramatic Score)
Family Guy - Lois Kills Stewie
House - Guardian Angels
Little People, Big World - Roloff Road Trip: Grand Canyon
Lost - The Constant
The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror XVIII

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (single Or Multi-camera)
30 Rock • Cooter
Curb Your Enthusiasm • The Bat Mitzvah
Pushing Daisies • Pie-Lette
The Office • Goodbye, Toby
Weeds • A Pool And His Money

Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica - He That Believeth In Me
Breaking Bad - Pilot
Heroes - Powerless
Lost - There's No Place Like Home (Parts 2 & 3)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Pilot

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Cockroaches
ER - The War Comes Home
Lost - The Shape Of Things To Come
Smallville - Bizarro
Supernatural - Jus In Bello

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (half-hour) And Animation
30 Rock - Episode 210
Entourage - Adios Amigo
The Office - Local Ad
Two And A Half Men - Is There A Mrs. Waffles?
Weeds - Go

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (one-hour)
Battlestar Galactica - Razor
Boston Legal - Beauty And The Beast
Burn Notice - Loose Ends (Part 1)
Dexter - It's Alive!
Lost - Meet Kevin Johnson

For a full list of nominees go HERE.
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