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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"Sheer awesomeness" is right! The South Park voices were hlarious and perfect! So glad they got him to sing all the songs instead of someone else.
Amy,
The reality hosts made me cringe. That opening? Possibly the worst in any awards show history! LoL
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