Singin’ Sopranos — The Complete Emmy Round-up
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Tony Soprano always had a way of getting what was coming to him, The Sopranos series finale notwithstanding.
And so it is with this morning’s announcement of Emmy nominees as the HBO crime-family drama walked away with a leading 15 nods, including Best Drama, Best Actor (James Gandolfini), Best Actress (Edie Falco), Best Supporting Actor (Michael Imperioli) and Best Supporting Actress (Aida Turturro and Lorraine Bracco).
Some highlights:
- HBO’s 86 nominations also bested all networks.
- The Riches’s Minnie Driver, 30 Rock’s Tina Fey, and Ugly Betty’s America Ferrera are first-time nominees in lead roles.
- Entourage’s Kevin Dillon, How I Met Your Mother’s Neil Patrick Harris, The Office’s Rainn Wilson and Jenna Fischer, Ugly Betty’s Vanessa Williams and Heroes’ Masi Oka are all first-time nominees for supporting roles.
- Snubs include Grey’s Anatomy with no lead acting nominations, Desperate Housewive within just one nomination overall and a shutout of all three CSI series in major categories.
- 24 was snubbed for Best Drama, but reigning Best Actor Kiefer Sutherland has a shot at repeating.
- With no major nods, the beloved but beleaguered Friday Night Lights failed to get the Emmy boost NBC hoped for.
- The Office, last year’s Best Comedy, is up for the award again along with eight others awards.
The complete list of nominations can be found here, but here are the nominees in the top categories. The 59th Annual Emmy Awards ceremonies will air Sept. 16 on Fox.
Drama series
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos
Comedy series
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty
Actor in a drama series
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos
Hugh Laurie, House
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
James Spader, Boston Legal
Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Actress in a drama series
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Minnie Driver, The Riches
Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Actor in a comedy series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Actress in a comedy series
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
(Photos: AP Photo/HBO, Will Hart; AP Photo/HBO, Craig Blankenhorn)
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Fear: Smart voters will split their votes between “30 Rock” and “The Office,” allowing “Two And A Half Men” to win. Even a win for the decent “Ugly Betty” would be a disappointment.
It’s tough for me to pick, but I’d probably give the edge to “30 Rock.” I’m sure I’ll change my mind tomorrow.
Most notable omissions: “Deadwood” and its star, Ian McShane. Also, Paul Reubens had the funniest guest spot on a comedy this year. HANDS DOWN.
My biggest rooting interests among actual nominees:
ACTOR – DRAMA
James Gandolfini
ACTRESS – DRAMA
Edie Falco
SUPPORTING ACTOR – DRAMA
Masi Oka
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – DRAMA
Lorraine Bracco (she only had one memorable scene this year, but it was arguably her best ever—Melfi’s final one, when she kicks Tony out of her therapist’s office for good.)
ACTOR – COMEDY
Alec Baldwin (Another tough choice, solely made because Carell will dominate this category once “30 Rock” goes off the air next spring.)
ACTRESS – COMEDY
Tina Fey
SUPPORTING ACTOR – COMEDY
Rainn Wilson
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – COMEDY
Jenna Fischer