I freely admit it. I’m an awards show addict. I always have been.
I always try to watch the Emmys, the Grammys, the American Music Awards…and of course, the Oscars. Is it too much to have a Daytime and Primetime Emmy Award show? Um, no. That being said, there is only one I really don’t watch, and that is the Tony Awards. Not sure why, just never really got into them.
The 62nd Annual Emmy Awards were last weekend, and of course I watched them. Since I watched the Red Carpet shows beforehand, I will give my synopsis (read: biased opinion) of both what I saw during the pre-award festivities and the show itself.
Red Carpet Shows – E! and NBC
First Impressions:
· Claire Danes – Gorgeous
· Betty White - Gracious and beautiful
· Kathy Griffin – Hilarious as always. She looked fabulous, and Maggie was WONDERFUL! TIP IT!!
· Kate Gosslin – She actually looked very nice, but WHY is she there?
· January Jones – She was dressed in Versace with Cartier jewelry, and obviously hated what she was wearing. Honestly, I can’t blame her.
· Billy Bush – Not a fan.
· Christine Hendricks – hated dress, hated color
I'm going to pause during my commentary to mention that Navy blue seemed to be a big color this year.
· Kyra Sedgewick – Stunning.
· Olivia Munn – Loved the dress and color.
· Anna Paquin – Alexander McQueen gorgeous black and gold dress. This was not widely approved of, but I loved it.
· Dianna Agron – Carolina Herrera stunning pink/black dress with Cartier jewelry. Flawless
· Keri Russell – Pink and light. Beautiful.
Now that I’ve given my fashion critiques, on with the show!
Show
The beginning was awesome with the cast of Glee, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, John Hamm, and Kate Gosslin (now I know why she was there) doing “Baby We Were Born To Run.” I was actually half expecting Bruce Springsteen to come out. It was very funny.
Great joke by Jimmy Fallon: “NBC asked me, the host of Late Night, to come to Los Angeles
First award of the night was presented by John Hamm and Betty White. What can I say - Betty can do no wrong!
Outstanding Supporting Actor in Comedy series
Eric Stonestreet “Modern Family”
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd “Modern Family” – “Pilot”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy Series
Jane Lynch “Glee”
Outstanding Guest Actress in Comedy Series
Betty White “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Guest Actor in Comedy Series
Neil Patrick Harris “Glee”
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Ryan Murphy “Glee” – “Pilot – Director’s Cut”
Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series
Jim Parsons “The Big Bang Theory”
I found it interesting that he beat out Alec Baldwin, Steve Carrell, and sentimental favorite Tony Shaloub
Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series
Edie Falco “Nurse Jackie”
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
“Top Chef”
Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay then presented. WOOHOO!!! Girl crush for Mariska aside, she looked beautiful. And Christopher looked handsome as ever.
Outstanding Writing for Drama Series
Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy “Mad Men” – “Shut The Door. Have A Seat”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in Drama Series
Aaron Paul “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in Drama Series
Archie Panjabi “The Good Wife”
I chucked when Jimmy Falcon introduced Edie Falco by saying “Welcome the ORIGINAL Real Housewife of New Jersey... ”
Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series
Bryan Cranston “Breaking Bad”
I thought it was sweet when he said in his acceptance speech “I love you more then baseball”.
Outstanding Guest Actress in Drama Series
Ann Margaret “Law and Order: Special Victim’s Unit”
Outstanding Guest Actor in Drama Series
John Lithgow “Dexter”
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Steve Shill “Dexter” – “The Getaway”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kyra Sedgwick “The Closer”
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Dave Boone, Carl Greenburg “The 63rd Annual Tony Awards”
Now, I'm not a big Ricky Gervais fan, but I loved his segment. Favorite line: “Mel Gibson, come on. I’m not going to go there. He’s been through a lot. Not as much as the Jews.”
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Bucky Gunts “Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony”
Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”
Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
George Clooney
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Julia Ormand “Temple Grandin
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
David Strathairn “Temple Grandin
Outstanding Writing for Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
Adam Mazer “You Don’t Know Jack”
I loved that he said to Dr. Kevorkian in the audience: “Jack Kevorkian. I’m so grateful you’re my friend, but even more grateful you are not my physician…”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Claire Danes “Temple Grandin
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
Mick Jackson Temple Grandin
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Al Pacino “You Don’t Know Jack”
I love Al. Enough said.
Outstanding Miniseries
“The Pacific”
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
“Temple Grandin
Outstanding Drama Series
“Mad Men”
Outstanding Comedy Series
“Modern Family”
One of my favorite parts of Awards shows like this is the "In Memoriam" segment. Unfortunately, I'm not a big Jewel fan, so I actually muted the television so I wouldn't have to listen to her singing while the segment was going on.
I thought the show was fast paced, funny, and was well hosted. I look forward to what they will come up with next year.
