Justin’s recap of the Emmy Awards

The Emmy’s are part of my holy trinity of award shows that I look forward to every year (along with the Oscar’s and Grammy’s).

The Night started with Jimmy Kimmel’s Big Night of Stars:

Michael Phelps, Tracy Morgan, Salma Hayek, All 5 hosts of the Emmys (Tom Bergeron, Jeff Probst, Ryan Seacrest, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum). It had a few funny moments (Tracey Morgan bursting onto the set of How I Met Your Mother) but all in all it was not worth watching.

60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards:

Here are the Nominees and Winners are in Bold.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Presented by Tina Fey and Amy Phoeler)

• Jon Cryer - Two and a half Men
• Kevin Dillon - Entourage
• Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother
• Jeremy Piven - Entourage (3 in a row and 4th nomination)
• Rainn Wilson - The Office

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Presented by Julia Louis-Dreyfus)

• Kristin Chenoweth - Pushing Daises
• Amy Poehler - SNL
• Jean Smart - Samantha Who
• Holland Taylor - Two and a Half Men
• Vanessa Williams - Ugly Betty

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Presented by Desperate Housewives Cast)

• Ted Danson - Damages
• Michael Emerson - Lost
• Zeljko Ivanek - Damages
• William Shatner - Boston Legal
• John Slattery - Mad Men

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Presented by Ricky Gervais)

• Louis J. Horvitz - 80th Annual Academy Awards
• Jim Hoskinson - The Colbert Report #4051
• Lonny Price - Company (Great Performances)
• Chuck O’neil - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart #13050
• Don Roy King - SNL Host:Tina Fey

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Presented by Conan O’Brien)

• Candace Bergen - Boston Legal
• Rachel Griffiths - Brothers and Sisters
• Sandra Oh - Grey’s Anatomy
• Dianne Wiest - In Treatment
• Chandra Wilson - Grey’s Anatomy

Oustanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Presented by Jennifer Love Hewitt and Hayden Panettiere)

• The Colbert Report
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Late Night with Conan O’Brien
• Late Show with David Letterman
• Saturday Night Live

Steve Martin gives Tommy Smothers an award

Josh Groban Performs various Television Theme songs - (4 fuses out of 4)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Presented by Alec Baldwin)

• Judi Dench - Cranford (Masterpiece)
• Catherine Keener - An American Crime
• Laura Linney - John Adams
• Phylicia Rashad - A Raisin In The Sun
• Susan Sarandon - Bernard and Doris

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Nice to see Gary Owen still alive (Presented by the Laugh in Cast)

• The Colbert Report
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Late Show with David Letterman
• Real Time with Bill Maher
• SNL

(Heidi Klum should be shot for her introduction, “From THE bones,”)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Presented by Lauren Conrad and David Boreanaz)

• Will Arnett - 30 Rock
• Shelley Berman - Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Steve Buscemi - 30 Rock
• Tim Conway - 30 Rock
• Rip Torn - 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (Presented by Lauren Conrad and David Boreanaz)

• Polly Bergen - Desperate Housewives
• Edie Falco - 30 Rock
• Carrie Fisher - 30 Rock
• Kathryn Joosten - Desperate Housewives
• Sarah Silverman - Monk
• Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series(Presented by Lauren Conrad and David Boreanaz)

• Dan Attias - Entourage No Cannes Do
• James Bobin - Flight of the Conchords Sally Returns
• Paul Lieberstein - The Office Money (Parts 1 and 2)
• Paul Feig - The Office Goodbye Toby
• Barry Sonnenfeld - Pushing Daisies Pie-Lette
• Michael Engler - 30 Rock Rosemary’s Baby

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (Presented by Lauren Conrad and David Boreanaz)

• Flight of the Conchords - Yoko
• The Office - Dinner Party
• Pushing Daises - Pie-lette
• 30 Rock - Rosemary’s Baby
• 30 Rock - Cooter (Tina Fey) “ah Nerds”

(David Boreanaz looked really uncomfortable and like he didn’t want to be there)

Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Presented by Christian Slater and Christina Applegate)

• Bernard and Doris
• Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
• A Raisin in the Sun
• Recount

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Presented by Laurence Fishburne and William Peterson)

• Bob Balaban - Recount
• Stephen Dillane - John Adams
• Denis Leary - Recount
• David Morse - John Adams
• Tom Wilkinson - John Adams

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special (Presented by John Stewart and Stephen Colbert)

• Bob Balaban - Bernard and Doris
• Mikael Salomon - The Company
• Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant - Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• Tom Hooper - John Adams
• Jay Roach - Recount

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special (Presented by John Stewart and Stephen Colbert)

• Hugh Costello - Bernard and Doris
• Heidi Thomas - Cranford (Masterpiece)
• Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant - Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• Kirk Ellis - John Adams (They cut him off 2 secs into his acceptance)
• Danny Strong - Recount

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Presented by Sandra Oh and Patrick Dempsey)

• Eileen Atkins - Cranford (Masterpiece)
• Laura Dern - Recount
• Ashley Jensen - Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• Audra McDonald - A Raisin In The Sun
• Alfre Woodard - Pictures of Hollis Woods

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (Presented by Kathy Griffin and Don Rickles)

• The Amazing Race
• American Idol
• Dancing With The Stars
• Project Runway
• Top Chef

Outstanding Miniseries (Presented by Sally Field)

• The Andromeda Strain
• Cranford (Masterpiece)
• John Adams
• Tin Man

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (Presented by Kristen Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris)

• Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report
• Tina Fey - SNL Host: Tina Fey
• David Letterman - Late Show with David Letterman
• Don Rickles - Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
• Jon Stewart - 80th Annual Academy Awards

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Presented by Kate Walsh and Wayne Brady)

• Charles Durning - Rescue Me
• Robert Morse - Mad Men
• Oliver Platt - Nip/Tuck
• Stanley Tucci - ER
• Glynn Turman - In Treatment
• Robin Williams - Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Presented by Kate Walsh and Wayne Brady)

• Ellen Burstyn - Big Love
• Diahann Carroll - Grey’s Anatomy
• Sharon Gless - Nip/Tuck
• Anjelica Huston - Medium
• Cynthia Nixon - Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Presented by Glynn Turman and Cynthia Nixon)

• Arlene Sanford - Boston Legal The Mighty Rogues
• Vince Gilligan - Breaking Bad Pilot
• Allen Coulter - Damages Pilot
• Greg Yaitanes - House House’s Head
• Alan Taylor - Mad Men Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (Presented by Kate Walsh and Wayne Brady)

• Battlestar Galactica - Six of One
• Damages - Pilot
• Mad Men - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Matthew Weiner)
• Mad Men - The Wheel
• The Wire - 30

Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or a Movie (Presented by Glenn Close)

• Ralph Fiennes - Bernard and Doris
• Ricky Gervais - Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• Paul Giamatti - John Adams
• Kevin Spacey - Recount
• Tom Wilkinson - Recount

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Presented by Candice Bergen)

• Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
• Steve Carell - The Office
• Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies
• Tony Shalhoub - Monk
• Charlie Sheen - Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama Series (Presented by Vanessa Williams and America Ferrera)

• Glenn Close - Damages
• Sally Field - Brothers and Sisters
• Mariska Hargitay - Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
• Holly Hunter - Saving Grace
• Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

In Memoriam:

• George Carlin
• Bernie Brillstein
• Joey Bishop
• William F. Buckley
• Charlton Heston
• Les Crane
• Alice Ghostley
• Ivan Dixon
• Cyd Charisse
• Mel Ferrer
• Claudio Guzman
• Barry Morse
• Deborah Kerr
• Larry Harmon
• Estell Getty
• Roger King
• Sydney Pollack
• Ron Leavitt
• Bernie Mac
• Eric Leiber
• Suzanne Pleshette
• Abby Mann
• Dick Martin
• Delbert Mann
• Harvey Korman
• Jim McKay
• Lois Nettleton
• Mel Tolkin
• Richard Widmark
• Stan Winston
• Tim Russert
• Isaac Hayes

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Presented by Kiefer Sutherland)

• Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment
• Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
• Michael C. Hall - Dexter
• Jon Hamm - Mad Men
• Hugh Laurie - House
• James Spader - Boston Legal

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Presented by Brooke Shields and Craig Ferguson)

• 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

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program (Presented by Jimmy Kimmel)

• Tom Bergeron - Dancing With The Stars
• Howie Mandel - Deal or No Deal
• Heidi Klum - Project Runway
• Ryan Seacrest - American Idol
• Jeff Probst - Survivor

Outstanding Comedy Series (Presented by Mary Tyler Moore and Betty White)

• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Entourage
• The Office
• 30 Rock (2nd Consecutive win, 17 nominations)
• Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Drama Series (Presented by Tom Selleck)

• Boston Legal
• Damages
• Dexter
• House
• Lost
• Mad Men (16 nominations)

All in all it was an ok show, nothing really spectacular (like last years celebration by Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert/Steve Carrell). The show looked great in HD and the standout moments for me were Ricky Gervais giving tips on accepting awards and Josh Groban’s performance. The worst part of the show was without a doubt the 5 reality TV show hosts. I love reality TV but why did there need to be five hosts? They just were not funny and seemed to be a waste of time throughout the show.

My Big Winners of the Night:

• Ricky Gervais
• Alec Baldwin
• Josh Groban
• Don Rickles

My Big Losers of the Night:

• The 5 hosts