Emmy Consideration

the hollywood reporter edition

Critics Choice TV Award Nominations

Here's the list of nominees:

Best Drama Series

Breaking Bad – AMC

Downton Abbey – PBS

Game of Thrones – HBO

The Good Wife – CBS

Homeland – Showtime

Mad Men – AMC

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad – AMC

Kelsey Grammer – Boss – Starz

Jon Hamm – Mad Men - AMC

Charlie Hunnam – Sons of Anarchy – FX

Damian Lewis – Homeland – Showtime

Timothy Olyphant – Justified – FX

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Claire Danes – Homeland – Showtime

Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey - PBS

Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife – CBS

Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men – AMC

Emmy Rossum – Shameless – Showtime

Katey Sagal – Sons of Anarchy – FX

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones – HBO

Giancarlo Esposito – Breaking Bad – AMC

Neal McDonough – Justified – FX

John Noble – Fringe – FOX

Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad - AMC

John Slattery – Mad Men – AMC

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Christine Baranski – The Good Wife – CBS

Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad - AMC

Christina Hendricks – Mad Men – AMC

Regina King – Southland - TNT

Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire – HBO

Maggie Siff – Sons of Anarchy – FX

Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series

Dylan Baker – Damages – DirecTV

Jere Burns – Justified – FX

Loretta Devine – Grey’s Anatomy – ABC

Lucy Liu – Southland – TNT

Carrie Preston – The Good Wife – CBS

Chloe Webb – Shameless – Showtime

Best Reality Series

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations – Travel Channel

Hoarders – A&E

Sister Wives – TLC

Kitchen Nightmares – FOX

Pawn Stars – History

Undercover Boss – CBS

Best Reality Series – Competition

The Pitch – AMC

Shark Tank – ABC

So You Think You Can Dance – FOX

The Voice – NBC

Chopped – FOOD

The Amazing Race - CBS

Best Reality Show Host

Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars – ABC

Nick Cannon – America’s Got Talent - NBC

Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance – FOX

Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race - CBS

RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race - Logo

Best Talk Show

Conan - TBS

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon - NBC

Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC

The View - ABC

Best Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory – CBS

Community – NBC

Girls – HBO

Modern Family – ABC

New Girl – FOX

Parks and Recreation – NBC

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Don Cheadle – House of Lies – Showtime

Louis C.K.

Garret Dillahunt – Raising Hope – FOX

Joel McHale – Community – NBC

Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory – CBS

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Zooey Deschanel – New Girl – FOX

Lena Dunham – Girls – HBO

Julia Louis Dreyfus – Veep - HBO

Martha Plimpton – Raising Hope – FOX

Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation – NBC

Ashley Rickards – Awkward – MTV

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ty Burrell – Modern Family – ABC

Max Greenfield – New Girl – FOX

Nick Offerman – Parks and Recreation – NBC

Danny Pudi – Community – NBC

Jim Rash – Community – NBC

Damon Wayans Jr. – Happy Endings – ABC

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Julie Bowen – Modern Family – ABC

Alison Brie – Community – NBC

Cheryl Hines – Suburgatory – ABC

Gillian Jacobs – Community – NBC

Eden Sher – The Middle – ABC

Casey Wilson – Happy Endings – ABC

Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series

Becky Ann Baker – Girls – HBO

Bobby Cannavale – Modern Family – ABC

Kathryn Hahn – Parks and Recreation – NBC

Justin Long – New Girl – FOX

Paul Rudd – Parks and Recreation – NBC

Peter Scolari – Girls – HBO

Best Animated Series

Archer – FX

Adventure Time – Cartoon Network

Bob’s Burgers – FOX

Family Guy – FOX

Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Cartoon Network

Best Movie/Miniseries

American Horror Story – FX

Luther – BBC America

Sherlock – PBS

Page Eight – PBS

The Hour – BBC America

Game Change – HBO

Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries

Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock – PBS

Bill Nighy – Page Eight – PBS

Woody Harrelson – Game Change – HBO

Idris Elba – Luther – BBC America

Dominic West – The Hour – BBC America

Kevin Costner – Hatfields & McCoys – History

Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries

Jessica Lange – American Horror Story – FX

Gillian Anderson - Great Expectations – PBS

Julianne Moore – Game Change – HBO

Patricia Clarkson – Five – Lifetime

Lara Pulver – Sherlock – PBS

Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult – Sundance

RE: The Badger State Recall Election

Kate in Vanity Fair Italia Part 2

Badgers Go Out and Vote AGAINST This A-Hole

republican scum

TONIGHT!!!

more lies. more mayhem. more fun. still one of the best.

Audra and Judith Win Drama Desk Awards

and here's hoping audra and judith take home a tony also this coming sunday. i love these two actresses.

Perhaps the Party of Lincoln Should Listen to Well Duh Mr. Lincoln

'Les Miserables' Official Trailer

i love this musical. i love the score. this trailer looks promising. i so want it to be good. i want you to enjoy this preview. therefore i will say nothing (yet) about anne hathaways's rendition of 'i dreamed a dream'. trust me more to come.

R.I.P. Kathryn Joosten

'Drop Dead Diva' Season 4 Starts Tonight

Guy Spy

great underwear commercial

Vanity Fair Italia

our fair lady kate the great

Shabbot Shalom

So This Slime Got Off

i hate sex trials of the rich and famous. i think this trial was a sham and a waste of money. but he is still a slime bucket. now if he would only disappear forever. get off the public stage. out of the spotlight. begone!

lllll

Idiot of the Week: This RACIST Pig

still pushing his birther crap....idiot. moron. joke! but a joke that laughs all the way to the bank. where's lee harvey when we need him?

TeaBonics

oy!

Josh's Jukebox: Katharine Mcphee

Happy Memorial Day

HERE'S TO THE RED WHITE AND BLUE

Wifers

this year let the debate be wifers and not birthers

bill has a point!

i'm just saying

Michael Haneke's 'Amour' takes the Palme d'Or at Cannes

Marion at Cannes

 marion's performance made a splash in cannes  for her beauty as well as her performance in 'rust and bone' with matthias schoenaerts. she may win best actress today for her performance. whatever i love this actress. here she is at cannes...what a beauty.

Happy Birthday

Idiot of the Week

The Bane/Bain of Our Existence

Actress Keira Knightley Engaged to Musician James Righton

congrats to one of my favorite actresses

it was announced today that keira is engaged to marry musician james righton the keyboard player for the rock group klaxons. 

they have been dating since early last year. 

Broadway Stars Prepare to Welcome Presidents Obama and Clinton

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama heads to Broadway next month as part of a double bill with former President Bill Clinton — and the stars will be out to welcome them.

James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Nina Arianda, Kerry Butler, Norbert Leo Butz, Bobby Cannavale, Stockard Channing, Megan Hilty and Cheyenne Jackson are some of the performers slated to attend the June 4 fundraiser.

"Barack on Broadway" is one of two events that day that will join Obama and Clinton. The two presidents will also attend a dinner featuring a performance by Jon Bon Jovi.

The fund-raiser will be at the New Amsterdam Theatre, the home of "Mary Poppins" and will be directed by George C. Wolfe.

(reprinted without permission from the ap)

Grey's Anatomy Killer Finale

killer as in they killed lexie. killer as in they killed one of the best as in most likable characters on the show. yup they killed quirky little grey. time to say farewell to actress chyler leigh. damn shodra rhymes creator and writer of this now just about well worn series. the awful, mean, nasty, god complexed christina lives. not only lives but probably becomes head cardio goddess now that the wonderful though underused kim raver is also departing the show.

r.i.p. lexie grey. you will be missed. now i have the summer to ponder my return to seattle grace come fall. i am pissed!

Donate

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Kirsten Dunst Gets Her Moment In 'On The Road'

i love kirsten dunst. she has moved onto my favorite actress column slowly, steadily but surely. she should have won best actress for 'melancholia'. frack she should have at least been nominated. here she is in a clip from the forthcoming, probably year end, 'on the road'.

'Smash': Raza Jaffrey, Jaime Cepero, Brian d'Arcy James and Will Chase Out

so it is dev the unfaithful boyfriend of karen, michael the back and forth lover of julia and also the back and forth joe demaggio, and james husband of julia that are all dropped from season 2 of 'smash'. o yeah and best of all the hateful ellis is also gone. under a truck or to prison one could only hope.

will these changes make for a better season 2? well all of julia's baggage is gone so now she can concentrate on writing better songs for 'bombshell'. actually the 11 o'clock song that closed season 1, 'don't forget me' was brilliant. the hateful ellis often made the show unwatchable so good riddance to the most hated character on the tub this past season. i kind of liked dev even though he cheated on karen with ivy and well like this is basically a prime time soap. duh. 

we'll see. we'll see.

Winding Down

my original guilty pleasure is about to say goodbye. 'gossip girl' will return in the fall in what looks to be an 11 episode final season. as unhappy as i may be to see it go i must admit that it has lost it's edge the past two seasons. but...it gave us blake lively who has proven herself here and on the big screen. choose wisely blake. take great care with your film choices. you have the chops. tread gently. think winslet and take on roles that develop your skills. you are on the right path. don't let greedy agents steer your wrong. i am rooting for you.

Also an Idiot

Fall TV Schedule 2012

fall tv schedule...please remember to click on it to enlarge and make it readable

Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy To Star In Buddy FBI/Cop Movie Directed By 'Bridesmaids' Helmer Paul Feig NEWS

sandra is a comedy superstar. melissa proved more than anything that she has the chops to buddy with ms bullock after 'bridesmaids'. 'bridesmaids' director paul feig is in the mix. this will be HUUUUUUUGE or a master flop. i vote for huge!