Did you watch the Emmys last night? I tuned in and was glad I did. I loved Jimmy Fallon as host. His opening “Born to Run” routine with the kids from “Glee” was hilarious. And the fact that they bypassed Kate Gosselin twice for the musical number? Too funny!
It was a big night for one of my favorite comedies “Modern Family.” The show took home Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker), Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd), and Outstanding Comedy Series.
While “Glee” was shot down for some categories, the very deserving Jane Lynch did take home Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her character of Sue Sylvester. Creator Ryan Murphy also won Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.
However, Jim Parsons got Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for “The Big Bang Theory,” the show’s lone win. Edie Falco seemed astonished that she won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Nurse Jackie.”
“Top Chef” won for Outstanding Reality – Competition Program. I wish they had a non-competition category for reality.
“Mad Men” racked up Emmys this year for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy) and Outstanding Drama Series. However, “Breaking Bad” snuck in and took Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Aaron Paul) and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Bryan Cranston) and “Dexter” won Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Steve Shill). Archie Panjabi won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for “The Good Wife” and Kyra Sedgwick won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for “The Closer.”
This year’s Tony Awards show (Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg) won Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special. Bucky Gunts, whose name served as gag during the show, won Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony. Jon Stewart won Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series for his show.
“Temple Grandin” was another big winner of the night. Claire Danes won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Mick Jackson won Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special, Julia Ormond won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, and David Strathairn won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. The movie also won Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie.
The movie “You Don’t Know Jack” about controversial doctor Jack Kevorkian won Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special (Adam Mazer) and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Al Pacino).
Finally, “The Pacific” won Outstanding Miniseries and George Clooney accepted the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award.