My 2005 Emmy picks...
by Yakira on Comments
Here is the complete list of nominees for the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be presented Sept. 18 in Los Angeles: I've highlighted my choices in [color=#B22222]red[/color]. Drama Series: Deadwood, HBO; Lost, ABC; [color=#B22222]Six Feet Under, HBO[/color]; 24, Fox; The West Wing, NBC. Veronica Mars should be in here but just like with Buffy the Emmy institution is an archaic country club. Comedy Series: Arrested Development, Fox; [color=#B22222]Desperate Housewives, ABC[/color]; Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS; Scrubs, NBC; Will & Grace, NBC. Miniseries: Elvis, CBS; Empire Falls, HBO; [color=#B22222]The 4400, USA[/color]; The Lost Prince (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS. Made-for-TV Movie: [color=#B22222]Lackawanna Blues, HBO; The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, HBO[/color]; The Office Special, BBC America; Warm Springs, HBO; The Wool Cap, TNT. Couldn't pick. Reality Program: Antiques Roadshow, PBS; [color=#B22222]Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC[/color]; Penn & Teller: Bulls--t! Showtime; Project Greenlight, Bravo; Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Bravo. Reality-Competition Program: [color=#B22222]The Amazing Race, CBS[/color]; American Idol, Fox; The Apprentice, NBC; Project Runway, Bravo; Survivor, CBS. Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Da Ali G Show, HBO; [color=#B22222]The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central[/color]; Late Night With Conan O'Brien, NBC; Late Show With David Letterman, CBS; Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO. I love Conan. Conan simply rocks. But it's the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Why? Because Jon Stewart's been on Oprah in the past year and Conan? hasn't. Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 77th Annual Academy Awards, ABC; [color=#B22222]Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth, Showtime[/color]; Everybody Loves Raymond--The Last Laugh, CBS; The Games of The XXVIII Olympiad--Opening Ceremony, NBC; 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004), CBS. Actor, Drama Series: James Spader, Boston Legal, ABC; Ian McShane, Deadwood, HBO; Hugh Laurie, House, Fox; [color=#B22222]Hank Azaria, Huff, Showtime[/color]; Kiefer Sutherland, 24, Fox. It's cable. It's Hank Azaria. Actress, Drama Series: Jennifer Garner, Alias, ABC; [color=#B22222]Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC[/color]; Patricia Arquette, Medium, NBC; Glenn Close, The Shield, FX; Frances Conroy, Six Feet Under, HBO. Supporting Actor, Drama Series: William Shatner, Boston Legal, ABC; Oliver Platt, Huff, Showtime; Naveen Andrews, Lost, ABC; [color=#B22222]Terry O'Quinn, Lost, ABC[/color]; Alan Alda, The West Wing, NBC. Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy, ABC; Blythe Danner, Huff, Showtime; Tyne Daly, Judging Amy, CBS; CCH Pounder, The Shield, FX; [color=#B22222]Stockard Channing, The West Wing, NBC[/color]. Actor, Comedy Series: Jason Bateman, Arrested Development, Fox; [color=#B22222]Ray Romano, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS; Tony Shalhoub, Monk, USA[/color]; Zach Braff, Scrubs, NBC; Eric McCormack, Will & Grace, NBC. I just don't know. Romano's going out but Shalhoub i always rocking it. And I love saying his last name. Actress, Comedy Series: [color=#B22222]Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives, ABC[/color]; Teri Hatcher, Desperate Housewives, ABC; Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives, ABC; Patricia Heaton, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS; Jane Kaczmarek, Malcolm in the Middle, Fox. It's Desperate Housewives and I don't care about credentials or skills, one of those women in takin' home the gold. Teri's done/got enough and if Felicity Huffman can't get it for Sports Night she ain't gonna get it for this. Patricia Heaton should get it cause she rocks but it's going to be hard seeing as the Emmys doesn't let shows that are on their way out get much in the way of prizes in their little club or at the official ceremonies. Jane Kaczmarek also rocks but the show is on it's way down, as you can probably tell from the new fall schedule. Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor, Arrested Development, Fox; Jeremy Piven, Entourage, HBO; Peter Boyle, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS; [color=#B22222]Brad Garrett, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS[/color]; Sean Hayes, Will & Grace, NBC. Ok, so there's a little leway for outgoing shows. Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: [color=#B22222]Jessica Walter, Arrested Development, Fox[/color]; Doris Roberts, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS; Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men, CBS; Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men, CBS; [color=#B22222]Megan Mullally, Will & Grace, NBC[/color]. Mullally rocks, but the Emmy apparently don't like loose characters. Walter isn't the best but her show has less filler. Better character, Less Filler. Better Character, Less Filler.... Actor, Miniseries or a Movie: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Elvis, CBS; Ed Harris, Empire Falls, HBO; Geoffrey Rush, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, HBO; Kenneth Branagh, Warm Springs, HBO; William H. Macy, The Wool Cap, TNT. I must decide between Macy and Harris. Great character actor, Less hair. Better character actor, Less hair.... Actress, Miniseries or a Movie: Blythe Danner, Back When We Were Grownups (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation), CBS; Debra Winger, Dawn Anna, Lifetime Television; S. Epatha Merkerson, Lackawanna Blues, HBO; Halle Berry, Their Eyes Were Watching God, ABC; Cynthia Nixon, Warm Springs, HBO. Supporting Actor, Miniseries or a Movie: Randy Quaid, Elvis, CBS; Paul Newman, Empire Falls, HBO; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Empire Falls, HBO; Christopher Plummer, Our Fathers, Showtime; Brian Dennehy, Our Fathers, Showtime. Supporting Actress, Miniseries or a Movie: Camryn Manheim, Elvis, CBS; Joanne Woodward, Empire Falls, HBO; Charlize Theron, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, HBO; Jane Alexander, Warm Springs, HBO; Kathy Bates, Warm Springs, HBO. Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Fred Willard, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS; Victor Garber, Will & Grace, NBC; Jeff Goldblum, Will & Grace, NBC; Bobby Cannavale, Will & Grace, NBC; Alec Baldwin, Will & Grace, NBC. Guest Actor, Drama Series: Red Buttons, ER, NBC; Ray Liotta, ER, NBC; Ossie Davis, The L Word, Showtime; Charles Durning, NCIS, CBS; Martin Landau, Without A Trace, CBS. Guest Actress, Comedy Series: Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives, ABC; Lupe Ontiveros, Desperate Housewives, ABC; Georgia Engel, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS; Cloris Leachman, Malcolm in the Middle, Fox; Blythe Danner, Will & Grace, NBC. Guest Actress, Drama Series: Swoosie Kurtz, Huff, Showtime; Cloris Leachman, Joan of Arcadia, CBS; Amanda Plummer, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC; Angela Lansbury, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit/Trial By Jury, NBC; Jill Clayburgh, Nip/Tuck, FX. Individual Performance, Variety or Music Program: Jon Stewart, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central; Jay Leno, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, NBC; Hugh Jackman, The 58th Annual Tony Awards, CBS; Tracey Ullman, Tracey Ullman Live & Exposed, HBO; Whoopi Goldberg, Whoopi Back to Broadway--The 20th Anniversary, HBO. Animated Program (One Hour or Less): Family Guy, Fox; Samurai Jack, Cartoon Network; The Simpsons, Fox; South Park, Comedy Central; SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon. Animated Program (One Hour Or More): Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real, Animal Planet; Star Wars Clone Wars Vol. 2, Cartoon Network.