Thursday, July 15, 2004

WE PROMISED ANALYSIS, YOU'RE GETTING ANALYSIS: A few thoughts on this morning's Emmy nominations from my perspective.

1. Major sins of omission? Only one nod for "Gilmore Girls" (and in MAKEUP, of all things?). The general snubbing of "Everwood" and "Scrubs." No Glenn Close for her guest role on "West Wing," a masterpiece of subtle acting, and rewarding Sharon Stone for her bad Anne Heche impression on "The Practice?"

2. One of my favorite categories is always "main title theme music," which is one of the few ways theme composers can really get recognized. This year's nominees are "Deadwood," "Monk," "Monster House," "Nip/Tuck," and "Two and A Half Men." I'm not a big fan of "Deadwood," but that theme is clearly the best of the nominees.

3. There were a lot of chances for sympathy nods this year, with "Sex and the City," "Frasier," and "Friends" all leaving the air. But nominating John Ritter for "8 Simple Rules?" Little much. Apparently counterbalanced by neither "Frasier" or "Friends" getting a comedy series slot, though.

4. Shocker nominations? Bonnie Hunt from the canned "Life With Bonnie" beating out Lauren Graham, Courteney Cox, and last year's winner, Debra Messing, for the fifth slot in the Best Actress in a Comedy race.

5. Possibly the strongest category this year is Best Actress in a Drama series, which pits Jennifer Garner, Amber Tamblyn, Mariska Hargitay, Edie Falco, and Allison Janney against each other. I didn't watch much of "Sopranos" last season, but, these ladies are all great. If I were a voter, I'd probably throw my vote to Tamblyn, who's had one of the hardest jobs on TV this year, and who pulled it off wonderfully.

6. Two underappreciated performers get much-deserved nods this year--Kristin Davis from "Sex and The City" (who's never been nominated before), and Janel Maloney from "West Wing." Both richly deserve it.

7. Interestingly, Matthew Perry doesn't get a comedy actor nod, but does get a drama guest actor nod. As usual, that category is a heavyweight one, with James Earl Jones, Bob Newhart, Martin Landau, and William Shatner fighting for it. Yes, you can finally refer to "Emmy nominee William Shatner."

8. Predictions? Unsurprisingly, I expect an "Angels in America" sweep in the movie/mini-series division, with the question in most of the acting categories being which person from "Angels" will win. The drama series races should be closer than in recent years, but I expect "Sopranos" to finally win its first drama series Emmy.

I'm sure Adam will chip in with more shortly, but work is slow this morning, so I decided to slip in the first word.

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