Hello all! It's time again for one of the most exciting nights in the entertainment world. It's time for the Emmy Awards, celebrating the best of TV from the 2011-2012 season, and I'm going to be here all night love-blogging this experience for you! How lucky are you?! I'll also be live-tweeting on my personal account, @evan_cuneo, so make sure you check that out!
Opening
Naked Lena Dunham! So funny, especially after all the comments about how she was naked the whole series. The girls punching Jimmy Kimmel was funny, especially since it's a bunch of respected actresses. The cameo by the five reality show hosts was a genius nudge at the big mess from a few years ago! It was a fun opening, but still doesn't top the Born to Run number from 2009.
Jimmy Kimmel Monologue
Funny, the political shade was a bit uneasy, but I did like some of his jokes ("Barack Obama shouldn't watch Homeland, it's like Charlie Sheen watching Breaking Bad" haha!). I like that he pointed out some honest truths like the major network channels being snubbed for Best Drama Series.
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Amy Poehler looks great, given the rough couple weeks she's had! Love the banter between her and Louis CK. My heart is racing and...Eric Stonestreet wins the Emmy! I'm a bit surprised, I thought Ty Burrell and Jesse Tyler Ferguson had a better chance, but he's still deserving, of course. Eric makes a funny joke about getting "hairy chest pictures." Love him! He won this award two years ago, so now he's the first Modern Family actor to win two Emmys for the show. The cast seems like a giant happy family, and they all look so supportive when one of them wins. Now, in all honesty, the Modern Family writers need to get Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ed O'Neill their Emmys!
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
Jimmy's remark about celebrities and their phones is funny and SOOOO true! The joke about Jim Parsons basing his character on Zooey Deschanel being a scientist, haha. The writers make funny little jokes, and the winner is...Louis CK! I'm actually surprised. I really didn't think the episode he wrote was that funny, and I really thought Lena Dunham had that award tied up. Still, Louis CK was very deserving of some kind of award this year.
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Wish they would've done more with that "Breaking Bad in the past" bit. Kat Dennings boobs are...there. The winner is...Julie Bowen! She was my second pick, and this is her second year in a row winning this award. I was really hoping Kristen Wiig would get the award, but Bowen is deserving, of course! Was it just me or was their barely any applause when she won? Maybe I missed that, or something? On an unrelated note, I spy James Van Der Beek in the audience. Modern Family makes it two years in a row of winning both comedy supporting awards. I wonder if Sofia Vergara can take this award next year, given her pregnancy storyline coming up this year.
Best Guest Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series
We already know these winners, but hey, it's Matthew Perry! His "I like attention" comment was funny, and his recognition of the audiences lack of laughter was even more funny. What is it with this audience? Is no one laughing or is it just me? Of course, just to recap, Jimmy Fallon and Kathy Bates won those awards.
Best Directing for a Comedy Series
Jimmy and Kathy are presenting this award, woot woot! So many Jew remarks hahaha. The winner is...Steve Levitan! Another unexpected one. I now fear poor Lena Dunham is going home empty handed. Still, Steve Levitan is a lot of fun, and his win is pretty deserving. This Modern Family bit after the win is hysterical though! That honestly was really fun. I really liked it.
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Mindy Kaling looks great!!! Melissa McCarthy is so perfectly creepy. Love it. The winner is...Jon Cryer! WHAT?!?! Okay, well that was definitely unexpected. I love that literally every other nominee looked so unenthusiastic. I'm so surprised....I can see why I he won though. His episode felt like an Emmy episode, and the Academy might just be rewarding him for dealing with Charlie Sheen fiasco this past year. Still...this is genuinely pretty shocking.
Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
I am so nervous for this category!!!! I might pass out. Stephen Colbert making some nice remarks about women and then taking it right back haha. The winner is...Julia Louis-Dreyfus!! Man, I was really hoping Amy Poehler would win by Julia is so deserving, obviously! The bit with Amy Poehler and the acceptance speech was genius, and the last line of the acceptance speech was too funny. Could anybody see what happened when the cameras pulled away from JLD leaving the stage? By the way, guys, JLD just won an Emmy for a third role, she's a legend.
Okay, now the comedy block is finished. How do I feel?! Split. Deserving wins from JLD, Stonestreet, and Bowen, surprising wins from Levitan and CK and giant WTF win from Cryer.
Best Reality-Competition Program
Love James Van Der Beek and Damon Wayans Jr. pairing, that's too funny. The Amazing Race wins how BORING. Seriously, when will new shows start winning?! I'm hoping, soon enough, we see new winners *cough cough The Voice! cough cough*. I really am getting the feeling that the audience isn't happy or cheering, is something going on that I don't know about?!
Best Reality Host
I love the Big Bang Theory bit that leads into the accountants presentation, it kinda lightened up the boring part of the show. Seth McFarlane is looking dapper with his white jacket, but flubbing with the mic haha that's so funny. His big reality show joke was funny. Tom Bergeron wins! Oh, that was very deserving! Since no one but Jeff Probst has won, this is refreshing! I was scared Betty White was gonna win because she's Betty White, but Tom Bergeron is really funny in his speech.
While The Amazing Race was a boring win, I'm happy to see a new winner for Reality Host and happy it's Tom Bergeron. Now it's time for drama!
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Claire Danes makes being pregnant look GOOD. The winner is...Aaron Paul! I had a feeling he would take it too!! I picked Giancarlo Esposito because I thought he had the buzz, but this just proves that tapes do matter. He's so shocked too, it's sweet! I'm glad he won, he was my favorite performance in this category (Jared Harris is a close second), and I'm glad the buzz for Giancarlo Esposito didn't sway the vote.
Best Writing for a Drama Series
Haha, this prank is kinda funny. I tweeted it! My timeline is filled with these tweets, I'm dying! Anyway...Homeland wins! I am so excited!! I was pulling for Homeland to win this award, and it didn't go to Mad Men, woohoo! I hope this is the first of Homeland's awards for tonight.
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The winner is...Maggie Smith! Not too much of a surprise, though it's quite obvious she won based on name and not performance. Still, she's deserving. But she's not there to accept. Oh, bugger! Haha, English humor.
Best Guest Actor and Actress in a Drama Series
So funny seeing Johnny Galecki, Max Greenfield, Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet carry Tracy Morgan off the stage. Giancarlo Esposito is here to present the winners we...already know...again, those winners were Martha Plimpton and Jeremy Davies, who are here to present the next award!
Best Directing for a Drama Series
Michael Cuesta's little "dramatic" thing was funny. The winner is...Tim Van Patten for Boardwalk Empire! Woaaaaah, completely unexpected! Mad Men shut out of Writing and Directing?? Ruh-roh! HAHAHA oh my god, this fake In Memoriam segment is perfect. Josh Groban singing "What Makes You Beautiful" with a bunch of pictures of Jimmy Kimmel. Haha, what an awesome little piece.
Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies is here to present, looking great as always! The winner is...Damian Lewis! Oh yeah!!!!!! I'm so excited, I just fist pumped in the air. Wow, I'm beyond thrilled right now. Talk about DESERVING. Maybe I'm partial to redheads, but he was so deserving and I'm so happy he won. He's so humble and you never hear his accent, so that is interesting. Beyond happy with this win! I always thought Claire Danes would be recognized for the show while Damian Lewis didn't get as much recognition, but now he won, I'm so happy right now.
Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
"Our next presenters are here tonight." Haha, that's funny. Jon Hamm and Tina Fey, love the pairing. The winner is...Claire Danes! Totally expected but still completely deserving! You gotta love her, she's a dynamite performer and she killed it on Homeland this season. I still can't get over how great she looks being pregnant!
Hmm...we're done with drama. Minus Maggie Smith, the best performances in each category won! That is what I'm talking about! The biggest headscratcher is the win for Boardwalk Empire. Not sure I get that. I'll say this: with Homeland getting three wins, and Mad Men empty-handed thus far, might an upset be in the works for Best Drama Series? Regardless of whether it's Homeland that wins the big award, I'm not confident in Mad Men's chances.
Best Writing for a Variety Special
Aziz Ansari pretending to be British was sterotypical but funny, haha! I love how they're reading the nominees in British accents, I kinda like it. And the winner is...Louis CK! Man, he's got another Emmy tonight, but I guess with seven Emmy nominations, that kinda works out. "I wanted another one, so that's nice." Guess it's fair to say Louis CK is comedy king tonight!
Best Directing for a Variety Special
Ricky Gervais is here, but he's pretty tame tonight! The banter with Louis CK was highly amusing. The winner is...Glenn Weiss, and his speech is highly amusing.
Best Variety Series
Let's see if Jon Stewart wins AGAIN and makes it ten years of winning. Hmm...the winner is...The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert fighting Jon Stewart was hysterical, they went all out and it worked! Made it pretty interesting considering this win is BORING. Oh and Jon Stewart just dropped an F bomb that ABC barely caught, HAHA!
These variety categories were pretty boring for the most part. Nice to see Louis CK winning another Emmy, hard work is kinda paying off there! Now that Jon Stewart has made it a decade of winning, let's pray someone new gets this award next year.
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries/TV Movie
Jimmy Kimmel's interaction with his parents was very funny, and when Tracy Morgan got involved, that was too funny! Now there's security! Oh this is too funny. Steve Buscemi is here to present, gotta love him! And the winner is...Jessica Lange! No surprise here, but so well deserved, of course. She looks great too.
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries/TV Movie
Glad they bought the Ellen DeGeneres pants joke from the opening back to her presentation. However, Kerry Washington is actually presenting this category, and the winner is...Tom Berenger! He wins for Hatfields and McCoys, so at least they won't go home empty handed.
In Memoriam
One of my favorite directors, Ron Howard, is here to start off the In Memoriam tribute with a special foreword about Andy Griffith. Ron talks so easily and you can tell her cares about Andy. Next, we're led into the actual tribute. It's always surprising to remember who we lost this year, actors and actresses that were just on TV this past year.
Best Writing for a Miniseries/TV Movie
Lucy Liu and Kiefer Sutherland get right to business. The winner is...Game Change! One of the biggest mini/TV movie contenders, this one was obviously expected here, but during the speech, I'm distracted by the winner's crocked bowtie and the fact that the MICROPHONE WAS TOO DAMN HIGH.
Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries/TV Movie
Going right along! The winner is...Julianne Moore! This one was pretty much expected, but it's still nice to see her win an Emmy, finally! She's very underrated. There's some Sarah Palin shade, but doesn't everyone love Sarah Palin shade?
Best Directing for a Miniseries/TV Movie
ABC's Sunday ladies, Ginnifer Goodwin and Emily VanCamp, are getting right to business! The winner is...Jay Roach for Game Change! A third Emmy for Game Change, but definitely well-deserved. Jay's got the speech down pat, and our ladies are ready to move on.
Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries/TV Movie
The winner is...Kevin Costner! Knew it would be Bill Paxton or Costner, but woohoo! Costner is so chilled and laid back, heck, his shirt is missing a thousand buttons! Woody Harrelson isn't there because he's shooting Catching Fire, I just like reminding myself of that. Clearly, we're getting the show on the road with these winners, probably because they wanna finish the show before eleven. What an idea!
Best Miniseries/TV Movie
Andre Braugher is looking classy, and ABC is giving you this opportunity to remember that his new show premieres this week on their channel. Anyway, the winner is...Game Change! Not a surprise, considering it had the most wins tonight, at least for miniseries/TV movies. Tom Hanks is accepting the award, it's always nice to see him now and then, haha. He keeps it short and sweet, gotta love that!
Best Drama Series
Let's see, is an upset in the works? YES! Homeland wins Best Drama Series! What a shocker, but possibly the best shocker of the whole night! I'm beyond thrilled! Wow! The Mad Men streak is over. Homeland is the newest victor of Best Drama Series, joining a long line of great shows to win this award. I am over the moon. This show is so deserving! I didn't think Homeland had a shot against Mad Men or Breaking Bad, but I'm so glad it did. I called it right after Homeland took three awards earlier in the show! In other news, Mad Men didn't win a single Emmy this year...how fast the mighty fall.
Best Comedy Series
Everyone's favorite, Michael J. Fox, is presenting this award! Jimmy Kimmel calls him everyone's least favorite person, yet he gets a standing ovation. Typical. Haha. The winner is...Modern Family! Well, at least one winner is returning from last year. Obviously this was expected, but it's still a nice win for this "family." However, I think if the show fell into a bit of a slump this year, so it needs to pick it up next year if it wants to keep this award for a fourth year.
Well, that's the show! Did you enjoy? Check back tomorrow for a full rundown of the show from my POV. Now go get some sleep!
Evan
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