Tuesday, August 31, 2010

2010 Emmys Recap



The 2010 Emmy Awards took place last Sunday, and were hosted by Jimmy Fallon and the cast of Glee. The opening sketch (below) was enjoyable, with a number of cameos, including Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, Betty White, Hurley from Lost, Tim Gunn, and Randy Jackson.

The mini-series The Pacific led the awards with eight wins, and the HBO movie Temple Granin won seven. Modern Family took home six awards including Outstanding Comedy Series, while Disney Prep & Landing, Glee, and Mad Men each won four awards.

The winners were as follows:

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy -- Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy -- Modern Family

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy -- Jane Lynch, Glee

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy -- Glee

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy -- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy -- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program -- Top Chef

Outstanding Writing for a Drama -- Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama -- Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama -- Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama -- Brian Cranston, Breaking Bad

Outstanding Directing in a Drama -- Dexter

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama -- Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Outstanding Writing in Variety -- 63rd Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Variety Series -- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie -- Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie -- David Strathairn, Temple Grandin

Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or Movie -- You Don't Know Jack

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie -- Claire Danes, Temple Grandin

Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Movie -- Temple Grandin

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie -- Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack

Outstanding Miniseries -- The Pacific

Outstanding Made for Television Movie -- Temple Grandin

Outstanding Drama Series -- Mad Men

Outstanding Comedy Series -- Modern Family

Jimmy Fallon and company in the Born to Run opening sketch:

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