Emmys 2009

[kaytee]

While there were a lot of surprises this year at the Emmys with wins for Toni Collette, Jon Cryer, Michael Emerson and Bryan Cranston, the show stealer I hear was Neil Patrick Harris the host of the night.

Here is the list of winners -

Outstanding Comedy Series
WINNER - "30 Rock" (2006)

Other Nominees:"Entourage" (2004)

"Family Guy" (1999)

"The Flight of the Conchords" (2007)

"How I Met Your Mother" (2005)

"The Office" (2005)

"Weeds" (2005)

Outstanding Drama Series
WINNER - "Mad Men" (2007)

Other Nominees:"Big Love" (2006)

"Breaking Bad" (2008)

"Damages" (2007)

"Dexter" (2006)

"House M.D." (2004)

"Lost" (2004)

Outstanding Made for Television Movie
WINNER - Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Other Nominees:Coco Chanel (2008) (TV)

Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

Prayers for Bobby (2009) (TV)

Taking Chance (2009) (TV)

Outstanding Miniseries
WINNER - "Little Dorrit" (2008)

Other Nominees:"Generation Kill" (2008)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER - Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Other Nominees:Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)

Jemaine Clement for "The Flight of the Conchords" (2007)

Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002)

Charlie Sheen for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER - Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Other Nominees:Simon Baker for "The Mentalist" (2008)

Gabriel Byrne for "In Treatment" (2008)

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Hugh Laurie for "House M.D." (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
WINNER - Brendan Gleeson for Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

Other Nominees:Kevin Bacon for Taking Chance (2009) (TV)

Kenneth Branagh for "Wallander" (2008)

Kevin Kline for "Great Performances: Cyrano de Bergerac" (2009)

Ian McKellen for "Great Performances: King Lear" (2008)

Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption (2008) (TV)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
WINNER - Toni Collette for "United States of Tara" (2009)

Other Nominees:Christina Applegate for "Samantha Who?" (2007)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (2006)

Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds" (2005)

Sarah Silverman for "The Sarah Silverman Program." (2007)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
WINNER - Glenn Close for "Damages" (2007)

Other Nominees:Sally Field for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006)

Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)

Holly Hunter for "Saving Grace" (2007)

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
WINNER - Jessica Lange for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Other Nominees:Drew Barrymore for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel (2008) (TV)

Sigourney Weaver for Prayers for Bobby (2009) (TV)

Chandra Wilson for Accidental Friendship (2008) (TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER - Jon Cryer for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)

Other Nominees:Kevin Dillon for "Entourage" (2004)

Neil Patrick Harris for "How I Met Your Mother" (2005)

Jack McBrayer for "30 Rock" (2006)

Tracy Morgan for "30 Rock" (2006)

Rainn Wilson for "The Office" (2005)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER - Michael Emerson for "Lost" (2004)

Other Nominees:Christian Clemenson for "Boston Legal" (2004)

William Hurt for "Damages" (2007)

Aaron Paul for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

William Shatner for "Boston Legal" (2004)

John Slattery for "Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
WINNER - Ken Howard for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Other Nominees:Len Cariou for Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

Tom Courtenay for "Little Dorrit" (2008)

Bob Newhart for The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008) (TV)

Andy Serkis for "Little Dorrit" (2008)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
WINNER - Kristin Chenoweth for "Pushing Daisies" (2007)

Other Nominees:Jane Krakowski for "30 Rock" (2006)

Elizabeth Perkins for "Weeds" (2005)

Amy Poehler for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Kristen Wiig for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Vanessa Williams for "Ugly Betty" (2006)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
WINNER - Cherry Jones for "24" (2001)

Other Nominees:Rose Byrne for "Damages" (2007)

Hope Davis for "In Treatment" (2008)

Sandra Oh for "Grey's Anatomy" (2005)

Dianne Wiest for "In Treatment" (2008)

Chandra Wilson for "Grey's Anatomy" (2005)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
WINNER - Shohreh Aghdashloo for "House of Saddam" (2008)

Other Nominees:Marcia Gay Harden for The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) (TV)

Janet McTeer for Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

Jeanne Tripplehorn for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Cicely Tyson for Relative Stranger (2009) (TV)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
WINNER - "The Daily Show" (1996)

Other Nominees:"The Colbert Report" (2005)

"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)

"Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)

"Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
WINNER - "The Amazing Race" (2001)

Other Nominees:"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)

"Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)

"Project Runway" (2005)

"Top Chef" (2006)

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality - Competition Program
WINNER - Jeff Probst for "Survivor" (2000)

Other Nominees:Tom Bergeron for "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)

Phil Keoghan for "The Amazing Race" (2001)

Heidi Klum for "Project Runway" (2005)

Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio for "Top Chef" (2006)

Ryan Seacrest for "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)

Outstanding Reality Program (Previously Announced)
WINNER - "Intervention" (2005)

Other Nominees:"Antiques Roadshow" (1997)

"Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan" (2004)

"Dirty Jobs" (2005)

"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (2005)

"MythBusters" (2003)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special (Previously Announced)
WINNER - The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2008) (TV)

Other Nominees:Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger - London, New York, Johannesburg (2008) (TV)

Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch (2009) (TV)

Ricky Gervais: Out of England - The Stand-Up Special (2008) (TV)

Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush (2009) (TV)

[ayaa1977]

I don't think these were surprises at all. Toni Collette in The United States of Tara plays a woman with split personalities, she plays more than 4 different personalities that gives her space to do her thing, and you know how good of an actress she is. Michael Emerson as Ben in Lost is really overdue. He's been constantly great and scene-stealer since his first appearance on the Island. This was his third nomination in a raw. Bryan Cranston was last year's winner for Breaking Bad and he is still bringing it on that awesome role, shake that image of the father from Malcolm in The Middle of your heads, because on Breaking Bad Hal he aint. Jon Cryer won his first time after 4 nominations in a raw, I am highly disappointed because Neil Patrick Harris on How I Met Your Mother is spectacular, I have seenTwo and a Half Men a few times and while it is not a bad show,  it is not as clever and hip as HIMYM which is a show that makes laugh track sitcoms relevant again.    

I am also happy for Kirsten Chenoweth's win from Pushing Daisies. She managed to further shine in a show that was good all around by itself, and it was a farewell present for that  short lived show.

Tina Fey lost the Lead Actress Emmy but she got the lower profile yet more deserved Guest Actress in a Comedy for her recurring role as Sarah Palin on SNL which was phenomenal. Justin Timberlake won the counterpart Award as Best Guest Actor for SNL too. Say what you won't about his acting in films, or about his music if you will, but he was amazingly funny on SNL.

Other nominees that I would not mind if they won: Any of the other 6 Outstanding Drama Series nominees, How I Met Your Mother for Outstanding Comedy Series, Jim Parson as Lead Actor in a Comedy for The Big Bang Theory, Jon Hamm or Michael C. Hall as Lead Actor in a Drama, Aaron Paul as Outstanding Supporting Actor in A Drama for Breaking Bad, Dianne Wiest or Hope Davis as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama for In Treatment, and Saturday Night Live for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series.      

[kaytee]

Jon Cryer winning for Two and a Half Men is a joke, he overacts most of the time, NPH would have been a better winner coz he actually lights up an otherwise dull How I Met Your Mother which had started well.

Havent seen Toni Collette's show so cant really comment or Breaking Bad for that matter, but Tina Fey is still doing some awesome work on 30 Rock. I would have liked to see Rainn Wilson win for The Office.

[ayaa1977]

I wouldn't mind Tina Fey winning because she is constantly good, but Toni Collette is more deserving. and obviously I disagree with you on HIMYM which is awesome!

[animatedude]

did any channel show this over here?