Every year I feel compelled to note that I don’t typically watch or care about the Emmys (my one awards show is still the Oscars). With my dedication to all things television it might be surprising but the vastness of the landscape of tv is probably the thing that makes the Emmys the least relevant, at least to me. Surprisingly I don’t watch everything, my delay of ‘real cable’ and of course preference selections means some of the things they’re talking about I’m not watching, and of course some of the stuff I’m watching they’re not talking about.
And then there’s just the fact that it often feels off. The same shows or people being nominated each year leaves little room to truly feel like they’re recognizing objectively. And as some of us were discussing the continued blurred lines, comedy vs drama, series vs miniseries, lead vs supporting vs guest, make the categories a bit forced. So it sometimes feels justified and sometimes a bummer (Modern Family, really?) but I can’t even really get all that worked up about injustices. I don’t even know who was nominated or snubbed (other than the talented Tatiana from Orphan Black).
But, for those who may have missed it here are some of the winners:
- Outstanding Drama Series – Breaking Bad
- Outstanding Comedy Series – Modern Family
- Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series – Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series – Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
- Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series – Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
- Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series – Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
- Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series – Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
- Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series – Allison Janney, Mom
- Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series – Ty Burrell, Modern Family
For a full list of nominees and winners check out:
http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners
