Monday, September 19, 2011

Emmy Nominees and Winners

The winners of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Sunday night, Sept. 18 from the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles. A complete or winners and nominees is as follows:


Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
"How I Met Your Mother" • Subway Wars
Pamela Fryman, Directed by
"Modern Family" • Halloween
Michael Alan Spiller, Directed by - WINNER
"Modern Family" • Slow Down Your Neighbors
Gail Mancuso, Directed by
"Modern Family" • See You Next Fall
Steven Levitan, Directed by
"30 Rock" • Live Show
Beth McCarthy-Miller, Directed by

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" • Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)
Martin Scorsese, Directed by - WINNING
"Boardwalk Empire" • Anastasia
Jeremy Podeswa, Directed by
"The Borgias" • The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin
Neil Jordan, Directed by
"Game Of Thrones" • Winter Is Coming (Pilot)
Tim Van Patten, Directed by
"The Killing" • Pilot
Patty Jenkins, Directed by

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
"Carlos"
Olivier Assayas, Directed by
"Cinema Verite"
Robert Pulcini, Directed by
"Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)" • Part 1
Brian Percival, Directed by - WINNER
"Mildred Pierce" • HBO
Todd Haynes, Directed by
"Too Big To Fail"
Curtis Hanson, Directed by

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
"American Idol" • Episode 1024/1025A
Gregg Gelfand, Directed by
"The Colbert Report • Episode 6112"
James Hoskinson, Directed by
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" • Episode 16048
Chuck O'Neil, Directed by
"Late Show With David Letterman" • Show 3333
Jerry Foley, Directed by
"Saturday Night Live: • Host: Justin Timberlake
Don Roy King, Directed by - WINNER


Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory"
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
"The Big Bang Theory" - WINNER
Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
"Episodes"
Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
"Louie"
Louis C.K. as Louie
"The Office"Steve Carell as Michael Scott
"30 Rock"
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
"Dexter"
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
"Friday Night Lights"
Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor - WINNER
"House"
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
"Justified"
Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens
"Mad Men"
Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"Carlos"
Edgar Ramirez as Carlos
"The Kennedys"
Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy
"The Kennedys"
Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy - WINNER
"Luther"
Idris Elba as John Luther
"Thurgood"
Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall
"Too Big To Fail"
William Hurt as Henry 'Hank' Paulson

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
"The Big C"
Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison
"Mike & Molly"
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn - WINNER
"Nurse Jackie"
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
"Parks And Recreation"
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
"Raising Hope"
Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance
"30 Rock"
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
"Friday Night Lights"
Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
"The Good Wife"
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick - WINNER
"Harry's Law"
Kathy Bates as Harriet "Harry" Korn
"The Killing"
Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
"Mad Men"
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"Cinema Verite"
Diane Lane as Patricia Loud
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)"
Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham
"Mildred Pierce"
Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce - WINNER
"Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story"
Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin
"Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)"
Jean Marsh as Rose Buck

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
"Glee "
Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
"Modern Family"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
"Modern Family"
Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett
"Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
"Modern Family"
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy - WINNER
"Two And A Half Men"
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
"Game Of Thrones"
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister - WINNER
"The Good Wife"
Josh Charles as Will Gardner
"The Good Wife"
Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
"Justified"
Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder
"Mad Men"
John Slattery as Roger Sterling
"Men Of A Certain Age"
Andre Braugher as Owen

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"The Kennedys"
Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy
"Mildred Pierce"
Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon - WINNER
"Mildred Pierce"
BrĂ­an F. O'Byrne as Bert Pierce
"Too Big To Fail"
Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke
"Too Big To Fail"
James Woods as Richard Fuld

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
"Glee"
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
"Hot In Cleveland"
Betty White as Elka Ostrovsky
"Modern Family"
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy - WINNER
"Modern Family"
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
"Saturday Night Live"
Kristen Wiig as Various characters
"30 Rock"


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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
"The Good Wife"
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
"The Good Wife"
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
"Justified"
Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett - WINNER
"The Killing"
Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen
"Mad Men"
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)"
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham - WINNER
"Mildred Pierce"
Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce
"Mildred Pierce"
Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler
"Mildred Pierce"
Mare Winningham as Ida
"Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)"
Eileen Atkins as Lady Maud Holland

Outstanding Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Glee"
"Modern Family" - WINNER
"The Office"
"Parks And Recreation"
"30 Rock"

Outstanding Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Dexter"
"Friday Night Lights"
"Game Of Thrones"
"The Good Wife"
"Mad Men" - WINNER

Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
"Cinema Verite"
"The Kennedys"
"Mildred Pierce"
"The Pillars Of The Earth"
"Too Big To Fail"
"Downton Abbey" - WINNER

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
"The Colbert Report"
"Conan"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" - WINNER
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"
"Real Time With Bill Maher"
"Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding Reality Program
"Antiques Roadshow"
"Deadliest Catch"
"Hoarders"
"Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List"
"MythBusters"
"Undercover Boss"

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"Dancing With The Stars"
"Project Runway"
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"Top Chef "

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
"Episodes" • Episode Seven
David Crane, Written By
Jeffrey Klarik, Written By
"Louie " • Poker/Divorce
Louis C.K., Written By
"Modern Family "
Steven Levitan, Written By
Jeffrey Richman, Written By - WINNER
"The Office"
Greg Daniels, Written By
"30 Rock"
Matt Hubbard, Written By

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

That Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris Have Joined THE EXPENDABLES 2

Earlier in the week, we learned from co-star Jason Statham that The Expendables 2 is set to begin filming in Bulgaria in a couple of weeks. At that time, he confirmed reports that both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis would take on substantial roles in the pic but stopped short of confirming other rumored names such as Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Tonight, some of those rumors can be put to rest as Sly Stallone has confirmed that both Norris and Van Damme will be in the film.

For a little more, including two other A-list names that may be joining the fun, hit the jump. The Expendables 2 is set to hit theaters on August 17th, 2012.
Stallone confirmed that both Norris and Van Damme have joined The Expendables 2 in an interview with EW. While in-depth details regarding their roles are still underwraps, Stallone did confirm that:

“We’ll have a big showdown between me and Van Damme, which has been anticipated for a long time, so it should be a good one.”

I have to be honest, the opportunity to watch Stallone and Van Damme go head-to-head is probably too good for me to pass up. In fact, it’s going to take negative reviews that would make Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star blush for me to stay away from The Expendables 2. But wait, there’s potentially more. Later in the interview, the star also mentioned that the pic may be landing two other previously rumored names: Nicolas Cage and John Travolta, saying:

“We’ve got Chuck Norris and I think Nic Cage. We’re trying to work out different scenarios. I like using people that had a moment and then maybe have fallen on some hard times and give them another shot…[As for Travolta's inclusion] It’s possible. The one thing I’ve learned is what is a fact on Monday is a complete fallacy on Tuesday. A lot of it is scheduling. It’s not financial. It’s just that Bulgaria is definitely a jaunt. It’s a commitment, you know what I mean? Especially in the dead of winter.”

Ultimately, it’s probably true that Stallone’s comments regarding Cage and Travolta’s potential inclusion doesn’t really change things much. They were rumored before and now they’re rumored plus, perhaps? Regardless, as I stated above, Norris and especially Van Damme’s casting makes The Expendables 2 a must see for me