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Thursday, December 15, 2011

2012 Golden Globes nominees - TV - My Picks

USA Today: 2012 Golden Globes nominees - Television

Here are my picks, based on the shows I've seen. ;-)

Drama
American Horror Story (FX)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Boss (Starz)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime) - I subscribed to Showtime just for this and it was worth it!

Comedy or musical
Enlightened (HBO)
Episodes (Showtime)
Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC) - The comedy is so smart on this show.
New Girl (Fox)

Actor, drama series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Kelsey Grammer, Boss (Starz)
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias (Showtime)
Damian Lewis, Homeland (Showtime) - Love Homeland.

Actress, drama series
Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime) - I've always enjoyed Claire Danes. She's great in this.
Mireille Enos, The Killing (AMC)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge (ABC)
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness (USA)

Actor, comedy or musical series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC) - Easy choice.
David Duchovny, Californication (Showtime)
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Thomas Jane, Hung (HBO)
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (Showtime)

Actress, comedy or musical series
Laura Dern, Enlightened (HBO)
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl (Fox)
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC) - Tough call in this category, but Tina is So good.
Laura Linney, The Big C (Showtime)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)

Supporting actor
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verité (HBO)
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family (ABC) - Gotta go with Eric here.

Supporting actress
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story (FX)
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC) - Love her.
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce (HBO)

Miniseries or TV movie
Cinema Verité (HBO)
Downton Abbey (PBS) - Awesome miniseries.
The Hour (BBC America)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Too Big to Fail (HBO) - Great movie.

Actor, miniseries or TV movie
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey (PBS) - Can't wait for more episodes.
Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America)
William Hurt, Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Bill Nighy, Page Eight (PBS)
Dominic West, The Hour (BBC America)

Actress, miniseries or TV movie
Romola Garai, The Hour (BBC America)
Diane Lane, Cinema Verité (HBO)
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey - Love it.
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult (ITV)
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce (HBO)





Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season 2 DVD (Original U.K. Unedited Edition) (2012)