Here they are, the 2015 Emmy Award winners…

DRAMA
•Game of Thrones

COMEDY
•Veep

LIMITED SERIES/MOVIE
•Olive Kitteridge

ACTRESS – DRAMA
•Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder

ACTOR – DRAMA
•Jon Hamm – Mad Men

ACTRESS – COMEDY
•Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep

ACTOR – COMEDY
•Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent

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Tonight at 8pm et is the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy awards. Here are the nominees across categories:

DRAMA
•Game of Thrones
•Mad Men
•Downton Abbey
•Orange is the New Black
•Homeland
•House of Cards
•Better Call Saul

COMEDY
•Louie
•Modern Family
•Transparent
•Silicon Valley
•Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
•Veep
•Parks and Recreation

LIMITED SERIES/MOVIE
•American Crime
•Olive Kitteridge
•American Horror Story: Freak Show
•Wolf Hall
•The Honorable Woman

ACTRESS – DRAMA
•Taraji P. Henson – Empire
•Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder
•Robin Wright – House of Cards
•Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men
•Claire Danes – Homeland
•Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black

ACTOR – DRAMA
•Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
•Jon Hamm – Mad Men
•Jeff Daniels – The Newsroom
•Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
•Kyle Chandler – Bloodline
•Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan

ACTRESS – COMEDY
•Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback
•Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
•Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
•Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie
•Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
•Amy Schumer – Inside Amy Schumer

ACTOR – COMEDY
•Louis C.K. – Louie
•Anthony Anderson – black-ish
•Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
•Matt LeBlanc – Episodes
•William H. Macy – Shameless
•Don Cheadle – House of Lies
•Will Forte – Last Man on Earth

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It is that time of the year again, this Sunday, September 23rd, on ABC is the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. The Best Drama category is damn impressive and for the first time in a long time I think that ll of the shows are very deserving, and while only one can get the award, I don’t think anyone could have hard feelings for which show is ultimately chosen. Lets take a look at the nominees.

Game of Thrones – Not Going to Win.
I can not tell you how excited I am that Game of Thornes got the honor of a nomination and the second season of supernatural medieval drama would be well deserving of a win… but sadly there isn’t a chance of it happening. The series has already taken home six Creative Arts Emmys; Outstanding (non-prosthetic) Make Up, Costumes, Art Direction, Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, and Sound Editing. The show also has the real possibility of  Peter Dinklage taking home his second Best Actor Emmy for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister, afterall this past season rested firmly on his shoulders and he knocked it out of the part.

Broadwalk Empire – Not Going to Win.
The second HBO series to get the Best Drama nomination and the show did already take home the Creative Arts Emmys for behind the scenes work, but like Thrones is not going to win. The second season of the period gangster drama was well received by fans and critics and ended with a (literal) bang, but it just didn’t have the raw power to overcome the beyond strong seasons delivered by Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and newcomer Homeland.

Downton Abbey – The Wild Card.
I have to admit here, I have not seen the wildly popular PBS series. It has a very strong cast and an even stronger following and could actually surprise people like me with a win here. In its third season the show is a drama, but does it have the intensity to win? Does every episode leave the viewer wanting and needing to know what happens next?

Mad Men – A Strong Possibility.
Normally this would be a sure bet. Mad Men returned with a top notch season; featuring great writing, acting, direction, etc. But in a sense it was just more of the same. It gave us exactly what we wanted, but was it surprising or shocking? Sure, Christina Hendricks’ Joan Harris took an unexpected turn well as the fate of Jared Harris’ Lane Pryce, but they were two turns I would have preferred not to see.

Homeland – 50/50.
I avoided watching the first season of Homeland for as long as possible, but I could only last so long with everyone telling me that I needed to give it a shot. And I am very happy I did. The storytelling was tight and suspenseful. They kept me on the edge of my seat like only Breaking Bad and Dexter usually can. Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, and Mandy Patinkin all had award caliber performances.  My only gripe was the disappointing and drawn out season final. It was a half an hour too long. Had it been as tight and well paced as the other episodes than Homeland might have a sharper edge for the win.

Breaking Bad – 50/50.
What can I say about a show that gets better and better with every episode? It has drama, action, thrills, and laughs, along with one of the best casts of television. Between Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Giancarlo Esposito, Anna Gunn, Jonathan Banks, Bob Odenkirk, Dean Norris, and Betsy Brandt there is not a weak link in the bunch. The story always feels like it is moving forward going into surprising and entertaining directions. The rise of Walter White, in the nominated season in particular, to the dark side puts Darth Vader to shame. And that is saying something.

Who do you think will take home the Outstanding Drama Emmy?

Early this morning, the nominations for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced. The full list follows, but there were not a lot of surprises. The show will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Los Angeles.

Best Drama Series

• “Boardwalk Empire”
• “Breaking Bad”
• “Downton Abbey”
• “Game of Thrones”
• “Homeland”
• “Mad Men”

Best Comedy Series

• “The Big Bang Theory”
• “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
• “Girls”
• “Modern Family”
• “30 Rock”
• “Veep”

Best Actress (Comedy)

• Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
• Lena Dunham, “Girls”
• Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
• Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
• Melissa McCarthy, “Mike and Molly”
• Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”

Best Actor (Comedy)

• Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
• Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
• Louis C.K., “Louie”
• Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
• Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
• Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

Best Actress (Drama)

• Kathy Bates, “Harry’s Law”
• Glenn Close, “Damages”
• Claire Danes, “Homeland”
• Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
• Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
• Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”

Best Actor (Drama)

• Hugh Bonneville, “Downton Abbey”
• Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
• Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
• Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
• Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
• Damian Lewis, “Homeland”

Best Supporting Actress (Comedy)

• Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory”
• Kathryn Joosten, “Desperate Housewives”
• Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
• Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
• Merritt Wever, “Nurse Jackie”
• Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”

Best Supporting Actor (Comedy)

• Ed O’Neill, “Modern Family”
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Modern Family”
• Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
• Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
• Max Greenfield, “The New Girl”
• Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”

Best Supporting Actress (Drama)

• Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad”
• Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
• Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey”
• Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife”
• Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”
• Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”

Best Supporting Actor (Drama)

• Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”
• Giancarlo Esposito, “Breaking Bad”
• Brendan Coyle, “Downton Abbey”
• Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey”
• Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
• Jared Harris, “Mad Men”

Best Miniseries or Movie

• “American Horror Story”
• “Game Change”
• “Hattefield and McCoy”
• “Hemingway and Gellhorn”
• “Luther”
• “Sherlock”

Best Actress Miniseries or Movie

• Connie Britton, “American Horror Story”
• Ashey Judd, “Missing”
• Nicole Kidman, “Hemingway and Gellhorn”
• Julianne Moore, “Game Change”
• Emma Thompson, “The Song of Lunch”

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• Kevin Costner, “Hattefield and McCoy”
• Beneditch Cumberbach, “Sherlock”
• Idris Elba, “Luther”
• Woody Harrelson, “Game Change”
• Clive Owen, “Hemingway and Gellhorn”
• Bill Paxton, “Hattefields and McCoys”

Outstanding Host: Reality-Competition Program

• Tom Bergeron, “Dancing With the Stars”
• Cat Deeley, “So You Think You Can Dance”
• Phil Keoghan, “The Amazing Race”
• Ryan Seacrest, “American Idol”
• Betty White, “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers”

Best Reality-Competition Program

• “The Amazing Race”‘
• “Dancing swith the Stars”
• “Project Runway”
• “So You Think You Can Dance”
• “Top Chef”
• “The Voice”

Best Variety Series

• “The Colbert Report”
• “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live! “
• “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
• “Real Time WIth Bill Maher”
• “Saturday Night Live”

Best Animated Series

• “American Dad”
• “Bob’s Burgers”
• “Futurama”
• “The Penguins Of Madagascar: The Return Of The Revenge Of Dr. Blowhole”
• “The Simpsons”

Best Non-Competition Reality Series

• “Antiques Roadshow”
• “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”
• “MythBusters”
• “Shark Tank”
• “Undercover Boss”
• “Who Do You Think You Are?”

Best Guest Actress (Comedy)

• Dot-Marie Jones, “Glee”
• Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live”
• Melissa McCarthy, “Saturday Night Live”
• Elizabeth Banks, “30 Rock”
• Margaret Cho, “30 Rock”
• Kathy Bates, “Two and a Half Men”

Best Guest Actor (Comedy)

• Michael J. Fox, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
• Greg Kinnear, “Modern Family”
• Bobby Cannavale, “Nurse Jackie”
• Jimmy Fallon, “Saturday Night Live”
• Will Arnett, “30 Rock”
• Jon Hamm, “30 Rock”

Best Guest Actress (Drama)

• Martha Plimpton, “The Good Wife”
• Loretta Devine, “Grey’s Anatomy”
• Jean Smart, “Harry’s Law”
• Julia Ormond, “Mad Men”
• Joan Cusack, “Shameless”
• Uma Thurman, “Smash”

Best Guest Actor (Drama)

• Mark Margolis, “Breaking Bad”
• Dylan Baker, “The Good Wife”
• Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife”
• Dickie Bennett, “Justified”
• Ben Feldman, “Mad Men”
• Jason Ritter, “Parenthood”

Best Writing (Comedy)

• Chris McKenna, “Community”
• Lena Dunham, “Girls”
• Louis C.K., “Louie”
• Amy Poehler, “Parks And Recreation”
• Michael Schur, “Parks and Recreation”

Best Writing (Drama)

• Julian Fellowes, “Downton Abbey”
• Alex Gansa, Gideon Raff, Howard Gordon, “Homeland”
• Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner, “Mad Men”
• Andre and Maria Jacquemetton, “Mad Men”
• Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner, “Mad Men”

Did your favorite shows get nominations? Disappointed about any of the actors or shows that were left out? Sound off in the comments!

Welcome to an all new (midweek) Pit! Enjoy…

• Our friends at 141tv have posted the 2010 Emmy Nominations along with predictions.  I don’t agree with them, but he makes some interesting picks.

• The Examiner is reporting that Mike Judge is at work on 30 new episodes of the cult animated series Beavis and Butt-Head. This is only a rumor for now, but I think that would be a pretty cool move by MTV. They are trying to move from their slate of reality shows and into more scripted series. What woul dbe better than bringing back their most famous scripted series. The site says that the show will retain its original format with music videos cut into the show with B&B doing their usual commentary.

• A few more actors join X-Men: First Class, including Caleb Landry Jones as Banshee and Nicholas Hoult as the Beast. They join previously cast James McAvoy as Professor X and Michael Fassbenderas Magneto.  Other rumored casting includes Kick-Ass‘ Aaron Johnson coming onboard as X-Men’s team leader Cyclops, and Alice Eve as Emma Frost.  Johnson could make a pretty awesome Cyclops, but Eve is way too old to portray a teenage Emma Frost.

• James Cameron’s Avatar is returning to 3D theaters on August 27 with 8 additional minutes of footage. The special edition includes some new creatures and action scenes. Will you be seeing the flick again?

• Hollywood the Game has been surging with creativity with more than 4 virtual films being released a week in the Hollywood simulation game and writing community.  Read, review, and make contacts by visiting the site and signing up for an account!

This past weekend was the 2010 Daytime Emmy Awards, and The Bold and the Beautiful took home the top honors of Best Dramatic series and also took home the Writing emmy and cast member Drew Tyler Bell took home the Young Actor award. This is two years straight that B&B took home the top honors. Departing soap As the World Turns took home three acting awards, after 53 years it is sad to see the long running drama come to a close.

BEST DRAMATIC SERIES

• The Bold and the Beautiful

LEADING ACTOR

• Michael Park – As the World Turns

LEADING ACTRESS

• Maura West – As the World Turns

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Billy Miller – The Young and the Restless

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Julie Pinson – As the World Turns

YOUNGER ACTRESS

• Julie Marie Berman – General Hospital

YOUNGER ACTOR

• Drew Tyler Bell – The Bold and the Beautiful

TALK SHOW // ENTERTAINMENT

• The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TALK SHOW // INFORMATIVE

• The Doctors

TALK SHOW HOST

• Dr. Oz, Dr. Oz Show

DIRECTING

• General Hospital

WRITING

• Bold and the Beautiful

For other categories and the tech winners, check out the Daytime Emmy’s website.

The 2009 Emmy nominees for Best Drama are: Big Love, Damages, Dexter, House, Lost, Breaking Bad, and Mad Men.

I have to start by asking why we have 7 nominated shows? They really couldn’t trim the list to the 5 best of the best dramas?  Having 7 nominated shows for best drama looks like they are trying to get as many famous people to come to the awards show as possible. It waters down the category and makes a nomination seem a lot less important. Anyhow, onto the list…

Big Love
I’m sorry, but this show never sucked me in and held onto me. I tried it out for a few episodes and I thought it was okay at best.  HBO gets a lot of love at the Emmys, but I think this was the wrong HBO show to get love this year. True Blood (from Six Feet Under‘s Alan Ball) was a series that got better with every episode. It had defined characters and a very interesting world. Everyone knows that the Emmys have a thing against vampires (Buffy never got any love), but they really have to get over their shit. Sorry Big Love fans, but I don’t agree with this nomination.

Damages
I really love this show. For me it is impossible to watch weekly, due to the slow roll out of events and the flashbacks/flashforwards that work towards each other to make each season a complete story.  Three episodes in I stopped watching it weekly and TIVOed the rest of the season. Right when it was finished, I watched the episodes back to back in one weekend. It is that good. Once you start watching it, you keep going.  Storywise, the show delievers a layered mystery with enough twists and turns (that all stem directly from the story) to keep you guessing. Rose Byrne and Glen Close bring their a-games to every episode.

Dexter
This is another show with such great characters.  Michael C. Hall’s Dexter is one of the most intriguing characters on television. We should hate him, but it is impossible. The show walks a very fine line, but walks it well. A very deserved nomination, but I don’t think it will win.

House
This is another well deserved nomination. It is one of only two broadcast shows to make the cut for Best Drama (the other being Lost). The cast is top notch and the stories are engaging and satisfying. It isn’t going to take home the award, but Hugh Laurie is very deserving of a Best Actor statue.

Breaking Bad & Mad Men
I have to be honest here, I have never seen an episode of either of these shows. Breaking Bad doesn’t interest me in the least, and while everything I have heard about Mad Men makes me want to see it, I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Either way, no matter how good either of these shows last seasons were, it would not chnge my opinion…

My Pick for Best Drama: Lost
If you read the site regulary, you know about my love for Lost. This past season was easily one of the best seasons of television for any show ever. The focus and narrative flow of the season was perfect, with a completely engaging storyline that never missed a beat. Unlike Damages which is good but hard to watch weekly, with Lost I had to see every episode right when I could. Sadly, I don’t think it will win.  While it has taken home Best Drama in the past, the show just aired its second to last season, if anything I think next year’s finale season will have a better shot at taking home the Best Drama award.

What show do you think will take home the Best Drama award? You can click here for a detailed list of Drama and Comedy Series nominations. More opinions and reactions will be posted daily about the 2009 Emmy Awards nominations.