Audiences are crazy about high school musical ‘Glee’ amid other long-running faves like ‘Lost’

by Darrah Le Montre

Glee's Lea and Cory

Hollywood, CA (Hollywood Today) July 30, 2010 — The Emmy nominations are out and both HBO’s miniseries “The Pacific” and Fox’s hit show “Glee” are top-runners, earning 24 and 19 nominations respectively.  “Lost” earned 12 noms in its final season; the most the show has amassed since 2005.

SNL’s Jimmy Fallon will host the awards, airing August 29^th on CBS.  Heartthrob – and OK OK – actor-director-producer George Clooney, renowned for his humanitarian efforts, will be the fourth person ever to receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award.

“Glee” was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series but its popular cast members were also recognized.  Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, and Jane Lynch were nominated for acting awards.  Kristin Chenoweth and Mike O’Mally received recognition for their guest-starring roles.

Also making a splash is ABC’s “Modern Family,” which earned a nomination in the Outstanding Comedy Series category, along with acting nominations for five members of the ensemble cast (Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Ty Burell, Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara).

Not surprising were the returns of old favorites to the Emmys list – previous winners “Mad Men” and “30 Rock” are both nominated again, along with members of their casts including Jon Hamm, January Jones, Elisabeth Moss, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and Jane Krakowski.

Shows that had their final seasons this year also resonated in the acting categories – Tony Shalhoub got the last Emmy nomination he’ll receive for “Monk,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus was honored for the now-canceled “New Adventures of Old Christine” and multiple actors from “Lost” – Michael Emerson, Terry O’Quinn, Matthew Fox and Elizabeth Mitchell – were recognized for the show’s sixth and final season.

Partial list of nominees:

DRAMA SERIES
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“The Good Wife” (CBS)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“True Blood” (HBO)

COMEDY SERIES
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“Glee” (Fox)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)
“The Office” (NBC)
“30 Rock” (NBC)

MINISERIES
“The Pacific” (HBO)
“Return To Cranford” (PBS)

ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jim Parsons – “Big Bang Theory”
Larry David – “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Matthew Morrison – “Glee”
Tony Shalhoub – “Monk”
Steve Carell – “The Office”
Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock”

ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Bryan Cranston – “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall – “Dexter”
Kyle Chandler = “Friday Night Lights”
Hugh Laurie – “House”
Matthew Fox – “Lost”
Jon Hamm – “Mad Men”

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Lea Michele – “Glee”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – “The New Adventures Of Old Christine”
Edie Falco – “Nurse Jackie”
Amy Poehler – “Parks And Recreation”
Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
Toni Collette – “United States Of Tara”

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kyra Sedgwick – “The Closer”
Glenn Close – “Damages”
Connie Britton – “Friday Night Lights”
Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife”
Mariska Hargitay – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
January Jones – “Mad Men”

MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
“Endgame” (PBS)
“Georgia O’Keeffe” (Lifetime)
“Moonshot” (History)
“The Special Relationship” (HBO)
“Temple Grandin” (HBO)
“You Don’t Know Jack” (HBO)

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Jeff Bridges – “A Dog Year”
Ian McKellen – “The Prisoner”
Michael Sheen – “The Special Relationship”
Dennis Quaid – “The Special Relationship”
Al Pacino – “You Don’t Know Jack”

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Maggie Smith – “Capturing Mary”
Joan Allen – “Georgia O’Keeffe”Dame Judi Dench – “Return To Cranford”
Hope Davis – “The Special Relationship”
Claire Danes – “Temple Grandin”

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Chris Colfer – “Glee”
Neil Patrick Harris – “How I Met Your Mother”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – “Modern Family”
Eric Stonestreet – “Modern Family”
Ty Burrell – “Modern Family”
Jon Cryer – “Two And A Half Men”

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Aaron Paul – “Breaking Bad”
Martin Short – “Damages”
Terry O’Quinn – “Lost”
Michael Emerson – “Lost”
John Slattery – “Mad Men”
Andre Braugher – “Men Of A Certain Age”

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Michael Gambon – “Emma”
Patrick Stewart – “Hamlet”
Jonathan Pryce – “Return To Cranford”
David Strathairn – “Temple Grandin”
John Goodman – “You Don’t Know Jack”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Jane Lynch – “Glee”
Julie Bowen – “Modern Family”
Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family”
Kristen Wiig – “Saturday Night Live”
Jane Krakowski – “30 Rock”
Holland Taylor – “Two And A Half Men”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Sharon Gless – “Burn Notice”
Rose Byrne – “Damages”
Archie Panjabi – “The Good Wife”
Christine Baranski – “The Good Wife”
Christina Hendricks – “Mad Men”
Elisabeth Moss – “Mad Men”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Kathy Bates – “Alice”
Julia Ormond – “Temple Grandin”
Catherine O’Hara – “Temple Grandin”
Brenda Vaccaro – “You Don’t Know Jack”
Susan Sarandon – “You Don’t Know Jack”

ANIMATED PROGRAM
“Alien Earths” (NGC)
“Disney Prep & Landing” (ABC)”The Ricky Gervais Show” – “Knob At Night”(HBO)
“The Simpsons” – “Once Upon A Time In Springfield” (Fox)
“South Park” – “200/201″ (Comedy Central)

VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL
“The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central)
“Real Time With Bill Maher” (HBO)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
“The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien” (NBC)

CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
“Hannah Montana” (Disney Channel)
“iCarly” (Nickelodeon)
“Jonas” (Disney Channel)
“Wizards of Waverly Place” (Disney Channel)
“Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie” (Disney Channel)

NONFICTION SPECIAL
“Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story” (Epix)
“By The People: The Election of Barack Obama” (HBO)
“Johnny Mercer: The Dream’s On Me” (TCM)
“Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again” (NBC)
“The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!” (FOX
“Teddy: In His Own Words” (HBO)

NONFICTION SERIES
“American Experience” (PBS)
“American Masters”
“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery)
“Life” (Discovery)
“Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer’s Cut)” (IFC)
“The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” (PBS)

WRITING FOR A COMEDY
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan – “Glee” – “Pilot” (Fox)
Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd – “Modern Family” – “Pilot” (ABC)
Greg Daniels, Mindy Kaling – “The Office” – “Niagra” (NBC)
Matt Hubbard – “30 Rock” – “Anna Howard Shaw Day” (NBC)
Tina Fey, Kay Cannon – “30 Rock” – “Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter” (NBC)

WRITING FOR A DRAMA
Rolin Jones – “Friday Night Lights” – “The Son” (DirecTV)
Michelle King, Robert King – “The Good Wife” – “Pilot” (CBS)
Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse – “Lost” – “The End” (ABC)
Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner – “Mad Men” – “Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency” (AMC)
Matthew Weiner, Erin Levy – “Mad Men” – “Shut The Door. Have A Seat.” (AMC)

Outstanding Reality Program
“Antiques Roadshow”
“Dirty Jobs”
“Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”
“Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List”
“MythBusters”

For a full list of nominees, visit: www.emmys.com

The 62nd Primetime Emmy® Awards will be airing live coast-to-coast on NBC, Sunday, August 29 (5-8 p.m. PT, 8-11 p.m. ET) hosted by Jimmy Fallon.