Here’s a look at the television nominees of the Golden
Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013, which were announcer earlier this
week…
While the members of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences will begin voting for the nominees of the 85th Academy
Awards, the grand finale of the award season, all the other awards are have
been gearing up to take us right into the season for the past few weeks now.
From the Critics’ Choice to the Peoples’ Choice; from the Writers’ Guild to the
Screen Actors’ Guild and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association… all the
nomination announcements are pouring in, the latest being the SAGs and the
Globes.
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Mandy Patinkin is a new entrant for his role in HOMELAND |
Now in television, a few major contenders and big
winners of the past few years have been pushed out of the race, the biggest
being GAME OF THRONES, which has only been nominated for the SAG Stunt Ensemble
award. The Golden Globes have been quite welcoming of new contenders this year,
much more than last year, even eliminating shows like MAD MEN and 30 ROCK from
the Best Series race. They have acknowledged the freshman season of THE
NEWSROOM for Best Series and included Mandy Patinkin (HOMELAND) in the race
for Supporting Actor – TV.
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Hayden Panettiere & Connie Britton are both competing,
for their roles in NASHVILLE
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The Globes have also acknowledged shows that haven’t
quite seen the kind of critical acclaim that would have made their inclusion in
the list inevitable. SMASH for Series – Musical/Comedy, NASHVILLE’s for Actress
– Drama (Connie Britton) & Supporting Actress – TV (Hayden Panettiere), and POLITICAL ANIMALS for Mini Series/TV Movie and
Actress – Mini Series/TV Movie (Sigourney Weaver). The surprise from SAG is
their generosity in nominating six shows for Ensemble – Comedy/Musical, while
otherwise ensuring that long-time favorites like 30 ROCK, GLEE and THE OFFICE stay
in the race for Acting Ensemble – Musical/Comedy.
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Among the biggest snubs are Elisabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks
for their roles in MAD MEN
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Eric Stonestreet (MODERN FAMILY) faces unfair competition among
major lead performances at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Freshman THE NEWSROOM deserves is nominations for
Series - Drama & Actor Drama (Jeff Daniels)
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The biggest snubs for lead actors/actresses, by both awards, are probably Hugh Laurie, for his final outing as Dr House in HOUSE MD, and Michael C Hall, for seeing Dexter through such intense vulnerabilities in the latest season of DEXTER. That’s not to say that any of the contenders for Actor – Drama in both the Globes and SAG (the lists are identical this year) are undeserving. I’m especially happy that Jeff Daniels is among them, but given the tight competition in this category this year, the HFPA and the SAG could surely have thrown in another nominee.
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It's good to see DOWNTON ABBEY
competing with regular primetime series
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On the other hand, it’s good to see DOWNTON ABBEY competing with other regular series, as opposed to mini-series or TV movies. THE NEWSROOM deserves its Globe nomination for Series –Drama, and the SAG was right in nominating MAD MEN for Acting Ensemble – Drama in place of THE NEWSROOM (barring which, even that list is identical for both the Globes and SAGs).
All in all, despite the numerous snubs, the
competition is tight, and it looks like there could be quite a few surprise
winners, given the newcomers in the lists and the results of the recent
Primetime Emmy Awards, if they’re anything to go by.
Watch this space closer to the awards dates, for a
list of predictions. In the mean time, share your views on the nominee lists
here.
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