Lost might not be the only show to suffer come Sunday based on the Creative Arts Emmys. Neil Patrick Harris took home the Emmy for his hilarious turn as Bryan Ryan on Glee,
besting fellow Glee-ster, the consistently lauded Mike O'Malley. O'Malley has played Kurt's Dad with such aplomb that his nomination was a foregone conclusion, and most assumed he would take home the award after giving stirring and quite nuanced performances as the conflicted, but always-there-for-his-son father throughout the season. The only question after his nomination was whether voters would consider the fact that his performance has been, for the most part, a dramatic one, despite his nomination in a Comedy category. Unfortunately for O'Malley, that question seems to have been answered against him -- voters opted for the more comedic performance in the Comedy category instead of the "better" dramatic performance (not to say NPH's performance was poor or anything; O'Malley's performance just won many more plaudits).
That is the funny thing about Glee: it's right in the middle of a comedy and drama, and therefore, can fall between the cracks come Emmy time. It's the same situation in which Desperate Housewives has always found itself. That show has always been placed in the Comedy category, but the bulk of its most effective moments have been the dramatic ones. Housewives was never "funny enough" to take home the Best Comedy Series award, and I feel the same fate will befall Glee. There is no doubt that Gleeis facing some stiff competition regardless of its status as a dramedy, but that status can't help the series, in general, or its nominated stars. Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele and Chris Colfer's best work on the show has been by far in their more dramatic scenes (Colfer's biting one-liners aside). Only Jane Lynch has had the benefit of a majority comedy role on the show, and it is no surprise she is the sole nominee on the series to be the favorite to bring home the statue. Unfortunately for the Gleeks in the audience, Emmy night could well be one cold slushy to the face.
Other than the above, a couple other hints to the major awards were given. Mad Men and Modern Family won the Best Casting awards. As actors are the largest bloc of voters in the Academy, don't be surprised if these two show bring home their respective Best Series awards. Jaime Oliver's Food Revolution was the Reality series with the highest "intelligent to popular" ratio of those nominated (a quality the voters love for their Reality shows), so look for The Amazing Race to take the Reality-Competition Emmy...again. Lastly, if The Pacificis nominated for anything, just give it the statue. The HBO miniseries has already won four awards, so check its box on your office pool sheet for anything else it is up for on the 29th.
What do you think about the Creative Arts Emmy winners and losers? Any of the other winners just inconceivable to you? What do you think these awards portend for hte major awards on Sunday? Please leave your comments below. Make sure to catch the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, August 29th at 8:00pm on NBC, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, and come back to TVOvermind for complete coverage of the awards.
I'll be so pissed if LOST, Matthew fox, and especially Terry O'Quinn don't win.
NO ONE doubts the superiority of the Lost score? Really? Because Sean Callery has a trophy that indicates otherwise. Sorry to disillusion you, dude, but I was delighted to hear that Callery had won again. Me and my decade of musical training would have voted the same way, given the opportunity. And I love Lost and its score, so don't go thinking I'm a hater or anything. If it could have been split down the middle, that would have been great, too.
Overgeneralizations are no one's friend, 'kay?