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Cable Leads the Golden Globe Nominations

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Once again reinforcing the fact that cable television is where the quality is at, the 68th Annual Golden Globe Nominations were announced just minutes ago, and pay-cable networks HBO and Showtime were the over-achievers, although Fox’s Glee got the most love of any single show.

HBO leads the nominees with 12 nods, while Showtime follows at 8. CBS and Fox scored 6 each, while AMC earned 5 nominations. In cumulative series nods, Glee got 5, followed by 3 nominations each for 30 Rock, Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, The Good Wife, Mad Men, Modern Family, Pillars of the Earth, and Temple Grandin.

Some noteworthy bits: AMC’s buzz-heavy The Walking Dead scored a Best Drama nomination, but sadly nothing else; Steve Buscemi scored a Best Actor (Drama) nod for his leading role in Boardwalk Empire; Lea Michele (Best Actress), Matthew Morrison (Best Actor), Jane Lynch (Supporting Actress), and Chris Colfer (Supporting Actor) scored nominations in every acting category for Glee; and Julia Stiles nabbed a nomination for her guest turn on Dexter.

The complete television nominations are listed below.

Best Television Series – Drama
Boardwalk Empire – HBO
Dexter – Showtime
The Good Wife – CBS
Mad Men – AMC
The Walking Dead – AMC

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men
Piper Perabo – Covert Affairs
Katey Sagal – Sons of Anarchy
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Hugh Laurie – House

Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
30 Rock – NBC
The Big Bang Theory – CBS
The Big C – Showtime
Glee – Fox
Modern Family – ABC
Nurse Jackie – Showtime

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Toni Collette – United States of Tara
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Laura Linney – The Big C
Lea Michele – Glee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Steve Carell – The Office
Thomas Jane – Hung
Matthew Morrison – Glee
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Carlos – Sundance Channel
The Pacific – HBO
Pillars of the Earth – Starz
Temple Grandin – HBO
You Don’t Know Jack – HBO

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hayley Atwell – Pillars of the Earth
Claire Danes – Temple Grandin
Judi Dench – Return to Cranford
Romolo Garai – Emma
Jennifer Love Hewitt – The Client List

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Idris Elba – Luther
Ian McShane – Pillars of the Earth
Al Pacino – You Don’t Know Jack
Dennis Quaid – The Special Relationship
Edgar Ramirez – Carlos

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Hope Davis – The Special Relationship
Jane Lynch – Glee
Kelly MacDonald – Boardwalk Empire
Julia Stiles – Dexter
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Scott Caan – Hawaii Five-O
Chris Colfer – Glee
Chris Noth – The Good Wife
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
David Strathairn – Temple Grandin

Emmys award Modern Family, Mad Men

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New hit comedy Modern Family took home three major statues last night at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (bringing the show’s overall total to six). But in the other categories, Emmy voters selected winners that were all-too-predictable.

Hopes were dashed for Lost to win for its final season, and major favorite Glee took home only two awards — one for actress Jane Lynch and one for show creator Ryan Murphy’s direction of the pilot. The big winner was HBO with eight total awards (most for miniseries Temple Grandin), followed by AMC with four (which was awarded for Mad Men), and three each for ABC and CBS.

But when you add in the awards given out at the Creative Arts Emmys last week, the totals stack up a little differently. HBO is still in first place with 25 total awards, but ABC is second with 18, followed by Fox with 11, CBS with 10, and NBC with 8.

Totals for shows look like this: 8 for HBO’s The Pacific, 7 for HBO’s Temple Grandin, 6 for ABC’s Modern Family, and 4 each for Disney’s Prep & Landing, Glee, and Mad Men.

The complete list of winners is after the jump.

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Tweet Emmy Intros to Jimmy Fallon

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When Jimmy Fallon takes the stage this Sunday night to host the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, you can Tweet suggestions for his on-camera introductions of the show’s celebrity presenters. Fallon and his staff will pick their favorites from the suggestions and he’ll use them on the show.

Fallon has used this tactic on his late-night show before, usually to very funny results. Plus, it gives fans at home a deeper investment in the goings-on when they Tweet something from their living room and five minutes later it’s on live television, going out to millions of people. Jimmy Fallon has always been the most tech-savvy late-night talk show host, having embraced gadgetry and social media from the very beginning of his run on NBC‘s Late Night.

To submit your introduction suggestions to Fallon & Co. for the Emmys, just Tweet your line using the hashtag “#imontheemmys” or visit nbc.com/imontheemmys. The site will also show other fans’ submissions and the full list of presenters.

First Batch of Emmy Winners

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Emmy producers have streamlined this year’s Primetime Awards show by cutting several secondary categories and shoving them into the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony. As a result, a number of semi-major awards were announced Saturday night. Click through for a full rundown.

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TCA Awards: Glee does it again

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Following Glee‘s very long list of Emmy nominations — the most of any show this year — the freshman show walked away with top honors at the 2010 Television Critics Association Awards ceremony Saturday night. Glee scored wins for overall Program of the Year, Outstanding New Program, and Individual Achievement in Comedy for actress Jane Lynch. Glee was the only winning show to receive multiple awards.

Outstanding Comedy went to Modern Family, while Lost and Breaking Bad tied for Oustanding Drama. Individual Achievement in Drama (essentially, “Best Actor or Actress”) went to Julianna Margulies for her work on The Good Wife. Yo Gabba Gabba was for the second time in a row named Outstanding Youth Program, while Oustanding News & Information Program went to The Discovery Channel’s much-hyped Life miniseries.

HBO’s one and only win was for its Outstanding Miniseries, The Pacific. A pair of legacy awards were given to M*A*S*H and James Garner, for the influence both had on culture and small-screen entertainment.

The TCA Awards (in case you didn’t know) are voted on by the 200 members of the Television Critics Association. It’s considered the highest honor bestowed by television critics.