The Cutties Temporary Ballot - DEADLINE MAY 31st

[Mara]

Look it over and tell me what you think. Imagine UP TO FIVE nominations per category (with a minimum of three.) I think we're going to have to fold miniseries in to comedy and drama. Here (http://match-cut.org/showthread.php?t=3430) is a list of eligible entires.

BEST COMEDY

BEST DRAMA

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)

BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)

CANCELLED TOO SOON

BEST OPENING CREDITS

BEST COSTUMES

BEST LATE NIGHT / TALK SHOW

BEST REALITY SHOW

Give me feedback. We'll start nominations in late May.

[Lazlo]

This set of categories looks good to me, though I'm reluctant to have the writing and directing categories be episode-specific, but I get that that's how the Emmys do it. Also, I'd push for five nominees rather than three, though people can submit fewer if they can't get to five.

[Lucky]

I would vote to combine the Supporting Actor/Actress, Writing, Directing, and Guest Star categories.

[Lazlo]

I would vote to combine the Supporting Actor/Actress, Writing, Directing, and Guest Star categories.

Naww dude. Watch more TV.

[Ezee E]

Doubt I'll even fill five nominees for most of those, but I hope this will give me some ideas of what to check out.

[Winston*]

Is there enough great comedy shows over the last year to justify all those extra comedy categories? Only ones I think I've seen are Louie and Community.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Is there enough great comedy shows over the last year to justify all those extra comedy categories? Only ones I think I've seen are Louie and Community.

You're forgetting Cougar Town.

[Winston*]

You're forgetting Cougar Town.

I watched an episode of that last night actually. I didn't think much of it. Are you joking when you say its great?

[Lazlo]

Is there enough great comedy shows over the last year to justify all those extra comedy categories? Only ones I think I've seen are Louie and Community.

30 Rock
Eastbound and Down
Parks and Recreation
Party Down

[Kurosawa Fan]

Well, I'd hesitate calling it great. The show is silly, for sure, and certainly not for everyone, but the cast has such great chemistry that my wife and I really enjoy it.

I'd say Modern Family is pretty great though, as far as new comedies go.

[Winston*]

Eastbound and Down
Party Down
Actually I have seen the latest seasons of these come to think of it. They are great. Never mind.

Don't like Modern Family.

[ledfloyd]

how about a best episode category rather than best writing and directing? or maybe it works as is.

[Lazlo]

how about a best episode category rather than best writing and directing? or maybe it works as is.

I'd prefer this too.

[Ezee E]

in progress

BEST COMEDY
Eastbound & Down
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

BEST DRAMA
Breaking Bad
Mad Men

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jon Hamm, Mad Men

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Kaitlin Olson, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Charlie Day, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Glenn Howerton, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Deep Roy, Eastbound & Down

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney, "The Gang Buys A Boat" - It's Always Sunny...
Shawn D. Harwell & Jody Hill & Danny R. McBride, "Chapter 9" - Eastbound & Down

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
Frank Darabont, "Days Gone By" - Walking Dead
Jennifer Getzinger "The Suitcase" - Mad Men
Sam Catlin & Moira Walley-Beckett, "Fly" - Breaking Bad

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
Jody Hill "Chapter 13" - Eastbound & Down
Matt Shakman "The Gang Gets Stranded in the Woods" - It's Always Sunny

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
Frank Darabont, "Days Gone By" - Walking Dead
Rian Johnson, "Fly" - Breaking Bad
Michelle MacLaren, "One Minute" - Breaking Bad
Matthew Weiner "The Suitcase" - Mad Men

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)
Will Ferrell, The Office

BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)
Darren Pettie, Mad Men

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
Breaking Bad
Mad Men

CANCELLED TOO SOON

BEST OPENING CREDITS

BEST COSTUMES

[Lazlo]

In progress...

BEST COMEDY
"30 Rock"
"Community"
"Eastbound and Down"
"Parks and Recreation"
"Party Down"

BEST DRAMA
"Downton Abbey"
"Friday Night Lights"
"Mad Men"
"Mildred Pierce"
"Treme"

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Alison Brie - “Community”
Lizzy Caplan - “Party Down”
Tina Fey - “30 Rock”
Gillian Jacobs - “Community”
Amy Poehler - “Parks and Recreation”

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin - “30 Rock”
Danny McBride - “Eastbound and Down”
Joel McHale - “Community”
Nick Offerman - “Parks and Recreation”
Adam Scott - “Party Down”

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Connie Britton - "Friday Night Lights"
Kelly MacDonald - “Boardwalk Empire”
Elisabeth Moss - “Mad Men”
Ruth Wilson - “Luther”
Kate Winslet - “Mildred Pierce”

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Kyle Chandler - “Friday Night Lights”
Idris Elba - “Luther”
Jon Hamm - “Mad Men”
Tommy Lee Jones - “The Sunset Limited”
Timothy Olyphant - “Justified”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Yvette Nicole Brown - “Community”
Ellie Kemper - “The Office”
Heather Morris - “Glee”
Megan Mullally - “Party Down”
Aubrey Plaza - “Parks and Recreation”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Aziz Ansari - “Parks and Recreation”
Donald Glover - “Community”
Danny Pudi - “Community”
Adam Scott - “Parks and Recreation”
Jason Segel - “How I Met Your Mother”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Khandi Alexander - "Treme"
Christina Hendricks - “Mad Men”
Margo Martindale - “Justified”
Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey"
Evan Rachel Wood - “Mildred Pierce”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Walton Goggins - “Justified”
Michael B. Jordan - “Friday Night Lights”
Guy Pearce - “Mildred Pierce”
Wendell Pierce - "Treme"
Michael Pitt - “Boardwalk Empire”

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
"'The Daily Show' With Jon Stewart" - "April 7, 2011"
"Eastbound and Down" - "Chapter 11"
"Parks and Recreation" - "Flu Season"
"Parks and Recreation" - "Jerry's Painting"
"Party Down" - "Steve Guttenberg's Birthday"

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
"Friday Night Lights" - "Always"
"Luther" - "Episode One"
"Mad Men" - "The Rejected"
"Mad Men" - "The Suitcase"
"Sherlock" - "A Study in Pink"

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
"Community" - "Critical Film Studies"
"Community" - "A Fistful of Paintballs"
"Eastbound and Down" - "Chapter 13"
"Parks and Recreation" - "Jerry's Painting"
"Party Down" - "Party Down Company Picnic"

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
"Boardwalk Empire" - "Boardwalk Empire"
"Friday Nights Lights" - "Always"
"The Killing" - "Pilot"
"Mildred Pierce" - "Part Five"
"The Walking Dead" - "Days Gone By"

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)
Kristen Bell - “Party Down”
LeVar Burton - “Community”
Matt Damon - “30 Rock”
Steve Guttenberg - “Party Down”
Chloë Grace Moretz - “30 Rock”

BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)
Zach Gilford - “Friday Night Lights”
Lennie James - “The Walking Dead”
Taylor Kitsch - “Friday Night Lights”
Adrianne Palicki - “Friday Night Lights”
Eamonn Walker - “Lights Out”

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
“Community”
"Eastbound and Down"
"The Office"
“Parks and Recreation”
“Party Down”

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Downton Abbey"
"Friday Night Lights"
"Justified"
"Mildred Pierce"

CANCELLED TOO SOON
“Lights Out”
“Lone Star”
“Party Down”
“Running Wilde”

BEST OPENING CREDITS
“Community”
"Downton Abbey"
“Friday Night Lights”
"Game of Thrones"
"The Killing"

BEST COSTUMES
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"Mad Men"
"Mildred Pierce"

BEST LATE NIGHT / TALK SHOW
"'The Daily Show' With Jon Stewart"
"'The Late Late Show' With Craig Ferguson"
"'Late Night' With Jimmy Fallon"
"'Real Time' With Bill Maher"
"The Ricky Gervais Show"

BEST REALITY SHOW
"The Amazing Race"
"An Idiot Abroad"

[ledfloyd]

giving this a shot.

BEST COMEDY
Peep Show
Parks and Recreation
Community
Louie
Party Down

BEST DRAMA
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Treme
Downton Abbey
Friday Night Lights

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Jessica Walter (Archer)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
David Mitchell (Peep Show)
Robert Webb (Peep Show)
Louis C.K. (Louie)
Adam Scott (Party Down)
Joel McHale (Community)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kate Winslett (Mildred Pierce)
Mirielle Enos (The Killing)
Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights)
Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey)
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Donal Logue (Terriers)
Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights)
Wendell Pierce (Treme)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Alison Brie (Community)
Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation)
Lizzy Caplan (Party Down)
Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation)
Gillian Jacobs (Community)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation)
Danny Pudi (Community)
Donald Glover (Community)
Nick Offernan (Parks and Recreation)
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men)
Michelle Forbes (The Killing)
Evan Rachel Wood (Mildred Pierce)
Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)
Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empire)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)
Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce)
Martin Freeman (Sherlock)
Michael Jordan (Friday Night Lights)
Arliss Howard (Rubicon)

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
"Critical Film Studies" Community
"Nether Zone" Peep Show
"Bully" Louie
"TGS Hates Women" 30 Rock
"Andy and April's Fancy Party" Parks and Recreation

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
"The Suitcase" Mad Men
"Fly" Breaking Bad
"Part Five" Mildred Pierce
"Always" Friday Night Lights
"The Doctor's Wife" Doctor Who

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
"Harvest Festival" Parks and Recreation
"Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" Community
"Nether Zone" Peep Show
"Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking" Community
"Constance Carmell Wedding" Party Down

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
"Part Five" Mildred Pierce
"The Rejected" Mad Men
"Fly" Breaking Bad
"Always" Friday Night Lights
"Boardwalk Empire" Boardwalk Empire

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)
Steve Guttenberg (Party Down)
Levar Burton (Community)
Ricky Gervais (Louie)

BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)
Randee Heller (Mad Men)
Mark Sheppard Jr. (Doctor Who)
Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights)
Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights)

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
Community
Parks and Recreation
Party Down
30 Rock
Archer

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Friday Night Lights
Treme
Mildred Pierce

CANCELLED TOO SOON
Party Down
Terriers
Rubicon
The Chicago Code

BEST OPENING CREDITS
Game of Thrones
Treme
Mad Men

BEST COSTUMES
Mad Men
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce

[ledfloyd]

narrowing some of those down to three was really difficult, especially best ensemble drama.

i think at least best comedy and best drama should have five nominees.

edit: and really i can't think of the downside of going five nominees across the board. worst case scenario we end up with some weak categories.

[Mara]

edit: and really i can't think of the downside of going five nominees across the board. worst case scenario we end up with some weak categories.

Fair enough. Let's say up to five, but I'd like a minimum of three (so we don't get ballots with just one entry.)

[ledfloyd]

updated.

*generic comment on the paucity of actresses in comedies*

i'm struggling to think of memorable guest spots.

[Mara]

Is White Collar a comedy? Castle?

[Mara]

I've decided Doctor Who is a comedy. BUT IS IT? So hard.

[Raiders]

Castle is definitely a comedy. Basically every scene is, at some point, played for laughs.

[Dukefrukem]

Nathan Fillion for best actor in a comedic role.

[Mara]

So far, I'm having the hardest time narrowing down Best Supporting Actress in a Drama. I guess that's where the juiciest parts are.

But Margo Martindale should win. Just saying.

[Mara]

This was hard. I need to catch up on Friday Night Lights, and it looks like Game of Thrones and The Killing might make some inroads, depending on how things go.

And CRAP ON A CRACKER, I forgot that the season of Doctor Who that is eligible is this next season, not the past one. Some of them will probably apply, but I need to see how it goes.

BEST COMEDY
Eureka
How I Met Your Mother
Raising Hope
White Collar

BEST DRAMA
Downton Abbey
Justified
Mad Men
Doctor Who
Sherlock

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY


BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Tim DeKay, White Collar
Matthew Bomer, White Collar

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Matt Smith, Doctor Who
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Martin Freeman, Sherlock

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Alyson Hannigan, How I Met Your Mother
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Cloris Leachman, Raising Hope

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jason Segal, How I Met Your Mother
Garrett Dillahunt, Raising Hope
Joe Morton, Eureka
Saul Rubinek, Warehouse 13

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Margo Martindale, Justified
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Dame Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Miranda Richardson, Rubicon
Michelle Forbes, The Killing

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Walton Goggins, Justified
John Slattery, Mad Men
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Arliss Howard, Rubicon
Jeremy Davies, Justified

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
Lewis Morton, “The Late Philip J. Fry”, Futurama
Carter Bays & Craig Thomas, “Last Words”, How I Met Your Mother
Liz Astrof, “Blue Dots” Raising Hope

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
Julian Fellowes, “Episode 3”, Downton Abbey
Benjamin Cavell, “Blaze of Glory”, Justified
Matthew Weiner, “The Suitcase”, Mad Men
Steven Moffat, “A Study in Pink”, Sherlock
Neil Gaimon, "The Doctor's Wife", Doctor Who

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
Julian Fellowes, “Episode 3”, Downton Abbey
Jennifer Getzinger, “The Suitcase”, Mad Men
John Slattery, “The Rejected”, Mad Men
Patty Jenkins, “Pilot”, The Killing
Richard Clark, "The Doctor's Wife," Doctor Who

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)
James Callis, Eureka
John Lithgow, How I Met Your Mother
Ed Quinn, Eureka

BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)
Stephen Root, Justified
Mark Moses, Mad Men
Mark A. Sheppard, Supernatural
Alex Kingston, Doctor Who

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
Raising Hope

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
Downton Abbey
Mad Men
Rubicon
The Killing
Doctor Who

CANCELLED TOO SOON
Rubicon
Lone Star

BEST OPENING CREDITS
Justified
Mad Men
Rubicon
True Blood
Doctor Who

BEST COSTUMES
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
Mad Men
Doctor Who

[ledfloyd]

i totally spaced on arliss howard. fixed.

also i watched downton abbey so quickly that it's hard for me to single out an episode for writing or directing honors.

[Mara]

i totally spaced on arliss howard. fixed.

He was AMAZING. He'd be my pick to win... maybe... after Goggins.


also i watched downton abbey so quickly that it's hard for me to single out an episode for writing or directing honors.

It's consistent, too, so it's hard to single out one episode as being particularly good. But Episode Three was when I said to myself, "Yeah, I've never seen anything like this before."

[Mara]

I'm going to also bewail women in comedy. Weak.

Also, holy cow my acting list is white. I can't think of any really strong minority actors or actresses on shows I like right now. Remember the good old days of Lost?

[Lazlo]

I'm going to also bewail women in comedy. Weak.

NBC's Thursday night is full of wonderful women in comedies.

[Mara]

NBC's Thursday night is full of wonderful women in comedies.

I had to give up on The Office and 30 Rock. I think the shows have really deteriorated. I will admit that, at one point, they were doing great things with women and comedy.

That said, I still haven't seen Parks and Recreation. I hear it's good.

[Lazlo]

I had to give up on The Office and 30 Rock. I think the shows have really deteriorated. I will admit that, at one point, they were doing great things with women and comedy.

That said, I still haven't seen Parks and Recreation. I hear it's good.

I'll agree with you on The Office, and I've seen lots of complaints about a 30 Rock drop-off but I've never noticed.

Parks and Rec is fantastic but to me Community is the crown jewel.

[Raiders]

Haven't seen Mad Men's fourth season yet and haven't watched Downton Abbey either, so with that in mind...

BEST COMEDY
Party Down
Modern Family
Louie
Community
Warehouse 13

BEST DRAMA
Justified
Breaking Bad
Mildred Pierce
The Killing
Lights Out

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Stana Katic, Castle
Joanne Kelly, Warehouse 13

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Nathan Fillion, Castle
Tim DeKay, White Collar
Joel McHale, Community
Adam Scott, Party Down
Louis C.K., Louie

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire
Mireille Enos, The Killing

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Holt McCallany, Lights Out

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Heather Morris, Glee
Alison Brie, Community

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Garrett Dillahunt, Raising Hope
Ken Marino, Party Down
Danny Pudi, Community
Saul Rubinek, Warehouse 13

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Margo Martindale, Justified
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
Catherine McCormack, Lights Out
Michelle Forbes, The Killing

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Walton Goggins, Justified
Guy Pierce, Mildred Pierce
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Mark Addy, Game of Thrones

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
Louis C.K., "God" - Louie
John Enbom & Dan Etheridge, "Steve Guttenberg's Birthday" - Party Down
Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh, "Earthquake" - Modern Family

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
Frank Darabont, "Days Gone Bye" - The Walking Dead
Vince Gilligan, "Full Measure" - Breaking Bad
Dave Andron, "Reckoning" - Justified
Brian Goluboff, "Head Games" - Lights Out

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
Anthony Hemingway, "Epidemiology" - Community

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
Todd Haynes, "Part 5" - Mildred Pierce
Frank Darabont, "Days Gone Bye" - The Walking Dead
Rian Johnson, "Fly" - Breaking Bad
Ed Bianchi, "The Shot" - Lights Out

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
Community
Party Down
Modern Family
Eureka

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
Justified
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad

CANCELLED TOO SOON
Lights Out
Party Down

BEST OPENING CREDITS
True Blood
Game of Thrones
Louie

[Mara]

Joanne Kelly's acting on Warehouse 13 never struck me particularly one way or the other, but I just saw her on Slings and Arrows and she was great. So I can hope for some more meat to her part.

Also, sheesh she's pretty.

[Henry Gale]

The thing is, when it comes to people like Margo Martindale (and even Jeremy Davies, for that matter) on Justified, she's technically listed as a guest star despite being a strong supporting position in nearly every episode this season, leaving me unsure as to where to put her. And did we drop the idea for "Documentary / Reality" category? If so, An Idiot Abroad is definitely locking a spot in comedy for me.

I also agree that we need to have five nomination slots instead of just three.

[Raiders]

The thing is, when it comes to people like Margo Martindale (and even Jeremy Davies, for that matter) on Justified, she's technically listed as a guest star despite being a strong supporting position in nearly every episode this season, leaving me unsure as to where to put her.

If we were voting on the show as a whole this would matter, but since we are looking just at season two, she is just considered a supporting part.

[Mara]

If we were voting on the show as a whole this would matter, but since we are looking just at season two, she is just considered a supporting part.

Yeah. I'm not sure what the technical definition is, but I'd consider a guest spot as being around three episodes or fewer.

I've noticed there's some disagreement on voting Elisabeth Moss as either best actress or best supporting actress.

[Henry Gale]

Alright, I'm definitely okay with nominating her like that.

In terms of other ideas I don't remember being discussed, did we ever entertain the idea of a "Best Late Night / Talk Show" category? I'd say even in just the last year that field has gotten stronger.

[Ezee E]

I can't really see how Moss would be categorized as a lead. Some episodes she's not even in.

[Mara]

I can't really see how Moss would be categorized as a lead. Some episodes she's not even in.

Quick search shows her to be in 50/52 episodes. And she's really the only person, other than Don, that has entire episodes dedicated to their specific storyline.

But I agree she's sort of middle ground.

[Mara]

In terms of other ideas I don't remember being discussed, did we ever entertain the idea of a "Best Late Night / Talk Show" category? I'd say even in just the last year that field has gotten stronger.

I forgot that. I'll add it.

Hey everyone, add Best Late Night / Talk Show.

[Ezee E]

Quick search shows her to be in 50/52 episodes. And she's really the only person, other than Don, that has entire episodes dedicated to their specific storyline.

But I agree she's sort of middle ground.
Same thing happens in the movie awards though as far as where to place them. Guess that'll be up to you when it comes time to start voting! :)

[Lucky]

BEST COMEDY
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
The Office

BEST DRAMA
Mad Men
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
Caitlin Olsen - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Steve Carell - The Office
Louis C.K. - Louis
Charlie Day - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment
Hugh Bonneville - Downton Abbey
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Megan Mullally - Party Down
Kristen Wiig - SNL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Nick Offerman - Parks and Recreation

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Michelle Forbes - The Killing
Joanne Froggatt - Downton Abbey
Amy Ryan - In Treatment

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Irrfan Khan - In Treatment
Brian F. O'Byrne - Mildred Pierce
John Slattery - Mad Men
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)
Will Ferrell - The Office

BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)
Cara Buono - Mad Men
Denis O'Hare - True Blood

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
Party Down
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
The Office
Glee

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
Mad Men
Downton Abbey
True Blood
Game of Thrones
Boardwalk Empire

CANCELLED TOO SOON
Party Down

BEST OPENING CREDITS
True Blood
Dexter
Mad Men
Louis

BEST COSTUMES
Mad Men
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
Game of Thrones

BEST LATE NIGHT / TALK SHOW
Tosh.0

[EyesWideOpen]

I'd definitely consider Castle and Glee to be more of a drama then a comedy. So I'm gonna put my nominations under drama.

BEST COMEDY
30 Rock
Parks and Recreation
Children’s Hospital
Check it Out With Steve Brule
Party Down

BEST DRAMA
Fringe
Castle
Justified
Glee
Sherlock

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Aisha Tyler - Archer
Jessica Walter - Archer
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Adam Scott - Party Down
Louis C.K. - Louie
John C. Reilly - Check It Out! with Steve Brule
H. John Benjamin - Archer

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Anna Torv - Fringe
Stana Katic - Castle
Lea Michelle - Glee
Jane Lynch - Glee


BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Timothy Olyphant - Justified
Joshua Jackson - Fringe
Nathan Fillion - Castle
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Martin Freeman - Sherlock

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Aubrey Plaza - Parks and Recreation
Judy Greer - Archer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Nick Offerman - Parks and Recreation
Adam Scott - Parks and Recreation
Chris Pratt - Parks and Recreation


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Jasika Nicole - Fringe
Margo Martindale - Justified


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
John Noble - Fringe
Walton Goggins - Justified
Jeremy Davies - Justified

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
Children’s Hospital
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Party Down

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
Fringe
Glee
Justified

CANCELLED TOO SOON
Party Down

BEST OPENING CREDITS
Fringe
Check it Out With Steve Brule
Parks and Recreation

BEST COSTUMES
Glee

BEST LATE NIGHT / TALK SHOW
Conan
Tosh.O
The Daily Show with John Stewart
The Colbert Report
The Ricky Gervais Show

BEST REALITY SHOW
An Idiot Abroad
Parking Wars
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory
Oddities

[Henry Gale]

For now...

BEST COMEDY
An Idiot Abroad
Community
Eastbound & Down
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Parks and Recreation

BEST DRAMA
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
Justified

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Lizzy Caplan - Party Down
Courteney Cox - Cougar Town
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Gillian Jacobs - Community
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Steve Carrell - The Office
Louis CK - Louie
Danny McBride - Eastbound & Down
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Adam Scott - Party Down

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Connie Britton - Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos - The Killing

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Sean Bean - Game Of Thrones
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Timothy Olyphant - Justified

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Alison Brie - Community
Kaitlin Olson - It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Cobie Smulders - How I Met Your Mother
Maria Thayer - Eagleheart
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Charlie Day - It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Steve Little - Eastbound & Down
Nick Offerman - Parks and Recreation
Danny Pudi - Community
Jason Segal - How I Met Your Mother

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Michelle Fairley - Game Of Thrones
Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad
Margo Martindale - Justified
Jurnee Smollett - Friday Night Lights
Deborah Ann Woll - True Blood

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jeremy Davies - Justified
Walton Goggins - Justified
Denis O'Hare - True Blood
Dean Norris - Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
Chris McKenna ("Paradigms of Human Memory") - Community
Shawn D. Harwell & Jody Hill & Danny McBride ("Chapter 13") - Eastbound & Down
David A. Goodman ("The Big Bang Theory") - Family Guy
Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney ("The Gang Buys A Boat") - It's Always Sunny
Louis CK ("God") - Louie
Dan Goor ("Li'l Sebastian") - Parks and Recreation

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
Vince Gilligan ("Full Measure") - Breaking Bad
John Shiban ("Sunset") - Breaking Bad
Jason Katims ("Always") - Friday Night Lights
Dave Andron ("Reckoning") - Justified
Frank Darabont ("Days Gone Bye") - The Walking Dead

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
Richard Ayoade ("Critical Film Studies") - Community
Joe Russo (""A Fistful of Paintballs"/"For A Few Paintballs More") - Community
David Gordon Green ("Chapter 12") - Eastbound & Down
Matt Shakman ("Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth") - It's Always Sunny
Michel Gondry ("January 13th, 2011") - Jimmy Kimmel Live!

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
Vince Gilligan ("Full Measure") - Breaking Bad
Michelle MacLaren ("One Minute") - Breaking Bad
Michael Waxman ("Always") - Friday Night Lights
J.J. Abrams ("Pilot") - Undercovers
Frank Darabont ("Days Gone Bye") - The Walking Dead

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)
Andrew Friedman (We're Lawyers!) - It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Ricky Gervais - Louie
Tom Noonan - Louie
Deep Roy - Eastbound & Down
Ben Schwartz - Parks and Recreation

BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)
Jonathan Banks - Breaking Bad
James Frain - True Blood
Zach Gilford - Friday Night Lights
Damon Herriman - Justified
Taylor Kitsch - Friday Night Lights

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
Community
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Party Down

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Game Of Thrones
Justified
Friday Night Lights

CANCELLED TOO SOON
Party Down
Undercovers

BEST OPENING CREDITS
Bored To Death
Friday Night Lights
Justified
Louie
True Blood

BEST COSTUMES
Boardwalk Empire
Community
Doctor Who
Game Of Thrones
True Blood

BEST LATE NIGHT / TALK SHOW
The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

BEST REALITY SHOW
The Amazing Race
Big Brother (UK)
An Idiot Abroad

[Ezee E]

Isn't Esposito in the credits of Breaking Bad as a star now?

[Henry Gale]

Isn't Esposito in the credits of Breaking Bad as a star now?

Ah, I guess he is. I watched seasons 2 and 3 pretty close together, so I guess I just picture him slowly just making more and more appearances as things progressed. Looking things up, the internets seem to imply that Jonathan Banks is a regular too, which is even more confusing since I know he wasn't featured too prominently in every episode last season.

Either way, the supporting categories were already some of my hardest to narrow down.

[Lazlo]

Last week's episode of Parks and Recreation, "Jerry's Painting", was incredible. So fucking funny.

[Acapelli]

in progress

BEST COMEDY
Parks and Recreation
Peep Show
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Eastbound and Down
Louie

BEST DRAMA
Justified
Fringe
Luther
Terriers
The Killing

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation)
Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation)
Louis CK (Louie)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Timothy Olyphant (Justified)
Donal Logue (Terriers)
Idris Elba (Luther)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)

BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
Parks and Recreation

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)

CANCELLED TOO SOON
Sym-Bionic Titan
Party Down
Terriers
Rubicon

BEST OPENING CREDITS

BEST COSTUMES

BEST LATE NIGHT / TALK SHOW

[Mara]

Yeah, I think I need to redo my ballot. I don't think I can count Doctor Who as a comedy.

[Lucky]

Article contains AMC's official Emmy submissions.

AMC is 'Dead' 'Mad' to make a 'Killing' at the Emmys: http://www.imdb.com/news/ni10369768/

[Lucky]

After some quick research, I realized Randee Heller (Guest Actress) is Miss Blankenship. That is awesome.

[Ezee E]

Article contains AMC's official Emmy submissions.

AMC is 'Dead' 'Mad' to make a 'Killing' at the Emmys: http://www.imdb.com/news/ni10369768/
I guess there is nothing to "break."

[Thirdmango]

I guess there is nothing to "break."

That was just Bad.

[Winston*]

Procrastination!

BEST COMEDY
Eastbound and Down
Louie
Party Down
Community

BEST DRAMA
Justified
Breaking Bad
Mad Men
Downton Abbey

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Lizzy Caplan - Party Down

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Adam Scott - Party Down
Louis CK - Louie
Danny McBride - Eastbound and Down
Joel McHale - Community

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Elizabeth McGovern - Downton Abbey

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Brian Cranston - Breaking Bad
Timothy Olyphaunt - Justified
Jon Hamm - Mad Men

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Allison Brie - Communirty

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Michael Pena - Eastbound and Down
Donald Glover Community
Danny Pudi - Community

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Margo Martindale - Justified

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Esposito - Breaking Bad
Jeremy Davies - Justified
John Slattery - Mad Men

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)

Steve Guttenberg - Party Down
Tom Noonan - Louie

BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)

James Frain - True Blood

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)

Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones

CANCELLED TOO SOON

Party Down

BEST OPENING CREDITS

Game of Thrones
True Blood

BEST COSTUMES

Mad Men
Game of Thrones
Treme

BEST LATE NIGHT / TALK SHOW

N/A

[Ivan Drago]

Heh. The Matchies and the Cutties. Cute.

[Mara]

Heh. The Matchies and the Cutties. Cute.

Someone made a joke about our next awards being called the "orgies."

[Henry Gale]

Edited mine, though I'm not sure how soon the deadline actually is.

[Mara]

Edited mine, though I'm not sure how soon the deadline actually is.

We were talking about the actual deadline being Memorial Day, to give everyone the weekend.

So:

BALLOTS MUST BE FINALIZED MONDAY, MAY 30TH.

[Thirdmango]

good deal, this will make me actually do it this week then :D

[Mara]

Could someone powerful edit the thread title to include the due date? Thanks!

[Mara]

Thank you, silent hero!

[EyesWideOpen]

So are we not going to have a Best Reality Show award?

I'm unsure where I should put something like An Idiot Abroad or Tosh.O.

[Mara]

I can add one, but there didn't seem to be much demand. I'm not sure if there will be many nominations.

[Mara]

Isn't Tosh.0 a talk show? No?

[EyesWideOpen]

Isn't Tosh.0 a talk show? No?

It's a clip style show in the same vein as "The Soup". I guess yeah it would fit in talk show.

[Lazlo]

Don't forget Treme y'all! I know the season just started and Simon shows are tough to judge without the whole season, but I'm three episodes in and it's great. I need to catch up on Game of Thrones. Why did I agree to watch it with my unreliable roommate?!

[Dead & Messed Up]

BEST COMEDY
Archer
Community
Louie
Parks and Recreation
Party Down

BEST DRAMA
Breaking Bad
The Walking Dead

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Amy Poehler as Leslie in Parks and Recreation
Gillian Jacobs as Britta in Community
Lizzy Caplan as Casey in Party Down

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
H. Jon Benjamin as Archer in, y'know, Archer
Louis CK as Louie in Louie
Adam Scott as Henry in Party Down
Steve Carell as Michael in The Office

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Bryan Cranston as Walter White

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Chris Parnell as _____ in Archer
Ken Marino as ____ in Party Down
Martin Starr as _____ in Party Down
Nick Offerman as Ron in Parks and Recreation
Aziz Ansari as Tom in Parks and Recreation

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Aaron Paul as Jesse in Breaking Bad

Steven Yuen as Glenn in The Walking Dead
Jeffrey DeMunn as Dale in The Walking Dead

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)
Adam Reed for "Skytanic" of Archer
Andy Bobrow for "Mixology Certification" of Community
"The Flu" of Parks and Recreation

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
Frank Darabont for "Days Gone By" of The Walking Dead

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)

Joe Russo for "Cooperative Calligraphy" of Community

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
Frank Darabont for "Days Gone By" of The Walking Dead


BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)
Amy Ryan as Holly in The Office
Luke Youngblood as Magnitude in Community
Steve Gutenberg as himself in Party Down
as in Parks and Recreation


BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
Community
Parks and Recreation

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
Breaking Bad

CANCELLED TOO SOON

BEST OPENING CREDITS
Archer


BEST COSTUMES

BEST LATE NIGHT / TALK SHOW
[b]Conan
Saturday Night Live

[amberlita]

Oh man, thanks for the heads up in the thread title. This deadline came up FAST. I'll get to work...

[ledfloyd]

so is this temporary ballot thread going to become the permanent ballot thread?

[amberlita]

This may be my final ballot. I just don't know where to go with most of the comedy categories. I don't watch enough of them.


BEST COMEDY
Community
Louie
Modern Family
Glee

BEST DRAMA
Breaking Bad
Mad Men
Justified
Doctor Who
Game of Thrones

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Elizabeth Moss - Mad Men
Mireille Enos - The Killing
Sarah Wayne Callies - The Walking Dead
Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Matt Smith - Doctor Who
Holt McCallany - Lights Out
Timothy Olyphant - Justified

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Chris Colfer - Glee

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Margo Martindale - Justified
Michelle Forbes - The Killing
Christina Hendricks - Mad Men
Khandi Alexander - Treme

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
Walton Goggins - Justified
John Slattery - Mad Men
Michael Pitt - Boardwalk Empire
Jeremy Davies - Justified

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)

BEST WRITING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
"Fly" - Breaking Bad
"The Suitcase" - Mad Men
"Days Gone By" - The Walking Dead
"The Wolf and The Lion" - Game of Thrones
"Brother's Keeper" - Justified

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (COMEDY)

BEST DIRECTING FOR AN EPISODE (DRAMA)
"One Minute" - Breaking Bad
"Fly" - Breaking Bad
"Days Gone By" - The Walking Dead
"The Suitcase" - Mad Men
"The Doctor's Wife" - Doctor Who

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)

BEST GUEST STAR (DRAMA)
Bradley Whitford - The Mentalist
Lennie James - The Walking Dead
Denis O'Hare - Trueblood

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
Glee
Community
Modern Family

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
Breaking Bad
Mad Men
Treme
Game of Thrones
Justified

CANCELLED TOO SOON
Terriers
Rubicon
Lights Out

BEST OPENING CREDITS
Game of Thrones
Trueblood
Treme
Mad Men
Justified

BEST COSTUMES
Treme
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Boardwalk Empire

BEST LATE NIGHT / TALK SHOW
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Conan
Craig Ferguson
Jimmy Fallon

BEST REALITY SHOW
So You Think You Can Dance
Deadliest Catch
Top Chef: All Stars
An Idiot Abroad (or place in Comedy if this category is nixed)

[Mara]

so is this temporary ballot thread going to become the permanent ballot thread?

No, I think I'll put up a permanent ballot thread around the 30th so it's easier to sort.

[Lucky]

I just did some final editing on my ballot.

I also want to use this opportunity to take advantage of the weak representation of women in comedy and push Kristen Wiig for Best Actress for SNL.

[Henry Gale]

I also want to use this opportunity to take advantage of the weak representation of women in comedy and push Kristen Wiig for Best Actress for SNL.

She'd have to be Supporting though, wouldn't she? I mean that's what she's been nominated for when it comes to things like the Emmys, and even looking at something like this most recent (and surprisingly stellar) season finale, she was only in about two skits.

Either way, I'm not sure I have room for her. For me the supporting categories, especially in comedy, were the hardest to whittle down to just five.

[Lucky]

Yes, you're correct. I've adjusted my ballot accordingly. I guess I figured that since she was one of the headliners on the show they would push her lead.

[Lucky]

I like the Best Reality Show add. I hadn't realized how much reality TV I watch until I started coming up with the list of nominees for it. I'm not ashamed of any of those shows I nominated, either. They are all quality entertainment in their own right.

[Lucky]

KF, I'm interested in hearing your rationale behind Party Down having Best Costumes...?

[EyesWideOpen]

I'm assuming we're going to come up with some consensus on nominations for supporting and non supporting since posters have the same people in both categories?

[Mara]

I'm assuming we're going to come up with some consensus on nominations for supporting and non supporting since posters have the same people in both categories?

Personally, I'm going strictly by numbers. If someone gets enough ballots in either category, they'll get an official nomination.

[Kurosawa Fan]

KF, I'm interested in hearing your rationale behind Party Down having Best Costumes...?

:lol:

It was a joke. I was wondering if anyone would catch that. I was mainly making fun of the catering uniforms, and the fact that I don't really have anything other than the costume dramas I watch worthy of a nomination in that category.

[EyesWideOpen]

Personally, I'm going strictly by numbers. If someone gets enough ballots in either category, they'll get an official nomination.


I'm just worried about votes getting split between categories and them not making it in.

[Mara]

I'm just worried about votes getting split between categories and them not making it in.

Doubtless that will happen. But I'm not sure if we can come up with a formula to distinguish the two. Any ideas?

[Kurosawa Fan]

I really struggled with lead/supporting when it came to Downton Abbey, so I just went with my gut. If someone wants to make a case that I'm wrong in any of my choices, I'd hear them out and adjust my ballot accordingly if convinced.

[Mara]

That's not to mention that she's a major impetus for Scott's maturation process.

At first I thought this said "masturbation" and I was confused. Then I realized it was "maturation" and was still confused. Then I read the Scott Pilgrim thread... and I gotta tell you... still confused.

[Kurosawa Fan]

At first I thought this said "masturbation" and I was confused. Then I realized it was "maturation" and was still confused. Then I read the Scott Pilgrim thread... and I gotta tell you... still confused.

:lol:

I wondered where that line disappeared to! Wow. What the hell was I doing?

[Acapelli]

BEST COMEDY
Parks and Recreation
Peep Show
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Eastbound and Down
Louie

BEST DRAMA
Justified
Fringe
Luther
Terriers
Game Of Thrones

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Courtney Cox (Cougar Town)
Lizzy Caplan (Party Down)
Gillian Jacobs (Community)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation)
Louis CK (Louie)
Danny McBride (Eastbound And Down)
Adam Scott (Party Down)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Mireille Enos (The Killing)
Anna Torv (Fringe)
Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men)
Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire)
Margo Martindale (Justified)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Timothy Olyphant (Justified)
Donal Logue (Terriers)
Idris Elba (Luther)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Sean Bean (Game Of Thrones)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Sophia Vergara (Modern Family)
Aubrey Plaza (Parks And Recreation)
Ellie Kemper (The Office)
Kristen Schaal (Bob's Burgers)
Pamela Adlon (Louie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation)
Danny Devito (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia)
Adam Scott (Parks And Recreation)
Rob Lowe (Parks And Recreation)
Ed O'Neill (Modern Family)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Lina Headey (Game Of Thrones)
Emilia Clarke (Game Of Thrones)
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men)
Michelle Forbes (The Killing)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Walton Goggins (Justified)
François Arnaud (The Borgias)
Peter Dinklage (Game Of Thrones)
Arliss Howard (Rubicon)
Joel Kinnaman (The Killing)

BEST GUEST STAR (COMEDY)
Levar Burton (Community)
Will Ferrell (The Office)
Steve Guttenberg (Party Down)

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
Parks and Recreation
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Modern Family
Cougar Town
Community

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
Mad Men
Justified
Fringe
Game Of Thrones

CANCELLED TOO SOON
Sym-Bionic Titan
Party Down
Terriers
Rubicon

BEST COSTUMES
The Borgias
Game Of Thrones
Gossip Girl