2010 Primetime Emmy Awards
The 62nd Emmy -Verleihung in the category of prime time ( 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards ) took place on 29. August 2010 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles instead. The presenter and actor Jimmy Fallon moderated the event.
overview
The nominations were announced on July 8, 2010 by Sofía Vergara and Joel McHale with John Shaffner at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theater. The drama series The Pacific (24) had received most of the nominations in advance , followed by Glee (19) and Mad Men (17). A comparison of the broadcasters revealed the following distribution of nominations:
| Channel | Nominations |
|---|---|
| HBO | 101 |
| ABC | 63 |
| CBS | 57 |
| NBC | 48 |
| Fox | 47 |
| PBS | 32 |
| AMC | 26th |
| Show time | 23 |
| Discovery Channel | 14th |
| Lifetime | 12 |
| FX | 9 |
| Comedy Central | 8th |
| Cartoon Network | 7th |
| Bravo | 6th |
| History Channel | 6th |
| Syfy | 6th |
| Disney Channel | 5 |
| DirecTV | 4th |
| USA Network | 4th |
| TNT | 3 |
| A&E Network | 2 |
| Animal Planet | 2 |
| IFC | 2 |
| Nickelodeon | 2 |
| Sundance Channel | 2 |
| MTV | 1 |
| Epix | 1 |
| NGC | 1 |
| TCM | 1 |
| Travel Channel | 1 |
Awards and nominations (selection)
(The winners are each marked in bold.)
Drama series
(Outstanding Drama Series)
- Breaking Bad (AMC)
- Dexter (Showtime)
- Lost (ABC)
- Mad Men (AMC)
- Good Wife (CBS)
- True Blood (HBO)
Comedy series
(Outstanding Comedy Series)
- 30 Rock (NBC)
- The Office (NBC)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Glee (FOX)
- Modern Family (ABC)
- Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Miniseries
(Outstanding Mini Series)
- The Pacific (HBO)
- Return to Cranford (PBS)
TV movie
(Outstanding Made for Television Movie)
- Endgame (PBS)
- Georgia O'Keeffe (Lifetime)
- Moon Shot (History)
- The Special Relationship (HBO)
- You don't go alone (Temple Grandin) (HBO)
- You Don't Know Jack (HBO)
Variety, music or comedy show
(Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series)
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
- The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
- Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
- Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Reality TV competition
(Outstanding Reality Competition Program)
- The Amazing Race (CBS)
- American Idol (FOX)
- Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
- Project Runway (Lifetime)
- Top Chef (Bravo)
Reality TV show
(Outstanding Reality Program)
- Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
- Dirty Jobs (Discovery Channel)
- Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (ABC)
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
- MythBusters (Discovery Channel)
- Undercover Boss (CBS)
Children's program
(Outstanding Children's Program)
- iCarly (Nickelodeon)
- Hannah Montana (Disney Channel)
- Jonas LA (Disney Channel)
- Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
- Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (Disney Channel)
Acting performances
Leading actor in a drama series
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(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series)
- Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad (AMC)
- Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights (The 101 Network / NBC)
- Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard in Lost (ABC)
- Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in Dexter (Showtime)
- Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men (AMC)
- Hugh Laurie as Gregory House in House (FOX)
Leading actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series)
- Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy in 30 Rock (NBC)
- Steve Carell as Michael Scott in The Office (NBC)
- Larry David as Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester in Glee (FOX)
- Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
- Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk in Monk (USA)
Lead actor in a miniseries or a television movie
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)
- Jeff Bridges as Jon Katz in A Dog Year (HBO)
- Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian in You Don't Know Jack (HBO)
- Dennis Quaid as Bill Clinton in The Special Relationship (HBO)
- Michael Sheen as Tony Blair in The Special Relationship (HBO)
- Ian McKellen as Two in The Prisoner (AMC)
Leading actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series)
- Glenn Close as "Patty" Hewes in Damages (FX)
- Connie Britton as Tami Taylor in Friday Night Lights (The 101 Network / NBC)
- Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
- January Jones as Betty Draper in Mad Men (AMC)
- Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick in The Good Wife (CBS)
- Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson in The Closer (TNT)
Leading actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series)
- Toni Collette as Tara Gregson in United States of Tara (Showtime)
- Edie Falco as Jacky Peyton in Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
- Tina Fey as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock (NBC)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell in The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
- Lea Michele as Rachel Berry in Glee (FOX)
- Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Leading actress in a miniseries or a television movie
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie)
- Joan Allen as Georgia O'Keeffe in Georgia O'Keeffe (Lifetime)
- Claire Danes as Temple Grandin in You Don't Walk Alone (Temple Grandin) (HBO)
- Hope Davis as Hillary Clinton in The Special Relationship (HBO)
- Judi Dench as Miss Matty in Return to Cranford (PBS)
- Maggie Smith as Mary Gilbert in Capturing Mary (HBO)
Supporting actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series)
- Andre Braugher as Owen in Man of a Certain Age (TNT)
- Michael Emerson as Benjamin Linus in Lost (ABC)
- Terry O'Quinn as John Locke / The Man in Black in Lost (ABC)
- Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad (AMC)
- Martin Short as Leonard Winstone in Damages (FX)
- John Slattery as Roger Sterling in Mad Men (AMC)
Supporting actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series)
- Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in Modern Family (ABC)
- Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel in Glee (FOX)
- Jon Cryer as Alan Harper in Two and a Half Men (CBS)
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett in Modern Family (ABC)
- Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
- Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker in Modern Family (ABC)
Supporting actor in a miniseries or a television movie
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)
- Michael Gambon as Mr. Woodhouse in Emma (PBS)
- John Goodman as Neal Nichol in You Don't Know Jack (HBO)
- Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Buxton in Return to Cranford (PBS)
- Patrick Stewart as Ghost / Hamlet in Hamlet (PBS)
- David Strathairn as Dr. Carlock in You Don't Walk Alone (Temple Grandin) (HBO)
Supporting actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series)
- Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart in The Good Wife (CBS)
- Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons in Damages (FX)
- Sharon Gless as Madeline West in Burn Notice (USA)
- Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris in Mad Men (AMC)
- Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olsen in Mad Men (AMC)
- Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma in The Good Wife (CBS)
Supporting actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series)
- Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in Modern Family (ABC)
- Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney in 30 Rock (NBC)
- Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester in Glee (FOX)
- Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper in Two and a Half Men (CBS)
- Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in Modern Family (ABC)
- Kristen Wiig as various characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Supporting actress in a miniseries or a television movie
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie)
- Kathy Bates as Queen of Hearts in Alice (Syfy)
- Catherine O'Hara as Aunt Ann in You Don't Walk Alone (Temple Grandin) (HBO)
- Julia Ormond as Eustacia Grandin in You're not alone (Temple Grandin) (HBO)
- Susan Sarandon as Janet Good in You Don't Know Jack (HBO)
- Brenda Vaccaro as Margo Janus in You Don't Know Jack (HBO)
Guest actor
Guest actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series)
- Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney in The Good Wife (episode: "Bad") (CBS)
- Beau Bridges as George Andrews in The Closer (Episode: "Make Over") (TNT)
- Alan Cumming as Eli Gold in The Good Wife (episode: " Fleas ") (CBS)
- Ted Danson as Arthur Forbisher in Damages (Episode: "The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat") (FX)
- Gregory Itzin as President Charles Logan in 24 (episode: "1.00pm-2.00pm") (Fox)
- John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell in Dexter (episode: "Road Kill") (Showtime)
- Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper in Mad Men (episode: "Shut The Door. Have A Seat 1.") (AMC)
Guest actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series)
- Will Arnett Devon Banks in 30 Rock (episode: "Into the Crevasse") (NBC)
- Jon Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird in 30 Rock (episode: "Emmanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land") (NBC)
- Neil Patrick Harris as Bryan Ryan in Glee (Episode: "Dream On") (FOX)
- Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel in Glee (Episode: "Wheels") (FOX)
- Eli Wallach as Bernard Zimberg in Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Chicken Soup") (Showtime)
- Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy in Modern Family (episode: "Travels with Scout") (ABC)
Guest actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series)
- Shirley Jones as Lola Zellman in The Cleaner (Episode: "Does Everybody Have A Drink") (A&E)
- Ann-Margret as Rita Wills in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (episode: "Bestime") (NBC)
- Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke in Lost (Episode: "The End") (ABC)
- Mary Kay Place as Adaleen Grant in Big Love (episode: "The Might And The Strong") (HBO)
- Sissy Spacek as Marilyn Densham in Big Love (Episode: "End Of Days") (HBO)
- Lily Tomlin as Marilyn Tobin in Damages (Episode: "Your Secrets Are Safe") (FX)
Guest actress in a comedy series
- Christine Baranski as Beverly Hofstadter in The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Maternal Congruence") (CBS)
- Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes in Glee (Episode: "The Rhodes Not Taken") (FOX)
- Tina Fey to host Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey in Desperate Housewives (episode: "The Chase") (ABC)
- Jane Lynch as Dr. Linda Freeman in Two and a Half Men (CBS)
- Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy in 30 Rock (episode: "The Moms") (NBC)
- Betty White to host Saturday Night Live (NBC)
See also
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- ↑ emmys.tv press release: Nominations for the 62nd Emmy Awards (PDF)