The 64th Annual Golden Globe TV Nominations

Dec. 13, 2006 - So the nominations for the 64th annual Golden Globes were announced super early in LA this morning. Matthew Perry (Studio 60) was on hand for the ceremony, which gave his struggling show a sole actor nod for Sarah Paulson (his onscreen ex "Harriet") in the Supporting Actress category. That's a surprise, as I think if any actress from that show deserves award mentioning, it's Amanda Peet.

Either way it's good news for NBC and their comeback year with Heroes proving to be the "It" show of the year with a nomination for Best Series and for Masi Oka ("Hiro"). Also I'm loving the Alec Baldwin 30 Rock nomination. Another new show to feel the Globes buzz is HBO's Big Love picking up a Best Series nod and Best Actor for Bill Paxton. I wish they would have awarded Deadwood and The Wire from HBO instead. Showtime gets into the cable game with Weeds and Dexter.

So let's get to the major TV nominations. Who should win and who was snubbed?

Series, Drama
24
Big Love
Grey's Anatomy
Heroes
Lost

Should win: 24
Snubbed: The Wire

Actor, Drama
Patrick Dempsey, Grey's Anatomy
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Hugh Laurie, House
Bill Paxton, Big Love
Kiefer Sutherland, 24

Should Win: Hugh Laurie (sorry Kiefer but you already have one)
Snubbed: Ian McShane, Deadwood

Actress, Drama
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Evangeline Lilly, Lost
Ellen Pompeo, Grey's Anatomy
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Should Win: Edie Falco
Snubbed: Mary McDonnell or Katie Sackoff, Battlestar Galactica

Series, Musical or Comedy
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
The Office
Ugly Betty
Weeds

Should Win: Entourage
Snubbed: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Actor, Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Zach Braff, Scrubs
Steve Carrell, The Office
Jason Lee, My Name is Earl
Tony Shalhoub, Monk

Should Win: Steve Carrell
Snubbed: You tell me. I'm stumped and need to think on it more b/c there are so few great comedies to watch. Same goes for the next category...

Actress, Musical or Comedy
Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Should Win: Felicity Huffman
Snubbed: See above category

Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie
Emily Blunt, Gideon's Daughter
Toni Collette, Tsunami, The Aftermath
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy
Sarah Paulson, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds

Should Win: Katherine Heigl
Snubbed: Alyson Hannigan, How I Met Your Mother

Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie
Thomas Haden Church, Broken Trail
Jeremy Irons, Elizabeth I
Justin Kirk, Weeds
Masi Oka, Heroes
Jeremy Piven, Entourage

Should Win: Jeremy Piven
Snubbed: Gerald McRaney, Deadwood

These last two are strange because they bridge together a bunch of categories, comedy and drama series with miniseries and TV movies. So lots of people are snubbed. We can live with this as the show would go on all night if they pulled them all apart.