67th Emmy Awards Review/Rant

In this post, I will give my opinionated thoughts on the 67^th Emmy Awards.

The Emmys aired on Sunday, September 20^th, 2015. Andy Samberg was this year’s host. When I heard this, I wasn’t overly excited. Andy surprised me, though. His opening musical number was entertaining and shined light on all of the shows that were nominated in some way. As the night progressed, the jokes became underwhelming and forced. I stopped watching about a half an hour before the close of the awards.

I had everything betting on one actress; Christine Baranski. Her talent was highly recognized this year, resulting in her earning 2 nominations. She was nominated for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy for her recurring role as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter on The Big Bang Theory. She got her second nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her recurring role as Diane Lockhart on The Good Wife. Once again, she did not win any awards. She has only won 1 Emmy in her entire television career, despite having been nominated for every year she’s been on The Good Wife (That’s 6 nominations! 6 Emmy Awards! 6 losses!). In my opinion, this is incredibly ridiculous to be happening to such an incredibly talented woman. She even had an interview with Seth Meyers, talking about dealing with her consecutive losses.

Another Good Wife nominee, Alan Cumming also did not win any awards. In an interview with Gold Derby, he mentioned that he really wanted Christine to take home the Emmy for her dramatic role. The irony of it all was, Christine and her daughter, Lily, were given an aisle seat just 2 rows back from the stage. Several Emmy winners were sitting lower down in their row, so Christine and Lily had to get up several times to let them out. At least she got a lot of screen time that way.

I was happy to see the cast of Veep take home as many Emmys as they did. Allison Janney was among some of the winners that I was very happy for. But, for those like Mayim Bialik, I was sad to see them lose in their respective categories. One thing is for sure, the red carpet fashion is always a delicious feast for the eyes. The men looked sharp; the women looked gorgeous. Awards like this really show how high-class Hollywood really is.

One word for the Emmys? Snubbed.