The 62nd Annual PrimeTime Emmy Awards aired Sunday night on NBC! Red Carpet, Jimmy Fallon, the casts of Glee, Modern Family, Lost, Mad Men... all of my favorites all in one room. Everyone all glammed up. Some hits, some misses, winners, losers, sure things and surprises... it was a fun night of television. It felt like a party, a celebration of talent. I wasn't bored out of my mind, Fallon kept the flow and the entertainment going. White dresses, blue dresses, one of the best hosts they've had in years...Emmy night is one of my favorite nights of TV. I had the nice spread of food and some cocktails (Absolute Brooklyn, a "Spike Lee Collaboration" - A blend of voda, pear, and ginger = De-lish!) all ready to go. My thoughts for the red carpet & the show....
Best Dressed Female
Lea Michele, Glee - Knocked. it. out. of. the. park. The hair, the necklace, the dress...everything was beautiful. I only wish she walked away with the trophy for Lead Actress in a Comedy. This girl is a major major talent with a voice that can cut through you. If you aren't watching Glee, watch it for her. She was stunning. (one bad thing, let the bangs go girl)
Claire Danes -Absolutely gorgeous. So sparkly & tan....just beautiful. Looked fantastic and a very far cry from her My So-Called Life Angela Chase days. Glad to see Claire back on the top of her game. Always thought she was one of the best actresses in the business (Helloooo Beth in Little Women!) who never really got the lead roles in film she deserved. This could be because she is more of a stage actress. In past years, I slammed her on the carpet but more for her scandalous real-life role of homewrecker breaking up the relationship between Mary Louise Parker and Billy Crudup, when he left her for Danes despite Mary Louise being 7 months pregnant. I was hard on her, I'm not totally sure why as I don't care much for MLP. But now Danes is married to the gorgeous Hugh Dancy (Confessions of a Shopaholic) and I couldn't be more jealous.
Jayma Mays, Glee - I was amazed at how well this actress cleaned up on the carpet. She never plays a glamorous character, so when she graced the red carpet, I was taken back. Absolutely stunning in the sapphire Burberry gown. I want to own this dress.
Julie Benz, Dexter - I don't watch Dexter and I know I'm missing out, but I did not know who this woman was at first. She was absolutely stunning in the white dress. Rachel Zoe would be proud. According to Zoe, "There's nothing better than white on the red carpet".
Sofia Vergara - She was a top favorite when she stepped on the carpet, but got edged out a little by other women as the night went on. Stunning in a canary yellow Carolina Herrera, she killed it. The hair, the earrings, the sexy Colombian accent. Sofia could wear a paper bag and she would look beautiful. She's kind of like the "Halle Berry of Red Carpet" for Television. Always stands out.
Nina Dobrev - Who?!? When we first spotted this young girl on the carpet, my reaction was "Oh Jennifer Love Hewitt looks soo pretty!". Nope, not J Love. My friend then says "Oh, Emmanuelle Chriqui looks gorgeous!". Nope, not Sloan from Entourage. Dobrev is the new hottie on the CW show The Vampire Diaries and she looked absolutely stunning on the red carpet in Zuhair Muhad.
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men – Moss has never looked more beautiful on the red carpet and that’s why she makes the best-dressed list. I’ve never seen her a natural beauty, but she has some amazing features and she blew me away with this gorgeous soft look in a Donna Karen gown. She quickly went from Peggy Olson, geeky advertising exec to red carpet goddess. And in addition to her amazing look, she stepped onto the red carpet with her head held high after the recent announcement of her divorce with husband and SNL comedian Fred Armisen after only 10 months of marriage. And then to hear that Armisen is already dating fellow SNL co-star, 24-year old Abby Elliot (daughter of comedian Chris Elliot). So to step out with such class and beauty, she deserves a spot on the list.
The Purple Ladies - Katrina Bowden of 30 Rock looked gorgeus in lavendar as did Bones' Emily Deschanel in a ruffly bold purple dress.
Honorable Mention
Jennifer Morriss, Glee - She looked like a golden statue. I want this dress.
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock - She usually F's it up on the carpet, so the fact that she played safe and classic on the carpet totally impressed me.
Best Dressed Male
CLOONEY. Does he ever miss this list? I mean....REALLY?
Cory Monteith, Glee - Skinny tie, ray-bans....perfect. The other Glee cast member, Mark Salling looked amazing too, but he comes across as such a douchebag. He looks like he can sleep with any woman in Hollywood. Shit, he probably can.
Rico Rodriguez, Modern Family - This kid from Modern Family is just the most adorable thing. He has to make this list.
Best-dressed also goes to Neil Patrick Harris, Aaron Paul, Matthew Morrisson.
Worst Dressed Female
I never really thought I'd say this, BUT Heidi Klum, what were you thinking?! I think she may have gotten the wrong invite. I love love love Marchesa, but this was far too short of a dress. It was a napkin. How the hell does she sit? Bend over to pick something up? One little move and she shows everyone the goodies. How does she leave her house and not think, "Is my dress too short?". Absolutely no way. She should know better. Rocking body for sure, but let's be honest...she's too old for that dress.
January Jones - I have to say I feel more compelled to write this. I sort of loved it, then I wasn't sure, then I thought it looked like she had cupcake holders on her boobies. Then I loved it again. Then I thought if it was longer in the front, I might like it more. Then I thought maybe I'm jealous of her because she's dating my SNL boy Jason Sudeikis (one of the nicest guys ever) and the only way to get back at her is to put her on the worst dressed list. But my decision has been made... the dress was a miss.
And....I have to bash her because she pretty much has my dream life: Dating Sudeikis, nominated for an Emmy, hosted SNL this year, and she gets to make out with Jon Hamm. Hating on her.
Christina Hendricks - The women of Mad Men just aren't hitting it out of the park this year. Bad color (purple), unflattering. Should've won green or navy. She's still a girl crush and proof that not all women in Hollywood be a size zero. They can have curves and be hot. Love Christina, but it's a miss dear.
Anna Paquin - I love Alexander McQueen and love that she supported the late great designer, but it was far too dark and dreary for me. However, it did fit her personality...which let's face it...kind of sucks. She's just a jerk. Why does she looks like she wants to hump everything in sight? She seriously wants to bone everything that comes her way. There is something that is so incredibly creepy about her and it has nothing to do with her creepster character Sookie Stackhouse. You would think that the fact that she's married to her costar Stephen Moyer would make it less uncomfortable to watch her in these intense sex scenes... but it's the opposite. I think they enjoy people watching them, and that's where the creepy factor comes in. Where did that young cute Oscar winner for The Piano go?
Sidenote - Did you see that Rolling Stone cover for True Blood? HO. LY. CRAP. Lots of blood. Lots of nudity. Lots of holding people's genitals. Wish I had a subscription.
Diana Agron, Glee - This girl is such a natural beauty and was so beautiful in Carolina Herrera, but this dress was so freaking fuddy duddy. It was kind of thrown up cotton candy crap. So pretty, but such a square. Very Ann Taylor sweater-set. She needs to edge it out.
Naya Rivera, Glee - So much wrong with this ensemble. Bad Pebbles Flintstones hair, jade green dress with a broche. Not good at all.
A Little Tweaking Needed
I was in love with Keri Russell's look until they panned down and had her ankles showing and she went from knocking it of the park at the EMMY's to looking like she was attending formal night on a cruise ship. Length makes all the difference. Bigger, longer is better at the EMMY's.
Jewel - So much potential to be beautiful, but that little freaking bow on her belt just ruined the whole thing for me. Just took it to a doily level. She's stunning though and can still perform. But seriously...I f'ing hate bows on dresses at awards shows...unless you play Sally on Mad Men and you're 9. Just sayin'.
Worst Dressed Male
It's hard to even name someone here, because you really have to screw this up to make the worst dressed list for a man. Some might say Ty Burrell with the grey suit and bowtie. But if you like Phil on Modern Family, this would absolutley make sense to you.
Fun Red Carpet Moment
Kim Kardashian interviewing Lea Michele. This was the best thing to ever happen to Kris Kardashian...watching Kim getting a 2-minute hosting gig next to Seacrest. Did you see her just waiting on the carpet by Seacrest pushing her daughter to get up there with Ryan? She knew she was on TV. Kris, stop trying to be 24. It's uncomfortable to watch. However, I actually thought it was funny Lea was thrilled to meet Kim when she's such a big star herself. It's fun to see celebs fall all over other celebs.
Most Uncomfortable Red Carept Moment
Ya know, there weren't many... because I avoided NBC's Red Carpet show. I avoided Billy Bush. And I love Nate Berkus, he can design my house any day of the week. I will listen to his advice about not having fake plants in my house, but I'm not so sure what business he has interviewing talent on the red carpet. And Brooke Burke? Sorry, I just don't get it. Yeah, sure on Baywatch, she was a hottie. But post-Baywatch, I just don't see the big deal. And I've seen the Playboy spread. Eh, not impressed. I will say this: It helps when you were married to a plastic surgeon.
The Host
Fallon killed it. Best open to the show in a long long time! Sorry, Neil Patrick Harris. Fallon was funny without being annoying, without being offensive to too many people. He showed his singing and dancing skills with the best opening musical montague maybe the show ever had. Tina Fey, Betty White, Joel McHale, Jon Hamm, and the Glee cast rocking out to Springsteen's Born to Run? I loved it. Think Fallon found his niche.
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family. SO well-deserved. Every line written for Cam is genius. Anyone from this serious could've walked away with the trophy and I would've been happy. The show is genius. Now, personally no one delivers a line like Ty Burrell (as Phil), but congrats to Stonestreet! By the way, my new Hollywood crush is Steve Levitan...the writer of Modern Family. A cuter Ray Romano look-alike.
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Jane Lynch, Glee. You don't have to be a fan of musical comedy, but Jane Lynch is worth every minute of watching this series. Every line is delivered brilliantly. You shake your head at the absurdity of each statement. You will hate Sue Sylvester. You may love her sometimes. She is a comic genius. Rememeber her scene-stealing turns in the 40-Year Old Virgin? Imagine that...for 50 minutes.
Lead Actor in a Comedy
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory - Parsons was the big surprise of the night. To beat Emmy winning legends like Steve Carrell and Alec Baldiwn is an astonishing accomplishment. And he's hilarious on a show that not everyboyd is watching. It's nice to mix it up with new faces, new comedy.
Lead Actress in a Comedy
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie - Unfortunately I don't watch Nurse Jackie, but Falco is an Emmy-winning powerhouse so I can't really be too surprised. I may have to disagree with this choice as Lea Michele is astounding on Glee. She sings, she dances, she puts in 18 plus hour days. However who is going to argue with Carmela Soprano? The real housewife of New Jersey...
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Kyra Sedgewick, The Closer - This was one of the best wins of the night. Before last night, she had 5 nominations and never brought home the hardware. Close to being the Susan Lucci of the drama series category, she finally won! Kyra and Kevin Bacon are one of the cutest couples in Hollywood..."Kyra & Kev"...it's obnoxiously cute. She's married to freaking Ren McCormick. Enough said.
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad. Cranston picked up his THIRD straight Emmy for this role. Thinking I need to start watching this show. Dammit, I hate being late to the party. Cranston can do it all though... He stole every scene he was in Malcom in the Middle. I am jumping on the bandwagon and watching Breaking Bad On Demand this weekend. Next year I'll be driving the damn thing and making everyone feel stupid they aren't watching the show.
Most Likely to Avoid the Red Carpet
Poor Lawrence Fishburne. I can 't even look at this poor man without thinking how he has to deal with his daughter parading around Hollywood wanting to be in porn. This girl is gorgeous and that's the way she wants to break into the business? Your dad is freaking Lawrence Fishburne, Oscar nominee (Ike Turner, What's Love Got To Do With It), Morpheus of The Matrix....and you think doing porn is going to get you serious roles? Breaks my heart.
Most popular person at the EMMYS:
Clooney? Betty White? No... Try Temple Grandin. Think I might need to see this film.
Shows or Films I Clearly Need to Watch:
Breaking Bad, Temple Grandin, You Don't Know Jack
Best Comedy Series
Winner: Modern Family - This is SO well-deserving. If you aren't watching, I don't know what you are waiting for. Actually, I'm embarrassed for you. You are missing some serious funny television.
Funniest Skit
Modern Family's skit with Clooney. Classic. Anything with Clooney. Classic.
Something More....
Was it me or were they filming a reality show about reality stars at the EMMY Awards? And I'm not talking about ones that were nominated and actually deserved to be there (Seacrest, Klum, Probst). I'm talking about the freaking Jersey Shore cast being interviewed via satellite. And why is Ryan telling them "hopefully one day you'll be nominated for an EMMY." Come ON Ryan. Dumb thing to come out of your mouth. You lose your credibility when you say shit like that.
Now I haven't watched one second of The Jersey Shore and I'm totally okay with that....Because Snooki is an asshole. I've got an A-hole category and she's battling Ke$ha out for the number one spot.
And then there's the cast of The Hills walking the red carpet. Lo looks like a 60's secretary straight out of Mad Men and Stephanie Pratt thought she was at the MTV Movie Awards. Both did not get the memo that they were attending the EMMY's.
Let's not forget about the Kardashians. Kris Kardashian walking around like she owns the damn carpet. This woman... this woman is such a douchebag. I can't help it. Could she be more involved her in her daughters' private lives? Setting up Kim on blind dates, distributing calendars of Kim around Hollywood without using her permission? God bless Bruce Jenner on how he deals with her. I'm not saying I don't watch their show from time to time, but this woman acts like a pimp for her daughters, so desperate to get them on camera, keep them in the spotlight. It's pretty horrifying.
Ya know, at FIRST I thought to myself, "What the hell is Kate Gosselin doing there?". But I actually got quite the kick out of her. Making fun of herself in Jimmy Fallon's genius opening musical montage. I kind of loved it. I love anyone who can laugh at themselves.
Fun Fact: Did you know Julia Louis Dreyfuss' sister, Lauren Bowles, is on True Blood?
Betty White is a comedic Goddess.
Weren't we all rooting for Conan O'Brien to win Best Variety, Music Special? Just a little bit? If I was a betting person, I would've put money down on that....I would've lost. Could've been an awesome TV moment right there. Yet the Daily Show wins...again.
Tom Selleck....Still handsome. I want him to read me a bedtime story. Love. That. Stache.
Julia Ormond wins for Temple Grandin. Remember what a beauty she was in 1994 when she was the luck bitch to grace the screen with Brad Pitt's character Tristan in one of his hottest movie moments in Legends of the Fall? Her character was loved by Pitt, Elliot from E.T. (Henry Thomas), and Aidan Quinn. Lucky lucky girl. Then she cut her hair off for Sabrina and no one heard a peep from her until Temple... Remember Felicity season 2? And what did we learn? Don't cut off your beautiful locks if you are known for having beautiful locks.
Saw the preview for the new Oliver stone (and Michael Douglas) film, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. I was fired up. Then I saw the release date. Coming out September 24....That is never a good sign. Everyone knows that there are 2 months that are never good for film releases: January and September. In January, everyone is focused on going to see all of the films nominated for the Golden Globes & the Oscars. In September, you are still making up for all of the Summer blockbusters you didn't get to see, you're not ready for anything new. The only films that do well in that month are those creepy The Hills Have Eyes/Saw-type films...for the creepsters.
I could just sit and listen to Ricky Gervais talk....all stinkin' day.
A new version of the 70's TV series "Chips" produced by Topher Grace. My reaction to this? Stop being lazy Hollywood and start coming up with new original ideas. But if you're going to do this show, please cast Wilmer Valderama as Ponch. Thanks.
A great Emmy show! Congrats to all of this years's winners!
