# Emmy Nominations 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841 "2013-07-18T14:23:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/1 "2013-07-18T14:23:18Z")
The Emmy nominations have been released - you can download them from [here](http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/2013-noms-Press-Release.pdf). My biggest shock: _New Girl_ ended up with zero nominations, even in the Creative Arts categories. ---
**Author:** ![GovernmentMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/2 "2013-07-18T14:40:29Z")
No Tatiany Maslany for Best Actress in a Drama is disappointing ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/3 "2013-07-18T14:40:47Z")
Yeah, _New Girl_ definitely got robbed. Absolutely nothing for _Hannibal_ either? Was it not eligible because of its late season debut? Glad to see Margo Martindale sneak into the “guest actress” (?!) category for her role as Claudia in _The Americans_. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/4 "2013-07-18T14:52:25Z")
I cannot believe Hannibal got nothing! Nothing! Not even the artistic categories, when it is by far the best designed show on television right now. Ugh, just t:mad: ---
**Author:** ![I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/5 "2013-07-18T14:54:55Z")
_Veep_ is a fantastic show and I’m glad to see it getting a lot of nomination love. Are there any surprises though? Jason Bateman snuck into the lead comedy actor group, which is nice. Is _House of Cards_ really that good? ---
**Author:** ![GovernmentMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/6 "2013-07-18T15:01:25Z")
> [@gallows\_fodder](#): > > I cannot believe Hannibal got nothing! Nothing! Not even the artistic categories, when it is by far the best designed show on television right now. Ugh, just t:mad: Oh yeah this too ---
**Author:** ![HenryGale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@HenryGale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HenryGale)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/7 "2013-07-18T15:15:21Z")
> [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](#): > > Is _House of Cards_ really that good? It really is. I went in expecting to love Kevin Spacey but be bored by the show. Turns out the show is as great as he is. Very much recommended. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/8 "2013-07-18T15:31:17Z")
Happy to see **Episodes** got some good nominations - if you have On Demand and Showtime, you can see the first two seasons - give it a shot - VERY funny show! It will be returning for a third season. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/9 "2013-07-18T19:17:18Z")
I enjoyed the best commercial nominations - I didn’t know they had that category. They were for Grey Poupon, Google Chrome, Nike and Canon and are easy to find with a web search. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/10 "2013-07-18T19:53:51Z")
> [@GovernmentMan](#): > > No Tatiany Maslany for Best Actress in a Drama is disappointing Disappointing, but not too surprising for me. It seems like sci-fi shows are often overlooked. But Orphan Black is coming back for another season, so maybe it’ll get more viewers and award recognition the next time around. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/11 "2013-07-18T21:28:09Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > My biggest shock: _New Girl_ ended up with zero nominations, even in the Creative Arts categories. Ditto. IMO, New Girl became the best comedy on TV in the later half of Season 2, so for it not to have any nominations is highly disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/12 "2013-07-18T21:39:01Z")
An interesting topic came up at work today: What does it mean when a show that has never been on television (House of Cards) will end up winning an award for the “best of television”. What does this mean for the industry? What constitutes television? Where is the future? Neat huh? (Also I think the commercial thing IS new) ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/13 "2013-07-18T21:44:49Z")
A lot of disappointing snubs but the fact is there are just SO many quality series on television right now (and Netflix, since that’s included as well). You could probably come up with a list of 15 people in each acting category that are just as deserving as each other, and any 6 you chose would be great. No Jon Cryer? He won Lead last year didn’t he? (I’m not disappointed that he’s been left out.) Really happy about the noms of Tony Hale and Anna Chlumsky (My Girl!) for Veep. They’re fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Rollo\_Tomasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@Rollo\_Tomasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rollo_Tomasi)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/14 "2013-07-19T13:10:19Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > No Jon Cryer? He won Lead last year didn’t he? (I’m not disappointed that he’s been left out.) No Eric Stonestreet either, who won for supporting last year. I was very surprised (but not displeased) to see their names missing. I thought Modern Family had a really down year, so I was hoping that New Girl’s fantastic second season would be able to build on their handful of season 1 nominations and even make a run for the Best Comedy prize. Guess not. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/15 "2013-07-19T14:01:30Z")
> [@Rollo\_Tomasi](#): > > I thought Modern Family had a really down year, so I was hoping that New Girl’s fantastic second season would be able to build on their handful of season 1 nominations and even make a run for the Best Comedy prize. Guess not. It seems that a lot of shows will have a great year, get a lot of nominations that year, then keep getting nominations year after year even if the show dips in quality or there’s other better competition. I think that’s what’s happened to Modern Family. It’s not a bad show, but it’s not as good as once was and there are better shows, but the voters keep voting for the same thing over and over. I wish there was a rule for how many times a show could get nominated or won. It could help clear out the ones that just keep getting nominated by inertia, and let others that haven’t been nominated yet get some recognition. There are many great shows that have never been nominated or won awards, and it’s partially because the same shows get nominated over and over again. This would suck a little for shows that do maintain high quality every year, like Breaking Bad. But maybe it’d be worth it overall. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/16 "2013-07-19T17:44:50Z")
I really hope this is _Breaking Bad_’s year to win Dramatic Series. Tellingly, serial winners _Modern Family_ and _Mad Men_ did not earn any writing nominations in their respective categories (_MM_ didn’t get a directing nomination either). _BB_ also has more total nominations than _MM_, too. A Nomination tally **17** : American Horror Story: Asylum **16** : Game of Thrones **15** : Behind the Candelabra, Saturday Night Live **13** : Breaking Bad, 30 Rock **12** : Downton Abbey, Mad Men, Modern Family **11** : Homeland, Phil Spector **10** : Boardwalk Empire **9** : Dancing with the Stars, House of Cards, The Oscars **8** : The Big Bang Theory, Top of the Lake **7** : So You Think You Can Dance ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/17 "2013-07-19T18:07:06Z")
Odds & Ends _Elementary_ gets two nods for the title design and title theme _Justified_ gets zero nominations Sam Elliott gets nominated for voiceover work on _Robot Chicken_ Stewart vs. Colbert nomination showdown: 7-6 _Daily Show_ I don’t watch _SYTYCD_ anymore, but 4 of the 7 choreography nods (Sonya, Mandy, Travis, NappyTabs) go to it Nathan Lane is up for Best Guest Actor in a drama and a comedy. (Honorable Mention: Bobby Cannavale is up for Supporting Actor in a drama and Guest Actor in a comedy) Oscar-winners Steven Soderbergh, Danny Boyle and Jane Campion are all up for Best Directing. Louis C.K. is up for 8 awards across 3 different shows (_Louie, SNL_ and his HBO special) Julia Louis-Drefyus gets her 14 nomination, a record for an actress in the comedy category (previously shared with Lucille Ball) I think this is the first year that stunt work is now divided between Drama and Comedy/Variety series. This accounts for (according to IMDB) the first ever Emmy nod for _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/18 "2013-07-19T21:42:39Z")
I hope Benedict Cumberbatch wins for his role in _Parade’s End_. He was fantastic. It’s too bad Rebecca Hall wasn’t nominated also–she was just as good. I’d love to see Anna Gunn win for _Breaking Bad_. She really carried a lot of the dramatic load on the show this past year. Sorry to see that \*Fringe \*didn’t get any love for its final season. It really deserved some kind of recognition. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/19 "2013-07-20T04:43:56Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Sorry to see that \*Fringe \*didn’t get any love for its final season. It really deserved some kind of recognition. Yeah, John Noble deserves the Emmy for his portrayal of Walter over the years. Despite its flaws, Arrested Development deserves a Best Comedy Series nomination. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/20 "2013-07-20T05:39:28Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > _Elementary_ gets two nods for the title design and title theme I’d vote for this. I love those titles. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841.md?page=2)