# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/41 "2013-09-23T20:57:56Z")
Gave up on this nonsense after five seasons of The Wire garnered a total of two nominations. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/42 "2013-09-23T21:08:48Z")
> [@BrokenBriton](#): > > Gave up on this nonsense after five seasons of The Wire garnered a total of two nominations. :eek: Really? For some reason, we never watched the show until it was long over, but I just assumed that it was sweeping the categories for best actor, supporting, writing, directing, etc. when it was airing in real time. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/43 "2013-09-23T21:14:24Z")
That was The Sopranos. Seemed like you couldn’t hold an award show without them winning something. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/44 "2013-09-23T22:31:07Z")
Both Jeff Daniels and Bobby Cannavale were ridiculous winners. Daniels actively makes that character more hateable, and Cannavale chewed up and spit out every piece of scenery they put behind him, and not in a fun way. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/45 "2013-09-24T07:34:38Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > :eek: Really? For some reason, we never watched the show until it was long over, but I just assumed that it was sweeping the categories for best actor, supporting, writing, directing, etc. when it was airing in real time. Nada. About then you saw the Emmy agenda; East coast show, east coast cast, east coast crew, location, etc. > [@AuntiePam](#): > > Jeff Daniels over Cranston and Hamm? Pshaw. He didn’t even have the grace to act surprised. I take it the Jeff Daniels show didn’t take advantage of tax breaks offered by New Mexico. Make it in California folks … ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/46 "2013-09-24T14:15:17Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > That was The Sopranos. Seemed like you couldn’t hold an award show without them winning something. Okay, I can sorta see no wins, but only two _nominations_? That’s just wrong. ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/47 "2013-09-24T14:25:23Z")
Fwiw, the 2004 dominations: > [@](#): > > The Sopranos > 24 > CSI: Crime Scene Investigation > Joan of Arcadia > The West Wing LOL. CSI. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/48 "2013-09-24T14:30:06Z")
> [@BrokenBriton](#): > > Nada. About then you saw the Emmy agenda; East coast show, east coast cast, east coast crew, location, etc I don’t think that’s it. **The Sopranos** is one of the most awarded shows in Emmy history, and that was set and shot in New Jersey and surrounding areas. **Law & Order** also got tons of nominations and some wins, and that was famous for filming right in New York City. More recently, **Homeland** , **Boardwalk Empire** , **Damages** , and **The Good Wife** are all filmed on the East Coast, and they’re all multiple nominees and winners. It’s more likely that **The Wire** ’s lack of nominations is because it’s not particularly accessible for casual viewers. That’s not a bad thing, of course, but Emmy voters are well-known for not watching very much TV, preferring to just watch the screeners that are sent to them by the television academy. **The Wire** is, by design, not something that people will love just based on an episode or two, which puts it at a disadvantage. ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841/49 "2013-09-24T19:58:46Z")
oh okay But CSI? :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations-2013/663841.md?page=2)