The 62nd annual Emmy awards take place on Sunday August 29, 2010 this year at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California and will be televised on NBC from 8-11 PM EST. New late, late night king, Jimmy Fallon will take on the hosting duties. Nominees will be announced by Joel McHale, Community and Sofia Vergara, Modern Family alongside Academy Chairman and CEO, John Shaffner.
This year’s talent pool for Best Comedy is deep with many new series poised to take a run at 3-time defending champion 30 Rock. Last year’s list included 6 potential hopefuls and if the Board keeps at that, my predictions include: an up and down but still better than the rest 30 Rock, a rebirth of Arrested Development in Modern Family, following in The Office’s footsteps Parks and Recreation, Seinfeld themed Curb Your Enthusiasm, best traditional comedy Big Bang Theory and best new pop culture favorite How I Met Your Mother (although it sounds like Glee is the critic’s darling).
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Check back Sunday August 29 for all the Emmy award winners 2010
The Comedy nominees as announced by the Academy are as follows:
Best Comedy Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Glee
- Modern Family
- Nurse Jackie
- The Office
- 30 Rock
Best Lead Actor (Comedy)
- Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory
- Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Matthew Morrison, Glee
- Tony Shaloub, Monk
- Steve Carell, The Office
- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Best Lead Actress (Comedy)
- Lea Michele, Glee
- Julie Louis-Dreyfus, New Adventures of Old Christine
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
- Tina Fey, 30 Rock
- Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Best Supporting Actor (Comedy)
- Chris Colfer, Glee
- Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
- Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Best Supporting Actress (Comedy)
- Jane Lynch, Glee
- Julie Bowen, Modern Family
- Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
- Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
- Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
- Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men