Emmy Done Good (?)

Every year I find some way to bitch about The Emmys which is somewhere less embarassing than the People's Choice and the Grammy's but only by so much.



Though I missed the ceremony due to the farewell concert of KIKI & HERB ("Kiki & Herb Will Die for You" at Carnegie Hall --which I wouldn't have missed for anything, even the Oscars ) I did of course check out their winners.



If they haven't made a complete turn-around and least the Television Academy shook it up a little.



OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane -Frasier

sigh. It's not that this performance isn't great. But did he really need to win again. And maybe I shouldn't comment on this but I wonder about these really enduring performances if they're still adding significant shadings to still be deserving of the win. Take Matt leBlanc on Friends for example. That is a performance that got better as it went along. But do actors regularly get better in a role as they move through years and years of similar jokes? I would argue not usually. I mean, no offense to Sean Hayes on Will & Grace (not meaning to single him out just drawing out a name to ask) --is his "Jack" role stagnant, or does he deserve the nominations every time out? And finally, who does John McGinley have to [insert sexual verb of your choice here] in order to get a nomination for his brilliant work on Scrubs? For that matter what does anyone on Scrubs have to do?



OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR and SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti & Drea DeMatteo as Adriana LeCerva -The Sopranos

Three cheers for these wins. Emmy done right. These two actors --well, their amazing desperate duet made this season, imho.





OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes -Sex And The City

You know I'm thrilled that she finally made it. Even if this award is for the wrong season.



OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Allison Janney as C. J. Cregg -The West Wing...

But then... old habits die hard. zzzzzzzzzz. How is she even eligible for this lead award year after year from an ensemble show. And how the hell does she beat Edie Falco who remains a total genius of an actor on [i]The Sopranos[/i]



OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw -Sex And The CityIt's about freaking time. That's all I have to say here.





OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Kelsey Grammar as Frasier Crane -Frasier

zzzz and we're back to their old habits die hard and I'm already totally bored of discussing this.



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