For instance, last year, Denis Leary got a Globe nom for his work on FX’s superlative “Rescue Me,� although he was later snubbed at the Emmys. So this year, I hoped the Globes would step forward and praise the Emmy-ignored.
The news was good and bad. Bad first – no nod for Leary, or his FX channel mates, Michael Chiklis (of “The Shield�) and Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh (of “Nip/Tuck�). I was also hoping that the Globes would give some love to “Veronica Mars� star Kristen Bell.
Though she’s arguably the best young actress on television, her show is on UPN, which is tragically ignored by the Emmys, along with fellow netlet, The WB.
But, sadly, Bell and “Veronica Mars� won’t get a shot at the Globes either.
Also, not one cast member of “Arrested Development� got a nod, and the show was also shut out. Shame on you Hollywood Foreign Press!
And don’t even get me started on the Globes’ weird habit of mashing all the supporting actors from comedy, drama, TV movies and miniseries into a single category. I’m sure that’s why only one “Lost� castmate (Naveen Andrews) got a nod, and why Jaime Pressly and Ethan Suplee of “My Name is Earl� were shut out.
Still, there were some pleasant surprises, my favorite of which was the nod for Kyra Sedgwick of TNT’s “The Closer� in the “Best Actress in a Drama� category.
Sedgwick’s charming, funny performance as an abrasive but brilliant police detective made that show, a pretty standard crime drama, worth watching. Let’s hope the Emmy’s follow suit in recognizing her great work.
Another newbie was Wentworth Miller of Fox’s “Prison Break,� nominated as “Best Actor in a Drama.�
Again, here’s a case of a charismatic performer giving life to series that could have been awful in the wrong hands. Miller’s gift is in making us believe all the ridiculous twists the series throws at us (straightlaced engineer robs a bank so he can break out his brother, on death row for a crime he didn’t commit? If you say so, Wentworth).
Also, although I don’t watch “Everybody Hates Chris,� I was happy to see at least one UPN show nominated for something (in this case, “Best Comedy Series�).
So the Globes took some risks this year, but not enough. Better luck next year.