2013 Golden Globe Nominees in Television

The 2013 Golden Globe nominations were announced last week and the television selections include some nice surprises.  First, after all of the negative press, I am happy to see The Newsroom was nominated for best television series and Jeff Daniels was nominated for best actor in a drama.  For some reason, television reviewers love to hate Aaron Sorkin.  I do not know the source of this bad blood, but it is nice to see that the show has risen above the insider politics.  

Another surprise is Connie Brittan from Nashville being tapped as best actress in a drama.  While I cannot praise her singing, her acting in the series has been terrific.  Hayden Panettiere as supporting actress was okay but not in the same category at all.

I was also please to see Glenn Close nominated for best actress in a drama.  She has been brilliant for many seasons on Damages, which puts her at the top of my list for winning this year.  And this being the last year of Damages, this is her last shot.

Finally, nominating Danny Huston from Magic City as best actor in a supporting role was a good choice.  I was not sure if anyone was even watching the Starz series.  That said, I think Jeffrey Dean did an even better job in season one.  

On a sad note, Starz' 2012 Golden Globe winner Boss will no longer be on the air.  Clearly the awards cannot ensure success, but at least they are recognizing it.

The Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast on January 13, 2013.  This year the award show is hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (both of whom are competing this year for best actress in a comedy). 

 Best Television Series – Drama

• Boardwalk Empire
• Breaking Bad
• Downton Abbey
• Homeland (last year's winner)
• The Newsroom

Best Performance by an Actor – Drama

• Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Damian Lewis, Homeland

(Last year's winner, Kelsey Grammer, Boss)

Best Performance by an Actress - Drama 

• Connie Britton, Nashville
• Glenn Close, Damages
• Claire Danes, Homeland (last year's winner)
• Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
•  Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

 Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical 

• The Big Bang Theory
• Episodes
• Girls
• Modern Family (last year's winner)
• Smash

 Best Performance by an Actor - Comedy or Musical

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Don Cheadle, House of Lies
• Louis C.K., Louie
• Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (last year's winner)
• Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Best Performance by an Actress - Comedy or Musical

• Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
• Lena Dunham, Girls
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
• Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

 (Last year's winner, Laura Dern, Enlightened) 

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Game Change
• The Girl
•  Hatfields & McCoys
•  The Hour
• Political Animals

(Last year's winner, Downton Abbey)

Best Performance by an Actor – Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
• Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock (Masterpiece)
• Woody Harrelson, Game Change
• Toby Jone, The Girl
• Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn    

(Last Year's winner, Idris Elba, Luther)

Best Performance by an Actress – Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 

• Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
• Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
• Sienna Miller, The Girl
• Julianne More, Game Change
• Signourney Weaver, Political Animals   

(Last Year's winner, Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce)

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Max Greenfield, New Girl
• Ed Harris , Game Change
• Danny Huston , Magic City
• Mandy Patinkin , Homeland
• Eric Stonestreet , Modern Family

 (Last year's winner, Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 

• Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
• Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
• Sarah Paulson, Game Change
• Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
• Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

(Last year's winner, Jessica Lange, American Horror Story)

Update:  The winners have been named and provided on my page here.  Also, I updated the listing above since I seemed to have left out some of the nominees under Series, Mini-series, or Motion Picture Made for Television.