Emmy Still Laughing at Jenna, Vanessa, But Jaime’s Name Is Mud
This is shaping up to be not much of a year for Emmy repeats (unless James Spader runs away with it again).
My Name Is Earl star Jaime Pressly, who was named Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy in 2007, has been left off the shortlist of female laugh-inducers who stand a chance of hearing their names announced July 17, when the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences reveals all the nominees for the 59th Prime-Time Emmy Awards.
Meanwhile, the competition Pressly beat out last year has made the cut, according to another top-secret list obtained by the L.A. Times’ Gold Derby blog.
But Pressly’s in good company. Also in no danger of repeating last year’s glory is Lost’s Terry O’Quinn, Grey’s Anatomy’s Katherine Heigl and Extras’ Ricky Gervais, who apparently can’t stand to do more than two seasons of a critically acclaimed series.
Whether the writers’ strike left Pressly without a golden moment this season is a valid question, but Emmy voters obviously found enough to like in scenes belonging to 10 other actressesall of whom (minus Weeds’ Elizabeth Perkins), it should be noted, honed their craft on broadcast networks, while all of the other major acting categories have ventured almost equally into the nether regions of cable.
Returning to the list are Perkins, Two and a Half Men’s Conchata Ferrell and Holland Taylor, Ugly Betty’s Vanessa Williams and The Office’s Jenna Fischer.
Other familiar faces being considered include 30 Rock’s Jane Krakowski (who seemingly had a lot less to do in season two, but whatever), Ugly Betty’s Judith Light and Saturday Night Live’s Amy Poehler (sketch show performers have been moved form the variety/musical mix to the sitcom crowd).
Pushing Daisies’ Kristin Chenoweth and Samantha Who?’s Jean Smart round out the list.
Meaning, no Emmy love (again) for Desperate Housewives’ Nicollette Sheridan or (surprisingly) her new neighbor, Dana Delany; no change of fortune for Ugly Betty’s Ashley Jensen (who at least should have been nominated for Extras last year); no extra recognition for Pushing Daisies’ eccentric, aquatic aunts, Swoosie Kurtz and Ellen Greene; and another thankless season for Monk’s girl Friday Traylor Howard.
Speaking of dipping into the cable pot, check out this list of contenders for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama:
- Keith Carradine, Dexter (Showtime)
- Charles Durning, Rescue Me (FX)
- Danny Glover, Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
- Robert Morse, Mad Men (AMC)
- Peter O’Toole, The Tudors (Showtime)
- Oliver Platt, Nip-Tuck (FX)
- Peter Riegert, Damages (FX)
- Stanley Tucci, ER (NBC)
- Glynn Turmann, In Treatment(HBO)
- Robin Williams, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Housewives Borrows a Neighbor From Boomtown
Neal McDonough is the future on Wisteria Lane.
The former Boomtown star will be joining the cast of Desperate Housewives this fall as a new addition to the neighborhood who could become more suit-clad prey for Nicollette Sheridan’s man-eater Edie Britt, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The blue-eyed McDonough most recently starred in the short-lived ABC series Traveler, the Sci Fi miniseries Tin Man andwe won’t hold it against himthe much-razzed Lindsay Lohan flick I Know Who Killed Me.
As Desperate fans know, the show jumped five years into the future toward the end of the fourth-season finale in May, so our heroines will be greeting an unfamiliar set of only-time-will-tell challenges in season five.
Joining McDonough on the block is Gale Harold (he briefly starred in the ill-fated Fox mystery Vanished), who will provide a personality for Ken, the mystery man Teri Hatcher kissed in the finale.
Eva Longoria Enjoys Day Off With Nicollette
Eva Longoria Enjoys Day Off With Nicollette
Filming of her hit show Desperate Housewives has been halted since a shutdown on Tuesday due to the writer’s strike, which has no end in sight.
Nonetheless, Eva Longoria still plans on staying connected with her co-stars during time away from the set.
The 32-year-old Mrs. Tony Parker claims to be great friends with fellow Housewives Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, and Nicollette Sheridan.
Eva told Elle magazine: “Flick and I live down the street from each other. When Tony is in town, Marcia and I get together with our husbands - those two are big basketball fans. And Nicollette and I go shopping all the time. They are a great group of girls. And some of us are really close.”
Staying true to her word, Eva was spotted out in Hollywood on a shopping trip with Nicollette just yesterday afternoon (November 8).
The girls do hope to be back on the set soon, but know that it may be some time before they’re filming scenes on Wisteria Lane.
Mariah Carey’s Caribbean Getaway
Mariah Carey’s Caribbean Getaway
Among the countless celebs beating the cold with a trip to the Caribbean, Mariah Carey was spotted out on Friday leaving Le Select restaurant in St Barts.
Joining the likes of Nicollette Sheridan and Kelly Brook, who also happen to be relaxing in the winter haven, Miss Carey was all done up for the outing - dressed in a revealing denim mini skirt and high heeled shoes.
According to a source on the scene, after grabbing a bite to eat, “Mariah walked with her entourage and fed her hungry puppy some of her hamburger before going for a lunchtime cruise on a waiting boat.”
Meanwhile, the Daydream singer recently responded to being dubbed the “ultimate diva,” arguing that she “sings well” like a diva, but doesn’t have any attitude problems.
Carey said: “I’ve never done a diva-ish thing in my life. The definition of a diva is a woman who sings well, the second definition is a woman who’s difficult to deal with. I hope I’m the first but I don’t think I’m the second.”