Nominations Abound!

Confession: admittedly, and slightly sadly, and to some extent, I measure my life in awards shows.  Mostly by the Oscars and the 'Best Picture' from whichever particular year, but the Emmys get me excited for the awards and for the Oscar Nominations on the far horizon.  This morning, the Emmy nominations were announced.  Needless to say, I am ecstatic!  While I don't watch that much television and most of it does come in boxed sets, there are a few series that prompted my relationship with tivo a few years back and they were duly recognized by the Emmys.
I love the slightly-older (in tv terms) series 30 Rock (NBC).  I always will be.  Fantastic writing, fantastic story-line, real humor, and Alec Baldwin!  I used to be in love with the Office (NBC), but in my opinion, it strayed too far from its humble roots and doesn't feel as genuine as it used to.  This past season, I fell in a mad-type love with Modern Family (ABC) and Glee (FOX).  I have never laughed out loud as much as I do when I watch Modern Family.  It's a perfect comedy and perfectly cast.  Glee makes me smile and sing and dance around with happy.  Bottom Line: all three of my faves have considerable smart humor and wit and they should win everything.  Glee received an amazing 19 nominations this morning, Modern Family received 14, and '30 Rock' received 15.
Chris Colfer, who plays Kurt on Glee was nominated for best supporting actor and my heart could not be more happy!  Totes love him on the show and think he's hilarious and perfect.
Here are the Nominations for the Comedy "Big" Awards:

Comedy Series

“Curb Your Enthusiasm”

“Glee”

“Modern Family”

“Nurse Jackie”

“The Office”

“30 Rock”

Lead Actress in a Comedy

Lea Michele, “Glee”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “The New Adventures of Old Christine”

Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”

Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”

Tina Fey, “30 Rock”

Toni Colette, “The United States of Tara”

Lead Actor in a Comedy

Jim Parsons,”Big Bang Theory”

Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

Matthew Morrison, “Glee”

Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”

Steve Carell, “The Office”

Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”

Supporting Actor in a 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”

Supporting Actress In a 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”

Noticeably, I left off any mention of the dramas.  Honestly, I don't think there are any good dramas on right now... at least not that I have seen.  In order to remedy, I am currently watching Mad Men series like it's my job and caught up on Grey's Anatomy.  Still, Comedies just make me happier...