Cable Gathers 39 Golden Globe Nods
With HBO Leading The Pack, Industry Nearly Doubles Broadcast Total
By Linda Haugsted -- Multichannel News, 12/13/2007 2:57:00 AM
Cable networks dominated the TV nominations for the 2008 Golden Globe nominations announced Dec. 13, with 39 nods spread across eight networks, compared to 21 for broadcast fare.
HBO topped all networks with 18 nominations. Showtime had six nominations trailed by FX’s five. BBC America and TNT had three apiece and AMC two. Hallmark Channel and USA Network garnered on each.
ABC topped the broadcast networks with 11, trailed by NBC’s six nods. Fox netted a pair of nominations, while CBS and PBS had but one apiece. CW was shut out.
The voters showed love to several of HBO's miniseries, including Emmy-winner Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (which was also nominated for performances by Adam Beach and Anna Pacquin); Longford (performances by star Jim Broadbent and supporting performers Andy Serkis and Samantha Morton were also nominated) and Five Days. TNT's drama on the beginnings of the CIA, The Company, and BBC America's political thriller The State Within (with a performance by Jason Isaacs) round out the miniseries category.
Best actress nominees in the miniseries category includes cable actresses Bryce Dallas Howard in HBO's Shakespearean adaptation As You Like It; Debra Messing in USA’s The Starter Wife; and Queen Latifah for Life Support on HBO.
Cable fare also dominated the “best drama” category with nods to HBO's Big Love, FX's Damages, AMC's Mad Men and Showtime's The Tudors.
Big Love's leading man, Bill Paxton, was nominated but none of his series wives were. Damages also drew nominees for star Glenn Close and supporting players Rose Byrne and Ted Danson. Mad Men's lead Jon Hamm got the nod, as did the Tudors king Jonathan Rhys Meyers’ for his portrayal of a young Henry VIII. Dexter on Showtime didn't make the best drama category, but lead actor Michael C. Hall was nominated.
Other dramatic best actress nominees from cable: Edie Falco, the only The Sopranos nominee; Minnie Driver of FX’s The Riches ; and Holly Hunter of Saving Grace and Kyra Sedgwick of The Closer, both on TNT.
The comedy series nominees include Showtime's Californication (its star David Duchovny was also named); and HBO's Entourage and Extras (its lead Ricky Gervais was also nominated). They will compete with Emmy-winner 30 Rock and newcomer Pushing Daisies.
Entourage also earned best supporting actor nominations for Kevin Dillon and Jeremy Piven.
Although Weeds on Showtime was not on the best comedy list, its star, Mary Louise Parker, was nominated as best comedy actress, the only cabler in that category.
The Hallmark Channel's sole nomination went to Ernest Borgnine, for the octogenarian's role in A Grandpa for Christmas. BBC America's Jekyll earned an acting nod for James Nesbitt.
The next question, besides who will win, is who will show? The ceremony is scheduled Jan. 13 in Beverly Hills for broadcast on NBC, but members of the Screen Actors Guild have said they will honor the Writers Guild strike and may not participate in such ceremonies if the strike is still on next month.
For a complete list of TV and film nominations, click here.
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