The Top 25 Episodes of The Simpsons [25-13]
On January 14th, 1990, the first official episode of The Simpsons, "Bart the Genius," aired on the Fox network. Who knew that 25 years later, we'd still be getting brand new episodes every Sunday? While most folks see the show as an ailing series in steady decline (I won't lie, it was rough around Season 18), I've been hanging on for those 25 years. See, The Simpsons is a very, very special show to me. It started five months after I was born (the show and I are the same age), it was my first word (a garbled mix of Homer and Bart, sounding like "Hort"), and a little piece of me is going to break when it finally ends.
In honor of this monumental anniversary for my favorite TV series, I've perused my DVD sets and VHS tapes and formed a list of my Top 25 episodes. I've set no rules for myself (so unfortunately there's a lot of love for season six), and tried my hardest to fully utilize my experience as a Simpsons junkie. I've broken up this list into two parts, with the second half located here.
The Weekly Swarm: 1/5 - 1/11
With the first full week of 2015 in the books, it's safe to say our team has a pretty good idea of the site's direction going forward. We're still holding tight on pulling the trigger on all of the changes, but slowly but surely, you'll see some of our new ideas surface over the weeks to come.
This past week was a very TV-heavy week, given the beginning of the new year. Travis revisited Six Feet Under and how it had an impact on him, Bridjet shared her top/bottom 10 TV shows to watch/avoid in 2015, and Travis also argued why Shameless is the most overlooked show on cable right now. Outside of TV, Hubert does what he does best, editorializing on everything under the sun, with this week's entries on the Charlie Hebdo situation out in France and the trials and tribulations of adapting real life for films.
Check out all of this and more below.
We Were Promised Hoverboards
Top 10 TV Shows to Watch in 2015
On Six Feet Under and Dealing with Death
Nick's Top 10 Pop Songs of 2014
10 TV Shows to Avoid in 2015
Nous Sommes Charlie Hebdo: Terrorism's Losing Battle Against Satire and Artistic Expression
The Taylor Swift Takeover
Why You Should Watch Shameless, Cable's Most Overlooked Series
[The Friday Five] What to Know in Music This Week (1/5 - 1/9)
Lead Actors in The Raid to Appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
[Trailer] Ant-Man
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Welcome to 2015
Based on a True Story: Foxcatcher, Selma, and the Controversy of Adapting Real Life
Dutch Photographer's Incredible 20-Year Project
72nd Annual Golden Globes Winners
With last night's airing of the 72nd Annual Golden Globes, the best films and TV series of 2014 finally received their accolades, painting a picture of what to expect from the Oscars next month. Like all awards shows, I disagreed with a lot of the selections, but ultimately agreed on the major categories. Boyhood, my absolute favorite film of 2014, won big with three awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Patricia Arquette, Best Director - Motion Picture for Richard Linklater, and the night's biggest award, Best Motion Picture - Drama. The momentum should carry over to the Oscars, but I wouldn't be surprised if Birdman swoops in and wins some more categories.
The full list of Golden Globes winners is below.
Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Allison Janney, Mom
Michelle Monaghan, True Detective
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Fargo, FX
The Missing, Starz
The Normal Heart, HBO
Olive Kitteridge, HBO
True Detective, HBO
Best Performance By an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series – Comedy or Musical
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Girls, HBO
Jane the Virgin, The CW
Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Silicon Valley, HBO
Transparent, Amazon Instant Video
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Theory of Everything
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
Hans Zimmer, Interstellar
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Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Big Eyes” from Big Eyes
“Glory” from Selma
“Mercy Is” from Noah
“Opportunity” from Annie
“Yellow Flicker Beat” from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Amy Adams, Big Eyes
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore, Maps to the Stars
Quvenzhané Wallis, Annie
Best Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Graham Moore, The Imitation Game
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, Derek
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure Turist, Sweden
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett, Israel
Ida, Poland and Denmark
Leviathan, Russia
Tangerines Mandariinid, Estonia
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
Frances O’Connor, The Missing
Allison Tolman, Fargo
Best Television Series – Drama
The Affair, Showtime
Downton Abbey, PBS
Game of Thrones, HBO
The Good Wife, CBS
House of Cards, Netflix
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Clive Owen, The Knick
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
James Spader, The Blacklist
Dominic West, The Affair
Best Director – Motion Picture
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Ruth Wilson, The Affair
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Bill Murray, St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent
Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Welcome to 2015
Welcome to the first edition of Weekly Netflix Fix for 2015. Sorry for missing last week - not only was it a holiday, I spent the better part of New Year's Day moving into a new apartment. For anybody planning on moving to a new place in January in Chicago: don't. As is standard, Netflix Instant was updated with a large assortment of new titles to ring in the new month. Some choice selections are Fantasia, Fantasia 2000, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, RoboCop, the Director's Cut of Nymphomanic, Vol. I and Vol. II, and much, much more. Check out the full list of new additions below.
Brick Mansions
Fantasia
Fantasia 2000
Flesh for the Beast: Tsukiko's Curse
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Lady Ninja Kaede 2
Lust of the Dead
Lust of the Dead 2
Lust of the Dead 3
Neverlake
The Ouija Experiment
Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Years of Living Dangerously: Season 1
Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
The Snitch Cartel
Years of Living Dangerously
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for...
Falcon Rising
30 for 30: The U: Pt. 2
Copenhagen
A Five Star Life
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
White Collar: Season 5
What Is Cinema?
101 Dalmatians
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
The Agony and the Ecstasy
An American Tail: Manhattan Island
Amityville 3
The Amityville Horror
Amityville II: The Possession
Apaches
The Apartment
April Fool's Day
Bad Boys II
Basic
Batman & Robin
Beauty Shop
Better Living Through Chemistry
Big Fish
Bless the Child
Blink
Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge
Blue Car
Bowling for Columbine
Brasslands
Bright Lights, Big City
Brothers on the Line
The Brothers
Bruce Almighty
The Butcher's Wife
Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh
Cast Away
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Chinatown
Chinese Zodiac
The Class of '92
D.A.R.Y.L.
Dance for Me
Deep Impact
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Duran Duran: Unstaged
Election
Enough
The Evening Star
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Fifteenth Year
Footloose
Fort Bliss
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell
The French Connection
Fried Green Tomatoes
Friends
Frontline: A Death in St. Augustine
Frontline: Battle Zones: Ukraine & Syria
Frontline: Death by Fire: An Update
Frontline: Ebola Outbreak
Frontline: Generation Like
Frontline: Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria
Frontline: League of Denial
Frontline: Locked Up in America
Frontline: Losing Iraq
Frontline: Secret State of North Korea
Frontline: Secrets of the Vatican
Frontline: Separate and Unequal
Frontline: Syria's Second Front
Frontline: TB Silent Killer
Frontline: To Catch a Trader
Frontline: United States of Secrets
Get Low
Get Shorty
Ghost
The Hero of Color City
I.Q.
Identity
In Harm's Way
Insomnia
It's a Lot
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Jeepers Creepers
Jeepers Creepers 2
Kangaroo Jack
Kiss Them for Me
The Kite Runner
Knight Rusty
The Ladies Man
Larva
Lassie
Law & Order: SVU: The Fourteenth Year
Life of Ryan: Caretaker Manager
Living on One Dollar
The Machinist
The Making of a Lady
Marathon Man
Marty
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
Mean Girls
Mental
The Mod Squad
Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores
Monster High: Friday Night Frights
Monster High: Fright On!
Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action!
Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?
Moonstruck
Mr. Deeds
Mr. Mom
Murder by Numbers
Mystic Pizza
Mystic River
New Hope
Ninja Apocalypse
Notting Hill
Octonauts
The Odd Couple
Only the Lonely
Patriot Games
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
The Quiet Man
The Reef
The Ref
Regarding Henry
Return to Homs
The Road to El Dorado
RoboCop
RoboCop 2
Rooster Doodle-do
The Running Man
Sabrina
Friends: Season 1
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.: Season 1
Larva: Season 1
Octonauts: Season 1
TEDTalks: Let Your Mind Wonder: Season 1
Friends: Season 10
Friends: Season 2
Inside Man: Season 2
Larva: Season 2
Friends: Season 3
Dallas (2012): Season 3
Friends: Season 4
Friends: Season 5
Friends: Season 6
Friends: Season 7
Friends: Season 8
Friends: Season 9
Shall We Dance?
Shining Through
Snatch
Son of God
Soul Plane
Spy Kids
Stephen King's Thinner
Sunset Boulevard
Swingers
Taking Lives
TEDTalks: Let Your Mind Wonder
To Be Takei
To Kill a Man
Tooth and Nail
Undertow
Uptown Girls
Valkyrie
Venom
The War of the Worlds
Water
Wayne's World 2
Welcome to the Jungle
The Whole Nine Yards
Women Aren't Funny
The Yes Men
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Young Mr. Lincoln
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 2
Beneath the Darkness
Finding Fela
The Outsider
The Pink Panther 2
Queens of the Ring
Totally Spies!
Daughters of Dolma
The Decent One
Last Weekend
Memphis
Miele
Persecuted
This Ain't No Mouse Music!
Winter in the Blood
Behaving Badly
Child of God
Comedy Bang! Bang!: Season 3
I, Frankenstein
Labor Day
LFO: The Movie
Maron: Season 2
Plastic
Jessie: Season 3
Nymphomaniac: The Director's Cut Volume I
Nymphomaniac: The Director's Cut Volume II
10 TV Shows to Avoid in 2015
Continuing from yesterday's list of the top TV shows to watch in 2015, these are my choices for the worst tv shows of the early part of 2015. With some returns, some new, and some scrutiny by me, these are the possible (and definite) stink bombs of the year. Enjoy.
Top 10 TV Shows to Watch in 2015
With the New Year approaching, TV fanatics are getting their recliners ready as January marks the beginning of fresh television. I’ve compiled a list of new seasons of your favorite tv shows with their air times as well as some new shows that may surprise you. Give ‘em a whirl.
Silicon Valley: Best Show on TV?
Silicon Valley was easily the best show of 2014. While I’m a little biased when it comes to HBO (I think I’m the only person who doesn’t care for Game of Thrones), the show has regained my faith in premium television since the end of Eastbound & Down.
Silicon Valley follows a small group of coding nerds who live in Silicon Valley, California. Living in a technological world, most people don’t see the faces behind the screen. Lo and behold, they are just as nerdy as you could’ve imagined them to be; and cynical to boot. The main character, Richard, bands his friends together to start Pied Piper; an internet startup of many different functions. In the beginning, the app is used for one thing that leads to another idea to a different use and so on and so forth. Along the way to finding success he loses money, networking opportunities, friends, lawsuits, and at times, his sanity. Behind Pied Piper stands two of Richard’s favorite tech companies who fight the whole season over who will lay claim to Pied Piper’s upcoming fame.
Encompassing the real life struggles of many HTMLers, Java Script geniuses, CSS freaks, and C++ dorks, the show is comically flawless. Finding any lull in dry wit will prove to be impossible as the show’s creator Mike Judge is a master of comedy. With years of Beavis and Butt-head under his belt as well as King of the Hill, Judge proves taking a different route pays off tenfold. Judge takes backburner comics like T.J. Miller, Kumail Nanjiani, and Martin Starr to the center stage (where they so rightfully belong) to whip the audience with their quick wit and well-seasoned stand-up worthy material. While still using the grab bag of lowbrow comedy (e.g. drug use, dick jokes, little kids cursing), Judge ties the show together by following the dynamic relationships of the group. Like everything else good on television, this show is definitely underrated for what it puts out. Also, the second coming of Martin Starr (Bill Haverchuck from Freaks and Geeks) is a prime example of why this show rules. Check out a trailer from the first season below.
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Take that, Big Bang Theory.
72nd Golden Globe Awards Nominations
Earlier this morning, the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards nominations were released. The full list, which you can read below, echo a lot of my personal sentiments for the year's best films and TV shows. Birdman, which is definitively in the year's Top 3 films list, received seven nominations. Another personal favorite, Boyhood, received five nominations. True Detective also received a plethora of nominations with four, with both Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey receiving Best Actor nominations.
We'll have a much longer, comprehensive breakdown of the Golden Globes nominations (with our own personal picks) soon, so keep an eye out for that! For now, check out the full list of nominees below.
1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. BOYHOOD
b. FOXCATCHER
c. THE IMITATION GAME
d. SELMA
e. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. JENNIFER ANISTON CAKE
b. FELICITY JONES THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
c. JULIANNE MOORE STILL ALICE
d. ROSAMUND PIKE GONE GIRL
e. REESE WITHERSPOON WILD
3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. STEVE CARELL FOXCATCHER
b. BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH THE IMITATION GAME
c. JAKE GYLLENHAAL NIGHTCRAWLER
d. DAVID OYELOWO SELMA
e. EDDIE REDMAYNE THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. BIRDMAN
b. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
c. INTO THE WOODS
d. PRIDE
e. ST. VINCENT
5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR
MUSICAL
a. AMY ADAMS BIG EYES
b. EMILY BLUNT INTO THE WOODS
c. HELEN MIRREN THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
d. JULIANNE MOORE MAPS TO THE STARS
e. QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS ANNIE
6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY
OR MUSICAL
a. RALPH FIENNES THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
b. MICHAEL KEATON BIRDMAN
c. BILL MURRAY ST. VINCENT
d. JOAQUIN PHOENIX INHERENT VICE
e. CHRISTOPH WALTZ BIG EYES
7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a. BIG HERO 6
b. THE BOOK OF LIFE
c. THE BOXTROLLS
d. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
e. THE LEGO MOVIE
8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a. FORCE MAJEURE TURIST (SWEDEN)
b. GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE (ISRAEL)
c. IDA (POLAND/DENMARK)
d. LEVIATHAN (RUSSIA)
e. TANGERINES MANDARIINID (ESTONIA)
9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
MOTION PICTURE
a. PATRICIA ARQUETTE BOYHOOD
b. JESSICA CHASTAIN A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
c. KEIRA KNIGHTLEY THE IMITATION GAME
d. EMMA STONE BIRDMAN
e. MERYL STREEP INTO THE WOODS
10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
MOTION PICTURE
a. ROBERT DUVALL THE JUDGE
b. ETHAN HAWKE BOYHOOD
c. EDWARD NORTON BIRDMAN
d. MARK RUFFALO FOXCATCHER
e. J.K. SIMMONS WHIPLASH
11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a. WES ANDERSON THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
b. AVA DUVERNAY SELMA
c. DAVID FINCHER GONE GIRL
d. ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU BIRDMAN
e. RICHARD LINKLATER BOYHOOD
12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a. WES ANDERSON THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
b. GILLIAN FLYNN GONE GIRL
c. ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU, NICOLÁS GIACOBONE, ALEXANDER DINELARIS, ARMANDO BO BIRDMAN
d. RICHARD LINKLATER BOYHOOD
e. GRAHAM MOORE THE IMITATION GAME
13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE IMITATION GAME
b. JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
c. TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS GONE GIRL
d. ANTONIO SANCHEZ BIRDMAN
e. HANS ZIMMER INTERSTELLAR
14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. “BIG EYES” — BIG EYES
Music by: Lana Del Rey
Lyrics by: Lana Del Rey
b. “GLORY” — SELMA
Music by: John Legend, Common
Lyrics by: John Legend, Common
c. “MERCY IS” — NOAH
Music by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
Lyrics by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
d. “OPPORTUNITY” — ANNIE
Music by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
Lyrics by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
e. “YELLOW FLICKER BEAT” — THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1
Music by: Lorde
Lyrics by: Lorde
15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. THE AFFAIR SHOWTIME
b. DOWNTON ABBEY PBS
c. GAME OF THRONES HBO
d. THE GOOD WIFE CBS
e. HOUSE OF CARDS NETFLIX
16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
DRAMA
a. CLAIRE DANES HOMELAND
b. VIOLA DAVIS HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
c. JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
d. RUTH WILSON THE AFFAIR
e. ROBIN WRIGHT HOUSE OF CARDS
17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. CLIVE OWEN THE KNICK
b. LIEV SCHREIBER RAY DONOVAN
c. KEVIN SPACEY HOUSE OF CARDS
d. JAMES SPADER THE BLACKLIST
e. DOMINIC WEST THE AFFAIR
18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. GIRLS HBO
b. JANE THE VIRGIN THE CW
c. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK NETFLIX
d. SILICON VALLEY HBO
e. TRANSPARENT AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO
19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. LENA DUNHAM GIRLS
b. EDIE FALCO NURSE JACKIE
c. JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS VEEP
d. GINA RODRIGUEZ JANE THE VIRGIN
e. TAYLOR SCHILLING ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. LOUIS C. K. LOUIE
b. DON CHEADLE HOUSE OF LIES
c. RICKY GERVAIS DEREK
d. WILLIAM H. MACY SHAMELESS
e. JEFFREY TAMBOR TRANSPARENT
21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. FARGO FX
b. THE MISSING STARZ
c. THE NORMAL HEART HBO
d. OLIVE KITTERIDGE HBO
e. TRUE DETECTIVE HBO
22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL THE HONORABLE WOMAN
b. JESSICA LANGE AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
c. FRANCES MCDORMAND OLIVE KITTERIDGE
d. FRANCES O’CONNOR THE MISSING
e. ALLISON TOLMAN FARGO
23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. MARTIN FREEMAN FARGO
b. WOODY HARRELSON TRUE DETECTIVE
c. MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY TRUE DETECTIVE
d. MARK RUFFALO THE NORMAL HEART
e. BILLY BOB THORNTON FARGO
24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. UZO ADUBA ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
b. KATHY BATES AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
c. JOANNE FROGGATT DOWNTON ABBEY
d. ALLISON JANNEY MOM
e. MICHELLE MONAGHAN TRUE DETECTIVE
25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES,
MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. MATT BOMER THE NORMAL HEART
b. ALAN CUMMING THE GOOD WIFE
c. COLIN HANKS FARGO
d. BILL MURRAY OLIVE KITTERIDGE
e. JON VOIGHT RAY DONOVAN