Emmys Recap 2010

So I know this is a few days late, but I had to give my opinion on the 62nd Emmys that were held on Thursday night.  First of all, I loved our host, Jimmy Fallon.  I have loved him since his days where he was featured on SNL playing his guitar during Weekend Update.  Kudos to you Jimmy for constantly making me laugh over the years!

The show started out with the always fabulous red carpet.  Now if you know me, you know that I absolutely LOVE the red carpet of all awards shows.  I love the good, the bad, and the ugly!  It is all good (or should I say entertaining)?  The good outfits are gorgeous and the bad ones are like train wrecks....you just can't look away.  So I will start off with my picks for best dressed.  For the women, we have a tie.  The shared golden award goes to both Lea Michele from Glee and Claire Danes, who won an Emmy for best actresss in a mini-series.  (I probably would have just given it to Claire, except I still can't forget that it is highly likely that she had something to do with demise of Billy Crudup and Mary-Louise Parker's marriage a few years back...I simply like to remember her as Angela Chase on My So Called Life...don't you remember how much you LOVED Jordan Catalano?)  Anyways, I think Claire absolutely shined in her gold dress while Lea Michele was mesmerizing in a pretty navy (the color of the night)!

Claire Danes, looking flawless.

And Lea Michele, PS - if you don't watch Glee you should start, it is pretty awesome.

Now on to the men.  There is really only one choice here, and that is Jon Hamm.  Now I know he has been around for a while, but ever since Mad Men began I have been somewhat obsessed with him.  I am not sure if it is the nod to the 1960s, Don Draper, or Jon himself that I am drawn to, but I am absolutely mesmerized by him and I think he is dreamy.

I think he agrees with me.

Now for the worst dressed.  This is most people's favorite part (however for me the best part is the best dressed, although the worst dressed can be entertaining).  For the women, this has to go to Anna Paquin.  Before I say anything, I will say that I have definitely seen worse outfits.  Overall, the Emmys were pretty successful this year.  But, I do think her outfit is a little out there.  It's like she is auditioning for Gladiator or something.  

And for the men, for me it goes to Kevin Bacon.  And honestly his outfit was fine, but something about the bad goatee, sunglasses and hair just made it all-over bad.  Kyra looks amazing though for sure.  

Now on to the awards.  I will recap my favorites:

Outstanding Comedy Series:  Yeah to Modern Family!!!!!  This was so exciting as the show took out Glee.  Now I am a big Glee fan as well, but Modern Family makes me laugh so hard that my sides hurt!  Congrats to the cast, cannot WAIT for the season premiere come September!

Outstanding Drama Series:  Mad Men.  Now this show is another one I love.  I don't watch it religiously, but I absolutely adore it when I do watch it.  I think it is a combination of the time period and the costumes and the story-lines that just draw you in.  Jon Hamm is perfection as Don Draper and January Jones plays Betty to a tee.  The subject matter can be very taboo for the 1960s, but it makes you think what all went on during that time period that people just don't ever talk about.  It makes you realize that people aren't always as clean and innocent as they look on the outside.  And the historical references are dead-on.

Outstanding Reality Series:  Top Chef.  I don't think there is any arguments here.  As much as I love to watch the trash that is the Bachelor, everyone knows that Top Chef is addicting and you don't have to be ashamed to say that you watch it, which is always good.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:  Eric Stonestreet (aka Cameron from Modern Family).  LOVE him.  He plays Cameron wonderfully, and is a large reason why the show is sooooo good.  Casey and I particularly like the episode where he discusses being a crossing guard, and a scene where he squeals as loud as a 5 year old little girl.  Pretty priceless.

Outstanding Supporting Actresss in a Comedy Series:  Jane Lynch (aka Sue Sylvester on Glee).  Never before have Adidas track suits been more popular.  She was meant to play this character.  From her sarcastic remarks to her remarkable monologues, Glee wouldn't be half the fun it is without her.

Outstanding Commercial:  this onehands down went to the Old Spice commercial, which was pretty phenomenal if you haven't seen it yet.

All in all it was a great show.  George Clooney was also awarded the Bob Hope Humanitarian award, which was great to see considering all he has done for natural disasters, especially Haiti.  Man does he just get better with age or what?

Finally, it wouldn't have been a 2010 awards show without Betty White!  She was there in full force and looks remarkable for being 88 years old.  And I think she has made me laugh more this year than she ever did on all of the seasons on Golden Girls.

If you happen to have any thoughts, I would love to hear them!  I love to hear other people's opinions, especially on Best and Worst dressed (I know most people hated January Jones' outfit, but I personally kind of liked it, so I am not going to even discuss that one with you!)

Have a good week!  I am already looking forward to the weekend.  Getting ready for a little bachelorette party for Katie, a dear friend of mine from OU.  Gotta pick up some ones....just kidding!

Until next time, Ciao for now!