Mildred Pierce

In the aftermath of the Golden Globe Awards, Network Ten has come out as the big winner – winning best drama (Homeland), actress in a drama (Claire Danes – Homeland), supporting actress in a TV series (Jessica Lange, American Horror Story) and best comedy for Modern Family.

Another big winner was showcase with Enlightened, Mildred Poerce and Game of Thrones winning awards.

Channel Seven was the only other free to air channel to get a Globe with Downton Abbey winning best mini series.

Homeland premieres Saturday Jan 22nd at 8.30pm on Ten, Mildred Pierce will be repeated in February on showcase.

For all of the winners click here.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Diane Lane, “Cinema Verite”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Emily Watson, “Appropriate Adult”
Betty White, “Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lost Valentine”
Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce.”
   
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Laurence Fishburne, “Thurgood”
Paul Giamatti, “Too Big to Fail”
Greg Kinnear, “The Kennedys”
Guy Pearce, “Mildred Pierce”
James Woods, “Too Big to Fail.”
   
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
 
“Boardwalk Empire”
”Breaking Bad”
”Dexter”
”Game of Thrones”
”The Good Wife”
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
  
Kathy Bates, “Harry’s Law”
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer.”
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Patrick J. Adams, “Suits”
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Kyle Chandler, “Friday Night Lights”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter.”
   
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

“30 Rock”
”The Big Bang Theory”
”Glee”
”Modern Family”
”The Office”
   
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
 
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Betty White, “Hot in Cleveland.”
  
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
 
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family.”
  
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

“Dexter”
”Game of Thrones”
”Southland”
”Spartacus: Gods of the Arena”
”True Blood”

Movies

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

“The Artist”
”Bridesmaids”
”The Descendants”
”The Help”
”Midnight in Paris.”
   
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
 
“The Adjustment Bureau”
”Cowboys & Aliens”
”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″
”Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
”X-Men: First Class”
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Tilda Swinton, “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn.”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”
George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “J. Edgar”
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help.”
   
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Kenneth Branagh, “My Week With Marilyn”
Armie Hammer, “J. Edgar”
Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”
Nick Nolte, “Warrior”
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners.”

The Creative Arts portion of the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out in a ceremony held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 10. Big Winners were Glee and

Casting in a Drama Series : Boardwalk Empire
Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special : Mildred Pierce
Casting For A Comedy Series : Glee

Guest Actress In A Comedy Series : Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee
Guest Actor In A Comedy Series : Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress In A Drama Series : Loretta Devine, Grey’s Anatomy
Guest Actor In A Drama Series : Paul McCrane, Harry’s Law

Reality Host : Jeff Probst, Survivor
Reality Program : Deadliest Catch

Animated Program : Futurama, “The Late Philip J. Fry”

The Primetime Emmy Awards air on Monday September 19th at 10am and 10.30pm on Fox 8

 This years Emmy nominees could read like the Oscars. With the cinema suffering, the big name stars are turning to TV, as are some who tried their luck on the silver screen before heading to our lounge rooms. Here is a list of some of this year’s nominees and the films they starred in before their TV success. Obviously some to continue to have film careers too.

Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law - Misery (Oscar win), About Schmidt (Oscar nominated), Primary Colors (Oscar nominated), Titanic.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire – Trainspotting, No Country for Old Men.
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife – Bend It Like Beckham, A Mighty Heart.
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife - Chicago, The Birdcage.

Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire – Where do we start! Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon, The Wedding Singer and Resevoir Dogs to name a few.
Hugh Laurie, House - Stuart Little, Maybe Baby.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones - The Station Agent, Elf, Death at a Funeral.
Josh Charles, The Good Wife - Threesome, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead,  
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife – GoldenEye, Spy Kids, X2, Josie and the Pussycats, Spice World and Circle of Friends.

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Laura Linney, The Big C - Primal Fear, The Truman Show, You Can Count On Me (Oscar nominated), The Savages (Oscar nominated) and Kinsey (Oscar nominated).
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope – Parenthood (movie that inspired TV show), 200 cigarettes, The Goonies.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy
Jane Lynch, Glee – Talladega Nights, The 40 year Old Virgin, Paul and Julie and Julia.
Julie Bowen, Modern Family - Happy Gilmore and Multiplicity.

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock – The Cooler (Oscar nominated), It’s Complicated, Beeetlejuice, Aviator and The Hunt For Red October.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family - Almost Famous
Ty Burrell, Modern Family - Dawn of The Dead
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men - Pretty In Pink, Hot Shots – with ex-co star Charlie Sheen and Superman 4.

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama
Bruce Dern, Big Love – Monster, All the Pretty Horses and The Glass House.
Beau Bridges, Brothers and Sisters - The Fabulous Baker Boys, Max Payne and Charlotte’s Web.
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife - Teen Wolf, The Secret of My Success and Back to the Fuuture Trilogy.

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee – Patch Adams, Material Girls.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee - Oscar winner in Shakespeare in Love, Se7en, Iron Man series, Sliding Doors and Country Strong.
Cloris Leachman, Raising Hope – Young Frankenstein, Butch Cassidy and The Sundamce Kid and Scary Movie 4
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock - Zack and Miri Make A Porno, The Next Three Days, The 40 Year Old Virgin and Spiderman.

Outstanding Leading Actress in a Mini-series or Movie
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce - Oscar winner for The Reader, Titanic, Revolutionary Road, The Life of David Gale and Heavenly Creatures.
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey – She’s Having a Baby, Kick Ass, Clash of the Titans and Buffalo Soldiers.
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite – The Perfect Storm, Unfaithful, Must Love Dogs and The Outsiders.
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Karate Kid (2010), Date Night and Hustle and Flow.

Outstanding Leading Actor in an Mini-Series or Movie
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys - As Good As It Gets, Little Miss Sunshine, The Last Song and Ghost Town
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys - Saving Private Ryan, True Grit, The Green Mile and Seven Pounds
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail – Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Incredible Hulk and Syriana.
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood - Mystic River, The Matrix and Event Horizon.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-series or Movie
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce - Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, Memento, LA Confidential and The Hurt Locker.
Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys - Michael Clayton, Valkyrie and Shakespeare in Love.
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail – Sideways, The Illusionist and Saving Private Ryan.
James Woods, Too Big to Fail - Casino, The Virgin Suicides and The Specialist.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini-series or Movie
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce – Thirteen, The Missing, The Wrestler and Running With Scissors.
Melissa Leo, Mildred Pierce - The Fighter, 21 Grams and Frozen River.
Mare Winningham, Mildred Pierce - Brothers, St Elmo’s Fire and Turner and Hooch.
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey - Harry Potter franchise, Gosford Park, A Room With A View and Siter Act.

Tonight Was A Challenge!

Mildred Pierce, showcase, 8.30pm
Oscar-winner Kate Winslet stars as Mildred Pierce in the mini series that has the most Emmy nominations of any show. It’s the story of the memorable character from James M. Cain’s novel, who, finding herself newly divorced during the Depression, carves out a new life, while dealing with her daughter. Also starring Guy Pearce.

The Gruen Transfer,  ABC1, 9pm
In the fourth season, inimitable host Wil Anderson will once again pick apart the seams of advertising with the extraordinary Russel Howcroft and Todd Sampson and a team of regular guests.

Kinky Boots, 7TWO, 9.45pm
With the sudden death of his father, Charlie Price takes up the reins of the family’s struggling, traditional shoe business. Looking to London for inspiration, Charlie discovers sassy drag queen Lola, whose Soho world of outrageous fashion and stylish, erotic boots for men, gives him the idea to diversify production with women’s boots for a male market. With only weeks to go until the crucial Milan Shoe Fair, Lola has the factory in full swing replacing bronzed suede with leopard skins, but Charlie’s drive for success and perfection threatens the production line and Milan.

Would You Save a Stranger?, ABC2, 10.22pm
Last year in the UK there were 700,000 violent attacks on strangers. One in three people admit that they wouldn’t interfere to protect a stranger. What would you do? If you like this a great show to watch is Primetimes “What Would You Do” at 12am or later on Thursdays on 9 – warning is addictive.

The Silence Of The Lambs, Gem, 9.50pm
A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins star in their Oscar winning roles.

Mildred Pierce, the TV mini-series that is leading the Emmy’s race with 21 nominations, is to show in August on showtime, in time for the awards ceremony.

Set in Glendale, California circa 1931, Mildred Pierce, a young mother with a talent for baking, is left a “grass widow” after throwing her husband, Bert, out of the house. Forced to hunt for work to support herself and her two young daughters, 11-year-old Veda and seven-year-old Ray, Mildred visits an employment agency, only to encounter job opportunities she feels are beneath her. Amidst her job search, she receives dating advice from her friend and neighbor, Lucy Gessler, and begins an unexpected affair with an ex-business partner of her husbands, Wally Burgan.

When Mildred receives a call from the agency regarding an opening as a housekeeper to a wealthy socialite, she reluctantly agrees to meet with her. After cutting the acerbic interview short, Mildred seeks refuge at a local diner, where fate, and a waitress named Ida, will play a role in shaping her future

Starring Kate Winslet as Mildred, for which she is sure to pick up the Emmy, gives a stunning performance of a woman struggling to salvage her life.  Aussie star, Guy Pearce also stars as Mildreds lover Monty and is also up for an Emmy nod.

This powerful and provocative 5 part series starts on August the 3rd and Wednesdays following.