Will Gilmore Girls get an Emmy?
Will this finally be the year that Gilmore Girls gets the props it deserves for being a rocking show? I’m tired of seeing awards go to the same old shows over and over again, especially when their ratings suck. It’s time for Gilmore Girls!
New changes may mean this is possible, by changing the voting scheme, and thus who gets nominated:
This year’s Emmy’s might be a bit more interesting. In the past, the winners have been pretty predictable. Shows like ‘Frasier’, ‘Boston Legal’ and ‘Will and Grace’ took all of big awards. And sure, those are great shows but there are certainly a lot of quality non-mainstream shows out there that go unrecognized by the academy. Not only are these shows not winning any Emmys, they’re not even getting nominated.
In the past, the critics have raved about ‘Gilmore Girls’ and many believe actress Lauren Graham should’ve been nominated for an Emmy by now. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences seems to have caught on to these past oversights and have attempted to rectify the situation by changing the voting process.
The new voting system will continue to allow academy members to cast their ballots for the nominees in the big award categories (best drama, best comedy, best lead actor/actress) then, rather than having the top five picks for each of the categories automatically put on the ballot, the academy will take the top 15 winners for each category and a panel will determine which five will make it to the ballot.
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11 opinions for Will Gilmore Girls get an Emmy?
Jen
Jun 12, 2006 at 10:33 pm
I sure hope so.
Lauren Graham and Kelly Bishop both deserve emmy nods.
Rikka
Jun 12, 2006 at 10:42 pm
Yes! Lauren has never even been nominated - that fact alone discredits the Emmys. I’m glad they are changing the system.
carrie
Jun 13, 2006 at 7:15 am
I agree Lauren Graham and Kelly Bishop are both deserves for an emmy I hope so. they are so hard work too..
rikkapass
Jun 13, 2006 at 9:04 pm
Check out this terrific article from LAtimes.com (Lauren is mentioned several times):
Don’t expect the Emmy Awards to look like a TV rerun again this year. Although favorite, high-rated nominees usually return year after year, there’s a new voting system that aims to boost the chances of low-rated snubees in the top series and acting categories.
This week, ballots were shipped to members of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as usual, but when they’re returned by June 20, they won’t determine the final five nominees in all categories as they have in years past. New judging panels will convene at the academy’s offices in North Hollywood on June 24 and 25 to do that job (as panels have done for years in other award categories) after weighing sample episodes submitted by the top 15 vote-getters among rivals for best lead actor and actress in a series and top 10 finalists for best comedy and drama. Academy members overall usually favor the most popular contenders as measured by Nielsen ratings or industry buzz.
“Up till now the Emmys have been a broadcast TV and HBO world,” says Ray Richmond, Emmy writer for the Hollywood Reporter. “In order for the Emmys to be taken seriously, they need to recognize the more cutting-edge programs on the WB, FX, UPN and Showtime networks. What’s an Emmy worth if someone like Lauren Graham from ‘Gilmore Girls’ can’t be nominated?”
Five years ago, the Television Critics of America voted “Gilmore Girls” the best new program of the year. Since then it has given the show six more nominations, including two shots at best actress for Graham, but it’s only received one Emmy bid — for best makeup in 2004, which it won. That’s the only Emmy the WB has ever received out of its four nominations, none higher up than the guest-acting categories.
Now many Emmy-watchers believe “Gilmore Girls” and Graham have a good chance to make the finalists’ lists. In past years, when the Emmy process employed judging panels to choose winners, it helped to rescue low-rated programs lucky enough to get nominated, such as “Cheers,” “Hill Street Blues,” “Cagney & Lacey” and “All in the Family.”
This year there may finally be recognition for these often overlooked shows and stars in the series and acting races: “Battlestar Galactica” (Edward James Olmos), “Rescue Me” (Denis Leary) and “Veronica Mars” (Kristen Bell). Michael Chiklis won best drama actor in 2002, but “The Shield” has never been up for best series.
Among low-rated and even canceled new shows and the stars that could benefit: “The Comeback” (Lisa Kudrow), “Commander in Chief” (Geena Davis), “Everybody Hates Chris” (Tyler James Williams, Tichina Arnold), “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and “Weeds” (Mary-Louise Parker).
Other rookies might also make the cut, but they might have done so under the old system, considering their better ratings and buzz: “Big Love” (Bill Paxton), “The Closer” (Kyra Sedgwick), “My Name Is Earl” (Jason Lee), “The Office” (Steve Carell) and “Prison Break” (Wentworth Miller).
TV critics are rooting hardest for such underdogs as “Battlestar Galactica,” now in its second season on the Sci-Fi Channel.
“We’ve been championing it from the beginning and really hope it gets lots of Emmy love,” says TVGuide.com senior editor Michael Ausiello.
“The Emmys need to acknowledge the cool kids like Denis Leary, Kristen Bell and Mary-Louise Parker,” adds Richmond. “They need to pay attention to the stars and shows that TV critics care about.”
Those include the five nominees for best new show at the Television Critics of America Awards, which will be bestowed in July: “Big Love,” “The Colbert Report,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” “My Name Is Earl” and “Prison Break.” Nominees for individual achievement awards include Kyra Sedgwick, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Jason Lee and, of course, Lauren Graham.
“The new Emmy voting change is good,” adds Ausiello, “because the old system created embarrassing situations like last year when ‘Will & Grace’ had one of its weakest seasons, but ended up with the most nominations among comedy series. That reflects very badly on the Emmys.”
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Jen
Jun 13, 2006 at 9:07 pm
GREAT article Rikka!
I love how everyone mentions Lauren when it comes to the Emmys. Here is my favorite parts of this article:
“What’s an Emmy worth if someone like Lauren Graham from ‘Gilmore Girls’ can’t be nominated?”
That quote, made by Ray Richmond, describes exactly what the fans of GG and what many critics have been complaining about for the past 6 years. GIVE LAUREN THE EMMY!
carrie
Jun 14, 2006 at 7:13 am
I agreeed with it from rikka let s give to Lauren win the Emmy . I mean..
carrie
Jun 22, 2006 at 8:00 am
I just want to let know everyone that it will have other vote its call Teen choice its for Alexis Bledeal if she will be on Nominated it will be vote by deadline July 20th I think it will be on tv Aug 20th oh one thing also best show for GilmoreGirls too. its http://www.teenchoice.com thanks carrie
Catherine
Jun 22, 2006 at 11:54 am
I think that Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham should get an emmy, the just work so well together.
rockstar999
Jun 23, 2006 at 1:58 am
i’m not sure with alexis gettin an emmy though bot they both deserve it
Gilmore Girls News » New Emmy Awards voting system
Jun 29, 2006 at 9:10 am
[…] My readers here are really amazing. I love you guys! One of my readers (Rikka), in a post a day or two ago about how Lauren Graham should earn an Emmy, posted a comment that was essentially another look at how the Emmy’s are changing this year. […]
krista
Jan 25, 2008 at 11:30 am
i hope so its a great show with great actors and actress
and it deserves to win!
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