Tuesday, December 15, 2009

BREAKING. Golden Globes nominees announced; M-Net makes a clean sweep with most show nominations.


You're reading it here first. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association just released the nominations for The 67th Golden Globes Awards.

M-Net leads and has made a clean sweep as the South African TV channel who has the most quality TV shows in terms of nominated shows. Glee (currently on M-Net) leads all TV shows with four nominees. 30 Rock (M-Net), Big Love (M-Net Series), Damages (M-Net Action), Dexter (M-Net) each got three nominations EACH.

Besides Californication that's on SABC3 as well (M-Net has first-run rights), ALL THE NOMINATED TV SHOWS SHOWN IN SOUTH AFRICA IS ON M-NET.


Here's the complete and comprehensive TV categories and nominees list.

TV Series (Drama)
Big Love (M-Net)
Dexter (M-Net)
House (M-Net)
Mad Men (M-Net)
True Blood (M-Net)

TV Series (Comedy or Musical)
30 Rock (M-Net)
Entourage (Vuzu)
Glee (M-Net)
Modern Family
The Office (M-Net)

Actor in a TV series (Drama)
Simon Baker, The Mentalist (M-Net)
Michael C. Hall, Dexter (M-Net)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (M-Net)
Hugh Laurie, House (M-Net)
Bill Paxton, Big Love (M-Net Series)

Actress in a TV Series (Drama)
Glenn Close, Damages (M-Net Action)
January Jones, Mad Men (M-Net)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (M-Net in 2010)
Anna Paquin, True Blood (M-Net)
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer (M-Net Action)

Actress in a TV series (Comedy or Musical)
Toni Collette, United States of Tara (M-Net)
Courtney Cox, Cougar Town
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (M-Net)
Lea Michele, Glee (M-Net)

Actor in a TV series (Comedy or Musical)
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (M-Net)
Steve Carell, The Office (M-Net)
David Duchovny, Californication (M-Net/SABC3)
Thomas Jane, Hung (M-Net)
Matthew Morrison, Glee (M-Net)

Mini-series made for TV
Georgia O'Keeffe
Grey Gardens (M-Net)
Into the Storm
Little Dorrit
Taking Chance