2010 Emmy Noms Are Out (Of The Closet!)

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The 2010 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced this morning and despite a few glaring omissions, the list is a pleasant surprise. Keep reading for details…

The second coming of Christ known to its fans as Glee, earned 19 nominations, including noms for Jane Lynch (obvi), Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele and (I’m so excited for her!) Chris Colfer. Colfer, who plays out and proud teen Kurt Hummel, was certainly a shock, not because his work didn’t deserve recognition, but rather that the TV Academy was even paying attention. What with all the subpar CBS comedies itching to get in.

Little Hummel, however has some serious competition against three Modern Family actors in the supporting actor category (Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Ty Burrell) along with the Susan Lucci of this category, NPH (who is also nominated for his guest star turn in…you got it, Glee). The supporting actor category might be the most competitive (Jon Cryer, who invited you?) and also the gayest. Let’s see, you’ve got three gay characters and three openly gay actors (Stonestreet — surprise! — is straight) vying for the top prize. Ladies, I don’t want to see anyone chopping off heels or hiding gowns backstage.

Meanwhile, superlezzy Jane Lynch also pulled down a guest star nod for some role she played in Two and a Half Men, and she’s all but guaranteed the supporting actress win. However, she won’t be competing against the oft-overlooked and brilliant Vanessa Williams, who was, along with her show Ugly Betty, given the shaft in its last  season (and also one of its best). She will be up against, however, Julie Bowen and the sublime Sophia Vergara from Modern Family.

Despite every other adult actor receiving a nomination, Modern Family’s patriarch, Ed O’Neil was omitted for reasons I will blame on Tony Shaloub and some guy from The Big Bang Theory. Seriously, does anyone even watch Monk anymore? And what’s the point of nominating any CBS show at this point in the game? Who are we fooling? I’m still livid over Old Christine‘s Julia Louis-Dreyfuss snatching the Emmy from Lisa Kudrow for her amazing work in the misunderstood and canceled-after-one-season The Comeback. Julia is nominated yet again, but she’ll have to take that Emmy from Amy Poehler’s cold, dead hands.

With a few surprises sprinkled in, this year’s Emmy’s have at least one sure thing: Betty F-ing White. The octogenarian is nominated for her guest hosting duties on SNL (which picked up 12 nominations, putting it in the lead as the most nominated show…ever. And it only took 35 years!). As the last living Golden Girl, and a bonafide national treasure, the White’s got it coming to her. Let’s just hope she makes it til then!