In entertainment news, the nominations for the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced yesterday as well, proving once again that the entire concept of the Hollyweird awards is nothing more than the popularity contest. Nobody really looks deep and assesses the cultural quality – it’s all about the hype and the industry politics.
The incredibly talented Adam Driver, the single real actor in the entire cast of HBO’s Girls and the only bright spot in every one of the first-season’s 10 episodes, was completely ignored last year by all TV awards organizations, including the Emmys.
In the second season, his role was significantly curbed: he appeared only in 6 episodes, in some of them very briefly. Yet, this year he is nominated for the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Why? Because Lena Dunham singled him out in her Golden Globe acceptance speech. And people took notice – it’s far more important that the actual artistic achievement.
I’m happy for Adam Driver, but “I hate the Patchoulis” (thank you again, Captain Murphy).
The Frustrated CFO 