Basic cable's "Mad Men," "Damages" make Emmy history
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Only one actress nominated for an Emmy on Thursday is in her 20s: 24-year-old "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera, for lead actress in a comedy series. (article 6)
"Mad Men AMC's sleek drama set in the advertising world circa 1960, and FX's legal thriller" Damages " made Emmy nominations history Thursday as the first basic-cable programs to gain best-series nods. (article 3)
" The Wire the just-ended, critically acclaimed HBO drama about police and drug dealers in Baltimore, lost its last shot at a best-drama nod after years of Emmy snubs. (article 3)
Other cable series made a serious dent in several top categories as broadcast networks watched their share of Emmy nominations glory erode. (article 3)
LOS ANGELES- Basic cable has long been the domain of low-rent fare such as "The Real World" and "Silk Stalkings or kids' stuff like" SpongeBob SquarePants. (article 4)
In the lead drama actor category, four of the six nominees were stars of cable shows, including Jon Hamm of " Mad Men. (article 4)
The nods mark a turning point for the 60-year-old Primetime Emmys, which have only ever awarded the Outstanding Drama Series gong to free-to-air American shows and those from the fee-charging, premium cable network HBO. (article 5)
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Source articles
- Cranford Dames join Emmy hopefuls (BBC News, 07/17/2008, 557 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > ENTERTAINMENT (FOX News, 07/17/2008, 1046 words)
- Basic cable's "Mad Men," "Damages" make Emmy history (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/17/2008, 668 words)
- Basic cable goes from low-rent to high Emmy count (boston.com, 07/17/2008, 494 words)
- Mad Men makes history with Emmy nomination success (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk, 07/17/2008, 422 words)
- Emmy nominations show younger isn't always better (boston.com, 07/17/2008, 414 words)
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