"30 Rock" won the Emmy for Best Comedy this year. The show was nominated for 22 awards--more than any other show this year--and won five. (Courtesy of NBC)
Sunday night is usually a night of homework, recovering from the weekend’s festivities and preparing for another grueling week of classes. This Sunday was no different, despite the fact the Emmy Awards were televised.
In Sewall Hall at least, it seemed like very few students were watching as host Neil Patrick Harris began the 61st Emmy Award Show with his musical theatre skills, dazzling the crowd and home viewers with a catchy tune about television over the years. He spotlighted various nominees and caught them on camera. Or, in the case of Paula Abdul, showed where she would have sat had she not quit American Idol.
The first notable moment of the night was when the nominees for supporting actress in a comedy series wore various glasses as their names were announced (it was Amy Poehler’s idea). The winner, Kristin Chenoweth, of “Pushing Daisies” sported a pair of glitter embellished 2009 spectacles and a stunning silver dress with sequins that reflected the stage lights.
“I didn’t know (the Emmys) were on tonight. But if I did I would have watched because I love looking at the actresses’ dresses,” said Hillary Dudek, a freshman MCDB major.
Sarah Silverman also did her part to stand out in the crowd by wearing a moustache and holding a far-off, dreamy expression as she was nominated for Best Actress. Despite the hilarity of her props and attitude, she lost out to Toni Collette, from “The United States of Tara.”
A lot CU students missed the show because of Sunday Night Football.
“I watched part of it, but football was on and I’m more interested in sports than watching that,” said David Kidushim, a freshman open-option major.
Further on in the show, the “Dancing with the Stars” and “America’s Best Dance Crew” casts performed amidst the awards for reality television shows. Jimmy Fallon, the new host of “Late Night” on NBC, also had a song and dance number.
Many students seemed to have missed out on the event because of higher priorities.
“I would have watched it if I knew it was on and if I had a TV. But I was at Wolf Library doing homework because I’m a good kid,” said Ryan Duffey, a freshman environmental studies major.
The big winners of the night were “30 Rock” for Best Comedy and “Mad Men” for Best Drama. Sophomore Tessa Chatara-Middleton said she was happy with the selection.
“I have to say, Tina Fey is pretty hilarious. I enjoy her quick wit,” Chatara-Middleton said.
Other award highlights included “The Amazing Race” taking home the award for Best Reality-Competition Program, and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” walked away with the award for Best Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series.
In spite of the perceived prestige that comes with taking home an Emmy, some students didn’t seem to care about who the award recipients were.
“I didn’t watch because I didn’t feel inspired to watch it. I like TV shows but I feel like my preference matters more than who gets awards and stuff. I just don’t really care about that,” said Zachary Moore, a freshman open-option major.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Kelsi Cooke at Kelsi.cooke@colorado.edu.
