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Dozens of Theatre Stars Honored with Emmy Nods
By: BWW News Desk Jul. 14, 2005
Tony-winner Blythe Danner (Follies, A Streetcar Named Desire) led the nominations roster with three: Outstanding Actress in a Movie or Miniseries for Back When We Were Grownups, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama for "Huff," and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy for "Will & Grace."
Hugh Jackman (The Boy From Oz) was awarded a nod for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music, Comedy or Variety Show for hosting the 58th Annual Tony Awards, as were fellow Tony-winners Brian Dennehy (Death of a Salesman) and Christopher Plummer (King Lear) for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Our Fathers. Charles Durning (The Gin Game) received a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama for "NCIS," and Victor Garber (Sweeney Todd) also got a nod for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy for "Will & Grace."
As for female Tony-winners, Glenn Close (Sunset Boulevard) was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for "The Shield," as was Tyne Daly (Gypsy) for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama for "Judging Amy," Stockard Channing (The House of Blue Leaves) for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama for "The West Wing," and Swoosie Kurtz (Frozen) for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama for "Huff." Also receiving nods were Amanda Plummer (Agnes of God) for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," Angela Lansbury (Mame) for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," Jane Alexander (The Great White Hope) for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Warm Springs, and Whoopi Goldberg (A Funny Thing Happened...) for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music, Comedy or Variety Show for HBO's presentation of Whoopi, the comic actress' recent Broadway solo show.
Married theatre and film legends Paul Newman (Our Town) and Joanne Woodward (Candida) were honored for their performances in the HBO miniseries Empire Falls, and the late, great Ossie Davis (Purlie) was nominated for his appearance on "The L Word." Alan Alda (Glengarry Glen Ross), Megan Mullaly (How to Succeed...), Kenneth Branagh (Henry V and many more at the RSC), Ed Harris (Fool for Love), Jeff Goldblum (The Pillowman), Jeffrey Tambor (Glengarry Glen Ross), S. Epatha Merkerson (Birdie Blue), Jeremy Piven (many plays in Chicago), Kathy Bates (Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune), Jill Clayburgh (Pippin), Hank Azaria (Spamalot), Cynthia Nixon (The Women), Frances Conroy (The Ride Down Mt. Morgan), William H. Macy (Our Town), Felicity Huffman (Speed-the-Plow), Bobby Cannavale (Hurlyburly), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Long Day's Journey...), Alec Baldwin (A Streetcar Named Desire) and Ray Liotta (Match) were also nominated for their work in various shows and TV movies.
As for shows themselves, a number of theatre-related programs were nominated, including the 58th Annual Tony Awards, HBO's film of Lackawanna Blues, the Lincoln Center concert version of Candide (shown on PBS' Great Performances ), the Lincoln Center production of Passion, and PBS' miniseries Broadway: The Amerian Musical.
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