Please read through the following rules and instructions before sending your final ballot.
GOLDDERBY 2000-2009 DECADE TV AWARDS RULES & INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The complete list of categories and nominees is listed in the post below. This list of nominees was determined by the votes of many members on this website during August, 2009.
2. You may vote in as many or as few categories as you choose. If you choose to vote in a given category, you MUST follow the steps below.
2A. Copy the ENTIRE ballot into a Private Message.
2B. For each category, remove all but THREE (3) names that you would like to choose. Any more or any less will cause that category to be ruled invalid on your ballot.
2C. Assign specific point values to these THREE (3) choices. First choice gets 50 points. Second choice gets 30 points. Third choice gets 10 points. DO NOT change the order of your nominees. Just put the point value next to the name and leave them in alphabetical order. Here is an example:
EXAMPLE OF CATEGORY FOR DRAMA LEAD ACTOR 10 Billy Campbell as Rick Sammler on Once & Again 50 Anthony LaPaglia as Agent Jack Malone on Without a Trace 30 Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing
2D. The top vote recipient in each category will become the decade award winner.
3. As you consider your choices, please keep in mind that you should only evaluate programs based on their quality between 2000 and 2009.
4. Please send your complete ballot by Private Message (PM) to one of the following people. If your GoldDerby nickname begins with A-G, please send by PM to andrew. If your GoldDerby nickname begins with H-P, please send by PM to Rob L. If your GoldDerby nickname begins with Q-Z or a symbol/number, please send by PM to Boomer. The Private Message function can be located in your Personal Zone area. I am asking that each of these moderators post in this thread so that you can easily click on their name to send the PM.
5. All ballots must be received by midnight on Friday, September 25. The winners will be announced in a Chat Room ceremony and in a thread in the Emmys forum on a date in late September to be announced later.
6. Please feel free to campaign for a few of your favorite choices in this thread. This can serve as a good reminder to your fellow posters about programs and performers you would like for them to consider. Please only list a small limited number of your favorites. DO NOT POST YOUR ENTIRE BALLOT IN THIS THREAD OR ANYWHERE PUBLICLY ON GOLDDERBY.
7. Thanks for your participation. Your votes will be private and will not be made public.
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DRAMA SERIES: Battlestar Galactica (SCI-FI) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN) Deadwood (HBO) Friday Night Lights (NBC) Lost (ABC) Mad Men (AMC) Six Feet Under (HBO) The Sopranos (HBO) The West Wing (NBC) The Wire (HBO)
DRAMA LEAD ACTOR: Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor on Friday Night Lights Michael Chiklis as Det. Vic Mackey on The Shield Bryan Cranston as Walter White on Breaking Bad James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano on The Sopranos Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan on Dexter Peter Krause as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House on House Ian McShane as Al Swearengen on Deadwood Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet on The West Wing James Spader as Alan Shore on The Practice/Boston Legal Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer on 24
DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS: Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars on Veronica Mars Glenn Close as Patty Hewes on Damages Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher on Six Feet Under Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow on Alias Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rachel Griffiths as Brenda Chenowith on Six Feet Under Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg on The West Wing January Jones as Betty Draper on Mad Men Mary McDonnell as President Laura Roslin on Battlestar Galactica
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR: Michael Emerson as Benjamin Linus on Lost Zach Gilford as Matt Saracen on Friday Night Lights Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske on Damages Terry O’Quinn as John Locke on Lost Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler on The West Wing John Spencer as Leo McGarry on The West Wing Blair Underwood as Alex on In Treatment Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman on The West Wing
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lauren Ambrose as Claire Fisher on Six Feet Under Connie Britton as Tami Taylor on Friday Night Lights Stockard Channing as Dr. Abigail Bartlet on The West Wing Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva on The Sopranos Katherine Heigl as Dr. Isobel Stevens on Grey’s Anatomy Elizabeth Mitchell as Dr. Juliet Burke on Lost Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang on Grey’s Anatomy Jean Smart as Martha Logan on 24 Maura Tierney as Abby Lockhart on E.R. Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey’s Anatomy
DRAMA GUEST ACTOR: George Dzundza as Harold O’Malley on Grey’s Anatomy Michael Emerson as William Hinks on The Practice Patrick Fischler as Jimmy Barrett on Mad Men Judd Hirsch as Wes Mendell on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Ray Liotta as Charlie Metcalf on E.R. Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper on Mad Men Matthew Perry as Joe Quincy on The West Wing Jimmy Smits as Miguel Prado on Dexter Glynn Turman as Alex, Sr. on In Treatment Forest Whitaker as Lt. Jon Kavanagh on The Shield
DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS: Kate Burton as Dr. Ellis Grey on Grey’s Anatomy Patricia Clarkson as Sarah O’Connor on Six Feet Under Anne Dudek as Dr. Amber Volakis on House Sally Field as Maggie Wyczenski on E.R. Melinda McGraw as Bobbie Barrett on Mad Men Liz Mikel as Corrina Williams on Friday Night Lights Cynthia Nixon as Janis Donovan on Law & Order: SVU Beah Richards as Gertrude Turner on The Practice Annabella Sciorra as Gloria Trillo on The Sopranos Betty White as Catherine Piper on The Practice/Boston Legal
DRAMA EPISODE OF THE DECADE: Buffy the Vampire Slayer for “Once More, with Feeling” Grey’s Anatomy for “It’s the End of the World/As We Know It” Lost for “The Constant” Lost for “Pilot” Lost for “Through the Looking Glass” Mad Men for “Meditations in an Emergency” Six Feet Under for “Everyone’s Waiting” The Sopranos for “Pine Barrens” The Sopranos for “Whitecaps” The West Wing for “Two Cathedrals”
COMEDY SERIES: Arrested Development (Fox) Desperate Housewives (ABC) Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Friends (NBC) Gilmore Girls (WB/CW) The Office (NBC) Pushing Daisies (ABC) Sex & the City (HBO) 30 Rock (NBC) Will & Grace (NBC)
COMEDY LEAD ACTOR: Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth on Arrested Development Zach Braff as Dr. John Dorian on Scrubs Steve Carell as Michael Scott on The Office (NBC) Ricky Gervais as David Brent on The Office (BBC America) Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane on Frasier Eric McCormack as Will Truman on Will & Grace Lee Pace as Ned on Pushing Daisies Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing on Friends Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk on Monk
COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS: Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green on Friends Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Camp on Desperate Housewives Tina Fey as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls Jane Kaczmarek as Lois on Malcolm in the Middle Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish on The Comeback Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay on Friends Debra Messing as Grace Adler on Will & Grace Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin on Weeds Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw on Sex & the City
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR: Will Arnett as George “Gob” Bluth II on Arrested Development Bryan Cranston as Hal on Malcolm in the Middle David Cross as Tobias Funke on Arrested Development Brad Garrett as Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland on Will & Grace John Krasinski as Jim Halpert on The Office John C. McGinley as Dr. Perry Cox on Scrubs David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold on Entourage
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones on Sex & the City Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook on Pushing Daisies Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly on The Office Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock Megan Mullally as Karen Walker on Will & Grace Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes on Sex & the City Doris Roberts as Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development Vanessa Williams a Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty
COMEDY GUEST ACTOR: Will Arnett as Devin Banks on 30 Rock Bobby Cannavale as Vince D’Angelo on Will & Grace Michael J. Fox as Dr. Kevin Casey on Scrubs Leslie Jordan as Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace Ian McKellen as Ian McKellen on Extras Brad Pitt as Will on Friends Patrick Stewart as Alistair Burke on Frasier Fred Willard as Hank MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond Henry Winkler as Barry Zuckerkorn on Arrested Development Dean Winters as Dennis Duffy on 30 Rock
COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS: Christina Applegate as Amy on Friends Georgia Engel as Pat MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives Cloris Leachman as Grandma Ida on Malcolm in the Middle Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Maggie Lizer on Arrested Development Laurie Metcalf as Carolyn Bigsby on Desperate Housewives Liza Minnelli as Lucille Austero on Arrested Development Amy Ryan as Holly Flax on The Office Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy on 30 Rock Kate Winslet as Kate Winslet on Extras
COMEDY EPISODE OF THE DECADE: Arrested Development for “Development Arrested” Arrested Development for “Pilot” Desperate Housewives for “Bang” Desperate Housewives for “Pilot” Friends for “The Last One” Gilmore Girls for “Wedding Bell Blues” The Office for “Casino Night” Pushing Daisies for “Pie-Lette” Scrubs for “My Musical” Will & Grace for “Lows in the Mid-Eighties”
TV MOVIE: Door to Door (TNT) Girl in the Café (HBO) Grey Gardens (HBO) The Laramie Project (HBO) Life & Death of Peter Sellers (HBO) Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime) A Raisin in the Sun (ABC) Recount (HBO) Warm Springs (HBO) Wit (HBO)
TV MINISERIES: Angels in America (HBO) Anne Frank (ABC) Band of Brothers (HBO) Bleak House (PBS) Cranford (PBS) Elizabeth I (HBO) Generation Kill (HBO) John Adams (HBO) Life with Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows (ABC) Prime Suspect: The Final Act (PBS)
MOVIE/MINISERIES LEAD ACTOR: Jim Broadbent as Lord Longford on Longford Albert Finney as Winston Churchill on The Gathering Storm James Franco as James Dean on James Dean Paul Giamatti as John Adams on John Adams William H. Macy as Bill Porter on Door to Door Ian McKellen as King Lear on King Lear Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Elvis Presley on Elvis Al Pacino as Roy Cohn on Angels in America Matthew Perry as Ron Clark on The Ron Clark Story Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers on Life & Death of Peter Sellers
MOVIE/MINI LEAD ACTRESS: Drew Barrymore as “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale on Grey Gardens Judy Davis as Judy Garland on Life with Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows Laura Linney as Abigail Adams on John Adams S. Epatha Merkerson as Nanny on Lackawanna Blues Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I on Elizabeth I Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison on Prime Suspect: The Final Act Phylicia Rashad as Lena Younger on A Raisin in the Sun Meryl Streep as Hannah Pitt/Rabbi/Ethel Rosenberg on Angels in America Emma Thompson as Vivian Bearing on Wit Sigourney Weaver as Mary Griffith on Prayers for Bobby
MOVIE/MINI SUPPORTING ACTOR: Thomas Haden Church as Tom Harte on Broken Trail Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson on John Adams Jeremy Irons as Earl of Leicester on Elizabeth I Justin Kirk as Prior Walter on Angels in America Paul Newman as Max Roby on Empire Falls August Schellenberg as Sitting Bull on Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Ben Shenkman as Louis Ironson on Angels in America Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin on John Adams Patrick Wilson as Joe Pitt on Angels in America Jeffrey Wright as Belize/Mr. Lies on Angels in America
MOVIE/MINI SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Shohreh Aghdashloo as Sajida Khairallah Talfah on House of Saddam Eileen Atkins as Deborah Jenkyns on Cranford Tammy Blanchard as Judy Garland on Life with Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows Stockard Channing as Judy Shepard on Matthew Shepard Story Laura Dern as Katherine Harris on Recount Kelly MacDonald as Gina on The Girl in the Café Anna Maxwell Martin as Esther Summerson on Bleak House Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger on A Raisin in the Sun Mary-Louise Parker as Harper Pitt on Angels in America Vanessa Redgrave as Edith on If These Walls Could Talk 2
VARIETY SERIES: Chappelle’s Show (Comedy) Chelsea Lately (E!) Colbert Report (Comedy) Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy) Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC) Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (ABC) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC)
VARIETY SPECIAL: Academy Awards 81st Annual (ABC) 2009 America: A Tribute to Heroes (Various) Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (HBO) Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (HBO) Ellen DeGeneres: Here & Now (HBO) Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell (Bravo) Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (HBO) Olympic Summer Games 2004 Opening Ceremony (NBC) Ricky Gervais: Out of England (HBO) Robin Williams: Live on Broadway (HBO)
VARIETY PERFORMANCE: Dave Chappelle on Chappelle’s Show Stephen Colbert on Colbert Report Billy Crystal on Academy Awards Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live Eddie Izzard on Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill Hugh Jackman on Tony Awards David Letterman on Late Show with David Letterman Amy Poehler on Saturday Night Live Jon Stewart on Daily Show with Jon Stewart Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live
REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM: The Amazing Race (CBS) American Idol (Fox) Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo) MythBusters (Discovery) The Osbournes (MTV) Project Runway (Bravo) Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo) Survivor (CBS) Top Chef (Bravo)
ANIMATED SERIES: American Dad (Fox) As Told By Ginger (Nick) Family Guy (Fox) Futurama (Fox) King of the Hill (Fox) The Powerpuff Girls (Cartoon) Robot Chicken (Cartoon) The Simpsons (Fox) South Park (Comedy) SpongeBob SquarePants (Nick)
PERFORMER OF THE DECADE: Steve Carell (Daily Show, Office) Glenn Close (Damages, Shield, many TV movies) Edie Falco (Sopranos, Nurse Jackie) Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) James Gandolfini (Sopranos) Ricky Gervais (Extras, Office) Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under) Hugh Laurie (House) Conan O’Brien (Late Night, Tonight Show, Emmy hosting) Jon Stewart (Daily Show, many variety shows, Oscar hosting)
CREATIVE PERSON OF THE DECADE: J.J. Abrams (Alias, Felicity, Fringe, Lost, What About Brian?) Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, True Blood) Jerry Bruckheimer (Amazing Race, Cold Case, C.S.I. franchise, Without a Trace) David Chase (Sopranos) Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant (Extras, Office) Brian Grazer (Arrested Development, Felicity, Friday Night Lights, Sports Night, 24) David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, Boston Public, Practice) Aaron Sorkin (Sports Night, Studio 60, West Wing) Joss Whedon (Angel, Buffy, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible, Firefly)
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Wow! Biggest surprise: Conan O'Brien received a bid for Performer of the Decade but didn't even get a variety performance nod for "Late Night." How did that happen?
Otherwise, thrilled to see a lot of love for "Buffy," "The Wire," "Pushing Daisies," and "Arrested Development." A lot of disappointments, but it'll take me some time to actually organize my thoughts enough to pick them out individually.
"A movie is not good because it arrives at conclusions you share, or bad because it does not. A movie is not about what it is about. It is about how it is about it: about the way it considers its subject matter, and about how its real subject may be quite different from the one it seems to provide." - Roger Ebert, from the introduction to "Awake in the Dark" (2006)
Originally posted by 742: Wow! Biggest surprise: Conan O'Brien received a bid for Performer of the Decade but didn't even get a variety performance nod for "Late Night." How did that happen?
Otherwise, thrilled to see a lot of love for "Buffy," "The Wire," "Pushing Daisies," and "Arrested Development." A lot of disappointments, but it'll take me some time to actually organize my thoughts enough to pick them out individually.
No time for me fella. I have already turned in my ballot.
Posts: 27150 | Location: Phoenix, AZ | Registered: February 02, 2003
Originally posted by 742: Wow! Biggest surprise: Conan O'Brien received a bid for Performer of the Decade but didn't even get a variety performance nod for "Late Night." How did that happen?
Otherwise, thrilled to see a lot of love for "Buffy," "The Wire," "Pushing Daisies," and "Arrested Development." A lot of disappointments, but it'll take me some time to actually organize my thoughts enough to pick them out individually.
No time for me fella. I have already turned in my ballot.
Wow, pacinofan. It is going to take me a while to get through this.
I do want to say THANK YOU to GoldDerby members for nominating the supporting actors of The West Wing. I took a gamble and left most of them off my ballot to give other people some points who I thought needed them more. I was so hoping that other GoldDerby members would add in those West Wing guys. Whew.
Overall, I think these are wonderful nominations. I think we did a great job.
Originally posted by 742: Wow! Biggest surprise: Conan O'Brien received a bid for Performer of the Decade but didn't even get a variety performance nod for "Late Night." How did that happen?
Otherwise, thrilled to see a lot of love for "Buffy," "The Wire," "Pushing Daisies," and "Arrested Development." A lot of disappointments, but it'll take me some time to actually organize my thoughts enough to pick them out individually.
No time for me fella. I have already turned in my ballot.
How'd you do that so fast?
I knows what's I likes!
Posts: 27150 | Location: Phoenix, AZ | Registered: February 02, 2003
Well I really enjoyed being in the chat and reading what everyone had to say about these shows. I learned quite a bit, and it's made me curious about some of these programs. Thanks y'all!
Posts: 13901 | Location: canada | Registered: December 22, 2005
Almost finished with my ballot. The hardest categories are most definitely the movie/mini acting categories.
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Originally posted by Jake221: Please remember about:
Frances Conroy & Six Feet Under
I'll second that.
You won't find a more rounded performance than Frances Conroy's in Six Feet Under and the show in general is everything you could ask for in a family drama - the happiness, the sadness, the life, the death, the good, the bad.
FYC: Six Feet Under, Ricky Gervais, Emma Thompson & WIT
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My hardest category was Best Drama (BSG, Lost, Buffy, West Wing, The Wire). But do remember these select few nominees:
Drama Series: BSG, Buffy Drama Lead Actor: Martin Sheen, The West Wing Drama Lead Actress: Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars; Jennifer Garner, Alias Drama Supporting Actor: John Spencer, The West Wing Comedy Series: Gilmore Girls Comedy Lead Actress: Lauren Graham, Gilmore Girls Comedy Supporting Actress: Kelly Bishop, Gilmore Girls
How's that for a Murderers Row of top talent?
Posts: 4233 | Location: SE Pennsylvania | Registered: May 27, 2005
Ah! The one oversight I want to bring up is the complete shutout for Once and Again. GoldDerby, as homework (and penance), you are required to watch the first two seasons of "O&A" on DVD (sadly the third hasn't been released on disc) and find out why it's preposterous to have snubbed Sela Ward for lead actress and Patrick Dempsey for guest actor. There is not a single person on that guest actor list who is better (though Glynn Turman and Jimmy Smits come close), especially not Robert Morse and Patrick Fischler.
Very, very glad to see Emma Thompson in a terrific movie/mini actress category for "Wit," which deserves to win. But that category just isn't complete for me without Gillian Anderson for her performance in "Bleak House."
I'll only make one FYC, because it's the only one that matters: VOTE FOR THE WIRE. That is all.
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"A movie is not good because it arrives at conclusions you share, or bad because it does not. A movie is not about what it is about. It is about how it is about it: about the way it considers its subject matter, and about how its real subject may be quite different from the one it seems to provide." - Roger Ebert, from the introduction to "Awake in the Dark" (2006)
Sorry, but I'm still not sold on Arrested Development being all that; you needed a post-graduate degree in advanced physics to figure it out . It was that far-out-there. It couldn't build a sizable audience even with an American Idol lead-in, which is saying something. It was the redefinition of a niche show.
Posts: 4233 | Location: SE Pennsylvania | Registered: May 27, 2005
Originally posted by PaulHan: Sorry, but I'm still not sold on Arrested Development being all that; you needed a post-graduate degree in advanced physics to figure it out . It was that far-out-there. It couldn't build a sizable audience even with an American Idol lead-in, which is saying something. It was the redefinition of a niche show.
I was getting my graduate degree when "Arrested Development" was on television so it was the right show at the right time for me.
Posts: 27150 | Location: Phoenix, AZ | Registered: February 02, 2003
I was in (the Vancouver equivalent of) middle school and I thought that it was the smartest and funniest comedy on television.
For Your Consideration: Drama Series: Lost, although the winner really should be The Wire Drama Episode: "Pilot", Lost Comedy Series: Arrested Development Comedy Lead Actor: Ricky Gervais, The Office Comedy Episode: "Casino Night", The Office
Oh and PaulHan, I didn't even have my Bachelor's when "Arrested Development" started, and I thought it was genius. Best comedy of the decade.
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"A movie is not good because it arrives at conclusions you share, or bad because it does not. A movie is not about what it is about. It is about how it is about it: about the way it considers its subject matter, and about how its real subject may be quite different from the one it seems to provide." - Roger Ebert, from the introduction to "Awake in the Dark" (2006)
