Emmy roundup

I didn’t watch, but I got the lowdown from Tom Shales this morning:

Best drama writing (The Sopranos) + Best drama actor (James Gandolfini) + Best drama actress (Edie Falco) + Best supporting actor (Joe Pantoliano) = Best drama show? Nope…that would be the liberal wet-dream “The West Wing” which, except for the writing and acting, must be a better show.

I’m sorry I missed Wayne Brady (above) winning an Emmy for his outstanding work on “Whose Line is it Anyway?” Allegedly, he was very shocked and happy and gushed about how he worked his way up from playing the Black Power Ranger at bar mitzvahs.

Unintentionally humorous/embarrassing moment of the evening (which I did see): the nominees for best miniseries were “Hitler”, “Napoleon”, and “Steven Spielberg’s Taken”. So when the envelope was opened, there was a one-in-three chance that the presenter would have to say “The Emmy goes to Hitler.” But, alas, that award went to Spielberg and the SciFi network.