Emmy Nominations Give Jay Leno A Miss This Year
July 9th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by GDBy Ranjan Bhaduri
July 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Emmy nominations for this year have been announced and there are a number of surprises. It is not surprising that NBC has chosen to submit “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno to Emmy nomination panel. However, it is Conan O Brien who managed to steal the limelight and a nomination over Jay Leno in the end. Jay Leno has taken to this unexpected development in his characteristic jovial manner and even poked fun at his ouster from the nomination. He also welcomed two other nominees namely Steve Carell and Jane Lynch. He said that he was not in the Emmy Nomination list.
It is interesting to note that along with Jay Leno, his competitor David Letterman was also snubbed by the nomination committee this year. “The Tonight Show,” however, has got 4 nominations. Jay Leno cracked jokes and said he will possibly be watching the Emmy’s on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” in the company of David Letterman as both of them have not been selected. He also made a reference to the popular Super Bowl commercial which featured him and David Letterman. On the other hand, the fans of Conan O’Brien are excited as his “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” got selected for outstanding variety, music or comedy series.
It is true that Conan O Brien has won in the nomination over Jay Leno but for the Emmy’s he will have to battle it out with heavy weight contenders. However, the nomination lists is a blend of veterans and newcomers. The fans of Conan O Brien will pray for his win no doubt.
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