'30 Rock', 'Mad Men': win at another boring awards night for the Emmys

Excluded on the winners list of Emmy Night were Jon Hamm for 'Mad Men' and Tina Fey for '30 Rock'

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Another year, another same old Emmy Awards. The only twist this year was the energetic brilliance of Neal Patrick Harris. The new "King of Award Shows" hosted the Tony Awards in May and the Emmy Awards last night with both stints receiving rave reviews. Will the Grammys or Oscars be next for NPH? We'll see but the story of the night to me was the boring, ho-hum giving out of awards to annual winners "Mad Men" and "30 Rock." Seriously, are these shows REALLY that good? Even the best shows on TV have had dry spells in winning awards because every season was not spectacular. Do you remember "Seinfeld" winning every year? No, that's because it never happened!

What has ended up happening is all these so-called voters nominating the shows they think America likes and running with that. Shows like "Dexter" get shut out every year because the Emmys keep giving the award to one show. Other shows like "Friday Night Lights," "True Blood," or "Battlestar Galactica" aren't even nominated when they are some of the best on TV. The Emmys are getting to be just like the Grammy awards. They are so out of touch with American television.

So will "30 Rock" make it 4 in a row next season? How about "Mad Men" winning its 3rd straight award? If the Emmys keep in the direction they're going, it will happen and the ratings for their precious awards show will drop like a rock.

Major Winners:

* Best Drama - "Mad Men" (2nd year in a row)

* Best Comedy - "30 Rock" (3rd year in a row)

* Best Dramatic Actor - Bryan Cranston "Breaking Bad" (2nd year in a row)

* Best Dramatic Actress - Glenn Close "Damages" (2nd year in a row)

* Best Dramatc Supporting Actor - Michael Emerson "Lost"

*Best Dramatic Supporting Actress - Cherry Jones "24"

* Best Comedic Actor - Alec Baldwin "30 Rock" (3rd year in a row)

* Best Comedic Actress - Toni Collette "The United States of Tara"

*Best Comedic Supporting Actor - Jon Cryer "Two and a Half Men"

*Best Comedic Supporting Actress - Kristin Chenoweth "Pushing Daisies"

* Best Variety, Music or Comedy Series: "The Daily Show" (7th year in a row)

* Best Reality Show: "The Amazing Race" (7th year in a row)