Quirky "Glee" hits high note at Golden Globes
Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News | 2009-12-15 17:45:57
<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Quirky TV musical "Glee" struck a chord at the Golden Globe awards on Tuesday in its first season with a leading four nominations in a television field packed with fresh shows and new stars.</p><p>The Fox network show about high-school misfits in a struggling choir picked up nominations for best comedy or musical, best actor and actress for stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele, and a best supporting actress for the scheming cheerleader coach played by Jane Lynch.</p><p>Morrison put the success of "Glee" down to its joyful spirit. "I think people need optimism. It is an uplifting show. It is something new, and fresh and I think the music is infectious," he told Reuters.</p><p>"Glee", one of the best reviewed new shows of the 2009-10 TV season with a regular audience of 8.7 million viewers, also helped Fox clinch a share of second place in the nomination count to cable network HBO, which again dominated the field with 17 nominations.</p><p>Fox had six nods overall, as did cable network Showtime. Ratings-challenged NBC followed with five -- for comedies "The Office" and "30 Rock" -- CBS had four and ABC had three.</p><p>HBO's vampire show "True Blood" and the network's controversial polygamy drama "Big Love" will square off for the top honor -- best TV drama -- against double Emmy-winner "Mad Men" (AMC), Showtime's serial killer series "Dexter" and the Fox medical series "House".</p><p>Joining "Glee" among best comedy contenders were old favorites "3O Rock", "The Office" and "Entourage".</p><p>The Golden Globes are awarded annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and while they are closely-watched for their film honors during Oscar season, they are often the first to shine a spotlight on new TV shows and emerging stars.</p><p>This year they shone that light on two new ABC comedies, "Cougar Town" with former "Friends" star Courteney Cox, who earned a best actress nomination as a 40-something divorced woman, and "Modern Family", which got a best comedy nod.</p><p>HBO show "Hung", which aired in its first season and tells of a down-on-his-luck man who decides to market himself as a gigolo, brought nominations for its previously little-known stars Thomas Jane and Jane Adams.</p><p>Along with all the fresh faces, several well-known actors turned up in new shows, and Golden Globes voters took note.</p><p>Former "ER" star Julianna Margulies was nominated for best actress in a TV drama in "The Good Wife" (CBS), playing the spouse of a disgraced public official. Edie Falco, who won multiple awards for her role in "The Sopranos," was nominated for best actress in a TV comedy or musical playing hard-bitten "Nurse Jackie" on Showtime.</p><p>Lifetime, a TV channel aimed at women, picked up three nominations for its biopic "Georgia O'Keeffe", including acting nods for its stars Joan Allen and British actor Jeremy Irons.</p><p>(Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=65475769&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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