14th Annual Bryan Awards - Winners Tally (as of August 2)

WINNERS TALLY (as of August 2, 2014):
 

8 Wins - Masters of Sex (Showtime)

6 Wins - The Normal Heart (HBO)

5 Wins - Game of Thrones (HBO), Breaking Bad (AMC)

3 Wins - Orange Is The New Black (Netflix), The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS), The White Queen (Starz), The Beatles: The Night That Changed America (CBS), The Young and the Restless (CBS), Modern Family (CBS)

2 Wins - Fargo (F/X), Cosmos (Fox/NGC), Saturday Night Live (NBC), Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central), American Horror Story: Coven (F/X), True Detective (HBO), Mom (CBS), General Hospital (ABC)

1 Win - Ray Donovan (Showtime), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox), Veep (HBO), The Americans (F/X), Jeopardy (SYN), Family Feud (SYN), The View (ABC), The Dr. Oz Show (SYN), Days of Our Lives (NBC), All My Children (TOLN), One Life to Live (TOLN), The Crazy Ones (CBS), Sesame Street (PBS), Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO), Good Morning America (ABC), 60 Minutes (CBS), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC), The Simpsons (Fox), Glee (Fox), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), Downton Abbey (PBS), Community (NBC), The Sound of Music Live (NBC)

The Bryan and Silver Garbage Film Award Nominees for 2012

On Friday, the Silver Garbage Film Award Nominees were announced, and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 leads with 13 Nominations, including Worst Picture. Today, after being postponed three days due to an Internet outage, the Bryan Film Award Nominees were announced just now, and Hugo leads with 16 Nominations.

SELECT BRYAN FILM AWARD NOMINEES:
BEST PICTURE:
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Midnight In Paris
Moneyball
War Horse

BEST DIRECTOR:
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
Steven Spielberg (War Horse)

BEST ACTOR:
Jean Dujardin as George (The Artist)
George Clooney as Matt King (The Descendants)
Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover (J. Edgar)
Michael Fassbender as Brandon (Shame)
Gary Oldman as George Smiley (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)

BEST ACTRESS:
Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo)
Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark (The Help)
Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher (The Iron Lady)
Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (My Week with Marilyn)
Charlize Theron as Mavis Gary (Young Adult)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Christopher Plummer as Hal (Beginners)
Albert Brooks as Bernie Rose (Drive)
Sir Ben Kingsley as Georges Méliès (Hugo)
Jonah Hill as Peter Brand (Moneyball)
Sir Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier (My Week with Marilyn)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Berenice Bejo as Peppy (The Artist)
Dame Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia (Coriolanus)
Jessica Chastain as Celia Foote (The Help)
Octavia Spencer as Minny Jackson (The Help)
Carey Mulligan as Sissy (Shame)

BEST YOUNG PERFORMER:
Shailene Woodley as Alexandra King (The Descendants)
Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
Asa Butterfield as Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
Chloe Grace Moretz as Isabelle (Hugo)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius)
Bridesmaids (Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig)
50/50 (Will Reiser)
Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen)
Young Adult (Diablo Cody)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Descendants (Nat Faxon, Jim Rush, and Alexander Payne- Based on the Novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings)
The Help (Tate Taylor, Based on the Novel by Kathryn Stockett)
Hugo (John Logan- Based on the Novel ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ by Brian Selznick)
Moneyball (Steven Zaillan & Aaron Sorkin, Story by Stan Chafin- Based on the Book by Michael Lewis)
War Horse (Richard Curtis & Lee Hall- Based on the Novel by Michael Morpurgo)

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM:
Flowers of War (China)
In Darkness (Poland)
Omar Killed Me (Morocco)
A Separation (Iran)
Warriors of the Rainbow (Taiwan)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss In Boots
Rango

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
Captain America: The First Avenger- “Star Spangled Man” (Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by David Zippel)
Gnomeo and Juliet- “Hello, Hello” (Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Bernie Taupin)
The Help- “The Living Proof” (Music by Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige, & Harvey Mason Jr., Lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr., and Damon Thomas)
Hugo- “Coeur Volant” (Music and Lyrics by Elizabeth Cotnoir, Isabelle Geffroy, and Howard Shore)
The Muppets- “Life’s a Happy Song” (Music and Lyrics by Bret McKenzie)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
The Cast of The Artist
The Cast of The Descendants
The Cast of The Help
The Cast of Hugo
The Cast of The Ides of March


SELECT SILVER GARBAGE FILM NOMINEES:
WORST PICTURE:
Atlas Shrugged, Part I
Big Momma’s: Like Father, Like Son
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Conan the Barbarian
The Human Centipede
Jack and Jill
Just Go With It
The Smurfs
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1

WORST ACTOR:
Russell Brand as Arthur (Arthur)
Nick Swardson as Bucky Larson (Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star)
Adam Sandler as Jack Sadelstein and Jill Sadelstein (Jack and Jill)
Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black (Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1)
Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen (Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1)

WORST ACTRESS:
Sarah Jessica Parker as Kate Reddy (I Don’t Know How She Does It)
Jennifer Aniston as Katherine Murphy (Just Go With It)
Minka Kelly as Sara Matthews (The Roommate)
Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan (Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1)
Abbie Cornish as Wally Winthrop (W.E.)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Edward Herrmann as Jeremiah Larson (Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star)
Don Johnson as Miles Deep (Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star)
Al Pacino as Himself (Jack and Jill)
Cam Gigandet as Stephen (The Roommate)
Patrick Dempsey as Dylan Gould (Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Mary-Kate Olsen as Kendra Hifferty (Beastly)
Christina Ricci as Kathy (Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star)
Katie Holmes as Erin Sadelstein (Jack and Jill)
Nicole Kidman as Devlin Adams (Just Go With It)
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as Carly Spencer (Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon)

WORST DIRECTOR:
Paul Johannsson (Atlas Shrugged, Part 1)
Tom Brady (Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star)
Dennis Dugan (Jack and Jill & Just Go With It)
Michael Bay (Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon)
Bill Condon (Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1)

WORST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Arthur (Peter Baynham; Based on the 1981 film written and directed by Steve Gordon)
Atlas Shrugged, Part 1 (John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole; Based on the Novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand)
Just Go With It (Allan Loeb and Timothy Dowling; Based on the 1969 film Cactus Flower and the play Cactus Flower by Abe Burrows)
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon (Ehren Kruger, Based on Transformers by Hasbro)
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 (Melissa Rosenberg; Based on the Novels by Stephenie Meyer)


WORST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, and Nick Swardson)
New Year’s Eve (Katherine Fugate)
Take Me Home Tonight (Jackie and Jeff Filgo, Story by Topher Grace and Gordon Kaywin)
Trespass (Eli Richbourg and Karl Gajdusek)
W.E. (Madonna and Alek Keshishian)

WORST REMAKE or SEQUEL:
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Conan the Barbarian
The Smurfs
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1

WORST ENSEMBLE CAST:
The Cast of Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
The Cast of Just Go With It
The Cast of New Year's Eve
The Cast of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon
The Cast of Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1

Winners for The Bryan Film Awards will be announced on February 17. The Winners for the Silver Garbage Film Awards will be announced on February 19.

The 2011 Bryan Awards

The 2011 Bryan Award nominations were announced last week, and defunct soap "As the World Turns" leads with 30 nominations, including Most Missed Series and Best Daytime Soap.

Comedy Series:
The Big C (Showtime)
Glee (Fox)
Hot in Cleveland (TV Land)
Modern Family (ABC)
The Office (NBC)
Raising Hope (Fox)
30 Rock (NBC)

Lead Actor- Comedy Series:
Johnny Galecki & Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
David Duchovny (Californication, Showtime)
Matthew Morrison (Glee, Fox)
Steve Carell (The Office, NBC)
Rob Lowe (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, NBC)

Lead Actress- Comedy Series:
Laura Linney (The Big C, Showtime)
Courteney Cox (Cougar Town, ABC)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie, Showtime)
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Tina Fey (30 Rock, NBC)
Toni Collette (The United States of Tara, Showtime)

Supporting Actor- Comedy Series:
Oliver Platt (The Big C, Showtime)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, CBS)
Ed O'Neill (Modern Family, ABC)
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family, ABC)
Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope, Fox)

Supporting Actress- Comedy Series:
Jane Lynch (Glee, Fox)
Betty White (Hot in Cleveland, TV Land)
Julie Bowen (Modern Family, ABC)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family, ABC)
Jenna Fischer (The Office, NBC)
Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live, NBC)

Younger Actor- Comedy Series:
Gabriel Basso (The Big C, Showtime)
Dan Byrd (Cougar Town, ABC)
Chris Colfer (Glee, Fox)
Rico Rodriguez II (Modern Family, ABC)
Lucas Neff (Raising Hope, Fox)
Keir Gilchrist (The United States of Tara, Showtime)

Younger Actress- Comedy Series:
Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Madeleine Martin (Californication, Showtime)
Dianna Agron (Glee, Fox)
Lea Michele (Glee, Fox)
Heather Morris (Glee, Fox)
Naya Rivera (Glee, Fox)
Brie Larson (The United States of Tara, Showtime)

Guest Actor- Comedy Series:
Liam Neeson (The Big C, Showtime)
Rob Lowe (Californication, Showtime)
Larry Hagman (Desperate Housewives, ABC)
Will Ferrell (The Office, NBC)
Jim Carrey (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Justin Timberlake (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
John Slattery (30 Rock, NBC)

Guest Actress- Comedy Series:
Cynthia Nixon (The Big C, Showtime)
Carla Gugino (Californication, Showtime/Entourage, HBO)
Betty White (Community, NBC)
Gwyneth Paltrow (Glee, Fox/Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Mary Tyler Moore (Hot in Cleveland, TV Land)
Cloris Leachman (Raising Hope, Fox)
Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live, NBC)

Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Dexter (Showtime)
Friday Night Lights (101)
The Good Wife (CBS)
The Killing (AMC)
Mad Men (AMC)
The Walking Dead (AMC)

Lead Actor- Drama Series:
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Jeremy Irons (The Borgias, Showtime)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Showtime)
Hugh Laurie (House, Fox)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men, AMC)
Peter Krause (Parenthood, NBC)
William H. Macy (Shameless, Showtime)

Lead Actress- Drama Series:
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer, TNT)
Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights, 101)
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, CBS)
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, AMC)
Lauren Graham (Parenthood, NBC)
Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy, F/X)

Supporting Actor- Drama Series:
Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, CBS)
Chris Noth (The Good Wife, CBS)
Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-O, CBS)
John Slattery (Mad Men, AMC)

Supporting Actress- Drama Series:
Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife, CBS)
Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife, CBS)
Lisa Edelstein (House, Fox)
Amy Ryan (In Treatment, HBO)
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men, AMC)
Monica Potter (Parenthood, NBC)

Younger Actor- Comedy Series:
Francois Arnaud (The Borgias, Showtime)
Jamie Campbell Bower (Camelot, Starz)
Michael B. Jordan (Friday Night Lights, 101/Parenthood, NBC)
Max Burkholder (Parenthood, NBC)
Cameron Monaghan (Shameless, Showtime)
Jeremy Allen White (Shameless, Showtime)

Younger Actress- Drama Series:
Holliday Grainger (The Borgias, Showtime)
Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights, 101)
Meredith Hagner (Lights Out, F/X)
Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men, AMC)
Mae Whitman (Parenthood, NBC)
Emmy Rossum (Shameless, Showtime)
Laura Slade Wiggins (Shameless, Showtime)

Guest Actor- Drama Series:
Jonny Lee Miller (Dexter, Showtime)
Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights, 101)
Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife, CBS)
Jeremy Irons (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)
Bob Newhart (NCIS, CBS)
Michael Emerson (Parenthood, NBC)

Guest Actress- Drama Series:
Gretchen Mol (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Julia Stiles (Dexter, Showtime)
Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights, 101)
Candice Bergen (House, Fox)
Shohreh Aghdashloo (House, Fox/Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)
Elizabeth Mitchell (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)
Cara Buono (Mad Men, AMC)

Lead Actor- Daytime Soap:
Don Hastings (As the World Turns, CBS)
Michael Park (As the World Turns, CBS)
James Scott (Days of Our Lives, NBC)
Maurice Benard (General Hospital, ABC)
Steve Burton (General Hospital, ABC)
Eric Braeden (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Lead Actress- Daytime Soap:
Debbi Morgan (All My Children, ABC)
Maura West (As the World Turns, CBS)
Colleen Zenk (As the World Turns, CBS)
Susan Flannery (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Laura Wright (General Hospital, ABC)
Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Supporting Actor- Daytime Soap:
Trent Dawson (As the World Turns, CBS)
Van Hansis (As the World Turns, CBS)
Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital, ABC)
Brian Kerwin (One Life to Live, ABC)
Billy Miller (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
Michael Muhney (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Supporting Actress- Daytime Soap:
Melissa Claire Egan (All My Children, ABC)
Kathryn Hays (As the World Turns, CBS)
Julie Pinson (As the World Turns, CBS)
Alley Mills (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Nancy Lee Grahn (General Hospital, ABC)
Marcy Rylan (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Younger Actor- Daytime Soap:
Mick Hazen (As the World Turns, CBS)
Scott Clifton (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Chandler Massey (Days of Our Lives, NBC)
Chad Duell (General Hospital, ABC)

Younger Actress- Daytime Soap:
Kimberly Matula (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Molly Burnett (Days of Our Lives, NBC)
Lexi Ainsworth (General Hospital, ABC)
Christel Khalil (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
Emily O'Brien (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Guest Actor- Daytime:
Larry Bryggman (As the World Turns, CBS)
Stuart Damon (As the World Turns, CBS)
Anthony Herrera (As the World Turns, CBS)
Eric Sheffer Stevens (As the World Turns, CBS)
Daniel Benzali (General Hospital, ABC)
James Franco (General Hospital, ABC)
John Wesley Shipp (One Life to Live, ABC)

Guest Actress- Daytime:
Wendie Malick/Victoria Chase (All My Children, ABC)
Ewa Da Cruz (As the World Turns, CBS)
Lesli Kay (As the World Turns, CBS)
Adrienne Barbeau (General Hospital, ABC)
Wendy Williams (One Life to Live, ABC)
Kim Zimmer (One Life to Live, ABC)
Ellen Greene (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Variety Performer:
James Franco & Anne Hathaway (The 83rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC)
Mick Jagger (The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS)
Pee Wee Herman (The Pee Wee Herman Show on Broadway, HBO)
Sir Elton John (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Lady Gaga (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Sir Paul McCartney (Saturday Night Live, NBC)

Late Night Host:
Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately, E!)
Conan O'Brien (Conan, TBS)
Jon Stewart (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central)
David Letterman (The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS)
Joel McHale (The Soup, E!)
Daniel Tosh (Tosh.O, Comedy Central)

Reality Host:
Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race, CBS)
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol, Fox)
Tom Bergeron & Brooke Burke (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Heidi Klum (Project Runway, Lifetime)
Jeff Probst (Survivor, CBS)
Carson Daly (The Voice, NBC)

New Series:
The Big C (Showtime)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
Hot in Cleveland (TV Land)
The Killing (AMC)
Raising Hope (Fox)
Shameless (Showtime)
The Voice (NBC)
The Walking Dead (AMC)

Traditional Reality Program:
Heavy (A&E)
Hoarders (A&E)
In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman (OWN)
Intervention (A&E)
The Real L Word (Showtime)
Undercover Boss (CBS)

Reality Competition Series:
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Idol (Fox)
The Apprentice (NBC)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)

Variety Series:
Chelsea Lately (E! Entertainment Television)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Conan (TBS)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Tosh.O (Comedy Central)

Made for TV Movie or Miniseries:
Cinema Verite: The Saga of An American Family (HBO)
Downton Abbey- Masterpiece (PBS)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
The Sunset Limited (HBO)
Too Big To Fail (HBO)
Upstairs, Downstairs- Masterpiece Theatre (PBS)

Lead Actor- TV Movie or Miniseries:
Edgar Ramirez (Carlos, Sundance)
Samuel L. Jackson (The Sunset Limited, HBO)
Tommy Lee Jones (The Sunset Limited, HBO)
Laurence Fishburne (Thurgood, HBO)
William Hurt (Too Big to Fail, HBO)

Lead Actress- TV Movie or Miniseries:
Diane Lane (Cinema Verite, HBO)
Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey, PBS)
Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Taraji P. Henson (Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story, Lifetime)
Jean Marsh (Upstairs, Downstairs, PBS)

Supporting Actor- TV Movie or Miniseries:
Thomas Dekker (Cinema Verite, HBO)
James Gandolfini (Cinema Verite, HBO)
Brian F. O'Byrne (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
James Woods (Too Big to Fail, HBO)

Supporting Actress- TV Movie or Miniseries:
Betty White (The Lost Valentine: Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS)
Melissa Leo (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Evan Rachel Wood (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Cynthia Nixon (Too Big to Fail, HBO)
Dame Eileen Atkins (Upstairs, Downstairs, PBS)

Animated Program:
Archer (F/X)
Bob's Burgers (Fox)
The Boondocks (Cartoon Network)
The Ricky Gervais Show (HBO)
Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. (Cartoon Network)
The Simpsons (Fox)

Most Missed Series:
As the World Turns (CBS)
Big Love (HBO)
Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
Friday Night Lights (NBC & 101)
The Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndicated)
The United States of Tara (Showtime)

Emmy & Bryan Award Category Updates

Primetime Emmy Award Updates: - Variety, Music, or Comedy Series, Reality-Competition Program, and Reality Program, will now join the TV Movie/Miniseries, Drama Series, Comedy Series, and ALL Acting categories by having six nominees; All other categories (including Series Writing and Directing) will have five - Showtime sent out its screeners last month; No big surprises (Drama Entrants- The Borgias, Shameless, and Dexter; Comedy Entrants- Californication, The Big C, Episodes, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, and the United States of Tara; Reality Entrants- Penn and Teller and The Real L Word) Bryan Award Updates: - Oprah will now join the eligible candidates for the Most Missed Series race, as Oprah's farewell will air on May 25; Expect a daytime showdown between Oprah Winfrey and the late As the World Turns, which went off the air almost seven months ago; Last year's Most Missed Series race pitted the longest running show in broadcast history (Guiding Light) versus the longest-running crime drama, and co-longest running primetime drama in television history (Law & Order). Both won, and beat the longest-running action drama in television history (24), and ABC's suspense thriller Lost. - The Younger Acting races for Primetime will be split into Younger Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series and Younger Actor and Actress in a Drama Series, easing the competition this year. The category split will be re-evaluated on a yearly basis.

“Black Swan” Dances With 14 Bryan Movie Award Nominations

A MAN AND HIS AWARDS OFFICIAL 2011 BRYAN AWARDS PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 21, 2011

The dark thriller “Black Swan” danced away with 14 Bryan Movie Award nominations, including Best Picture, Director (Darren Aronofsky), and Actress (Natalie Portman) on Friday.

“Black Swan” is about a ballerina who auditions for the role of the White Swan in “Swan Lake” but loses her mind as she acts more like the Black Swan.
The recent Golden Globe champ for Motion Picture-Drama, “The Social Network” has 10 Bryan Movie Award Nominations, including Best Picture, Director (David Fincher), and Actor (Jesse Eisenberg).

“‘The Social Network’ is more than about the creation of Facebook,” said Bryan Awards creator Bryan Curtiss. “It is about many things- power, inspiration, greed, and it features characters you can root for. It is in the drivers seat this awards season.”

The other eight Best Picture nominees are “Alice in Wonderland”, the latest Tim Burton-Johnny Depp collaboration; “127 Hours”; “The Kids Are All Right”, a film about a sperm donor coming back to the lives of a lesbian couple; “Inception”; “The King’s Speech”, the story of King George VI; “Toy Story 3”, the sequel to “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2”; “The Fighter”; and “True Grit”, the Coen Brothers remake of the Oscar-winning 1969 John Wayne film.

Winners will be announced on February 20. To view the complete list of nominees, go to http://thebryanawards.bravehost.com.

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Best Picture:
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit

Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
Christopher Nolan (Inception)
David O. Russell (The Fighter)

Best Actor:
Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
James Franco (127 Hours)
Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter)

Best Actress:
Annette Bening & Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
Gwyneth Paltrow (Country Strong)
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)

Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
Andrew Garfield (The Social Network)
Jeremy Renner (The Town)
Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right)
Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams (The Fighter)
Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech)
Mila Kunis (Black Swan)
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)

Best Younger Performer:
Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are All Right)
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
Mia Wasikowska (The Kids Are All Right)

Best Adapted Screenplay:
I Love You, Phillip Morris
127 Hours
The Social Network
The Town
True Grit

Best Original Screenplay:
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech

Best Animated Feature:
How To Train Your Dragon
Tangled
Toy Story 3

Best Performance by a Cast:
Black Swan
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network

To view the complete list of nominees, go to http://thebryanawards.bravehost.com.

‘Glee’, ‘Pacific’, ‘SNL’ Win Big; ‘World Turns’ and ‘Lost’ Go Out On Top

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(August 15-16, 2010)

CONTACT: Bryan Curtiss (BCurtiss@hotmail.com)

‘Glee’, ‘Pacific’, ‘SNL’ Win Big; ‘World Turns’ and ‘Lost’ Go Out On Top

“Glee” won 14 Bryan Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, at this year’s Bryan Awards.

“Glee”, Fox’s smash hit musical comedy series, led all shows with a record 42 Nominations this year, breaking the record of 40 set by CBS soap opera “As the World Turns” in the inaugural Bryan Awards in 2001.

“Glee” won prizes for Younger Actor (Chris Colfer), Supporting Actress (Jane Lynch), and two prizes for directing, among its accolades.

“The thing about ‘Glee’ is that it was able to resonate through the television viewing audience in song. In the complete history of the television world, no show has been able to do that, until now,” said Bryan Awards Creator Bryan Curtiss.

“As the World Turns”, which is ending its 54-year run on September 17, won eight Bryan Awards this year, including Best Daytime Soap for the first time since 2002. The show swept the Lead Acting races with wins for recent Daytime Emmy winners Michael Park and Maura West. Park and West’s on-screen son, Mick Hazen won for Younger Actor. The show also won for Guest Actor (Stuart Damon), makeup, costumes, and casting.

“As the World Turns”, which is ending its 54-year run on September 17, won eight Bryan Awards this year, including Best Daytime Soap for the first time since 2002. The show swept the Lead Acting races with wins for recent Daytime Emmy winners Michael Park and Maura West. Park and West’s on-screen son, Mick Hazen won for Younger Actor. The show also won for Guest Actor (Stuart Damon), makeup, costumes, and casting.

“There will never be another soap like (‘As the World Turns’) in the history of the Bryan Awards,” Curtiss remarked about the departing soap. “The loss of both ‘World Turns’ and ‘Guiding Light’ is a huge wake-up call to daytime television and the already slowly dying soap opera industry, telling them that it’s time to completely revamp.”

Also winning eight Bryan Awards was the soap which will take over as the longest-running soap after ATWT wraps, and Damon’s long-time home for over 30 years, “General Hospital”, which won awards for Supporting Actor (Jonathan Jackson), Younger Actress (recent Daytime Emmy champ Julie Berman), Episode of the Year (Carnival), and five craft prizes.

Another show that left the airwaves in 2010 picked up eight Bryan Awards, and it was the Best Drama of the year, “Lost”. ABC’s suspense drama about castaways from a plane crash picked up writing, directing, and Episode of the Year laurels for the show’s swan song.

At the Bryan Awards, “Lost” soared over two-time defending champion “Mad Men”, which only won three Bryan Awards, including Ensemble Cast and Supporting Actress for Christina Hendricks, who plays an administrative assistant in a 1960s advertising agency.

In Miniseries and Movie races, “Temple Grandin” and “You Don’t Know Jack” shared the honor for top TV Movie, while HBO’s ten-part World War II drama “The Pacific” took home nine Bryan Awards, including Best Miniseries.

If “Glee” was the biggest sensation of the past television season, actress Betty White would have been a clear and distant second biggest sensation.

The veteran Emmy-winning actress hosted “Saturday Night Live”, in part due to a large Facebook campaign to get White to host the show. The campaign paid off, and “SNL” reaped it’s third straight Variety Series win. White was named Best Guest Actress for her hosting duties on the show, and won for Performance of the Year. In addition to all of the accolades for hosting “Saturday Night Live”, White also won for her guest stint on Daytime Emmy victor “The Bold and the Beautiful”.

To view the complete list of winners, go to http://thebryanawards.bravehost.com.

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Classic Bryan Awards, Part 2

Just what are the Classic Bryan Awards exactly? The Classic Bryan Awards is a three-part series in which we go back in time to look back at the major winners of the first ten years, and to play with history and choose winners from the Golden Age of Television up to Y2K.
This Month, we will look back at Bryan Award winners from 2008 and 2004.

In August's BC Bulletin, we will take a look back at Bryan Award winners from last year, 2007, 2005, and 2002, and choose "winners" for 2000, 1997, 1995, 1992, 1990, 1986, 1984, 1981, 1977, 1975, 1971, 1969, 1966, 1963, 1961, 1958, 1957, 1955, and 1952.

(1983)

The 1982-83 was the era of a new day for NBC. In September 1982, NBC, in third place since the early 1970s launched a Thursday night lineup featuring Musical Drama Fame, Emmy-winning police drama Hill Street Blues, Emmy-winning sitcom Taxi (transplanted from ABC), and introduced a new sitcom, Cheers, set in a Boston Bar. Cheers (if the Bryan Awards were around in 1983) shared the honor with a fellow NBC freshman show set in Boston, St. Elsewhere, a low-rated medical drama set in a gloomy Boston hospital, which would also claim the Drama Series prize, among its 24 nominations. In Daytime, All My Children won most of the awards, however the top prize went to sister soap One Life to Live.

Comedy Series: Cheers (NBC)
Drama Series: St. Elsewhere (NBC)
Daytime Soap: One Life to Live (ABC)
Miniseries: (TIE) The Thorn Birds & Winds of War (ABC)
Made for TV Movie: Special Bulletin (NBC)
Variety Program: Motown 25- Yesterday. Today. Forever. (NBC)
New Series: (TIE) Cheers & St. Elsewhere (NBC)
Actor, Comedy: Alan Alda, M*A*S*H (CBS)
Actress, Comedy: Shelley Long, Cheers (NBC)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Christopher Lloyd, Taxi (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Carol Kane, Taxi (NBC)
Cast, Comedy: Cheers (NBC)
Actor, Drama: Ed Flanders, St. Elsewhere (NBC)
Actress, Drama: Linda Evans, Dynasty (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Bruce Weitz, Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Christina Pickles, St. Elsewhere (NBC)
Cast, Drama: Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Younger Actor: Gary Coleman, Diff'rent Strokes (NBC)
Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker, Square Pegs (CBS)
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Tommy Lee Jones, Executioner's Song (NBC)
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Ann Margret, Who Will Love My Children? (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Richard Kiley, The Thorn Birds (ABC)
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jean Simmons, The Thorn Birds (ABC)
Cast, Miniseries or Movie: Nicholas Nickleby (Syndicated)
Actor, Daytime: Robert S. Woods, One Life to Live (ABC)
Actress, Daytime: Dorothy Lyman, All My Children (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Daytime: Darnell Williams, All My Children (ABC)
Supporting Actress, Daytime: Lois Kibbee, The Edge of Night (ABC)
Younger Actor, Daytime: Michael E. Knight, All My Children (ABC)
Younger Actress, Daytime: Kim Delaney, All My Children (ABC)
Cast, Daytime: All My Children (ABC)

(1982)

Comedy Series: Police Squad (ABC)
Drama Series: Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Daytime Soap: General Hospital (ABC)
Miniseries: Brideshead Revisited- Great Performances (PBS)
Made for TV Movie: Bill (CBS)
Variety Program: Night of 1,000 Stars (ABC)
New Series: Police Squad (ABC)
Actor, Comedy: Leslie Nielsen, Police Squad (ABC)
Actress, Comedy: Bonnie Franklin, One Day at a Time (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Christopher Lloyd, Taxi (ABC)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Loretta Swit, M*A*S*H (CBS)
Cast, Comedy: Taxi (ABC)
Actor, Drama: Daniel J. Travanti, Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Actress, Drama: Joan Collins, Dynasty (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Michael Conrad, Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Nancy Marchand, Lou Grant (CBS)
Cast, Drama: Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Younger Actor: Gary Coleman, Diff'rent Strokes (NBC)
Younger Actress: Valerie Bertinelli, One Day at a Time (CBS)
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Mickey Rooney, Bill (CBS)
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Ingrid Bergman, A Woman Called Golda (Syndicated)
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Sir Laurence Olivier, Brideshead Revisited- Great Performances (PBS)
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Bloom, Brideshead Revisited- Great Performances (PBS)
Cast, Miniseries or Movie: Brideshead Revisited (PBS)
Actor, Daytime: Anthony Geary, General Hospital (ABC)
Actress, Daytime: Lisa Brown, Guiding Light (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Daytime: David Lewis, General Hospital (ABC)
Supporting Actress, Daytime: Jane Elliot, Guiding Light (CBS)
Cast, Daytime: General Hospital (ABC)

(1980)

In 1980, ABC's satire of soap operas, Soap took the Comedy prize for the third straight year. As for actual soap operas, CBS's Guiding Light would win for Best Daytime Drama. CBS's Lou Grant returned to the top of the Drama pile after taking home the honors in 1978.

Comedy Series: Soap (ABC)
Drama Series: Lou Grant (CBS)
Daytime Soap: Guiding Light (CBS)
Miniseries: Moviola (NBC)
Dramatic Special: All Quiet on the Western Front- Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS)
Variety Program: The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated)
Actor, Comedy: Richard Mulligan, Soap (ABC)
Actress, Comedy: Cathryn Damon, Soap (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Mike Farrell, M*A*S*H (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Loretta Swit, M*A*S*H (CBS)
Cast, Comedy: M*A*S*H (CBS)
Actor, Drama: Larry Hagman, Dallas (CBS)
Actress, Drama: Barbara Bel Geddes, Dallas (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Patrick Duffy, Dallas (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Nancy Marchand, Lou Grant (CBS)
Cast, Drama: The White Shadow (CBS)
Younger Actor: Gary Coleman, Diff'rent Strokes (NBC)
Younger Actress: Melissa Gilbert, Little House on the Prairie (NBC)
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Powers Boothe, Guyana Tragedy: The Jim Jones Story (CBS)
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Patty Duke Astin, The Miracle Worker (NBC)
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Ernest Borgnine, All Quiet on the Western Front- Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Patricia Neal, All Quiet on the Western Front- Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS)
Cast, Miniseries or Movie: Moviola (NBC)
Actor, Daytime: Michael Zaslow, Guiding Light (CBS)
Actress, Daytime: Judith Light, One Life to Live (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Daytime: David Lewis, General Hospital (ABC)
Supporting Actress, Daytime: Jane Elliot, General Hospital (ABC)
Cast, Daytime: Guiding Light (CBS)

(1978)

If the Bryan Awards were around in 1978, All in the Family would have become the first series since I Love Lucy in 1953 to sweep all four regular acting categories at the Bryan Awards in one year.

Comedy Series: (TIE) All in the Family (CBS) & Soap (ABC)
Drama Series: Lou Grant (CBS)
Daytime Soap: Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Miniseries: Holocaust (NBC)
Dramatic Special: A Family Upside Down (NBC)
Variety Series: The Muppet Show (Syndicated)
Variety Special: The Second Barry Manilow Special (ABC)
New Series: Soap (ABC)
Actor, Comedy: Carroll O'Connor, All in the Family (CBS)
Actress, Comedy: Jean Stapleton, All in the Family (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Rob Reiner, All in the Family (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Sally Struthers, All in the Family (CBS)
Cast, Comedy: All in the Family (CBS)
Actor, Drama: Edward Asner, Lou Grant (CBS)
Actress, Drama: Sada Thompson, Family (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Mason Adams, Lou Grant (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Nancy Marchand, Lou Grant (CBS)
Cast, Drama: Lou Grant (CBS)
Younger Actor: Adam Rich, Eight is Enough (ABC)
Younger Actress: Melissa Sue Anderson, Little House on the Prairie (NBC)
Actor, Miniseries or Special: Derek Jacobi, I, Claudius (PBS)
Actress, Miniseries or Special: Meryl Streep, Holocaust (NBC) & An Uncommon Woman, Great Performances (PBS)
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Special: Ossie Davis, King (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Special: Patty Duke Astin, A Family Upside Down (NBC)
Cast, Miniseries or Special: Holocaust (NBC)
Actor, Daytime: Martin Hulswit, Guiding Light (CBS)
Actress, Daytime: Beverlee McKinsey, Another World (NBC)
Supporting Actor, Daytime: Don Stewart, Guiding Light (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Daytime: Kate Mulgrew, Ryan's Hope (ABC)
Cast, Daytime: Ryan's Hope (ABC)

(1976)

In this Bicentennial Year, The Mary Tyler Moore Show would have won yet again in the Comedy races. In the Drama race, Upstairs, Downstairs would have prevailed again for the top prize. In the Miniseries race, Rich Man, Poor Man would have dominated in prizes. The newest soap opera on ABC, Ryan's Hope would have been named top soap, had the Bryan Awards existed in 1976.

Comedy Series: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Drama Series: Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)
Daytime Soap: Ryan's Hope (ABC)
Miniseries: Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC)
Dramatic Special: Eleanor and Franklin (ABC)
Variety Series: NBC Saturday Night (NBC)
Variety Special: The Monty Python Show (ABC)
Actor, Comedy: Henry Winkler, Happy Days (ABC)
Actress, Comedy: Mary Tyler Moore, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Ted Knight, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Betty White, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Cast, Comedy: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Actor, Drama: Jim Hutton, Ellery Queen (NBC)
Actress, Drama: Angie Dickinson, Police Woman (NBC)
Supporting Actor, Drama: David Wayne, Ellery Queen (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Angela Baddeley, Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)
Cast, Drama: The Waltons (CBS)
Younger Actor: John Travolta, Welcome Back, Kotter (ABC)
Younger Actress: Melissa Gilbert, Little House on the Prairie (NBC)
Actor, Miniseries or Special: Nick Nolte, Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC)
Actress, Miniseries or Special: Lee Remick, Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill- Great Performances (PBS)
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Special: Ray Bolger, The Entertainer (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Special: Rosemary Murphy, Eleanor and Franklin (ABC)
Cast, Miniseries or Special: Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC)
Actor, Daytime: Bill Hayes, Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Actress, Daytime: Helen Gallagher, Ryan's Hope (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Daytime: Bernard Barrow, Ryan's Hope (ABC)
Supporting Actress, Daytime: Frances Heflin, All My Children (ABC)
Cast, Daytime: Days of Our Lives (NBC)

(1974)

Comedy Series: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Drama Series: Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)
Daytime Soap: The Doctors (NBC)
Limited Series: QB VII (ABC)
Dramatic Special: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (CBS)
Variety Series: The Carol Burnett Show (CBS)
Variety Special: The Shape of Things (CBS)
New Series: Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)
Actor, Comedy: Redd Foxx, Sanford & Son (NBC)
Actress, Comedy: Mary Tyler Moore, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: McLean Stevenson, M*A*S*H (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Valerie Harper, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Cast, Comedy: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Actor, Drama: Telly Savalas, Kojak (CBS)
Actress, Drama: Michael Learned, The Waltons (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Will Geer, The Waltons (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Ellen Corby, The Waltons (CBS)
Cast, Drama: The Waltons (CBS)
Young Performer: Ralph Carter, Good Times (CBS)
Actor, Miniseries or Special: Martin Sheen, The Execution of Private Slovik (NBC)
Actress, Miniseries or Special: Cicely Tyson, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Special: Ned Beatty, The Execution of Private Slovik (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Special: Joanna Miles, The Glass Menagerie (ABC)
Cast, Miniseries or Special: QB VII (ABC)
Actor, Daytime: Macdonald Carey, Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Actress, Daytime: Mary Stuart, Search for Tomorrow (CBS)

(1973)

Although it's been almost 40 years since the show debuted, the show took place in an economic climate, much like the economic climate that the United States is in in the summer of 2010. The Waltons, if we did the Bryan Awards in 1973, would have taken home 11 Bryan Awards out of a hefty 20 Nominations, including Best Drama Series and Best New Series, for its realistic setting in the rural backdrop of Virginia during the Great Depression. In the Comedy race, The Mary Tyler Moore Show took home its first Comedy Series prize. PBS took top honors in the Limited Series and Dramatic Special races for respectively Vanity Fair, based on the novel, and Steambath, a controversial special set in a sauna in purgatory.

Comedy Series: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Drama Series: The Waltons (CBS)
Daytime Soap: The Edge of Night (CBS)
Limited Series: Vanity Fair- Masterpiece Theatre (PBS)
Dramatic Special: Steambath (PBS)
Variety Series: The Carol Burnett Show (CBS)
Variety Special: Singer Presents Liza with a 'Z' (NBC)
New Series: The Waltons (CBS)
Actor, Comedy: Jack Klugman, The Odd Couple (ABC)
Actress, Comedy: Beatrice Arthur, Maude (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Ted Knight, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Valerie Harper, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Cast, Comedy: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Actor, Drama: David Carradine, Kung Fu (ABC)
Actress, Drama: Michael Learned, The Waltons (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Will Geer, The Waltons (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Ellen Corby, The Waltons (CBS)
Cast, Drama: The Waltons (CBS)
Young Performer: Richard Thomas, The Waltons (CBS)
Actor, Miniseries or Special: Henry Fonda, The Red Pony (NBC)
Actress, Miniseries or Special: Lauren Bacall, Applause (CBS)
Cast, Miniseries or Special: Steambath (PBS)
Actor, Daytime: Macdonald Carey, Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Actress, Daytime: Mary Fickett, All My Children (ABC)

(1972)

Where were you in '72? On television, Sammy Davis Jr. kissed Archie Bunker, Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers' friendship was told, and King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I had their own miniseries. All in the Family reprised its 1971 Comedy Series win, as well as wins for Lead Actor and Actress Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton. The Drama Series favorite was Columbo, NBC's gumshoe. However, Columbo was upset in that race by NBC's freshman drama about paramedics, Emergency!, which also took acting prizes for co-stars and real-life married couple Julie London and Bobby Troup. Columbo's consolation prize was Best Actor for Peter Falk. The Best Dramatic Special went to Brian's Song, about the friendship of NFL running backs Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers. Best Limited Series, a new category this year, went to Elizabeth R, Masterpiece Theatre's six-part series about Queen Elizabeth. Best Variety Series went to The Lawrence Welk Show, a past winner, which was cancelled by ABC and then picked up in First-run Syndication, came back to pull off an upset win.

Comedy Series: All in the Family (CBS)
Drama Series: Emergency! (NBC)
Daytime Soap: Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Dramatic Special: Brian's Song (ABC)
Variety Series: The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated)
Variety Special: Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (NBC)
Limited Series: Elizabeth R- Masterpiece Theatre (PBS)
Actor, Comedy: Carroll O'Connor, All in the Family (CBS)
Actress, Comedy: Jean Stapleton, All in the Family (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Edward Asner, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Valerie Harper, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
Cast, Comedy: All in the Family (CBS)
Actor, Drama: Peter Falk, Columbo (NBC)
Actress, Drama: Julie London, Emergency! (NBC)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Bobby Troup, Emergency! (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Gail Fisher, Mannix (CBS)
Cast, Drama: Emergency! (NBC)
Actor, Special: Keith Michell, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (CBS & PBS)
Actress, Special: Glenda Jackson, Elizabeth R (PBS)
Supporting Actor, Special: Jack Warden, Brian's Song (ABC)
Supporting Actress, Special: Jenny Agutter, The Snow Goose (NBC)
Cast, Special: Brian's Song (ABC)

(1968)

If He & She debuted in 1970 or 1972, the show would have run for at least six, seven, or maybe even eight seasons, like many of the adult situation comedies that followed suit in the '70s, such as All in the Family, The Odd Couple, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and The Bob Newhart Show. But the show was a trail blazer of its time in 1967, lasting only one season. Former CBS Exec Mike Dann called He & She, "the smartest show (he) ever cancelled."

Comedy Series: He & She (CBS)
Drama Series: Mission: Impossible (CBS)
Dramatic Special: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, CBS Playhouse (CBS)
Variety Series: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (NBC)
Variety Special: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (NBC)
Actor, Comedy: Don Adams, Get Smart (CBS)
Actress, Comedy: Marlo Thomas, That Girl (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Jack Cassidy, He & She (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Marion Lorne, Bewitched (ABC)
Actor, Drama: Carl Betz, Judd, for the Defense (ABC)
Actress, Drama: Barbara Bain, Mission: Impossible (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Milburn Stone, Gunsmoke (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Barbara Anderson, Ironside (NBC)
Actor, Special: Melvyn Douglas, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, CBS Playhouse (CBS)
Actress, Special: Dame Judith Anderson, Elizabeth the Queen- Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC)

(1967)

Comedy Series: Get Smart (NBC)
Drama Series: Star Trek (NBC)
Dramatic Special: Mark Twain Tonight (CBS)
Variety Series: The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC)
Variety Special: The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, and Howard Morris Special (CBS)
Actor, Comedy: Don Adams, Get Smart (NBC)
Actress, Comedy: Marlo Thomas, That Girl (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Hayden Rorke, I Dream of Jeannie (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Frances Bavier, The Andy Griffith Show (CBS)
Actor, Drama: Martin Landau, Mission: Impossible (CBS)
Actress, Drama: Barbara Bain, Mission: Impossible (CBS)
Actor, Special: Ivan Dixon, The Final War of Olly Winter, CBS Playhouse (CBS)
Actress, Special: Shirley Booth, The Glass Menagerie (CBS)

(1964)

Comedy Series: The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)
Drama Series: Arrest & Trial (ABC)
Variety Series: The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC)
Actor, Series: David Janssen, The Fugitive (ABC)
Actress, Series: Mary Tyler Moore, The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Series: Jim Nabors, The Andy Griffith Show (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Series: Rose Marie, The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)
Cast: The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)

(1959)

Comedy Series: The Phil Silvers Show (CBS)
Drama Series: Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (CBS)
Dramatic Special: Little Moon of Alban- Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC)
Variety Series: The Garry Moore Show (CBS)
Variety Special: An Evening with Fred Astaire (CBS)
Actor, Series: Robert Young, Father Knows Best (CBS)
Actress, Series: Jane Wyatt, Father Knows Best (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Series: Dennis Weaver, Gunsmoke (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Series: Amanda Blake, Gunsmoke (CBS)
Cast: The Phil Silvers Show (CBS)
Actor, Special: Christopher Plummer, Little Moon of Alban- Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) Actress, Special: Julie Harris, Little Moon of Alban- Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC)

(1951)

This is where the Bryan Awards would have begun, if I were around in the dawn of the original "Golden Age" of Television. The 1950s were a beginning of an era in entertainment, as television was forming, and would eventually replace the radio in the form of household entertainment. Your Show of Shows, one of the first sketch comedies in television history, which introduced America to the likes of Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, and Carl Reiner, would have been crowned the first Best Comedy winner. Studio One, the anthology series, would have been chosen to be the first Best Drama winner.

Comedy: Your Show of Shows (NBC)
Drama: Studio One (CBS)

Classic Bryan Awards- Part 1

Classic Bryan Awards

- The BC Bulletin Staff & Bryan Awards Committee
Just what are the Classic Bryan Awards exactly? The Classic Bryan Awards is a three-part series in which we go back in time to look back at the major winners of the first ten years, and to play with history and choose winners from the Golden Age of Television up to Y2K.
This Month, we will look back at Bryan Award winners from 2008 and 2004.
Next Month, we will take a look back at Bryan Award winners from last year, 2007, 2005, and 2002, and choose "winners" for 2000, 1997, 1995, 1992, 1990, 1986, 1984, 1981, 1977, 1975, 1971, 1969, 1966, 1963, 1961, 1958, 1957, 1955, and 1952.


(2008)

Comedy Series: 30 Rock (NBC)

Drama Series: Mad Men (AMC)

Daytime Soap: The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Miniseries: John Adams (HBO)

Made for TV Movie: Recount (HBO)

Variety Series: Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Variety Special: Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow (HBO)

New Series: Mad Men (AMC)

Actor, Comedy: David Duchovny, Californication (Showtime)

Actress, Comedy: Christina Applegate, Samantha Who? (ABC)

Supporting Actor, Comedy: Jeremy Piven, Entourage (HBO)

Supporting Actress, Comedy: Jenna Fischer, The Office (NBC)

Cast, Comedy: Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Actor, Drama: Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment (HBO)

Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, Damages (F/X)

Supporting Actor, Drama: Michael Emerson, Lost (ABC)

Supporting Actress, Drama: January Jones, Mad Men (AMC)

Cast, Drama: Mad Men (AMC)

Younger Actor: Zach Gilford, Friday Night Lights (NBC)

Younger Actress: Adrianne Palicki, Friday Night Lights (NBC)

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Paul Giamatti, John Adams (HBO)

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Kline, As You Like It (HBO)

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Dern, Recount (HBO)

Cast, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams (HBO)

Actor, Daytime: Anthony Geary, General Hospital (ABC)

Actress, Daytime: Maura West, As the World Turns (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Daytime: Greg Rikaart, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Supporting Actress, Daytime: (TIE) Kathy Brier, One Life to Live (ABC) & Gina Tognoni, Guiding Light (CBS)

Younger Actor, Daytime: Mick Hazen, As the World Turns (CBS)

Younger Actress, Daytime: Rachel Melvin, Days of Our Lives (NBC)

Cast, Daytime: The Young and the Restless (CBS)

(2004)

Comedy Series: Arrested Development (Fox)

Drama Series: The Sopranos (HBO)

Daytime Soap: The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Miniseries: Angels in America (HBO)

Made for TV Movie: Something the Lord Made (HBO)

Variety Series: Chappelle's Show (Comedy Central)

Animated Series: South Park (Comedy Central)

New Series: The Apprentice (NBC)

Actor, Comedy: Kelsey Grammer, Frasier (NBC)

Actress, Comedy: Lauren Graham, Gilmore Girls (WB)

Supporting Actor, Comedy: Scott Patterson, Gilmore Girls (WB)

Supporting Actress, Comedy: Kelly Bishop, Gilmore Girls (WB)

Cast, Comedy: Arrested Development (Fox)

Actor, Drama: Anthony LaPaglia, Without A Trace (CBS)

Actress, Drama: Amber Tamblyn, Joan of Arcadia (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Drama: Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos (HBO)

Supporting Actress, Drama: Drea DeMatteo, The Sopranos (HBO)

Cast, Drama: The Sopranos (HBO)

Younger Actor: Martin Spanjers, Eight Simple Rules (ABC)

Younger Actress: Alexis Bledel, Gilmore Girls (WB)

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, Angels in America (HBO)

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Meryl Streep, Angels in America (HBO)

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Jeffrey Wright, Angels in America (HBO)

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Mary Louise Parker, Angels in America (HBO)

Cast, Miniseries or Movie: Angels in America (HBO)

Actor, Daytime: Eric Braeden, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Actress, Daytime: Cady McClain, As the World Turns (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Daytime: Greg Rikaart, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Supporting Actress, Daytime: Alicia Minshew, All My Children (ABC)

Younger Actor, Daytime: Matthew Bomer, Guiding Light (CBS)

Younger Actress, Daytime: Eden Riegel, All My Children (ABC)

Cast, Daytime: The Young and the Restless (CBS)

(1999)

Comedy Series: Ally McBeal (Fox)

Drama Series: The Sopranos (HBO)

Daytime Soap: General Hospital (ABC)

Miniseries: The '60s (NBC)

Made for TV Movie: The Rat Pack (HBO)

Variety Series: The Chris Rock Show (HBO)

Animated Series: South Park (Comedy Central)

New Series: The Sopranos (HBO)

Actor, Comedy: Michael J. Fox, Spin City (ABC)

Actress, Comedy: Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City (HBO)

Supporting Actor, Comedy: Robert Guillaume, Sports Night (ABC)

Supporting Actress, Comedy: Lucy Liu, Ally McBeal (Fox)

Cast, Comedy: Ally McBeal (Fox)

Actor, Drama: James Gandolfini, The Sopranos (HBO)

Actress, Drama: Edie Falco, The Sopranos (HBO)

Supporting Actor, Drama: Steven Hill, Law & Order (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Drama: Nancy Marchand, The Sopranos (HBO)

Cast, Drama: The Sopranos (HBO)

Younger Actor: Topher Grace, That '70s Show (Fox)

Younger Actress: Keri Russell, Felicity (WB)

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Don Cheadle, A Lesson Before Dying (HBO)

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Helen Mirren, The Passion of Ayn Rand (Showtime)

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Don Cheadle, The Rat Pack (HBO)

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jacqueline Bisset, Joan of Arc (CBS)

Cast, Miniseries or Movie: The Rat Pack (HBO)

Actor, Daytime: Anthony Geary, General Hospital (ABC)

Actress, Daytime: Kim Zimmer, Guiding Light (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Daytime: Stuart Damon, General Hospital (ABC)

Supporting Actress, Daytime: Sharon Case, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Younger Actor, Daytime: Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital (ABC)

Younger Actress, Daytime: Rebecca Herbst, General Hospital (ABC)

Cast, Daytime: General Hospital (ABC)

(1996)

If the Bryan Awards were around in 1996, the # 1 show on television that year, ER, would have won again for Drama Series. Friends, the show about six young twentysomethings in New York, would have been crowned top laffer. ABC's General Hospital would have been named Best Soap, with its groundbreaking teen AIDS storyline taking place that season. Murder One, Steven Bochco's critically acclaimed legal drama, would have been named Best New Series, despite the fact it would be cancelled at the end of its sophomore season.

Comedy Series: Friends (NBC)

Drama Series: ER (NBC)

Daytime Soap: General Hospital (ABC)

Miniseries: Gulliver Travels (NBC)

Made for TV Movie: Tuskegee Airmen (HBO)

Variety Series: Dennis Miller Live (HBO)

Animated Program: The Simpsons (Fox)

New Series: Murder One (ABC)

Actor, Comedy: John Lithgow, 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC)

Actress, Comedy: Helen Hunt, Mad About You (NBC)

Supporting Actor, Comedy: Jason Alexander, Seinfeld (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Seinfeld (NBC)

Cast, Comedy: Friends (NBC)

Actor, Drama: (TIE) George Clooney, ER (NBC) & Dennis Franz, NYPD Blue (ABC)

Actress, Drama: Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Wrote (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Drama: Stanley Tucci, Murder One (ABC)

Supporting Actress, Drama: Barbara Bosson, Murder One (ABC)

Cast, Drama: ER (NBC)

Younger Actor: Noah Wyle, ER (NBC)

Younger Actress: Sara Gilbert, Roseanne (ABC)

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: (TIE) Alan Rickman, Rasputin (HBO) & Gary Sinise, Truman (HBO)

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, A Streetcar Named Desire (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Sir Ian McKellen, Rasputin (HBO)

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Kathy Bates, The Late Shift (HBO)

Cast, Miniseries or Movie: Rasputin (HBO)

Actor, Daytime: Maurice Benard, General Hospital (ABC)

Actress, Daytime: Erika Slezak, One Life to Live (ABC)

Supporting Actor, Daytime: Michael Sutton, General Hospital (ABC)

Supporting Actress, Daytime: Rosalind Cash, General Hospital (ABC)

Younger Actor, Daytime: Joshua Morrow, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Younger Actress, Daytime: Kimberly McCullough, General Hospital (ABC)

Cast, Daytime: General Hospital (ABC)

(1993)

Comedy Series: Seinfeld (NBC)

Drama Series: Picket Fences (CBS)

Daytime Soap: Guiding Light (CBS)

Miniseries: Queen (CBS)

Made for TV Movie: Barbarians at the Gate (HBO)

Variety Series: Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Animated Program: Batman- The Animated Series (Fox)

New Series: Picket Fences (CBS)

Actor, Comedy: Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld (NBC)

Actress, Comedy: Roseanne, Roseanne (ABC)

Supporting Actor, Comedy: Michael Richards, Seinfeld (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Comedy: Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne (ABC)

Cast, Comedy: Cheers (NBC)

Actor, Drama: Tom Skerritt, Picket Fences (CBS)

Actress, Drama: Kathy Baker, Picket Fences (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Drama: Fyvush Finkel, Picket Fences (CBS)

Supporting Actress, Drama: Mary Alice, I'll Fly Away (NBC)

Cast, Drama: Picket Fences (CBS)

Younger Actor: Chad Lowe, Life Goes On (ABC)

Younger Actress: Kellie Martin, Life Goes On (ABC)

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Robert Morse, Tru- American Playhouse (PBS)

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Holly Hunter, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleading-Murdering Mom (HBO)

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Beau Bridges, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleading-Murdering Mom (HBO)

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Ann-Margret, Queen (CBS)

Cast, Miniseries or Movie: Queen (CBS)

Actor, Daytime: Peter Simon, Guiding Light (CBS)

Actress, Daytime: Ellen Dolan, As the World Turns (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Daytime: Jerry ver Dorn, Guiding Light (CBS)

Supporting Actress, Daytime: Ellen Parker, Guiding Light (CBS)

Younger Actor, Daytime: Monti Sharp, Guiding Light (CBS)

Younger Actress, Daytime: Heather Tom, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Cast, Daytime: Guiding Light (CBS)

(1991)

Comedy Series: Cheers (NBC)

Drama Series: L.A. Law (NBC)

Daytime Soap: Guiding Light (CBS)

Made for TV Movie: The Josephine Baker Story (HBO)
Miniseries: Separate But Equal (NBC)

Variety Series: In Living Color (Fox)

Variety Special: The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (ABC)

New Series: Evening Shade (CBS)

Actor, Comedy: Craig T. Nelson, Coach (ABC)

Actress, Comedy: Kirstie Alley, Cheers (NBC)

Supporting Actor, Comedy: Jonathan Winters, Davis Rules (ABC)

Supporting Actress, Comedy: Bebe Neuwirth, Cheers (NBC)

Cast, Comedy: Cheers (NBC)

Actor, Drama: James Earl Jones, Gabriel's Fire (ABC)

Actress, Drama: Patricia Wettig, thirtysomething (ABC)

Supporting Actor, Drama: David Clennon, thirtysomething (ABC)

Supporting Actress, Drama: Amanda Donohoe, L.A. Law (NBC)

Cast, Drama: L.A. Law (NBC)

Younger Actor: Neil Patrick Harris, Doogie Howser M.D. (ABC)

Younger Actress: Danica McKellar, The Wonder Years (ABC)

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Sidney Poitier, Separate But Equal (NBC)

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Lynn Whitfield, The Josephine Baker Story (HBO)

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Richard Kiley, Separate But Equal (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Vanessa Redgrave, Young Catherine (TNT)

Cast, Miniseries or Movie: Sarah, Plain and Tall (CBS)

Actor, Daytime: Peter Bergman, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Actress, Daytime: Jeanne Cooper, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Daytime: William Roerick, Guiding Light (CBS)

Supporting Actress, Daytime: Jess Walton, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Younger Actor, Daytime: Rick Hearst, Guiding Light (CBS)

Younger Actress, Daytime: Tricia Cast, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Cast, Daytime: The Young and the Restless (CBS)

(1988)

Comedy Series: Frank's Place (CBS)

Drama Series: L.A. Law (NBC)

Daytime Soap: All My Children (ABC)

Miniseries: Baby M (ABC)

Made for TV Movie: Foxfire- Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS)

Variety Program: Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (CBS)

New Series: thirtysomething (ABC)

Actor, Comedy: Dabney Coleman, The "Slap" Maxwell Story (ABC)

Actress, Comedy: Beatrice Arthur, The Golden Girls (NBC)

Supporting Actor, Comedy: John Larroquette, Night Court (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Comedy: Estelle Getty, The Golden Girls (NBC)

Cast, Comedy: Cheers (NBC)

Actor, Drama: Richard Kiley, A Year in the Life (NBC)

Actress, Drama: Jill Eikenberry, L.A. Law (NBC)

Supporting Actor, Drama: Larry Drake, L.A. Law (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Drama: Christina Pickles, St. Elsewhere (NBC)

Cast, Drama: L.A. Law (NBC)

Younger Actor: Blair Underwood, L.A. Law (NBC)

Younger Actress: Danica McKellar, The Wonder Years (ABC)

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Hume Cronyn, Foxfire- Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS)

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Tandy, Foxfire- Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Dabney Coleman, Baby M (ABC)

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jane Seymour, Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (ABC)

Cast, Miniseries or Movie: Baby M (ABC)

Actor, Daytime: David Canary, All My Children (ABC)

Actress, Daytime: Erika Slezak, One Life to Live (ABC)

Supporting Actor, Daytime: Justin Deas, Santa Barbara (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Daytime: Ellen Wheeler, All My Children (ABC)

Younger Actor, Daytime: Andy Kavovit, As the World Turns (CBS)

Younger Actress, Daytime: Martha Byrne, As the World Turns (CBS)

Cast, Daytime: Santa Barbara (NBC)

(1987)

As the World Turns is going to be history, this fall. If the Bryan Awards existed in 1987, the show would have replicated it's Daytime Emmy success that year at the Bryan Awards, but sweeping all of the main categories, something that has rarely happened in Awards history. In Primetime, L.A. Law, the hot rookie legal drama, ended St. Elsewhere's Drama Series winning streak with a win for Drama Series.

Comedy Series: The Golden Girls (NBC)

Drama Series: L.A. Law (NBC)

Daytime Soap: As the World Turns (CBS)

Miniseries: A Year in the Life (NBC)

Made for TV Movie: Promise- Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS)

Variety Program: The Tracey Ullman Show (Fox)

New Series: L.A. Law (NBC)

Actor, Comedy: Michael J. Fox, Family Ties (NBC)

Actress, Comedy: Rue McClanahan, The Golden Girls (NBC)

Supporting Actor, Comedy: John Larroquette, Night Court (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Comedy: Estelle Getty, The Golden Girls (NBC)

Cast, Comedy: The Golden Girls (NBC)

Actor, Drama: William Daniels, St. Elsewhere (NBC)

Actress, Drama: Sharon Gless, Cagney & Lacey (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Drama: Ed Begley Jr., St. Elsewhere (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Drama: Bonnie Bartlett, St. Elsewhere (NBC)

Cast, Drama: L.A. Law (NBC)

Younger Actor: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show (NBC)

Younger Actress: Michele Greene, L.A. Law (NBC)

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: James Woods, Promise- Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS)

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Ann Margret, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (NBC)

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Stephen Collins, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Piper Laurie, Promise- Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS)

Cast, Miniseries or Movie: A Year in the Life (NBC)

Actor, Daytime: Larry Bryggman, As the World Turns (CBS)

Actress, Daytime: Elizabeth Hubbard, As the World Turns (CBS)

Supporting Actor, Daytime: Gregg Marx, As the World Turns (CBS)

Supporting Actress, Daytime: Lisa Brown, As the World Turns (CBS)

Younger Actor, Daytime: Jon Hensley, As the World Turns (CBS)

Younger Actress, Daytime: Martha Byrne, As the World Turns (CBS)

Cast, Daytime: As the World Turns (CBS)

2010 Silver Garbage Awards- Melrose, Brothers Lead With 14 Nominations

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(July 7, 2010)
When the CW decided to revive “Melrose Place” in the spring of 2009, the execs at the fledgling network were unaware what would happen next.

The failed remake to the successful 1990s primetime soap turned a show that was considered “Appointment TV” to “Must Flee TV”, and was cancelled after one painful season. The show leads with 14 Silver Garbage Award nominations, including Worst Drama and Worst New Series.

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” said Silver Garbage Awards creator Bryan Curtiss. “And then the CW tried to fix it, and disaster struck.”

Sharing the lead with “Melrose Place” is “Brothers”, Fox’s failed family sitcom, which also has 14 Nominations.

“‘Brothers’ was by far, the worst sitcom in a relatively weak year for Comedies in this awards,” Curtiss said. “It was so weak, that there could be possible scenarios played out as the date pushes forward to announce the winners.”

Joining “Brothers” in the Worst Comedy Series race are “Hank”, “Scrubs”, “Til Death”, and “The Jay Leno Show”.

“Seth Meyers was right when NBC was torn between Leno and Team Coco (Conan O’Brien),” Curtiss said about the failure of Leno’s primetime show, which aired five nights a week. “‘The Jay Leno Show’ was a sign that NBC was desperate to fill up hours in primetime that could have gone to either quality shows, or complete duds. The end result was that nobody really won and NBC became desperate to fill up five hours of programming for the price of one.”

Among the missing shows in the final ballot is the “NCIS” franchise, once a perennial staple in recent years, has faded from Silver Garbage view. Curtiss explains, if they did the expanded nominee format like the Emmys and Bryan Awards, “NCIS” and “NCIS: Los Angeles” would have gotten a little bit more love, as the “NCIS: Los Angeles” finished sixth in voting for Worst New Series, Worst Drama Series, and Worst Remake or Spin-Off.

“‘NCIS’ and ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ in a relatively ‘weak’ year, would have both gotten in. I still think it’s an overrated show, despite the fact that both shows are hits,” Curtiss remarked.

The first show to be cancelled in the fall season, “TBL: The Beautiful Life” got an amassing 11 nominations, in a show that Curtiss admits has a special spot for the Silver Garbage Awards.

“‘TBL’ was a complete train wreck from the moment that the CW first aired the promos for the show last summer. Not even the network execs themselves were prepared for it to sink that quickly,” Curtiss said about the instant failure of the show, which was pulled after only airing twice last September.

Joining “Melrose” and “TBL” in the Worst Drama lineup are “Eastwick”, “Past Life”, and “Trauma”.

The Nominees for Worst of the First Ten Years will be announced on July 16 and winners announced on August 20. The winners for the Silver Garbage Awards will be announced on August 28, the eve of the telecast for the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Welcome

The 2010 Bryan Award Nominations will be announced Next Week

BLIND ITEMS (for the Daytime Categories):
- One of the two cancelled soaps is the most-nominated Daytime program, and the second-most nominated program overall, Daytime or Primetime
- Three of the four Daytime Emmy Drama Series nominees are nominated.
- Three of the Daytime Drama series nominees have a combined XX nominations this year, and at least XY nominations apiece.
- Two perceived Daytime Emmy frontrunners who were snubbed, are both nominees for Bryan Awards
- Two of the female acting nominees are also competing in another category, in the Primetime level
- Three of the nominees for Cutest Couple are same-sex couples.
- Two of those three nominees in the previous blind item are also up for Daytime Tandem.
- The New Kid(s) on the Daytime Block is/are nominated.

BLIND ITEMS (for the Primetime Categories):
- The ultimate "sensation of the year" dominates all shows and is THE most nominated program of the year.
- Two departing dramas are not only up in the Drama Series race, but they are the two of the three most-nominated (Primetime) dramas.
- Two Guest Acting nominees are nominated head-to-head in not one, but two categories.
- The "Queen" is back at the Bryan Awards, one of the most revered and honored actresses of the first decade of the Bryan Awards garners some love for her return to Primetime television.
- One of the biggest new shows barely made the cusp in the Comedy/Drama Series race.
- Another of the biggest new shows was well received, but failed to be nominated for Best New Series.
- There will be a joint acting nominee in one of the Lead Acting races.
- A beloved Animated/Variety show is missing for that respective series category, because it is entering a different Series race.

The 2010 Bryan Award Nominations will be announced around 10:00AM Eastern Time on July 1. Winners in the Main Categories will be announced on August 15. Winners in the Technical Categories will be announced on August 6.