The Nominees for and Winners of the 2012-2013 Stewart Award
Post date: Aug 02, 2013 10:45:37 AM
I’ve followed the Emmy Awards since 1992. My first memory was when Candice Bergen won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Murphy Brown (her third of and eventual five) and then the series itself won Outstanding Comedy.From that point on, I researched the history of the award and its winners dating back to the first presentation in 1948. Every year, I looked forward to the nominations and then tried to predict the winners. Every year, I was stunned by the shunning of great shows like Roseanne and Home Improvement at the hands of five-time winner Frasier and great actors such as John Goodman and Tim Allen at the hands of four-time winner Kelsey Grammer and three-time winner John Lithgow.
So by the late 1990s, I had grown weary of the incessant repeat wins and created my own award called the Stewarts (so named after the root beer bottles of the same name that I collected as a clearly very tragic teenager). I created my own categories, nominated who I wanted and selected the winner. I then went back and did the same for every year beginning with the 1948-1949 TV season.
My selections changed and were updated since then as I developed a better understanding of and set my own standards for what constitutes award-worthy TV by exposing myself to more and more TV shows of this and bygone eras.
For a listing of past winners in 11 marquee categories, click any or all of the below links:
Last year, I made drastic changes to my award by eliminating nominations in the main acting categories because there is just too much competition from the growing number of viable cable networks out there to effectively reflect the best of television in any given season as I would want to. So I just have multiple winners in those categories.
I made an additional change for this year: I only allow one winner from each show in the leading categories and up to two winners in the supporting categories. All other categories have nominees and winners since the competition in those areas is much less intense.
Below are the 2012-2013 nominees (in categories that have them) and winners of the prestigious Stewart Award:
The 2012-2013 Stewart Awards
Comedy Series – The Big Bang Theory, CBS
The Middle, ABC
Modern Family, ABC
Parks and Recreation, NBC
Raising Hope, FOX
30 Rock, NBC
Veep, HBO
Comedic Actor – Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory; Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Comedic Actress – Tina Fey, 30 Rock; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Supporting Actor – Max Greenfield, New Girl; Ed O’Neill, Modern Family; Chris Messina, The Mindy Project; Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Supporting Actress – Cloris Leachman, Raising Hope; Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory; Merritt Weaver, Nurse Jackie; Wendie Malick, Hot in Cleveland; Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Drama Series – Southland, TNT
Scandal, ABC
Breaking Bad, AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Homeland, SHO
Game of Thrones, HBO
Shameless, SHO
Mad Men, AMC
Dramatic Actor – Charlie Hunnam, Sons of Anarchy; Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad; Gabriel Macht, Suits; Damian Lewis, Homeland
Dramatic Actress – Claire Danes, Homeland; Kerry Washington, Scandal; Emmy Rossum, Shameless
Supporting Actor – Michael Cudlitz, Southland; Ron Perlman, Sons of Anarchy; Tony Goldwyn, Scandal; Jeff Perry, Scandal; James Purefoy, The Following
Supporting Actress – Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad; Bellamy Young, Scandal; Jennifer Carpenter, Dexter; Joan Cusack, Shameless
Variety Series – Key and Peele, COM
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, COM
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
The Colbert Report, COM
Performer in a Variety Series – Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Jason Sudeikis, Saturday Night Live
Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report
Keegan Michael Key, Key and Peele
Jordan Peele, Key and Peele
New Series – Major Crimes, TNT
The Mindy Project, FOX
Nashville, ABC
Younger Actor – Cameron Monaghan, Shameless
Nolan Gould, Modern Family
Atticus Shaffer, The Middle
Rico Rodriquez, Modern Family
Charlie McDermott, The Middle
Younger Actress – Eden Sher, The Middle
Ruby Jerins, Nurse Jackie
Emma Kenney, Shameless
Kiernan Shipka, Mad Men
Carly Chaikin, Suburgatory
Guest Actor, Comedy – Bob Newhart, “The Proton Resurgence”, The Big Bang Theory
Matthew Broderick, “Mistery Date”, Modern Family
James Marsden, “Mazel Tov, Dummies”, 30 Rock
Will Arnett, “Game Over”, 30 Rock
Will Forte, “My Whole Life is Thunder”, 30 Rock
BJ Novak, “Harry and Mindy”, The Mindy Project
Guest Actress, Comedy – Elaine Stritch, “My Whole Life is Thunder”, 30 Rock
Shelley Long, “Arrested”, Modern Family
Mary Steenburgen, Wilfred
Brooke Shields, “The Hose”, The Middle
Georgia Engel, Hot in Cleveland
Elizabeth Banks, “Best Men”, Modern Family
Guest Actor, Drama – Gerald McRaney, “Heroes”, Southland
Dan Bucatinsky, “Nobody Likes Babies”, Scandal
Nathan Lane, The Good Wife
Matthew Perry, “Death of a Client”, The Good Wife
Ray Romano, Parenthood
Michael J. Fox, “Boom De Yah Da”, The Good Wife
Harry Hamlin, Mad Men / Shameless
David Costabile, Suits
Guest Actress, Drama – Mary Beth Piel, The Good Wife
Kate Burton, “Blown Away”, Scandal
Patricia Arquette, “Dreams Deferred”, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Debra Mooney, Scandal
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
Linda Cardellini, “Mad Man with a Plan”, Mad Men
Comedy Writing – The Middle
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
30 Rock
Key and Peele
Raising Hope
New Girl
Directing for a Comedy – Raising Hope
30 Rock
Wilfred
The Big Bang Theory
Don’t Trust the B---- in Apt. 23
The Middle
Modern Family
Writing for a Drama – Breaking Bad
Shameless
Scandal
Homeland
Downton Abbey
Mad Men
Directing for a Drama – Southland
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad
Justified
Sons of Anarchy
The Following
Comedy Ensemble – The Middle
Drama Cast – Shameless
Episode – “Mazel Tov, Dummies”, 30 Rock; “Mistery Date”, Modern Family; “Blown Away”, Scandal; “The Rains of Castamere”, Game of Thrones; “In Care Of”, Mad Men; "Q&A", Homeland
Wins by Series:
Scandal – 5
Dramatic Actress – Kerry Washington
Supporting Actor – Tony Goldwyn
Supporting Actor – Jeff Perry
Supporting Actress – Bellamy Young
Episode – “Blown Away”
The Big Bang Theory – 4
Comedy Series
Comedic Actor – Johnny Galecki
Supporting Actress – Mayim Bialik
Guest Actor – Bob Newhart, “The Photon Resurgence”
Southland - 4
Drama Series
Supporting Actor – Michael Cudlitz
Guest Actor – Gerald McRaney, “Heroes”
Directing
30 Rock – 3
Comedic Actress – Tina Fey
Guest Actress – Elaine Stritch, “My Whole Life is Thunder”
Outstanding Episode – “Mazel Tov, Dummies”
Breaking Bad – 3
Dramatic Actor – Bryan Cranston
Supporting Actress – Anna Gunn
Writing
Modern Family – 3
Supporting Actor – Ed O’Neill
Supporting Actor – Ty Burrell
Outstanding Episode – “Mistery Date”
The Middle – 3
Younger Actress – Eden Sher
Writing
Comedy Ensemble
Shameless - 3
Supporting Actress – Joan Cusack
Younger Actor – Cameron Monaghan
Drama Cast
Sons of Anarchy – 2
Dramatic Actor – Charlie Hunnam
Supporting Actor – Ron Perlman
Raising Hope – 2
Supporting Actress – Cloris Leachman
Directing
Homeland – 2
Dramatic Actor – Damian Lewis
Dramatic Actress – Claire Danes
Veep – 2
Comedic Actress – Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Supporting Actress – Anna Chlumsky
Episodes (Comedic Actor – Matt LeBlanc)
New Girl (Supporting Actor – Max Greenfield)
Suits (Dramatic Actor – Gabriel Macht)
Hot in Cleveland (Supporting Actress – Wendie Malick)
Nurse Jackie (Supporting Actress – Merritt Weaver)
The Following (Supporting Actor – James Purefoy)
Dexter (Supporting Actress – Jennifer Carpenter)
Key and Peele (Variety Series)
Saturday Night Live (Individual Performance – Bill Hader)
The Good Wife (Guest Actress – Mary Beth Piel)
Game of Thrones (Episode – “The Rains of Castemere”)
Mad Men (Episode – “In Care Of”)
The Mindy Project (Supporting Actor - Chris Messina)
Facts and Figures:
- Though it didn’t win Outstanding Drama Series, the biggest winner by sheer numbers is ABC’s Scandal with five wins – Best Dramatic Actress (Kerry Washington), Best Supporting Actor (Tony Goldwyn), Best Supporting Actor (Jeff Perry), Best Supporting Actress (Bellamy Young) and Outstanding Episode (“Blown Away”).
- The Big Bang Theory is the first CBS series since Everybody Loves Raymond in 2005 to win Outstanding Comedy.
- Southland is the first TNT series to win Outstanding Drama and ends the record-breaking five-year run of Mad Men in the category. Its win also extends basic cable’s run of the category to six years and that of cable as a whole to seven. The last broadcast series to win Outstanding Drama was 24 in 2006.
- 30 Rock ends its seven-year run with 19 Stewart Awards (this year’s wins in Bold):
Comedy Series – 2008, 2009
Comedic Actor (Alec Baldwin) – 2008, 2009, 2011
Comedic Actress (Tina Fey) – 2009, 2013
Supporting Actress (Jane Krakowski) – 2012
Writing – 2008, 2009
Directing – 2011
Guest Actor (Paul Reubens) – 2007
Guest Actor (Will Arnett) – 2008, 2012
Guest Actress (Carrie Fisher) – 2008
Guest Actress (Elaine Stritch) – 2009, 2013
Episode – “Live Show”, 2011; “Mazel Tov, Dummies”, 2013
- Matt LeBlanc wins his second Stewart Award after a 2002 win in the now-defunct category of Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series for Friends. This is in addition to three Ensemble Awards for Friends (1996, 1999 and 2002).
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus wins her third Stewart Award after a 1994 win as Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for Seinfeld and a 2010 win as Best Comedic Actress for The New Adventures of Old Christine.
- Mayim Bialik wins her second Stewart Award after a 1991 win as Best Younger Actress for Blossom.
- Claire Danes wins her third Stewart Award after a shared win as Outstanding Dramatic Actress last year for Homeland and a 1995 win as Best Younger Actress for My So-Called Life.
- Bryan Cranston wins his third Stewart Award after a shared win last year as Outstanding Dramatic Actor for Breaking Bad and a 2003 win as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Malcolm in the Middle.
- Ron Perlman wins his second Stewart Award after a 1989 win as Best Dramatic Actor for Beauty and the Beast.
- Outstanding Supporting Actress Cloris Leachman won her first Stewart Award in 1973 as Best Single Performance for the “My Brother’s Keeper” episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She repeated that win the following year for “The Lars Affair” episode of the same series, but had to wait 29 years to win again – and again as Best Guest Actress, but this time for Malcolm in the Middle.
- Though losing out as Outstanding Drama Series for the first time after five consecutive wins, Mad Men wins it 31st Stewart Award with the naming of “In Care Of” as one of the Outstanding Episodes.
- Bryan Cranston (Dramatic Actor for Breaking Bad), Damian Lewis (Dramatic Actor for Homeland), Claire Danes (Dramatic Actress for Homeland), Anna Gunn (Supporting Actress for Breaking Bad), Bill Hader (Individual Performance for Saturday Night Live) and Eden Sher (Younger Actress for The Middle) all repeat their wins from last year.
- Elaine Stritch repeats her 2009 Guest Actress win for 30 Rock.
- Ty Burrell wins his third consecutive Stewart Award for Modern Family.
- Despite lengthy careers, comedy legend Bob Newhart and Gerald McRaney (forever known to many as Major Dad) win their first Stewart Awards -- though Newhart’s eponymous 1972-1978 sitcom won Best Comedy Series in 1975.
