30 Rock received 3 WGA Awards this morning!  They were nominated for best comedy series as well as two for episodic comedy.  Congrats to all the writers!   The WGA Awards will be awarded February 5th.

For the past 3 years 30 Rock has won the series award, and the past two years Robert Carlock’s “Believe in the Stars” & Andrew Guest and John Riggi’s “Succession” picked up the episodic prize.

COMEDY SERIES

30 ROCK, Written by Jack Burditt, Hannibal Buress, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Tina Fey, Jon Haller, Steve Hely, Matt Hubbard, Dylan Morgan, Paula Pell, John Riggi, Josh Siegal, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield; NBC

GLEE, Written by Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy; Fox

MODERN FAMILY, Written by Jerry Collins, Paul Corrigan, Alex Herschlag, Abraham Higginbotham, Elaine Ko, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Ilana Wernick, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC

NURSE JACKIE, Written by Liz Brixius, Rick Cleveland, Nancy Fichman, Liz Flahive, Jennifer Hoppe-House, Mark Hudis, Linda Wallem, Christine Zander; Showtime

THE OFFICE, Written by Jennifer Celotta, Daniel Chun, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Brent Forrester, Amelie Gillette, Charlie Grandy, Steve Hely, Jonathan A. Hughes, Mindy Kaling, Carrie Kemper, Jason Kessler, Paul Lieberstein, Warren Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Peter Ocko, Robert Padnick, Aaron Shure, Justin Spitzer, Gene Stupnitsky, Halsted Sullivan, Jon Vitti; NBC

EPISODIC COMEDY – any length – one airing time

“Anna Howard Shaw Day” (30 ROCK), Written by Matt Hubbard; NBC

“Earthquake” (MODERN FAMILY), Written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh; ABC

“Nightmayor” (THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM), Written by Dan Sterling; Comedy Central

“Starry Night” (MODERN FAMILY), Written by Danny Zuker; ABC

“When It Rains, It Pours” (30 ROCK), Written by Robert Carlock; NBC

“Wuphf.com” (THE OFFICE), Written by Aaron Shure; NBC

Tina, Alec and 30 Rock were all nominated for the Satellite Award!  Check here to see all the nominations.  The Awards will be handed out December 19th.

Television Series, Comedy or Musical
30 ROCK
THE BIG C
GLEE
MODERN FAMILY
NURSE JACKIE
RAISING HOPE
UNITED STATES OF TARA

Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
JANE ADAMS HUNG
TONI COLLETTE UNITED STATES OF TARA
EDIE FALCO NURSE JACKIE
TINA FEY 30 ROCK
LAURA LINNEY THE BIG C
LEA MICHELE GLEE

Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical

ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
STEVE CARELL THE OFFICE
THOMAS JANE HUNG
DANNY MCBRIDE EASTBOUND & DOWN
MATTHEW MORRISON GLEE
JIM PARSONS BIG BANG THEORY

Note: This post is shameless feel-goodery for PCB.

In case you weren’t paying attention to the credits during Tina Fey’s Mark Twain Prize, this happened:

There.  Sprawled across Amy Poehler’s waist.  That’s us.

That’s in reference to this post in which many of you helped pick out scenes from 30 Rock to be used in the show.  Some clips had to be cut out of the broadcast, but it’s pretty cool that we could help out.  We got to chip in answering 30 Rock questions and such.  Thanks to everyone who helped out and to the Mark Twain people who were completely cool themselves.  They even got us into the program so my name could be printed on something that also has the name “Tina Fey.”

This past Tuesday, Tina was awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.  Tina was the 3rd woman and youngest ever to win this special honor.

You can see the show online at PBS website.  They even have the full version of some bits including Tina’s uncut acceptance speech.

Today [11/14] PBS will air that special at 9/8 central. Be sure to tune in.  It’s basically two hours  of people talking about how much they love Tina!  And PCB even helped out putting together the 30 Rock stuff!  We put together your favorite scenes and they used it so we’re excited to see how it turned out!   It’ll be a fantastic show!  You can read more about the Mark Twain prize here.

See the promo below:

Also check out The Kennedy Center asks Tina Questions and Presenters talk about Tina.

Nominations for the 2011 People’s Choice were anounced today.  Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin were nominated in a few categories:

Favorite TV Comedy Actor: Alec Baldwin
Favorite TV Comedy Actress: Tina Fey

Tina was also nominated for Date night in a few categories:

Favorite Comedic Star: Tina Fey
Favorite On Screen Team: Date Night: Tina Fey & Steve Carell.

Go to People’s Choice Website to vote.  Vote every day!

To see their competition check under the break.

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Ok so it wasn’t the best Emmys ever. But at least we have the opening to watch over and over. (Hopefully those links won’t go bad…) Seriously one of the best openings ever. Props to everyone involved, especially Tina .

Plus the cast looked fantastic!

Photos:

- Tina Fey | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 |
- Tracy Morgan | Page 1 | Page 2 |
- Jane Krakowski | Page 1 | Page 2 |
- Judah Friedlander | Page 1 |
- Katrina Bowden | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 |
- Keith Powell | Page 1 |
- Maulik Pancholy | Page 1 |
- Kevin “Dot Com” Brown | Page 1 |
- Tina presenting with Matthew Morrison | Page 1 |
- Tina and Amy Poehler | Page 1 | Page 2 |
- Tina and Steve Carell | Page 1 |
- Tina and Ed Helms | Page 1 |
- Tina and Mariska Hargitay | Page 1 |
- Jane Krakowski and Kristen Wiig | Page 1 |
- Opening Act | Page 1 | Page 2 |

Videos:

Tina on the Red Carpet
Jane on the Red Carpet
Comedy Writing intro with Tina and Kay Cannon and Matthew Hubbard

As previously  reported this year Tina is relieving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center.

One of the exec producers for the show contacted me and asked if PCBers would put together a list of their favorite 30 Rock scenes, including episode title and start time if possible.  (Though Tina is receiving the award, favorite scenes can come from any actor/guest actor.)

I figured we could do that easily for them.  Leave a comment with a few of your favorite scenes or lines w/ the episode title if possible.  If you can’t find the time in the episode I’ll try to look them up for you.

Submission tapes for the 2010 Emmys have been revealed. What do you think? Good choices?

Series:
Tape 1 – Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001 & Black Light Attack
Tape 2 – Anna Howard Shaw Day & Don Geiss America and Hope
Tape 3 –  The Moms & Emannuelle Goes to Dinosaurland

Alec Baldwin – Don Geiss America and Hope

Tina Fey – Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001

Jane Krakowski – Black Light Attack

Here’s a complete list of 30 Rock’s Emmy Submissions this year.  Voting nominees begins today.  Nominees are announced July 8th.  I promise to keep you updated on this stuff as I am a nerd.  Thoughts?

Outstanding Comedy Series:
30 Rock

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy:
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy:
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy:
Scott Adsit as Pete Hornberger
Judah Friedlander as Frank Rossitano
Jack McBrayer as Kenneth Parcell
Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy:
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy:
Will Arnett as Devon Banks in “Into the Crevasse”
Kapil Bawa as Kohnani in “Khonani”
Matt Damon as Carol in “I Do Do”
Jeff Dunham as Rick Wayne in “Stone Mountain”
Will Forte as Paul L’Astnamé in “Argus”
James Franco as James Franco in “Klaus and Greta”
Jon Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird in “Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land”
Cheyenne Jackson as Danny Baker in “Black Light Attack!”
Michael Sheen as Wesley Snipes in “Don Geiss, America, and Hope”
Dean Winters as Dennis Duffy in “Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land”

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy:
Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup in “Anna Howard Shaw Day”
Jan Hooks as Verna in “Verna”
Julianne Moore as Nancy Donovan in “I Do Do”
Sherri Shepherd as Angie Jordan in “Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001″
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy in “The Moms”

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:
Matt Hubbard for “Anna Howard Shaw Day”
Kay Cannon for “Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001″
Jack Burditt & Tracey Wigfield for “Don Geiss, America, and Hope”
Robert Carlock for “Into the Crevasse”
Tina Fey & for Kay Cannon “Lee Marvin vs Derek Jeter”

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series:
Ken Whittingham for “Anna Howard Shaw Day”
Jeff Richmond for “Argus”
Steve Davis for “Don Geiss, America, and Hope”
Millicent Shelton for “Floyd”
Don Scardino for “I Do Do”
Gail Mancuso for “Klaus and Greta”
John Riggi for “Problem Solvers”
Beth McCarthy for “Secret Santa”

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series:
Ken Eluto for “Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001″
Megan Reticker for “I Do Do”

Outstanding Cinematography for a Half Hour Series:
Matt Clark for “Season Four”

Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series:
“Winter Madness”

Outstanding Costumes for a Series:
“I Do Do”

Outstanding Sound Mixing for Half Hour:
“Argus”

Outstanding Hair Styling for a Single Camera Series:
“The Moms”

There may be a few more technical categories that aren’t available yet.
Note: We will know which episodes actors and the show submit if they are nominated.

This is huge.

Tina Fey can dust off another place on her trophy shelf. The Kennedy Center announced Tuesday that the comedian will receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

And before anyone asks, let’s settle the question of honoring someone who’s a mere 40 years old. “It does change the paradigm a bit,” said Mark Krantz, co-executive producer of the Twain salute. Fey is the youngest recipient in the award’s 13 years. “A lot of people felt it was a lifetime achievement award for an old person. It never has been. It is a prize, really, about somebody’s depth and talent.”

Fey’s response to being chosen illustrates why audiences love this groundbreaking writer and actress. She said: “I assume Betty White was disqualified for steroid use.”

The award will be given out at the November 9th ceremony and televised at a later date.

- Story and Photos

Thanks to Jasper Buckleman for posting this!