The Satellite Awards have announced their 2007 nominations.
Mad Men has been nominated for best dramatic series (along with The Riches, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Grey’s Anatomy, and Brothers and Sisters).
According to Variety, Mad Men is also getting a Special Acheivement Award for “Best Ensemble, Television,” but I can’t find it on the Satellite Awards nominee page.
How does MM stack up against the competition? Roberta can tell you all about how uneven The Riches is. Grey’s Anatomy has jumped the shark (the past few episodes have been top notch, after a disasterously stupid 2+ months of this season, and sucking most of last season). My friends tell me Dexter is the best thing on television, but I don’t get Showtime so I wouldn’t know. I hated the first episode of Brothers & Sisters (hated!) and never watched again. I’ve never seen Friday Night Lights.
But hey, let’s talk movies. I have seen exactly zero of the “Comedy or Musical” nominees (Hairspray, Juno, Shoot ‘Em Up, Lars and the Real Girl, Knocked Up) but I’ve seen four of the six movie nominees (The Lookout, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Away From Her, and 3:10 to Yuma), plus my friend and I have a date to see a fifth (No Country for Old Men). All the ones I’ve seen are good contenders. I imagine the Coen brothers or the Lumet film will take home most awards, but of the ones I’ve seen, I have to vote for 3:10 to Yuma, which was the most overall satsifying, solidly made, and well-structured. Second choice would be The Lookout. GODS do I love Joseph Gordeon-Levitt.
Basket of Kisses 
December 4, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I can definitely tell you about the Riches here: http://starsandmoon145.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/capturing-the-riches/.
I’d love to see Eddie Izzard get a lot of recognition for the Riches. Minnie Driver and a lot of other folks kind of rock on that show.
And ditto what you say about the other four. Exactly.
December 4, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Count me among those who think that “Dexter” is the best thing on television. The second season is even better than the first. I’ll stop at that, since I’m capable of spouting for several paragraphs on the originality of the character, the brilliance of Michael C. Hall, and the idiocy of the Emmys for not even nominating the show or Hall.
It’s a shame none of the Mad Men cast got nominated for individual awards, especially Jon Hamm. Best Actor always seems to be the toughest category to break into, no matter what the award.
December 5, 2007 at 11:02 am
Reminds me of how LOTR got no acting nominations; who do you single out?
John Hamm is consistently brilliant and amazing, though. He kills me.
December 5, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Reminds me of how LOTR got no acting nominations; who do you single out?
To me, the best example of this was The Joy Luck Club. I thought it obviously should have won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, but how to decide which actresses to single out, and in which category. Result: no acting nominations.
I think this is why the Screen Actors Guild awards instituted a Best Ensemble category.