Prime-time Emmy Nominations: Totally Gay!

A year ago, only a single episode of Glee had aired on Fox as a preview of the show’s fall kickoff. But it was clear from just that one episode that the show was something special.

Earlier today, Glee added to its solid ratings, gigantic music sales and critical acclaim by earning more Emmy nominations – 19 – than any other series on television.

Glee’s tally came close to the record 22 accumulated by 30 Rock last year.

In the guest acting categories, Neil Patrick Harris earned a nod for his performance as Will Schuester’s archrival from high school while Mike O’Malley was nominated for his performance as Burt Hummel, Kurt’s father.

Neil Patrick Harris earned his fourth Emmy nomination for his performance as Barney Stinson on CBS’s How I Met Your Mother. Plus being nominated for his guest performance on Glee!

If the out actor wins for the first time, he will have bested a field that included two other openly gay actors: Chris Colfer of Glee and Jesse Tyler Ferguson of Modern Family.
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Jane Lynch, was nominated as outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series .

Also: In the outstanding lead actor in a miniseries category, Ian McKellen has been nominated for The Prisoner while Wanda Sykes’s HBO special Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me got a nod.