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‘Desperate Housewives’ lead Golden Globe TV nominees
MUMBAI: The year of the Desperate Housewives, it is turning out to be on American television. All four of the main cast of Desperate Housewives are up for the coveted trophy in nominations for the 63rd Golden Globe Awards announced Tuesday.
Apart from the four leads’ nominations in the Best Actress – Comedy Series category, the ABC hit also earned a nomination for Best Comedy Series. Also nominated for best comedy series are two HBO shows, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage, and three newcomers — Weeds, NBC’s My Name Is Earl and UPN’s Everybody Hates Chris.
How successful a year it has been for Disney’s ABC network is also reflected in the nominations Housewives and three other hit shows Commander in Chief, Grey’s Anatomy and Lost have received. All three have been nominated for Best Drama Series. They are competing against Fox’s Prison Break and HBO’s Rome.
There are nominations for Best Actor – Drama Series to Patrick Dempsey for Grey’s Anatomy and Matthew Fox in Lost. There is also a Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Movie nomination for Naveen Andrews in Lost and Donald Sutherland for Commander in Chief.
Additionally, there is a Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Movie nomination for Sandra Oh in Grey’s Anatomy.
For Eva Longoria, who was snubbed in last year’s nominations, it was second time lucky as she joined her fellow Housewives Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman.
The fifth nominee in the category Mary-Louise Parker who plays a different kind of suburban mom in Showtime’s Weeds.
Housewives star Huffman had another reason to celebrate as she was also nominated for her work in the movie Transamerica.
Still, one thing that remained unchanged was HBO securing more Golden Globe award nominations than any other television network — 17. This including one in the best drama category for Rome, which is facing off against ABCs Commander in Chief, Lost and Greys Anatomy and Foxs Prison Break.
Full List of Golden Globe Awards nominees:
Best Drama Series
Commander in Chief
Grey’s Anatomy
Lost
Prison Break
Rome
Best Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
Everybody Hates Chris
Best Miniseries or Movie
Empire Falls
Into the West
Lackawanna Blues
Sleeper Cell
Viva Blackpool
Warm Springs
Best Actor – Drama Series
Patrick Dempsey, Grey’s Anatomy
Matthew Fox, Lost
Hugh Laurie, House
Wentworth Miller, Prison Break
Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Best Actress – Drama Series
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Glenn Close, The Shield
Geena Davis, Commander in Chief
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Polly Walker, Rome
Best Actor – Comedy Series
Zach Braff, Scrubs
Steve Carell, The Office
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jason Lee, My Name Is Earl
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Best Actress – Comedy Series
Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
Teri Hatcher, Desperate Housewives
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Eva Longoria, Desperate Housewives
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Best Actor – Miniseries or Movie
Kenneth Branagh, Warm Springs
Ed Harris, Empire Falls
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Elvis
Bill Nighy, The Girl in the Cafe
Donald Sutherland, Human Trafficking
Best Actress – Miniseries or Movie
Halle Berry, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Kelly Macdonald, The Girl in the Cafe
S. Epatha Merkerson, Lackawanna Blues
Cynthia Nixon, Warm Springs
Mira Sorvino, Human Trafficking
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Movie
Naveen Andrews, Lost
Paul Newman, Empire Falls
eremy Piven, Entourage
Randy Quaid, Elvis
Donald Sutherland, Commander in Chief
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Movie
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Camryn Manheim, Elvis
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Joanne Woodward, Empire Falls
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Samsung TV Plus launches Kings of Comedy channel
New free FAST channel brings iconic Hindi comedy shows to millions of Samsung Smart TV owners.
MUMBAI: Samsung TV Plus has just turned up the laughter volume and it’s completely free. The leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service in India has launched Kings of Comedy, a premium comedy channel featuring some of the country’s most beloved primetime shows. Available exclusively on Samsung TV Plus, the channel delivers back-to-back hits including Comedy Nights with Kapil, Khatra Khatra Khatra, and Comedy Nights Bachao, with no login or subscription required.
The launch marks a milestone for free streaming in India, offering audiences a dedicated comedy destination directly from their Samsung TV home screen. It arrives as Samsung TV Plus India celebrates its 5th anniversary, during which the service has grown its monthly active users by 42 per cent and more than doubled its total viewing hours. The platform now offers over 180 free channels across 14 languages.
Samsung TV Plus India general manager and head of business development Kunal Mehta said, “Comedy is the heartbeat of Hindi entertainment, and Kings of Comedy brings together the shows Indians already love, completely free on their Samsung TV. Our focus remains the same take the content people know and make it effortless to access.”
Globally, Samsung TV Plus has surpassed 100 million monthly active users across more than 4,500 channels, solidifying its position as one of the world’s leading free streaming services.
Kings of Comedy is now available on all compatible Samsung Smart TVs. For viewers seeking non-stop laughter without any cost, this new channel delivers a royal treat proving that sometimes the best entertainment really does come with no strings (or subscriptions) attached.
