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UYDS Guide to Downton’s Emmy Nominations

While we here at UYDS wish Baron Fellowes and the entire Downton Abbey team the very best of luck this Sunday, we think it’s unlikely that they’ll walk away with any of the major acting or series prizes, especially since they only won three technical awards last week. Their strong showing at last year’s Emmys was almost certainly due to entering as a miniseries versus a drama series—much as we love our Downton, there’s simply no way that it can go up against the heavyweights AMC, HBO, and Showtime have in the ring and win. We predict that Baron Julian goes home with the writing award, but we’d love to see our girl Mags pull an upset in the Supporting Actress category.  She’s an old British Dame—they HAVE to give it to her, right?

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DRAMA SERIES
“Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Downton Abbey” (PBS)
“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
“Homeland” (Showtime)
“Mad Men” (AMC)

DRAMA ACTRESS
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes in “Damages”
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley in “Downton Abbey”
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick in “The Good Wife”
Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn in “Harry’s Law”
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in “Homeland”
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson in “Mad Men”

DRAMA ACTOR
Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson in “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston as Walter White in “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in “Dexter”
Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham in “Downton Abbey”
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody in “Homeland”
Jon Hamm as Don Draper in “Mad Men”

SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTRESS
Anna Gunn as Skyler White in “Breaking Bad”
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey”
Joanne Froggatt as Anna in “Downton Abbey”
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma in “The Good Wife”
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart in “The Good Wife”
Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris in “Mad Men”

SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTOR
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in “Breaking Bad”
Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo ‘Gus’ Fring in “Breaking Bad”
Brendan Coyle as John Bates in “Downton Abbey”
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson in “Downton Abbey”
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in “Game of Thrones”
Jared Harris as Lane Pryce “Mad Men”

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Tim Van Patten, “Boardwalk Empire”
Vince Gilligan, “Breaking Bad”
Brian Percival, “Downton Abbey”
Michael Cuesta, “Homeland”
Phil Abraham, “Mad Men”

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Julian Fellowes, “Downton Abbey”
Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon & Gideon Raff, “Homeland”
Semi Chellas & Matthew Weiner, “Mad Men”
Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton, “Mad Men”
Erin Levy & Matthew Weiner, “Mad Men”

And here’s the list of technical Emmys and their winners.

ART DIRECTION FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
WINNER “Boardwalk Empire,” Bill Groom, Adam Scher & Carol Silverman
“Downton Abbey,” Donal Woods, Charmian Adams & Judy Farr
WINNER “Game of Thrones,” Gemma Jackson, Frank Walsh & Tina Jones
“Justified,” Dave Blass, Oana Bogdan & Shauna Aronson
“Mad Men,” Dan Bishop, Christopher L. Brown & Claudette Didul

CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“Boardwalk Empire,” Meredith Tucker
“Downton Abbey,” Jill Trevellick
“Game of Thrones,” Nina Gold & Robert Sterne
“The Good Wife,” Mark Saks
WINNER “Homeland,” Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Judy Henderson, Craig Fincannon, & Lisa Mae Fincannon
“Mad Men,” Laura Schiff & Carrie Audino

COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
“Boardwalk Empire,” John Dunn, Lisa Padovani & Maria Zamansky
“The Borgias,” Gabriella Pescucci & Uliva Pizzetti
“Downton Abbey,” Susannah Buxton
WINNER “Game of Thrones,” Michele Clapton, Alexander Fordham & Chloe Aubry
“Once Upon a Time,” Eduardo Castro & Monique McRae

SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“Breaking Bad: End Times,” Kelley Dixon
“Breaking Bad: Face Off,” Skip MacDonald
“Downton Abbey,” John Wilson A.C.E.
WINNER “Homeland,” Jordan Goldman & David Latham
“Mad Men,” Chris Gay

HAIRSTYLING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
“Boardwalk Empire,” Francesca Paris & Christine Cantrell
“The Borgias,” Stefano Ceccarelli, Tahira Herold, Claudia Catini & Sevlene Roddy
WINNER “Downton Abbey,” Anne “Nosh” Oldham & Christine Greenwood
“Game of Thrones,” Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks, Rosalia Culora & Gary Machin
“Mad Men,” Theraesa Rivers, Lucia Mace, Arturo Rojas, Maria Sandoval, David Blair

MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
“The Borgias,” Trevor Morris
WINNER “Downton Abbey,” John Lunn
“Pan Am,” Blake Neely
“Smash,” Marc Shaiman & Christian Bacon
“30 Rock,” Jeff Richmond

SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
“Breaking Bad,” Darryl L. Frank, Jeff Perkins & Eric Justen
“Downton Abbey,” Nigel Heath, Alex Fielding, Oliver Brierley & Keith Partridge
WINNER “Game of Thrones,” Matthew Waters, Onnalee Blank, Ronan Hill & Mervyn Moore
“Homeland,” Larry Long, Nello Torri, Alan Decker & Larold Rebhun
“Person of Interest,” Frank Morrone, Scott Weber, Keith Rogers & Noah Timan

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Downton Abbey Halloween Costumes Are Here!

Want to dress as a character from Downton Abbey for Halloween this year, but don’t have the time or budget to go full Dowager?  UYDS has got your back!  These lovely long-sleeved tees will protect against the chilly October air as you rock one of six unique designs based on your favorite deceased Downtonian!

Click on the design you like best and be whisked to CafePress to complete your purchase.  All proceeds will be used toward UYDS production costs (hosting, equipment, graphic design, dvds, etc).

Gentlemen’s Turkish Gentleman (Kemal Pamuk) shirt.

Ladies’ Turkish Gentleman (Kemal Pamuk) shirt.

Gentlemen’s Vera Bates shirt.

Ladies’ Vera Bates shirt.

Gentlemen’s William Mason shirt.

Ladies’ William Mason shirt.

Gentlemen’s Major Asstache (Charles Bryant) shirt.

Ladies’ Major Asstache (Charles Bryant) shirt.

Gentlemen’s Lavinia Swire shirt.

Ladies’ Lavinia Swire shirt.

Gentlemen’s Irish Monkey shirt.

Ladies’ Irish Monkey shirt.

Gentlemen’s back design (all shirts).

Ladies’ back design (all shirts).

Thanks for shopping UYDS! Look for new holiday designs later this year!

UYDS Hiatus Schedule

Hello, dear cousins!  Below you will find our schedule for the next five months or so, as we wait out this barren desert that is the Downton Abbey hiatus.  We do reserve the right to alter the schedule based on any emergencies that may arise, but we will do our best to make sure your UYDS fix arrives every Monday as scheduled!

Please check out what’s coming so you can keep up, and until next time, up yours, downstairs!

5/28: Gosford Park
6/11: Manor House E1
6/25: Manor House E2
7/2: Manor House E3
7/16: Tom Repeats History/Fashion Backwards 1
7/30:Manor House E4
8/6: Manor House E5
8/20: Manor House E6
9/3:Titanic (Fellowes)
9/17: Titanic (Fellowes)
10/1: Tom Repeats History/Fashion Backwards 2 

Friday Links Roundup!

Here’s a few fun things from the Cousins on Twitter and Facebook:

• Downton Abbey paper dolls!  Available from Vulture.
• DA Fan Fiction!  And more fan fiction!
• “Dubstep Abbey” remix by Cousin Mr. Voldemorton.
• Another dubstep remix from The Poke.

Enjoy, and have a classy weekend!

Cousin Olivia’s Guide to Masterpiece Classic, Downton Edition

“Up Yours, Downstairs!” Podcast Links

Welcome to the official, soon-to-be much neglected “Up Yours, Downstairs!” Official Tumblr!

We won’t be using this space much right now, but we may post book reviews or other pertinent Downton Abbey-related things later in the year.

In the meantime, find us at the following locations!

Twitter: @5maggiesmiths

Podcast URL: http://upyoursdownstairs.libsyn.com/

iTunes URL: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/up-yours-downstairs!-a-downton/id495695009

Enjoy!