Emmy Nominations!

[shadowfireflame]

Two Three things of import today: it's Benedict Cumberbatch's 36th birthday (Happy Birthday, Benedict!), and as a present Sherlock's Series 2 has been nominated for thirteen Emmy awards, lots of them related to the cast or acting (like "Lead Actor in a Miniseries" for Benedict!). (The Emmys are television production awards and often focus on the U.S. side of things, so this is nice.)

Series 1, if Wikipedia is correct, was only nominated for Writing, Picture Editing, Visual Effects, and Music, so these nominations for Series 2 show that either there's less competition this year or that somebody in the U.S. is finally paying attention. I hope that Sherlock wins in at least one big category so it can get lots more attention in the U.S. (The awards are held on September 23, so I guess it'll be a long time before we know.)

EDIT: Thing the third! John Finnemore, writer and one of the actors on the Cabin Pressure radio series, has written up an FAQ on Cabin Pressure's fourth series. Namely, it's going to happen! But it's (understandably) hard to get everybody in a room together long enough to record it. Also, Martin still isn't being paid. *hugs him*

EDIT: For Benedict's birthday, Cumberbatchweb has asked people to donate to charity (Teenage Cancer Trust) in his name (details here, or here is the JustGiving page if you want to participate), and so far they've raised more than £8000! I'm so proud to be a fan of his at the moment. I'm totally loving this idea of raising money for charity in lieu of sending presents to our favorite people, and especially in Benedict's case, this is something I'm sure he would very much appreciate. He said he wanted to use his fame for something meaningful, and his fans are helping him do that. *proud*