Damaged, dirty women do well in TV's Emmy nominations

Actress Uzo Aduba arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California February 6, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]

Uzo Aduba knows something about that, as the woman who plays the deeply damaged "Crazy Eyes" in Netflix female prison saga "Orange Is The New Black" and last year won the Emmy for best guest actress in a comedy. She was nominated again on Thursday, this time in the drama supporting actress category.

"What I feel when I watch our show is that a collection of different types of people can actually be engaging to audiences, if the story is true and if it's honest," Aduba said.

In a Hollywood long filled with laments over the lack of good parts for women, television gets higher marks than film for pushing the boundaries for females.

"We had a meaningful increase in the number of women nominated in director and writing categories, a terrific amount of diversity in front of the camera, and in storytelling," said Bruce Rosenblum, Television Academy chairman and CEO.

As it happens, Schumer was also nominated for directing and writing her feminist satire, a no-holds-barred takedown of her ditzy, selfish, promiscuous self.

"I wasn't surprised given the amount of acclaim," said Cynthia Littleton, managing editor of television for Variety. "That woman just has momentum on momentum."

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