Last week's primaries were a great moment for women in American politics, an inspiring reminder that women are just as able as men to buy elections with big bucks, get nominated while fending off allegations of marital infidelity, say unfortunate things into a live microphone while in a Type A BlackBerry trance and win while espousing far-right, far-out ideas.
"Take Me Out," which got six nods in all, was the only Broadway production nominated; five Off Broadway plays filled out the category.
Mr. Frayn's novel "Headlong" was a finalist for for the Booker Prize in 1999, but did not win; his "Noises off" was nominated for a Tony in 1984 but lost out to "The Real Thing," by Tom Stoppard.
But MacFarlane did not read Bigelow, Affleck or Hooper's names when ticking off those nominated for Best Director.
On May 8, the production was nominated for a 2013 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Play.
The Islamic Republic hardly thinks that with Hagel nominated, it's off the nuclear hook.
Michael Frayn is probably best known in the United States for his hugely successful 1982 comedy, "Noises Off," which was nominated for a Tony Award for best play.
The party's other faction nominated John Hagelin for president, touching off a fight over who is entitled to $12.6 million in federal campaign funds.
This was the first year that the cast members of "Friends," last year's highest rated comedy, placed themselves in contention for the lead-actor category, and it paid off: Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc were nominated for best actor, and Jennifer Aniston for lead actress.
Steven Spielberg's Lincoln may have won in just two of the 12 categories in which it was nominated, but it nevertheless carried off a high-profile third best actor Oscar for Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln.
