The important Emmy awards are happening Sunday and as most of us are television fans of one stripe or another, let’s consider how far women have come in this industry.

Variety, the Bible of Show Business, tells us that despite the youth obsession of show business, the nominees in the category of Lead Actress are all more than 40 years old.

They are Kyra Sedgwick of “The Closer,” Mariska Hargitay in “Law and Order,” Holly Hunter in “Saving Grace,” Glenn Close in “Damages” and Sally Field in “Brothers & Sisters.” (Sally won last year!)

Click here for photos of this year’s 40+ Emmy nominees for Best Actress in a Drama.

Ms. Sedgwick, who portrays a wacky detective, is the odds on choice to win. She has said, “That myth that there are no good jobs for older women in Hollywood is gone. I’m happy to declare the death of that!”

Ms. Hunter says, “I think all of us just want to be able to act. It’s what you want to do. Sometimes with features, I found myself not acting for years at a time because the opportunities that were offered weren’t exciting. They weren’t thrilling, and I wanted to be thrilled … These performances are all character-driven. The stories are largely propelled by character. For a lot of actresses, that’s really the engine.”

And now for the one-two punch which gives us here at wOw a chance to brag again on our own. In the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama section, one of the nominees is none other than Candice Bergen on the series "Boston Legal."

wOw’s Candice Bergen at the L.A. premiere of "The Women" © AP

I liked Variety’s estimate of “why she might win: She’s a Hollywood icon, and the actress retains a punchy yet thinking person’s sex appeal that goes over well with older TV Academy members who might be inclined to lean toward women who earned their way through the TV wars.”

Well, Candice certainly earned her way in the past with her super success year after year in “Murphy Brown.” Variety has this comment to add for why she may not win: “She’s already won five times, and some might say enough is enough.”

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