Emmys by the numbers: Most wins, noms since '03

It’s no secret that the Emmy Awards certainly have their favorites. Year after year, we can predict at least some of the names that will appear on the ballot. But how often do the shows and individuals on the Emmys “typical” ballot change? Who’s gotten the most Emmy nominations? What about wins?

We looked back over the past 10 years (2003-2013) and rounded up the shows and performers with the most wins and the  most nominations for each of the major categories. Not surprisingly, we ran into a lot of Mad Men, a fair amount of Tina Fey, a bit of Modern Family and only four instances of 24.

*Keep in mind that actors can choose which category they want to be in. For some of the actors, they chose a lead category one year and a supporting the other, so their number might not seem as high as it should. Also, some nominations include an actor being nominated for multiple shows between 2003 and 2013.

Outstanding Comedy Series
Most wins: Modern Family (3) and 30 Rock (3)
Most nominations: 30 Rock (7) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (7)

Outstanding Drama Series
Most wins: Mad Men (4)
Most nominations: Mad Men (6) followed by 24 (4), Breaking Bad (4), and Dexter (4)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Most wins: Tony Shalhoub (3)
Most nominations: Tony Shalhoub (8) followed by Alec Baldwin (7)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Most wins: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2)
Most nominations: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (7) and Tina Fey (7)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Most wins: Bryan Cranston (3)
Most nominations: Jon Hamm (6)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Most wins: Glenn Close (2)
Most nominations: Mariska Hargitay (8)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Most wins: Brad Garrett (2) and Eric Stonestreet (2)
Most nominations: Jon Cryer (6)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Most wins: Doris Roberts (2) and Julie Bowen (2)
Most nominations: Julie Bowen (4), Sofia Vergara (4), Kristen Wiig (4), Megan Mullally (4), and Jane Krakowski (4)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Most wins: Aaron Paul (2)
Most nominations: William Shatner (5)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Most wins: Blythe Danner (2)
Most nominations: Sandra Oh (5)

Overall, Mad Men comes out as the biggest winner of the past 10 years, with Mariska Hargitay and Tony Shalhoub breaking even for the most nominations. Are you surprised by how this played out, PopWatchers? What are your predictions for this year’s big winners? Sound off in the comments below!

The Emmys air this Sunday at 8 p.m. on CBS.

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A Few Wild Numbers on the Past Week (The Motley Fool)

Most of us at The Motley Fool advocate ignoring short-term market moves. We focus on businesses, management, and valuation. We want good companies at good prices, and have a willful, almost religious, ignorance of market noise.

But sometimes the short-term movements get so wild that you can't help but stare. This past week was one of those times. Here are a few stats to put it all in perspective.

Monday was the first time in 15 years that every stock in the S&P 500 closed in the red.

Stock losses wiped out $3.8 trillion of paper wealth globally over the past eight days. That's more than the GDP of Germany.

The Dow is now down 11.6% from recent highs. Last summer's market correction saw losses of 13.5% peak to trough. Even 2005, when the economy was booming and housing was on fire, markets had an 8.5% midyear drop. Most would be surprised to learn how common these pullbacks are. It's an almost annual ritual. What's been wild about this one is how fast it came.

The yield on 10-year Treasury bonds is now 2.18%. The average over the past half-century is more than three times higher.

Monday was the eighth best day for 10-year Treasuries in modern history. Tuesday wasn't far behind. Some downgrade, S&P.

Between Monday and Tuesday, the Dow traded in a nearly 1,000-point range. The index traded at 1,000 as recently as 1983.

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News) now trades where it did in March 2009, when nationalization fears were rampant.

The VIX volatility index hit 48 on Monday. It's only been that high one other time over the past 20 years: during the 2008 meltdown.

Thursday's market drop was the ninth biggest point drop in history, or about the 100th largest percentage loss. Monday's rout was the sixth biggest point drop ever, or the 46th worst day in percentage terms.

Oil has plunged by more than $30 a barrel over the past few months, with most of the drop coming over the past week. In general, every $1 drop in the price of oil saves consumers $3 billion a year.

One hundred forty-seven companies in the S&P 500 index now trade at less than 10 times forward earnings, including Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News), ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM - News), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC - News), and Ford (NYSE: F - News).

What did I miss? The Dow is still up 7% over the past year.

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Aircastle's Flying High With Solid Numbers (The Motley Fool)

Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR - News), a global company that leases and sells commercial jet aircrafts, declared its quarterly results a few weeks ago. The company's strong financial health is well reflected in its quarterly numbers. Let's analyze the numbers from Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, to see if Aircastle is truly prepared to take flight.

Numbers give us a direction
Total revenue for the company increased to $157.9 million from $130.5 million in the first quarter of 2010, a gain of approximately 21%. This was mainly because of an increase in revenues from lease and rental services. Accordingly, net income ballooned 125% to $42.7 million from $18.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Although that's a substantial leap, it only tells half the story, and we need to discover more.

Digging deeper
It's always important to check how much profit Aircastle generates from shareholders' money -- that is to say, how efficiently it operates. Return on equity gives a clear idea on precisely this.

Aircastle's ROE increased from 5.8% in first quarter of 2010 to 12.5% this quarter. That's a big leap. Its ROE is much better than its peer Atlas Air Worldwide (Nasdaq: AAWW - News), whose ROE stands at a mere 4% for the same period. That's pretty good number to hold shareholders' attention. Indeed, Aircastle makes good use of its investors' money.

The latest quarter's net income margin for Aircastle almost doubled to 26.5% from 13.9% in the corresponding quarter last year. Also, this is better than Atlas Air Worldwide and Aercap's (NYSE: AER - News) net income margin of 3.5% and 19.9%, respectively. It shows how efficiently Aircastle is able to convert its incremental revenues into income as compared with its rivals. It'd be best to hold on to this stock until rivals plan anything better.

Foolish bottom line
Air traffic volume is set to increase globally as economies recover from the economic meltdown. According to the International Air Transport Association, the demand for passenger traffic and cargo traffic increased by 5.9% and 4.6%, respectively, in the first quarter this year, compared with the same period last year.

Aircastle has a fleet base of 134 aircrafts, and of those, 92% are latest-generation aircrafts. This cuts down the possibility of greater wear and tear and high maintenance costs. It has a "weighted average" fleet utilization rate of almost 99% in the first quarter of 2011. This efficiency will give it a good advantage to service the growing demand in both passenger and cargo traffic in the future.

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