Hugh Laurie

As we continue to break down this year's Emmy nominees, it's time to take a step up from supporting actors and actresses and take a closer look at the leads. The race for best lead actor in a drama is a pack of heavy hitters to say the least; four of these guys have been nominated in their roles before!

Let's start with the newcomers: Matthew Fox scored his first nod for the final season of Lost, while Kyle Chandler's name appears for the first time after being overlooked in past years for Friday Night Lights. This marks Hugh Laurie's fifth nomination for House and Bryan Cranston's third for Breaking Bad (Cranston is also undefeated thus far!). Michael C. Hall and Jon Hamm also have three nods apiece for Dexter and Mad Men, respectively.

The competition is so fierce even I'm having trouble figuring out who deserves the trophy. That's why I need you all to weigh in and help me decide: state your case for the man that deserves the Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama series!

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• Four new posters for Green Lantern — Cinematical
• Glee gets a new female football coach — TVGuide.com
• The trailer for Drive Angry 3D features cars, explosions, and Nic Cage — MTV Movies Blog
• Hugh Laurie will record a blues record — Vulture
• Gabriel Macht to star in USA's A Legal Mind — Ausiello Files
• Halle Berry and Paul Rudd will guest star on The Simpsons — TV Squad
• Alfred Molina joins Law & Order: Los Angeles — Zap2it
• It's official: Daniel Craig signs on for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo — Collider
• Which Draper is a better parent, Betty or Don? — LilSugar

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The stars of Fox TV present and future stepped out in NYC last night to celebrate the Upfronts announcement of their Fall schedule. Fringe's Joshua Jackson brought always-stylish Diane Kruger to the party, just the latest stop in their loved-up world tour featuring their popular PDA. Keri Russell is another welcome face in the crowd to celebrate her new sitcom Running Wilde alongside Will Arnett. Bones duo David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel stuck together as his relationship with his wife makes headlines. Lea Michele continued her reign of the red carpet in a short, colorful number after the Glee creator Ryan Murphy denied rumors that she's difficult or a diva on set. He also said that they are talking to Britney Spears about tapping into her musical archive! Dianna Agron looked adorable in red before the whole cast hits the road when their tour kicks off in LA on Thursday. Tonight's Joss Whedon directed episode features Neil Patrick Harris which may convert even more fans into full-fledged Gleeks.

To see lots more from the party including Cat Deeley, Cory Monteith, Hugh Laurie, Jane Lynch, and others just read more

Move over, Chuck Bass — there's a new man in Leighton Meester's life. Well, on the big screen anyway. Meester is set to star opposite Hugh Laurie in the upcoming indie comedy The Oranges. The film focuses on the relationship between a man and his daughter's best friend, which naturally causes turmoil in both of their lives. Presumably, Leighton will be playing the friend and Laurie will be her older suitor, with Catherine Keener also set to star.

The pervy dad shacking up with Lolita-type isn't exactly a groundbreaking idea (American Beauty immediately comes to mind), but the comedy genre is what's getting me here. Can you see Meester and Laurie having chemistry and comedic timing?

After their fun onstage moments at the People's Choice Awards, the evening's winners headed into the press room to pose with and chat about their newly-won statues. Buzz was there covering the scene, where Mariah Carey opened up about her work in Precious and a possible biopic. Hugh Jackman also shared his advice for Oscar hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin while Sandra Bullock discussed her pre-awards show routine. Jessica Alba and Ashton Kutcher stayed together to celebrate his web celeb win, as Diane Kruger got cozy with her Inglourious Basterds guys BJ Novak and Eli Roth. Taylor Swift kissed the latest statue to add to her rapidly growing collection.

Mariah brought Nick Cannon along to hit the portrait studio, wrapping up another exciting if less champagne-filled night. The casts of House and Glee each crowded together for group shots. The other winners also stopped by to ham it up for the cameras in some of the night's cutest photos. There's more People's Choice Awards coverage coming up, including video of our red carpet interviews, more from the press room, and all of the night's fashion and beauty breakdowns!

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The red carpet sexiness was just a precursor to the excitement of the People's Choice Awards show. Queen Latifah was once again host for the star-studded evening and kept the clip quick for the two-hour show. Ellen was the night's first winner — check out the full list here! Sacha Baron Cohen finished off the show with a funny presentation to his Sweeney Todd costar and Favorite Movie Actor of the Decade, Johnny Depp. Country sweethearts Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood both walked away with statues and there was no on camera Lautner-Swift run-in. One of the cutest parts of the show was when Inglourious Basterds' Diane Kruger, Eli Roth and BJ Novak announced Lautner's win with cheering. Nicole Kidman sported gloves as she held hands with Keith Urban, who was named Favorite Male Artist, after they posed with Latifah and boy Taylor.

Mariah Carey had to have some help on her way up to the stage to accept for Favorite R&B Artist, and once she and Nick Cannon made it to the press room she was ready to joke about her Palm Springs appearance that had everyone talking, announcing to the press, "Everybody in the club's getting tipsy!" Sandra Bullock got a little emotional accepting one of her awards of the night, but backstage she was all about joking with her fellow-winner and The Proposal castmate Ryan Reynolds. Valentine's Day costars Jessica Alba and Ashton Kutcher posed together backstage after she awarded him the web celeb honors — which he of course streamed live on his Twitter. It was a great night all around, and we're so excited for all the fun and madness coming up all award season long!

LOTS more photos of the show and backstage so read more

• Idina Menzel is in advanced talks to join the cast of Glee — Ausiello Files
• Is Taylor Lautner the biggest breakout star of 2009? —moviefone
• The Flaming Lips Christmas tree ornament is hilariously creepy — Pitchfork
• Disney has acquired the movie rights to a young adult novel about angels called Fallen — Coming Soon
• Hugh Laurie will direct an episode of House — Zap2it
• FX has renewed The League — TV Squad
• Rolling Stone counts down its 100 best albums of the decade — Rolling Stone
• Have you watched Soapnet's Bank of Mom and Dad? — SavvySugar
• Are there more Star Wars movies coming our way? — MTV Movies Blog

The stars of Fox partied the night away after a successful day of TCA presentations in Pasadena yesterday. Joshua Jackson had Diane Kruger with him all day and at the party, though she stayed out of the spotlight. Diane almost blended in with the crowd as she sipped a beer while Josh fielded questions about Fringe. He also talked about how much he loved going to Comic-Con and interacting with all the fans. The cast of Glee took it all in as everyone wanted to congratulate them on their upcoming show, though Lea Michele said she was mostly looking forward to everyone finally seeing more than just the pilot. Meanwhile, Buzz was off at the So You Think You Can Dance finale, where she chatted with the winner Jeanine — check it out here!

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I didn't think I'd get that excited about a promo for the House season that won't even start for another nine weeks or so, but I've now watched this video three times and my heart is still pounding like crazy. And speaking of crazy, this promo features our beloved protagonist at "the asylum," all intense and surlier than ever (so it looks like at least one of my questions for the upcoming season will be answered). The combining of the images with Elbow's song "Grounds For Divorce" is pretty magnificent. I know, it seems weird to be all worked up over a 30-second promo, but it's just good! To see what I'm blabbering on about, read more