Robot Chicken

The Emmy Awards aren't until next Sunday, Aug. 29, but whetting our palate for the big show was last night's Creative Arts Emmys, lovingly called the "Schmemmys" by one of my favorite funny gals, Kathy Griffin.

These awards are passed out for achievements in categories like cinematography, editing, sound, mixing, and the like (you know, geeky stuff), and a few of my favorites took home top honors during the broadcast. From Star Wars, to Jimmy Fallon, to a former Dr. Horrible, to a YouTube sensation, check out all the geeky winners of the Creative Arts Emmys below!

• Best short form picture editing — Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
• Best Short Form Animated Program — Robot Chicken
• Best Voiceover Performance —Anne Hathaway, The Simpsons

See the rest of the geekified winners after the break.

I hope you're not tiring of the Hollywood juggernaut that is Zac Efron, because the busy young actor has just signed up for two new projects, and this time, he's going for comedy.

First, he's adding his voice to the Robot Chicken special Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III as Anakin Skywalker. Meanwhile, his newly minted production company, Ninjas Runnin' Wild (which is also producing his other upcoming projects, like Snabba Cash and Fire), will take on a workplace comedy as a starring vehicle for Efron.

As part of his High School Musical graduation, it looks like Efron is making sure he's not tied up in one genre. We've already seen him show the funny in 17 Again, and I think I prefer to see him as a comedian than weepy teen heartthrob — I'm looking at you, Charlie St. Cloud.

What happens when the sometimes-sick humor of Seth Green's Robot Chicken capitalizes on the relentlessly wholesome game play of Mario Kart? Let's just say that sweet little Toad's driving skills are milked for all they're worth, not to mention innovative uses of the turtle shells and boosts.