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2007 Emmy Awards Ballot - We Have a Winner!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:43:10 -0700

More than 4,200 of you took your shot at our 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards ballot, and now I'm pleased to announce that we have a winner! Congratulations to just_kelly, whose prowess at picking the winners has won her a year of free cable! Thanks to everyone who entered. How about a round of applause for our winner?

Buzz News Roundup, 9/17

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:09:31 -0700

Sunday's Emmy awards drew the second-smallest audience ever, Variety reports. It drew just 13.1 million viewers, and only the 1990 telecast did worse.
The Hollywood Reporter rounds up who was censored during the Emmy broadcast: Sally Field, Katherine Heigl and Ray Romano.
HBO has picked up a TV series pitch from the Will Ferrell-Adam McKay production company Sanchez Productions, ComingSoon reports.
"Office" producer Greg Daniels wants to take his writing staff on a field trip to Scranton for October's "Office" convention, the Scranton Times-Tribune reports.
Variety has news that A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini's follow-up novel to The Kite Runner, has already been snatched up for film adaptation.
Billboard names Reba McEntire its Woman of the Year.
Thursday's premiere of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" got the show's best ratings ever, Zap2it reports.
MTV Films will make a feature-length movie version of the YouTube creation Million Dollar Strong, writes Variety.
"Psych" has been renewed for a third season, TV Guide reports.

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Steve Carell: King of Emmy Fun

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:24:10 -0700

Steve Carell went home empty-handed at the Emmys on Sunday, but before he left, he took part in two of the evening's funniest moments. First, he deadpanned his way through a video with "Office" castmates Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski dissing Carell as a movie star with a big ego. Then, he joined former "Daily Show" colleagues Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart on stage for an exuberant celebration when actual Outstanding Lead Comedy Actor winner Ricky Gervais wasn't there to accept his award. You know what just replaced the Economist-reading caveman picture as my computer's background image? The above photo of those three guys. To watch both videos, just read more

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Don't Forget to Tell Us What You Thought of the Emmys!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:16:58 -0700

We were live-polling the Emmy winners until late Sunday night. Didn't make it to the end of the show? You can still share your thoughts on these major moments:

Ryan Seacrest's hosting

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series

Outstanding Drama Series

Kanye West Vs. Rainn Wilson

The "Family Guy" Opening Song

Biggest Surprise of the Emmys

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2007 Primetime Emmy Awards: Thoughts on the Show

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:30:00 -0700

I can't let the 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards go by without sharing a few of my thoughts on the broadcast itself. Here's some of what was going through my head as the show went on:

Despite all my fears about Ryan Seacrest's hosting, I actually thought he did a pretty great job. His writers were on the ball, getting in a few zingers - "'Weeds': A great show. An amazing afterparty." - and keeping the most annoying parts of his personality to a minimum, with the possible exception of his appearance in "Tudors" costume (pictured at right). I think the most relief I felt all night was when he announced he wouldn't be singing after all.
I'd been expecting a "Sopranos" love-fest, but instead, the show was shut out of the acting categories, though it did take home one final Outstanding Drama Series award. Not quite the the exuberant sendoff I'd anticipated.
At one point, there was a nearly two-hour break between major award categories. And people complain about the Oscars dragging!
Speaking of "The Sopranos," one of the strangest moments of the night came from the Jersey Boys' tribute to the show. The ultimate tribute with all the cast members on stage was very sweet, but did anyone else find it disconcerting to watch gory, violent "Sopranos" footage with a backdrop of happy, peppy Frankie Valli songs?
I know the announcer pronounced Katherine Heigl's name wrong, but did we need to be reminded of it two more times? No, I think not. Her mom was a cutie, though.

A few more of the highs and lows of the ceremony if you read more

One of my favorite presentations of the night: Glenn Close, Mary-Louise Parker and Kyra Sedwick offering a salute to the trend of cable shows centering on strong characters who just so happen to be women.
I'll never complain about Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart sharing the stage together, but it's even better when Steve Carell joins them - as he did after they decided to give him the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy award when real winner Ricky Gervais wasn't present. I couldn't help but giggle at the three of them leaping around together.
I noticed Fox cutting away to an awkward shot of a disco ball a few times in the middle of speeches. Was that their way of censoring any inappropriate swearing?
Among the night's smaller awards, I was thrilled that Judy Davis, one of my favorite parts of "The Starter Wife," won an Emmy for her performance! I only wish she'd been there to accept it.
Seacrest promised us this was the greenest Emmys ever: The blue carpet for winners to walk down came from recycled bottles, the stage came from existing materials, and the electricity came from "the entire cast of 'Kid Nation' backstage on treadmills."
Why is it that the introductions for the comedy writing awards are always so much funnier than anything else on the show? Conan's writing staff won this year's award, but the Colbert folks had the best intro, showing the staffers smacking their boss around.
Even with a better-than-expected outing from Seacrest, I'd still have preferred to see Hugh Laurie hosting.

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The "Family Guy" Emmys Opening: Love It or Leave It?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:30:00 -0700

As far as the performances at this year's Emmys went, I was pretty entertained by this one, which is funny since the performers were animated! What did you think of the song-and-dance by "Family Guy"'s Stewie and Brian?

What Was the Biggest Surprise of the Emmys?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:30:00 -0700

What a night! There were some expected wins, like America Ferrera winning for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy and "The Sopranos" taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. But then there were some major surprises, too. I found these things to be most startling wins of the 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards:

James Spader - Seriously?! I'm slightly surprised Spader beat out Hugh Laurie, but most of all, how is it possible he beat out James Gandolfini in the final season of "The Sopranos"?

Jaime Pressly - I had the toughest time figuring out who might win in this category because, between Elizabeth Perkins, Vanessa Williams and Jenna Fischer the talent was so tremendous. I just didn't think Pressly would take this one.

Sally Field - Again, the competition in Field's category was very strong (Edie Falco and Kyra Sedgwick?), and this was Field's first season on a new show, so I never truly expected her to take the award.

Ricky Gervais - Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for Gervais because I think he's a genius, but I didn't realize the voters would really choose him, considering some of the mainstream hits that Gervais was up against (Sheen of "Two and a Half Men" and the previous voters' favorite Tony Shalhoub).

"30 Rock" - Wow, did I not see this coming at all! This scrappy young NBC series took a little while to find its footing, and up against other beloved series like "Entourage" and even "Ugly Betty," I figured it wouldn't be the voters' favorite.

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Kanye Vs Rainn - Who Owned It?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:14:23 -0700

One of the funniest moments of this year's Emmys was the "Don't Forget the Lyrics"-style battle between Kanye West and Rainn Wilson. "Lyrics" host Wayne Brady had the two of them sing a verse from Kanye's "Stronger," declaring Rainn the winner after Kanye swapped a "ya" for a "you." Rainn's so nerdy, but he pulled off Kanye's Kate Moss line with style - and Kanye seemed to handle the loss a little better than he did at, say, the VMAs. Who do you think owned the competition? Check out the video and let me know.

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Announcing The 2007 Primetime Emmy Award Winners!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:11:02 -0700

The 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards were full of surprises, as no one series dominated the awards. "The Sopranos" won for Outstanding Drama Series, as expected, but "30 Rock" scored a surprise win in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. Other winners included America Ferrera, James Spader and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." For a full list of the winners (not including the creative awards, which were presented last week), just read more

Outstanding Comedy Series
"30 Rock"

Outstanding Drama Series
"The Sopranos"

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Ricky Gervais ("Extras")

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
James Spader ("Boston Legal")

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Robert Duvall ("Broken Trail")

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
America Ferrera ("Ugly Betty")

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Sally Field ("Brothers & Sisters")

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Helen Mirren ("Prime Suspect: The Final Act")

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Jeremy Piven ("Entourage")

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Terry O’Quinn ("Lost")

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Thomas Haden Church ("Broken Trail")

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jaime Pressly ("My Name is Earl")

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Katherine Heigl ("Grey's Anatomy")

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Judy Davis ("The Starter Wife")

Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program
Tony Bennett ("Tony Bennett: An American Classic")

Outstanding Miniseries
"Broken Trail"

Outstanding Made For Television Movie
"Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
"Tony Bennett: An American Classic"

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
"The Amazing Race"

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
"The Office" - Gay Witch Hunt

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
"The Sopranos" - "Made in America"

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien"

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
"Ugly Betty" - Pilot

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
"The Sopranos" - Kennedy And Heidi

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program
"Tony Bennett: An American Classic"

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
"Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)"

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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Drama Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:10:03 -0700

"The Sopranos" is taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series! The series took home the final award of the night, beating out "Grey's Anatomy," "Heroes," "House," and "Boston Legal." What do you think about this win?