'Prisoner'

The 52nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards are still two months away, but already voting has begun for both public and industry voted categories.

A list of nine contenders up for the Logies Hall of Fame were leaked this morning by The Australian, who had an unauthorised peek at this year’s ballot.

The Hall of Fame Gold Logie is awarded for “outstanding and sustained contribution” to television by an individual or televsion program.

This year, Network Ten’s cult favourite ‘Prisoner’, which ran from 1979 to 1986,  has been put forward as a contender for this year’s industry voted award. Should it win, it’d mark only the fourth television program to receive the honour.

ABC’s ‘Four Corners’, Ten’s ‘Neighbours’ and ABC’s ‘Play School’ were all previously inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992, 2005 and 2006 respectively.

Other names in contention this year are: retired newsreaders Brian Henderson and Ian Ross, the late Brian Naylor, who was killed last year in the Black Saturday bushfires, SBS’s George Negus, sports presenters Ken Sutcliffe and Les Murray, Foxtel presenter Maggie Tabberer and ‘Home and Away’ actor Ray Meagher.

The 52nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards will be televised on May 2 on the Nine Network.

Source: The Australian

DRAMA SERIES

• Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Andrew Colville, Kater Gordon, Cathryn Humphris, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Erin Levy, Marti Noxon, Frank Pierson, Robin Veith, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner; AMC

COMEDY SERIES

• 30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Steve Hely, Matt Hubbard, Dylan Morgan, Paula Pell, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, Josh Siegal, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield; NBC

NEW SERIES

• Modern Family, Written by Paul Corrigan, Sameer Gardezi, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Brad Walsh, Caroline Williams, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC

EPISODIC DRAMA

any length – one airing time

• House - “Broken, Part 1 and Part 2”, Written by Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner & David Foster & David Shore; Fox

EPISODIC COMEDY

any length – one airing time (**TIE**)

• 30 Rock - “Apollo, Apollo”, Written by Robert Carlock; NBC
• Modern Family - “Pilot”, Written by Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd; ABC

LONG FORM – ORIGINAL

over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times

• Georgia O’Keeffe, Written by Michael Cristofer; Lifetime

LONG FORM – ADAPTATION

over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times

• Taking Chance, Teleplay by Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.) and Ross Katz, Based on the short story by Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.); HBO

ANIMATION

any length – one airing time

• The Simpsons - “Wedding for Disaster”, Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox

COMEDY / VARIETY

(INCLUDING TALK) SERIES (**TIE**)

• Saturday Night Live, Head Writer: Seth Meyers, Writers Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker, Additional Sketch by Adam McKay, Andrew Steele; NBC
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Head Writer: Steve Bodow, Writers Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, David Javerbaum, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

• Film Independent’s 2009 Spirit Awards, Written by Billy Kimball, Neil MacLennan; IFC/AMC

DAYTIME SERIAL

• The Young and the Restless, Written by Amanda L. Beall, Tom Casiello, Lisa Connor, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Beth Milstein, Natalie Minardi Slater, Melissa Salmons, Linda Schreiber, James Stanley, Sandra Weintraub, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS

Best Television Series – Drama

• Big Love (HBO) – Anima Sola Productions and Playtone in association with HBO Entertainment
• Dexter (SHOWTIME) – Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
• House (FOX) – Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions
• Mad Men (AMC) – Lionsgate
• True Blood (HBO) – Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama

• Glenn Close – Damages (FX NETWORK)
• January Jones – Mad Men (AMC)
• Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS)
• Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO)
• Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama

• Simon Baker – The Mentalist (CBS)
• Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
• Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
• Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)
• Bill Paxton – Big Love (HBO)

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

• 30 Rock (NBC) – Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
• Entourage (HBO) – Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
• Glee (FOX) – Twentieth Century Fox Television
• Modern Family (ABC) – Twentieth Century Fox Television
• The Office (NBC) – Universal Television Studios, Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

• Toni Collette – United States Of Tara (SHOWTIME)
• Courteney Cox – Cougar Town (ABC)
• Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)
• Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)
• Lea Michele – Glee (FOX)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

• Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
• Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
• David Duchovny – Californication (SHOWTIME)
• Thomas Jane – Hung (HBO)
• Matthew Morrison – Glee (FOX)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Georgia O’Keeffe (LIFETIME) – Sony Pictures Television
• Grey Gardens (HBO) – Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films
• Into The Storm (HBO) – Scott Free and Rainmark Films Production in association with the BBC and HBO Films
• Little Dorrit (PBS) – Masterpiece/BBC Co-production
• Taking Chance (HBO) – Motion Picture Corporation of America and Civil Dawn Pictures in association with HBO Films

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Joan Allen – Georgia O’Keeffe (LIFETIME)
• Drew Barrymore – Grey Gardens (HBO)
• Jessica Lange – Grey Gardens (HBO)
• Anna Paquin – The Courageous Heart Of Irena (CBS)
• Sigourney Weaver – Prayers For Bobby (LIFETIME)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Kevin Bacon – Taking Chance (HBO)
• Kenneth Branagh – Wallander: One Step Behind (PBS)
• Chiwetel Ejiofor – Endgame (PBS)
• Brendan Gleeson – Into The Storm (HBO)
• Jeremy Irons – Georgia O’Keeffe (LIFETIME)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Jane Adams – Hung (HBO)
• Rose Byrne – Damages (FX NETWORK)
• Jane Lynch – Glee (FOX)
• Janet McTeer – Into The Storm (HBO)
• Chloë Sevigny – Big Love (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Michael Emerson – Lost (ABC)
• Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
• William Hurt – Damages (FX NETWORK)
• John Lithgow – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
• Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)

Winners are marked in bold.

For a full list of film and television nominees, visit the Screen Actors Guild Awards website.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

• KEVIN BACON / Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl – “TAKING CHANCE” (HBO)
• CUBA GOODING, JR. / Ben Carson – “GIFTED HANDS: THE BEN CARSON STORY” (TNT)
• JEREMY IRONS / Alfred Stieglitz – “GEORGIA O’KEEFFE” (Lifetime)
• KEVIN KLINE / Cyrano de Bergerac – “GREAT PERFORMANCES: CYRANO de BERGERAC” (PBS)
• TOM WILKINSON / Salter – “A NUMBER” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

• JOAN ALLEN / Georgia O’Keeffe – “GEORGIA O’KEEFFE” (Lifetime)
• DREW BARRYMORE / Little Edie – “GREY GARDENS” (HBO)
• RUBY DEE / Mrs. Harper – “AMERICA” (Lifetime)
• JESSICA LANGE / Big Edie – “GREY GARDENS” (HBO)
• SIGOURNEY WEAVER / Mary Griffith – “PRAYERS FOR BOBBY” (Lifetime)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

• SIMON BAKER / Patrick Jane – “THE MENTALIST” (CBS)
• BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)
• MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan – “DEXTER” (Showtime)
• JON HAMM / Don Draper – “MAD MEN” (AMC)
• HUGH LAURIE / House – “HOUSE” (FOX)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

• PATRICIA ARQUETTE/ Allison Dubois – “MEDIUM” (NBC/CBS)
• GLENN CLOSE / Patty Hewes – “DAMAGES” (FX)
• MARISKA HARGITAY / Det. Olivia Benson – “LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT” (NBC)
• HOLLY HUNTER / Grace Hanadarko – “SAVING GRACE” (TNT)
• JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS)
• KYRA SEDGWICK / Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson – “THE CLOSER” (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

• ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
• STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott – “THE OFFICE” (NBC)
• LARRY DAVID / Himself – “CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM” (HBO)
• TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk – “MONK” (USA NETWORK)
• CHARLIE SHEEN / Charlie Harper – “TWO AND A HALF MEN” (CBS)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

• CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly – “SAMANTHA WHO?” (ABC)
• TONI COLLETTE / Tara Gregor – “UNITED STATES OF TARA” (Showtime)
• EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime)
• TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
• JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / Christine Campbell – “THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE” (CBS)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

• THE CLOSER (TNT)
• DEXTER (Showtime)
• THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
• MAD MEN (AMC)
• TRUE BLOOD (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

• 30 ROCK (NBC)
• CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (HBO)
• GLEE (FOX)
• MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
• THE OFFICE (NBC)

Source: Screen Actors Guild Awards

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held January 17, 2010 -- hosted by Ricky Gervais.

The nominations for the 2010 Golden Globe Awards are in.

Ten’s underdog musical comedy ‘Glee’ leads the pack with 4 nominations — Best Television Series Comedy or Musical, Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Lea Michele, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for Matthew Morrison and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Jane Lynch.

Aussies Simon Baker, Rose Bryne and Toni Collette all received nominations for Best Actor/Best Supporting Actress/Best Actress for their respective series — ‘The Mentalist’, ‘Damages’ and ‘United States of Tara’.

Usual suspects ‘30 Rock’ and ‘Mad Men’ continue their nomination streak, with 3 nods each.

For a full list of all the film and television nominees, visit the Hollywood Foreign Press Association website.

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• BIG LOVE (HBO) – Anima Sola and Playtone in association with HBO Entertainment
• DEXTER (SHOWTIME) – Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
• HOUSE (FOX) – Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry
• MAD MEN (AMC) – AMC
• TRUE BLOOD (HBO) – Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –DRAMA

• GLENN CLOSE – DAMAGES
• JANUARY JONES – MAD MEN
• JULIANNA MARGULIES – THE GOOD WIFE
• ANNA PAQUIN – TRUE BLOOD
• KYRA SEDGWICK – THE CLOSER

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• SIMON BAKER – THE MENTALIST
• MICHAEL C. HALL – DEXTER
• JON HAMM – MAD MEN
• HUGH LAURIE – HOUSE
• BILL PAXTON – BIG LOVE

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• 30 ROCK (NBC) – Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
• ENTOURAGE (HBO) – Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
• GLEE (FOX) – Twentieth Century Fox Television
• MODERN FAMILY (ABC) – Twentieth Century Fox Television
• THE OFFICE (NBC) – Universal Media Studios, Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• TONI COLLETTE – UNITED STATES OF TARA
• COURTENEY COX – COUGAR TOWN
• EDIE FALCO – NURSE JACKIE
• TINA FEY – 30 ROCK
• LEA MICHELE – GLEE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• ALEC BALDWIN – 30 ROCK
• STEVE CARELL – THE OFFICE
• DAVID DUCHOVNY – CALIFORNICATION
• THOMAS JANE – HUNG
• MATTHEW MORRISON – GLEE

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• GEORGIA O’KEEFFE (LIFETIME TELEVISION) – Sony Pictures Television
• GREY GARDENS (HBO) – Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films
• INTO THE STORM (HBO) – Scott Free and Rainmark Films Production in association with the BBC and HBO Films
• LITTLE DORRIT (PBS) – Masterpiece/BBC Co-production
• TAKING CHANCE (HBO) – Motion Picture Corporation of America and Civil Dawn Pictures in association with HBO Films

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• JOAN ALLEN – GEORGIA O’KEEFFE
• DREW BARRYMORE – GREY GARDENS
• JESSICA LANGE – GREY GARDENS
• ANNA PAQUIN – THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER
• SIGOURNEY WEAVER – PRAYERS FOR BOBBY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• KEVIN BACON – TAKING CHANCE
• KENNETH BRANAGH – WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND
• CHIWETEL EJIOFOR – ENDGAME
• BRENDAN GLEESON – INTO THE STORM
• JEREMY IRONS – GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• JANE ADAMS – HUNG
• ROSE BYRNE – DAMAGES
• JANE LYNCH – GLEE
• JANET McTEER – INTO THE STORM
• CHLOË SEVIGNY – BIG LOVE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• MICHAEL EMERSON – LOST
• NEIL PATRICK HARRIS – HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
• WILLIAM HURT – DAMAGES
• JOHN LITHGOW – DEXTER
• JEREMY PIVEN – ENTOURAGE

NOMINATIONS BY TELEVISION NETWORK

• HBO – 17
• FOX – 6
• SHOWTIME – 6
• NBC – 5
• CBS – 4
• LIFETIME TELEVISION – 4
• ABC – 3
• AMC – 3
• FX NETWORKS – 3
• PBS – 3
• TNT – 1

NOMINATIONS BY TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM

• GLEE – 4
• 30 ROCK – 3
• BIG LOVE – 3
• DAMAGES – 3
• DEXTER – 3
• GEORGIA O’KEEFFE – 3
• GREY GARDENS – 3
• INTO THE STORM – 3
• MAD MEN – 3
• ENTOURAGE – 2
• HOUSE – 2
• HUNG – 2
• THE OFFICE – 2
• TAKING CHANCE – 2
• TRUE BLOOD – 2
• CALIFORNICATION – 1
• THE CLOSER – 1
• COUGAR TOWN – 1
• THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER – 1
• ENDGAME – 1
• THE GOOD WIFE – 1
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER – 1
• LITTLE DORRIT – 1
• LOST – 1
• THE MENTALIST – 1
• MODERN FAMILY – 1
• NURSE JACKIE – 1
• PRAYERS FOR BOBBY – 1
• UNITED STATES OF TARA – 1
• WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND – 1

Source: Hollywood Foreign Press Association

DRAMA SERIES

• Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, George Mastras, J. Roberts, John Shiban, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
• Dexter, Written by Scott Buck, Charles H. Eglee, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann, Wendy West; Showtime
• Friday Night Lights, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Ron Fitzgerald, Brent Fletcher, Etan Frankel, Jason Gavin, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Rolin Jones, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Derek Santos Olson, John Zinman; NBC
• Lost, Written by Carlton Cuse, Adam Horowitz, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Edward Kitsis, Damon Lindelof, Greggory Nations, Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan, Paul Zbyszewski; ABC
• Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Andrew Colville, Kater Gordon, Cathryn Humphris, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Erin Levy, Marti Noxon, Frank Pierson, Robin Veith, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner; AMC

COMEDY SERIES

• 30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Steve Hely, Matt Hubbard, Dylan Morgan, Paula Pell, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, Josh Siegal, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield; NBC
• Curb Your Enthusiasm, Written by Larry David; HBO
• Glee, Written by Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy; Fox
• Modern Family, Written by Paul Corrigan, Sameer Gardezi, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Brad Walsh, Caroline Williams, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC
• The Office, Written by Jennifer Celotta, Danny Chun, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Anthony Q. Farrell, Brent Forrester, Daniel J. Goor, Charlie Grandy, Mindy Kaling, Ryan Koh, Lester Lewis, Paul Lieberstein, Warren Lieberstein, BJ Novak, Michael Schur, Aaron Shure, Justin Spitzer, Gene Stupnitsky, Halsted Sullivan; NBC

NEW SERIES

• Glee, Written by Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy; Fox
• The Good Wife, Written by Angela Amato Velez, Corinne Brinkerhoff, Ted Humphrey, Dee Johnson, Todd E. Kessler, Michelle King, Robert King; CBS
• Hung, Written by Colette Burson, Ellie Herman, Emily Kapnek, Brett C. Leonard, Dmitry Lipkin, Angela Robinson; HBO
• Modern Family, Written by Paul Corrigan, Sameer Gardezi, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Brad Walsh, Caroline Williams, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC
• Nurse Jackie, Written by Taii K. Austin, Liz Brixius, Rick Cleveland, Evan Dunsky, Nancy Fichman, Liz Flahive, Jennifer Hoppe, Mark Hudis, John Hilary Shepherd, Linda Wallem, Christine Zander; Showtime

EPISODIC DRAMA – any length – one airing time

• “Broken, Part 1 and Part 2” (House), Written by Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner & David Foster & David Shore; Fox
• “Come, Ye Saints” (Big Love), Written by Melanie Marnich; HBO
• “The Grown Ups” (Mad Men), Written by Brett Johnson and Matthew Weiner; AMC
• “Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency” (Mad Men), Written by Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner; AMC
• “I Will Rise Up” (True Blood), Written by Nancy Oliver; HBO
• “Phoenix” (Breaking Bad), Written by John Shiban; AMC

EPISODIC COMEDY – any length – one airing time

• “Apollo, Apollo” (30 Rock), Written by Robert Carlock; NBC
• “Broke” (The Office), Written by Charles Grandy; NBC
• “Chapter 1” (Eastbound & Down), Written by Ben T. Best & Jody L. Hill & Danny McBride; HBO
• “Gossip” (The Office), Written by Paul Lieberstein; NBC
• “Pilot” (Modern Family), Written by Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd; ABC
• “Reunion” (30 Rock), Written by Matt Hubbard; NBC

LONG FORM – ORIGINAL – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times

• Georgia O’Keeffe, Written by Michael Cristofer; Lifetime
• Grey Gardens, Teleplay by Michael Sucsy and Patricia Rozema, Story by Michael Sucsy; HBO
• Pedro, Screenplay by Dustin Lance Black, Story by Paris Barclay & Dustin Lance Black; MTV
• LONG FORM – ADAPTATION – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times
• America, Teleplay by Joyce Eliason and Rosie O’Donnell, Based upon the novel by E.R. Frank; Lifetime
• Taking Chance, Teleplay by Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.) and Ross Katz, Based on the short story by Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.); HBO

ANIMATION – any length – one airing time

• “The Burns and the Bees” (The Simpsons), Written by Stephanie Gillis; Fox
• “Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe” (The Simpsons), Written by John Frink; Fox
• “Gone Maggie Gone” (The Simpsons), Written by Billy Kimball & Ian Maxtone-Graham; Fox
• “Take My Life, Please” (The Simpsons), Written by Don Payne; Fox
• “Wedding for Disaster” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox

COMEDY / VARIETY – (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES

• Real Time with Bill Maher, Head Writer: Billy Martin, Writers Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Jonathan Schmock, Danny Vermont; HBO
• Saturday Night Live, Head Writer: Seth Meyers, Writers Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker, Additional Sketch by Adam McKay, Andrew Steele; NBC
• The Colbert Report, Head Writers: Barry Julien, Thomas Purcell, Writers Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Robert Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Peter Grosz, Peter Gwinn, Alon Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Meredith Scardino, Allison Silverman, Max Werner; Comedy Central
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Head Writer: Steve Bodow, Writers Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, JR Havlan, David Javerbaum, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, John Oliver, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central
• The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Head Writer: Mike Sweeney, Writers Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Andres du Bouchet, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Andy Richter, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg; NBC

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

• “Film Independent’s 2009 Spirit Awards,” Written by Billy Kimball, Neil MacLennan; IFC/AMC
• “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial,” Written by George Stevens, Jr., Michael Stevens and Sara Lukinson; HBO

DAYTIME SERIAL

• All My Children, Written by Jeff Beldner, Joanna Cohen, Kate Hall, Chip Hayes, Michelle Patrick, Charles Pratt, Jr., Rebecca Taylor, Tracey Thomson, Addie Walsh; ABC
• As the World Turns, Written by Peter Brash, Lisa Connor, Susan Dansby, Cheryl L. Davis, Leah Laiman, David A. Levinson, Leslie Nipkow, Jean Passanante, Gordon Rayfield, Courtney Simon; CBS
• One Life to Live, Written by Shelly Altman, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Aida Croal, Carolyn Culliton, Frederick Johnson, Elizabeth Page, Melissa Salmons, Katherine Schock, Chris Van Etten; ABC
• The Young and the Restless, Written by Amanda L. Beall, Tom Casiello, Lisa Connor, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Beth Milstein, Natalie Minardi Slater, Melissa Salmons, Linda Schreiber, James Stanley, Sandra Weintraub, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS

CHILDREN’S EPISODIC & SPECIALS

• “A Monster Problem” (Imagination Movers), Written by Randi Barnes, Rick Gitelson, Scott Gray; Disney Channel
• “Frankly, It’s Becoming a Habitat” (Sesame Street), Written by Joseph Mazzarino; PBS
• “Mouse and Home” (Imagination Movers), Written by Michael G. Stern, Randi Barnes, Rick Gitelson, Scott Gray; Disney Channel
• “The Rival” (True Jackson, VP), Written by Dan Kopelman; Nickelodeon
• “Welcome to the Jungle” (The Troop), Written by Max Burnett; Nickelodeon
• “Wild Nature Survivor Guy” (Sesame Street), Written by Christine Ferraro; PBS

CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL

• “Another Cinderella Story,” Written by Erik Patterson, Jessica Scott; ABC Family

DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS

• “Black Money” (Frontline), Written by Lowell Bergman, Oriana Zill de Granados; PBS
• “Heat” (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS
• “The Hugo Chávez Show” (Frontline), Written by Ofra Bikel; PBS
• “Inside the Meltdown” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk; PBS
• “The Madoff Affair” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith; PBS
• “Poisoned Waters” (Frontline), Written by Hedrick Smith, Rick Young; PBS

DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

• “The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln” (American Experience), Written by Barak Goodman; PBS
• The National Parks: Americas Best Idea, “Episode Two: 1890-1915: The Last Refuge,” Written by Dayton Duncan; PBS
• “The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer” (American Experience), Written by David Grubin; PBS
• Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story, Written by David A. Taylor, Olive Emma Bucklin, Andrea Kalin; Smithsonian Channel
• “We Shall Remain: Episode Three: Trail of Tears” (American Experience), Written by Mark Zwonitzer; PBS
• “We Shall Remain: Episode Two: Tecumseh’s Vision” (American Experience), Written by Ric Burns; PBS

NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT

• CBS Evening News, Written by Jerry Cipriano; CBS
• “Recession Candy,” Written by R. Polly Leider; CBS
• World News with Charles Gibson, Written by Lee Kamlet, Julia Kathan, Joel Siegel; ABC

NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

• “All Night Long” (Good Morning America), Written by Mary Pflum; ABC
• “A Private War: Expose: America’s Investigative Reports” (Bill Moyers Journal), Written by Thomas M. Jennings; PBS
• “Election Day” (Bill Moyers Journal), Written by Bill Moyers, Michael Winship; PBS
• “Financial Fingers” (CBS News), Written by R. Polly Leider; CBS
• “The Words That Won the White House” (Good Morning America), Written by Lisa Ferri; ABC

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES

• East West 101, Season 2. Kristine Wyld, Steve Knapman. SBS
• Packed to the Rafters. Jo Porter. Seven Network
• Satisfaction, Season 2. Andrew Walker, Roger Simpson. Showcase
• Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. Greg Haddrick, Brenda Pam. Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE, MINI SERIES OR SHORT RUN SERIES

• 3 Acts of Murder. Sue Taylor. ABC1
• False Witness. Greg Haddrick, Peter Andrikidis. UKTV
• The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce. Nial Fulton. ABC1
• Saved. Michael McMahon, Tony Ayres. SBS

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN TELEVISION

• East West 101, Season 2 (Episode 13, Atonement) Peter Andrikidis. SBS
• False Witness (Episode 1) Peter Andrikidis.UKTV
• Review With Myles Barlow (Episode 1) Trent O’Donnell.ABC
• Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 11, The Brotherhood)
• Grant Brown.Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION

• 30 Seconds (Episode 4, Invisible Fault Lines) Tim Bullock, Justin Drape, Scott Nowell.Foxtel
• East West 101, Season 2 (Episode 13, Atonement) Michael Miller, Kristen Dunphy. SBS
• Review With Myles Barlow (Episode 1) Trent O’Donnell, Phil Lloyd. ABC
• Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 11, The Brotherhood) Kris Mrksa. Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

• Robert Menzies. 3 Acts of Murder. ABC1
• Don Hany. East West 101, Season 2. SBS
• Dougray Scott. False Witness. UKTV
• Roy Billing. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

• Susie Porter. East West 101, Season 2. SBS
• Rachael Blake. False Witness. UKTV
• Rebecca Gibney. Packed to the Rafters. Seven Network
• Asher Keddie. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

• Bille Brown. 3 Acts of Murder. ABC1
• Jeremy Lindsay Taylor. False Witness (Episode 2). UKTV
• Richard Roxburgh. False Witness (Episode 2). UKTV
• Damian de Montemas. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 11, The Brotherhood). Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

• Anni Finsterer. 3 Acts of Murder. ABC1
• Claire Forlani. False Witness (Episode 1). UKTV
• Kathryn Beck. Scorched. Nine Network
• Kate Ritchie. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 4, Business As Usual). Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION DRAMA

• The Elephant Princess. Jonathan M. Shiff, Joanna Werner. Network Ten
• Time Trackers. Sue Taylor, Donna Malane, Dave Gibson, Paula Boock. Seven Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION ANIMATION

• The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry. Paige Livingston. Seven Network
• Classic Tales. Noel Price. ABC
• Figaro Pho. Luke Jurevicius. ABC1
• Zeke’s Pad. Avrill Stark, Delna Bhesania, Liz Scully, Leonard Terhoch. Seven Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION SERIES

• The Gruen Transfer, Series 2. Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby,
• Jon Casimir, Debbie Cuell. ABC
• RocKwiz. Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg, Joe Connor. SBS
• Spicks and Specks. Anthony Watt. ABC

AFI AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY

• Robyn Butler. The Librarians, Series 2. ABC
• Phil Lloyd. Review With Myles Barlow. ABC
• Kim Gyngell. Very Small Business. ABC1
• Wayne Hope. Very Small Business. ABC1

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES

• Chandon Pictures. Rob Carlton. Movie Network
• Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure. Nathan Earl,
• Andy Nehl, Craig Melville. ABC1
• Review With Myles Barlow. Dean Bates. ABC
• Very Small Business. Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler. ABC1

AFI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TELEVISION SCREEN CRAFT

• Luke Jurevicius. Figaro Pho – Creative Excellence

Empire of the Sun lead the pack with 4 wins at the 2009 ARIA Awards.

Here’s the winners from the 23rd Annual ARIA Awards live at Acer Arena in Sydney.

Highest Selling Single
Jessica Mauboy – Running Back

Best Music DVD
Sia – TV Is My Parent

Best Urban Release
Hilltop Hoods – State Of The Art

Highest Selling Album
AC/DC – Black Ice

Best Rock Album
AC/DC – Black Ice

Best Dance Release
The Presets – Talk Like That

Best Pop Release
Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream

Best Country Album
Troy Cassar-Daley – I Love This Place

Breakthrough Artist Single
Ladyhawke – My Delirium

Breakthrough Artist Album
Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke

Best Adult Contemporary Album
Josh Pyke – Chimney’s Afire

Best Comedy Album
Hamish & Andy – Unessential Listening

Best Children’s Album
The Wiggles – Go Bananas!

Best Independent Release
Bertie Blackman – Secrets and Lies

Best Male Artist
Daniel Merriweather – Love & War

Best Blue’s & Roots Album
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues

Best Group
Empire Of The Sun

Best Female Artist
Sarah Blasko – Day Follows Night

Single of the Year
Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream

Album of the Year
Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream

Congratulates all the nominees and winners at the 2009 ARIA Awards.

The 2009 AFI Awards will be broadcast Saturday, December 12 on Nine.

UKTV’s ‘False Witness’, Nine’s ‘Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities’ and SBS’ ‘East West 101′ lead the drama noms.

Former ‘Home and Away’ actress Kate Ritchie scored a nomination for her portrayal as Judi Kane in ‘Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities’, in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Seven’s ‘Packed to the Rafters’ was nominated for Best Drama Series and Best Lead Actress for Rebecca Gibney.

Meanwhile, the ABC were the kings of comedy with ‘The Librarians’, ‘Very Small Business’ and ‘Review with Myles Barlow’ all receiving  a nomination.

Here’s the full list of nominees for the television awards:

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION DRAMA

• The Elephant Princess. Jonathan M. Shiff, Joanna Werner. Network Ten
• Time Trackers. Sue Taylor. Seven Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION ANIMATION

• The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry. Paige Livingston. Seven Network
• Classic Tales. Noel Price. ABC
• Figaro Pho. Luke Jurevicius. ABC1
• Zeke’s Pad. Avrill Stark, Delna Bhesania, Liz Scully, Leonard Terhoch. Seven Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES

• Chandon Pictures. Rob Carlton. Movie Network
• Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure. Nathan Earl, Andy Nehl. ABC1
• Review With Myles Barlow. Dean Bates. ABC
• Very Small Business. Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler. ABC1

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION SERIES

• The Gruen Transfer, Series 2. Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby,
• Jon Casimir, Debbie Cuell. ABC
• RocKwiz. Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg, Joe Connor. SBS
• Spicks and Specks. Anthony Watt. ABC

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES

• East West 101, Season 2. Kristine Wyld, Steve Knapman. SBS
• Packed to the Rafters. Jo Porter. Seven Network
• Satisfaction, Season 2. Andrew Walker, Roger Simpson. Showcase
• Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. Greg Haddrick, Brenda Pam. Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE, MINI SERIES OR SHORT RUN SERIES

• 3 Acts of Murder. Sue Taylor. ABC1
• False Witness. Greg Haddrick, Peter Andrikidis. UKTV
• The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce. Nial Fulton. ABC1
• Saved. Michael McMahon, Tony Ayres. SBS

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN TELEVISION

• East West 101, Season 2 (Episode 13, Atonement) Peter Andrikidis. SBS
• False Witness (Episode 1) Peter Andrikidis. UKTV
• Review With Myles Barlow (Episode 1) Trent O’Donnell. ABC
• Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 11, The Brotherhood) Grant Brown. Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION

• 30 Seconds (Episode 4, Invisible Fault Lines) Tim Bullock, Justin Drape, Scott Nowell. Foxtel
• East West 101, Season 2 (Episode 13, Atonement) Michael Miller, Kristen Dunphy. SBS
• Review With Myles Barlow (Episode 1) Trent O’Donnell, Phil Lloyd. ABC
• Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 11, The Brotherhood) Kris Mrksa. Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

• Robert Menzies. 3 Acts of Murder. ABC1
• Don Hany. East West 101, Season 2. SBS
• Dougray Scott. False Witness. UKTV
• Roy Billing. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

• Susie Porter. East West 101, Season 2. SBS
• Rachael Blake. False Witness. UKTV
• Rebecca Gibney. Packed to the Rafters. Seven Network
• Asher Keddie. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

• Bille Brown. 3 Acts of Murder. ABC1
• Jeremy Lindsay Taylor. False Witness (Episode 2). UKTV
• Richard Roxburgh. False Witness (Episode 2). UKTV
• Damian de Montemas. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 11, The Brotherhood). Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

• Anni Finsterer. 3 Acts of Murder. ABC1
• Claire Forlani. False Witness (Episode 1). UKTV
• Kathryn Beck. Scorched. Nine Network
• Kate Ritchie. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 4, Business As Usual). Nine Network

AFI AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY

• Robyn Butler. The Librarians, Series 2. ABC
• Phil Lloyd. Review With Myles Barlow. ABC
• Kim Gyngell. Very Small Business. ABC1
• Wayne Hope. Very Small Business. ABC1

Ricky Gervais

NBC have recruited comedy genius Ricky Gervais to host the 67th annual Golden Globes, to be broadcast live on January 17.

The film and television awards ceremony has gone without a host since 1995, when John Larroquette (‘Boston Legal’) and Janine Turner (‘Friday Night Lights’) hosted the 52nd gala event.

However, when execs from NBC and Dick Clark Productions sat down with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s president Philip Berk to discuss the upcoming awards, the idea of bringing back the host was raised.

“We never thought a host was necessary,” said Berk. “Only when NBC suggested the idea that a host might enhance the show, my response was the only person we could consider for the task would be Ricky Gervais, and we were lucky to get him.”

The comedy veteran had often been tipped as a potential host for Hollywood’s other big awards — the Emmys and Oscars. However, on the promise he’d have free rein as host, Gervais jumped at the opportunity to host the Globes.

“I have resisted many other offers like this, but there are just some things you don’t turn down,” said Gervais.

Gervais’ latest comedy flick, ‘The Invention of Lying’, co-starring Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe and Tina Fey, is in cinemas now.

The nominations for the 67th annual Golden Globes will be announced December 15.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Neil Patrick Harris entertains during the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. (Photo: Associated Press/Mark J. Terrill)

The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards took place Sunday night at the NOKIA theatre in Los Angeles, California.

‘How I Meet Your Mother’ star Neil Patrick Harris, took to the stage to host the gala event, in which several Aussies were up for awards.

Simon Baker and Rose Byrne missed out on awards for their roles in ‘The Mentalist’ and ‘Damages’ respectively, however the multi-talented Toni Collette took home best actress in a comedy series for her portrayal as the multi-faceted Tara in ‘United States of Tara’.

Continuing their winning streaks for best drama and comedy series were ’Mad Men’ and ‘30 Rock’.

Here’s a partial list of winners from the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards:

Actor, Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock,” NBC.

Actress, Comedy Series: Toni Collette, “United States of Tara,” Showtime.

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Michael Emerson, “Lost,” ABC.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Cherry Jones, “24,” Fox.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC.

Miniseries: “Little Dorrit” PBS.

Made-for-TV Movie: “Grey Gardens,” HBO.

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Brendan Gleeson, “Into the Storm,” HBO.

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens,” HBO.

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Ken Howard, “Grey Gardens,” HBO.

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, “House of Saddam,” HBO.

Directing for a Comedy Series: “The Office: Stress Relief,” Jeff Blitz, NBC.

Directing for a Drama Series: “ER: And in the End,” Rod Holcomb, NBC.

Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “American Idol: Show 833 (The Final Three),” Bruce Gowers, Fox.

Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit: Part 1,” Dearbhla Walsh, PBS.

Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.

Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race,” CBS.

Writing for a Comedy Series: “30 Rock: Reunion,” Matt Hubbard, NBC.

Writing for a Drama Series: “Mad Men: Meditations in an Emergency,” Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, AMC.

Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.

Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit,” Andrew Davies, PBS.

Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Jeff Probst, “Survivor,” CBS.

Original Music and Lyrics: “81st Annual Academy Awards: Song Title: Hugh Jackman Opening Number,” ABC.

Actress, Drama Series: Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX.

Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC.

Best Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC.

Best Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC.

Watch the entire awards ceremony 10pm tonight on Ten.

Here are the nominations for the top categories:

Outstanding comedy series

‘Entourage’
‘Family Guy’
‘Flight of the Conchords’
‘How I Met Your Mother’
‘The Office’
‘30 Rock’
‘Weeds’

Outstanding drama series

‘Big Love’
‘Breaking Bad’
‘Damages’
‘Dexter’
‘House’
‘Lost’
‘Mad Men’

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series

Jim Parsons, ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Jemaine Clement, ‘Flight of the Conchords’
Tony Shalhoub, ‘Monk’
Steve Carell, ‘The Office’
Alec Baldwin, ‘30 Rock’
Charlie Sheen, ‘Two And A Half Men’

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series

Bryan Cranston, ‘Breaking Bad’
Michael C. Hall, ‘Dexter’
Hugh Laurie, ‘House’
Gabriel Byrne, ‘In Treatment’
Jon Hamm, ‘Mad Men’
Simon Baker, ‘The Mentalist’

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, ‘The New Adventures Of Old Christine’
Christina Applegate, ‘Samantha Who?’
Sarah Silverman, ‘The Sarah Silverman Program’
Tina Fey, ‘30 Rock’
Toni Collette, ‘United States of Tara’
Mary-Louise Parker, ‘Weeds’

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series

Sally Field, ‘Brothers & Sisters’
Kyra Sedgwick, ‘The Closer’
Glenn Close, ‘Damages’
Mariska Hargitay, ‘Law & Order: SVU’
Elisabeth Moss, ‘Mad Men’
Holly Hunter, ‘Saving Grace’

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series

Kevin Dillon, ‘Entourage’
Neil Patrick Harris, ‘How I Met Your Mother’
Rainn Wilson, ‘The Office’
Tracy Morgan, ‘30 Rock’
Jack McBrayer, ‘30 Rock’
Jon Cryer, ‘Two and a Half Men’

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

William Shatner, ‘Boston Legal’
Christian Clemenson, ‘Boston Legal’
Aaron Paul, ‘Breaking Bad’
William Hurt, ‘Damages’
Michael Emerson, ‘Lost’
John Slattery, ‘Mad Men’

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

Jane Krakowski, ‘30 Rock’
Kristin Chenoweth, ‘Pushing Daisies’
Amy Poehler, ‘Saturday Night Live’
Kristin Wiig, ‘Saturday Night Live’
Vanessa Williams, ‘Ugly Betty’
Elizabeth Perkins, ‘Weeds’

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

Cherry Jones, ‘24’
Rose Byrne, ‘Damages’
Sandra Oh, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Chandra Wilson, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Dianne Wiest, ‘In Treatment’
Hope Davis, ‘In Treatment’

For a full list of nominees, visit emmys.tv

Natalie Bassingthwaighte and James Mathison present an award at the 2008 ARIA Awards.

The Nine Network have secured a deal with the Australian Recording Industry Association to broadcast the music industry night on nights.

The awards have been broadcast by Network Ten for 15 of the past 16 ceremonies. But with only 1.4 million viewers on average, the network couldn’t continue to justify the reported $2-3 million production costs, especially in these tough economic times.

Nine, who recently announced plans for a second youth oriented channel, believe securing the ARIA Awards will only help enforce their commitment to targeting the younger advertiser-friendly demographics.

“Music will form an important ingredient for our new under 40s multichannel, launching later this year,” said Peter Wiltshire, Nine’s director of sales and marketing.

ARIA chairman Ed St John said ”We are thrilled to be able to make this significant announcement in such a challenging economic climate, and to welcome our new free-to-air broadcast partner, the Nine Network.”

The annual award show will be held on November 26 at the Acer Arena in Sydney.

It’s unclear at this stage whether Rove McManus’ Roving Enterprises, who’ve produced the awards since 2002, will continue backing the event for the Nine Network.

Nine’s deal also includes a new weekly ARIA singles chart countdown, which is set to begin later this year and the ARIA Hall of Fame, which will be televised for the first time on August 27 from Melbourne’s Forum Theatre.

Source: The Daily Telegraph and Yahoo!7 News via TV Tonight

Robert Downey Jr. in Best Sci-Fi film "Iron Man".

The 35th Annual Saturn Award Winners!

25th June, 2009

On Wednesday night, the Academy of Science-Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films held their 35th annual award show high up in the hills, overlooking beautiful downtown Burbank, California. What follows is a full list of the winners:

-THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD went to Leonard Nimoy and it was presented to him by his most recent director, J.J Abrams.

-THE LIFE CAREER AWARD (whatever that means), went to one of the best character actors in the world, the one, the only, Lance Henriksen, and the award was presented to him by none other than pal Ed Harris.

-THE VISIONARY AWARD went to Jeffrey Katzenberg, and it was presented to him by everyone’s favorite multi-tasking producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

IN FILM:

-BEST SCI-FI FILM: Iron Man

-BEST FANTASY FILM: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

-BEST HORROR FILM: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

-BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER: The Dark Knight

-BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: Let The Right One

-BEST ANIMATED FILM: WALL•E

-BEST ACTOR: Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man)

-BEST ACTRESS: Angelina Jolie (Changeling)

-SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

-SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Tilda Swinton (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

-BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNG ACTOR: Jaden Christopher Smith (The Day The Earth Stood Still)

-BEST DIRECTOR: Jon Favreau (Iron Man)

-BEST WRITER: Christopher Nolan and Jonathon Nolan (The Dark Knight)

-MUSIC: Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard (The Dark Knight)

-COSTUME: Mary Zophres (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls)

-MAKE-UP: Greg Cannom (The Curios Case of Benjamin Button)

-SPECIAL EFFECTS: Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin (The Dark Knight)

IN TV:

-BEST TV SERIES: Lost

-BEST SYNDICATED/CABLE TV SERIES: Battlestar Galactica

-BEST PRESENTATION ON TV (???): The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (accepted by uber producer Dean Devlin)

-BEST ACTOR: Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica)

-BEST ACTRESS: Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica, accepted by co-star and hottie Grace Park, on behalf of Mary)

-SUPPORTING ACTOR: Adrian Pasdar (Heroes)

-SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter)

-BEST GUEST STAR: Jimmy Smits (Dexter)

IN DVD:

-BEST DVD RELEASE: Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

-BEST CLASSIC FILM RELEASE: Psycho, Universal Legacy Series

-BEST COLLECTION: The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration

-BEST SERIES ON DVD: Moonlight

-BEST RETRO SERIES: The Invaders (accepted by show producer and infamous filmmaker Larry Cohen)

-BEST DVD SPECIAL EDITION: Stephen King’s The Mist (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition)

Source: Comingsoon.net

According to Variety, it’s going to be one “legendary” Emmycast.

Neil Patrick Harris, currently know for his role as Barney Stinson on ‘How I Met Your Mother’, looks to be the front runner to host the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

While no deal has been closed yet, sources say the actor is currently in the middle of cutting a deal with CBS and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Harris recently received rave reviews as host of this year’s Tony Awards, which were held on June 7th on CBS. So it’s no wonder the network approached the comedy actor to front this year’s night of nights for TV.

Emmycast executive producer, Don Mischer, is under immense pressure from the network and Academy, after last year’s Awards were widely panned for the decision to use five reality TV show personalities as co-hosts.

Source: Variety

Following on from a number changes to this year’s Emmy Awards categories, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences have decided to split the “variety, music or comedy series and specials” category each into two separate awards. One for “series” and another for “special events”.

Meaning popular comedy programs like ‘The Daily Show’ will no longer have to face off with big events like the Academy Awards.

Also, each category will feature a separate award for directing and another for writing. Until now, directors and writers from the same “variety, music or comedy series” or “special” were in competition each other. With these new changes, they will now compete for separate awards.

“The Television Academy’s board of governors, writers and directors peer groups have long wanted to see separate competitions for the VMC series and specials,” TV Academy chairman and CEO John Shaffner said. “Now, writers and directors working on both VMC series and specials will take part in competitions that recognize the creative challenges posed by each format, as well as the talent required and accomplishments possible in both the series and specials categories.”

This year’s Creative Emmys are scheduled for September 12, and are set to air on September 19 on E!, while the Primetime Emmys will be held and broadcast on September 20 on CBS.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Rebecca Gibney takes home Gold at the 51st TV Week Logie Awards.

The 51st TV WEEK Logie Award nominees and WINNERS IN BOLD:

Popular Awards

TV WEEK GOLD LOGIE – Most Popular Personality on TV
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Andrew Denton
Rebecca Gibney
Adam Hills
Simmone Jade Mackinnon
Rove McManus
Kate Ritchie
Ian Smith

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Popular Actress
Rebecca Gibney (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Jodi Gordon (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Simmone Jade Mackinnon (McLeod’s Daughters, Nine Network)
Kate Ritchie (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Kat Stewart (Underbelly, Nine Network)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Popular Actor
Gyton Grantley (Underbelly, Nine Network)
Todd Lasance (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Mark Priestley (All Saints, Channel Seven)
Ian Smith (Neighbours, Network Ten)
Erik Thomson (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Popular Presenter
Natalie Bassingthwaighte (So You Think You Can DanceAustralia, Network Ten)
Andrew Denton (Enough Rope With Andrew Denton, ABC1)
Grant Denyer (It Takes Two/Australia’s Got Talent, Channel Seven)
Adam Hills (Spicks & Specks, ABC1)
Rove McManus (Rove/Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?,Network Ten)

MOST POPULAR NEW FEMALE TALENT
Kirsty Lee Allan (Sea Patrol, Nine Network)
Rebecca Breeds (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Ricki-Lee Coulter (Australian Idol, Network Ten)
Jessica Marais (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Margot Robbie (Neighbours, Network Ten)

MOST POPULAR NEW MALE TALENT
Dean Geyer (Neighbours, Network Ten)
George Houvardas (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Matt Lee (So You Think You Can Dance Australia, Network Ten)
Jordan Rodrigues (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Hugh Sheridan (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)

MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN DRAMA
Home And Away (Channel Seven)
McLeod’s Daughters (Nine Network)
Neighbours (Network Ten)
Packed To The Rafters (Channel Seven)
Underbelly (Nine Network)

MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
Better Homes And Gardens (Channel Seven)
Domestic Blitz (Nine Network)
Getaway (Nine Network)
Ready Steady Cook (Network Ten)
Top Gear Australia (SBS)

MOST POPULAR SPORTS PROGRAM
Before The Game (Network Ten)
The Footy Show AFL (Nine Network)
The Footy Show NRL (Nine Network)
Sports Tonight (Network Ten)
Wide World Of Sports (Nine Network)

MOST POPULAR REALITY PROGRAM
Australian Idol (Network Ten)
The Biggest Loser (Network Ten)
Dancing With The Stars (Channel Seven)
The Farmer Wants A Wife (Nine Network)
So You Think You Can Dance Australia (Network Ten)

MOST POPULAR FACTUAL PROGRAM
Bondi Rescue (Network Ten)
Border Security (Channel Seven)
Find My Family (Channel Seven)
RPA (Nine Network)
RSPCA Animal Rescue (Channel Seven)

MOST POPULAR LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Australia’s Got Talent (Channel Seven)
Deal Or No Deal (Channel Seven)
Rove (Network Ten)
Spicks & Specks (ABC1)
Sunrise (Channel Seven)

Outstanding Awards

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie
Bed Of Roses (ABC1)
Packed To The Rafters (Channel Seven)
Rush (Network Ten)
Scorched (Nine Network)
Underbelly (Nine Network)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Outstanding Actor
Dustin Clare (Satisfaction, Showcase)
Vince Colosimo (Underbelly, Nine Network)
Gyton Grantley (Underbelly, Nine Network)
Callan Mulvey (Rush, Network Ten)
Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly, Nine Network)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Outstanding Actress
Julia Blake (Bed Of Roses, ABC1)
Rebecca Gibney (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Kat Stewart (Underbelly, Nine Network)
Claire Van Der Boom (Rush, Network Ten)
Madeleine West (Satisfaction, Showcase)

MOST OUTSTANDING NEWS COVERAGE
“Brisbane Storms” (Seven News)
“China Earthquake” (ABC News)
“China Earthquake” (Nine News Sydney)
“Financial Crisis” (Sky News Business)
“Nike Human Rights Investigation” (Seven News)

MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT
“Afghanistan: A Survivor’s Tale” (Foreign Correspondent, ABC1)
“Friday’s Child” (Australian Story, ABC1)
“Mugabe’s Calling Card” (Dateline, SBS)
“Out Of Control” (60 Minutes, Nine Network)
“Timor War Criminal” (Today Tonight, Channel Seven)

MOST OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
Beyond Kokoda (The History Channel)
First Australians (SBS)
The Oasis: Australia’s Homeless Youth (ABC1)
Schapelle Corby: The Hidden Truth (Nine Network)
The Howard Years (ABC1)

MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL PROGRAM
Border Security (Channel Seven)
Family Fortunes (ABC1)
RPA (Nine Network)
Two In The Top End (ABC1)
Who Do You Think You Are? (SBS)

MOST OUTSTANDING COMEDY PROGRAM
The Hollowmen (ABC1)
Mark Loves Sharon (Network Ten)
Mr Firth Goes To Washington (SBS)
Review With Myles Barlow (ABC1)
Very Small Business (ABC1)

MOST OUTSTANDING SPORTS COVERAGE
AFL Grand Final (Channel Seven)
Beijing Olympics (Channel Seven)
Beijing Paralympics (ABC1)
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 (Channel Seven)
Tour De France (SBS)

MOST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
As The Bell Rings (Disney Channel)
Dogstar (Nine Network)
Figaro Pho (ABC1)
H2O: Just Add Water (Network Ten)
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards (Nickelodeon)

GRAHAM KENNEDY AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING NEW TALENT
Lauren Clair (Underbelly, Nine Network)
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Bed Of Roses, ABC1)
Jessica Marais (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Hugh Sheridan (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Ashley Zukerman (Rush, Network Ten)

‘Scorched’ nominated for International Digital Emmy

Original article written – March 15, 2009

Producers of last year’s multi-platform drama ’Scorched’, Marcus Gillezeau and Ellenor Cox and their collaborators Michael O’Neill and Brad Hayward have been nominated for International Digital Emmy® Awards.

“Screen Australia is very proud to have provided support for both the telemovie and online platform of Scorched, and we congratulate the team on this fantastic achievement,” said Ruth Harley, Screen Australia’s Chief Executive Officer.

The International Digital Emmy® Awards recognize excellence in content created and designed for viewer interaction and/or delivery on a digital platform.

The ceremony will be held at the 2009 MIPTV Conference in Cannes, France, on 30 March.

UPDATE: ’Scorched’ wins International Digital Emmy

The cast of Seven's 'Packed to the Rafters', Hugh Sheridan, Jessica McNamee, Jessica Marais and Angus McLaren.

The nominees for the 51st annual Logie Awards have been announced. Unsurprisingly, ‘Packed to the Rafters’ and ‘Underbelly’ have lead the announcements.

The awards will be hosted by Gretel Killeen at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne.

They will be televised on the Nine Network with performances by Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Grammy/Academy Award winning singer Annie Lennox.

Popular Awards

TV WEEK GOLD LOGIE – Most Popular Personality on TV
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Andrew Denton
Rebecca Gibney
Adam Hills
Simmone Jade Mackinnon
Rove McManus
Kate Ritchie
Ian Smith

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Popular Actress
Rebecca Gibney (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Jodi Gordon (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Simmone Jade Mackinnon (McLeod’s Daughters, Nine Network)
Kate Ritchie (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Kat Stewart (Underbelly, Nine Network)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Popular Actor
Gyton Grantley (Underbelly, Nine Network)
Todd Lasance (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Mark Priestley (All Saints, Channel Seven)
Ian Smith (Neighbours, Network Ten)
Erik Thomson (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Popular Presenter
Natalie Bassingthwaighte (So You Think You Can Dance Australia, Network Ten)
Andrew Denton (Enough Rope With Andrew Denton, ABC1)
Grant Denyer (It Takes Two/Australia’s Got Talent, Channel Seven)
Adam Hills (Spicks & Specks, ABC1)
Rove McManus (Rove/Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, Network Ten)

MOST POPULAR NEW FEMALE TALENT
Kirsty Lee Allan (Sea Patrol, Nine Network)
Rebecca Breeds (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Ricki-Lee Coulter (Australian Idol, Network Ten)
Jessica Marais (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Margot Robbie (Neighbours, Network Ten)

MOST POPULAR NEW MALE TALENT
Dean Geyer (Neighbours, Network Ten)
George Houvardas (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Matt Lee (So You Think You Can Dance Australia, Network Ten)
Jordan Rodrigues (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Hugh Sheridan (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)

MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN DRAMA
Home And Away (Channel Seven)
McLeod’s Daughters (Nine Network)
Neighbours (Network Ten)
Packed To The Rafters (Channel Seven)
Underbelly (Nine Network)

MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
Better Homes And Gardens (Channel Seven)
Domestic Blitz (Nine Network)
Getaway (Nine Network)
Ready Steady Cook (Network Ten)
Top Gear Australia (SBS)

MOST POPULAR SPORTS PROGRAM
Before The Game (Network Ten)
The Footy Show AFL (Nine Network)
The Footy Show NRL (Nine Network)
Sports Tonight (Network Ten)
Wide World Of Sports (Nine Network)

MOST POPULAR REALITY PROGRAM
Australian Idol (Network Ten)
The Biggest Loser (Network Ten)
Dancing With The Stars (Channel Seven)
The Farmer Wants A Wife (Nine Network)
So You Think You Can Dance Australia (Network Ten)

MOST POPULAR FACTUAL PROGRAM
Bondi Rescue (Network Ten)
Border Security (Channel Seven)
Find My Family (Channel Seven)
RPA (Nine Network)
RSPCA Animal Rescue (Channel Seven)

MOST POPULAR LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Australia’s Got Talent (Channel Seven)
Deal Or No Deal (Channel Seven)
Rove (Network Ten)
Spicks & Specks (ABC1)
Sunrise (Channel Seven)

Outstanding Awards

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie
Bed Of Roses (ABC1)
Packed To The Rafters (Channel Seven)
Rush (Network Ten)
Scorched (Nine Network)
Underbelly (Nine Network)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Outstanding Actor
Dustin Clare (Satisfaction, Showcase)
Vince Colosimo (Underbelly, Nine Network)
Gyton Grantley (Underbelly, Nine Network)
Callan Mulvey (Rush, Network Ten)
Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly, Nine Network)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Outstanding Actress
Julia Blake (Bed Of Roses, ABC1)
Rebecca Gibney (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Kat Stewart (Underbelly, Nine Network)
Claire Van Der Boom (Rush, Network Ten)
Madeleine West (Satisfaction, Showcase)

MOST OUTSTANDING NEWS COVERAGE
“Brisbane Storms” (Seven News)
“China Earthquake” (ABC News)
“China Earthquake” (Nine News Sydney)
“Financial Crisis” (Sky News Business)
“Nike Human Rights Investigation” (Seven News)

MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT
“Afghanistan: A Survivor’s Tale” (Foreign Correspondent, ABC1)
“Friday’s Child” (Australian Story, ABC1)
“Mugabe’s Calling Card” (Dateline, SBS)
“Out Of Control” (60 Minutes, Nine Network)
“Timor War Criminal” (Today Tonight, Channel Seven)

MOST OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
Beyond Kokoda (The History Channel)
First Australians (SBS)
The Oasis: Australia’s Homeless Youth (ABC1)
Schapelle Corby: The Hidden Truth (Nine Network)
The Howard Years (ABC1)

MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL PROGRAM
Border Security (Channel Seven)
Family Fortunes (ABC1)
RPA (Nine Network)
Two In The Top End (ABC1)
Who Do You Think You Are? (SBS)

MOST OUTSTANDING COMEDY PROGRAM
The Hollowmen (ABC1)
Mark Loves Sharon (Network Ten)
Mr Firth Goes To Washington (SBS)
Review With Myles Barlow (ABC1)
Very Small Business (ABC1)

MOST OUTSTANDING SPORTS COVERAGE
AFL Grand Final (Channel Seven)
Beijing Olympics (Channel Seven)
Beijing Paralympics (ABC1)
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 (Channel Seven)
Tour De France (SBS)

MOST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
As The Bell Rings (Disney Channel)
Dogstar (Nine Network)
Figaro Pho (ABC1)
H2O: Just Add Water (Network Ten)
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards (Nickelodeon)

GRAHAM KENNEDY AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING NEW TALENT
Lauren Clair (Underbelly, Nine Network)
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Bed Of Roses, ABC1)
Jessica Marais (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Hugh Sheridan (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
Ashley Zukerman (Rush, Network Ten)

The already impoverished TV Week Logie Awards are set to be even lower-key this year with budgetary cuts and a trimmed invitation list.

If you’ve seen the Logies before, and let’s face it, who hasn’t. Then you probably know how much they pale in comparison to the Emmy Awards or the Oscars, if not purely just in star power.

Well it looks as though the current financial climate is set to take a bit of a toll on the Aussie awards show, with TV Week editor Emma Nolan confirming that the budget will be slashed for this year’s ceremony.

“We are now in the process of reviewing the invitation list and are also looking at budget cuts,” Nolan said.

“But it’s a very important year for the Logies as they’re the 51st, representing a new era for the awards in terms of the event, coverage and actual show.

Event companies have reportedly been challenged to “take it to a new level” on less money.

So while we’re unlikely to see any big stars this year, hopefully the top notch shows in the contention for awards, like Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities and Packed to the Rafters, are enough to pull the show completely out of the gutter.

It has also been reported that Gretel Killeen may host this year’s event, making her only the second woman to host the Logies in it’s 51 year history.

The 2009 TV Week Logie Awards will take place in May at the Crown Casino, Melbourne.

Source: Hearld Sun, Sydney Morning Herald

The cast of “30 Rock”, “Mad Men”, Hugh Laurie of “House” and “Brothers & Sisters” Sally Field top the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.  See the full list of winners after the break.

“30 Rock” (2006) 
“Desperate Housewives” (2004) 
“Entourage” (2004) 
“The Office” (2005) 
“Weeds” (2005) 

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 
“Mad Men” (2007) 
“Boston Legal” (2004) 
“The Closer” (2005) 
“Dexter” (2006) 
“House M.D.” (2004) 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series 
Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock” (2006) 
Steve Carell for “The Office” (2005) 
David Duchovny for “Californication” (2007) 
Jeremy Piven for “Entourage” (2004) 
Tony Shalhoub for “Monk” (2002) 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series 
Tina Fey for “30 Rock” (2006) 
Christina Applegate for “Samantha Who?” (2007) 
America Ferrera for “Ugly Betty” (2006) 
Mary-Louise Parker for “Weeds” (2005) 
Tracey Ullman for “State of the Union” (2008) 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series 
Hugh Laurie for “House M.D.” (2004) 
Michael C. Hall for “Dexter” (2006) 
Jon Hamm for “Mad Men” (2007) 
William Shatner for “Boston Legal” (2004) 
James Spader for “Boston Legal” (2004) 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series 
Sally Field for “Brothers & Sisters” (2006) 
Mariska Hargitay for “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1999) 
Holly Hunter for “Saving Grace” (2007) 
Elisabeth Moss for “Mad Men” (2007) 
Kyra Sedgwick for “The Closer” (2005) 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries 
Paul Giamatti for “John Adams” (2008) 
Ralph Fiennes for Bernard and Doris (2007) 
Kevin Spacey for Recount (2008) (TV) 
Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption (2008) (TV) 
Tom Wilkinson for “John Adams” (2008) 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries 
Laura Linney for “John Adams” (2008) 
Laura Dern for Recount (2008) (TV) 
Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel (2008) (TV) 
Phylicia Rashad for A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV) 
Susan Sarandon for Bernard and Doris (2007

Best Television Series – Drama
Dexter (SHOWTIME)
House (FOX)
In Treatment (HBO)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Blood (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order
January Jones – Mad Men (AMC)
Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO)
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment (HBO)
Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors (SHOWTIME)

Best Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
30 Rock (NBC)
Californication (SHOWTIME)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
Weeds (SHOWTIME)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? (ABC)
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC)
Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)
Debra Messing – The Starter Wife (USA)
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (SHOWTIME)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
Kevin Connolly – Entourage (HBO)
David Duchovny – Californication (SHOWTIME)
Tony Shalhoub – Monk (USA)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
A Raisin In The Sun (ABC)
Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Cranford (PBS)
John Adams (HBO)
Recount (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Judi Dench – Cranford (PBS)
Catherine Keener – An American Crime
Laura Linney – John Adams (HBO)
Shirley MacLaine – Coco Chanel
Susan Sarandon – Bernard And Doris (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Ralph Fiennes – Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Paul Giamatti – John Adams (HBO)
Kevin Spacey – Recount (HBO)
Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (FOX)
Tom Wilkinson – Recount (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Eileen Atkins – Cranford (PBS)
Laura Dern – Recount (HBO)
Melissa George – In Treatment (HBO)
Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Dianne Wiest – In Treatment (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Denis Leary – Recount (HBO)
Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)
Blair Underwood – In Treatment (HBO)
Tom Wilkinson – John Adams (HBO)

DRAMA
“Dexter” - Written by Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Adam E. Fiero, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann; Showtime
“Friday Night Lights” - Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Brent Fletcher, Jason Gavin, Carter Harris, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, John Zinman; NBC
“Lost” - Written by Carlton Cuse, Drew Goddard, Adam Horowitz, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon L. Lindelof, Greggory Nations, Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan; ABC
“Mad Men” - Written by Lisa Albert, Jane Anderson, Rick Cleveland, David Isaacs, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Marti Noxon, Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner; AMC
“The Wire” - Written by Ed Burns, Chris Collins, David Mills, David Simon, William F. Zorzi, Richard Price, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos; HBO

COMEDY
“30 Rock” - Written by Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Andrew Guest, Matt Hubbard, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, Ron Weiner; NBC
“Entourage” - Written by Doug Ellin, Jeremy Miller, Ally Musika, Steve Pink, Rob Weiss; HBO
“The Office” - Written by Steve Carell, Jennifer Celotta, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Brent Forrester, Dan Goor, Charlie Grandy, Mindy Kaling, Ryan Koh, Lester Lewis, Paul Lieberstein, Warren Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Michael Schur, Aaron Shure, Justin Spitzer, Gene Stupnitsky, Halsted Sullivan; NBC
“The Simpsons” - Written by J. Stewart Burns, Daniel Chun, Joel H. Cohen, Kevin Curran, John Frink, Tom Gammill, Stephanie Gillis, Dan Greaney, Reid Harrison, Al Jean, Billy Kimball, Tim Long, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bill Odenkirk, Carolyn Omine, Don Payne, Michael Price, Max Pross, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, Matt Warburton, Jeff Westbrook, Marc Wilmore, William Wright; Fox
“Weeds” – Written by Roberto Benabib, Mark A. Burley, Ron Fitzgerald, David Holstein, Rolin Jones, Brendan Kelly, Jenji Kohan, Victoria Morrow, Matthew Salsberg; Showtime

NEW SERIES
“Breaking Bad” - Written by Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Patty Lin, George Mastras; AMC
“Fringe” - Written by JJ Abrams, Jason Cahill, Julia Cho, David H. Goodman, Felicia Henderson, Brad Caleb Kane, Alex Kurtzman, Darin Morgan, J.R. Orci, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Zack Whedon; Fox
“In Treatment” - Written by Rodrigo Garcia, Bryan Goluboff, Davey Holmes, William Meritt Johnson, Amy Lippman, Sarah Treem; HBO
“Life on Mars” - Written by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, Becky Hartman Edwards, David Wilcox, Adele Lim, Bryan Oh, Tracy McMillan, Sonny Postiglione, Phil M. Rosenberg, Meredith Averill; ABC
“True Blood” - Written by Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo, Nancy Oliver, Chris Offutt; HBO

EPISODIC DRAMA 
“Don’t Ever Change” (“House”) - Written by Doris Egan & Leonard Dick; Fox
“Double Booked” (“Burn Notice”) - Written by Craig O’Neill & Jason Tracey; USA
“Gray Matter” (“Breaking Bad”) - Written by Patty Lin; AMC
“Pilot” (“Breaking Bad”) - Written by Vince Gilligan; AMC
“Pilot” (“Eli Stone”) - Written by Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim; ABC
“There’s Something About Harry” (“Dexter”) - Written by Scott Reynolds; Showtime

EPISODIC COMEDY 
“Believe in the Stars” (“30 Rock”) - Written by Robert Carlock; NBC
“Cooter” (“30 Rock”) - Written by Tina Fey; NBC
“Crime Aid” (“The Office”) - Written by Charlie Grandy; NBC
“Crush’d” (“Ugly Betty”) - Written by Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally; ABC
“Succession” (“30 Rock”) - Written by Andrew Guest & John Riggi; NBC
“Vote for This and I Promise to Do Something Crazy at the Emmys” (“My Name is Earl”) - Written by Greg Garcia; NBC

LONG FORM – ORIGINAL 
“An American Crime” - Written by Tommy O’Haver & Irene Turner; Showtime
“Pilot” (“Fringe”) - Written by JJ Abrams & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci; Fox
“Recount” - Written by Danny Strong; HBO

LONG FORM – ADAPTATION 
“Generation Kill” – “Episode 6,” Teleplay by Ed Burns, Story by David Simon & Ed Burns, Based on the book by Evan Wright; 
“Generation Kill” – “Episode 7,” Teleplay by David Simon, Story by David Simon & Ed Burns, Based on the book by Evan Wright; HBO
“John Adams” – “Episode 1, Join or Die,” Teleplay by Kirk Ellis, Based on the book by David McCullough; 
“John Adams” – “Episode 2, Independence,” Teleplay by Kirk Ellis, Based on the book by David McCullough; HBO 
“The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” Teleplay by John Pielmeier, Based on the book by Kim Edwards; Lifetime

ANIMATION 
“Apocalypse Cow” (“The Simpsons”) - Written by Jeff Westbrook; Fox
“The Debarted” (“The Simpsons”) - Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox
“E Pluribus Wiggum” (“The Simpsons”) - Written by Michael Price; Fox
“Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words” (“The Simpsons”) - Written by Tim Long; Fox
“Life: A Loser’s Manual” (“King of the Hill”) - Written by Dan McGrath; Fox
“Strangeness on a Train” (“King of the Hill”) - Written by Jim Dauterive; Fox

COMEDY / VARIETY – (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
“Late Night with Conan O’Brien” - Writers Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Daniel J. Goor, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg; NBC
“Late Show with David Letterman” - Head Writers Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel – Writers Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland, Steve Young, Tom Ruprecht, Lee Ellenberg, Matt Roberts, Jeremy Weiner, Joe Grossman, Bill Scheft, Bob Borden, Frank Sebastiano, David Letterman; CBS
“Real Time with Bill Maher” - Writers Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Danny Vermont; HBO
“Saturday Night Live” - Head Writers Seth Meyers, Andrew Steele, Paula Pell – Writers Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Charlie Grandy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, Robert Smigel, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker, Additional Sketches by Robert Carlock; NBC
“The Colbert Report” - Head Writers Allison Silverman, Tom Purcell, Rich Dahm – Writers Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Peter Groz, Peter Gwinn, Barry Julien, Laura Krafft, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Meredith Scardino; Comedy Central
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” - Head Writer Steve Bodow – Writers Rory Albanese, Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, J.R. Havlan, DJ Javerbaum, Rob Kutner, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, John Oliver, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
“2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards” - Written by Billy Kimball, Aaron Lee, Jennifer Celotta, Rainn Wilson; IFC/AMC
“Jimmy Kimmel’s Big Night of Stars” - Written by Jimmy Kimmel, Gary Greenberg, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Ned Rice, Jon Bines, Will Burke, Rick Rosner, Jake Lentz, Sal Iacono, Tony Barbieri; ABC

DAYTIME SERIALS
“One Life to Live” - Written by Ron Carlivati, Carolyn Culliton, Elizabeth Page, Aida Croal, Shelly Altman, Janet Iacobuzio, Christopher Van Etten, Anna Theresa Cascio, Fred Myers; CBS
“As the World Turns” - Written by Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Courtney Simon, Lisa Connor, David A. Levinson, Peter Brash, Richard Culliton, Susan Dansby, Cheryl Davis, Leslie Nipkow; ABC

CHILDREN’S EPISODIC & SPECIALS
“Elmo’s Christmas Countdown” (Sesame Workshop) - Written by Joey Mazzarino; ABC
“Spencer’s 18th Birthday” (South of Nowhere) - Written by Arika Lisanne Mittman; The “N”
“The Un-Party” (Imagination Movers) - Written by Scott Gray; Disney Channel

CHILDREN’S SCRIPT- LONG FORM OR SPECIAL 
“Polar Bears” (“The Naked Brothers Band”) - Written by Polly Draper; Nickelodeon

DOCUMENTARY — CURRENT EVENTS
“Bush’s War: Part One” (“Frontline”) - Written by Michael Kirk; PBS 
“Depression: Out of the Shadows” - Written by Larkin McPhee; PBS
“Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial” (“NOVA”) - Written by Joseph McMaster; PBS 
“Rules of Engagement” (“Frontline”) - Written by Arun Rath; PBS
“The Medicated Child” (“Frontline”) - Written by Marcela Gaviria; PBS

DOCUMENTARY — OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency” - Written by Carl Byker; PBS
“Kit Carson” (“American Experience”) - Written by Michelle Ferrari; PBS 
“Secrets of the Parthenon” (“NOVA”) - Written by Gary Glassman; PBS
“The Jewish Americans, Episode Two – The Best of Times, The Worst of Times (1924-1945)” - Written by David Grubin; PBS
“The Truth About Cancer” - Written by Linda Garmon; PBS

NEWS — REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
“ABC Weekend News” - Written by Joel Siegel, Karen Mooney, David Muir; ABC
“Up to the Minute” (“CBS News”) - Written by Matt Nelko; CBS

NEWS — ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Exonerated” (“60 Minutes”) - Written by Tom Anderson and Jenny Dubin; CBS
“Show Me the Love: Amazing Pen Pal Connection” (G”ood Morning America”) - Written by Raquel Hecker; ABC
“The Warren Buffett Challenge: Are the Rich Taxed Enough?” (“Good Morning America”) - Written by Lisa Ferri; ABC
“Yankee Stadium and the New Gilded Age” (“Bill Moyers Journal”) - Writers Bill Moyers & Michael Winship; PBS

RADIO NOMINEES

DOCUMENTARY 
“Black History Month” - Written by Anthony J. McHugh; CBS

NEWS — REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING
“Edmund Hillary Obituary” - Written by Steven Gosset; CBS
“Passages” - Written by Gail Lee; CBS 
“Paul Harvey News” - Written by Stu Chamberlain; ABC
“The Passing of George Carlin” - Written by Thomas A. Sabella; CBS 
“World News This Week” - Written by Marianne J. Pryor; ABC

NEWS — ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“Katie Couric’s Notebook” - Written by Paul Farry; CBS 
“Our Fathers’ Magic Carpet” - Written by Mike Silverstein; ABC 
“The Happy Birthday Controversy” - Written by Joel Siegel, John Cochran; ABC
“Tributes” - Written by Gail Lee; CBS

PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION NOMINEES

ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
“How to Bluster in the Jungle While Staying Two Steps Ahead” - Written by Michelle Straebler; WNBC
“Jericho: Two-Minute Drills” - Written by Eric Jacobson; CBS

TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
Coverage of PGA Golf, David Keller; CBS
Three Animations, Monica DiNatale Eureyecko; CBS
“Medical Animations” (“CBS Evening News”), David Rosen; CBS

The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held last night at the new Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles California.

If you want to remain spoiler free, then ignore this post and catch the awards tonight on Ten. But if you can’t be bothered to wait, then see the entire winners list after the break.

COMEDY SERIES
WINNER: ”30 Rock” (NBC)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“Entourage” (HBO)
“The Office” (NBC)
“Two and a Half Men” (CBS)

DRAMA SERIES

“Boston Legal” (ABC)
“Damages” (FX)
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“House” (Fox)
“Lost” (ABC)
WINNER: ”Mad Men” (AMC)

MINISERIES
“The Andromeda Strain” (A&E)
“Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre)
WINNER: ”John Adams” (HBO)
“Tin Man” (Sci Fi Channel)

ACTOR IN A COMEDY
WINNER: Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock” (NBC) 
Steve Carell - “The Office” (NBC) 
Lee Pace - ”Pushing Daisies” (ABC) 
Charlie Sheen - “Two and a Half Men” (CBS) 
Tony Shalhoub - ”Monk” (USA)

ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Gabriel Byrne - ”In Treatment” (HBO)
WINNER: Bryan Cranston - ”Breaking Bad” (AMC)
Michael C. Hall – “Dexter” (Showtime)
Jon Hamm - “Mad Men” (AMC)
Hugh Laurie - “House” (Fox)
James Spader - “Boston Legal” (ABC)

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Christina Applegate - ”Samantha Who?”(ABC) 
America Ferrera - ”Ugly Betty” (ABC)
WINNER: Tina Fey - “30 Rock” (NBC) 
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - ”New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS) 
Mary-Louise Parker - ”Weeds” (Showtime)

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
WINNER: Glenn Close – “Damages” (FX)
Sally Field - ”Brothers & Sisters” (ABC)
Mariska Hargitay - “Law and Order: SVU” (NBC)
Holly Hunter - ”Saving Grace” (TNT)
Kyra Sedgwick - ”The Closer” (TNT)

REALITY HOST
Tom Bergeron - ”Dancing With the Stars”
Heidi Klum - ”Project Runway”
Howie Mandel - ”Deal or No Deal”
WINNER: Jeff Probst - ”Survivor”
Ryan Seacrest - ”American Idol”

MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE

“Bernard And Doris” – (HBO) 
“Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” – (HBO) ”
“The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” – (Lifetime) 
“A Raisin In The Sun” – (ABC) 
WINNER: “Recount” – (HBO)

REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
WINNER: “The Amazing Race” – (CBS)
“American Idol” – (FOX)
“Dancing With The Stars” – (ABC)
“Project Runway” – (Bravo)
“Top Chef” - (Bravo)

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Ralph Fiennes – “Bernard And Doris” (HBO)
Ricky Gervais - “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” (HBO)
WINNER: Paul Giamatti - “John Adams” (HBO)
Kevin Spacey - “Recount” (HBO)
Tom Wilkinson - “Recount” (HBO)

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Catherine Keener - ”An American Crime” (Showtime)
Susan Sarandon - “Bernard And Doris” (HBO)
Dame Judi Dench - “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre)
WINNER: Laura Linney - “John Adams” (HBO)
Phylicia Rashad - “A Raisin In The Sun” (ABC)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jon Cryer – “Two and a Half Men” (CBS)
Kevin Dillon - “Entourage” (HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris - ”How I Met Your Mother” (CBS)
WINNER: Jeremy Piven - “Entourage” (HBO)
Rainn Wilson - “The Office” (NBC)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Ted Danson – “Damages” (FX)
Michael Emerson - “Lost” (ABC)
WINNER: Zeljko Ivanek - “Damages” (FX)
William Shatner - “Boston Legal” (ABC)
John Slattery - “Mad Men” (AMC)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
David Morse – “John Adams” (HBO)
Stephen Dillane - “John Adams” (HBO)
WINNER: Tom Wilkinson – “John Adams” (HBO)
Denis Leary - “Recount” (HBO)
Bob Balaban - “Recount” (HBO)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Kristin Chenoweth – “Pushing Daisies” (ABC)
Amy Poehler - ”Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
WINNER: Jean Smart - “Samantha Who?” (ABC)
Holland Taylor - “Two and a Half Men” (CBS)
Vanessa Williams - “Ugly Betty” (ABC)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Candice Bergen – “Boston Legal” (ABC) 
Rachel Griffiths - “Brothers and Sisters” (ABC) )
Sandra Oh - “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) 
WINNER: Dianne Wiest - “In Treatment” (HBO)
Chandra Wilson - “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
WINNER: Eileen Atkins – “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre)
Ashley Jensen - “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” (HBO)
Alfre Woodard - “Pictures Of Hollis Woods” (CBS)
Audra McDonald - “A Raisin In The Sun” (ABC)
Laura Dern - “Recount” (HBO)

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM
Jon Stewart - “80th Annual Academy Awards” (ABC)
Stephen Colbert - “The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)
David Letterman - “Late Show With David Letterman” (CBS)
WINNER: Don Rickles - “Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project” (HBO)
Tina Fey – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY
Dan Attias, “Entourage” (“No Cannes Do”) 
James Bobin, “Flight Of The Conchords” (“Sally Returns”) 
Michael Engler, “30 Rock” (“Rosemary’s Baby”) 
Paul Feig, “The Office” (“Goodbye, Toby”) 
Paul Lieberstein, “The Office” (“Money: Parts 1 & 2″) 
WINNER: Barry Sonnenfeld, “Pushing Daisies” (“Pie-Lette”)

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA
Allen Coulter, “Damages” (pilot)
Vince Gilligan, “Breaking Bad” (pilot) 
Arlene Sanford, “Boston Legal” (“The Mighty Rogues”)
Alan Taylor, “Mad Men” (“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”)
WINNER: Greg Yaitanes, “House” (“House’s Head”)

DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
WINNER: Louis J. Horvitz – “80th Annual Academy Awards” (ABC)
Jim Hoskinson - “The Colbert Report” (#4051) (Comedy Central)
Don Roy King - “Saturday Night Live” (Host: Tina Fey) (NBC)
Lonny Price - ”Company” (Great Performances) (PBS)
Chuck O’Neil – “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (#13050) (Comedy Central)

DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Bob Balaban – “Bernard And Doris” (HBO)
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant - “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” (HBO)
Tom Hooper - “John Adams” (HBO)
Mikael Salomon - ”The Company” (TNT)
WINNER: Jay Roach - “Recount” (HBO)

VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
“The Colbert Report” – (Comedy Central)
WINNER: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” – (Comedy Central) 
“Late Show With David Letterman” – (CBS)
“Real Time With Bill Maher” – (HBO)
“Saturday Night Live” – (NBC)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM – NOT-EXCLUSIVELY-MADE-FOR-TELEVISION VARIETY, MUSIC, COMEDY EVENT PROGRAMS
WINNER: “Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago” (Great Performances) – (PBS)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM — CLASSICAL MUSIC/DANCE PROGRAMS
WINNER: “New York City Opera: Madama Butterfly” (Live From Lincoln Center) – (PBS)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM – SHORT-FORMAT LIVE-ACTION ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS
WINNER: “Battlestar Galactica: Razor Featurette #4″ – (Sci Fi Channel.com)
“Friday Night Lights: Spotlight On Austin” – (NBC.com)
“Lost: Missing Pieces” – (ABC.com)
“Sarah Silverman Program Nugget” – (Comedycentral.com)
“30 Rock: Kenneth The Web Page” – (NBC.com)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM – SHORT-FORMAT ANIMATED PROGRAMS
WINNER: ”Camp Lazlo” (“Lazlo’s First Crush”) (Cartoon Network)
“Chowder” – (“Burple Nurples”) (Cartoon Network)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM – SHORT-FORMAT NONFICTION PROGRAMS
“Deadliest Catch: The Real Dutch” (Discovery.com)
WINNER: “Great Moments From The Campaign Trail” (History ChannelVOD)
“Jay Leno’s Garage” (Jaylenosgarage.com)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM – AWARDS PROGRAMS
“80th Annual Academy Awards” (ABC)
WINNER: “The 61st Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)

NONFICTION SPECIAL
“AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition” – (CBS)
“Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq” – (HBO)
WINNER: ”Autism: The Musical” - (HBO)
“Pioneers Of Television – Late Night: Johnny, Jack, Steve, And Merv” – (PBS)

NONFICTION SERIES

WINNER: ”American Masters” - (PBS)
“Biography” – (Biography Channel)
“Deadliest Catch” - (Discovery Channel)
“Inside The Actors Studio” – (Bravo)
WINNER: ”This American Life” - (Showtime)

WRITING FOR A COMEDY
James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie - “Flight Of The Conchords” (“Yoko”) (HBO)
Jack Burditt - “30 Rock” (“Rosemary’s Baby”) (NBC)
Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky - “The Office” (“Dinner Party”) (NBC)
WINNER: Tina Fey – “30 Rock”(“Cooter”) (NBC)
Bryan Fuller - “Pushing Daisies” (“Pie-Lette”) (ABC)

WRITING FOR A DRAMA
Michael Angeli - ”Battlestar Galactica” - (“Six Of One”) (Sci Fi Channel)
Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman - “Damages” (“Pilot”) (FX Networks)
WINNER: Matthew Weiner - “Mad Men” (“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Pilot) (AMC)
Matthew Weiner, Robin Veith - “Mad Men” (“The Wheel”) (AMC)
David Simon, (teleplay), Ed Burns - “The Wire” (“30″) (HBO)

WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM

WINNER: “The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central) - Tom Purcell(head Writer), Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Richard Dahm,Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Eric Drysdale, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Peter Grosz,Bryan Adams, Barry Julien
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central) - Steve Bodow (head Writer), Rory Albanese, Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer,Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, J.R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Rob Kutner, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, John Oliver,Jason Ross, Jon Stewart 
“Late Night With Conan O’Brien” (NBC) - Mike Sweeney (head Writer), Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Daniel J. Goor, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg
“Late Show With David Letterman”(CBS) - Eric Stangel (head Writer), Justin Stangel, (head Writer), Jim Mulholland, Michael Barrie, Steve Young, Tom Ruprecht, Lee Ellenberg, Matt Roberts,Jeremy Weiner, Joe Grossman, Bill Scheft, Bob Borden, Frank Sebastiano, David Letterman
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) - Seth Meyers (head Writer), Andrew Steele (head Writer), Paula Pell (head Writer), Doug Abeles,James Anderson, Alex Baze, James Downey, Charlie Grandy,Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Jon Lutz,Lorne Michaels, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer,Robert Smigel, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Robert Carlock (additional sketch), Lauren Pomerantz(additional sketch)

WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL

Hugh Costello – “Bernard And Doris” (HBO)
WINNER: Kirk Ellis - “John Adams” (“Independence”) (HBO)
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant – “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” (HBO)
Heidi Thomas - “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre) (PBS)
Danny Strong - “Recount” (HBO)

WRITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING

Jeff Grogan - ”Intervention” (A&E)
David de Vries – “Life After People” (History Channel)
Ira Glass - “This American Life” (“Escape”) (Showtime)
WINNER: Geoffrey C. Ward - ”The War” (“Pride Of Our Nation”) (PBS)
Mark Zwonitzer - “Walt Whitman” (“American Experience”) (PBS)