News on Emmy Awards

'Two and a Half Men' co-star hails contrite Sheen

2011-09-19T19:30:32Z

Charlie Sheen's former co-star Jon Cryer lauded the troubled actor Monday for burying the hatchet with the makers of "Two and a Half Men," while adding that being sacked probably saved his life.

Cryer, speaking as he was honored with a star on the

2011-03-01T18:00:18Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Charlie Sheen joined the Twitter ranks on Tuesday, opening a new window into the restless psyche of the former sitcom star.

Sheen, describing himself on his bio as "an unemployed winner," a...

The Daily Show

2010-11-30T13:59:02Z

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The Office Video Game

2010-11-30T13:45:21Z

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Off Duty

2010-11-30T13:47:21Z

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Megan Mullally

2010-11-30T13:22:36Z

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Emmy Ballot

2010-11-30T13:03:16Z

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Best television sitcoms of the 1980s

2010-11-29T15:08:03Z

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Funniest comedians of all time

2010-11-04T14:08:23Z

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The Ex – Zach Braff and Jason Bateman Square-Off

2010-11-02T19:08:06Z

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"BP Spillcam" deemed top TV word."Guido" close behind

2010-09-09T04:45:22Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the success of the TV show "Jersey Shore" made words like "BP Spillcam" and "Guido" ...

'Mad Men' crowned at Emmy awards

2010-08-30T01:15:40Z

The television series "Mad Men" won the best drama series award at the 62nd annual Emmy Awards while "Modern Family" dethroned "30 Rock" as the best comedy show.

"Mad Men," which tells the story of...

Who Won What

2010-11-02T12:38:09Z

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Emmy Awards 2010: Live-Blogging the Show

2010-11-02T14:14:50Z

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Gays go for Emmy gold

2010-09-11T10:50:09Z

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2010 Emmy Award: Odds Favor Baldwin and Collette

2010-09-09T01:53:39Z

The Annual Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, August 29th 2010 with the broadcast being aired live from the NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE, in Los Angeles. The 62nd Emmy Awards will be shown on NBC at 8:00pm EST with last year's best comedy actor winner Alec Baldwin ...

Neil Patrick Harris Wins Early Emmy For 'Glee' Guest Spot

2010-08-21T21:45:08Z

Gay-dad-to-be Neil Patrick Harris has won an early Emmy at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys

Gay-dad-to-be Neil Patrick Harris has won an early Emmy at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys.

The Creative Arts Emmys honor many of the behind-the-scenes categories such as costumes, lighting and make-up, but it also includes the gu...

Betty White has big night with Emmy win for `SNL'

2010-08-21T19:30:08Z

Betty White adds to glory year with Emmy Award for `Saturday Night Live' hosting gig

The Betty White phenomenon keeps getting bigger.

White won an Emmy Award for best guest actress in a comedy series for her turn as host on "Saturday Night Live." The honor came Saturday at the creati...

Jane Lynch, Neil Patrick Harris Vie For Emmy Awards Tonight

2010-08-21T08:45:09Z

Openly gay actors Jane Lynch, Neil Patrick Harris, Lily Tomlin and Alan Cumming are nominated in Saturday's Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Openly gay actors Jane Lynch, Neil Pa...

Courteney Cox Admits She Was Hurt by 'Friends' Emmy Snub

2010-11-02T12:37:58Z

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Courteney Cox Admits She Was Hurt Emmy Voters Weren't There for Her During 'Friends'

2010-11-02T12:37:58Z

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Rookie TV shows have strong shot at Emmy glory

2010-08-13T02:15:12Z

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If the first time is a charm, then 2010 could be shaping up as a downright charming year for a host of rookie Emmy nominees.

As voting wraps up Tuesday, buzz is building behind freshmen series "The Good Wife," Six openly gay stars received Emmy Awards nods as nominations were announced Thursday

Six openly gay stars received Emmy Awards nods as nominations were announced Thursday.

Half of the six men nominated in the Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series are openly gay: Chris Colfer who plays Kurt...

Emmy nominations announced for comedy series

2010-07-08T05:45:30Z

Emmy nominations announced for best television comedy series

The Primetime Emmy nominations for best television comedy series have been announced in Los Angeles by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

The category's six nominees announced...

In Pictures: TV's Breakout Stars Of 2009

2010-10-22T14:34:36Z

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"Mad Men" and "30 Rock" win top Emmys, again

2010-10-22T15:33:29Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The low-rated shows "30 Rock" and "Mad Men" shared the spotlight at the Emmy Awards for a second year on Sunday, but most of their stars were snubbed as the acting awards went to repeat winners or surpr...

2009 Emmy Round-Up: Not As Gag-Inducing As It Could Have Been!

2010-10-26T21:38:56Z

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'Mad Men' and '30 Rock' scoop top Emmy awards

2010-06-16T15:06:30Z

Period drama "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance of last year at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

Stylish 'Mad Men' wins best drama Emmy, '30 Rock' takes comedy series honor

"Mad Men" and "30 Rock" led a pack of Emmy winners who successfully defended their titles Sunday, but the snappy ceremony and a star turn by host Neil Patrick Harris made the evening far from a rerun.

AMC's glossy 1960s Madison Aven...

Emmys acknowledge tough times for TV industry

2010-10-22T15:33:55Z

As ratings lightweights repeat, Emmys acknowledge tough times for TV industry

A year after its least-watched telecast ever, the Emmy Awards plaintively acknowledged TV's changing role in the Internet age, bringing a collective sense of reckoning to the revamped show with everything from scripted jokes about the decline of networks to unemployed stars openly job-seeking.

And the gallows humor started from ...

'Mad Men,' '30 Rock' lead winners in Emmy repeat

2010-06-16T15:06:41Z

Period drama "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

Stylish "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

Stylish "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" are favorites to scoop top honors at Sunday's 61st Emmy Awards, the US television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

AMC television hit "Mad Men" -- set in the poli...

Tina Fey wins Emmy award for Sarah Palin spoof

2010-06-12T09:09:58Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Tina Fey won an Emmy on Saturday for her uncanny portrayal of former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," while pop star

"30 Rock" leads fresher-looking Emmys

2010-06-12T09:10:29Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Satire-heavy "30 Rock" and 1960s drama "Mad Men" will defend their 2007 Emmy awards against a broad field of contenders for television's highest honors -- including irreverent cartoon series "Fox's cartoony 'Family Guy' competing for an Emmy against flesh-and-blood comedy shows

More than most other Emmy categories, the nominations for best comedy series emerge as a clash of disparate contenders.

With the announcement of the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards Thursday, a familiar, knotty question rears its head again: Just what kind of comedy i...

Emmy voters thumb their noses at mass appeal

2010-04-16T11:19:02Z

Emmy voters thumb their noses at mass appeal while `30 Rock' nabs record 22 nominations

When cult cable series "Flight of the Conchords" snags a best series Emmy nomination and the most-watched comedy in America, CBS...

TV comedy is Tina Fey's world

2010-04-16T11:18:32Z

Tina Fey and `30 Rock' continue Emmy domination; is there room for anybody else?

Television comedy is Tina Fey's world these days. Is there room for anybody else?

Fey and "30 Rock," her series about the backstage world at a late-night network show, swept both the Emmys and Reaction to 61st annual Emmy Award nominations

Quotes from some of the Emmy Award nominees:

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"It's been a long time between 'Guiding Light' and now. I got the news and I woke (wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick) up and she was on her way to work. I haven't really spoken to her. She just texted me to say, 'So what are you doing, fielding offers?' ...

US comedy sitcom "30 Rock" leads Emmy nominations

2010-06-12T09:10:26Z

US comedy sitcom "30 Rock" scooped a record-breaking 22 nods in the 61st Emmy Awards Thursday, including nominations for its award-winning leading actors Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin.

It's the first time in the history of the awards that a comedy series has won so many nominations in ...

`30 Rock' leads Emmy nominations with 22 bids

2010-06-12T09:10:34Z

`30 Rock' leads Emmy nominations with 22; animated `Family Guy' gets rare comedy series bid

Tina Fey's urbane sitcom "30 Rock" received a record 22 Emmy Award nominations Thursday, while the 1960s retro series "Mad Men" led the drama pack with 16 bids.

The shows were ...

The Best Reactions to the Emmy Nominations!

2010-10-26T20:19:14Z

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Comedy "30 Rock" and drama "Mad Men" lead Emmys

2010-06-12T09:10:29Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Tina Fey comedy "30 Rock" and 1960s period drama "Mad Men" led the Emmy nominations on Thursday for television's highest honors.

Despite 3 Emmy wins, Tina Fey of '30 Rock' dodges acclaim backstage, loses her purse

Isn't it just like Tina Fey to have something go haywire on the night she's recognized for her many talents?

"If anyone's seen my purse," Fey announced to reporters backstage after winning three Emmys, "I left it under my seat."<...

'Mad Men' and `30 Rock' win top Emmy Awards

2010-06-16T14:58:07Z

'Mad Men' wins Emmy Award for best drama series; Tina Fey's '30 Rock' wins 4 trophies

Millions watched "Mad Men" make history on ABC as basic cable's first show to win a best drama award at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Award...

At the Emmys, the joke's often on the Emmy

2010-06-11T23:18:22Z

Stars lob Emmy zingers that beat up on the show, politicians

Heard at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards:

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"I want to thank all the people that went before us in television to make a show like this because we are just channeling it every day. We love going to work." — Matthew Weiner, creator and executive producers of "

Partial list of winners at Primetime Emmy Awards

2010-06-11T23:18:28Z

Partial list of winners at Sunday's 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

Partial list of winners at Sunday's 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences:

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Ze...

The Emmy Awards: Winners And Losers

2010-04-16T13:19:07Z

No matter how lame and rushed the three-hour Emmy broadcast was, we'd happily watch it again just to see Tina Fey keep winning. Our favorite crush saw her 30 Rock receive seven awards, including Best Actress in a Comedy Series and Best Comedy Series. Good thing she was seated in the front row!

Ms. Fey wasn't the only Emmy darling: Mad Men, a shocked

TONY 's Shadow Emmys

2010-10-26T10:45:13Z

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'Mad Men,' 'Damages' make Emmy noms history

2010-06-11T23:19:35Z

'Mad Men,' 'Damages' make Emmy history as first basic-cable programs with best-series nods

Basic cable TV looked more like a pop-culture bargain Thursday as AMC's "Mad Men" and FX's "Damages" snared historic best-series Emmy nominations, while stars from cable's less glamorous channels also made a spl...

No Emmy For Britney Spears

2010-10-26T10:00:32Z

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TV's Primetime Emmy Semifinalists

2010-10-21T09:22:48Z

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The Emmy Awards: Fans Choose Grey’s Anatomy and House

2010-09-10T15:39:14Z

The decision of the judges will be heard on Sunday night, but TV fans think that Two and a Half Men should win the award for Best Comedy at the ceremony. Thirty-two percent (32%) of fans surveyed picked the CBS comedy starring Charlie Sheen and

TONY's First Annual Shadow Emmys

2010-10-25T20:44:29Z
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Nominees celebrate on eve of Emmy Awards

2010-09-09T21:15:44Z

Emmy Nominees Celebrate on Eve of Show to Award American Television's Highest Honor
In their last hours as neither winners nor losers, Emmy nominees gathered to celebrate being in contention for American television's highest honor _ and to get free stuff.
On Friday, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences hosted a party honoring nominees for Sunday...

`Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' leads Emmy nominees with 17; `The Sopranos' gets 15

2010-09-09T09:49:00Z

"The Sopranos," which towered over television with its visceral, violent depiction of a modern mob boss' world and an unparalleled finale, could dominate its last Emmy Awards. Or could it be foiled by the fresh-faced kids of "Heroes"?
The nominations announced Thursday for the 59th annual awards ceremony in Sep...

International Emmys

2010-11-23T00:01:38Z
Actor Matthew Modine and his daughter Ruby arrive at the 38th International Emmy Awards, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
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TV Conan's Studio

2010-11-04T15:02:08Z
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2010 file photo, Conan O'Brien and wife Liza Powel arrive for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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TV CNN Wald

2010-11-01T10:09:02Z
In this Aug. 29, 2010 photo, Piers Morgan arrives at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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TV Conan O'Brien

2010-10-21T10:01:49Z
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2010 file photo, Conan O'Brien and wife Liza Powel arrive for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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Cox Arquette Separation

2010-10-11T17:01:57Z
FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2003 file photo, Courteney Cox Arquette, a star in the comedy series "Friends," arrives with her husband David Arquette for the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in