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By tomoneil Golden Globes expand animation race to five nominees nuggets: Inside the Governors Awards | Best actor race heats up | 'Up in the Air' literally Inside track on the Oscars' best actor race Quiz: Who wrote the most best-picture winners at the Oscars?

By tomoneil Usually, the Emmy ceremony occurs in mid-September so that the TV industry can salute the best of last season's programs on the eve of new TV season launch. However, telecaster NBC plans to move the date back to Sunday, Aug. 29 to get out of the way of its Sunday football programming in Septemb...

By tomoneil Golden Globes expand animation race to five nominees nuggets: Inside the Governors Awards | Best actor race heats up | 'Up in the Air' literally Inside track on the Oscars' best actor race Quiz: Who wrote the most best-picture winners at the Oscars?

By tomoneil Golden Globes expand animation race to five nominees nuggets: Inside the Governors Awards | Best actor race heats up | 'Up in the Air' literally Inside track on the Oscars' best actor race Quiz: Who wrote the most best-picture winners at the Oscars?

By tomoneil Can sly 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' sneak into the Oscars' hen house? Oscars to arrive late at the 'Precious' party? Inside track on the Oscars' best actor race Quiz: Who wrote the most best-picture winners at the Oscars? Quiz: What film nabbed the most Oscars without winning best picture?

By tomoneil CMAs to showcase top nominees including Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift Ooops — strike '2012' off your Oscars best-picture list Oscars to arrive late at the 'Precious' party? Oscars rewind: 'Slumdog Millionaire' tied for most European Film Awards nominations

By tomoneil Oscars to arrive late at the 'Precious' party? Oscars predix for best pix from 16 experts Photos, from top: Kathy Griffin at 2008 Creative Arts Emmys (ATAS); "Julie & Julia" poster (Columbia); Denzel Washington in "Julius Caesar" (Belasco Theatre)

By tomoneil Oscars to arrive late at the 'Precious' party? Oscars rewind: 'Slumdog Millionaire' tied for most European Film Awards nominations Oscars predix for best pix from 16 experts Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best actress derby? Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best actor derby?

By tomoneil Oscars rewind: 'Slumdog Millionaire' tied for most European Film Awards nominations Oscars predix for best pix from 16 experts Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best actress derby? Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best actor derby? Photos, from top: Lionsgate, NBC, AMC

By tomoneil • "Flight of the Conchords" star Jemaine Clement has said his offbeat HBO comedy series may not continue for a third season because it requires so much work, but a final decision will be made within a month. Clement told Reuters that he needs to discuss the future of the show with his co-star,...

By tomoneil • The Casting Society of America held the silver-anniversary edition of the Artios Awards on Monday night in both Gotham and LA. The CSA kudos -- saluting the best in casting -- went to "Star Trek" (drama feature), "Tropic Thunder" (comedy feature), "Milk" (independent feature), and "Up...

By tomoneil • Vegas oddsmaker Johnny Avello is at odds with Gold Derby readers about who should host the Oscars. His top choice is Billy Crystal, whom he considers a 5 to 2 favorite to return to the podium. Avello didn't even consider your top pick Ricky Gervais while Tina Fey came in at a mere 18 to 1. However...

By tomoneil • Though every dog may have its day, not every Hollywood pooch will be a winner at the third edition of the Fido Awards. These London-based kudos give out prizes Nov. 22 to the top dog in categories including historical hound, rom-com rover and comedy canine. Among the nominees being consider...

By tomoneil It's also a longshot to expect the snobbish academy to accept a hand-me-down host from the Emmys, Tonys and — egads — TV Land Awards, but Harris earned huzzahs for holding forth impressively at those kudofests. Another drawback: ABC's Oscarcast may scorn the idea of tapping a CBS sitcom s...

By tomoneil As he did with the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Peter Jackson is director, co-producer and co-writer of "The Lovely Bones." Jackson won three Oscars in 2003 for performing those same roles on the third "Ring" cycle -- "The Return of the King." Working again with his winning co-writers Fran W...

By tomoneil Oscar-winning producer Bruce Cohen ("American Beauty") is organizing the evening in collaboration with Emmy-winning director Don Mischer. As per the initial academy news release, the honorees "will also be acknowledged at the year's Academy Awards ceremony." That wording could mea...

By tomoneil • Jeff Wells embeds the new trailer for "Green Zone" and wonders why Universal bumped this new pic by Oscar nominee Paul Greengrass ("United 93") to March. Theorizes Jeff, "They figured the Academy would never nominate two Iraq War movies for best picture, and that 'The Hurt Locker' was to...

By tomoneil Patty Duke -- who bested Angela Lansbury for "The Manchurian Candidate" among others in the supporting race -- went on to play the part of the teacher in a 1979 TV movie with Melissa Gilbert as the student. Both were nominated for Emmys as lead actress in a limited series or special. Duke won a t...

By tomoneil • Mark Burnett is the first reality producer to win the Producer Guild of America's Norman Lear Award. The exec of "Survivor," "The Apprentice" and "Shark Tank" will receive the award at the annual PGA kudos on Jan. 24. In a statement, PGA Awards co-chairs Laurence Mark and David Friendly sai...

By tomoneil Bill Cosby never competed at the Emmy Awards again. After his triumphant return to television in 1984 with the smash hit "The Cosby Show," he would have been a shoo-in to become the first African American actor to win an Emmy for a leading role in a comedy series.

By tomoneil But Gervais is also an appropriate choice to host the next HFPA kudocast considering that the Globes paid a huge role in bringing the British comedian to prominence in the U.S. Six years ago he was just marginally on the Hollywood radar as the dumpy, oddball star of the quirky U.K. TV comedy seri...

By tomoneil • 2006 best pic contender "Little Miss Sunshine" is being turned into a tuner. Two-time Tony champ William Finn ("Falsettos") has done the score with a book by three-time Tony winner James Lapine ("Sunday in the Park With George," "Passion") who is also helming the workshop this week and n...

By tomoneil A month after taking home a third consecutive Emmy as best comedy series, "30 Rock" returned to the NBC lineup last night. "30 Rock" has always been a hit with the critics and this fourth season opener did not disappoint them. Photo: NBC

By tomoneil Michaels lost to fellow "SYTYCD" choreographer Tyce Diorio -- who devised the contemporary dance set to "Silence" performed by William Wingfield and Jessica King -- and Tony champ Rob Ashford ("Thoroughly Modern Millie"), who won his first Emmy for choreographing the Oscars.

By tomoneil Spike Jonze earned an Oscar nod for his 1999 directorial debut "Being John Malkovich" -- he lost to Sam Mendes who helmed best picture champ "American Beauty." His 2002 follow-up film "Adaptation" won Chris Cooper the supporting actor Oscar and landed bids for both Nicolas Cage and Meryl...

By tomoneil Abbott, who also won the BAFTA for his two previous series -- "Cracker" (1995) and "Clocking Off" (2002) -- took an Emmy for the top TV movie "The Girl in the Cafe" in 2006. Writer/producer John Wells, a six-time Emmy champ for "ER" and "The West Wing," is shepherding the American adaptation...

By tomoneil Mike Nichols first competed at the Emmy Awards in 1977 as a producer of best drama series nominee "Family" -- the show lost to "Upstairs, Downstairs," which won the third of its three trophies in this race. Nichols became a grand slam champ in 2001 when he won Emmys for both producing and dire...

By tomoneil Thriller" -- his second solo effort as an adult -- was released in November 1982 and spent a record 37 weeks at No. 1, producing an unparalleled seven top 10 singles. In March 1983, Jackson debuted his moonwalk dance to "Billie Jean" on the TV special "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever."...

By tomoneil And Jss0058 said, "It has always confused me that Krasinski can't even get nominated for supporting actor. This tape just proves how big of a mistake that has been. I'm not holding out that it will change this year, but it sure would be nice and this tape could give him a shot at a win (same for the...

By tomoneil The new Manhattan Theatre Club revival of the 1927 George S. Kaufman-Edna Ferber comedy "The Royal Family" has the critics bowing down. "The Royal Family" is a sly satire of the fabled Barrymore acting clan. This acclaimed production is sure to be among the four nominees for best play reviva...

By tomoneil • "I just got word that the Weinstein Co. has officially moved Rob Marshall's musical Oscar contender 'Nine' from its currently scheduled release date of November 29 to a limited release on December 18 in New York and Los Angeles and will then go wide on December 25," reports Brad Brevet. ROP...

By tomoneil Capitalism: A Love Story" gets good reviews from major media like the New York Times and USA Today and Variety calls this "one of his best films," but far less than raves from the New Yorker, Salon and Village Voice. The New York Post blasts it as "Moore drivel." The Washington Post says, "Moor...

By tomoneil The Emmys eliminated the individual achievement in a variety program award this year. Principal performers are now included among the nominees for the specials themselves. In recent years, at least one musical show has contended in this category. Among the singing showcases to win were "...

By tomoneil Curb Your Enthusiasm" has had lousy luck at the Emmys. Larry David's HBO laffer has been nominated 30 times for TV's top award — including five bids for best comedy series — but it won only once: best director for Robert B. Weide for the "Krazee-Eyez Killa" episode in 2003. Photo: HBO

By tomoneil For several weeks thousands of our readers and forum posters have pitched in to cast — and help to count — ballots to choose winners of the Gold Derby Awards for best TV of the decade. Champs will be announced Sunday night at 4 p.m. PT/ 7 p.m. ET in a cyber-ceremony held in our chat room. Join us for the f...

By tomoneil The ongoing melodrama surrounding this TV show continues to make it the watercooler talk of America, which means it remains a major Emmy contender. However, it wasn't – strangely – even nominated for reality program in the recent derby, even though "Jon & Kate Plus 8" reaped 10 millio...

By tomoneil After all, "Frasier" sits atop the Emmy record book as the scripted show with the most awards at 37, including a record five in a row as best comedy series. During the 11-year run of "Frasier," Grammer won four of his 10 bids for lead actor in a comedy series (1994, 1995, 1998, 2004). But based o...

By tomoneil Perhaps like his "Friends" co-star Courteney Cox -- who seems to have a hit with "Cougar Town" after a miss with "Dirt" -- the third time will be the charm for LeBlanc as well. "Episodes" should get a boost as it can boast of the pedigree of the BBC in partnership with Showtime. The pubcaster is l...

By tomoneil Patricia Heaton returns to the type of role that won her two Emmy Awards during the nine-year run of "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- a sassy suburban mom -- in the new ABC sitcom "The Middle." And TV reviewers are heaping loads of praise on her for this new twist on an old format.

By tomoneil The Emmy fate of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" underscored something we already knew about Emmy voters — they're snobs. Consider this: "Frasier" -- the TV series that's won the most Emmys ever with 37 --  is about two snooty brothers, Frasier and Niles Crane, obsessed with wine, women and song. Sur...

By tomoneil That second Emmy statuette goes on sale at Profile in History's auction (lot No. 599) to be held on Oct. 8 and 9. It's part of the estate sale of late "Tonight" producer Fred De Cordova. Estimated sale price for the Emmy statuette set by the auction house is $12,000 to $15,000, but I think that's hi...

By tomoneil There's a cruel double standard applied to the repeat Emmy victories by "The Amazing Race" and "The Daily Show" — both of which have swept their categories (best reality program, best variety series, respectively) seven times in a row.

By tomoneil As my Envelope colleague Pete Hammond points out, the Oscars suffered some tough Emmy slights this year. This victory is vindication for the whole Oscarcast team, which did a terrific job. Such a snub isn't typical, however. Among all programs, the biggest winner of all Prime-time Emmy Awa...

By tomoneil It was a lot of fun when Tina Fey ("30 Rock") went all nuclear on The Envelope during her Golden Globes acceptance speech this year. But she's still hurling rocks. Sunday night, backstage at the Emmys, moments after "30 Rock" won best comedy series, a journalist asked if her victory was reall...

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By tomoneil Our resident Emmy experts -- Chris "Boomer" Beachum and Robert "Rob L" Licuria -- and I also made predictions in the six supporting acting categories but had little luck there. We all missed the supporting winners in a drama series as well as supporting actor for both comedy series and m...

By tomoneil The Oscarcast added yet another Emmy to its record tally with a win for the opening number penned for host Hugh Jackman. And while "American Idol" dominates the ratings, it has failed to rate with the Emmy Awards. Show director Bruce Gower won only its third-ever Emmy tonight.

By tomoneil Grey Gardens" was a shoo-in to win best TV movie at the Emmy Awards. After all, it tied the record for most nominations for a TV movie (17) and  HBO has won this race 14 of the last 16 years, including the most recent five in a row. And that HBO golden touch with the Emmys carried over to the mini/mov...

By tomoneil I'm glad "Dorrit" won best mini. I'm a sucker for Charles Dickens adaptations, but I had suspected that most Emmy voters wouldn't watch it so therefore would be tempted to pick "Generation Kill" instead because of its political relevance, being about U.S. combat in Iraq. Maybe voters in this...

By tomoneil Just like the Emmy Awards' drama series champ "Mad Men," both of last year's drama series lead acting winners repeated for the second seasons of their shows – Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") and Glenn Close ("Damages"). However, the supporting winners on the drama series side were new to...

By tomoneil As predicted, "30 Rock" three-peated as best comedy series at the Emmy Awards. And Alec Baldwin also took home his second consecutive lead actor Emmy for "30 Rock." Baldwin continued the Lorne Michaels love-in that began with shout-outs from guest acting winners Tina Fey and Justin Timbe...

By tomoneil Bill Maher's Emmy snubs date back to a 1995 nod for "Politically Incorrect" as outstanding variety, music or comedy series. ("The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" won that year for the only time.) Maher's ABC show brought him 11 nominations in total – producing (eight), writing (two) and hostin...

By tomoneil Just as we warned you might happen, Emmy voters are absurdly picking actors who portray split personalities: Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock") and Toni Collette ("United States of Tara"). In his sample episode submitted to Emmy judges ("Generalissimo"), Baldwin portrayed his usual character...

By tomoneil Toni Collette's victory as best comedy actress for "United States of Tara" marks the first time that Showtime has won a top Emmy race. It's still never won best drama or comedy series, but it earned its first and second nominations for top drama last year and this one ("Dexter") and its first...

By tomoneil Dana Delany will present the award for best drama actor; Sigourney Weaver the prize for best drama series. Photos by Tom O'Neil / Los Angeles Times Uh, oh! Beware: Last year's top Emmy winners may repeat Video: Emmy predictions slugfest: What will win best comedy series?

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By tomoneil Let's consider this fantastic idea for a sec. Since internet video is eligible for an Emmy, Chris "Boomer" Beachum, Rober "Rob L" Licuria (AwardsHeaven.net) and I could theoretically win an Emmy someday for one of our slugfests about the Emmys. If that ever occurred, it would be for this vid...

By tomoneil While watching the Emmycast on Sunday (CBS, 8 p.m. EDT/ PDT), don't be shy. Don't share your snarkiest opinions only with those gathered with you in front of a TV set. Kvetch, cheer and joke with the whole cyber-universe. That's what The Envelope is here for! Make your Emmy viewing a multimedia e...

By tomoneil In the past, the award for best comedy writing might've come next to best supporting actor in a TV drama series," Mischer says. "This year we'll focus on one award group -- say, comedy in one area of the program. No one's ever done this before. It may not work, but it may give us more coherence."

By tomoneil Here is a list of nominees. Photo: ATAS Pssst! Hey, Emmy nominees: Submit these episodes! Uh-oh! What episodes should Emmy nominees submit to judges? Emmy quiz: What comedy series held the record for most nominations? Justin Timberlake contends for three Emmy Awards

By tomoneil By the way, if I'm correct in some top categories, this will be the first time in Emmy history that the winners in all major series races from one year (best comedy and drama series plus lead actor and actress) returned together. That could turn out to be tragic. Read more here.

By tomoneil Since the Emmys are my favorite showbiz award, there's nothing that this kudos expert likes to do more than dig the Emmy dirt with rascals who really want to plop in the sandbox with me and have at it. Uh, oh! Beware: Last year's top Emmys winners may repeat

By tomoneil ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES: Toni Collette, "United States of Tara" - Furlong, Mitovich, Richmond Tina Fey, "30 Rock" – Ausiello, Beachum, Berman, Boedeker, Brown, Kapsch, Kubicek, Licuria, O'Neil, Porter, Rushfield, Zurawik Uh, oh! Beware: Last year's top Emmys winners may repeat

By tomoneil During Leno's 17 years at the helm, the NBC late-night staple won just one Emmy for best variety comedy series. That was back in 1995 and the last of the show's nine nods in that race was in 2003. Add in three technical wins and "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" managed to take home just four Emmys...

By tomoneil Finally, the Archive of American Television — a branch of the Emmys' foundation — has popped open its vault of in-depth video chats with 600 TV superstars like four-time Emmy champ Betty White, who's nominated this year for a guest spot on "My Name Is Earl." Also Michael J. Fox, who just won an...

 CA It was crafted by LA Times software wizards to accommodate the traditional grouping per race, adaptable to all showbiz awards. They hadn't forseen this Emmy change and, frankly, it's something we can't fix this late in the derby. ...

New York Times Blogs  CA Though Griffin is unabashed in her desire to win another Emmy, Letterman lies low with his own ambitions about awards. While Jay Leno usually beat him in the ratings, it was Letterman who ruled the Emmys roost. Over Leno's first 16 years of hosting the ...

By tomoneil Grey's Anatomy" competed for best drama series for its first full season in 2006 (losing to "24") and again the following year when "The Sopranos" won for its farewell season. Last year, the show did not number among the final six series nominees, but it did make the top 10 runoff. Photo: ABC

By tomoneil And with a popular vote determining the six nominees in the acting races at this year's Emmy Awards, there's a very good chance Amy Poehler will land a lead nod. After all, last year she became the first "SNL" cast member to contend in the comedy series supporting race; she lost to Jean Smart (...

By tomoneil Emmy rescue: Denis Leary is overdue (Part 1) Emmy rescue: Denis Leary is overdue (Part 2) Inside track: Emmy race for best comedy series Inside track: Emmy race for best drama series Hmmm . . . Can 'Fringe' join the Emmy mainstream? Can 'Grey's Anatomy' revive its Emmy hopes? Photo: ABC

By tomoneil No wonder, according to its L.A. Times review: "With a cast that has won its weight in Emmys and Golden Globes, it's not surprising that 'Thin Ice' is filled with great performances; what is surprising is that so many of them are so marvelously small and subtle. This is a slow-moving film, espe...

By tomoneil Here's proof that that anything can happen in the cruel realm of soap-opera intrigue. The list of Daytime Emmy nominations announced today includes lots of shocking omissions, including TV's highest-rated soap — "The Young and the Restless" — from the lineup for best drama series and "...

By tomoneil Can 'Grey's Anatomy' revive its Emmy hopes? Hmmm . . . Can 'Fringe' join the Emmy mainstream? Poll: Did 'Star Trek' animated series win an Emmy? Poll: Did 'Star Trek' win the Emmy battle in 1967? Poll: Did Leonard Nimoy win an Emmy for 'Star Trek'? Photo: NBC

By tomoneil Winfrey removed herself from the daytime Emmy race in 1998 after receiving the lifetime achievement award and took her show out of the running the following year. However, the technical and creative types at her talker still compete at the daytime Emmy Awards.

By tomoneil If Sheridan finally reaps her first Emmy nomination, she'll be asked to submit a sample episode to the fellow actors who serve as jurors in her category. This one would be a doozy ... and might even prove to be a winner. It should also be considered as a submission for writing, directing and series...

By tomoneil Update: Emmy race for best drama series Rob and I vent our pent-up Emmy rants (listen up, oh, cruel Hollywood!) Video smackdown: Boomer and I dish Emmy battle over best drama series Sneak peek at the Emmy battles looming over TV's best dramas Photo: HBO

By tomoneil Grey Gardens" premiered last night on HBO to rave reviews and is certainly the front-runner to take the top TV movie prize at the Emmy Awards. After all, the paycaster has dominated that Emmys race for 14 of the last 16 years, including the last five in a row. HBO has aired 47 of the 80 TV films n...

By tomoneil • Wondering who'll emcee the Daytime Emmys on Aug. 30? Associated Television International exec Jim Romanovich says, "We are close to naming a host and chances are it will be one person. We have a short list of about 6 people." The ceremony will include a tribute to "Guiding Light," which was j...

By tomoneil And, oh so ironically, Rickles had never even been nominated for an Emmy till this one for his 50-plus years of performing on television. Rickles beat out two hosts of talk shows (Stephen Colbert and David Letterman) as well as another who moonlighted as host of the Oscars (Jon Stewart), an...

By tomoneil House M.D." and Hugh Laurie have each been nominated three times for best drama series and actor, but neither has won. If you have comments you'd like to add to this discussion, pipe in here — or click the "Comments" link below. Photo: Fox TV

By tomoneil Here's one more reason to be ticked off about the recent changes in Emmy rules. Emmy rule change snubs Tina Fey, Hugh Jackman and Jon Stewart Emmys drama race: 'Mad Men' vs. '24' and 'Damages'? Emmys comedy race: '30 Rock,' 'Family Guy'? Parks and Recreation' can rally at the Emmys

By tomoneil Emmy quiz: Who's the youngest winner? Emmy preview: Battle over best comedy series gets serious Who was the youngest winner of best actress at the Oscars? Oscars quiz: Can you spot the only best actress nominee? Photos: CBS, ABC, NBC

By tomoneil The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) Desperate Housewives" (ABC) Entourage" (HBO) ** How I Met Your Mother" (CBS) The Office" (NBC) ** Samantha Who?" (ABC) Scrubs" (ABC) 30 Rock" (NBC) ** (Winner in 2008 and 2007) Two and a Half Men" (CBS) ** Ugly Betty" (ABC) * United States of Tara" (Showtime)

By tomoneil • Getting ready for the Daytime Emmy nominations? Here's an excellent primer covering what's going on in a.m. TV scene. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER • Director Danny Boyle wins yet another kudo for "Slumdog Millionaire." EMPIRE AWARDS Photo: Showtime

By tomoneil Can 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' solve Emmy mystery for HBO? Finally, an end to the Emmy war over broadband video and Spanish TV CW network to telecast Daytime Emmys in late August Photo: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

By tomoneil Guest acting Emmy Awards go to TV veterans HBO's 'No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' will compete for best drama series at the Emmys Emmy rule change snubs Tina Fey, Hugh Jackman and Jon Stewart Can 'Battlestar Galactica' finally conquer the Emmys? Photo: HBO

By tomoneil Whether this latest chapter in the ongoing saga will affect Piven's long-term award prospects remains open for debate. At January's Golden Globe Awards, he lost his supporting actor bid for "Entourage" though he had taken the award the previous year. Piven has won the last three consecut...

By tomoneil Meantime, nominees will be announced May 14. About a half-dozen top categories, like drama series, talk shows and lead acting, will be unveiled during the fourth hour of the "Today" show on NBC. Another half-dozen categories, like supporting acting, will be announced during a reception...

By tomoneil Despite being hailed as one of TV's greatest drama series of recent years, "Battlestar Galactica" has only won two Emmy Awards — for visual effects, of course. It's never even been nominated for best drama series or an acting award and has little hope now considering the recent change in th...

By tomoneil 3.) As we saw last year, "series regulars" on "sketch comedy shows" may enter in the supporting actor/actress in a comedy series categories. Amy Poehler from "Saturday Night Live" was able to make the most out of this rule change and was nominated in supporting actress in a comedy series las...

By tomoneil Poster lovemyshowGIRL sums up the history of African American women in the lead races at the Emmys. Only one — Isabel Sanford — has won for lead actress in a comedy series. She did that in 1981 on the third of her seven consecutive nods for "The Jeffersons." And just two others have been nominate...

By tomoneil When the show gets snubbed again by the Emmys, expect to hear lots of loud, hypocritical cries of outrage from journalists, who've done the same thing themselves over and over. Despite members giving "Battlestar Galactica" roaring reviews, the Television Critics Assn. has never given i...

By tomoneil George Clooney and the rest of the returning 'ER' cast can't compete as guest stars at the Emmys Can Oscar winner Susan Sarandon earn an Emmy for guesting on tonight's 'ER'? As usual, Showtime launches first major campaign of Emmy season Photo: NBC

By tomoneil Awards-savvy Showtime is the first network to launch its Emmy campaign this year by continuing the digital innovation it introduced last year. Again TV academy members may watch episodes of Showtime's Emmy contenders on line. See Showtime's campaign box for 2007 Emmys

By tomoneil • Last year Showtime was the first TV network to put sample episodes online for Emmy voters to see. This year it's upping digital innovation by making episodes of "Dexter," "Weeds" and "United States of Tara" accessible via iPhone and iPodTouch. VARIETY

By tomoneil To date, "ER" has racked up a record 122 Emmy nominations, including seven consecutive bids for best drama series (1995 - 2001). It has won 22 Emmys including a single win for series in 1996. Given the show's success rate at getting Emmy nominations for guest stars, Clooney and company could...

By tomoneil In recent years, the Oscars show has averaged seven or eight Emmy nominations per year in various technical categories as well as nods for the host and the program itself. Last year, Gil Cates produced his 14th Oscars and, while the show sagged in the ratings, it did earn nine Emmy nods, winn...

By tomoneil Finally, an awards organization has broken the old protocol of having only five nominees per category. The Emmys just announced that they're expanding the number of nominees in some categories to six, sometimes even seven: comedy and drama series plus the races for series actors in lead...

By tomoneil Which 'Dancing With The Stars' judge would win an Emmy? Should the 'Dancing With The Stars' judges compete at the Emmys? Can Kara DioGuardi win 'American Idol' an Emmy Award? Which 'American Idol' judge has won the most showbiz awards?