Emmy Award

Emmys move back to August

source: The Envelope

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...

Published Wed, Nov 18

Gold Derby nuggets: 'Precious' shatters box office record; Taylor Swift soars on 'SNL'; still mad for 'Mad Men'

source: The Envelope

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

Published Mon, Nov 9

Gold Derby nuggets: Will 'Flight of the Conchords' be grounded? | 'The Sound of Music' soars once more

source: The Envelope

• "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,...

Published Tue, Nov 3

Bill Cosby feted by Kennedy Center with Mark Twain Prize

source: The Envelope

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.

Published Tue, Oct 27

'30 Rock' gleefully bites the hand that feeds it as Season 4 begins

source: The Watcher

As it returns for its fourth season, “30 Rock” (8:30 p.m. Central Thursday, NBC; three and a half stars) may just set a record. Not for Emmy wins, though the show, which won its third best-comedy Emmy in September, isn’t doing  too shabby in that department: It picked up a record-setting 22 nod...

Published Wed, Oct 14

Can 'Seinfeld' reunion break the curse against 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'?

source: The Envelope

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

Published Sun, Oct 4

Kelsey Grammer gets no thanks for 'Hank'

source: The Envelope

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...

Published Wed, Sep 30

Primetime Emmy Nominees & Winners

source: theatrehall (WordPress)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series Winner 2009 Alec Baldwin, as Jack Donaghy 30 Rock NBC Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studios Nominee 2009 Steve Carell, as Michael Scott The Office NBC Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille LLC in assoc...

Published Sat, Sep 26