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3:05 It's all over for another year... Highlights included Neil
Patrick Harris' turn as Dr Horrible, Jimmy Fallon's electronically
helped singing, and
the very fine Simon Baker presenting Best Actress
in a Drama Series, not to mention
Michael Emerson's much deserved win for Best
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Don't forget to check out our
Best Dressed and
Worst Dressed photo galleries!
15:00
And the winner of Best Drama Series is
Mad Men! They've received 16 nominations this year, so I guess I
shouldn't be surprised...
I had my money on Lost, but never mind, I guess there's always
next year... To prepare for Lost's final season you can find
out more about the Island, The Dharma Initiative and
tell us your Lost
theories here!
Mad Men also won the Emmy for Best Drama Series in 2008.
15:00 And to get ready for the Best Drama Series Emmy, the nominees
are:
Best Drama Series Nominees
Big Love (TV
ONE)
Breaking Bad
Damages (TV
ONE)
Dexter
House
Lost (TV2)
Mad Men
Who do you think will take the Emmy?
14:56
The People's Vote for Breakthrough Performance is
Stephen Moyer for True Blood. I bet he and Anna Paquin
will be dancing up a storm at the Emmy after party tonight!
14:54
And the Emmy for Best Comedy Series goes
to... 30 Rock. 30 Rock had 22 nominations this year, and
it's no surprise they have taken out the top prize... though I'd
hoped for a different outcome.
14:53 Come on Flight of the Conchords!
14:53 And the
Best Comedy Series Nominees are...
Entourage (TV2)
Family Guy
Flight of the Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds
14:51 The last two awards - Best Comedy and Best Drama coming right
up!
14:50
And the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series goes
to ... Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad!
Breaking Bad is a new drama taking the US by storm. It follows a
high school chemistry teacher who is given two years to live, and
who decides to enter a world of crime to ensure his family has
money once he's gone.
14:48 Coming up is the Emmy for Best Actor... Place your bets! The
nominees are...
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Simon Baker, The Mentalist (TV2)
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
14:40
And the Emmy for Best Actress goes to...
Glenn Close,
Damages (TV ONE). No surprises there!
The powerhouse struggle between Glenn Close and Rose Byrne continue
in the second season, coming next year to TV2!
14:38 TV2's hottest man, Simon Baker from
the Mentalist is presenting...Best Actress in a
Drama Series
Best Actress in a Drama Series Nominees:
Glenn Close,
Damages (TV ONE)
Sally Field,
Brothers & Sisters (TV 2)
Kyra Sedgwick,
The Closer (TV ONE)
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
14:35
Oustanding Writing for a Drama Series... and
the winner is... The Writers from Mad Men!
14:23 Sarah McLachlan's song, I Will Remember You, is sung in
remembrance of all the celebrities who have passed away
this year... Bea Arthur, Ed McMahon, Paul Newman, Michael
Jackson... To remind yourself of all those who've passed away, have
a look
here.
14:20
And the Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Drama
Series goes to Cherry Jones, 24 - check out our
review of Series 7 of 24 on DVD which saw Cherry
Jones make her debut!
14:20
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nominees...
Rose Byrne,
Damages (TV ONE)
Hope Davis, In Treatment
Cherry Jones, 24
Sandra Oh,
Grey's Anatomy (TV2)
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Chandra Wilson,
Grey's Anatomy (TV2)
14:19 ...
and the winner for Supporting Actor in a Drama
Series is
Michael Emerson ,
Lost (TV2)
14:19
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nominees are
...
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Michael Emerson, Lost (TV2)
William Hurt, Damages (TV ONE)
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
William Shatner, Boston Legal
John Slattery, Mad Men
14:16 The Final Category... Drama. It's Brothers and Sisters vs The
Closer; Big Love vs Lost. I can't wait!
14:09
And the Emmy for Best Variety, Music or Comedy
Series goes to... The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Jon is
accepting the award, insults Ricky Gervais' looks, congratulates
Neil Patrick Harrison an excellent hosting job. Ever
the professional, he keeps his actual speech short and
sweet.
14:09
Best Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Nominees...
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
14:06 Ricky Gervais is in the building! He is behaving himself so
far...
14:04
Hugh Jackman Opening Number won the Emmy for Best
Comedy Original Music and Song . Can't believe SNL's
Motherlover didn't take the award...
14:01 Jimmy Fallon is singing it up, like he's never sung before.
Hilarious!
13:56 Ricky Gervais is coming up... can't wait to see hear his
speech. He has a habit of angering the Americans... anyone remember
his Golden Globe Holocaust clanger?
13:52
Best Writing for a Variety Series... and the Emmy
goes to ...the Team from the Daily Show. Jon Stewart is
accepting on behalf of the team, oh no he's not, he's handed over
the microphone to someone he deems worthier.
13:49 The
Big Bang Theory Cast are on stage presenting...
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Show. And the winner
is ... Bruce Gowers for
American Idol
13:47 It's the Variety Category! Jon Stewart's The Daily Show vs
Tina Fey's Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live...
13:45
And the Emmy for Best Miniseries goes to..
Little Dorrit
13:41 Kiefer Sutherland and
Fringe 's Anna Torv are presenting... Her hair is
as gloriously straight and shiny as always, and I can't stop
staring at her shiny low-cut dress.
13:33
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Mini Series or
Movie ... and the Emmy goes to Jessica Lange for Grey
Gardens, the mini-series based on the 1975 documentary of
the same name.
Jessica Lange is giving Drew Barrymore a major shout out (she was
up for the same award) and also thanks the real life Big
Edie and Little Edie, the aunt and first cousin of Jackie O
who were the original documentary's subjects.
13:30 Dr Horrible is back! Neil Patrick Harris is reprising
his role as Joss Whedon's Dr Horrible as we speak! He's taken
over the Emmys. But now Firefly's Nathan Fillion has come along to
save the day... It's the Whedonverse exploding!
13:25 It's Jennifer Love Hewitt from TV2's
Ghost
Whisperer ! She looks absolutely gorgeous, as always, in a
sweeping floor length pale yellow gown. She's presenting with
Patricia Arquette, who's not looking too bad either.
13:21
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or
Movie ... and the Emmy goes to ... first time nominee
Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm.
13:14
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or
Movie ... and the Emmy goes to first time nominee Ken
Howard for Grey Gardens. He just gave a shout out to organ donation
in his speech... That must be a Emmy first?
13:13
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or
Movie ... and the Emmy goes to a first time nominee,
Shohreh Aghdashloo for House of Saddam.
13:08
And the winner of the Best Reality Show Competition
Show is...
The Amazing Race (TV2). The Amazing Race has never
lost this category! It was first nominated in 2002 and has won
every year since then. Phil Keoghan has come a long way since
he hosted the TVNZ show Spot On.
13:05
Best Reality Show Competition Show award
nominees
The
Amazing Race (TV2)
American Idol (TV2)
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
12:59
And the winner for Best Reality Show host is
... Jeff Probst from US Survivor
12:58 Jon Cryer and Hayden Panettiere presenting Best Reality Show
host - will Phil Keoghan win for TV2's the
Amazing
Race ?
12:56 The dancers from US Dancing With The Stars are putting on a
show...
There are some interesting costume choices going on here! Camel
coloured, fringed tracksuit number, anyone?
12:53 Moving onto the Reality sector of the show. Best Comedy
Series will be presented at the end of the night, there's still a
chance for our Kiwi boys...
12:51
And the Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy Series goes
to ... Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock. Next time Jemaine, next
time... You were robbed!
12:50 Fingers crossed... Jemaine Jemaine Jemaine
12:48 Rob Lowe, from TV2's
Brothers and Sisters is presenting, and
looking as good as ever. He's presenting the Emmy for...
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords
Jim Parsons,
The Big Bang Theory (TV2)
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen,
Two and a Half Men (TV2)
12:40
Winners of Guest Actress and Guest Actor in a comedy
series are.. Tina Fey, and Justin Timberlake
12:38 Blake Lively and Leighton Meester are on stage to present the
next award. They look absolutely gorgeous! Guest actress and
guest actor in a comedy series...
12:35
And the Emmy for best Actress in a Comedy Series goes
to... Toni Collette, United States of Tara
She's very composed, and tanned, and is giving a very gracious
speech, thanking all the crew... and finishes off with thanking her
daughter and family.
United States of Tara has had mixed reviews in the USA, though Toni
Collette is always spoken of in glowing terms. It's a comedy
following a woman with dissociative identity disorder.
12:34
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees
Christina Applegate,
Samantha Who ? (TV2)
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
12:33 Justin Timberlake is presenting - rocking the geek chic
look.
12:32 Neil Patrick Harris is back, making fun of the fact that he
didn't win in his Supporting Actor in Comdey Series category.
12:25
The winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Series is Jon Cryer ,
Two and a Half Men (TV2)
If you missed out on his comedy gold performances, Two and A Half
Men is now on 3 times a week on TV2 - find out more
here !
12:24
Nominees for Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Series
Jon Cryer,
Two and a Half Men (TV2)
Kevin Dillon,
Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Rainn Wilson, The Office
12:21
And the winner for Best Writer of a Comedy
Series is... 30 Rock! It's the first Emmy of the evening
for 30 Rock. It won 7 Emmys last year - how many will it win in
2009?
12:20 Willow! It's Willow! Alyson Hannigan presents the next award,
with Jason Segel... for best writer of a comedy series
12:14 It's the lovely Cat Deeley, in her first Emmy presenting
role. She does well, despite the nerves she professed to have about
it!
12:11
And The Winner off Best Supporting Actress in a
Comedy Series is Kristin Chenoweth,
Pushing Daisies (TV2)
She seems to have a particularly squeeky voice...
Enter our competition to win Pushing Daisies prize
packs here!
12:10 Tina Fey is presenting the first award of the
evening... Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Series
Nominees
Kristin Chenoweth,
Pushing Daisies (TV2)
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Vanessa Williams,
Ugly
Betty (TV2)
12:09 Show reel of the year in comedy, including The Big Bang
Theory, Two and Half Men, and Family Guy.
12:00 Neil Patrick Harris is looking pretty dapper in all
white.
OMG! Excellent, he's singing a comedy number - I haven't seen
him do this since I tuned into Dr Horrible's Singing Blog Webisodes
last year. He is amazing - giving Hugh Jackman a run for his
money.
First awards will be for Comedy...
11:58 One and a half minutes to go - celebs are rushing to their
seats!
11:55 With five minutes to go, TV's highest paid man,
Charlie Sheen , has just turned up and the
photographers are going crazy. Most of the celebs have headed
inside, as the ceremony is about to start...
11:36 Less than half an hour to go!
Celebs are strutting their stuff on the red carpet - first to arrive was Michael Emerson from TV2's Lost, he's up for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
As far as the dresses go - so far we have seen Drew Barrymore in
a beautiful dusty pink gown, and an unknown starlet in a dress
covered with images of Barak Obama. Publicity stunt perhaps?
Be sure to check out our photogallery for the best and worst
dressed!
In the meantime check out
who's up for an Emmy in the main categories and
who
we thought should have been.
