Host Jimmy Fallon speaks onstage at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Sunday night in Los Angeles, California.

Continuing its winning streak was ‘Mad Men’, taking out Most Outstanding Drama — beating ‘True Blood’, ‘Dexter’, ‘Lost’, ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘The Good Wife’.

Meanwhile, newcomer ‘Modern Family’ dethroned three-time consecutive winner ’30 Rock’ for Most Outstanding Comedy.

Missing out on Emmy wins were Aussies Rose Byrne for ‘Damages’ and Toni Collette for ‘United States of Tara’.

Catch the awards 10pm tonight on Ten.

Emmy Awards host Jimmy Fallon performs on stage with cast members from 'Glee', '30 Rock', 'Lost' and 'The Vampire Diaries'.

Here’s a partial list of the winners from the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Drama

• **Winner** “Mad Men”
• “Breaking Bad”
• “Dexter”
• “The Good Wife”
• “Lost”
• “True Blood”

Outstanding Comedy

• **Winner** “Modern Family”
• “30 Rock”
• “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
• “Glee”
• “Nurse Jackie”
• “The Office”

Outstanding Actor in a Drama

• **Winner** Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”)
• Hugh Laurie (“House M.D.”)
• Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”)
• Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”)
• Matthew Fox (“Lost”)
• Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama

• **Winner** Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”)
• Connie Britton (“Friday Night Lights”)
• Glenn Close (“Damages”)
• January Jones (“Mad Men”)
• Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”)
• Mariska Hargitay (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”)

Jim Parsons

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy

• **Winner** Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”)
• Alec Baldwin (“30 Rock”)
• Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
• Matthew Morrison (“Glee”)
• Steve Carell (“The Office”)
• Tony Shalhoub (“Monk”)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy

• **Winner** Edie Falco (“Nurse Jackie”)
• Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation”)
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”)
• Lea Michele (“Glee”)
• Tina Fey (“30 Rock”)
• Toni Collette (“The United States of Tara”)

Aaron Paul

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

• **Winner** Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”)
• Andre Braugher (“Men of a Certain Age”)
• John Slattery (“Mad Men”)
• Martin Short (“Damages”)
• Michael Emerson (“Lost”)
• Terry O’Quinn (“Lost”)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama

• **Winner** Archie Panjabi (“The Good Wife”)
• Christine Baranski (“The Good Wife”)
• Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”)
• Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”)
• Rose Byrne (“Damages”)
• Sharon Gless (“Burn Notice”)

Eric Stonestreet

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

• **Winner** Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”)
• Chris Colfer (“Glee”)
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson (“Modern Family”)
• Jon Cryer (“Two and a Half Men”)
• Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”)
• Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”)

Jane Lynch

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy

• **Winner** Jane Lynch (“Glee”)
• Holland Taylor (“Two and a Half Men”)
• Jane Krakowski (“30 Rock”)
• Julie Bowen (“Modern Family”)
• Kristen Wiig (“Saturday Night Live”)
• Sofia Vergara (“Modern Family”)

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

• **Winner** “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”
• “The Colbert Report”
• “Real Time With Bill Maher”
• “Saturday Night Live”
• “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”

Outstanding Reality Show Competition

• **Winner** “Top Chef”
• “Project Runway”
• “The Amazing Race”
• “Dancing with the Stars”
• “American Idol”

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program

• **Winner** Jeff Probst (“Survivor”)
• Phil Keoghan (“The Amazing Race”)
• Ryan Seacrest (“American Idol”)
• Tom Bergeron (“Dancing with the Stars”)
• Heidi Klum (“Project Runway”)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

• **Winner** Steve Shill (“Dexter) – “The Getaway”
• Michelle MacLaren (“Breaking Bad”) – “One Minute”
• Jack Bender (“Lost”) – “The End”
• Leslie Linka Glatter (“Mad Men” -” Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency”
• Agnieszka Holland (“Treme”) – “Do You Know What It means” (Pilot)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• **Winner** Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy (“Mad Men”) – “Shut the Door”
• Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) – “The Son”
• Michelle King and Robert King (“The Good Wife”) (Pilot)
• Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse (“Lost”) – “The End”
• Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner (“Mad Men”) – “Guy Walks Into Advertising Agency”

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

• **Winner** Ryan Murphy (“Glee”) – “Director’s Cut (Pilot)”
• Paris Barclay (“Glee”) – “Wheels”
• Jason Winer (“Modern Family”) (Pilot)
• Allen Coulter (“Nurse Jackie”) (Pilot)
• Don Scardino (“30 Rock”) – “I Do Do”

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy

• **Winner** Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd (“Modern Family”) (Pilot)
• Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan (“Glee”) – “Director’s Cut (Pilot)”
• Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling (“The Office”) – “Nicaragua”
• Matt Hubbard (“30 Rock”) – “Anna Howard Shaw Day”
• Tina Fey and Kay Cannon (“30 Rock”) – “Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter”

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special

• **Winner** “The 63rd Annual Tony Awards”
• “The 82nd Annual Academy Awards”
• “Bill Maher… But I’m Not Wrong”
• “The Kennedy Center Honors”
• “Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me”

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special

• **Winner** Bucky Gunts (“Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony”"
• Ron de Moraes (“In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement”)
• Louis J. Horvitz (“The Kennedy Center Honors”)
• Glenn Weiss (“The 63rd Annual Tony Awards”)
• Joel Gallen (“The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert”"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

• **Winner** Julia Ormond (“Temple Grandin”)
• Kathy Bates (“Alice”)
• Catherine O’Hara (“Temple Grandin”)
• Brenda Vaccaro (“You Don’t Know Jack”)
• Susan Sarandon (“You Don’t Know Jack”)

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• **Winner* David Strathairn (“Temple Grandin”)
• Michael Gambon (“Emma”)
• Patrick Stewart (“Hamlet”)
• Jonathan Pryce (“Return To Cranford”)
• John Goodman (“You Don’t Know Jack”)

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

• **Winner** Adam Mazer (“You Don’t Know Jack”)
• Michelle Ashford and Robert Schenkkan (“The Pacific”) – “Part Eight”
• Bruce C. McKenna and Robert Schenkkan (“The Pacific”) – “Part Ten”
• Peter Morgan (“The Special Relationship”)
• Christopher Monger and William Merritt Johnson (“Temple Grandin”)

Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

• **Winner** Claire Danes (“Temple Grandin”)
• Maggie Smith (“Capturing Mary”)
• Joan Allen (“Georgia O’Keeffe”)
• Dame Judi Dench (“Return To Cranford”)
• Hope Davis (“The Special Relationship”)

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

• **Winner** Mick Jackson (“Temple Grandin”)
• Bob Balaban (“Georgia O’Keeffe”)
• David Nutter and Jeremy Podeswa (“The Pacific”) – “Part Eight”
• Tim Van Patten (“The Pacific”) – “Part Nine”
• Barry Levinson (“You Don’t Know Jack”)

Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• **Winner** Al Pacino (“You Don’t Know Jack”)
• Jeff Bridges (“A Dog Year”)
• Ian McKellen (“The Prisoner”)
• Michael Sheen (“The Special Relationship”)
• Dennis Quaid (“The Special Relationship”)

Outstanding Miniseries

• **Winner** “The Pacific”
• “Return to Cranford (Masterpiece)”

Made for Television Movie

• **Winner** “Temple Grandin”
• “Endgame”
• “Georgia O’Keeffe”
• “Moonshot”
• “The Special Relationship”
• “You Don’t Know Jack”

Outstanding Reality Program

• **Winner** “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”
• “Antiques Roadshow”
• “Dirty Jobs”
• “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List”
• “MythBusters”
• “Undercover Boss”

Outstanding Nonfiction Series

• **Winner** “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”
• “American Experience”
• “American Masters”
• “Deadliest Catch”
• “LIFE”
• “Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer’s Cut)”

Outstanding Animated Program

• **Winner** “Disney Prep & Landing”
• “Alien Earths”
• “The Ricky Gervais Show”
• “The Simpsons”
• “South Park”

Outstanding Children’s Program

• **Winner** “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie”
• “Hannah Montana”
• “iCarly”
• “Jonas”
• “Wizards of Waverly Place”

‘Glee’ led with the most nominations for a series with 19 nominations, followed by two-time straight drama series winner ‘Mad Men’ with 17.

The Australian made ‘The Pacific’ miniseries, from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, collected the most nods overall with 24 nominations.

HBO topped the list for all channels with 101 nominations.

Major Awards

Drama Series

• Breaking Bad
• Dexter
• The Good Wife
• Lost
• Mad Men
• True Blood

Comedy Series

• 30 Rock
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Glee
• Modern Family
• Nurse Jackie
• The Office

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Matthew Fox, Lost
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Hugh Laurie, House

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
• Glenn Close, Damages
• Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
• January Jones, Mad Men
• Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
• Rose Byrne, Damages
• Sharon Gless, Burn Notice
• Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
• Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
• Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Steve Carell, The Office
• Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Matthew Morrison, Glee
• Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
• Tony Shalhoub, Monk

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Toni Collette, The United States of Tara
• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
• Lea Michele, Glee
• Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Ty Burrell, Modern Family
• Chris Colfer, Glee
• Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
• Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
• Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Julie Bowen, Modern Family
• Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
• Jane Lynch, Glee
• Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
• Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
• Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Reality-Competition Program

Reality Host

Variety, Music or Comedy Series

• The Colbert Report
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Real Time with Bill Maher
• Saturday Night Live
• The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

View the complete list of nominations here.

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Award nominations will be announced 10.30pm AEST tonight.

The nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards are set to be announced later tonight and several Aussies in for shot at this year’s announcement.

Toni Collette is a shoe-in for her performance in the dramedy ‘United States of Tara’, which scored her a win for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at last year’s awards ceremony. Collette will likely face similar competition as last year, including ’30 Rock’ star Tina Fey and ‘Weeds’ leading lady Mary-Louise Parker.

Simon Baker, who plays the meticulous Patrick Jane in ‘The Mentalist’, is a hot contender for an Emmy nom in the Best Actor in a Drama Series category, with competition expected to come from some familiar faces – including Bryan Cranston (‘Breaking Bad’), Michael C. Hall (‘Dexter’) and Jon Hamm (‘Mad Men’).

Rose Byrne and Rachel Griffiths are also expected to be up for nominations in the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category for their roles in ‘Damages’ and ‘Brothers and Sisters’.

While the number of Aussies in for a chance for an Emmy nom is fewer than previous years, the number of Emmy upsets is expected to be greater than ever.

TV veteran Edie Falco (‘Nurse Jackie’) and newcomer Lea Michele (‘Glee’) are tipped to compete for the Best Actress in a Comedy Series category, giving our Toni Collette a run for her money.

Meanwhile, Glenn Close (‘Damages’) could be Emmy-less this year, with Juliana Margulies a hot favourite to take out Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role in ‘The Good Wife’.

‘Glee’ and ‘Modern Family’ are expected to turn the best Comedy Series category on its head, pushing 4-time straight Emmy-winner ’30 Rock’ out of its throne.

‘Mad Men’ could also be de-throned with the return of ’Lost’ to the podium for Best Drama Series, in the wake of the show’s sixth and final season.

The nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced by television stars Sofia Vergara (‘Modern Family’) and Joel McHale (‘Community’) at 10.30pm AEST.

The nominations will be streamed live at Emmys.com

Winners for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be revealed on August 29 on NBC.

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris has been confirmed for a guest-starring role on 20th Century Fox TV’s musical comedy ‘Glee’.

Harris is no newcomer to the musical genre. The 36-year old appeared on Broadway in 2001 as Tobais Ragg in ‘Sweeny Todd’, as Emcee in ‘Cabaret’ in 2003 and starred in Joss Whedon’s Emmy Award-winning musical web series, ‘Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog’ on 2008.

Details of Harris’ role have yet to be released, but the Emmy nominated actor has only confirmed for the one episode.

Early reports linked Harris to director Joss Whedon’s upcoming episode of ‘Glee’, but that has yet to be confirmed.

‘Glee’ returns in April on FOX and Network Ten.

Source: TVGuide.com

Robert Pattinson

Following last year’s Emmy win, creator and star Tina Fey expressed her interested in getting Oprah Winfrey to appear on ’30 Rock’, which seemingly worked out for the comedy series.

So this year, Fey and co-star Alec Baldwin hoped to drum up even more celebs, following another consecutive win for Best Comedy Series at this years Emmys.

“I think our new dream guest star is Meryl Streep,” said Fey backstage at the Emmys. “I think she would be a great love interest for Alec, but I guess they already did a movie like that, so I don’t know if she’ll do it. I would like her to be Alec’s love interest, or Grizz’s love interest to change it up.”

After winning his Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Baldwin expressed interest in getting The Beatles’ Paul MCartney.

“We want McCartney; I want McCartney to come on. We’re working on it.” he said.

Another star Baldwin hopes to”get” is ‘Twilight’s’ Robert Pattinson.

“I’m sure that [Pattinson] has no shortage of shows that want him to come on, like Desperate Housewives, shows like that. I mean, those women would sure like to get their hands on [him].”

It’ll be interesting to see if any of these work out.

Who else would you like to see drop by ’30 Rock’ this season?

Source: TV Guide

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.

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

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

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

Bryan Cranston as a high-school chemistry teacher-turned-meth manufacturer in AMC's 'Breaking Bad'.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, AMC have picked up ‘Breaking Bad’ for a third season, only four episodes into its second season run.

The series has garnered even greater critical acclaim since the win by Bryan Cranston at the Emmy’s last year. The show, just yesterday received a Peabody Award for excellence in electronic media.

The second season premiere drew 1.7 million viewers, up 21% from the first season premiere.

‘Breaking Bad’ stars Cranston as a high-school chemistry teacher-turned-meth manufacturer after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. It was created by Vince Gilligan.

‘Breaking Bad’ joins ‘Mad Men’, which has also been renewed for a third season on basic cable channel AMC.

The cable channel has partnered with third-party mobile application developer Transpera to enable the service, where Emmy voters with Apple devices will be able to screen full episodes of potential nominees including ’Dexter’, ‘Weeds’ and ‘United States of Tara’ by entering a passcode in the iPhone/iPod Touch application.

Showtime’s executive VP of corporate communications, Richard Licata, said the pay TV channel had already saved tens of thousands of dollars” last year when it pulled back on traditional DVD screeners and provided its Emmy hopefuls online via sho.com/foryourconsideration.

Making the episodes available to the iPhone and iPod Touch is “just another option for those TV Academy members who want to see product any time and any place,” said Licata.

When asked whether Showtime officials were concerned about Emmy voters viewing their show on screens even smaller than computer monitors, Licata responded: “I don’t think the creative is compromised in this way. It’s just another avenue for people to explore. They can watch two or three minutes of an episode on an iPhone, and they can at least decide if they like the show.”

Traditional DVD screeners will still be available for those wishing to view screeners the old-fashioned way.

'Survior' host, Jeff Probst.

Reality series Survivor has been renewed for two additional cycles next season by CBS. They will mark the 19th and 20th series of the reality competition series.

Jeff Probst, who won last year’s first Emmy Award for best reality host, will continue as host.

“Survivor is one of CBS’ signature series and symbol of enduring quality and entertainment on primetime television,” CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler said.

The previous series of Mark Burnett’s hit reality show, Survivor: Gabon, averaged around 13.8 million viewers, dominating its Thursday 8 p.m. slot.

From series creator Matthew Weiner (The Sopranos), comes the most talked about drama of the year.

Filled with egomaniacal suits, powdered housewives, retro furnishings and enough smoke and booze to make your eyes water, this drama will entice all your senses. It’s complete and utter genius and my favourite new show.

Previously limited to Foxtel Movie Extra subscribers, the critically acclaimed drama, has just arrived on iTunes. Go check out this truly mesmerising piece of television.

4.5 out of 5 stars

Set in the 1960′s New York, this sexy, stylised and provocative drama fellows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising, and ego-driven world where key players make an art of the sell. The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series for Best TV drama blurs the lines between truth and lies, perception and reality. The drama unfolds around Donald Draper, the biggest ad man in the business. As he calls the shots n the boardroom – the bedroom – he struggles to stay a step ahead of the rapidly changing times and the young executives nipping at his heels.

Download the entire first season on iTunes today. You’d be mad not to experience the show the critics are raving about!

ABC’s Emmy award-winning dramedy Pushing Daisies is on the brink of cancellation. Production on episode 13 of season two, possibly the last episode we will ever see, begins Monday.

But you can help out! So a shout out to all you loyal Pushing Daisies fans. Save this light-hearted and fun show by signing the petition below.

So why sign the petition? Cause I am sick of seeing those lame old procedurals blossoming.

Save the Daisies!

Pushing Daisies will air on the Nine Network over summer.

Production base, Lionsgate currently don’t have a deal in place with creator/executive producer Matthew Weiner for the third season. So while the show wraps up it’s second season over the next two weeks, negotiations will continue between the studio and the head honcho.

Sources claim, however, that Weiner is also fishing for a significant pay rise and over all deal with the studio, and with Mad Men’s increasing popularity and critical acclaim it seems rightly deserved. It’s also believe that Weiner made rounds with several other major studios leading up to/and after the drama’s Emmy win.

So the question is, will Lionsgate step up to the plate or will Weiner be forced to look elsewhere for a home?

For the sake of the show, let’s hope Lionsgate nail down that contract and sign Weiner up for several more years to come.

Mad Men concludes it second season next week on AMC.

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)