The Big Winner? The Emmys
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Neil Patrick Harris breathed new life into The Emmys Mathew Imaging/WireImage.com If you haven't completely blocked out last year's debacle of an Emmy presentation (during which five reality hosts took turns doling out hokey lines), and you caught any of this year's show hosted by the charming Neil Patrick Harris, then you know: What a difference a year makes.
Thanks to the actor's wit, deadpan delivery, and ability to poke fun at himself (not to mention the state of the entire television industry), the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will go down in history as ... well, actually good.
In addition to Neil's success, the show was especially clever and breezy this time around. Winners walked to the stage during announcements about their favorite hobbies and other trivial facts (courtesy of comedian John Hodgman). Presenters were introduced by references to obscure roles they played years ago ("You probably know Rob Lowe best as the teen dad on the '80s after-school special 'Schoolboy Father' ..."). Even the interviews with directors and writers taped ahead of time were funny and creative.
The bad news for the show's producers? The 2010 show will have a lot to live up to.
Here are just some of the brightest moments from this year's Emmys broadcast:
Neil Patrick Harris, host with the most
The "How I Met Your Mother" star got a little hosting practice earlier this year when he emceed the Tony Awards, but no one could have predicted just how comfortable he'd be at the helm of TV's biggest awards show. During his song-and-dance routine that kicked off the show, he rattled off the name of every network on television, wondered if "Mad Men's" Christina Hendricks could turn a gay man straight, and then flirted with Jon Hamm. Later, he played the ungracious loser after Jon Cryer won the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy with snarky congratulations and promises he wouldn't let the show get "awkward." He even brought his own Web character, "Dr. Horrible," to the show with a video promoting the fact that the Internet is making television obsolete. The problem? He was interrupted by a frozen screen and "buffering" messages. Mission accomplished.
Jimmy Fallon + Auto-Tune = True Hilarious Genius Mathew Imaging/WireImage.com Jimmy Fallon Gets Goofy
Funny man Fallon took to the stage wearing a headset fed through Auto-Tune, the modulator of choice for plenty of pop stars and rappers these days. But when trying to get the audience "ready to party," Jimmy fell to the floor, and hearing his overmodulated pleas for help while he writhed around with his tuxedoed butt facing the audience was downright hilarious... >
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Winners are..
Winners in major categories for the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:
Drama Series: "Mad Men," AMC
Comedy Series: "30 Rock," NBC
Reality Series: "The Amazing Race," CBS
Miniseries: "Little Dorrit," PBS
Made-for-TV Movie: "Grey Gardens," HBO
Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad," AMC
Actress, Drama Series: Glenn Close, "Damages," FX Networks
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Michael Emerson, "Lost," ABC
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Cherry Jones, "24," FOX
Actor, Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock," NBC
Actress, Comedy Series: Toni Collette, "United States of Tara," Showtime
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies," ABC
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
Host, Reality Series: Jeff Probst, "Survivor," CBS
