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22 September 2008 12:37 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Tina Fey stole the show at the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, receiving top honours on Sunday's event for her hit U.S. comedy series 30 Rock.

The series - starring creator Fey, Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan - won the Outstanding Comedy Series award, while TV series Mad Men claimed its own top honour for Outstanding Drama Series.

Fey and Baldwin each took home top honours of Outstanding Lead Actress and Actor in a Comedy Series for their roles on the show.

Fey took the stage, musing of her honours: "I thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities. Well done. That is what all parents should do."

Historical series John Adams - executive produced by Tom Hanks - was the most-nominated show of the year, taking in five awards of its record 23 nods, including a win for Outstanding Miniseries.

Actress Glenn Close also claimed victory, picking up an honour for her lead role on dramatic series Damages.

Close paid tribute to actresses in her category: "We're proving that complicated, powerful, mature women are sexy and are high entertainment and can carry a show. I call us the sisterhood of the TV drama divas."

Best Reality-TV Competition program went to Amazing Race, the show's sixth award.

Elsewhere, the spectacular ceremony was marked by a performance from American singer/songwriter Josh Groban, joined briefly on stage by Ed McMahon during a musical salute to television history. Groban took to the stage, singing a medley of songs inspired by TV themes including songs from South Park and Gilligan's Island.

This year's show - opened by talk show queen Oprah Winfrey - was hosted by reality-tv stars American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, Project Runway's Heidi Klum, Dancing with the Stars' Tom Bergeron, Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst.

The full list of Emmy Award winners is as follows:

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Piven - Entourage

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart - Samantha Who?

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Zeljko Ivanek - Damages

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Dianne Wiest - In Treatment

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: Louis J. Horvitz - 80th Annual Academy Awards

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: The Colbert Report

Commemorative Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety: Tommy Smothers - The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Laura Linney - John Adams

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Tim Conway - 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Kathryn Joosten - Desperate Housewives

Outstanding Director in a Comedy Series: Barry Sonnenfeld - Pushing Daises - Pie-Lette

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Outstanding Made for Television Movie: Recount

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Tom Wilkinson - John Adams

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Series: Jay Roach - Recount

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Kirk Ellis - John Adams

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Eileen Atkins - Cranford (Masterpiece)

Outstanding Reality-tv Competition: The Amazing Race

Outstanding Miniseries: John Adams

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program: Don Rickles - Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Glynn Turman - In Treatment

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Cynthia Nixon - Law + Order: Special Victims Unit

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Greg Yaitanes - House

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Matthew Weiner - Mad Men - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Pilot)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Paul Giamatti - John Adams

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close - Damages

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Outstanding Host for a Reality Competition Show: Jeff Probst - Survivor (Jma/Wn/)

Outstanding Comedy Series: 30 Rock

Outstanding Drama Series: Mad Men

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22 September 2008 12:18 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Below is a list of the 60th Annual Emmy Award Winners... Outstanding Drama Series "Mad Men" Outstanding Comedy Series "30 Rock" Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality - Competition Program Jeff Probst for "Survivor" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Tina Fey for "30 Rock" Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Glenn Close for "Damages" Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Paul Giamatti for "John Adams" Outstanding Miniseries "John Adams" Outstanding Reality Competition Program "The Amazing Race" Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Eileen Atkins for "Cranford" Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Tom Wilkinson for "John Adams" Outstanding Made for Television Movie Recount Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series "The Daily Show" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or

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21 September 2008 10:14 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Receiving a total of 16 nominations at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, "Mad Men" scooped the top honor at the awards show Sunday, September 21, being handed the Outstanding Drama Series award. The winning marked the first time ever that the AMC's drama won an Emmy.

"Mad Men", created by screenwriter, television producer, and director Matthew Weiner, premiered on July 19, 2007 and completed its first season on October 18 the same year. Its story is set in the early 1960s and follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising, an ego-driven world where key players make an art of the sell. In addition to its first Emmy winning on the star-studded award event, held at the Nokia Theatre, the series already received Golden Globe and Peabody Award just to name a few. The second season of "Mad Men" began on July 27, 2008.

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19 August 2008 2:59 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

The producer of the BBC's new drama series Mutual Friends has admitted that he is keen to avoid comparisons to Cold Feet. Rob Bullock has insisted that he is confident about the originality of his six-part programme, which features Hustle's Marc Warren and Spooks actress Keeley Hawes as troubled characters approaching the age of 40. Alexander Armstrong, Coupling's Sarah Alexander and Cranford actor Alistair Petrie also star. "Cold Feet is about a different period of life," Bullock told The Independent. "It's about people in their early (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

28 July 2008 10:42 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Dame Eileen Atkins has slated "laddish" female TV presenters in an interview with the Radio Times. The 74-year-old actress, who recently won a BAFTA for her role in Cranford, said women TV hosts often make her feel uncomfortable. She remarked: "My skin crawls when I see laddish women presenting television shows who almost slap their thighs as if they're in panto. "I think 'Stop. This isn't what we meant by feminism'. It's gone completely wrong. Women think they can have a fantastic career and four children, and knock (more)

By Simon Reynolds

17 July 2008 8:02 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

A list of nominees follows:

Outstanding Drama Series

"Boston Legal"

"Damages"

"Dexter"

"House"

"Lost"

"Mad Men"

Outstanding Comedy Series

"Curb Your Enthusiasm"

"Entourage"

"The Office"

"30 Rock"

"Two and a Half Men"

Outstanding Miniseries

"The Andromeda Strain" -- A&E

"Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre) -- PBS

"John Adams" -- HBO

"Tin Man" -- Sci Fi Channel

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

"Bernard and Doris" -- HBO

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13 May 2008 4:34 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat has received a Bafta Craft Award for the acclaimed third season story 'Blink'.

The 2007 episode, revolving around sinister statues that can only move when a person closes their eyes, beat off competition from Jimmy McGovern's The Street, Tony Marchant's The Mark of Cain and Heidi Thomas's Cranford.

'Blink', which features David Tennant's Doctor in a minor role only, recently scooped . . .

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4 April 2008 9:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actress Dame Eileen Atkins has beaten competition from fellow Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith to scoop the prize for Best TV actress at the U.K.'s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.

The 73-year-old took home the honour for her roles in Bbc dramas Cranford and Ballet Shoes.

Cranford, a series based on three Elizabeth Gaskill novels, won four gongs including Best Drama and Best Writer.

The awards, which took place in London on Friday, are voted for by British journalists.

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26 March 2008 9:07 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Dame Judi Dench's hit TV series Cranford has picked up more prize nominations - this time for the Bafta Craft Awards.

The Bbc period drama scored seven nominations in various categories for the British ceremony, which celebrates the people behind the scenes.

Cranford has already been shortlisted for four TV BAFTAs at the main event on 20 April.

Screenwriters Jimmy McGovern and Doctor Who's Stephen Moffat will also be honoured for their craft, while comedy partners David Croft and Jimmy Perry - the team behind hit U.K. shows Dad's Army and Hi-de-Hi! - will be presented with a special award when winners are announced on 11 May.

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19 March 2008 5:12 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Dame Judi Dench has picked up her 26th Bafta nomination after landing a nod for her latest role in Bbc drama series Cranford.

The James Bond star is nominated for the Best Actress gong at this year's Bafta TV awards, bringing her total up to 26 for all of her film and television work.

Dench has taken gold in the prestigious category three times during her career - in 1968, 1982 and in 2001 - and has claimed 11 Bafta gongs overall including the coveted Fellowship award for her contribution to the film and TV industry.

Cranford, an adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskill's novels about a small English town in the 1840s, swept the nominations at this year's awards, picking up three nods.

The ceremony will take place at the London Palladium on 20 April.

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