The Guenntertainment Report
THE 2009 EMMY AWARDS WERE LAST NIGHT:
Monday September 21st, 2009
Not surprisingly, "30 Rock" and "Mad Men" won the Emmys last night for Outstanding Comedy and Outstanding Drama, respectively.
Accepting the award for "30 Rock", TINA FEY even took a shot at her own network's "Jay Leno Show", saying, "Thank you for keeping us on the air even though we are so much more expensive than a talk show."
Tina was denied her second straight win for Best Actress in a Comedy, though, thanks to an upset win by TONI COLLETTE, for the Showtime series, "The United States of Tara".
"30 Rock's" ALEC BALDWIN made up for it by taking his second trophy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy.
In the Drama category, BRYAN CRANSTON won the Lead Actor Emmy for "Breaking Bad", and GLENN CLOSE won Lead Actress for "Damages".
On the reality front, "Survivor's" JEFF PROBST won the hosting award for the second straight year . . . while "The Amazing Race" won for best reality competition series for the SEVENTH straight year.
NBC led all broadcast networks with FIVE wins, while HBO led the cable networks, also with five. (--If you count last week's Creative Arts Emmys, HBO had the most overall with 16, followed by NBC with 11.)
Two of the best speeches of the evening came from KRISTIN CHENOWETH and KEN HOWARD.
Kristen won the award for Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Pushing Daisies" . . . which isn't even on the air anymore. She said, "I'm unemployed now, so I'd like to be on 'Mad Men'. I also like 'The Office' and '24'."
Meanwhile, 65-year-old Ken Howard . . . who won a Supporting Actor trophy for the HBO movie "Grey Gardens" . . . said, "I'll make my speech as brief as possible, in the hope it's not interrupted by a congressman or a rapper."
--Best Drama Series: "Mad Men" (AMC)
--Best Comedy Series: "30 Rock" (NBC)
--Best Miniseries: "Little Dorrit" (PBS)
--Best Made-For-TV Movie: "Grey Gardens" (HBO)
--Best Actor (Drama): BRYAN CRANSTON, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)
--Best Actress (Drama): GLENN CLOSE, "Damages" (FX)
--Best Supporting Actor (Drama): MICHAEL EMERSON, "Lost" (ABC)
--Best Supporting Actress (Drama): CHERRY JONES, "24" (Fox)
--Best Actor (Comedy): ALEC BALDWIN, "30 Rock" (NBC)
--Best Actress (Comedy): TONI COLLETTE, "United States of Tara" (Showtime)
--Best Supporting Actor (Comedy): JON CRYER, "Two and a Half Men" (CBS)
--Best Supporting Actress (Comedy): KRISTIN CHENOWETH, "Pushing Daisies" (ABC)
--Best Actor (Miniseries or a Movie): BRENDAN GLEESON, "Into the Storm" (HBO)
--Best Actress (Miniseries or a Movie): JESSICA LANGE, "Grey Gardens" (HBO)
--Best Supporting Actor (Miniseries or a Movie): KEN HOWARD, "Grey Gardens" (HBO)
--Best Supporting Actress (Miniseries or a Movie): SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO, "House of Saddam" (HBO)
--Best Variety, Music or Comedy Series: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)
--Best Reality-Competition Program: "The Amazing Race" (CBS)
--Best Reality Show Host: JEFF PROBST, "Survivor" (CBS)
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