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This Year's Biggest Emmy Snubs

Tim Karan — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:15:05 CDT

Once you're in with Emmy voters, you're probably in forever—but getting in is the hard part. Not everyone is happy with this year's list of nominees . "The academy's membership snubs good people and shows while rewarding the same favorites (some deserving, others not) time and time again," writes Matt...

Modern Family Snags 17 Emmy Noms

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:59:45 CDT

A cute moment during today's early morning Emmy nominations : Melissa McCarthy, who was announcing the nominations alongside Joshua Jackson, struggled to keep her emotions in check after learning she herself had been nominated as lead actress in a comedy series for Mike & Molly . Other nominees included such familiar faces...

Betty White, Neil Patrick Harris Win Early Emmys

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:13:12 CDT

Betty White traded in her Golden Girl status for a muffin joke, and last night she turned it back into gold at the Creative Arts Emmys. White, 88, wasn't there to accept her honor for her raunchy turn as SNL host, but Neil Patrick Harris bounded up onstage twice to...

Letterman Blackmailer Up for Emmy

Nick McMaster — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:20:03 CDT

Robert Halderman, the man who attempted to blackmail David Letterman, learned today that he's been nominated for an Emmy, notes Mediaite . Halderman was the producer of "American Girl, Italian Nightmare," a segment on CBS' 48 Hours Mystery about the murder trial of Amanda Knox. The segment is nominated for Outstanding...

Conan, Not Jay, Scores Emmy Nom

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:59:28 CDT

Looks like TBS’ campaign worked: The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien was nominated for an Emmy this morning, while Jay Leno was snubbed. Miniseries The Pacific scored the most nominations with a whopping 24, the AP reports. Glee followed with 19, including best comedy series, lead actor and actress in...

Harris, Other New Faces Rule Emmys Tonight

Drew Nelles — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:09:35 CDT

Fresh faces are all the rage at tonight’s Emmys, with Neil Patrick Harris hosting and a host of first-time nominees up for top awards, People reports. Family Guy is the first cartoon to be nominated for best comedy series in nearly 50 years, and Jeremy Piven’s snub for a best...

Larry Gelbart, Writer on MASH , Tootsie , Dies at 81

Will McCahill — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:40:56 CDT

Larry Gelbart, one of the writers who developed the hit TV series MASH and who scored nominations for Oscar, Tony and Emmy awards, died this morning of cancer at age 81, his wife tells the Los Angeles Times . Actor Jack Lemmon once described Gelbart “as one of the greatest writers...