Read more award show stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6110/award-show.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:28:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73242/martin-baldwin-to-host-oscars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host next year’s Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. Martin’s hosted the show twice, and though Baldwin never has, he has plenty of similar experience, hosting Saturday Night Live 14 times. That’s one less than Martin, who in...http://www.newser.com/story/73242/martin-baldwin-to-host-oscars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 18:51:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72602/ricky-gervais-will-host-golden-globes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Golden Globes telecast will have a host in 2010 for the first time since 1995: Ricky Gervais. The January awards show, seen as a harbinger for the Oscars, enjoys a famously freewheeling atmosphere that suits the British comedian's style. "I have resisted many other offers like this, but there...http://www.newser.com/story/72602/ricky-gervais-will-host-golden-globes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 18:21:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69916/harris-makes-emmys-watchable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThanks to Neil Patrick Harris, TV critic Mary McNamara “might wind up looking forward to award season again,” she writes in the Los Angeles Times . Emcee Harris, along with the writers and producers, reminded “us that an award show does not have to be a drag.” A “smartly refurbished format”...http://www.newser.com/story/69916/harris-makes-emmys-watchable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 9:03:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69870/mad-men-30-rock-clean-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Emmy Awards ended with a spell of deja vu as Mad Men won its second consecutive best drama trophy and 30 Rock captured its third straight best comedy award tonight in Los Angeles. Glenn Close of Damages and Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad, last year's winners for lead roles...http://www.newser.com/story/69870/mad-men-30-rock-clean-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 22:17:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69356/kanyes-tantrum-smells-staged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKanye West’s outburst at last night’s Video Music Awards allowed MTV “to sneak up behind the rest of the cable lineup and command the television-watching nation’s attention"—a definite coup when you consider it was competing with the US Open, football, and the True Blood finale, and the fact “that...http://www.newser.com/story/69356/kanyes-tantrum-smells-staged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 9:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69320/jackson-tributes-steal-video-awards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the exception of Kanye West's inebriated attack on Taylor Swift, last night’s MTV Video Music Awards were all about Michael Jackson, with longtime friend Madonna and sister Janet delivering moving tributes, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Material Girl introduced the tribute, while Janet performed her half of the...http://www.newser.com/story/69320/jackson-tributes-steal-video-awards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 7:32:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69250/pepsi-buys-branding-rights-to-mtv-award.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis Sunday, MTV will bestow its first Video Music Award on a non-professional. It also happens to be the first time the network has sold naming rights to an award, reports Advertising Age . Hence, the prestigious “Best Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video Award.” The winner will be chosen...http://www.newser.com/story/69250/pepsi-buys-branding-rights-to-mtv-award.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 14:38:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66515/tina-talks-emmys-jay-and-sarahsorta.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs if its record 22 Emmy nominations weren’t enough, 30 Rock also recently landed a syndication deal. Tina Fey talks success—and Sarah Palin—with Broadcasting & Cable : On possibly hosting the Emmys: "No, I think it's a hard job and a thankless one. I think maybe it's also a...http://www.newser.com/story/66515/tina-talks-emmys-jay-and-sarahsorta.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 12:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64542/family-guy-scores-nod-30-rock-leads-with-22-noms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe list of Emmy nominations, out today, is full of familiar names. One surprise: Family Guy is nominated for best comedy series—it's only the second animated show to get a nod in the category, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Fox stalwart is up against Entourage, 30 Rock, The...http://www.newser.com/story/64542/family-guy-scores-nod-30-rock-leads-with-22-noms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 8:56:39 CDT