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COMEDY SERIES
WINNER: “30 Rock” (NBC)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“Entourage” (HBO)
“The Office” (NBC)
“Two and a Half Men” (CBS)

DRAMA SERIES
“Boston Legal” (ABC)
“Damages” (FX)
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“House” (Fox)
“Lost” (ABC)
WINNER: “Mad Men” (AMC)

MINISERIES
“The Andromeda Strain” (A&E)
“Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre)
WINNER: “John Adams” (HBO)
“Tin Man” (Sci Fi Channel)

ACTOR IN A COMEDY
WINNER: Alec Baldwin - “30 Rock” (NBC)
Steve Carell - “The Office” (NBC)
Lee Pace - “Pushing Daisies” (ABC)
Charlie Sheen - “Two and a Half Men” (CBS)
Tony Shalhoub - “Monk” (USA)

ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Gabriel Byrne - “In Treatment” (HBO)
WINNER: Bryan Cranston - “Breaking Bad” (AMC)
Michael C. Hall - “Dexter” (Showtime)
Jon Hamm - “Mad Men” (AMC)
Hugh Laurie - “House” (Fox)
James Spader - “Boston Legal” (ABC)

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Christina Applegate - “Samantha Who?”(ABC)
America Ferrera - “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
WINNER: Tina Fey - “30 Rock” (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - “New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS)
Mary-Louise Parker - “Weeds” (Showtime)

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
WINNER: Glenn Close - “Damages” (FX)
Sally Field - “Brothers & Sisters” (ABC)
Mariska Hargitay - “Law and Order: SVU” (NBC)
Holly Hunter - “Saving Grace” (TNT)
Kyra Sedgwick - “The Closer” (TNT)

REALITY HOST
Tom Bergeron - “Dancing With the Stars”
Heidi Klum - “Project Runway”
Howie Mandel - “Deal or No Deal”
WINNER: Jeff Probst - “Survivor”
Ryan Seacrest - “American Idol”

MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
“Bernard And Doris” - (HBO)
“Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” - (HBO) ”
“The Memory Keeper?s Daughter” - (Lifetime)
“A Raisin In The Sun” - (ABC)
WINNER: “Recount” - (HBO)

REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
WINNER: “The Amazing Race” - (CBS)
“American Idol” - (FOX)
“Dancing With The Stars” - (ABC)
“Project Runway” - (Bravo)
“Top Chef” - (Bravo)

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Ralph Fiennes - “Bernard And Doris” (HBO)
Ricky Gervais - “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” (HBO)
WINNER: Paul Giamatti - “John Adams” (HBO)
Kevin Spacey - “Recount” (HBO)
Tom Wilkinson - “Recount” (HBO)

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Catherine Keener - “An American Crime” (Showtime)
Susan Sarandon - “Bernard And Doris” (HBO)
Dame Judi Dench - “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre)
WINNER: Laura Linney - “John Adams” (HBO)
Phylicia Rashad - “A Raisin In The Sun” (ABC)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jon Cryer - “Two and a Half Men” (CBS)
Kevin Dillon - “Entourage” (HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris - “How I Met Your Mother” (CBS)
WINNER: Jeremy Piven - “Entourage” (HBO)
Rainn Wilson - “The Office” (NBC)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Ted Danson - “Damages” (FX)
Michael Emerson - “Lost” (ABC)
WINNER: Zeljko Ivanek - “Damages” (FX)
William Shatner - “Boston Legal” (ABC)
John Slattery - “Mad Men” (AMC)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
David Morse - “John Adams” (HBO)
Stephen Dillane - “John Adams” (HBO)
WINNER: Tom Wilkinson - “John Adams” (HBO)
Denis Leary - “Recount” (HBO)
Bob Balaban - “Recount” (HBO)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Kristin Chenoweth - “Pushing Daisies” (ABC)
Amy Poehler - “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
WINNER: Jean Smart - “Samantha Who?” (ABC)
Holland Taylor - “Two and a Half Men” (CBS)
Vanessa Williams - “Ugly Betty” (ABC)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Candice Bergen - “Boston Legal” (ABC)
Rachel Griffiths - “Brothers and Sisters” (ABC) )
Sandra Oh - “Grey?s Anatomy” (ABC)
WINNER: Dianne Wiest - “In Treatment” (HBO)
Chandra Wilson - “Grey?s Anatomy” (ABC)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
WINNER: Eileen Atkins - “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre)
Ashley Jensen - “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” (HBO)
Alfre Woodard - “Pictures Of Hollis Woods” (CBS)
Audra McDonald - “A Raisin In The Sun” (ABC)
Laura Dern - “Recount” (HBO)

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM
Jon Stewart - “80th Annual Academy Awards” (ABC)
Stephen Colbert - “The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)
David Letterman - “Late Show With David Letterman” (CBS)
WINNER: Don Rickles - “Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project” (HBO)
Tina Fey - “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY
Dan Attias, “Entourage” (”No Cannes Do”)
James Bobin, “Flight Of The Conchords” (”Sally Returns”)
Michael Engler, “30 Rock” (”Rosemary?s Baby”)
Paul Feig, “The Office” (”Goodbye, Toby”)
Paul Lieberstein, “The Office” (”Money: Parts 1 & 2″)
WINNER: Barry Sonnenfeld, “Pushing Daisies” (”Pie-Lette”)

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA
Allen Coulter, “Damages” (pilot)
Vince Gilligan, “Breaking Bad” (pilot)
Arlene Sanford, “Boston Legal” (”The Mighty Rogues”)
Alan Taylor, “Mad Men” (”Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”)
WINNER: Greg Yaitanes, “House” (”House?s Head”)

DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
WINNER: Louis J. Horvitz - “80th Annual Academy Awards” (ABC)
Jim Hoskinson - “The Colbert Report” (#4051) (Comedy Central)
Don Roy King - “Saturday Night Live” (Host: Tina Fey) (NBC)
Lonny Price - “Company” (Great Performances) (PBS)
Chuck O?Neil - “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (#13050) (Comedy Central)

DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Bob Balaban - “Bernard And Doris” (HBO)
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant - “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” (HBO)
Tom Hooper - “John Adams” (HBO)
Mikael Salomon - “The Company” (TNT)
WINNER: Jay Roach - “Recount” (HBO)

VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
“The Colbert Report” - (Comedy Central)
WINNER: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” - (Comedy Central)
“Late Show With David Letterman” - (CBS)
“Real Time With Bill Maher” - (HBO)
“Saturday Night Live” - (NBC)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - NOT-EXCLUSIVELY-MADE-FOR-TELEVISION VARIETY, MUSIC, COMEDY EVENT PROGRAMS
WINNER: “Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago” (Great Performances) - (PBS)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM — CLASSICAL MUSIC/DANCE PROGRAMS
WINNER: “New York City Opera: Madama Butterfly” (Live From Lincoln Center) - (PBS)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - SHORT-FORMAT LIVE-ACTION ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS
WINNER: “Battlestar Galactica: Razor Featurette #4″ - (Sci Fi Channel.com)
“Friday Night Lights: Spotlight On Austin” - (NBC.com)
“Lost: Missing Pieces” - (ABC.com)
“Sarah Silverman Program Nugget” - (Comedycentral.com)
“30 Rock: Kenneth The Web Page” - (NBC.com)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - SHORT-FORMAT ANIMATED PROGRAMS
WINNER: “Camp Lazlo” (”Lazlo?s First Crush”) (Cartoon Network)
“Chowder” - (”Burple Nurples”) (Cartoon Network)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - SHORT-FORMAT NONFICTION PROGRAMS
“Deadliest Catch: The Real Dutch” (Discovery.com)
WINNER: “Great Moments From The Campaign Trail” (History ChannelVOD)
“Jay Leno?s Garage” (Jaylenosgarage.com)

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - AWARDS PROGRAMS
“80th Annual Academy Awards” (ABC)
WINNER: “The 61st Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)

NONFICTION SPECIAL
“AFI?s 100 Years…100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition” - (CBS)
“Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq” - (HBO)
WINNER: “Autism: The Musical” - (HBO)
“Pioneers Of Television - Late Night: Johnny, Jack, Steve, And Merv” - (PBS)

NONFICTION SERIES
WINNER: “American Masters” - (PBS)
“Biography” - (Biography Channel)
“Deadliest Catch” - (Discovery Channel)
“Inside The Actors Studio” - (Bravo)
WINNER: “This American Life” - (Showtime)

WRITING FOR A COMEDY
James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie - “Flight Of The Conchords” (”Yoko”) (HBO)
Jack Burditt - “30 Rock” (”Rosemary?s Baby”) (NBC)
Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky - “The Office” (”Dinner Party”) (NBC)
WINNER: Tina Fey - “30 Rock”(”Cooter”) (NBC)
Bryan Fuller - “Pushing Daisies” (”Pie-Lette”) (ABC)

WRITING FOR A DRAMA
Michael Angeli - “Battlestar Galactica” - (”Six Of One”) (Sci Fi Channel)
Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman - “Damages” (”Pilot”) (FX Networks)
WINNER: Matthew Weiner - “Mad Men” (”Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” - Pilot) (AMC)
Matthew Weiner, Robin Veith - “Mad Men” (”The Wheel”) (AMC)
David Simon, (teleplay), Ed Burns - “The Wire” (“30″) (HBO)

WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
WINNER: “The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central) - Tom Purcell (head Writer), Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Richard Dahm, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Eric Drysdale, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Peter Grosz, Bryan Adams, Barry Julien
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central) - Steve Bodow (head Writer), Rory Albanese, Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, J.R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Rob Kutner, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, John Oliver, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart
“Late Night With Conan O?Brien” (NBC) - Mike Sweeney (head Writer), Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Daniel J. Goor, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O?Brien, Matt O?Brien, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg
“Late Show With David Letterman”(CBS) - Eric Stangel (head Writer), Justin Stangel, (head Writer), Jim Mulholland, Michael Barrie, Steve Young, Tom Ruprecht, Lee Ellenberg, Matt Roberts, Jeremy Weiner, Joe Grossman, Bill Scheft, Bob Borden, Frank Sebastiano, David Letterman
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) - Seth Meyers (head Writer), Andrew Steele (head Writer), Paula Pell (head Writer), Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, James Downey, Charlie Grandy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Jon Lutz, Lorne Michaels, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, Robert Smigel, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Robert Carlock (additional sketch), Lauren Pomerantz (additional sketch)

WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Hugh Costello - “Bernard And Doris” (HBO)
WINNER: Kirk Ellis - “John Adams” (“Independence”) (HBO)
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant - “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” (HBO)
Heidi Thomas - “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre) (PBS)
Danny Strong - “Recount” (HBO)

WRITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
Jeff Grogan - “Intervention” (A&E)
David de Vries - “Life After People” (History Channel)
Ira Glass - “This American Life” (“Escape”) (Showtime)
WINNER: Geoffrey C. Ward - “The War” (”Pride Of Our Nation”) (PBS)
Mark Zwonitzer - “Walt Whitman” (“American Experience”) (PBS)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATE
Sept. 19 - Sept. 21

Weekend
Box Office
1. Lakeview Terrace (SONY) 2,464 $15,600,000
2. Burn After Reading (FOCUS) 2,657 $11,300,000
3. My Best Friend’s Girl (LIONSGATE) 2,604 $8,300,000
4. Igor (MGM/EXODUS FILM GROUP) 2,339 $8,000,000
5. Righteous Kill (OVERTURE FILMS) 3,152 $7,700,000
6. Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys (LIONSGATE) 2,070 $7,500,000
7. The Women (PICTUREHOUSE) 2,995 $5,300,000
8. Ghost Town (DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT) 1,505 $5,200,000
9. The Dark Knight (WARNER BROS.) 1,905 $2,900,000
10. The House Bunny (SONY) 2,675 $2,800,000
in millions of dollars

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The Dark Knight continues to reign high at number 1. Not even a mummy could bring down Batman.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE FINAL
August 1, 2008 - August 3, 2008

1. Dark Knight, The (Warner Bros.) $42,664,219 4,266 10,001 $393,751,065
2. Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, The (Universal) $40,457,770 3,760 10,760 $40,457,770
3. Step Brothers (Sony) $16,506,526 3,094 5,335 $63,172,026
4. Mamma Mia! (Universal) $12,615,515 3,062 4,120 $87,470,125
5. Journey To The Center Of The Earth (Warner Bros.) $6,662,406 2,285 2,916 $72,927,314
6. Swing Vote (Disney) $6,230,669 2,213 2,815 $6,230,669
7. Hancock (Sony) $5,087,756 2,782 1,829 $215,883,222
8. WALL-E (Disney) $4,603,179 2,555 1,802 $204,078,076
9. X-Files: I Want to Believe, The (20th Century Fox) $3,385,878 3,185 1,063 $17,021,373
10. Space Chimps (20th Century Fox) $2,720,177 2,134 1,275 $21,971,016

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Weekend
Box Office
1. The Dark Knight (WARNER BROS.) 4,366 $155,400,000
2. Mamma Mia! (UNIVERSAL) 2,976 $27,600,000
3. Hancock (SONY) 3,776 $14,000,000
4. Journey to the Center of the Earth (WARNER BROS./NEW LINE) 2,830 $11,900,000
5. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (UNIVERSAL) 3,212 $10,000,000
6. Wall-E (DISNEY/PIXAR) 3,310 $9,800,000
7. Space Chimps (FOX) 2,511 $7,300,000
8. Wanted (UNIVERSAL) 2,433 $5,000,000
9. Get Smart (WARNER BROS.) 2,135 $4,000,000
10. Kung Fu Panda (PARAMOUNT/DREAMWORKS) 1,505 $1,700,000

Just wanted to say thank you the few, very few people that do come check out this blog. It’s hard when you are posting as a secondary source, but it’s not about the numbers that seem to consume those of the celebrity gossip blogging genre. It is just nice to be able to come and blog about something that I love and do it as a hobby. It’s been over a year and I can not believe I am still at it. Again thanks, and happy web surfing!

I was expecting a great opening weekend for this film, but not this great. Iron Man staring Robert Downey Jr. and directed by John Favreau opened with a little over $100 million dollars domestically and over $96 million internationally , equally an estimated $200 million dollars. Maybe it’s the lack of a good action flick or the warm weather; whatever it was people came out in droves and it shows. Congrats!

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATE
1. Iron Man (PARAMOUNT) 4,105 $100,700,000
2. Made of Honor (SONY) 2,729 $15,500,000
3. Baby Mama (UNIVERSAL) 2,548 $10,300,000
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (UNIVERSAL) 2,872 $61,000,000
5. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanmo Bay (WARNER BROS.) 2,545 $6,000,000
6. Forbidden Kingdom (LIONSGATE) 2,960 $4,200,000
7. Nim’s Island (FOX) 2,478 $2,700,000
8. Prom Night (SONY) 2,434 $2,500,000
9. 21 (SONY) 2,242 $2,100,000
10. 88 Minutes (SONY) 1,765 $1,600,000
in millions of dollars

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Via TMZ. Lesson for all, PAY YOUR TAXES!

Wesley Gets Three Years!!!

Posted Apr 24th 2008 5:53PM by TMZ Staff

A judge has just sentenced Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for tax evasion. Forget black — always bet on the U.S. government! Snipes was not forced to surrender immediately. Instead, the judge ruled he could surrender at a later date, closer to his New Jersey home. Nathan J. Hochman, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, said, “Snipes’ long prison sentence should send a loud and crystal clear message to all tax defiers that if they engage in similar tax defier conduct, they face joining him and his co-defendants … as inmates in prison.” Snipes was convicted in February on three misdemeanor charges for not filing his taxes. The government claimed he owed $2.7 mil — but Snipes’ attorneys argued it was just $228,000. No fine was imposed, but the three-year sentence was the max he could have gotten. Celebrity friends Denzel Washington and Woody Harrelson wrote letters in his defense to appeal for leniency. Oh well …

Congrats to Johnny Depp!

More Winners as they are announced.

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Across the Universe
Charlie Wilson’s War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Series, Drama:
“Big Love,” HBO
“Damages,” FX Networks
“Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC
“House,” Fox
“Mad Men,” AMC
“The Tudors,” Showtime.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney for Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy for Atonement
Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington for American Gangster

There is a shock.  I expected Denzel to win.

Best Motion Picture - Drama
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Atonement : Christopher Hampton
Charlie Wilson’s War : Aaron Sorkin
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly : Ronald Harwood
Juno : Diablo Cody
No Country for Old Men : Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
David Duchovny, “Californication”
Ricky Gervais, “Extras”
Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies.”

Series, Musical or Comedy:
“30 Rock,” NBC
“Californication,” Showtime
“Entourage,” HBO
“Extras,” HBO
“Pushing Daisies,” ABC.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Cate Blanchette for Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie for Away From Her
Jodie Foster for The Brave One
Angelina Jolie for A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley for Atonement

Surprise win for Actress in a Drama.

‘Earth’ welcomes Jennifer Connelly

Keanu Reeves attached to Fox’s sci-fi remake

By TATIANA SIEGEL, TATIANA SIEGEL, MICHAEL FLEMING

Connelly Reeves

Jennifer Connelly has signed on to star in “The Day the Earth Stood Still” for 20th Century Fox. Keanu Reeves has already boarded the sci-fi remake.Scott Derrickson will direct the pic as his follow-up to “The Exorcism of Emily Rose.” Ryne Douglas Pearson wrote the screenplay; David Scarpa penned a recent draft.

Story kicks off as aliens land on Earth carrying a message for all humans: Live in peace or be destroyed. Connelly is set to portray Helen Benson, the role Patricia Neal played in the 1951 original.

Fox has set a December start date in Vancouver.

Erwin Stoff is producing alongside Derrickson’s partner Paul Boardman, who also produced “Emily Rose.”

Connelly is shooting the ensemble comedy “He’s Just Not That Into You” for New Line. She will then segue to “Day the Earth Stood Still.”