60th Primetime Emmy Awards – Who Will Win? – VIDEO

By On 09/21/2008 · 30 Comments · In Uncategorized

I’m kinda-sorta live blogging the Emmy’s tonight, I’m posting the winners, plus adding some of my random thoughts. Videos and a full list of Emmy winners are after the jump.

The five hosts, Heidi Klum, Tom Bergeron, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst and Ryan Seacrest take the stage after OPRAH! introduces them. So the shtick is that everyone is talking over each other, supposedly without a script.   You know, because they don’t use writers or scripts on reality shows. HA. That opening bit was lame.

The Amazing Race shuts out American Idol once again for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program.   The Amazing Race again? Yawn. Best moment: Presenter Don Rickles totally ignores the teleprompter and goes off script. Don Rickles–still funny.

Jeff Probst for Survivor wins Host for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program. I suppose the Emmy voters figure Jeff Probst’s job is harder than the others, because he’s out in the middle of nowhere starving or whatever.   But not really.   Better luck next year, Ryan!

The Reality show nominees as Emmy hosts, Heidi Klum, Tom Bergeron, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst and Ryan Seacrest, didn’t really have much to do. Their hosting work tonight didn’t add much, wasn’t funny, and not nearly as challenging as their day jobs.

The Miniseries, John Adams, cleaned up tonight, winning 5 Emmys–Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actor.

Tina Fey’s 30 Rock won 4 Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor.

The winners and some random video! After the Jump…

Random Winners (Here are the nominees. Play along!):

  • Jeremy Pivin – Entourage – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Jean Smart – Samantha Who – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
  • Zeljko Ivanek – Damages – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  • Louis J. Horvitz – 80th Annual Academy Awards – Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
  • Dianne Wiest   - In Treatment - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
  • The Colbert Report – Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Letterman video with Dr. Phil was hilarious. The Colbert Report deserved its fist win.)
  • Tommy Smothers receives a special Emmy for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.   Steve Martin, who a writer for the show, presents.
  • Josh Groban performs a medley of TV show themes.   Groban singing the South Park theme? Alrighty then!
  • Laura Linney – John Adams – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (the Laugh in bit was, uhm, random.   Who under 40 even remembers this show? It did influence TV that came after it, however. Lorne Michaels got his start on Laugh-In)
  • Barry Sonnenfeld – Pushing Daisies – “Pie-lette” – Outstanding Director in a Comedy Series
  • Tina Fey – 30 Rock – “Cooter” – Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
  • Recount – Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  • Tom Wilkinson – John Adams – Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
  • Jay Roach – Recount – Oustanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Suzanna Hoffs of the Bangles is his rock and roll sweetheart!)
  • Kirk Ellis – John Adams – Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special – (Whoa, dude got cut off, right in the middle of his speech!)
  • Dame Eileen Atkins – Cranford – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
  • The Amazing Race AGAIN! – Outstanding Reality-Competition Program – Don Rickles went totally off script, Heh.
  • John Adams – Outstanding Miniseries – Producer, Tom Hanks accepted the award.
  • Don Rickles – Mr Warmth: The Don Rickles Project – Individual Performance in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
  • Greg Yaitanes – House – Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
  • Matthew Wiener – Mad Men – “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” – Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
  • Paul Giamatti – John Adams – Outstanding Lead Actor in Miniseries or Movie – John Adams is cleaning up…whoa.
  • Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Glenn Close – Damages – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  • Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series -Keifer says time is running short. No more canned comedy! First Emmy for Cranston, even after all those years in Malcolm in the Middle…
  • Tina Fey – 30 Rock – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Jeff Probst – Outstanding Host for Reality-Competition Program…will be revealed after the break.   No seriously, for real.   We have to wait until after the commercial! Clever.’
  • 30 Rock – Best Comedy Series
  • Mad Men – Outstanding Drama Series

Random Videos:

Ricky Gevais wants his Emmy back from Steve Carell:

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:

Steve Martin Presents a Special Emmy to Tommy Smothers:

Josh Groban sings a Medley of TV Themes:

Don Rickles and Kathy Griffin present Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Emmy to Amazing Race:

Jimmy Kimmel presents Outstanding Host for Reality-Competition Program to Jeff Probst of Survivor

 
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  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Yeah, the opening was LAME. :)

  • baxter

    Damn…John Slattery didn’t win. I have had a MUCHO crush on him for years…sigh!!!

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Did you guys just see Rickey Gervais and Steve Carell? Hilarious!

  • smartcookie

    It’s Zeljko Ivanek. Love him. I saw him play Hamlet like a hundred years ago, with Julianne Moore as Ophelia. They were both really, really good.

    I love Steve Carell, too, though, so I’ll shut up and watch him be hilarious! (Go, Steve! Win the Emmy!)

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Come to chat!

  • grahamy2008

    i am so amazed that pretty much everyone now in the last half of the program has been talking about the election, and thats why Kirk Ellis prolly got cut off

  • cruzceleste

    Did you guys just see Rickey Gervais and Steve Carell? Hilarious!

    Awesome!!!

    Josh Groban was great to…
    Amy and Tina…lol

    Dang it the Amazing Race Again!!!

  • Lisa

    The Amazing Race *yawn*.

  • john_socal

    kind of sad for half the population that a tv award show can’t be about celebrating television instead of being a campaign commercial…

  • terps

    It’s pretty sad the most watched reality t.v show has failed to win yet

  • annoula

    Ryan better win for best host. I only watch Project Runway and DWTS along with AI from the shows nominated…and really, Heidi Klum? Fine, she’s cool and all, but it’s not live! If she makes a mistake or pronounces something wrong, they just go back and do it again. The DWTS host (name escapes me) doesn’t have to deal with Randy, Paula, and Simon. Ryan is dorky, but he’s freaking amazing to pull off that huge show the way he does, and nobody else could do it with the same finesse. He’d better freaking win.

    Steve Carell was freaking hilarious. I love that man.

  • annoula

    Yay! Tina Fey!!!

  • cruzceleste

    LOL at Jimmy and all of those jk about the judges…
    “…and Ryan, Paula hates you”

    Tina Fey was awesome…

    I haven ´t watch Survivor in ages… Poor Ryan he totally deserve it…

  • annoula

    Booooooo

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Jeff Probst? Seriously? That was pretty much a copout, imo.

    And I’m so done with The Amazing Race winning best reality show every effing year. One reason I hate awards shows is their snobbery and general inability to move beyond the familiar and comfortable.

    (Sorry, I’m still in a pissy mood from the crappy football weekend.)

  • grahamy2008

    yeah my friggin Colts lost too!!

  • jenniewdc

    YAY for Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and, yes, The Amazing Race. I love the show and think it deserves to win every year! If I could vote, I’d vote for it.

    Surprised that Jeff Probst won — thought it would be Tom Bergeron or Ryan Secrest. Next year, I hope it’s Cat Deeley.

  • smartcookie

    Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell were hilarious together. Steve Martin showed he is still the smartest funny man out there.

    Yay for Tina Fey and Tom Wilkinson and The Daily Show. Sorry, Bryan Cranston, Jeremy Piven and Jean Smart — you’re lovely people and fine actors, but I was rooting for someone else, so… Step aside.

  • snuffles

    Tina Fey is a GODDESS! That is all.

  • idolfan86

    arent archie and cookie supposed to be at the afterparty?

  • mrcritic1980

    They were invited but no word yet on if/when they did attend.

  • mrcritic1980

    Oh, btw: THEY should’ve been the one performing the TV themes. Would’ve been a hoot.

  • jersey

    I’m sad that Ryan didn’t win – or Tom Bergeron. What they do is so much harder than what the others do. They don’t have the benefit of editing. And Howie Mandel? Really? What is he even doing in that category?

    I was happy the Amazing Race won – love that show.

    And am I the only one who thought the Josh Groban bit was great? Ah the memories, LOL.

  • KrazeeK120

    I didn’t watch the show tonight because I was too busy being miserable watching my Packers get beat.

    However, I’m not at all surprised that American Idol didn’t win the Outstanding Reality – Competition award. After all the shenanigans this year, culminating with the infamous “Paulagate,” I really don’t think AI deserved to win. Were the contestants this year high-quality? Yes (although it could be argued that several of them were plants, but that’s a whole nother can of worms). But the show itself is of lower and lower quality every year. Whereas, the Amazing Race continues to deliver a high-quality program season after season. I can’t imagine what a production effort it is to tape a show that goes all over the world and it actually come out interesting and fun to watch. Also, it’s rare that I want to throw things at my TV while watching the Amazing Race, while I’m surprised that my TV is still intact after every single episode of American Idol.

    As far as the host is concerned, I think Tom Bergeron should have won. He’s hysterical, and not annoying. But hey, at least Jeff Probst isn’t annoying, and his role as host has evolved over the course of the show to the point where he’s almost “in” the game now. He’s good at picking the contestants’ brains at tribal council. I don’t want Ryan Seacrest replaced, but the constant banter/egging on of Simon is just getting annoying, IMO.

    I’m sad that the Office didn’t win anything because that is my favorite non-reality show. But, I do not watch 30 Rock, so I can’t really make a fair assessment of that show winning all those awards.

    /rant

  • Jovi

    Last I knew Howie hosted a GAME show, not a reality show. And loved Rickey Gervais. That was a hoot.

  • Ladybug

    This whole program all seemed a bit disjointed to me, overall. 60th anniversary? One thinks they could have done a better job.

    Some of what I took away:

    –Best moment was actually right before the show started, with Jimmy Kimmel grilling the hosts and the knock-down, drag-out that occurred after Ryan’s “announcement” that he was being paid $2M.

    –Happy for my fav. comedy, “30 Rock.” I am one of its dozens and dozens of viewers. Great call comparing Tina Fey to Elaine May. Two of the best female comedy writers out there.

    –Sawree, but Don Rickles. HATE him! Ok. Too strong. Don’t like him at all. Never have. Never will.

    –Nice call to give Tom Smothers his trophy ……. 40 years late. The Smothers Bros. show was some of the most ground-breaking television ever. And anyone surprised at Tommy’s political jabs probably should have flipped over to the Dallas/Green Bay game when he walked up on stage.

    –Josh Groban. Who knew? Hilarious medley. One of the high points of the actual show, to me.

    –AR win. Once again. I love the show, but, come on! I guess if Idol did not win for its most compelling, highest rated show in Season 5, it never, ever will.

    –This show needed Cat Deeley. ‘Nuff said. Even Tom B. could not save much of it.

    –Yes to Colbert and Stewart! And Colbert should have beaten Rickles, but he will mine that loss for much hilarity on his show, I am sure.

    –Note to Mary Tyler Moore. Sleeves, please.

    –Betty White. Still adorable!

    –Note to self. Maybe I need to subscribe to premium channels. I miss an awful lot of nominated programs. Nahhh. I need no more on my plate.

  • smartcookie

    You need Mad Men. It’s only on AMC, not a premium channel, but it looks and feels like you had to pay for it. It’s that good. (Okay, I will stop Mad Men shilling. But it really is an awesome show.)

  • mrcritic1980

    I’ll second the “Mad Men” praise. One of the best shows on TV.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Is Mad Men on DVD yet? I refuse to pay for cable anymore. Although I was tempted by direct TV since it has the FNL exclusive. However, all good things come to those who wait, so I resisted.

    I love The Office and 30 Rock! I too wish The Office had won something, but am glad 30 Rock, well, rocked. Tina Fey is brilliant.

    Jeremy Piven got an award for playing an asswipe…errr, himself. Love Entourage, though. I wish Kevin Dillon got it.

    Thought Josh Groban was terrible. Terrible!

    I really don’t care if AI won or not. I’m almost done with it. Almost. ;-)

  • grahamy2008

    not to turn this into a walking commercial, lol, but yes Mad Men is available on DVD.. i gave it to my dad for fathers day and my parents are “mad” fans of the show, and the packaging comes in a like-cigarette lighter type form