14th Annual Bryan Awards - Winners Tally (as of August 2)

WINNERS TALLY (as of August 2, 2014):
 

8 Wins - Masters of Sex (Showtime)

6 Wins - The Normal Heart (HBO)

5 Wins - Game of Thrones (HBO), Breaking Bad (AMC)

3 Wins - Orange Is The New Black (Netflix), The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS), The White Queen (Starz), The Beatles: The Night That Changed America (CBS), The Young and the Restless (CBS), Modern Family (CBS)

2 Wins - Fargo (F/X), Cosmos (Fox/NGC), Saturday Night Live (NBC), Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central), American Horror Story: Coven (F/X), True Detective (HBO), Mom (CBS), General Hospital (ABC)

1 Win - Ray Donovan (Showtime), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox), Veep (HBO), The Americans (F/X), Jeopardy (SYN), Family Feud (SYN), The View (ABC), The Dr. Oz Show (SYN), Days of Our Lives (NBC), All My Children (TOLN), One Life to Live (TOLN), The Crazy Ones (CBS), Sesame Street (PBS), Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO), Good Morning America (ABC), 60 Minutes (CBS), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC), The Simpsons (Fox), Glee (Fox), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), Downton Abbey (PBS), Community (NBC), The Sound of Music Live (NBC)

The 68th Annual Golden Globes: LIVE Blogging

In about 30 minutes, the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air LIVE on NBC, once again hosted by comedian Ricky Gervais. This awards ceremony, run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, honors achievements in both film and television. Once again, A Man and His Awards will be blogging while watching what Hollywood calls the "Party of the Year".

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EDIT: 8PM- The Show has begun LIVE from the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom (and it's the 69th, NOT the 68th)

8:01PM- "You get Britain's biggest comedian hosting the second biggest awards show on America's third biggest network"- Ricky Gervais

8:01PM- "Who needs the Oscars? Not me, not Eddie Murphy."

8:04PM- "A marriage that lasted 72 days. I've been through longer James Cameron acceptance speeches."- Ricky Gervais

8:07PM- Johnny Depp presents the first Best Drama Picture nominee of the night, "Hugo".

8:08PM- Gerard Butler and Mila Kunis present the first award of the night, Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.

8:09PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Christopher Plummer for his role as an elderly man exploring his sexuality in the film Beginners. A standing ovation for the veteran of stage and screen.

8:10PM- "Welcome back to the home of King Kong, Rin Tin Tin, and all our youthful fantasies."- Christopher Plummer

8:13PM- Ashton Kutcher and Elle MacPherson present the role for Lead Actress in a Comedy or Musical TV Series.

8:14PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Laura Dern for the HBO comedy (which I use the term loosely) Enlightened. Dern is a former Miss Golden Globe, and also won for her role as Katherine Harris in the movie Recount, of which she was robbed on an Emmy.

8:16PM- Commercial Break

8:20PM- Julianne Moore and Rob Lowe present Miss Golden Globe (teleprompter error).

8:20PM- "When was the last time you did a cold reading in front of Steven Spielberg?"- Rob Lowe

8:20PM- Moore and Lowe present Best Miniseries or TV Movie.

8:21PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Downton Abbey (which also won the Emmy)

8:22PM- "The whole Downton adventure has been an exciting one, like an exciting child who just won the Olympics."- Julian Fellowes; "It's the audience that makes a success."

8:23PM- Lowe and Moore also present Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie.

8:24PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Kate Elizabeth Winslet for her role as Mildred Pierce (which won her the Emmy). She was a double-winner three years ago on the Golden Globe stage.

8:27PM- Frieda Pinto presents the first nominee for Best Musical or Comedy Film- Midnight in Paris.

8:28PM- Commercial Break

8:32PM- A Message from the Head of the HPFA and Jeremy Irons

8:33PM- Jake Gyllenhall presents the second nominee for Best Musical or Comedy Film- My Week with Marilyn.

8:34PM- "You don't have to thank everyone you met. [...] You just have to thank the main two- your agent and God."- Ricky Gervais

8:35PM- Melissa McCarthy and Paula Patton present the Golden Globe for Lead Actor in a TV Series- Drama.

8:36PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Kelsey Grammer for Boss.

8:37PM- McCarthy and Patton are also presenting TV Series- Drama.

8:38PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Homeland, Showtime's new thrilling drama.

8:40PM- Commercial Break

8:44PM- Jimmy Fallon and Adam Levine are going to present the Golden Globes for Original Score and Song for a Motion Picture.

8:45PM- First is Score.

8:46PM- The Golden Globe goes to...the Score from The Artist, composed by Ludovic Bource.

8:48PM- Then Song.

8:50PM- The Golden Globe goes to...the Song "Masterpiece" from W.E., co-written by Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Entertainment Madonna.

8:52PM- Commercial Break

8:56PM- Katharine McPhee and Debra Messing present the Golden Globe for Lead Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries.

8:57PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Idris Elba for Luther.

8:59PM- Brad Pitt presents the second Drama Motion Picture nominee, The Ides of March.

9PM- Kate Beckinsale and Seth Rogen present the Golden Globe for Actress in a Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical.

9:01PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn.

9:03PM- Commercial Break

9:07PM- Sarah Michelle Gellar and Piper Perabo present the Golden Globe for Supporting Actor in a Television Program.

9:08PM- The Golden Globe goes to...(lol at Jesse Tyler Ferguson's sign) Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage for Game of Thrones.

9:09PM- "I haven't seen Mildred Pierce, but I'm sure it's pretty good."- Peter Dinklage

9:10PM- "You're so much better than last year's audience."- Ricky Gervais; "There is a pecking order around here. TV stars around the edge. Movie stars in the middle."

9:11PM- George Clooney presents the third Drama Motion Picture nominee Moneyball.

9:12PM- Jessica Alba and Channing Tatum present the Golden Globe for Animated Feature Film.

9:14PM- The Golden Globe goes to...The Adventures of Tintin.

9:16PM- Commercial Break

9:20PM- Ewan McGregor presents the third nominee for Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical, 50/50.

9:21PM- Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman present the Golden Globe for Screenplay.

9:22PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris. (Woody Allen is not here; "Come and get it, Woody"- Nicole Kidman)

9:23PM- Husband-and-wife William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman sing and present the Golden Globe for Supporting Actress in Television.

9:24PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Jessica Lange for American Horror Story.

9:26PM- Commercial Break

9:31PM- Madonna presents the Golden Globe for Foreign Language Film.

9:32PM- The Golden Globe goes to...A Separation (Iran).

9:34PM- Dustin Hoffman presents the Golden Globe for Actress in a TV Series- Drama.

9:35PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Claire Danes for Homeland. She's 3-for-3 at the Golden Globes.

9:37PM- Commercial Break

9:42PM- Emily Blunt presents Bridesmaids, the fourth Musical or Comedy Motion Picture nominee.

9:43PM- Tina Fey and Jane Lynch present the Golden Globe for Lead Actor in a TV Series- Musical or Comedy.

9:44PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Matt LeBlanc for Episodes.

9:46PM- Bradley Cooper presents the Golden Globe for Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.

9:47PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Octavia Spencer for The Help.

9:49PM- Commercial Break, then the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award to Morgan Freeman

9:54PM- Not quite, Reese Witherspoon presents the fourth nominee for Motion Picture- Drama, The Descendants.

9:55PM- Sidney Poitier comes onto the stage (and receives a standing ovation) to introduce Morgan Freeman.

9:58PM- Helen Mirren joins Sidney Poitier onto the stage

10:03PM- After a clip show of highlights from Freeman's illustrious career, a standing ovation as Morgan Freeman takes to the stage to accept the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award.

10:06PM- "For the past 45 years, I've never worked."- Morgan Freeman (elaborating on the quote "If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life")

10:07PM- Commercial Break

10:11PM- Robert Downey Jr. presents the fifth and final nominee for Musical or Comedy Motion Picture- The Artist.

10:12PM- Angelina Jolie presents the Golden Globe for Best Director.

10:13PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Martin Scorsese for Hugo.

10:16PM- Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas present the Golden Globe for TV Series- Comedy or Musical.

10:17PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Modern Family.

10:19PM- "They may be pasty and out of shape, but they are the best lovers I've ever had."- Sofia Vergara (in Spanish), then Modern Family co-creator Steven Levitan (in English)

10:20PM- Commercial Break

10:23PM- Michelle Pfeiffer presents the fifth nominee for Motion Picture- Drama, War Horse, based off last year's Tony winner for Best Play.

10:24PM- Jessica Biel and Mark Wahlberg present the Golden Globe for Lead Actor in a Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical.

10:25PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Jean Dujardin as The Artist.

10:27PM- A few more Globes to go, but, yup, you guessed it...another Commercial Break

10:31PM- Queen Latifah presents the sixth and final nominee for Motion Picture- Drama, The Help.

10:34PM- Colin Firth presents the Golden Globe for Lead Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama.

10:35PM- The Golden Globe goes to...Meryl Streep as The Iron Lady.

10:36PM- "When Ricky Gervais' deal fell through, and they came to me to play Margaret Thatcher..."- Meryl Streep

10:38PM- "Serious, challenging, weird movies, are like exotic birds [...] and every year, a new flock flies in [...] I'd like to thank my agent and God- Harvey Weinstein, 'The Punisher'"- Meryl Streep

10:38PM- "We made this for 25 cents in 25 minutes."- Meryl (with a Y) Streep

10:39PM- Jane Fonda presents the Golden Globe for Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy.

10:40PM- The Golden Globe goes to...The Artist. (Even Peppy comes up to the stage, classic)

10:42PM- Only two more categories...another Commercial Break

10:47PM- Natalie Portman presents the Golden Globe for Lead Actor in a Motion Picture- Drama.

10:48PM- The Golden Globe goes to...George Clooney for The Descendants.

10:49PM- One final Commercial Break, and then the Award for Motion Picture- Drama.

10:54PM- Harrison Ford presents the final award of the evening, Motion Picture-Drama.

10:55PM- The Golden Globe for Motion Picture- Drama goes to...The Descendants.

10:58PM- And that's all she wrote on the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Next Monday, the Golden Raspberry Award nominations, and the day after that, the nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Award nominees will be announced.

LIVE Blogging of the Emmys

The Emmys begin in less than 15 minutes, hosted by Glee's own Jane Lynch, herself a nominee. Her category actually will be the first of 25 categories to be announced tonight. The show will be produced by Mark Burnett and lots of surprises are going to be expected.

8PM- The ceremony has just begun. All of the stars are here tonight. Leonard Nimoy meets with Jane Lynch to host the Emmys.

8:01PM- Lynch starts singing. A lot of people don't know she is musically trained. Ari Gold & Lloyd join in on "TV is a Vast Wonderland".

8:02PM- Kevin Nealon makes a walk-on, as does Eric Dane, the Big Bang geeks ("I hate it when musical numbers come through our apartment.- Jim Parsons's Sheldon)

8:04PM- After dancing through Reality TV, Jane Lynch meets up with Ron Swanson in Pawnee, Indiana, and then walks in to Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce ("Women don't have to sleep with men anymore to make it to the top?"- Peggy Olson)

8:06PM- "TV is a Vast Wasteland Where Bad Ideas Go to Die..."

8:06PM- Jane Lynch slushies Sue Sylvester

8:07PM- Emmys aren't eligible for Emmys, but this is Eligible for the Bryan Award....so could this be a contender for the Bicentennial Bryan Awards next Summer?

8:08PM- "Except for HBO, it's not TV!"- Jane Lynch on a high note

8:09PM- "There's Betty White. She's the reason why we started the show at 5PM."- Jane Lynch

8:10PM- "The EmmyTones" introduce the Comedy races.

8:12PM- Comedy montage. My VCR is still not working. Jimmy Kimmel & Jimmy Fallon are presenting Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Could Jane Lynch be the first host since Tom Selleck to win while hosting?

8:15PM- The first Emmy of the night goes to Julie Bowen for Modern Family!

8:16PM- "Oh my God, are you kidding me? I don't know what to talk about in therapy next weekend. I won something now."- Julie Bowen; Bowen thanks Modern Family's creators for having "complicated wives with complicated lives".

8:17PM- Julianna Margulies presents Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. "I'm Julianna Margulies, otherwise known as the funniest woman in television. Seriously, look me up."

8:18PM- "If someone from Modern Family wins, that set will be awkward."

8:18PM- Ty Burrell wins the Emmy for Modern Family, joining his TV wife Julie Bowen.

8:19PM- "I actually got a late start in acting...I have a job where I go to work in full makeup..."; Burrell thanks his late father in his speech; "If he were here today, he would say, 'Why the makeup'?" "Couldn't wear a little powder, why do you have to look like a little harlot. Dad, why can't you think of me as a very masculine lady? I do, dad."

8:21PM- Commercial Break # 1

8:26PM- "There are losers, I am a loser."

8:26PM- "I'm sorry I can't be there in person, right after the Golden Globes. In fact, I'm not even allowed to be on American soil right now."- Ricky Gervais

8:27PM- Directing in a Comedy Series

8:28PM- Modern Family is 3/3- Michael Alan Spiller wins the Emmy for Modern Family "Halloween", of which he won the Director's Guild Emmy in February.

8:30PM- Zooey Deschanel and Will Arnett are presenting Comedy Series Writing. "Without Comedy writers, Zooey and I would have nothing to say."- Will Arnett

8:32PM- 4/4- "Caught in the Act" wins the Writing Emmy for Modern Family, which has swept all of the Comedy races tonight. It was a great episode. "Real life handed us the stories."- Steven Levitan; "One man's quest to protect his children juxtaposes one man's cowardly act to betray a friend."- Levitan

8:34PM- Commercial Break # 2- Lead Acting in Comedy races next- can Laura Linney also go 4/4? Can Steve Carell go out on top?

8:39PM- "Welcome back to 'The Modern Family' Awards"- Jane Lynch

8:40PM- "My daughter and her friends had a tea party and they complained about taxes, Obama, and why that Latino kid got in."- Jane Lynch

8:40PM- "I was this next presenter's therapist for many years, and apparently I sucked."- Lynch

8:41PM- Yesterday's Silver Garbage Award winner for Worst Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Charlie Sheen will present Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. "I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. We spent 8 wonderful years together, and I know you will continue to make great television."- Sheen

8:42PM- Wow, a MAJOR UPSET! Jim Parsons repeats as Best Actor for "The Big Bang Theory". Steve Carell leaves Dunder-Mifflin without an Emmy, joining Paul Reiser, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jane Kaczmarek, and a few others as stars exiting shows without an Emmy win.

8:43PM- "I was assured by many people that this wasn't happening."- Jim Parsons

8:44PM- Sofia Vergara and Rob Lowe present Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

8:45PM- All the Lead Actress nominees are getting up onto the stage. Wow....

8:46PM- Standing ovation for the Lead Actress in a Comedy nominees. "Everyone is a winner, and everyone knows that you are going to serve this body with distinction."- Rob Lowe

8:46PM- ANOTHER BIG UPSET! Melissa McCarthy wins the Emmy for "Mike & Molly".

8:47PM- Melissa McCarthy is crowned "Queen of Comedy".

8:47PM- "This is my first and best pageant ever."- Melissa McCarthy

8:48PM- Three big upsets in the Comedy Acting races took place. Reality Competition and Variety Series are up after the next commercial break.

8:54PM- A Sketch of "The Office" with "The New Guys".

8:57PM- "The EmmyTones" bring you the Variety and Reality races.

9PM- The Second Hour Has Just Arrived. So Far- 3/6.

9:01PM- Kaley Cuoco & David Spade present Reality-Competition Series, em Program.

9:02PM- And for the eighth time in nine years- The Amazing Race wins this category. Last year, Top Chef bested it.

9:03PM- "This is a real 'out-of-body' experience."- Bertram Van Munster

9:04PM- Spade and Cuoco are also presenting Variety writing.

9:05PM- The writing team from The Daily Show wins this category once again- 7th win overall.

9:06PM- SNL with 16 nominations, can it win Variety Series, or will The Daily Show make it Tic-Tac-Toe, 9 in a row?

9:07PM- Commercial Break- Variety Directing & Series, and a special musical performance coming up

9:13PM- The Lonely Island and Michael Bolton perform a medley of Lonely Island songs, starting with "Captain Jack Sparrow"- a nominee this year.

9:14PM- Ed Helms, Maya Rudolph, and John Stamos sing "Three Way (The Golden Rule)"- another nominee this year.

9:15PM- Akon performs "I Just Had Sex"- another SNL nominee this year.

9:16PM- Lea Michele and Ian Somerhalder present the Variety Directing nominees.

9:17PM- Don Roy King wins his second consecutive Emmy for directing SNL- this year for the Justin Timberlake/Lady Gaga episode, which was rerun last night.

9:18PM- Scott Caan and Anna Paquin present the Emmy for Variety, Music, or Comedy Series- will The Daily Show continue its run?

9:19PM- And Scott and Anna are right, as are we...The Daily Show has made it 9 in a row.

9:20PM- Commercial Break- The Drama races are up next, folks.

9:26PM- Drama by "The EmmyTones"- Zachary Levi, Cobie Smulders, Taraji P. Henson, Kate Flannery, Wilmer Valderrman, and Joel McHale

9:27PM- Drama Montage

9:28PM- "I often dream of a world where there are no awards or competition..."- Jane Lynch

9:29PM- Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher present the Writing in a Drama Series category.

9:29PM- "I am the guy from 'Pretty in Pink'"- Jon Cryer; "I am not Charlie Sheen."- Ashton Kutcher

9:30PM- The Emmy for Writing in a Drama Series goes to Jason Katims for "Friday Night Lights" series Finale. UPSET! Can FNL throw a Hail Mary to the end zone. This is the first time that "Mad Men" has not won writing in its run at the Emmys.

9:31PM- Cryer and Kutcher also are presenting "Upset Central"/Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

9:32PM- Margo Martindale wins the Emmy for her role as a Kentucky moonshiner in F/X's "Justified".

9:35PM- Commercial Break- more Drama races coming up

9:39PM- Loretta Devine and Paul McCrane- the Drama Guest Acting champs present the Directing in a Drama Series race- can Scorsese nab this?

9:41PM- Martin Scorsese adds an Emmy to his mantlepiece for helming the pilot to "Boardwalk Empire."

9:41PM- "They're counting down, I've got to talk a little bit faster."- Martin Scorsese

9:44PM- Kerry Washington and Jason O'Mara are presenting Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

9:45PM- UPSET CITY! Peter Dinklage wins the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Game of Thrones. Mad Men has YET to win an acting Emmy.

9:46PM- "Oh my God, I followed Martin Scorsese. My heart is pounding. You are such a legend."- Peter Dinklage

9:47PM- Lead Acting in Drama, coming up after the next commercial break- more upsets in store?

9:50PM- Lynch is a sketch as Donatella D'Borgia

9:53PM- "Watch out Hollywood, because Jersey is taking over."

9:54PM- Bryan Cranston and Katie Holmes are presenting Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

9:55PM- The "funniest woman" on television- Julianna Margulies wins the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for "The Good Wife".

9:56PM- "I'm so greatful to be your 'good wife', and I'm glad you have no political aspirations."- Julianna Margulies (to her husband)

9:57PM- Drew Barrymore and the NEW Charlie's Angels cast (Minka Kelly, Annie Ilonzeh, and Rachel Taylor) present the Lead Actor in a Drama category.

9:58PM- TOUCHDOWN! Kyle Chandler wins the Emmy for his role as Coach Eric Taylor on "Friday Night Lights".

10PM- Commercial Break- The Miniseries and Movie races...Mildred Pierce vs. Kennedys...it's SHOWTIME!

10:05PM- The EmmyTones bring you the TV Movie and Miniseries part of the show, and LL Cool J joins in the singing.

10:06PM- Miniseries/Movie montage.

10:08PM- The Cast of "Entourage" present the Writing in a TV Movie or Miniseries category.

10:09PM- The Emmy goes to Julian Fellowes for "Downton Abbey."

10:10PM- "When I got here, my wife told me to 'sit down, relax, and enjoy the evening', because she didn't think we were going to win. Now, I'm going to sit down and enjoy the evening now that I've won."- Julian Fellowes; "Ten years ago, you kickstarted my second career with an Oscar, now you nurtured."

10:11PM- The ex-Boys of Summer present Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries as well.

10:12PM- The Emmy goes to Dame Maggie Smith for Downton Abbey. Dame Maggie Smith was not present tonight.

10:12PM- Another Commercial Break

10:17PM- The Ernst & Young Accountants are saluted, and Jane Lynch and Paula Abdul are dressed as accountants

10:18PM- Amy Poehler & Melissa McCarthy are presenting the Lead Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries Emmy.

10:20PM- The Emmy goes to Barry Pepper for The Kennedys, who is also not here. Poehler and McCarthy are also presenting Directing in a Miniseries, Movie, or Special.

10:21PM- The Emmy goes to Brian Percival for Downton Abbey.

10:22PM- John Schaffner, the Chairman of the Academy speaks at the stage and introduces the In Memoriam Segment.

10:23PM- The Tenors sign "Hallelujah" (Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah) for the Memoriam.

10:28PM- Cliff Robertson, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Francis, James MacArthur, Pwter Falk, Harold Gould, Stanley Franzen, James Arness, Janet Maclachlan, Madelyn Pugh Davis, Dteve Landesberg, Blake Edwards, Betty Garrett, John Cossette, Bill Erwin, Barbara Billingsley, Leslie Nielsen, Tom Bosley, Reza Badiyi, Leonard Stern, Ryan Dunn, Denise Cramsey, Frank Potenza Uncle Frank, Bob Banner, Andy Whitfield, Fred Steiner, Jill Clayburgh, John Dye, Jack LaLanne, Al Masini, Sada Thompson, Laura Ziskin, Don Meredith, Sherwood Schwartz, Bubba Smith, and Stephen J. Cannell were among those we lost on the television community this past year.

10:32PM- Anna Torv and David Boreanaz are presenting the Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries category.

10:34PM- The Emmy goes to Guy Pearce for his role as Monty Beragon in Mildred Pierce.

10:34PM- "I got to have sex with Kate Winslet many, many times, and I did not know that it would result to this."- Guy Pearce; "And to my wife, Kate, who has had to listen to me say that every day."

10:36PM- Is Kate Winslet beatable? Find out from Hugh Laurie and Claire Danes (who won this category last year).

10:36PM- "Although she is a 3-to-1 favorite."- Hugh Laurie (on Helen Mirren)

10:37PM- The Emmy goes to Kate Elizabeth Winslet as Mildred Pierce!!!

10:38PM- "I really didn't think we were going to win anything."- Kate Winslet

10:39PM- Three more categories to go- Miniseries or Movie, Drama Series, Comedy Series, in that order....any more upsets in store?

10:44PM- Don Cheadle presents the Outstanding Made for TV Movie or Miniseries category.

10:45PM- The Emmy for Outstanding Made for TV Movie or Miniseries goes to Downton Abbey from Masterpiece Theatre. Winner of 5 Emmys.

10:46PM- "This is really a David and Goliath Story. Goliath was a wonderful show we were up against, and yet we won."- Julian Fellowes; "None of us know what is a hit, we only hope for the best for our shows."- Fellowes

10:47PM- Maria Bello and William H. Macy present the Drama Series race. Is Mad Men's streak over? Can Boardwalk tie The West Wing? Find out now.

10:48PM- The Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series goes to...MAD MEN! FOUR-PEAT!!!! First Hill Street Blues in 1984, then the West Wing in 2003, and now in 2011, MAD MEN, four-peat!!!!

10:49PM- "I did not think that was going to happen."- Matthew Weiner

10:50PM- Commercial Break- the final one, because Gwyneth Paltrow, this year's Guest Actress in a Comedy winner will present the Comedy Series Emmy next.

10:55PM- One more category.

10:56PM- Gwyneth Paltrow presents the Comedy Series Emmy.

10:56PM- The Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series goes to Modern Family for the second straight year. Mad Men is the first Drama to repeat with TWO comedies in the 63 year history of the Emmys. Modern Family is ABC's first repeat Comedy winner since "Taxi" in 1981. Modern Family and Mad Men are the 7th repeating Comedy-Drama pair in Emmy history.

10:56PM- Modern Family is based on Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyds families and lives.

10:58PM- "You're not just making people laugh, you're making them more tolerant. There is nothing wrong with a committing rleationship with an old man and a hot young woman, and many of you in this room agree."- excerpts of Steve Levitan's acceptance speech.

11PM- Who Won and Who Lost? A complete wrap-up on The DJBC Happy Hour tomorrow night at 8PM EDT on WCRS-FM, a podcast will be available for download at http://wcrsfm.org late Monday afternoon.

63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Nomination Announcement

IN a few seconds, Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly) and Joshua Jackson (Fringe) will announce the Emmy nominations? Who will get in? Who will get snubbed?

EDIT:

Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
The Office (NBC)
Parks and Recreation (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc (Episodes, Showtime)
Louis C.K. as Louie (Louie, F/X)
Steve Carell as Michael Scott (The Office, NBC)
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy (30 Rock, NBC)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison (The Big C, Showtime)
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn (Mike & Molly, CBS)
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton (Nurse Jackie, Showtime)
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance (Raising Hope, Fox)
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon (30 Rock, NBC)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel (Glee, Fox)
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy (Modern Family, ABC)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett (Modern Family, ABC)
Ed O'Neill as Jay Dunphy (Modern Family, ABC)
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker (Modern Family, ABC)
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men, CBS)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester (Glee, Fox)
Betty White as Elka Ostrovsky (Hot in Cleveland, TV Land)
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy (Modern Family, ABC)
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett (Modern Family, ABC)
Kristen Wiig as Various Characters (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney (30 Rock, NBC)

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Idris Elba as Lenny (The Big C, Showtime)
Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman (Modern Family, ABC)
Matt Damon as Carol Burnett (30 Rock, NBC)
Will Arnett as Devon Banks (30 Rock, NBC)
Zach Galifianakis as Host/Various Characters (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Justin Timberlake as Host/Various Characters (Saturday Night Live, NBC)

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes (Glee, Fox)
Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Shannon Bieste (Glee, Fox)
Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holiday (Glee, Fox)
Cloris Leachman as Maw Maw (Raising Hope, Fox)
Tina Fey as Host/Various Characters (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup-Donaghy (30 Rock, NBC)

Writing in a Comedy Series:
Episodes, "Episode 107" (David Crane & Jeffrey Klarik- Writers, Showtime)
Louie, "Poker/Divorce" (Louis C.K.- Writer, F/X)
Modern Family, "Caught in the Act" (Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman- Writers, ABC)
The Office, "Goodbye, Michael" (Greg Daniels- Writer, NBC)
30 Rock, "Reaganing" (Matt Hubbard- Writer, NBC)

Directing in a Comedy Series:
How I Met Your Mother, "Subway Wars" (Pamela Fryman- Director, CBS)
Modern Family, "Halloween" (Michael Alan Spiller- Director, ABC)
Modern Family, "See You Next Fall" (Steven Levitan- Director, ABC)
Modern Family, "Slow Down Your Neighbors" (Gail Mancuso- Director, ABC)
30 Rock, "Live Show" (Beth McCarthy-Miller- Director, NBC)

Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Dexter (Showtime)
Friday Night Lights (101)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Mad Men (AMC)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan (Dexter, Showtime)
Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor (Friday Night Lights, 101)
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House (House, Fox)
Timothy Olyphant as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Justified, F/X)
Jon Hamm as Don Draper (Mad Men, AMC)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Connie Britton as Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights, 101)
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick (The Good Wife, CBS)
Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn (Harry's Law, NBC)
Mireille Enos as Det. Sarah Linden (The Killing, AMC)
Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson (Law & Order: SVU, NBC)
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson (Mad Men, AMC)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones, HBO)
Josh Charles as Will Gardner (The Good Wife, CBS)
Alan Cumming as Eli Gold (The Good Wife, CBS)
Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder (Justified, F/X)
John Slattery as Roger Sterling (Mad Men, AMC)
Andre Braugher as Owen Thoreau (Men of a Certain Age, TNT)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart (The Good Wife, CBS)
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma (The Good Wife, CBS)
Margo Martindale as Mags Bennet (Justified, F/X)
Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen (The Killing, AMC)
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris (Mad Men, AMC)

Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Bruce Dern as Frank Harlow (Big Love, HBO)
Beau Bridges as Nick Brody (Brothers and Sisters, ABC)
Michael J Fox as Louis Canning (The Good Wife, CBS)
Paul McCrane as Josh "Puck" Peyton (Harry's Law, NBC)
Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennet (Justified, F/X)
Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper (Mad Men, AMC)

Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Mary McDonnell as Captain Sharon Raydor (The Closer, TNT)
Julia Stiles as Lumen Pierce (Dexter, Showtime)
Loretta Devine as Adele Webber (Grey's Anatomy, ABC)
Randee Heller as Ida Blankenship (Mad Men, AMC)
Cara Buono as Dr. Faye Miller, PhD (Mad Men, AMC)
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson (Shameless, Showtime)
Alfre Woodard as Ruby Jean Reynolds (True Blood, HBO)

Writing in a Drama Series:
Friday Night Lights, "Always" (Jason Katims- Writer, 101)
Game of Thrones, "Baelor" (David Benoiff & D.B. Weiss- Writers, HBO)
The Killing, "Pilot" (Veena Sud- Writer, AMC)
Mad Men, "Blowing Smoke" (Maria and Andre Jacquemetton- Writers, AMC)
Mad Men, "The Suitcase" (Matthew Weiner- Writer, AMC)

Directing in a Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire, "Anastasia" (Jeremy Podeswa- Director, HBO)
Boardwalk Empire, "Pilot" (Martin Scorsese- Director, HBO)
The Borgias, "The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin" (Neil Jordan- Director, Showtime)
Game of Thrones, "Winter is Coming" (Tim Van Patten- Director, HBO)
The Killing, "Pilot" (Patty Jenkins- Director, AMC)

Made for TV Movie or Miniseries:
Cinema Verite (HBO)
Downton Abbey- Masterpiece (PBS)
The Kennedys (Reelz)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Pillars of the Earth (Starz)
Too Big to Fail (HBO)

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie:
Edgar Ramirez as Ilich Ramirez Sanchez/Carlos the Jackal (Carlos, Sundance)
Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy (The Kennedys, Reelz)
Barry Pepper as Robert F. Kennedy (The Kennedys, Reelz)
Idris Elba as John Luther (Luther, BBC America)
Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall (Thurgood, HBO)
William Hurt as Henry Paulson (Too Big to Fail, HBO)

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie:
Diane Lane as Pat Loud (Cinema Verite, HBO)
Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley (Downton Abbey, PBS)
Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin (Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story, Lifetime)
Jean Marsh as Rose Buck (Upstairs, Downstairs, PBS)

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie:
Tom Wilkinson as Joseph P. Kennedy (The Kennedys, Reelz)
Brian F. O'Byrne as Bert Pierce (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke (Too Big to Fail, HBO)
James Woods as Dick Fuld (Too Big to Fail, HBO)

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie:
Dame Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley (Downton Abbey- Masterpiece, PBS)
Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Mare Winningham as Ida Corwin (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Dame Eileen Atkins as Maud, Lady Holland (Upstairs, Downstairs- Masterpiece, PBS)

Writing in a Miniseries or Movie:
Downton Abbey- Masterpiece (PBS)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Sherlock: A Study in Pink (BBC America)
Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Upstairs, Downstairs- Masterpiece (PBS)

Directing in a Miniseries or Movie:
Carlos (Olivier Assayas- Director, Sundance Channel)
Cinema Verite (Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini- Directors, HBO)
Downton Abbey- Masterpiece, "Part 1" (Brian Percival- Director, PBS)
Mildred Pierce (Todd Haynes- Director, HBO)
Too Big to Fail (Curtis Hanson- Director, HBO)

Variety, Music, or Comedy Series:
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Conan (TBS)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Variety, Music, or Comedy Special:
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (HBO)
Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking (HBO)
The 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour (HBO)
The Pee Wee Herman Show on Broadway (HBO)

Variety, Music, or Comedy Series Writing Team:
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Conan (TBS)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Directing in a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series:
American Idol, "1024/1025A" (Gregg Gelfand- Director, Fox)
The Colbert Report, "Episode 6112" (James Hoskinson- Director, Comedy Central)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, "Episode 16048" (Chuck O'Neil- Director, Comedy Central)
The Late Show with David Letterman, "Episode 3333" (Jerry Foley- Director, CBS)
Saturday Night Live, "Justin Timberlake/Lady Gaga" (Don Roy King- Director, NBC)

Writing in a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special:
Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (HBO)
Louis C.K.: Hilarious (Comedy Central)
Night of Too Many Stars (Comedy Central)
The Real Women of SNL (NBC)
The 64th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

Directing in a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special:
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (Don Mischer- Director, ABC)
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (Louis J. Horwitz- Director, CBS)
The 64th Annual Tony Awards (Glenn Weiss- Director, CBS)
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour (Laurieann Gibson- Director, HBO)
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert- Great Performances (Lonny Price- Director, PBS)

Reality-Competition Series:
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Idol (Fox)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
So You Think You Can Dance? (Fox)
Top Chef (Bravo)

Reality Program:
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
The Deadliest Catch (A&E)
Hoarders (A&E)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
MythBusters (A&E)
Undercover Boss (CBS)

Reality Host:
Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race, CBS)
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol, Fox)
Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars, ABC)
Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance, Fox)
Jeff Probst (Survivor, CBS)

Animated Program:
The Cleveland Show, "Murray Christmas" (Fox)
Futurama, "The Late Phillip J. Fry" (Comedy Central)
Robot Chicken, "Star Wars Episode III" (Cartoon Network)
The Simpsons, "Angry Dad: The Movie" (Fox)
South Park, "Crack Baby Athletic Association" (Comedy Central)

Lone Star Corrals 28 Silver Garbage Nominations

MEN: Two and a Half Men, which starts its ninth season this fall, received eight Silver Garbage Award nominations for its abbreviated eighth season, including Worst Comedy Series and Worst Lead Actor for its controversial former star, Charlie Sheen. Nominations were announced on July 13, the eve of the Primetime Emmy Awards nomination announcement.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-
July 13, 2011

CONTACT: Bryan Curtiss
(614) 285-9079

“Lone Star” Corrals 28 Silver Garbage Award Nominations

It was the first scripted network series to be cancelled last fall, and “Lone Star” left its skidmark after a two-episode run with 28 Silver Garbage Award Nominations, including Worst Drama Series and Worst New Series of the Year as the 2011 Silver Garbage Award nominations were announced from the Indymedia Carriage House in Columbus, Ohio today.

“The show was supposed to be the next ‘Dallas’,” said Silver Garbage Awards founder Bryan Curtiss. “But instead, it ended up being a complete and utter disaster that almost didn’t even make it to episode two.”

The 28 nominations for “Lone Star” are twice as many as the show with the second-most nominations, “The Paul Reiser Show”, with 14 nominations. And like “Star”, “Reiser” only lasted two shows.

Curtiss announced the nominations while taping a segment for his radio program “The DJBC Happy Hour” on WCRS-FM radio in Columbus, Ohio, which will air on July 18.

One of the most controversial headlines centering around the small screen centered around the firing of actor Charlie Sheen from long-running sitcom “Two and a Half Men”, which received eight Silver Garbage nods, including Worst Comedy and Worst Actor for Sheen, who is also cited separately for his Guest Appearance on Drew Carey’s improv show on the Game Show Network.

“By the time he took his ‘Rant Show’ on the road, we all got sick and tired on Sheen and his catchphrases,” Curtiss said. “Sheen was very annoying, and I commend the producers of ‘Two and a Half Men’ for taking him to task.”

The nominees for Worst Comedy Series are “Mr. Sunshine”, Matthew Perry’s failed broadcasting sitcom on ABC; “My Generation”, ABC’s failed dramedy centering around friends in a post 9/11 world; “Outsourced”, NBC’s critically panned remake of the John Jeffcoat romantic comedy film about a call center in India; “The Paul Reiser Show”, and “Two and a Half Men”.

With “Men” starting its ninth season in the fall, it is the latest a show has been a Worst Comedy Series nominee since “According to Jim” in 2009.

The Worst Drama Series nominees are Lifetime’s “Army Wives”; CBS’s “The Defenders”, a modern twist of the Emmy-winning 1960s drama; “Law & Order: Los Angeles”, NBC’s failed spin-off of the “Law & Order” franchise; “Lone Star”, and “Outlaw”, NBC’s flop starring Jimmy Smits as a Supreme Court Justice who steps down from the bench to be a public defender.

The Worst New Series nominees are “The Defenders”, “Lone Star”, “My Generation”, “Outlaw”, and “The Paul Reiser Show”.

The most-nominated specials are “The Decision”, NBA star LeBron James’ hour-long press conference announcing his decision to leave his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat, and “The Kennedys”, a miniseries about America’s political dynasty that was yanked from the History Channel lineup before being revived by a small unknown cable network. Both had four nominations.

Returning this year to the Silver Garbage Awards after a seven-year hiatus are technical categories.

That is not the only addition this year as Lead and Supporting “recognition” for first-year shows are added, similar to the Bryan Awards.

The winners for the Silver Garbage Awards will be announced on September 17, the eve of the telecast for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

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The 2011 Bryan Awards

The 2011 Bryan Award nominations were announced last week, and defunct soap "As the World Turns" leads with 30 nominations, including Most Missed Series and Best Daytime Soap.

Comedy Series:
The Big C (Showtime)
Glee (Fox)
Hot in Cleveland (TV Land)
Modern Family (ABC)
The Office (NBC)
Raising Hope (Fox)
30 Rock (NBC)

Lead Actor- Comedy Series:
Johnny Galecki & Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
David Duchovny (Californication, Showtime)
Matthew Morrison (Glee, Fox)
Steve Carell (The Office, NBC)
Rob Lowe (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, NBC)

Lead Actress- Comedy Series:
Laura Linney (The Big C, Showtime)
Courteney Cox (Cougar Town, ABC)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie, Showtime)
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Tina Fey (30 Rock, NBC)
Toni Collette (The United States of Tara, Showtime)

Supporting Actor- Comedy Series:
Oliver Platt (The Big C, Showtime)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, CBS)
Ed O'Neill (Modern Family, ABC)
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family, ABC)
Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope, Fox)

Supporting Actress- Comedy Series:
Jane Lynch (Glee, Fox)
Betty White (Hot in Cleveland, TV Land)
Julie Bowen (Modern Family, ABC)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family, ABC)
Jenna Fischer (The Office, NBC)
Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live, NBC)

Younger Actor- Comedy Series:
Gabriel Basso (The Big C, Showtime)
Dan Byrd (Cougar Town, ABC)
Chris Colfer (Glee, Fox)
Rico Rodriguez II (Modern Family, ABC)
Lucas Neff (Raising Hope, Fox)
Keir Gilchrist (The United States of Tara, Showtime)

Younger Actress- Comedy Series:
Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Madeleine Martin (Californication, Showtime)
Dianna Agron (Glee, Fox)
Lea Michele (Glee, Fox)
Heather Morris (Glee, Fox)
Naya Rivera (Glee, Fox)
Brie Larson (The United States of Tara, Showtime)

Guest Actor- Comedy Series:
Liam Neeson (The Big C, Showtime)
Rob Lowe (Californication, Showtime)
Larry Hagman (Desperate Housewives, ABC)
Will Ferrell (The Office, NBC)
Jim Carrey (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Justin Timberlake (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
John Slattery (30 Rock, NBC)

Guest Actress- Comedy Series:
Cynthia Nixon (The Big C, Showtime)
Carla Gugino (Californication, Showtime/Entourage, HBO)
Betty White (Community, NBC)
Gwyneth Paltrow (Glee, Fox/Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Mary Tyler Moore (Hot in Cleveland, TV Land)
Cloris Leachman (Raising Hope, Fox)
Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live, NBC)

Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Dexter (Showtime)
Friday Night Lights (101)
The Good Wife (CBS)
The Killing (AMC)
Mad Men (AMC)
The Walking Dead (AMC)

Lead Actor- Drama Series:
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Jeremy Irons (The Borgias, Showtime)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Showtime)
Hugh Laurie (House, Fox)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men, AMC)
Peter Krause (Parenthood, NBC)
William H. Macy (Shameless, Showtime)

Lead Actress- Drama Series:
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer, TNT)
Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights, 101)
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, CBS)
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, AMC)
Lauren Graham (Parenthood, NBC)
Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy, F/X)

Supporting Actor- Drama Series:
Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, CBS)
Chris Noth (The Good Wife, CBS)
Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-O, CBS)
John Slattery (Mad Men, AMC)

Supporting Actress- Drama Series:
Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife, CBS)
Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife, CBS)
Lisa Edelstein (House, Fox)
Amy Ryan (In Treatment, HBO)
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men, AMC)
Monica Potter (Parenthood, NBC)

Younger Actor- Comedy Series:
Francois Arnaud (The Borgias, Showtime)
Jamie Campbell Bower (Camelot, Starz)
Michael B. Jordan (Friday Night Lights, 101/Parenthood, NBC)
Max Burkholder (Parenthood, NBC)
Cameron Monaghan (Shameless, Showtime)
Jeremy Allen White (Shameless, Showtime)

Younger Actress- Drama Series:
Holliday Grainger (The Borgias, Showtime)
Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights, 101)
Meredith Hagner (Lights Out, F/X)
Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men, AMC)
Mae Whitman (Parenthood, NBC)
Emmy Rossum (Shameless, Showtime)
Laura Slade Wiggins (Shameless, Showtime)

Guest Actor- Drama Series:
Jonny Lee Miller (Dexter, Showtime)
Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights, 101)
Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife, CBS)
Jeremy Irons (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)
Bob Newhart (NCIS, CBS)
Michael Emerson (Parenthood, NBC)

Guest Actress- Drama Series:
Gretchen Mol (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Julia Stiles (Dexter, Showtime)
Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights, 101)
Candice Bergen (House, Fox)
Shohreh Aghdashloo (House, Fox/Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)
Elizabeth Mitchell (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)
Cara Buono (Mad Men, AMC)

Lead Actor- Daytime Soap:
Don Hastings (As the World Turns, CBS)
Michael Park (As the World Turns, CBS)
James Scott (Days of Our Lives, NBC)
Maurice Benard (General Hospital, ABC)
Steve Burton (General Hospital, ABC)
Eric Braeden (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Lead Actress- Daytime Soap:
Debbi Morgan (All My Children, ABC)
Maura West (As the World Turns, CBS)
Colleen Zenk (As the World Turns, CBS)
Susan Flannery (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Laura Wright (General Hospital, ABC)
Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Supporting Actor- Daytime Soap:
Trent Dawson (As the World Turns, CBS)
Van Hansis (As the World Turns, CBS)
Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital, ABC)
Brian Kerwin (One Life to Live, ABC)
Billy Miller (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
Michael Muhney (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Supporting Actress- Daytime Soap:
Melissa Claire Egan (All My Children, ABC)
Kathryn Hays (As the World Turns, CBS)
Julie Pinson (As the World Turns, CBS)
Alley Mills (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Nancy Lee Grahn (General Hospital, ABC)
Marcy Rylan (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Younger Actor- Daytime Soap:
Mick Hazen (As the World Turns, CBS)
Scott Clifton (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Chandler Massey (Days of Our Lives, NBC)
Chad Duell (General Hospital, ABC)

Younger Actress- Daytime Soap:
Kimberly Matula (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Molly Burnett (Days of Our Lives, NBC)
Lexi Ainsworth (General Hospital, ABC)
Christel Khalil (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
Emily O'Brien (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Guest Actor- Daytime:
Larry Bryggman (As the World Turns, CBS)
Stuart Damon (As the World Turns, CBS)
Anthony Herrera (As the World Turns, CBS)
Eric Sheffer Stevens (As the World Turns, CBS)
Daniel Benzali (General Hospital, ABC)
James Franco (General Hospital, ABC)
John Wesley Shipp (One Life to Live, ABC)

Guest Actress- Daytime:
Wendie Malick/Victoria Chase (All My Children, ABC)
Ewa Da Cruz (As the World Turns, CBS)
Lesli Kay (As the World Turns, CBS)
Adrienne Barbeau (General Hospital, ABC)
Wendy Williams (One Life to Live, ABC)
Kim Zimmer (One Life to Live, ABC)
Ellen Greene (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Variety Performer:
James Franco & Anne Hathaway (The 83rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC)
Mick Jagger (The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS)
Pee Wee Herman (The Pee Wee Herman Show on Broadway, HBO)
Sir Elton John (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Lady Gaga (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Sir Paul McCartney (Saturday Night Live, NBC)

Late Night Host:
Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately, E!)
Conan O'Brien (Conan, TBS)
Jon Stewart (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central)
David Letterman (The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS)
Joel McHale (The Soup, E!)
Daniel Tosh (Tosh.O, Comedy Central)

Reality Host:
Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race, CBS)
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol, Fox)
Tom Bergeron & Brooke Burke (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Heidi Klum (Project Runway, Lifetime)
Jeff Probst (Survivor, CBS)
Carson Daly (The Voice, NBC)

New Series:
The Big C (Showtime)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
Hot in Cleveland (TV Land)
The Killing (AMC)
Raising Hope (Fox)
Shameless (Showtime)
The Voice (NBC)
The Walking Dead (AMC)

Traditional Reality Program:
Heavy (A&E)
Hoarders (A&E)
In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman (OWN)
Intervention (A&E)
The Real L Word (Showtime)
Undercover Boss (CBS)

Reality Competition Series:
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Idol (Fox)
The Apprentice (NBC)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)

Variety Series:
Chelsea Lately (E! Entertainment Television)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Conan (TBS)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Tosh.O (Comedy Central)

Made for TV Movie or Miniseries:
Cinema Verite: The Saga of An American Family (HBO)
Downton Abbey- Masterpiece (PBS)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
The Sunset Limited (HBO)
Too Big To Fail (HBO)
Upstairs, Downstairs- Masterpiece Theatre (PBS)

Lead Actor- TV Movie or Miniseries:
Edgar Ramirez (Carlos, Sundance)
Samuel L. Jackson (The Sunset Limited, HBO)
Tommy Lee Jones (The Sunset Limited, HBO)
Laurence Fishburne (Thurgood, HBO)
William Hurt (Too Big to Fail, HBO)

Lead Actress- TV Movie or Miniseries:
Diane Lane (Cinema Verite, HBO)
Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey, PBS)
Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Taraji P. Henson (Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story, Lifetime)
Jean Marsh (Upstairs, Downstairs, PBS)

Supporting Actor- TV Movie or Miniseries:
Thomas Dekker (Cinema Verite, HBO)
James Gandolfini (Cinema Verite, HBO)
Brian F. O'Byrne (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
James Woods (Too Big to Fail, HBO)

Supporting Actress- TV Movie or Miniseries:
Betty White (The Lost Valentine: Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS)
Melissa Leo (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Evan Rachel Wood (Mildred Pierce, HBO)
Cynthia Nixon (Too Big to Fail, HBO)
Dame Eileen Atkins (Upstairs, Downstairs, PBS)

Animated Program:
Archer (F/X)
Bob's Burgers (Fox)
The Boondocks (Cartoon Network)
The Ricky Gervais Show (HBO)
Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. (Cartoon Network)
The Simpsons (Fox)

Most Missed Series:
As the World Turns (CBS)
Big Love (HBO)
Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
Friday Night Lights (NBC & 101)
The Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndicated)
The United States of Tara (Showtime)

Screen Actors Guild Awards- Real-Time Updates

The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards begin in a few minutes, where Hollywood actors salute themselves in 13 categories. Academy-Award winner Ernest Borgnine (Marty, McHale's Navy) will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award tonight as well. At 94, Borgnine is not missing a beat, and he is still actively working on projects.

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8:00PM- I love seeing actors on the Red Carpets; Actors sharing why they are actors

8:03PM- Betty White (Hot in Cleveland) and Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) begin the celebration of the SAG Awards presenting the first category of the night- Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series.

8:06PM- Steve Buscemi wins the SAG Award for his role as Nucky Thompson in Boardwalk Empire. Emmy next?

8:07PM- "I was given an award by Alec (Baldwin) and Betty White [...] I didn't know that this was going to be the first one, and I'm nervous."- Steve Buscemi

8:08PM- Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo present the first nominee for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture- The Kids Are All Right.

8:10PM- Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives) and Cory Monteith (Glee) present the second award of the night- Female Actor in a Drama Series.

8:12PM- Julianna Margulies wins her 2nd in a row for The Good Wife.

8:13PM- "I love my job so much, and I'm so grateful to Robert and Michelle King for giving me the job of a lifetime."- Julianna Margulies

8:14PM- "My beautiful friends and family, you are so inspiring to me."- Julianna Margulies

8:15PM- First Commercial Break

8:19PM- Promo about joining Angie Harmon's Conversation on Twitter during the Awards

8:20PM- Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) and Taye Diggs (Rent) present the Nominees for the Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series.

8:22PM- Boardwalk Empire wins the SAG Award for Ensemble Acting in a Drama Series.

8:23PM- "I lost my speech on the other paper [...] I'm glad we won, because I love all the actors in the cast."- Steve Buscemi; "I have time left, and I'm supposed to keep talking."- Buscemi

8:24PM- The President of the Screen Actors Guild- Ken Howard (1776, The White Shadow, Grey Gardens)

8:26PM- Dennis Haysbert (24) introduces a segment on commercials and actors who keep us entertained through advertising.

8:29PM- Jason Bateman (Arrested Development) presents the fourth category- Female Actor in a Supporting Role (in a Motion Picture).

8:31PM- Melissa Leo wins the SAG for The Fighter.

8:33PM- "Thank you girls for helping me bring home a man I can be with tonight."- Melissa Leo (on her SAG Award, giving a shout-out to the actresses who played her daughters in "The Fighter")

8:34PM- 2nd Commercial Break

8:38PM- Among the commercials in this break are a dude texting while driving (a clip of which was seen in the aforementioned commercial montage) and a movie with Liam Neeson and January Jones.

8:39PM- Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live, Parks and Recreation) presents the nominees for Male Actor in a Comedy Series.

8:41PM- "The best actor in this category, according to some people tonight....is Alec Baldwin."- Amy Poehler

8:41PM- Alec Baldwin repeats as Best Male Actor in 30 Rock.

8:42PM- Jon Hamm (Mad Men) presents the award for Female Actor in a Comedy Series. "They called the funniest female actor in comedy to present this award...me"

8:44PM- "The funniest actress according to Amy Poehler and the Teamsters...is Betty White."- Jon Hamm; Betty White, at 89 years young, wins the SAG Award for Hot in Cleveland, the first major award for 15 year-old cable network TV Land.

8:46PM- "I cannot believe this. And they had to get the old rollout at the stairs. There wasn't a prayer. I'm so lucky to be at 89 working with...(applause)...You didn't applaud when I turned 40, but I'm working on the happiest set on the business."- Betty White

8:47PM- Helena Bonham-Carter, Colin Firth, and Geoffrey Rush present the second Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture nominee, The King's Speech.

8:49PM- Angie Harmon (Rizzoli & Isles) and LL Cool J (NCIS: Los Angeles) present the Ensemble in a Comedy Series category.

8:51PM- Modern Family wins the SAG Award for Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

8:52PM- "When the cast wanted me to speak, I said, 'Geez, I hope we don't win.'"- Ed O'Neill

8:53PM- Another Commercial Break

8:58PM- Back again. Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman present the third Ensemble Acting nominee, Black Swan.

9:00PM- TV Veteran Tim Conway (McHale's Navy, The Carol Burnett Show, announcer to TVLand) introduces the Lifetime Achievement Award to Ernest Borgnine.

9:08PM- "And they don't make them like Ernest Borgnine anymore."- SAG Awards Announcer

9:09PM- Morgan Freeman (Red) presents the SAG Award for Lifetime Achievement to Borgnine. ("Ernest Borgnine is a practicing Italian.")

9:11PM- Ernest Borgnine, at 94 years young, gives an eloquent acceptance speech.

9:12PM- More categories coming up after this commercial break, plus the In Memoriam Tribute

9:16PM- Flipping back to the Pro Bowl during the commercial break; on 4th & 9, Philip Rivers slings a touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne in traffic, to cut the NFC's lead from 42-7 to 42-14. A lot of catching up to do for the AFC.

9:17PM- Robin Wright (Santa Barbara, Forrest Gump, Empire Falls) and Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) present Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries.

9:20PM- An absent Al Pacino wins for his role as Dr. Death in You Don't Know Jack.

9:21PM- Armie Hammer, Spider Man (Andrew Garfield), this Generation's Sinatra/Michael Jackson (Justin Timberlake), and Jesse Eisenberg (last night's SNL host) introduce the fourth Ensemble film nominee about Harvard classmates who create Facebook, The Social Network.

9:22PM- Rosario Dawson (Rent) and Josh Duhamel (All My Children, Las Vegas, When in Rome, Transformers movies) present Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries.

9:23PM- Claire Danes wins the SAG for her role as Temple Grandin.

9:26PM- Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank introduces the In Memoriam Segment

9:29PM- In Memoriam: Jill Clayburgh, Leslie Nielsen, Lynn Redgrave, Robert Culp, Gloria Stuart, Kevin McCarthy, John Forsythe, Anne Francis, Pernell Roberts, Harold Gould, David Nelson, Frances Reid, Larry Keith, Patricia Neal, Danny Aiello III, June Havoc, James MacArthur, Barbara Billingsley, Gary Coleman, Rue McClanahan, Zelda Rubinstein, Fred Foy, Janet MacLachlan, Fess Parker, Lena Horne, Peter Haskell, Peter Graves, Dixie Carter, Tom Bosley, Kathryn Grayson, Peyte Postlethwaite, Steve Landsesberg, Eddie Fisher, Tony Curtis, Jean Simmons, Dennis Hopper

9:30PM- Commercial Break

9:35PM- Only four categories left...Susan Sarandon presents the Award for Supporting Male Actor in a Motion Picture.

9:37PM- Christian Bale wins for his role in The Fighter.

9:38PM- Christian Bale is surprised by his real-life counterpart (Dickie Ecklund) on the stage accepting his SAG Award.

9:40PM- Amy Adams and Mark Wahlberg present the fifth and final nominee for Ensemble in a Motion Picture, The Fighter.

9:41PM- "It's not like the DGA's. We're not gonna run five hours. We'll all be home for dinner."- Mark Wahlberg presenting The Fighter

9:42PM- Jeff Bridges presents the Female Actor in a Motion Picture Award.

9:44PM- Natalie Portman dances to victory as the Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture for Black Swan.

9:45PM- Portman thanks SAG for everything; Portman has been acting since 11

9:46PM- Coming up- only two prizes left- Male Actor and Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture. (flipping back) NFC leads AFC 45-28 after three quarters.

9:51PM- Back for one last time as Nicole Kidman presents the Male Actor in a Motion Picture Award, the penultimate category of the night.

9:53PM- Colin Firth wins the SAG for his role as King George VI in The King's Speech.

9:55PM- "I'd like to thank security for letting me into the building."- Colin Firth, jokingly, while accepting his SAG Award

9:56PM- All the excitement has led to this. The final award of the evening, brought to you by Donald Sutherland (M*A*S*H, Klute)

9:57PM- The cast of The King's Speech wins the SAG Award for Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture, therefore putting another nail into The Social Network's coffin.

9:58PM- "It shouldn't be called the SAG award, it should be the Uplifting award."/"This film was originally going to be called The King's Therapist's Speech."- Geoffrey Rush, accepting the SAG Award for The King's Speech.

10:00PM- This game is over. I'm having second thoughts of accepting The Social Network's friend request.

A recap of the Guild Awards coming in February's BC Bulletin, which will be coming up like roses on Tuesday afternoon.

Last-Second SAG Predix + Directors Guild Upset Alert

The Screen Actors Guild Awards will begin in a little over an hour, as Hollywood's actors celebrate themselves. The Fighter leads with five nominations, including Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Here are the final predix for all 13 races:
Cast, Motion Picture: The King's Speech
Actor: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Female Actor: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Supporting Female Actor: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
Female Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Cast, Drama: Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Actor, Drama: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Female Actor, Drama: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer (TNT)
Cast, Comedy: Glee (Fox)
Actor, Comedy: Ed O'Neill, Modern Family (ABC)
Female Actor, Comedy: Betty White, Hot in Cleveland (TVLand)

Last Night, The Social Network took another setback as Tom Hooper won the Director's Guild prize for helming The King's Speech. The King's Speech leads with 12 Oscar Nominations, including Best Picture.

Other Director's Guild Winners:
Martin Scorsese- "Boardwalk Empire" (TV Drama)
Mick Jackson- Temple Grandin (Miniseries/TV Movie)
Michael Spiller- "Modern Family" (TV Comedy)
Larry Carpenter- "One Life to Live" (Daytime Soap)

The 68th Golden Globe Awards: LIVE Real-Time Updates

In less than an hour from now, the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air on NBC live from the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel. The stars from television and movies will all be out tonight for what is billed as "the party of the year". Expect a lot of surprises, and as usual, lots of great fashion.

1st Update- 7:35PM: I have not turned the channel to the pregame show yet, as I am still watching football, as the New York Jets put the final nail in the New England Patriots coffin, taking a 27-14 lead right now with 1:46 left in the game. And now it's 28-14 Jets. (Courtesy of our brother blog, DJBC Sports Corner). (7:48PM) Jets win 28-21 and will play at Pittsburgh next Sunday night.

LIVE UPDATES:
8PM- The show has just begun, following the Red Carpet pre-show co-hosted by Carson Daly & Natalie Morales. Morales looks stunning in her gown reporting on the red carpet.

8:01PM- "It's going to be a night of partying and heavy drinking, or as Charlie Sheen would call it, breakfast."- Ricky Gervais in his opening monologue

8:02PM- "Wanna see Cher? No, because it's not 1975."- Ricky Gervais in his opening monologue
8:03PM- "My lawyers helped me with the wording of the joke. They're not here."- Gervais in his opening monologue about the snub of "I Love You, Philip Morris"/the Scientology joke

8:05PM- First Category of the Night- Scarlett Johannson presents Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

8:06PM- Christian Bale wins for Supporting Actor for his role as a drug addict in the film "The Fighter."

8:09PM- Julie Bowen (Modern Family) and LL Cool J (NCIS: Los Angeles) present the Actress in a TV Series-Drama Category.

8:10PM- "Peg Bundy" (Katey Sagal in real-life) wins for Best Actress in a TV Series-Drama for the F/X Show "Sons of Anarchy".

8:12PM- Commercial Break

8:16PM- After a commercial break; Julianne Moore and Kevin Spacey introduce Gia Mantegna, daughter of "Criminal Minds" co-star Joe Mantegna as Miss Golden Globe; Moore and Spacey introduce the Miniseries or TV Movie.

8:17PM- "Carlos" is about Carlos the Jackal; "Pillars of the Earth" takes place in 12th Century England

8:18PM- "Carlos" about Spanish terrorist Carlos the Jackal pulls off a shocker by winning Best Miniseries or TV Movie, knocking off Emmy winners "The Pacific" and "Temple Grandin".

8:21PM- "Please present Ashton Kutcher's dad, Bruce Willis"- Ricky Gervais. Bruce Willis presents "Red", Best Motion Picture-Comedy Nominee, starring Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Dame Helen Mirren, and Mary-Louise Parker.

8:23PM- Two actors from "Country Strong"- Leighton Meester present Supporting Actor in a TV Program.

8:24PM- Chris Colfer wins the Golden Globe for Supporting Actor in a TV Program for his role as Kurt Hummel on "Glee".

8:25PM- "I think I dropped my heart between Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore. If anyone sees my heart, please pick it up for me...I'd like to thank Ryan Murphy for being my fairy godfather...to all the kids who our show celebrates, who are being constantly told 'no'..."- Chris Colfer in his acceptance speech

8:26PM- Commercial Break

8:30PM- We're back. Michelle Pfeiffer presents Alice in Wonderland, the next Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy nominee, directed by Tim Burton, and the latest Tim Burton-Johnny Depp collaboration, starring Depp as the Mad Hatter.

8:31PM- Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives) introduces the President of the Hollywood Foreign Press

8:33PM- Milla Jovovich (The Three Musketeers) and Kevin Bacon introduce Actor in a TV Series- Drama.

8:34PM- Steve Buscemi wins for Best Actor in a TV Series- Drama for HBO's new hit drama, "Boardwalk Empire" about Prohibition in 1920s Atlantic City.

8:35PM- "First of all, I have to thank Table 114, you guys are a lot of fun...now I have to put my glasses on before they play that sad music."- Steve Buscemi

8:37PM- Bacon and Jovovich also Present Best TV Series- Drama.

8:38PM- The streak is over- Boardwalk Empire halts Mad Men's three-year winning streak in the Drama Series race. Could this be a precursor to next August at the Emmys?

8:38PM- "Holy f-in crap, we just won a Golden Globe Award."- Terence Winter, creator/writer/executive producer of "Boardwalk Empire"

8:39PM- "And to my family in Brooklyn, I can't believe I'm sitting in a table next to Al Pacino either."- Terence Winter

8:39PM- Commercial Break

8:42PM- Ted Williams' Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Commercial

8:43PM- We're baaaaaaaack...Andrew Garfield introduces "The Social Network", the first of five Motion Picture-Drama nominees

8:44PM- "That's my favorite movie of the year. The creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is worth 7 million dollars."- Ricky Gervais

8:45PM- Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) and Jennifer Lopez (Gigli, American Idol) present Original Song in a Motion Picture

8:45PM- "That was close. I almost wore the exact same thing."- Alec Baldwin (to Jennifer Lopez)

8:46PM- "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from the gawd-awful "Burlesque" for Original Song. Diane Warren, the songwriter wins her first Golden Globe.

8:49PM- Baldwin and Lopez also present Best Original Score for a Motion Picture as well.

8:50PM- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross win for composing the score to "The Social Network".

8:51PM- Commercial Break

8:55PM- We're back. Justin Bieber and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) present nominees for Animated Feature.

8:57PM- "Toy Story 3", the third of the "Toy Story" movies, by no surprises wins for Animated Feature. Well-deserved win. We all knew it was coming back in June. Next stop, Kodak Theatre in Hollywood

8:57PM- "Wow, were you two even born when the first 'Toy Story' movie came out?"- Toy Story 3 director, on Bieber and Steinfeld

8:59PM- Robert Downey Jr. presents the next category, Actress in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy

9PM- "I don't know if an actress can do her best work, unless I first slept with her."- Robert Downey Jr. presenting Actress in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy

9:02PM- Annette Bening wins for "The Kids Are All Right", beating her better half in the film, Julianne Moore, in the Actress in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy

9:03PM- "Julianne, you are a class act, thank you."- Annette Bening (citing her co-star, who helped make "The Kids Are All Right" possible)

9:05PM- "...and to the 1962 Golden Globe Winner for Most Promising Male Star, my husband, Warren Beatty."- Annette Bening

9:06PM- Commercial Break

9:09PM- Sylvester Stallone presents the second Motion Picture-Drama nominee, "The Fighter"

9:11PM- Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech) and Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton) present Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie.

9:12PM- Al Pacino wins the Golden Globe as Dr. Death for "You Don't Know Jack".

9:15PM- Rush and Swinton present the female counterpart for the latter category as well- Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie

9:16PM- Claire Danes wins the Golden Globe for "Temple Grandin"

9:17PM- "I have to go fast, because that thing will yell at me."- Claire Danes during her acceptance speech

9:18PM- "She's working with incredible zeal on working with autism and on animal behavior."- Claire Danes about Temple Grandin

9:19PM- Commercial Break

9:23PM- Zac Efron presents the third Musical or Comedy in a Motion Picture Nominee- "The Kids are All Right", about a sperm donor returning to the lives of a lesbian couple

9:24PM- "He starred as the main role in the remake of a TV Show that I created, and now he's leaving the show, and killing cash cow for the both of us."- Ricky Gervais (on Steve Carell)

9:24PM- Tina Fey (SNL, 30 Rock) and Steve Carell (The Office) present the nominees for Best Screenplay

9:25PM- "Screenplays we would have written if we had time."- Tina Fey; "It never gets old"- Steve Carell; "And then there is the story of social networking and how it almost destroyed us."- Fey; "I heard about that movie on Facebook from a friend I've never met."- Carell

9:27PM- Aaron Sorkin wins the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for "The Social Network". It was 10 Years ago at the Globes that Sorkin won a Globe for TV Series-Drama for the most-honored Drama Series in the history of the Emmy Awards- "The West Wing"

9:28PM- "And I want to thank all the female nominees tonight for helping demonstrate to my young daughter that elite is not a bad word, it's an aspirational one. Honey, look around, smart girls have more fun, and you’re one of them."- Aaron Sorkin

9:29PM- Supporting Actress in a Television Program

9:30PM- A Supporting sweep for the Gleeks of McKinley High as Jane Lynch wins for Supporting Actress for "Glee".

9:31PM- "I'm nothing, if but falsely humbled."; "I get these 14-year olds vibrating out of their bodies telling me how wonderful 'Glee' is."- Jane Lynch

9:32PM- Commercial Break

9:35PM- Back to the Beverly Hilton and the Party....

9:36PM- "...A category that nobody cares about."- Ricky Gervais on the Foreign Language Film category

9:36PM- Olivia Wilde (House) and Robert Pattinson (Twilight series) present Best Foreign Language Film.

9:37PM- They will be celebrating this Globe win in the streets of Copenhagen; "In a Better World" from Denmark wins the Globe for Best Foreign Language Film

9:38PM- Dame Helen Mirren presents The King's Speech, nominee for Motion Picture- Drama

9:39PM- "This film was inseminated in Australia...was gestated in England...and given life by a beautiful team..."- Helen Mirren on "The King's Speech", about King George VI's stammering speech

9:40PM- Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives) and Blair Underwood (LA Law, The Event) present Actress in a TV Series- Comedy or Musical

9:41PM- Laura Linney wins for "The Big C"; Linney was unable to attend the Golden Globes tonight due to the death of her father, playwright Romulus Linney IV.

9:42PM- Commercial Break; Gotta love Ernst & Young....they have the answer to everything, including who wins.

9:44PM- Kraft Macaroni and Cheese...if I wasn't blogging live reactions, I would get some right now...

9:45PM- "Must See TV" > "Comedy Night Done Right" (NBC's new three-hour Thursday night comedy block)

9:46PM- Back again....Jane Fonda returns to the Globes for the first time in a quarter-century; Jane presents "Burlesque", the least deserving Golden Globe nominee for Musical or Comedy Motion Picture; hopefully John Wilson gives "Burlesque" a ton of Razzie nods next week. ;)

9:47PM- Matthew Bomer (Royal Pains, Guiding Light) & Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) present Lead Actor in a TV Series- Comedy or Musical (or the other way around)

9:48PM- Kaley blushed when she read the envelope, which meant that her Emmy-winning co-star Jim Parsons won the Globe for Best Actor in a TV Series- Musical or Comedy

9:48PM- ^^"Kaley, if you can't tell, she's on the show with me."- Jim Parsons, accepting the Globe

9:50PM- Jeremy Irons (The Borgias) presents Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

9:51PM- Melissa Leo wins the Golden Globe for "The Fighter"

9:51PM- "All that and a kiss from Jeremy Irons."- Melissa Leo, accepting her Globe

9:53PM- Commercial Break; up next is the Cecil B. DeMille Award

9:58PM- Matt Damon presents the Cecil B. DeMille Award Lifetime Achievement Award to Academy Award winner Robert DeNiro

9:58PM- "I don't go to movies a lot, because I'm too busy making them."- Matt Damon

10:01PM- Long clip show montage of Robert DeNiro's illustrious career

10:03PM- Standing ovation for Robert DeNiro

10:05PM- "Matt Damon will someday get his own Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, and I hope to present it to him, if I'm still alive."- Robert DeNiro, on stage

10:09PM- Commercial Break

10:13PM- Back to Beverly Hills; Megan Fox presents the next "The Tourist", the fifth and final Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy Nominee.

10:14PM- Annette Bening presents the Best Director nominees

10:15PM- David Fincher wins for Best Director for Facebook...I mean, "The Social Network"

10:16PM- "I had no idea when I finished this film five months ago that I would be up here."/"Aaron and Scott, thank you for giving me your baby."- David Fincher accepting the Golden Globe for Best Director

10:17PM- Jimmy Fallon (SNL, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) and this month is named after her- January Jones (Mad Men) present TV Series- Musical or Comedy

10:17PM- "I love the Golden Globes. Everyone gets to drink and have a good time."- January Jones; "Nobody is pretentious..."- Jimmy Fallon

10:18PM- Glee-peat!! "Glee" wins for TV Series- Musical or Comedy for the second straight year

10:19PM- "Thank you to public school teachers. You don't get paid for it, but you are doing the most important job in America. Thank you very much."- "Glee" co-creator Ian Brennan, "Glee" acceptance speech

10:20PM- "Will Johnny Depp beat Johnny Depp?"- The Announcer

10:20PM- Another Commercial Break; hopefully I get to see the Ted Williams Kraft commercial one more time.

10:24PM- Alicia Keys presents the fourth Best Picture Drama Nominee- "The Black Swan", a psychological thriller which is more disturbing than Cam Newton's Heisman Trophy win

10:25PM- Halle Berry presents the Nominees for Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy- Can Johnny Depp beat Johnny Depp?

10:26PM- ^^ The Answer is NO...Paul Giamatti wins for "Barney's Version". Paul's late dad banned Pete Rose from baseball FOR LIFE.

10:26PM- "I'm a little jacked up, because I ate five boxes of Godiva chocolates. I never fell in love with Godiva chocolates."- Paul Giamatti

10:27PM- "I got to smoke and drink and (CENSORED) and get paid for it."- Paul Giamatti

10:28PM- Commercial Break; up next is Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

10:31PM- Down to the Wire...Two Best Picture Prizes, and Actor & Actress, Motion Picture-Drama are left....down...to...the...wire.....

10:32PM- And, we're baaaccck....Joseph Gordon-Levitt ([500] Days of Summer, Inception, 3rd Rock from the Sun) presents Inception, the fifth and final Motion Picture-Drama nominee; Remember when "South Park" did a spoof of "Inception"? Creating the world into a dream, filling it with a bunch of secrets, called inception...

10:33PM- Jeff Bridges presents Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama

10:34PM- Probably the most up-in-the-air category, Natalie Portman wins the Golden Globe for "Black Swan".

10:35PM- "Jeff Bridges, I love you, Thank you."- Natalie Portman, accepting her Globe

10:37PM- Tom Hanks and Tim Allen present the Golden Globe for Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy

10:38PM- "We can kindly recall when Ricky Gervais was a chubby and a politely kind comedian."- Tom Hanks; "Neither of which he is now."- Tim Allen

10:39PM- "According to the HFP and Table 114, the Golden Globe goes to...The Kids are All Right."- Tom Hanks & Tim Allen

10:40PM- The Kids Are All Right wins the Golden Globe for Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical

10:42PM- Another Commercial Break; the NBC Thursday night stars in a promo for "Comedy Night Done Right"; "Amy Poehler and I are like Oprah and Gayle, only we're not denying anything."- Tina Fey in the promo

10:44PM- Only two categories left...

10:45PM- Back again...

10:46PM- Sandra Bullock presents the Golden Globe for Actor in a Motion Picture- Drama.

10:47PM- Colin Firth wins the Globe for his role as King George VI in "The King's Speech".

10:48PM- "Getting through mid-life stage with your dignity in tact is reassurance...this is all that stands between me and a Harley-Davidson."- Colin Firth in his acceptance speech

10:49PM- from Goldderby Forums poster 742- "When Tom Hanks and Robert Downey Jr., good sports both, are calling you out for mean-spiritedness, Ricky, it's time to re-evaluate your material. I hope he didn't ever want to work with anyone in attendance tonight."

10:50PM- One more commercial break, and one final category- Motion Picture- Drama. Can Facebook coast to Golden Globe victory?

10:54PM- Last check at traffic with Michael Douglas presenting Motion Picture- Drama. Douglas received a standing ovation from the audience, less than a week after Douglas said that he won his battle against cancer.

10:54PM- "There's got to be an easier way to get a standing ovation."- Michael Douglas

10:55PM- And the Golden Globe goes to...Facebook!!!!! "The Social Network" wins the most Golden Globes of the night- four, and now has the keys to the Honda Prius on the ride to victory at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

10:58PM- That's all she wrote on the Golden Globies. Now I'm off to write a wrap-up for the February BC Bulletin, which will include Best and Worst Dressed, a Rundown of all 25 Winners, and a recap of the ceremony. Congratulations to all the winners!

Golden Globes- The Final Countdown & Predix

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air on Sunday night on NBC, hosted by Ricky Gervais. Lots of stars from television and movies will show up for this annual "party of the year".

MOTION PICTURES:

Motion Picture- Drama:
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network- WILL/SHOULD WIN

Yes, "The King's Speech" has the most nominations, and is probably a sure bet to win because this is an awards show run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of foreign journalists. However, "The Social Network" is too hard to be ignored. This movie has dominated critics' lists all across the country as one of the ten best films of 2010, and with a Globe win, will sit comfortably in the driver's seat on Oscar Sunday.

Actress, Motion Picture-Drama:
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)- SHOULD WIN
Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
Halle Berry (Frankie and Alice)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)- WILL WIN
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)



Actor, Motion Picture-Drama:
Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)
Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter)
Colin Firth (The King's Speech)- WILL WIN
James Franco (127 Hours)
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)- SHOULD WIN



Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical:
Alice in Wonderland- WILL/SHOULD WIN
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

It is no secret that Globe voters are smitten with Johnny Depp films, especially in recent history. This is a no-brainer as the latest Depp collaboration with Tim Burton will win this category. On a side note, "Burlesque" will still be in the running for another award, the Golden Raspberry.

Actress, Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical:
Emma Stone (Easy A)- SHOULD WIN
Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right)
Anne Hathaway (Love and Other Drugs)- WILL WIN
Angelina Jolie (The Tourist)



Actor, Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical:
Johnny Depp (Alice in Wonderland)- WILL WIN
Paul Giamatti (Barney's Version)
Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack)
Jake Gyllenhall (Love and Other Drugs)- SHOULD WIN
Johnny Depp (The Tourist)

If Johnny Depp wins, it will be for his role as the Mad Hatter in his latest collaboration with director Tim Burton. If Depp loses, then it is up in the air to see who will win.

Supporting Actress, Motion Picture:
Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
Mila Kunis (Black Swan)- SHOULD WIN
Amy Adams (The Fighter)
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech)- WILL WIN



Supporting Actor, Motion Picture:
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
Andrew Garfield (The Social Network)
Jeremy Renner (The Town)
Michael Douglas (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps)- WILL/SHOULD WIN

Michael Douglas has been through a lot personally in the past several months, fighting throat cancer and getting accolades for reprising his Oscar-winning role as Gordon Gecko in the sequel to the 1987 film "Wall Street". Douglas is a cinch to win this category.

Best Animated Feature:
Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3- WILL/SHOULD WIN

This isn't even close. "Toy Story 3" was the most heartbreaking movie of the summer of 2010, and is a future Best Picture nominee.

Best Director- Motion Picture:
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)- SHOULD WIN
David Fincher (The Social Network)- WILL WIN
Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
Christopher Nolan (Inception)
David O. Russell (The Fighter)

Best Foreign Language Film:
Biutiful (Mexico/Spain)
The Concert (France)
The Edge (Russia)
I Am In Love (Italy)
In a Better World (Denmark)

Best Screenplay- Motion Picture:
Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle (127 Hours)
Christopher Nolan (Inception)
Stuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids are All Right)- SHOULD WIN
David Seidler (The King's Speech)
Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network)- WILL WIN

Sorkin has been a Globe nominee before, but as Executive Producer of his hit TV drama "The West Wing" and short-lived dramedy "Sport Night". This is a tough race to handicap, as all of the five screenplays seem scrumptious to the writer's palate.

TELEVISION:

Best Television Series- Drama:
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)- WILL WIN
Dexter (Showtime)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Mad Men (AMC)
The Walking Dead (AMC)- SHOULD WIN

Globe voters are in love with the "IT" factor when it comes to the small screen. While "Mad Men" has won the last three years, it is time for Globe voters to step further back in time, from the 1960s to 1920 Atlantic City. A possible spoiler is AMC's "The Walking Dead".

Best Actress- Television/Drama:
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, CBS)- WILL WIN
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, AMC)
Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs, USA)
Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy, F/X)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer, TNT)- SHOULD WIN

Best Actor- Television/Drama:
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)- WILL WIN
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, AMC)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Showtime)- SHOULD WIN
Jon Hamm (Mad Men, AMC)
Hugh Laurie (House, Fox)

Best Television Series- Comedy or Musical:
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
The Big C (Showtime)
Glee (Fox)- WILL WIN
Modern Family (ABC)- SHOULD WIN
Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
30 Rock (NBC)

Yes, "Modern Family" won the Emmy back in August, but "Glee" is a universal hit, both on the small screen and on the Billboard charts. Can you sing "repeat"?

Best Actress- Television/Comedy or Musical:
Toni Collette (The United States of Tara, Showtime)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie, Showtime)
Tina Fey (30 Rock, NBC)
Laura Linney (The Big C, Showtime)- WILL/SHOULD WIN
Lea Michele (Glee, Fox)

Best Actor- Television/Comedy or Musical:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, NBC)
Steve Carell (The Office, NBC)- SHOULD WIN
Thomas Jane (Hung, HBO)
Matthew Morrison (Glee, Fox)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)- WILL WIN

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Carlos (Sundance Channel)
The Pacific (HBO)- WILL/SHOULD WIN
Pillars of the Earth (Starz)
Temple Grandin (HBO)
You Don't Know Jack (HBO)

Best Actress- Television/Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Hayley Atwell (Pillars of the Earth, Starz)
Claire Danes (Temple Grandin, HBO)- WILL WIN
Judi Dench (Return to Cranford, PBS)- SHOULD WIN
Romola Garai (Emma, PBS)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Client List, Lifetime)

Best Actor- Television/Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Idris Elba (Luther)
Ian McShane (Pillars of the Earth, Starz)
Al Pacino (You Don't Know Jack, HBO)- WILL WIN
Dennis Quaid (The Special Relationship, HBO)
Edgar Ramirez (Carlos, Sundance Channel)- SHOULD WIN

Best Supporting Actress- Television:
Hope Davis (The Special Relationship, HBO)
Jane Lynch (Glee, Fox)- WILL WIN
Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Julia Stiles (Dexter, Showtime)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family, ABC)- SHOULD WIN

Best Supporting Actor- Television:
Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-O, CBS)
Chris Colfer (Glee, Fox)- SHOULD WIN
Chris Noth (The Good Wife, CBS)
Ed O'Neill (Modern Family, ABC)
David Strathairn (Temple Grandin, HBO)- WILL WIN

As the World Stops Turning

(1956-2010)

On Friday, the world will stop turning for the residents of Oakdale, Illinois. After 54 years, and 13,858 episodes of action, romance, drama, and backstabbing, As the World Turns will fall off the television axis and into the outer space known as television heaven.

It was nine months ago in which CBS announced that the beloved soap opera, which has entertained audiences for generations, and was the top-rated soap from 1958 to 1978, would not be renewed for a 55th year, just three months after sister soap Guiding Light ended a 72-year broadcast run.

As the World Turns was one of two half-hour soap operas to debut on April 2, 1956. The show was the first half-hour soap opera, beating The Edge of Night by three hours.

The show revolved around the triumphs, tragedies, romance, and backstabbing of the Hughes family (for most if not all of those 54 years), and other families (the Snyders, Stewarts, Lowells, etc.). In 1956, Irna Phillips created a show that would later stand the test of times. On Monday April 2, 1956, at one thirty in the afternoon, this show broke the mold of the fifteen-minute soap opera format on television, by becoming the first half-hour soap opera in the history of television. For the first nineteen years, the show would be done LIVE on the air, until the spring of 1975, when the show started to be taped in advance. By year's end, the show expanded to a full hour. No other show, yet has been the # 1 show for as many consecutive years as this series, until The Young and the Restless surpassed ATWT’s mark in the 2007-08 season. The show had it's best of times (The 1960s, the Douglas Marland penned "Glory Days" of the late '80s and early '90s, and the early 2000s), and the worst (the last 2/3 of the '90s and the early '80s), but still, managed to survive through 54 years of love, of loss, of laughter.

The show shot the final episode at it’s Brooklyn studio (it’s home for the last eleven years) on June 23. Four days later, co-stars Michael Park, Maura West, and Julie Pinson won Daytime Emmy awards for the show. In his acceptance speech, Park said, "We had to say goodbye to over 60 members of our family on Wednesday. It was heartbreaking, and I pray you never have to endure what we endured on Wednesday…I can't think of a better way to say goodbye to a 13-year run on a 53-year-old show than this right here.”

What is next? Coronation Street will take the reign as the longest-running soap, internationally. In America, General Hospital will take over as the longest-running soap still on the air. CBS will replace As the World Turns with The Talk, starting on October 18. The Talk is another take of ABC’s The View, but through the view of mothers. CBS will air repeats of The Price is Right for the next four weeks in the interim. ABC’s One Life to Live is the last remaining New York-based soap (All My Children moved production to Los Angeles in January). And lastly, Procter & Gamble is out of the soap opera producing business, after decades of production.

The World may have stopped turning, but it will be in the memories of long-devoted fans.


SHOWS THAT DEBUTED IN 1956:
As the World Turns is one of the few memorable shows that debuted during this year, which wasn’t a banner year for new television shows. Here are five other shows that debuted in ’56, besides ATWT.

1) Queen for a Day- a game show
2) My Friend Flicka
3) The Edge of Night- debuted three hours after ATWT on April 2, 1956
4) Playhouse 90- gave us “Requiem for a Heavyweight”
5) Circus Boy- future Monkee Mickey Dolenz (credited as Mickey Braddock) got his start


CELEBRITIES THAT STEPPED FOOT IN OAKDALE:
Soap operas have been known to be the launching point of the careers of many, many A-list celebrities. ATWT was no different.

1) Julianne Moore as Frannie Hughes (1985-1988, 2010) & Sabrina Fullerton (1986-1988)
2) Marisa Tomei as Marcy Thompson Cushing (1983-1985)
3) Meg Ryan as Betsy Stewart Andropoulous (1982-1984)
4) Tamara Tunie as Jessica Griffin (1987-1995, 1999-2007)
5) John Wesley Shipp as Doug Cummings (1985-1986)
6) Lauryn Hill as Kira Johnson (1991)
7) Parker Posey as Tess Shelby (1991-1992)
8) Martin Sheen as Jack Davis (1965-1970)
9) Steven Weber as Kevin Gibson (1985-1986)
10) Dana Delany as Hayley Wilson Hollister (1981)
plus many others, including Jason Biggs, Jordana Brewster, Peyton List, Courteney Cox, Annie Parisse, William Fichtner, Ming-Na, Richard Thomas, Swoosie Kurtz, Mark Rydell, David McCallum, Robert Vaughn, John James, James Earl Jones, Thomas Gibson, and Robert Horton.

Other soap stars such as Christian LeBlanc, Judith Chapman, Peter Reckell, Linda Dano, Sharon Case, Ruth Warrick, Frances Reid, Tom Eplin, Cady McClain, Hillary Smith, Justin Deas, Lynn Herring, Austin Peck, Stuart Damon, Tom Pelphrey, and Billy Warlock also had roles on ATWT.

The 10 Greatest Couples in As the World Turns History:

10. Penny Hughes and Jeff Baker- Before Will and Gwen, before Luke and Noah, before Lily and Holden, this was teen angst at its finest, as Chris and Nancy Hughes had their first marriage annulled, but Penny and Jeff were the first teen supercouple in the show’s history. Sadly, they did not live happily ever after as Jeff was killed in a car wreck in 1962 (Mark Rydell decided to leave the show), and Penny went through a couple more marriages before marrying a race car driver and moving to Europe.

9. Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer- There was BAM (the first lesbian supercouple in soap history), and Otalia, and Kish, and of course, Nuke. Luke and Noah were the first gay male supercouple in soap opera history, as Luke Snyder fell in love with Noah Mayer, an Army brat with dreams of becoming a filmmaker, in spite of his career Military father. When they first met, Noah was dating cute and charming Maddie Coleman, but one day when Luke kissed Noah while tying a tie, the rest was history, and not long after, Noah dumped Maddie for Luke.

8. John Dixon and Lucinda Walsh- They knew each other when he was an intern in medical school, but it wasn’t until 1987, in which John and Lucinda became a supercouple on the show, and the two most hated people in Oakdale found wedded bliss with each other. Is it possible that they may find each other before the World falls off the television axis?

7. Lisa and anyone- The many loves of Lisa Miller Hughes Eldridge Shea Colman McColl Mitchell Grimaldi Chedwyn. One of the many plot twists and turns throughout the decades was the love life of Lisa, as she had more marriages on average that any person.

6. Steve and Betsy Andropoulous- The 1980s was known as the “decade of the supercouple”- Luke and Laura, Josh and Reva, Bo and Hope, Victor and Nikki, Tom and Margo, Steve and Betsy? Yup. At least when blue-eyed blonde Meg Ryan was in the role of Betsy Stewart, who fell head over heels for Greek businessman Steve Andropoulous, while Craig Montgomery was pining for her affections. However, Steve won Betsy’s heart and in 1983, they got married.

5. Tom and Margo Hughes- They met in 1981, but little did they know that they would fall in love. That’s what exactly happened when Tom and Margo went hot on the trail for Mr. Big (and his house of horrors). Tom and Margo’s romance was the brainchild of the Mary-Ellis Bunim-led era of the show in an effort to compete with ABC’s “Big Three”. Co-stars Justin Deas and Margaret Colin (who were Tom and Margo at the time) got married in real life as well. Since Tom and Margo’s action packed courtship, different actors have played the characters, but Tom and Margo remain as one of the longest-lived marriages in soapdom.

4. Jack Snyder and Carly Tenney- On Wednesday, CarJackers across the country will get one last joy of excitement as Carly and Jack get married…for the last time. It’s been a topsy-turvy ride the last 13 years for Carly and her G-Man, surviving crazy Julia, the Evil Spa, three “who’s the baby daddy” storylines, Simon Frasier, Carly’s alcoholism, and Jack’s marriage to Janet.

3. Chris and Nancy Hughes- One of the few soap opera couples to remain true to each other. After being shelved in the early 1980s, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1986. Not long after their golden anniversary, Chris passed away (actor Don McLaughlin died). But Chris and Nancy remain the standard when it comes to 100 percent fidelity on daytime.

2. Bob and Kim Hughes- In April, these two were finally married (legally) after their marriage was deemed invalid, but it was a long and bumpy ride for the two, who have spent the last 25 years as a couple on the show.

1. Lily and Holden Snyder- Probably the most important couple in the show’s rich history. Funny thing is, is that Lily Walsh married her “Uncle” Holden Snyder (Iva Snyder is Lily’s biological mother). However, head writer (at the time) Douglas Marland modified the Snyder family tree to make Iva adopted, so that the writers could pursue the Lily and Holden romance, which has fizzled a few times over the years, as they each were in love with other people. However, Lily always found her way back to her stable boy, Holden. Will they before the World falls out of the TV galaxy?

The 10 Greatest Storylines in As the World Turns History:

10. The Baby Switch (2005)- On one stormy night, Jennifer Munson and teen Gwen Norbeck each gave birth to a baby boy. After the deliveries, Craig Montgomery switched the babies around, and Gwen ended up with Jennifer's baby, and vice versa. Jennifer has a mental breakdown after she is told that her baby died, when in all reality, it was being raised by Gwen and her boyfriend, Jennifer's brother Will. Several months later, after tests are done, reality sets in as Gwen learns that her baby died, and that the babies were switched. Soap opera drama at its finest.

9. The Memorial Serial Killer (2003)- This was one of the best suspense thrillers in soap opera history, as no one saw this one coming. Dr. Eric Decker comes to Oakdale and works at Memorial. Shortly after Dr. Decker comes to town, mysterious deaths take place at Oakdale Memorial. The summer of 2003 had everyone guessing who, but not long after Chief of Staff Dr. Bob Hughes got struck by the serial killer, all fingers were pointing at Dr. Decker, who had found romance with Dr. Susan Stewart.

8. Luke Comes Out (2006)- How do you tell a story that is so relevant and give it an angle to make the storyline your own? In 2006, Oakdale teen Luke Snyder told his parents that he was gay to little fanfare, but it paved the way for daytime's first gay male supercouple, as Luke later found love with army brat and aspiring filmmaker Noah Mayer.

7. Andy's Alcoholism (1989-90)- This was one of the great Douglas Marland storylines as young Andy Dixon battled an alcohol addiction, as he was rejected by an older woman he had a fling with. This was one of the few times in which Drs. Bob Hughes and John Dixon were on the same side.

6. Lucinda and John get married (1987)- The two most diabolical and hated residents of Oakdale knew each other from his days as a medical school intern in Chicago, but not long after they crossed paths in Oakdale, the chief surgeon and the CEO had one night of drunken bliss and then got married, making one of daytime's most oddest and ruthless couples.

5. The Doug Cummings arc (1985-86)- "Someone to Watch Over Me" had a new meaning after this story arc, which garnered John Wesley Shipp a well-deserved Daytime Emmy in 1986 for his role as a restauranteur obsessed with Kim Hughes, from her days as a nightclub songstress. The aforementioned standard's tie to this story arc was the scene in which Kim walks into Doug's "Kim Shrine", which was everything Kim Hughes. Doug kidnapped Kim and Frannie and took them to a remote cabin in the Rockies, where Doug had hoped to make Frannie his wife.

4. The Evil Spa (2002)- Question: How do you get rid of two characters, played by pregnant actresses while they go on maternity leave? The Answer: Take them and a friend to an evil spa, and have them kidnapped by the most sinister villain known to man. Actresses Maura West and Kelley Menighan Hensley went off on maternity leave in early 2002, and their Oakdale alter egos, Carly Tenney and Emily Stewart brought pal Rose D'Angelo with them to a spa. While at the spa, these three lovelies are kidnapped by James Stenbeck and disappear without a trace. Eventually, they were found safe and sound.

3. The Right to Die/Casey Peretti (1990)- This was one of the cornerstone battles and issues facing real life people in which ATWT scribe Douglas Marland transferred into Oakdale, as Dr. Casey Peretti is put on life support, and Casey's stepdaughter Margo Hughes literally pulls the plug on a brain dead Casey. Coincidentally, Casey was Katie's father and the namesake of Tom and Margo's second son, Casey.

2. Margo's Rape/HIV (1992-93)- This was one of the most memorable storylines of its time. It began when Tom and Margo return to Oakdale from a vacation in Cape Cod. Margo is called in to break up a liquor store holdup. What happens next would be the catalyst for the storyline for months to come. The gunman, Elroy Nevins holds Margo at gunpoint and rapes her. What she doesn’t know is that Nevins has AIDS.

1. Lily's Parentage (1987)- This was true soap opera child parentage revelation at its finest. Not since Phillip’s parentage on Guiding Light was there a parentage revelation so shocking that it was hard to believe that it was true. In the episode that aired on June 24, 1987, you have Rod Landry grabbing young Lily Walsh in the Snyder barn and then Iva Snyder grabbing a pitch fork and yelling, “SHE’S YOUR DAUGHTER!” (followed by the opening theme song). Priceless drama. And then there was that thing with Rose D’Angelo that happened years later that had to be explained.

10 FAVORITE VILLAINS in As the World Turns History:

10) Tonio Reyes- a James-type replacement in between a couple of James's "deaths" during the Douglas Marland days

9) Dr. Rick Decker- Dr. Death kept us glued to our sets in the Summer of 2003.

8) Ralph Manzo- who knew that Janet had ties to a known mobster? We didn't

7) Damian Grimaldi- He kidnapped Luke as a boy, tried to send him off to a camp to cure gays, and swindled his way back into Lily's heart (and pants)

6) Craig Montgomery- Among Craig's crimes in the last 28 years: He faked impotency to woo Meg Ryan (em, Betsy), he switched babies by kidnapping his own son (Johnny) and raising him as his own, he tried to kill a girlfriend's lover on a remote cliff, drove his wife off a cliff, and stole from a teen's trust fund

5) Col. Win Mayer- You needed a disapproving, homophobic father for the Luke and Noah saga, and this career Army man fit the bill

4) Doug Cummings- "Someone to Watch Over Me" has a whole new meaning, in a creepy kind of way

3) Mr. Big (and his house of horrors)

2) Dr. John Dixon- the longest-running dastardly character in soap history

1) Only South Park's Kenny has died more times than this man...James Stenbeck

25 Best Characters in As the World Turns History:

So many people called Oakdale home, but here are the BC Bulletin's 25 Best Characters in ATWT's 54 years and 13,858 days.

1) Dr. Bob Hughes
2) Dr. John Dixon
3) Lucinda Walsh
4) James Stenbeck
5) Kim Sullivan Reynolds Dixon Stewart Andropoulous Hughes
6) Lily Walsh Mason Snyder Grimaldi Snyder Grimaldi
7) Lisa Miller Hughes Shea Colman McColl Mitchell Grimaldi Chedwyn
8) Barbara Ryan Stenbeck Munson Munson Montgomery Stenbeck Coleman
9) Tom Hughes
10) Margo Montgomery Hughes
11) Holden Snyder
12) Carly Tenney Snyder Snyder Snyder
13) Craig Montgomery
14) Doug Cummings
15) Nancy Hughes McClosky
16) Christopher Hughes I
17) Jack Snyder
18) Iva Snyder Benedict
19) Penny Hughes Baker Lowell Cunningham
20) Dr. Dan Stewart
21) Edith Hughes
22) Andy Dixon
23) Kirk Anderson
24) Paul Ryan
25) Henry Coleman

Honorable Mention: Gwen Norbeck Munson, Dusty Donovan, Emily Stewart, Dr. Rick Decker, Gunnar St. Clair, Jennifer Ryan, Liz Talbot, Jeff Baker, Luke Snyder, Noah Mayer, Grace Baker, Emma Snyder, Dr. David Stewart, Ellen Lowell Stewart, Simon Frasier, Julia Lindsay Snyder

SHOWS THAT ENDED IN 2010:

As the World Turns isn't the only long-running series to bite the dust in 2010. Here are some other shows that said "farewell" besides ATWT.

1) 24- Eight days in which Jack Bauer saved the world, and after the eighth day, Jack rested.
2) Law & Order- tied with Gunsmoke as the longest-running primetime drama
3) Lost- the castoffs eventually did get off the island...although they were all dead
4) The Tudors- the ending was spoiled 463 years ago, and so for 463 years, we knew how this was going to end, but alas, poor Yorick, King Henry VIII died off-screen.
5) Cold Case- each episode had a great soundtrack to listen too, but low ratings and high costs proved fatal for this show at the end

For another BC Bulletin story on ATWT, check out http://thebcshow.bravehost.com/atwt50th.html for our 50th Anniversary page, which was made four and a half years ago.

And of course, look for a proper Bryan Awards wake for ATWT in the summer of 2011 as part of the 11th Annual Bryan Awards.