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Jimmy Fallon sang and danced as host of the Emmys in LA last night, and the fun kept coming for him and his wife, Nancy Juvonen, as they moved on to the Governor's Ball with other winners, nominees, and presenters. Mad Men's Jon Hamm raised a glass to his show nabbing its third consecutive best outstanding drama series award—do you agree with its win? New mum Amy Poehler stuck close to Tina Fey, while Kevin Bacon couldn't take his eyes off his lovely wife and best actress in a drama honoree, Kyra Sedgwick.
The Aussie posse was MIA when it came to the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards tonight at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Toni Collette won the trophy for lead actress in a comedy category last year, but the award went to Edie Falco for her role in Nurse Jackie this time around. Rose Byrne attended the ceremony with her brother George and received her second nomination in the supporting actress drama category for her role in Damages but the prize went to The Good Wife’s Archie Panjabi.
Aussie actresses Rose Byrne and Toni Collette were flying the Aussie flag today at the 2010 Emmy Awards. Rose is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Ellen Parsons in Damages. It’s the second year in a row Rose has been nominated.
The Emmy prediction fun continues today as we shift through the category honouring women in a dramatic supporting role. There's a few veterans mixed in with some notable newbies: Damages' Rose Byrne scored her second nod, alongside Elisabeth Moss who received the honour a second year in a row for Mad Men. Her costar Christina Hendricks is joining the category for the first time, as is Christine Baranski and Archie Panjabi for The Good Wife.
We've already worked our way through the supporting actors up for Emmys in the drama and comedy categories, but it's time to let the ladies have their turn. There are definitely a few frontrunners for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama—as for a clear winner? It's hard to tell.
Aussie actress Rose Byrne is set to join the ensemble cast of X-Men: First Class. She’s prepping to play James McAvoy’s love in the film, a scientist and genetic mutation expert named Moira MacTaggert. The film features several young actors including Alice Eve, Jennifer Lawrence, Caleb Landry Jones and Nicolas Hoult.
The Breakthrough of the Year Awards were held in LA last night, and some of the rising stars of TV and film were on hand to accept honours. Glee's Dianna Agron took a break from her Britney Spears routines and arrived at the event in a lovely embellished dress. 90210 star Jessica Stroup came out to support co-star AnnaLynne McCord, who won standout breakthrough performance.
I've already given my two cents about this morning's Emmy nominations, but I'm sure you're all more interested in what the actors and actresses had to say about their nods. As expected, funny people Will Arnett, Neil Patrick Harris and Tina Fey threw in a few jokes, but everyone—including our own Rose Byrne—sounds grateful. All day, the stars have been sharing their reactions and here's a few that they shared with us: Rose Byrne: "I'm very flattered the Academy has recognised my performance.
All the talk today has been about the Primetime Emmy nominations and after ruminating a bit, I've got a few reactions to and opinions about the nominees. I've already given you my initial reactions in the comedy categories, so now I'd like to look on the more serious side in the drama department and share my own personal cheers and jeers.
- Things that make me go hmm: the True Blood shutout.
The Soup’s Joel McHale and Modern Family's Sofia Vergara had the task of announcing this year's Emmy nominations this morning in LA! Sofia was in for a treat as she herself was recognised in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and her show garnered a total of 10 nominations. Many of the award show favourites, like Mad Men, Glee, 30 Rock and Dexter, are also up in numerous categories.