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This year's Emmy Awards, America's most prestigious television prizes, are being handed out in Los Angeles. Comic Ellen DeGeneres is hosting the ceremony, with Desperate Housewives and Will and Grace up for the most awards. The Louisiana-born comedian is expected to pay tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina during this year's three-hour live telecast. Celebrity presenters have been invited to wear magnolias - the state flower of storm-hit Louisiana and Mississippi. MAIN EMMY NOMINEES Life and Death of Peter Sellers - 16 Warm Springs - 16 Desperate Housewives - 15 Will and Grace - 15 Everybody Loves Raymond - 13 Lost - 12 Desperate Housewives and Will and Grace both have 15 nominations, while Everybody Loves Raymond has 13 and Lost has 12. Housewives stars Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman go head to head for the best actress in a comedy award. Hugh Laurie, Kenneth Branagh and Ian McShane are among the British stars up for acting awards. Ricky Gervais' The Office Special is nominated in the TV movie category. During the ceremony, on-screen messages will encourage viewers to donate to hurricane relief charities. Four years ago the Emmys were twice postponed following the terror attacks of 11 September 2001. DeGeneres earned rave reviews for her hosting of the toned-down ceremony that eventually took place at a smaller venue that November. Executive producer Ken Ehrlich said he also expected the disaster to resonate during a segment paying tribute to news anchormen Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and the late Peter Jennings. "We have a renewed sense of importance of what news is all about," he said. But there will be lighter moments during a ceremony Ehrlich said he hoped would offer the public "a little bit of healing". Stars including William Shatner and Donald Trump are to take part in a Pop Idol-style competition that will see them sing themes from classic TV series. And the show will open with veteran R&B group Earth Wind and Fire performing alongside contemporary hip-hop act Black Eyed Peas. Last year's ceremony was dominated by Aids drama Angels in America, which won seven prizes - three more than its nearest rival, The Sopranos. |
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| Emmys 2005: Main nominations Desperate Housewives, Will and Grace and Everybody Loves Raymond were among the 434 nominees in 88 categories for the Primetime Emmys 2005. Here are some of the main nominees: Best actor in a comedy Jason Bateman -Arrested Development Ray Romano -Everybody Loves Raymond Tony Shalhoub -Monk Zach Braff -Scrubs Eric McCormack -Will and Grace Best actress in a comedy Marcia Cross - Desperate Housewives Teri Hatcher - Desperate Housewives Felicity Huffman - Desperate Housewives Patricia Heaton - Everybody Loves Raymond Jane Kaczmarek - Malcolm in the Middle Best actor in a drama James Spader - Boston Legal Ian McShane - Deadwood Hugh Laurie - House Hank Azaria - Huff Kiefer Sutherland - 24 Best actress in a drama Jennifer Garner - Alias Mariska Hargitay - Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Patricia Arquette - Medium Glenn Close - The Shield Frances Conroy - Six Feet Under Best actor in a mini-series/movie Jonathan Rhys Meyers - Elvis Ed Harris - Empire Falls Geoffrey Rush - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Kenneth Branagh - Warm Springs William H Macy - The Wool Cap Best actress in a mini-series/movie Blythe Danner - Back When We Were Grown-ups Debra Winger - Dawn Anna S Epatha Merkerson - Lackawanna Blues Halle Berry - Their Eyes Were Watching God Cynthia Nixon - Warm Springs Best supporting actor in a drama William Shatner - Boston Legal Oliver Platt - Huff Naveen Andrews - Lost Terry O'Quinn - Lost Alan Alda - The West Wing Best supporting actress in a drama Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy Blythe Danner - Huff Tyne Daly - Judging Amy CCH Pounder - The Shield Stockard Channing - The West Wing Best supporting actor in a comedy Jeffrey Tambor - Arrested Development Jeremy Piven - Entourage Peter Boyle - Everybody Loves Raymond Brad Garrett - Everybody Loves Raymond Sean Hayes - Will and Grace Best supporting actress in a comedy Jessica Walter - Arrested Development Doris Roberts - Everybody Loves Raymond Holland Taylor - Two And A Half Men Conchata Ferrell - Two And A Half Men Megan Mullally - Will and Grace Outstanding comedy series Arrested Development Desperate Housewives Everybody Loves Raymond Scrubs Will and Grace Outstanding drama series Deadwood Lost Six Feet Under 24 The West Wing |
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| Outstanding comedy series - Everybody Loves Raymond Outstanding drama series - Lost Actor in a comedy - Tony Shalhoub (Monk) Actress in a comedy - Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) Actor in a drama - James Spader (Boston Legal) Actress in a drama - Patricia Arquette (Medium) Actor in a mini-series/movie - Geoffrey Rush (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers) Actress in a mini-series/movie - Anna S Epatha Merkerson (Lackawanna Blues) Supporting actor in a drama - William Shatner (Boston Legal) Supporting actress in a drama - Blythe Danner (Huff) Supporting actor in a comedy - Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) Supporting actress in a comedy - Doris Roberts - (Everybody Loves Raymond) Drama direction - Lost Drama writing - House Comedy direction - Desperate Housewives Comedy writing - Arrested Development Miniseries - The Lost Prince TV movie - Warm Springs Actor in a miniseries/TV movie - Geoffrey Rush (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers) Actress in a miniseries/TV movie - S Epatha Merkerson (Lackawanna Blues) Supporting actor in a miniseries/TV movie - Paul Newman (Empire Falls) Supporting actress in miniseries/TV movie - Jane Alexander (Warm Springs) Directing, miniseries/TV movie - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Writing, miniseries/TV movie - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Variety series - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Variety performance - Hugh Jackman for 58th Annual Tony Awards Variety directing - The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Variety writing - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart |
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| ONE of the actress from desesperate housewives won an emmy ... if any of the rumour about the relation between the ladies on the set is anywhere near the truth, there might be a hair puller fight soon |
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| I think that fight might be more to do with the fact that Eva Longoria wasn't even nominated |