The Greatest Holiday Episodes Strikes Back

In December 2005, the lovely people who bring you the Bryan Awards brought to you the 100 Greatest Holiday (not just Christmas, but Thanksgiving and New Year’s, as well) Moments of All-Time. In December 2008, the man with the list checked it again, and revised it again. These episodes in the sequel list were episodes all aired prior to 2008, and they personify the spirit of the season. So, sit back and enjoy the list, albeit, there may be some argument over what made the list and what didn’t. So, without further ado, here are the “lucky yuletide hundred”:

The Greatest Holiday Moments of All-Time:

1. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

4. A Bing Crosby Christmas-- "Peace On Earth" with David Bowie (1977)

5. All in the Family, "The Draft Dodger" (1976)

6. The West Wing, "In Excelsis Deo" (1999)

7. The Perry Como Christmas Specials

8. The Bob Hope Christmas Specials

9. Cheers, "Thanksgiving Orphans" (1986)

10. The Andy Griffith Show, "Christmas Story" (1960)

11. WKRP in Cincinnati, "Turkey's Away" (1978)

12. South Park, "Christmas in Canada" (2003)

13. The West Wing, "Noel" (2000)

14. The Andy Williams Christmas Specials

15. The Office, "Christmas Party" (2005)

16. The I Love Lucy Christmas Special (1956 & 1989)

17. Dragnet, "A Christmas Story" (1953 & 1967)

18. The Twilight Zone, "The Night of the Meek" (1959)

19. M*A*S*H, "Death Takes the Holiday" (1980)

20. The Waltons, "The Thanksgiving Story" (1973)

21. Sesame Street, Mr. Hooper's Death (1983)

22. The Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid" (1970)

23. Happy Days, "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" (1974)

24. The Odd Couple, "Scrooge Gets an Oscar" (1970)

25. Texas, "The Christmas Miracle" (1982)

26. St. Elsewhere, “Santa Claus is Dead” (1985)

27. The Wonder Years, “Christmas” (1988)

28. The Bob Newhart Show, “Over the River and Through the Woods” (1975)

29. The Lawrence Welk Christmas Specials (1955-1985)

30. The Beverly Hillbillies, "Christmas in Hooterville" (1968)

31. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (1970)

32. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)

33. Frosty the Snowman (1969)

34. The Bob Newhart Show, "Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out..." (1975)

35. Green Acres, "An Old Fashioned Christmas" (1966)

36. Guiding Light, "The Four Musketeers: Christmas in New York" (1983)

37. Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)

38. The West Wing, "Oh, Holy Night" (2002)

39. How I Met Your Mother (2005)

40. The Edge of Night's Final Week (1984)

41. The Honeymooners, "The Night Before Christmas" (1955)

42. Bewitched, "A Vision of Sugar Plums" (1964)

43. ER, "The Blizzard" and "The Gift" (1994)

44. The Brady Bunch, "The Voice of Christmas" (1969)

45. The Jeffersons, "The Christmas Wedding" (1976)

46. All in the Family, "California, Here We Are" (1978)

47. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

48. The O.C., "The Best Chrismukkah Ever" (2003)

49. Gunsmoke, "P.S., Murry Christmas" (1971)

50. Ally McBeal, “Nine One One” (2001)

51. Friends, "The One With The Holiday Armadillo" (2000)

52. St. Elsewhere, “A Wing and a Prayer” (1983)

53. Little House on the Prairie, “Christmas at Plum Creek” (1974)

54. South Park, "Woodland Critter Christmas" (2004)

55. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)

56. Curb Your Enthusiasm, "Mary, Joseph, and Larry" (2002)

57. Saturday Night Live Christmas Episodes (1975-present)

58. Family Ties, "A Keaton Christmas Carol" (1983)

59. Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)

60. The X-Files, "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" (1998)

61. The Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Not a Christmas Story" (1974)

62. The Beverly Hillbillies, "Home For Christmas" and "No Place Like Home" (1962)

63. Newhart, "No Room at the Inn" (1982)

64. The Simpsons, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (1989)

65. The Homecoming (1971)

66. A Christmas Carol (with George C. Scott) (1984)

67. The West Wing, "Shibboleth" (2000)

68. M*A*S*H, "Dear Dad" (1972)

69. The Bob Newhart Show, "His Busiest Season" (1972)

70. An American Christmas Carol (1979)

71. How I Met Your Mother, "The Limo" (2005)

72. The Ed Sullivan Show Christmas Episodes (1948-70)

73. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1950s-present)

74. The Honeymooners, "The Lost Christmas" (1995)

75. The Little Drummer Boy (1977)

76. Malcolm in the Middle, "Christmas" (2001)

77. Seinfeld, "Festivus" (1997)

78. The West Wing, "The Two Indians in the Lobby" (2001)

79. Gilmore Girls, "Forgiveness and Stuff" (2000)

80. M*A*S*H, "Dear Sis" (1978)

81. A Christmas Carol (with Kelsey Grammer) (2004)

82. Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas (1977)

83. Will & Grace, “Homo for the Holidays” (1999)

84. Frasier, "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskovitz" (1998)

85. Six Feet Under, "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (2002)

86. A Very Brady Christmas (1988)

87. The Dick Van Dyke Show, "The Alan Brady Show Presents" (1963)

88. Barney Miller, "Christmas Story" (1976)

89. The O.C., "The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't" (2004)

90. American Dreams, “Tidings of Comfort and Joy” (2004)

91. Ellery Queen, "The Adventures of Auld Lang Syne" (1975)

92. Six Feet Under, "Pilot" (2001)

93. The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)

94. Dr. Kildare, "Tis the Season to Be Jolly" (1961)

95. South Park, "Mr. Hankey" (1997)

96. The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)

97. The Sopranos, "To Save Us All From Satan's Power" (2001)

98. Square Pegs, "A Child's Christmas in Weemawee" (1982)

99. Guiding Light, "Ross & Blake's Christmas Wedding/The Four Santas" (2003)

100. TBS's 24-hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
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The Sights and Sounds of Christmas 2008

BC's 100 Favorite Christmas Songs

Our 100 Favorite Christmas Songs

Every year, we listen to the same Christmas songs over and over and over again, as if they were brand new. These songs are like a part of our annual tradition each December. Here are The BC’s favorite Holiday songs, and The BC hopes that they are among your favorites as well, because what is Christmas without these songs?


Our 100 Favorite Songs
1. White Christmas (Bing Crosby, 1942)
2. Jingle Bells
3. Silent Night
4. Adeste Fideles/O Come All Ye Faithful
5. The Christmas Song/Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
6. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Gene Autry, 1949)
7. Winter Wonderland
8. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
9. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
10. The Twelve Days of Christmas
11. O Holy Night
12. Deck The Halls
13. O Christmas Tree/O Tannenbaum
14. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
15. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
16. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
17. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee, 1958)
18. Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano, 1970)
19. Joy To the World
20. Sleigh Ride
21. Up On The Housetop
22. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
23. Go Tell it On the Mountain
24. Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms, 1957)
25. Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth (Bing Crosby & David Bowie, 1977)
26. It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Andy Williams, 1962)
27. Carol of the Bells
28. The Nutcracker Suite
29. Here Comes Santa Claus
30. A Holly Jolly Christmas (Burl Ives, 1964)
31. Frosty the Snowman
32. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (Elmo & Patsy, 1983)
33. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
34. Christmas Time Is Here (From A Charlie Brown Christmas, 1965)
35. Wonderful Christmas (Paul McCartney, 1980)
36. This Christmas (Donny Hathaway, 1973)
37. Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Band Aid, 1985)
38. The Chipmunk Song (The Chipmunks, 1958)
39. The Man With All The Toys (The Beach Boys, 1966)
40. My Favorite Things (From The Sound of Music, 1959 & The Supremes, 1965)
41. December the 25th (From Scrooge the Musical, 1970)
42. Santa Baby (Eartha Kitt, 1954)
43. Good King Wenceslas
44. Blue Christmas (Elvis Presley)
45. Away In a Manger
46. We Need A Little Christmas (From Mame, 1966)
47. Merry X-Mas/War Is Over (John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
48. The Christmas Waltz (Nancy Wilson)
49. The Little Drummer Boy
50. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (From How the Grinch Who Stole X-Mas, 1966)
51. Step Into Christmas (Elton John, 1974)
52. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
53. All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
54. Take Me Back To Toyland (Nat King Cole)
55. Auld Lang Syne
56. Happy Holiday (Bing Crosby- 1942; Andy Williams- 1964)
57. Silver Bells
58. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
59. March of the Toys
60. Snowfall (Tony Bennett)
61. Do You Hear What I Hear?
62. Ding, Dong, Merrily on High
63. Pretty Paper (Willie Nelson, 1964)
64. The Most Wonderful Day of the Year (From Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, 1964)
65. All I Want For Christmas (Is You) (Mariah Carey)
66. Last Christmas (Wham!, 1984)
67. What Child Is This?
68. Christmas Time (Ray Charles)
69. Christmas Day (From Promises, Promises/Jack Jones, 1969)
70. Caroling, Caroling (Johnny Mathis)
71. Ring Those Christmas Bells (Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians)
72. The Holly and the Ivy
73. I Saw Three Ships
74. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
75. Christmas Day (Squeeze, 1979)
76. Thank God It’s Christmas (Queen, 1984)
77. Christmas Wrapping (The Waitresses, 1982)
78. Merry Christmas Darling (The Carpenters)
79. Christmas Dragnet (Stan Freberg)
80. We Wish You The Merriest
81. Twas the Night Before Christmas (Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians)
82. The Bells of St. Mary’s (Bing Crosby, 1945)
83. The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle (Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, 1968)
84. Christmas in Killarney
85. December Will Be Magic Again (Kate Bush, 1981)
86. Father Christmas (The Kinks, 1977)
87. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
88. Suzy Snowflake
89. Little Saint Nick (The Beach Boys)
90. Ave Maria
91. Holiday for Strings (Red Skelton Theme Song)
92. Twinkle Twinkle Little Me (The Supremes)
93. Christmas is the Time To Say I Love You (Billy Squier)
94. Please Come Home for Christmas (Charles Brown, 1961)
95. Hallelujah (from Handel’s Messiah)
96. Nuttin’ for Christmas (Barry Gordon)
97. Jingle, Jingle, Jingle (From Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, 1964)
98. Christmas in Dixie (Alabama)
99. Run Rudolph Run (Chuck Berry)
100. May You Always (Harry Harrison)

All of these songs were selected by the BC himself.

Check out these two pages
Lyrics to the 101 Greatest Christmas Songs

The Greatest Christmas Songs of All-Time

BC's Top 100 Holiday Programs

In December 2005, the lovely people who bring you the Bryan Awards brought to you the 100 Greatest Holiday (not just Christmas, but Thanksgiving and New Year’s, as well) Moments of All-Time. These episodes all aired prior to 2005, and they personify the spirit of the season. So, sit back and enjoy the list, albeit, there may be some argument over what made the list and what didn’t. So, without further ado, here are the “lucky yuletide hundred”:

The Greatest Holiday Moments of All-Time:

1. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
4. A Bing Crosby Christmas-- "Peace On Earth" with David Bowie (1977)
5. All in the Family, "The Draft Dodger" (1976)
6. The West Wing, "In Excelsis Deo" (1999)
7. The Perry Como Christmas Specials
8. The Bob Hope Christmas Specials
9. Cheers, "Thanksgiving Orphans" (1986)
10. The Andy Griffith Show, "Christmas Story" (1960)
11. WKRP in Cincinnati, "Turkey's Away" (1978)
12. South Park, "Christmas in Canada" (2003)
13. The West Wing, "Noel" (2000)
14. The Andy Williams Christmas Specials
15. The Lawrence Welk Christmas Episodes (1955-85)
16. The I Love Lucy Christmas Special (1956 & 1989)
17. Dragnet, "A Christmas Story" (1953 & 1967)
18. The Twilight Zone, "The Night of the Meek" (1959)
19. M*A*S*H, "Death Takes the Holiday" (1980)
20. The Waltons, "The Thanksgiving Story" (1973)
21. Sesame Street, Mr. Hooper's Death (1983)
22. The Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid" (1970)
23. Happy Days, "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" (1974)
24. The Odd Couple, "Scrooge Gets an Oscar" (1970)
25. Texas, "The Christmas Miracle" (1982)
26. St. Elsewhere, “Santa Claus is Dead” (1985)
27. The Wonder Years, “Christmas” (1988)
28. The Bob Newhart Show, “Over the River and Through the Woods” (1975)
29. Seinfeld, "The Race" (1994)
30. The Beverly Hillbillies, "Christmas in Hooterville" (1968)
31. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (1970)
32. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
33. Frosty the Snowman (1969)
34. The Bob Newhart Show, "Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out..." (1975)
35. Green Acres, "An Old Fashioned Christmas" (1966)
36. South Park, "Starvin' Marvin" (1997)
37. Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
38. The West Wing, "Oh, Holy Night" (2002)
39. Guiding Light, (The Four Musketeers spend Christmas in New York) (1983)
40. The Edge of Night's Final Week (1984)
41. The Honeymooners, "The Night Before Christmas" (1955)
42. Bewitched, "A Vision of Sugar Plums" (1964)
43. ER, "The Blizzard" and "The Gift" (1994)
44. The Brady Bunch, "The Voice of Christmas" (1969)
45. The Jeffersons, "The Christmas Wedding" (1976)
46. All in the Family, "California, Here We Are" (1978)
47. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
48. The O.C., "The Best Chrismukkah Ever" (2003)
49. Gunsmoke, "P.S., Murry Christmas" (1971)
50. Ally McBeal, “Nine One One” (2001)
51. Friends, "The One With The Holiday Armadillo" (2000)
52. St. Elsewhere, “A Wing and a Prayer” (1983)
53. Little House on the Prairie, “Christmas at Plum Creek” (1974)
54. South Park, "Woodland Critter Christmas" (2004)
55. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
56. Curb Your Enthusiasm, "Mary, Joseph, and Larry" (2002)
57. Saturday Night Live Christmas Episodes (1975-present)
58. Family Ties, "A Keaton Christmas Carol" (1983)
59. Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
60. The X-Files, "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" (1998)
61. The Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Not a Christmas Story" (1974)
62. The Beverly Hillbillies, "Home For Christmas" and "No Place Like Home" (1962)
63. Newhart, "No Room at the Inn" (1982)
64. The Simpsons, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (1989)
65. The Homecoming (1971)
66. A Christmas Carol (with George C. Scott) (1984)
67. The West Wing, "Shibboleth" (2000)
68. M*A*S*H, "Dear Dad" (1972)
69. The Bob Newhart Show, "His Busiest Season" (1972)
70. An American Christmas Carol (1979)
71. Guiding Light, "Ross & Blake's Christmas Wedding/The Four Santas" (2003)
72. The Ed Sullivan Show Christmas Episodes (1948-70)
73. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1950s-present)
74. The Honeymooners, "The Lost Christmas" (1995)
75. The Little Drummer Boy (1977)
76. South Park, "Mr. Hankey" (1997)
77. Seinfeld, "Festivus" (1997)
78. The West Wing, "The Two Indians in the Lobby" (2001)
79. Gilmore Girls, "Forgiveness and Stuff" (2000)
80. M*A*S*H, "Dear Sis" (1978)
81. A Christmas Carol (with Kelsey Grammer) (2004)
82. Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas (1977)
83. Will & Grace, “Homo for the Holidays” (1999)
84. Frasier, "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskovitz" (1998)
85. Moonlighting, "Twas the Episode Before Christmas" (1985)
86. A Very Brady Christmas (1988)
87. The Dick Van Dyke Show, "The Alan Brady Show Presents" (1963)
88. Barney Miller, "Christmas Story" (1976)
89. The O.C., "The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't" (2004)
90. American Dreams, “Tidings of Comfort and Joy” (2004)
91. Ellery Queen, "The Adventures of Auld Lang Syne" (1975)
92. Six Feet Under, "Pilot" (2001)
93. The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)
94. Dr. Kildare, "Tis the Season to Be Jolly" (1961)
95. South Park, "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" (1999)
96. The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
97. The Sopranos, "To Save Us All From Satan's Power" (2001)
98. Square Pegs, "A Child's Christmas in Weemawee" (1982)
99. Six Feet Under, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (2002)
100. ER's Backwards Christmas, “Hindsight” (2002)
and 101. TNT's 24-hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
for more on our selections, go to our official Blog on MySpace- blog.myspace.com/thebryanawards.

December 2008 BC Bulletin Edition

DECEMBER 2008; Volume 3, Issue 10

"My Street: December 24"

"Natal Scene"

(Untitled)

"On Top With The Snowboys"


"SnowJoy"

"Scrooge & Marley"

Bryan Awards To Be Re-Vamped In 2009

In 2009, there will be changes made to the Bryan Awards.

"We feel that certain changes to the awards are necessary, so that people will find them more attractive, and would like to see who won," said the President of the Bryan Awards.


The first ever Bryan Awards were given out in 2001.


"I came up with the idea of my own personal awards the summer before my junior year of high school," Bryan Curtiss said.


The Bryan Awards honor the achievements of the past year in television and in movies.


The changes will be noticed right away, starting with how the winners are announced.


"The award winners for the major awards will be announced first, and then we will blog the winners online," said Bryan Awards Creator Bryan Curtiss. "It will save a lot of time and a lot of energy."


Next year’s Awards will be a big one.

"We will be celebrating the best shows on television in this decade," The President said. "We will pick and choose the best nominees/winners from the first eight years and they will collectively be nominated next year at the awards."


For the 2010 Silver Garbage Awards, they will be doing the "Worst of the Decade", and to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of both awards, there will "The Best of the First 10 Years" Celebration of the Bryan Awards and "The Worst of the First 10 Years" at both the Bryan Movie Awards and the Silver Garbage Awards.


For more information on the changes and the milestone celebrations, log on to http://thebryanawards.bravehost.com/.

Could Guiding Light Be Cancelled in 2009?

It appears that the longest-running show in broadcast history, Guiding Light, could be just television history, by this time next year, according to sources within the soap opera industry.

According to a recent Advertising Age article it was reported that the oldest show on TV lost 21 per cent of its audience since actress-turned-executive producer Ellen Wheeler implemented her "vision and innovative production model."

Legendary soap opera writer Agnes Nixon told the journal, "I think soaps lose viewers because the stories aren’t good or because they don’t have good actors. I don’t think anyone leaves the theatre humming the sets; it’s the story and actors."

According to soap opera journalist Nelson Branco’s blog, The Suds Report, a handful of industry insiders have told Branco that they doubt GL will live to see 2010.

"Although no one wants to be remembered for killing the oldest TV series ever, there’s no way a network will allow a series to air on their channel with a 1.4 rating — especially in this economic recession. Yes, Grant Aleksander is returning, but let’s face it…he’s no Vanessa Marcil," says one source.

The show debuted on the radio in 1937, and made a splash on television in 1952. The show ended its run on radio in 1956, but the show was very popular in the ratings in the 1960s and 1970s. The show reached # 1 in the summer of 1984, competing neck and neck with ABC soap General Hospital. For the last decade, the show has been near the bottom of the ratings, and with the cancellation of Passions, Guiding Light is now the lowest rated soap on television.

The show was the career launchpad for actors such as Billy Dee Williams, Melina Kanakaredes, Kevin Bacon, and many others.

CBS and Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced the Irna Phillips creation was renewed into its 72nd season through September 2009, with an option for September 2010.

Cavemen and Surfers 'Hang 10' At Silver Garbage Awards

It appears now these days, if you come up with a really crappy premise for a television series, it is sure going to fall flat on its face.

Last season, if you loved Vegas singers, GEICO cavemen, Cuban sugar cane families, singing detectives, or an ensemble surfer drama, then the 8th Annual Silver Garbage Awards were for you.

The big winner for all laugh-ers was ABC’s critically panned Cavemen, a sitcom based off of the GEICO cavemen commercials, which won six SGA’s, including Worst Comedy Series.

Also winning six Silver Garbage Awards, was the Worst New Series winner ‘Viva Laughlin’, CBS’s musical skein about detectives in a Nevada town, which lasted only a mere two weeks in mid-October, before the Tiffany network put it out of its misery.

The show swept the acting awards, winning for Worst Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress for Hugh Jackman, Melanie Griffith, D.B. Woodside, and Madchen Amick.

The show lost out on the ensemble prize to a rare dud for the HBO network, ‘John from Cincinnati’, which led all shows with 13 nominations, but took home two that mattered most- Worst Cast and Worst Drama Series.

Amy Sherman-Palladino’s return to television, ‘The Return of Jezebel James’ won for Worst Lead Actress, Parker Posey, and Worst Supporting Actress for three-time Bryan Award winning actress Lauren Ambrose.

Early contenders for next year include NBC’s "My Own Worst Enemy" and "Rosie Live!", CBS’s "The Ex-List", and Fox’s "Do Not Disturb", all of which have met their early demises due to low ratings.

‘Men’, ‘Adams’, ‘Rock’ Dominate At The Emmys

In September, Hollywood gathered around at the Kodak Theatre to celebrate six decades of television excellence at the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

‘John Adams’, HBO’s epic miniseries about the second president of the United States, based off the best-seller by David McCullough, won a record 13 Emmys, including Outstanding Miniseries. The seven-part epic also won Lead Acting honors for stars Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, and Supporting Actor honors for Tom Wilkinson.

Defending Comedy Series champion ‘30 Rock’ returned to reprise its win from last year. The show won six other Emmys, including Guest Actor for Tim Conway (the show had four of the five slots in that category), and sweeping the Lead Acting races with wins for Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey. The Lead Acting win would be one of three wins for the latter on Emmy night, as Fey would also win for Writing, as well as for Comedy Series. 30 Rock had set a record with 17 nominations, the most ever for a Comedy Series in a single season.

‘Mad Men’ made Emmy history by being the first basic-cable series to win the Drama Series Emmy. The show, set in the backdrop of the advertising industry in early 1960s New York led all series, except for 30 Rock, with 16 nominations.

Outstanding Made for Television movie went to ‘Recount’, an HBO film based off the events of the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election.

Outstanding Reality/Competition Program went to CBS’s ‘The Amazing Race’ for the sixth straight year, and Outstanding Variety, Music, and Comedy Series went to Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’, also for the sixth straight year. Both wins set a new record for most consecutive series wins for a television series.

Pop star Josh Groban performed a medley of television themes during the evening, and there were tributes to classics, such as ‘M*A*S*H’, ‘Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In’, and ‘Taxi’.

What Are This Year's Big Movie Contenders for Oscars?

The 81st Annual Academy Awards will take place in February. Before then, it will be tough to pinpoint who the final nominees for the film industry’s top honors will be, as the calendar year winds down.

In the forums for the Envelope, a lot of posters had their predictions. Here is what a consensus of posters predicted:

Best Picture:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Revolutionary Road

Best Director:
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Baz Luhrmann, Australia
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk

Best Lead Actor:
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Lead Actress:
Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropical Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
Kate Winslet, The Reader

Nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards will be announced on Thursday January 22 at 8:30 A.M. EST. The 81st Annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday February 22 at 8 P.M. EST at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and will be broadcast live on ABC.

What Are The BC’s 100 Favorite Holiday Programs and Tunes of All-Time?

Christmas CD-Copia: When December rolls around, people pull out their Christmas CD’s and December is also the time for holiday programming on television. Photo by Bryan Curtiss

It is December. It is time to trim the tree, go to the office party and get your ‘party gameface’ on, and to sit back and listen to your favorite Christmas songs while you watch your favorite holiday specials. But what are the greatest holiday programs of all-time? What are the greatest holiday songs of all-time?

In 2005, I made a list of both.

For television, I looked at both individual episodes of continuing shows, and at specials that are re-run year after year after year.

The episodes chosen also include Thanksgiving and New Year’s themed episodes as well.

Here are the Top Ten holiday programs as chosen by BC:
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
4. A Bing Crosby Christmas-- "Peace On Earth" with David Bowie (1977)
5. All in the Family, "The Draft Dodger" (1976)
6. The West Wing, "In Excelsis Deo" (1999)
7. The Perry Como Christmas Specials
8. The Bob Hope Christmas Specials
9. Cheers, "Thanksgiving Orphans" (1986)
10. The Andy Griffith Show, "Christmas Story" (1960)

Other episodes and specials in the Top 100 list include:
11. WKRP in Cincinnati, "Turkey’s Away" (1978)
12. South Park, "Christmas in Canada" (2003)
14. The Andy Williams Christmas Specials
16. The I Love Lucy Christmas Special (1956 & 1989)
20. The Waltons, "The Thanksgiving Story" (1973)
31. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (1970)
32. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
33. Frosty the Snowman (1969)
47. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
73. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (1950s-present)
74. The Honeymooners, "The Lost Christmas" (1995)
75. The Little Drummer Boy (1977)
77. Seinfeld, "Festivus" (1997)
82. Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas (1977)
101. TNT’s 24-hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"


Here are the Top Ten holiday songs, as chosen by BC:
1. White Christmas
2. Jingle Bells
3. Silent Night
4. Adeste Fideles/O Come All Ye Faithful
5. The Christmas Song/Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
6. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
7. Winter Wonderland
8. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
9. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
10. The Twelve Days of Christmas

Other Holiday Songs in the Top 100 list include:
11. O Holy Night
12. Deck The Halls
13. O Christmas Tree/O Tannenbaum
19. Joy To the World
20. Sleigh Ride
21. Up On The Housetop
22. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
25. Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth
27. Carol of the Bells
28. The Nutcracker Suite
32. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
34. Christmas Time is Here
42. Santa Baby
46. We Need A Little Christmas
50. You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
55. Auld Lang Syne
57. Silver Bells
66. Last Christmas

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

Christmas wouldn't be complete without books about the holiday season, and the staff of the BC Bulletin have compiled a short list of their favorite books about Christmas.

In fact, when Bryan Curtiss researched for his holiday play The Real Story About Christmas (which will be finished just in time for next Christmas), he used a few of these books below.

The Everything Christmas Book (Unknown)- As the bottom of the front cover says, Stories, Songs, Food, Traditions, Revelry, and More. It's a basically "what you need to know" about the season, with some historic facts, a couple of stories, and a few recipes. Also included are a handful of Christmas Carols.

The Christmas Lover's Handbook (Lasley F. Gober)- It's a simple book, but Gober gives some good ideas in this book.

Swell Holiday (Cynthia Rowley & Ilene Rosenzweig)- Rowley and Rosenzweig, aka, The Swell Girls are in the holiday spirit with this book. So, if you're a trendy person, you'll love this book.

The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Holidays (Joshua Piven & David Borgenicht)- The Worst Case series is a hidden gem of the families (...For Dummies, Complete Idiot's Guide, and The Everything) of books. There are Worst Case books on College, Work, and this one is about The Holidays, and it is a really great book.

Two books by artist Thomas Kinkade: I'll Be Home for Christmas and A Village Christmas. These two books are full of Thomas Kinkade's beautiful paintings, which remind us of the nostalgic Christmas of yesteryear. If you love beautiful art, 1) Go to the gallery hop, and 2) check out these books, because these paintings do not disappoint.

Holiday Theme Parties: Entertaining Ideas, Decorations & Recipes for Nine Unique Parties (The Editors of Creative Publishing International). This book is great if you are stumped on how to decorate your house or what to make for that annual Christmas gathering.

Reader's Digest Celebration of Christmas: Stories, Crafts and Recipes (Reader's Digest). This book is literally what it is. If you're a Christmas nut, you won't be disappointed.

Rick Steves' European Christmas (Rick Steves). Rick Steves takes us to Europe and the different European yuletide customs. So, if you're inquiring about Christmas in Germany, England, or France, this book is a good read.

How To Be Santa Claus (Nick Kelsh). This is a quaint, but interesting book on the # 1 person around Christmas time-- Santa Claus. And yes, you must kiss the girl/woman under the mistletoe.

Of course, there are plenty of other books.
Here are our ten favorite holiday stories of all-time.

10) The Nutcracker (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
9) The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
8] The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Barbara Robinson)
7) A Child's Christmas in Wales (Dylan Thomas)
6) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)
5) Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
4) The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)

3) Twas the Night Before Christmas (plagiarized by Clement Moore)
2) A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
1) The Nativity (The Gospel of Luke)

RECOMMENDED YULETIDE WEBSITES:

Like with books, there are a lot of holiday websites out there. In the age of computers and internet, you'd be lost without websites tracking Santa's sleigh ride, or where to find the LaserJet action hero for little Tommy. Here are some holiday-themed pages that were found.

MySpace Holiday Guide
Claus
The North Pole
NORAD
Write a Letter to Santa
NBC4i Holiday Guide
The History of Santa Claus
The Legend of Mistletoe
Expert Rating Christmas Quiz
World Path Christmas Trivia
The Story of Christmas (Gospel of Luke)
Noir Dame's Wonderful Life Essay
Koziar's Christmas Village
Thomas Kinkade Holiday Art
The Meaning Behind the 12 Days of Christmas
Merry Christmas!


And to close out this December BC Bulletin, here is Merry Christmas in these languages:

Merry Christmas (English)
Feliz Navidad (Spanish)
Joyeux Noel (French)
Frohliche Weinachten (German)
Buon Natale (Italian)
Glaedelig Jul (Danish)
Nollaig Shona Dhuit/Nodlaig mhaith chugnat (Irish)
Feliz Natal/Boas Festas (Portuguese)
Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan (Mandarin)
Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun (Cantonese)
Kala Christouyenna (Greek)
Kurisumasu Omedeto (Japanese)
God Jul (Norwegian/Swedish)
Gledelig Jul (Norwegian)
Nadolig Llawen (Welsh)
Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova (Hebrew)
Natale hilare (Latin)
Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom (Russian)
Boze Narodzenie (Polish)
Merry Keshmish (Navajo)
Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
Melkin Yelidet Beaal (Ethiopian/Amharic)
Gesëende Kersfees (Afrikaans)

If you are looking to say Merry Christmas is other languages, check out these websites: http://www.debwebonline.com/Mercy_in_Jesus/merry.html
http://www.santas.net/howmerrychristmasissaid.htm

BC Bulletin- October 2008

BRYAN AWARDS RECAP

Here is a recap of the Winners for the 8th Annual Bryan Awards and 8th Annual Silver Garbage Awards, as well as selected categories for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

LIST OF WINNERS:
Comedy Series: 30 Rock (NBC)
Drama Series: Mad Men (AMC)
Daytime Drama: The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Miniseries: John Adams (HBO)
Made for TV Movie: Recount (HBO)
Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Variety, Music, or Comedy Special: Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow (HBO)
Reality, Competition Series: ??
Lead Actor, Comedy: David Duchovny, Californication (Showtime)
Lead Actress, Comedy: ??
Lead Actor, Drama: Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment (HBO)
Lead Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, Damages (FX)
Lead Actor, Daytime: Anthony Geary, General Hospital (ABC)
Lead Actress, Daytime: Maura West, As the World Turns (CBS)
Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Paul Giamatti, John Adams (HBO)
Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Jeremy Piven, Entourage (HBO)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Jenna Fischer, The Office (NBC)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Michael Emerson, Lost (ABC)
Supporting Actress, Drama: January Jones, Mad Men (AMC)
Supporting Actor, Daytime: Greg Rikaart, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Daytime: Kathy Brier, One Life to Live (ABC) & Gina Tognoni, Guiding Light (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Kline, As You Like It (HBO)
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Dern, Recount (HBO)
Writing, Comedy: Jack Burditt, 30 Rock, "Rosemary's Baby" (NBC)
Directing, Comedy: Scott Winant, Californication, "Hell-A Woman" (Showtime) & Charles Grossman, Desperate Housewives, "Something's Coming" (ABC)
Writing, Drama: Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (AMC)
Writing, Miniseries or Movie: Kirk Ellis & Michelle Ashford, John Adams (HBO)
Directing, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Hooper, John Adams (HBO)
Writing, Daytime: One Life to Live (ABC)
Directing, Daytime: One Life to Live (ABC) & The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Writing, Variety: Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Directing, Variety: Bruce Gowers, American Idol (Fox)
Reality Host: Ryan Seacrest, American Idol (Fox)
Late Night Host: Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
New Series: Mad Men (AMC) & Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Actor, New Series: David Duchovny, Californication (Showtime)
Actress, New Series: Glenn Close, Damages (FX)
Supporting Actor, New Series: John Slattery, Mad Men (AMC)
Supporting Actress, New Series: Rose Byrne, Damages (FX)
Cast, New Series: Mad Men (AMC)
Cast, Comedy Series: Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Cast, Drama Series: Mad Men (AMC)
Cast, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams (HBO)
Cast, Daytime: The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Guest Actor, Comedy: David Schwimmer, 30 Rock (NBC)
Guest Actress, Comedy: Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock (NBC)
Guest Actor, Drama: Robin Williams, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
Guest Actress, Drama: Ellen Burstyn, Big Love (HBO)
Guest/Featured Actor, Daytime: Wally Kurth, As the World Turns (CBS)
Guest/Featured Actress, Daytime: Shirley Jones, Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Guest Actor, New Series: Glynn Turman, In Treatment (HBO)
Guest Actress, New Series: Paula Marshall, Californication (Showtime)
News Show: Meet the Press (NBC)
News Anchor, Host, Moderator: Tim Russert, Meet the Press (NBC)
Talk Show: The Steve Wilkos Show (Syndicated)
Talk Show Host: Steve Wilkos, The Steve Wilkos Show (Syndicated)
Studio Sports Show: Inside the NFL (HBO)
Sports Show Host: Lee Corso, Bob Davie, and Kirk Herbstreit, College Football GameDay (ESPN)
Game Show: Cash Cab (Discovery Channel)
Game Show Host: Meredith Vieira, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Syndicated)
Directing, New Comedy: Scott Winant, Californication, "Hell-A Woman"
Directing, New Drama: Allen Coulter, Damages, "Pilot: Get Me a Lawyer"
Writing, New Comedy: Bryan Fuller, Pushing Daisies, "Pie-lette"
Writing, New Drama: Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
Children's Program: High School Musical 2 (Disney)
Special Class Special Event: The 61st Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Sports Event: Appalachian State @ Michigan (Big Ten Network)
Traditional Reality Series: High School Reunion (TVLand)
"Actor", Reality: Dick Donato, Big Brother & Piers Morgan, Celebrity Apprentice
"Actress", Reality: Amanda Kimmel, Survivor
"Supporting Actor", Reality: Stephen Baldwin, Celebrity Apprentice
"Supporting Actress", Reality: Carly Smithson, American Idol
Cutest Couple, Daytime: Luke and Noah, As the World Turns
Cutest Couple, Comedy: Jim and Pam, The Office
Cutest Couple, Drama: Bones and Booth, Bones
Duo/Tandem/etc., Reality: David Cook & David Archuleta, American Idol
Tandem, Daytime: Viki and Dorian, One Life to Live
Tandem, Comedy: Jemaine and Bret, Flight of the Conchords
Tandem, Drama: Booth and Bones, Bones
Daytime Villain: Colonel Win Mayer, As the World Turns
Primetime Villain: Evil Dick, Big Brother 8 & 9
Casting, Comedy: Californication
Casting, Drama: Tell Me You Love Me
Casting, Daytime: General Hospital
Casting, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Editing, Comedy: (Single-Camera) Californication; (Multi-Camera) Two and a Half Men
Editing, Drama: Dexter
Editing, Daytime: The Young and the Restless
Editing, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Editing, Special Class: Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow
Cinematography, Comedy: The Big Bang Theory
Cinematography, Drama: Dexter
Cinematography, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Cinematography, Special Class: Project Runway
Cinematography, Daytime: Days of Our Lives
Art Direction, Comedy: Pushing Daisies
Art Direction, Drama: Mad Men
Art Direction, Daytime: One Life to Live
Art Direction, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Art Direction, Special Class: The 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Costumes, Comedy: Scrubs
Costumes, Drama: Mad Men
Costumes, Daytime: One Life to Live
Costumes, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Sound Mixing, Comedy: Desperate Housewives
Sound Mixing, Drama: Lost
Sound Mixing, Daytime: The Young and the Restless
Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie: Tin Man
Sound Mixing, Special Class: Dancing With the Stars
Sound Editing, Primetime: Heroes
Sound Editing, Daytime: The Young and the Restless
Sound Editing, Miniseries or Movie: Tin Man
Hairstyling, Comedy: Pushing Daisies
Hairstyling, Drama: Dirty Sexy Money
Hairstyling, Daytime: The Young and the Restless
Hairstyling, Miniseries or Movie: Comanche Moon
Makeup, Series: The Tudors
Makeup, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Music Achievement, Daytime: One Life to Live
Music Achievement, Primetime: John Adams
Music Achievement, Variety: Barry Manilow: Songs from the Seventies- Great Performances
Choreography: High School Musical 2
Visual Effects: Heroes
Voice Over: Seth McFarlane, Family Guy
Stuntwork: Heroes
Main Title Theme Music: John Adams (Rob Lane) & Saving Grace (Everlast)
Main Title Design: John Adams
Most Missed Series: The Wire
Episode of the Year, Comedy: Californication, "Pilot"
Episode of the Year, Drama: The Wire, "30"
Episode of the Year, Daytime: All My Children, Jesse and Angie reunite


EMMY AWARDS RECAP

Comedy Series: 30 Rock (NBC)
Drama Series: Mad Men (AMC)
Made for TV Movie: Recount (HBO)
Miniseries: John Adams (HBO)
Variety Series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Reality-Competition Series: The Amazing Race (CBS)
Lead Actor, Comedy: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
Lead Actress, Comedy: Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Jeremy Piven, Entourage (HBO)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Jean Smart, Samantha Who? (ABC)
Lead Actor, Drama: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Lead Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, Damages (FX)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Zeljko Ivanek, Damages (FX)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Dianne Wiest, In Treatment (HBO)
Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Paul Giamatti, John Adams (HBO)
Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Linney, John Adams (HBO)
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Wilkinson, John Adams (HBO)
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Eileen Atkins, Cranford- Masterpiece (PBS)
Variety Performance: Don Rickles, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (HBO)
Reality Host: Jeff Probst, Survivor (CBS)
Writing, Comedy: Tina Fey, 30 Rock, "Cooter" (NBC)
Directing, Comedy: Barry Sonnenfield, Pushing Daisies, "Pie-Lette" (ABC)
Writing, Drama: Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (AMC)
Directing, Drama: Greg Yaitanes, House, "House's Head" (Fox)
Writing, Miniseries or Movie: Kirk Ellis, John Adams, "Independence" (HBO)
Directing, Miniseries or Movie: Jay Roach, Recount (HBO)
Writing, Variety: The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Directing, Variety: Louis J. Horwitz, The 80th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)


SILVER GARBAGE AWARD WINNERS

Worst Comedy Series: Cavemen (ABC)
Worst Drama Series: John from Cincinnati (HBO)
Worst New Series: Viva Laughlin! (CBS)
Worst Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Bill English, Cavemen (ABC)
Worst Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Parker Posey, The Return of Jezebel James (Fox)
Worst Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Sam Huntington, Cavemen (ABC)
Worst Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Lauren Ambrose, The Return of Jezebel James (Fox)
Worst Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Hugh Jackman, Viva Laughlin! (CBS)
Worst Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Melanie Griffith, Viva Laughlin! (CBS)
Worst Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: D.B. Woodside, Viva Laughlin! (CBS)
Worst Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Madchen Amick, Viva Laughlin! (CBS)
Worst Actor in Daytime: Constantine Maroulis, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Worst Actress in Daytime: Jennifer Landon, As the World Turns (CBS)
Worst Daytime Series: The Jerry Springer Show (Syndicated)
Worst Cast in a Comedy Series: Cavemen (ABC)
Worst Cast in a Drama Series: John from Cincinnati (HBO)
Worst Writing in a Comedy Series: Cavemen (ABC)
Worst Writing in a Drama Series: The Hills (MTV)
Worst Directing in a Comedy Series: Cavemen (ABC)
Worst Directing in a Drama Series: John from Cincinnati (HBO) AND Viva Laughlin! (CBS)
Worst Reality Show: Secret Talents of the Stars (CBS)
Worst On-Screen Pairing: Jennifer Landon and Jennifer Landon (As the World Turns, CBS)

September 2008- The BC Bulletin

'ADAMS' DOMINATES THE CREATIVE ARTS BRYAN AWARDS

It looks like John Adams will dominate the 8th Annual Bryan Awards on Sunday. HBO's epic seven-part miniseries won an amazing 10 Bryan Awards at the Bryan Awards Technical Ceremony on Aug. 29, including a Bryan Award for its all-star cast. Adams has 24 Bryan Award Nominations, and could win more honors at the Bryan Awards ceremony.

"Adams is the biggest juggernaut in the Miniseries/Made for Television Movie categories that the Bryan Awards has had", said the President and Executive Producer of the Bryan Awards. "No other Miniseries or Movie came out on top this year."

Other big winners included AMC's Mad Men, CBS's The Young and the Restless, Showtime's Californication, and ABC's One Life to Live.

LIST OF WINNERS:
New Series: Mad Men (AMC) & Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Actor, New Series: David Duchovny, Californication (Showtime)
Actress, New Series: Glenn Close, Damages (FX)
Supporting Actor, New Series: John Slattery, Mad Men (AMC)
Supporting Actress, New Series: Rose Byrne, Damages (FX)
Cast, New Series: Mad Men (AMC)
Cast, Comedy Series: Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Cast, Drama Series: Mad Men (AMC)
Cast, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams (HBO)
Cast, Daytime: The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Guest Actor, Comedy: David Schwimmer, 30 Rock (NBC)
Guest Actress, Comedy: Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock (NBC)
Guest Actor, Drama: Robin Williams, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
Guest Actress, Drama: Ellen Burstyn, Big Love (HBO)
Guest/Featured Actor, Daytime: Wally Kurth, As the World Turns (CBS)
Guest/Featured Actress, Daytime: Shirley Jones, Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Guest Actor, New Series: Glynn Turman, In Treatment (HBO)
Guest Actress, New Series: Paula Marshall, Californication (Showtime)
News Show: Meet the Press (NBC)
News Anchor, Host, Moderator: Tim Russert, Meet the Press (NBC)
Talk Show: The Steve Wilkos Show (Syndicated)
Talk Show Host: Steve Wilkos, The Steve Wilkos Show (Syndicated)
Studio Sports Show: Inside the NFL (HBO)
Sports Show Host: Lee Corso, Bob Davie, and Kirk Herbstreit, College Football GameDay (ESPN)
Game Show: Cash Cab (Discovery Channel)
Game Show Host: Meredith Vieira, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Syndicated)
Directing, New Comedy: Scott Winant, Californication, "Hell-A Woman"
Directing, New Drama: Allen Coulter, Damages, "Pilot: Get Me a Lawyer"
Writing, New Comedy: Bryan Fuller, Pushing Daisies, "Pie-lette"
Writing, New Drama: Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
Children's Program: High School Musical 2 (Disney)
Special Class Special Event: The 61st Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Sports Event: Appalachian State @ Michigan (Big Ten Network)
Traditional Reality Series: High School Reunion (TVLand)
"Actor", Reality: Dick Donato, Big Brother & Piers Morgan, Celebrity Apprentice
"Actress", Reality: Amanda Kimmel, Survivor
"Supporting Actor", Reality: Stephen Baldwin, Celebrity Apprentice
"Supporting Actress", Reality: Carly Smithson, American Idol
Cutest Couple, Daytime: Luke and Noah, As the World Turns
Cutest Couple, Comedy: Jim and Pam, The Office
Cutest Couple, Drama: Bones and Booth, Bones
Duo/Tandem/etc., Reality: David Cook & David Archuleta, American Idol
Tandem, Daytime: Viki and Dorian, One Life to Live
Tandem, Comedy: Jemaine and Bret, Flight of the Conchords
Tandem, Drama: Booth and Bones, Bones
Daytime Villain: Colonel Win Mayer, As the World Turns
Primetime Villain: Evil Dick, Big Brother 8 & 9
Casting, Comedy: Californication
Casting, Drama: Tell Me You Love Me
Casting, Daytime: General Hospital
Casting, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Editing, Comedy: (Single-Camera) Californication; (Multi-Camera) Two and a Half Men
Editing, Drama: Dexter
Editing, Daytime: The Young and the Restless
Editing, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Editing, Special Class: Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow
Cinematography, Comedy: The Big Bang Theory
Cinematography, Drama: Dexter
Cinematography, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Cinematography, Special Class: Project Runway
Cinematography, Daytime: Days of Our Lives
Art Direction, Comedy: Pushing Daisies
Art Direction, Drama: Mad Men
Art Direction, Daytime: One Life to Live
Art Direction, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Art Direction, Special Class: The 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Costumes, Comedy: Scrubs
Costumes, Drama: Mad Men
Costumes, Daytime: One Life to Live
Costumes, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Sound Mixing, Comedy: Desperate Housewives
Sound Mixing, Drama: Lost
Sound Mixing, Daytime: The Young and the Restless
Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie: Tin Man
Sound Mixing, Special Class: Dancing With the Stars
Sound Editing, Primetime: Heroes
Sound Editing, Daytime: The Young and the Restless
Sound Editing, Miniseries or Movie: Tin Man
Hairstyling, Comedy: Pushing Daisies
Hairstyling, Drama: Dirty Sexy Money
Hairstyling, Daytime: The Young and the Restless
Hairstyling, Miniseries or Movie: Comanche Moon
Makeup, Series: The Tudors
Makeup, Miniseries or Movie: John Adams
Music Achievement, Daytime: One Life to Live
Music Achievement, Primetime: John Adams
Music Achievement, Variety: Barry Manilow: Songs from the Seventies- Great Performances
Choreography: High School Musical 2
Visual Effects: Heroes
Voice Over: Seth McFarlane, Family Guy
Stuntwork: Heroes
Main Title Theme Music: John Adams (Rob Lane) & Saving Grace (Everlast)
Main Title Design: John Adams
Most Missed Series: The Wire
Episode of the Year, Comedy: Californication, "Pilot"
Episode of the Year, Drama: The Wire, "30"
Episode of the Year, Daytime: All My Children, Jesse and Angie reunite

Winners in the remaining categories will be announced live at a lavish ceremony on September 7.


BACK TO SCHOOL









BRYAN AWARDS LAST CALL FOR PREDICTIONS

The 8th Annual Bryan Awards will be handed out on Sept. 7. In the meantime, two ordinary people- Matthew and Lauren, looked at the list of nominees, and they sat down and gave their predictions as to who would win at the Bryan Awards...

MATT:
Comedy Series: 30 Rock-

The most upbeat and funniest comedy on TV right now.

Drama Series: House
Daytime Drama: The Young and the Restless-

'Out of the Ashes' was the best week of daytime television last year.

Made for TV Movie: Recount
Miniseries: John Adams-

Is there competition here?

Variety Series: Saturday Night Live
Animated Series: Family Guy
Reality Competition Series: Survivor
Lead Actor, Comedy: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Lead Actress, Comedy: Tina "NOT Sarah Palin" Fey, 30 Rock
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Dana Delany, Desperate Housewives
Lead Actor, Drama: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Lead Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, Damages
Supporting Actor, Drama: Michael Emerson, Lost
Supporting Actress, Drama: January Jones, Mad Men
Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Spacey, Recount
Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Ellen Burstyn, ...For One More Day
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Denis Leary, Recount
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Dern, Recount
Lead Actor, Daytime: Robert S. Woods, One Life to Live-

Long overdue, great job on the 10,000th episode.

Lead Actress, Daytime: Maura West, As the World Turns
Supporting Actor, Daytime: Greg Rikaart, The Young and the Restless
Supporting Actress, Daytime: Gina Tognoni, Guiding Light
Younger Actor, Daytime: Mick Hazen, As the World Turns-

Expect good things out of this kid.

Younger Actress, Daytime: Caitlin Van Zandt, Guiding Light
Younger Actor, Primetime: Zach Gilford, Friday Night Lights-

This race is wide open this year, folks.

Younger Actress, Primetime: Adrianne Palicki, Friday Night Lights

LAUREN:
Comedy Series: 30 Rock
Drama Series: Mad Men-

The best drama on television.

Daytime Drama: One Life to Live-

Should get its due for the show's rejuvenated writing.

Made for TV Movie: Recount
Miniseries: John Adams-

Not even close.

Variety Series: The Colbert Report
Animated Series: Family Guy
Reality Competition Series: Dancing With the Stars
Lead Actor, Comedy: David Duchovny, Californication
Lead Actress, Comedy: Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Jean Smart, Samantha Who?
Lead Actor, Drama: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Lead Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, Damages
Supporting Actor, Drama: Michael Emerson, Lost
Supporting Actress, Drama: Jill Clayburgh, Dirty Sexy Money
Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Paul Giamatti, John Adams
Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Wilkinson, John Adams
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Dern, Recount
Lead Actor, Daytime: Robert S. Woods, One Life to Live
Lead Actress, Daytime: Crystal Chappell, Guiding Light-

Expect a 'Guiding Light' sweep on Bryan Awards night, because I love all the Guiding Light love.

Supporting Actor, Daytime: Daniel Cosgrove, Guiding Light
Supporting Actress, Daytime: Gina Tognoni, Guiding Light
Younger Actor, Daytime: Tom Pelphrey, Guiding Light
Younger Actress, Daytime: Bonnie Dennison, Guiding Light
Younger Actor, Primetime: Angus T. Jones, Two and a Half Men-

Anyone can win this category, because there is no clear front-runner.

Younger Actress, Primetime: Amanda Seyfried, Big Love



EMMY AWARD SUBMISSIONS:
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
"The Anonymous Donor"
"The Ida Funkhauser Roadside Memorial"
"The Rat Dog"
"The TiVo Guy"
"The Therapists"
"The Bat Mitzvah"

ENTOURAGE
"Adios Amigos"
"Welcome to the Jungle"
"The First Cut Is the Deepest"
"The Day F**kers"
"No Cannes Do"
"The Cannes Kids"

THE OFFICE
"Local Ad"
"Dinner Party"
"Chair Model"
"Did I Stutter?"
"Goodbye, Toby (Parts 1 & 2)"

"30 ROCK
"Rosemary's Baby"
"Greenzo"
"Secrets and Lies"
"Episode 210"
"Succession"
"Cooter"

TWO AND A HALF MEN
"Meander to Your Dander"
"Winky-Dink Time"
"Dum Ditty Dum Ditty Doo"
"City of Great Racks"
"Kinda Like Necrophilia"
"Rough Night in Hump Junction"

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
BOSTON LEGAL
"Mad About You"
"The Court Supreme"
"The Mighty Rogues"
"Patriot Acts"
"The Chicken and the Egg"
"Tabloid"

DAMAGES
"Pilot: Get Me a Lawyer"
"Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker"
"Sort of Like a Family"
"I Hate These People"
"There's No We Anymore"
"Because I Know Patty"

DEXTER
"Waiting to Exhale"
"An Inconvenient Life"
"The Dark Defender"
"Resistance Is Futile"
"Left Turn Ahead"
"The British Invasion"

HOUSE
"Alone"
"97 Seconds"
"Ugly"
"Frozen"
"House's Head"
"Wilson's Heart"

LOST
"Beginning of the End"
"The Constant"
"Ji Yeon"
"There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1, 2, 3"

MAD MEN
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
"5G"
"The Hobo Code"
"The Long Weekend"
"Nixon vs. Kennedy"
"The Wheel"




EMMY AWARD PREDICTIONS

The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air on Sept. 21 on ABC. HBO's seven-part historical epic John Adams leads all programs with 23 nominations, followed by NBC's 30 Rock, with a record 17 nominations, and AMC's Mad Men with 16.

Here is whom we think will win Emmys on that night.

Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

This category is up in the air right now, so there is no pick here.

Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
James Spader, Boston Legal
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Hugh Laurie, House
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Charlie Sheen, Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Ralph Fiennes, Bernard and Doris
Ricky Gervais, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
Paul Giamatti, John Adams
Kevin Spacey, Recount
Tom Wilkinson, Recount

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Catherine Keener, An American Crime
Susan Sarandon, Bernard And Doris
Judi Dench, Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
Laura Linney, John Adams
Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Ted Danson, Damages
Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
Michael Emerson, Lost
John Slattery, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Jean Smart, Samantha Who?
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
David Morse, John Adams
Stephen Dillane, John Adams
Tom Wilkinson, John Adams
Denis Leary, Recount
Bob Balaban, Recount

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Eileen Atkins, Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
Ashley Jensen, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
Alfre Woodard, Pictures of Hollis Woods (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation)
Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun
Laura Dern, Recount

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Stanley Tucci, ER
Glynn Turman, In Treatment
Robin Williams, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Oliver Platt, Nip/Tuck
Charles Durning, Rescue Me

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Shelley Berman, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Rip Torn, 30 Rock
Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Steve Buscemi, 30 Rock
Tim Conway, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Polly Bergen, Desperate Housewives
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Sarah Silverman, Monk
Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock
Edie Falco, 30 Rock
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Ellen Burstyn, Big Love
Diahann Carroll, Grey’s Anatomy
Cynthia Nixon, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Anjelica Huston, Medium
Sharon Gless, Nip/Tuck

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Jon Stewart, host; 80th Annual Academy Awards
Stephen Colbert, host; The Colbert Report
David Letterman, host; Late Show With David Letterman
Don Rickles, performer; Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Tina Fey, host; Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Howie Mandel, Deal Or No Deal
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Jeff Probst, Survivor

Outstanding Miniseries
The Andromeda Strain
Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
John Adams
Tin Man

Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Bernard And Doris
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
A Raisin In The Sun
Recount

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)
Creature Comforts America
King of the Hill
Robot Chicken
The Simpsons
SpongeBob SquarePants

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour Or More)
Blue Harvest (Family Guy)
Imaginationland (South Park)
Justice League: The New Frontier

NOTE: Animated Program, Reality Program, and Guest Acting Categories will be announced at the Creative Arts Emmys on September 13th.

BRYAN AWARD "SUBMISSIONS"
Daytime Drama Series
AS THE WORLD TURNS
Pair 1: 12/21/07 (Victorian Christmas Carol) and 1/18/08 (Dusty is murdered)
Pair 2: 10/05/08 (Col. Mayer takes Noah and Luke fishing) and 10/08/08 (Col. Mayer tries to kill Luke)
Pair 3: 7/06/07 and 7/09/07 (Climax of the Gwen/Cleo/Branson storyline)

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Pair 1: 8/17/07 & 8/20/07 (Brooke is raped)
Pair 2: 4/25/08 (Katie is on life support and needs a heart) & 4/28/08 (Storm commits suicide)
Pair 3: 5/30/08 (Donna tells Eric that Marcus is her son) & 12/24/07 (Christmas episode)

GUIDING LIGHT
Pair 1: 9/12/07 (First Time's the Charm: Rafe and Daisy have sex) & 10/17/07 (Choices)
Pair 2: 11/07/07 (Boys Will Be Boys) & 12/05/07 (Good Night, Sweet Prince)
Pair 3: 11/28/07 (My Life) & 2/29/08 (Debut of the NEW GL)

ONE LIFE TO LIVE
Pair 1: August 16 & 17, 2007 (Episodes 9999 & 10,000: Asa Buchanan's death and Funeral)
Pair 2: June 15 & 18, 2007 (High School Musical stuff)
Pair 3: March 5, 2008 (Todd catches Starr and Cole in bed together) and episode where Marcie reluctantly gives up little Tommy

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
Pair 1: 10/19/07 & 10/22/07 (Clear Springs)
Pair 2: 10/23/07 & 10/24/07 (More Clear Springs)
Pair 3: 10/25/07 & 10/26/07 (Yet More Clear Springs)

Comedy Series
CALIFORNICATION
"Pilot"
"Hell-A Woman"
"Fear and Loathing At the Fundraiser"
"Absinthe Make The Heart Grow Fonder"
"California Son"
"The Last Waltz"

ENTOURAGE
"Adios Amigos"
"Welcome to the Jungle"
"The First Cut Is the Deepest"
"The Day F**kers"
"No Cannes Do"
"The Cannes Kids"

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS
"Sally"
"Bret Gives Up the Dream"
"Sally Returns"
"Girlfriends"
"The Actor"
"The Third Conchord"

THE OFFICE
"Local Ad"
"Dinner Party"
"Chair Model"
"Did I Stutter?"
"Goodbye, Toby (Parts 1 & 2)"

30 ROCK
"Rosemary's Baby"
"Greenzo"
"Secrets and Lies"
"Episode 210"
"Succession"
"Cooter"

Primetime Drama Series
DEXTER
"Waiting to Exhale"
"An Inconvenient Life"
"The Dark Defender"
"Resistance Is Futile"
"Left Turn Ahead"
"The British Invasion"

GREY'S ANATOMY
"Crash Into Me" (Parts 1 & 2)
"Freedom" (Parts 1 & 2)
"Losing My Mind"
"A Change is Gonna Come"

HOUSE
"Alone"
"97 Seconds"
"Ugly"
"Frozen"
"House's Head"
"Wilson's Heart"

MAD MEN
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
"5G"
"The Hobo Code"
"The Long Weekend"
"Nixon vs. Kennedy"
"The Wheel"

THE TUDORS
Episode 203
Episode 205
Episode 207
Episode 208
Episode 209
Episode 210

(Lead Actor)
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Kelsey Grammer (Back to You, Fox)- "Pilot"
David Duchovny (Californication, Showtime)- "The Last Waltz"
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO)- "The Bat Mitzvah"
Steve Carell (The Office, NBC)- "Goodbye, Toby"
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, NBC)- "Rosemary's Baby"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, AMC)- "Pilot"
Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Showtime)- "There's Something About Harry"
Hugh Laurie (House, Fox)- "House's Head"
Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment, HBO)- "Paul and Gina: Week 4"
Jon Hamm (Mad Men, AMC)- "The Wheel"
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (The Tudors, Showtime)- "Episode 209"

Lead Actor in a Daytime Soap:
David Canary (All My Children, ABC)- Krystal tells Adam that it's over and she married Tad (12/26/07)
Scott Bryce (As the World Turns, CBS)- Craig puts Paul on a cliff (6/25/07)
Michael Park (As the World Turns, CBS)-
Anthony Geary (General Hospital, ABC)- Luke is about to have heart surgery (12/10/07)
Robert S. Woods (One Life to Live, ABC)- Bo grieves over Asa's death (8/17/07)

Lead Actor in a New Series:
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, AMC)- "Pilot"
David Duchovny (Californication, Showtime)- "The Last Waltz"
Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords, HBO)- "Sally Returns"
Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords, HBO)- "Girlfriends"
Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment, HBO)- "Paul and Gina: Week 4"
Jon Hamm (Mad Men, Showtime)- "The Wheel"

(Lead Actress)
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Patricia Heaton (Back to You, Fox)- "Gracie's Bully"
Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives, ABC)- "Now, You Know"
Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives, ABC)- "Now I Know, Don't Be Scared"
Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?, ABC)- "The Restraining Order"
Tina Fey (30 Rock, NBC)- "Sandwich Day"

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Emily Deschanel (Bones, Fox)- "The Santa in the Slush"
Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters, ABC)- "History Repeating"
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer, TNT)- "Manhunt"
Glenn Close (Damages, F/X)- "Pilot"
Holly Hunter (Saving Grace, TNT)- "Taco, Tulips, Ducks, and Spices"

Lead Actress in a Daytime Soap:
Maura West (As the World Turns, CBS)- Carly tells the kids about her illness (9/28/07)
Katherine Kelly Lang (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)- Brooke is raped (8/20/07)
Crystal Chappell (Guiding Light, CBS)- "My Life" (11/28/07)
Nicole Forester (Guiding Light, CBS)
Melody Thomas Scott (The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Lead Actress in a New Series:
Glenn Close (Damages, F/X)- "Pilot- Get Me a Lawyer"
Kate Walsh (Private Practice, ABC)- "In Which Cooper Finds a Port in His Storm"
Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies, ABC)- "Pie-Lette"
Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?, ABC)- "The Restraining Order"
Holly Hunter (Saving Grace, TNT)- "Taco, Tulips, Ducks, and Spices"

(Supporting Actor)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Kevin Dillon (Entourage, HBO)- "The Dream Team"
Jeremy Piven (Entourage, HBO)- "The Day F**kers"
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, CBS)- "The Goat"
John Krasinski (The Office, NBC)- "Branch Wars"
Rainn Wilson (The Office, NBC)- "Money"

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Ted Danson (Damages, F/X)- "Jesus, Mary, and Joe Cocker"
Donald Sutherland (Dirty Sexy Money, ABC)- "The Wedding"
Blair Underwood (In Treatment, HBO)- "Alex: Week 6"
Michael Emerson (Lost, ABC)- "The Shape of Things To Come"
Terry O'Quinn (Lost, ABC)- "Cabin Fever"
John Slattery (Mad Men, AMC)- "The Long Weekend"

Supporting Actor in a Daytime Soap:
Van Hansis (As the World Turns, CBS)
Austin Peck (As the World Turns, CBS)-
William DeVry (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)- Storm commits suicide (4/28/08)
Daniel Cosgrove (Guiding Light, CBS)- Bill's intervention (12/12/07)
Greg Rikaart (The Young and the Restless, CBS)- Kevin pulls a gun on Jana (7/12/07)

Supporting Actor in a New Series:
Ted Danson (Damages, F/X)- "Jesus, Mary, and Joe Cocker"
Donald Sutherland (Dirty Sexy Money, ABC)- "The Wedding"
Bradford Anderson (General Hospital: Night Shift, SoapNet)
Blair Underwood (In Treatment, HBO)- "Alex: Week 6"
John Slattery (Mad Men, AMC)- "The Long Weekend"

(Supporting Actress)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO)- "The TiVo Guy"
Dana Delany (Desperate Housewives, ABC)- "Smiles of a Summer"
Jenna Fischer (The Office, NBC)- "Fun Run"
Jean Smart (Samantha Who?, ABC)- "The Girlfriend"
Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds, Showtime)- "Risk"

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Jill Clayburgh (Dirty Sexy Money, ABC)- "The Watch"
Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights, NBC)- "Bad Ideas"
Kristen Bell (Heroes, NBC)- "Four Weeks Later"
Brooke Shields (The Lipstick Jungle, NBC)- "Pilot"
January Jones (Mad Men, AMC)- "The Wheel"
Natalie Dormer (The Tudors, Showtime)- "Episode 210"

Supporting Actress in a Daytime Soap:
Marcy Rylan (Guiding Light, CBS)- Lizzie tells Bill that she is not pregnant (1/25/08)
Gina Tognoni (Guiding Light, CBS)- Dinah copes with her mental state after being shot (07/17/07)
Kathy Brier (One Life to Live, ABC)- Marcie holds Viki at gunpoint (1/08/08)
Catherine Hickland (One Life to Live, ABC)- Lindsay has a breakdown at the "Woman of the Year" honors
Judith Chapman (The Young and the Restless, CBS)- Gloria reads John's will on the witness stand (12/06/07)

Supporting Actress in a New Series:
Rose Byrne (Damages, F/X)- "Because I Know Patty"
Jill Clayburgh (Dirty Sexy Money, ABC)- "The Watch"
Dianne Wiest (In Treatment, HBO)- "Paul and Gina: Week 4"
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men, AMC)- "Babylon"
January Jones (Mad Men, AMC)- "The Wheel"
Jane Alexander (Tell Me You Love Me, HBO)-


(Younger Actor)
Younger Actor in a Primetime Series:
Douglas Smith (Big Love, HBO)- "Oh, Pioneers"
Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights, NBC)- "Leave No One Behind"
Noah Gray-Cabey (Heroes, NBC)- "Truth and Consequences"
Angus T. Jones (Two and a Half Men, CBS)- "Winkey-Dink Time"
Alexander Gould (Weeds, Showtime)- "Risk"
Hunter Parrish (Weeds, Showtime)- "Cankles"

Younger Actor in a Daytime Soap:
Mick Hazen (As the World Turns, CBS)- Parker insists on knowing why Jack and Katie postponed their honeymoon (9/27/07)
Jake Silbermann (As the World Turns, CBS)- Maddie realizes that Noah is gay; Noah wants to go back to how things were before with her (9/20/07)
Blake Berris (Days of Our Lives, NBC)- 10/30/07
Darin Brooks (Days of Our Lives, NBC)- 11/06/07
Tom Pelphrey (Guiding Light, CBS)- Jonathan holds Alan at gunpoint (2/11/08)

(Younger Actress)
Younger Actress in a Primetime Series:
Amanda Seyfried (Big Love, HBO)- "Vision Thing"
Andrea Bowen (Desperate Housewives, ABC)- "Welcome to Kanagawa"
Lyndsy Fonseca (Desperate Housewives, ABC)- "Sunday"
Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights, NBC)- "Bad Ideas"
Mia Wasikowska (In Treatment, HBO)- "Sophie: Week 8"
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, AMC)- "The Hobo Code"

Younger Actress in a Daytime Soap:
Leven Rambin (All My Children, ABC)- Lily asks Ava how she can forget Jonathan; Lily confronted by the drug dealer Ava dealt with, thinking that it's Ava (6/18/07)
Alexandra Chando (As the World Turns, CBS)- Maddie is upset that Noah used her; Maddie tells Henry she and Noah broke up (9/14/07)
Rachel Melvin (Days of Our Lives, NBC)- Chelsea gets drunk over all the death surrounding her and passes out on a park bench (3/14/07)
Bonnie Dennison (Guiding Light, CBS)- Daisy tells Rafe that she had an abortion (10/17/07)
Caitlin Van Zandt (Guiding Light, CBS)- Ashlee considers weight loss surgery (4/02/08)
Emily O'Brien (The Young and the Restless, CBS)- 8/21/07

(Guest Actor)
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Richard Chamberlain (Desperate Housewives, ABC)- "Distant Past"
Matthew Broderick (30 Rock, NBC)- "Cooter"
Steve Buscemi (30 Rock, NBC)- "The Collection"
David Schwimmer (30 Rock, NBC)- "Greenzo"
Jerry Seinfeld (30 Rock, NBC)- "SeinfeldVision"
Matthew Modine (Weeds, Showtime)- "The Two Mrs. Scottsons"

Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Edward Herrmann (Grey's Anatomy, ABC)- "Haunt You Every Day"
Glynn Turman (In Treatment, HBO)- "Alex: Week 8"
Robin Williams (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)- "Authority"
Robert Morse (Mad Men, AMC)- "Nixon vs. Kennedy"
Peter O'Toole (The Tudors, Showtime)- "Episode 208"

Guest Actor in a Daytime Soap:
Daniel Hughes-Kelly (As the World Turns, CBS)- Col. Mayer tries to kill Luke (10/08/07)
Wally Kurth (As the World Turns, CBS)
Paul Ganus (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)- Andy visits Brooke; Andy is about to rape Brooke
Bruce Weitz (General Hospital, ABC)
Mark Schlereth (Guiding Light, CBS)
Darnell Williams (Guiding Light, CBS)- Griggs is about to kill Mallet, but shoots Dinah
James DePaiva (One Life to Live, ABC)- 8/17/07 (Max and Blair reunite)

Guest Actor in a New Series:
Glynn Turman (In Treatment, HBO)- "Alex: Week 8"
Robert Morse (Mad Men, AMC)- "Nixon vs. Kennedy"
Paul Reubens (Pushing Daisies, ABC)
Rene Auberjonois (Saving Grace, TNT)- "Taco, Tulips, Ducks, and Species"

(Guest Actress)
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Paula Marshall (Californication, Showtime)- "Hell-A Woman"
Polly Bergen (Desperate Housewives, ABC)- "Distant Past"
Sarah Chalke (How I Met Your Mother, CBS)- "Ten Sessions"
Edie Falco (30 Rock, NBC)- "Episode 210"
Carrie Fisher (30 Rock, NBC)- "Rosemary's Baby"
Elaine Stritch (30 Rock, NBC)- "LudaChristmas"

Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Ellen Burstyn (Big Love, HBO)- "Take Me As I Am"
Diahann Carroll (Grey's Anatomy, ABC)- "Love/Addiction"
Mira Sorvino (House, Fox)- "Frozen"
Melissa Joan Hart (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)- "Impulsive"
Cynthia Nixon (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)- "Alternate"
Susan Sarandon (Rescue Me, F/X)- "Solo"

Guest Actress in a Daytime Soap:
Robin Mattson (As the World Turns, CBS)
Julie Pinson (As the World Turns, CBS)
Betty White (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Shirley Jones (Days of Our Lives, NBC)- 2/05/08 (Colleen is confronted by John)
Tonja Walker-Davidson (One Life to Live, ABC)- 8/17/07 (Alex returns for Asa's funeral)

Guest Actress in a New Series:
Sara Gilbert (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)- "The Hamburger Postulate"
Laurie Metcalf (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Paula Marshall (Californication, Showtime)- "Hell-A Woman"
Rosemarie DeWitt (Mad Men, AMC)- "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
Sherry Stringfield (Tell Me You Love Me, HBO)- "Episode 9"

Writing in a Daytime Soap:
The Bold and the Beautiful (Bradley P. Bell, Head Writer)
Pair: Brooke is raped (8/20/07); Storm commits suicide (4/28/08)
Days of Our Lives (Hogan Sheffer & Dena Higley, Head Writer)
Pair: Lucas severs his ties with Kate/Sami marries E.J. (10/02/07); John "dies" (10/17/07)
Guiding Light (David Kreizman, Head Writer)
Pair: 9/12/07 (Rafe and Daisy have sex) and 10/17/07 (Daisy's "abortion")
One Life to Live (Ron Carlivati, Head Writer)
Pair: 8/16/07 and 8/17/07 (Asa's death and funeral)

Directing in a Daytime Soap:
The Bold and the Beautiful
Pair: Brooke is raped (8/17 & 8/20/07)
General Hospital
Pair: Claudia calls a meeting of the five families; Sam is freaked out by Elizabeth (2/07 & 2/08/08)
One Life to Live
Pair: Prom Night the Musical (6/15 & 6/18/07)
The Young and the Restless
Pair: Out of the Ashes (10/19 & 25/07)

Silver Garbage Awards

Last, but not least, the 8th Annual Silver Garbage Award winners will be announced on Emmy eve, Sept. 20. Here again, are the nominees in the 11 major categories.

NOMINEES:
WORST DRAMA SERIES:
The Bionic Woman (NBC)
The Hills (MTV)
John from Cincinnati (HBO)
NCIS (CBS)
Viva Laughlin! (CBS)

WORST COMEDY SERIES:
Accorfing to Jim (ABC)
Carpoolers (ABC)
Cavemen (ABC)
Rules of Engagement (CBS)
The Return of Jezebel James (Fox)

WORST NEW SERIES:
Cane (CBS)
Cavemen (ABC)
John from Cincinnati (HBO)
The Return of Jezebel James (Fox)
Viva Laughlin! (CBS)

WORST LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jim Belushi (According to Jim, ABC)
Bill English (Cavemen, ABC)
Nick Kroll (Cavemen, ABC)
Oliver Hudson (Rules of Engagement, CBS)
Patrick Warburton (Rules of Engagement, CBS) AND (American Dad, Fox)

WORST LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Courtney Thorne-Smith (According to Jim, ABC)
Brittany Daniel (The Game, CW)
Tia Mowry (The Game, CW)
Parker Posey (The Return of Jezebel James, Fox)
Megyn Price (Rules of Engagement, CBS)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Larry Joe Campbell (According to Jim, ABC)
Jerry Minor (Carpoolers, ABC)
Sam Huntington (Cavemen, ABC)
Hamish Linklater (The New Adventures of Old Christine, CBS)
David Spade (Rules of Engagement, CBS)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Faith Ford (Carpoolers, ABC)
Kaitlin Doubleday (Cavemen, ABC)
Julie White (Cavemen, ABC)
Lauren Ambrose (The Return of Jezebel James, Fox)
Bianca Kajlich (Rules of Engagement, CBS)


WORST LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Jimmy Smits (Cane, CBS)
Bruce Greenwood (John from Cincinnati, HBO)
Kevin McKidd (Journeyman, NBC)
Hugh Jackman (Viva, Laughlin!, CBS)
Lloyd Owen (Viva, Laughlin!, CBS)

WORST LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Michelle Ryan (The Bionic Woman, NBC)
Heidi Montag (The Hills, MTV)
Lauren Conrad (The Hills, MTV)
Rebecca DeMornay (John from Cincinnati, HBO)
Melanie Griffith (Viva, Laughlin!, CBS)
Angie Harmon (Women's Murder Club, ABC)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Isaiah Washington (The Bionic Woman, NBC)
Hector Elizondo (Cane, CBS)
Ed O'Neill (John from Cincinnati, HBO)
Luke Perry (John from Cincinnati, HBO)
D.B. Woodside (Viva, Laughlin!, CBS)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Polly Walker (Cane, CBS)
Keala Kennelly (John from Cincinnati, HBO)
Emily Rose (John from Cincinnati, HBO)
Chandra West (John from Cincinnati, HBO)
Madchen Amick (Viva, Laughlin!, CBS)

In the Next BC Bulletin:
A Recap of the 8th Annual Bryan Awards
A Recap of the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
A Projected Top 10 for the Summer of Television