Which of the Emmy Awards winners for 2009 gave the most entertaining speech?”
‘Mad Men,’ ’30 Rock’ aim to repeat as Emmy winners By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer Lynn Elber, Ap Television Writer – Sun Sep 20, 7:35 pm ET LOS ANGELES – The red carpet brought out the stars Sunday for an Emmy program that offered “Mad Men” a chance to repeat history and gave “Family Guy” an opportunity to make it. Sandra Oh of “Grey’s Anatomy” thrilled bleacher fans as she walked the carpet in a long gold gown with rhinestones, while a pregnant Heidi Klum of “Project Runway” wore black. Cheers also went up for Tony Shalhoub, Omar Epps, Bob Newhart and Christina Hendricks. The first basic cable show to win a top series honor, “Mad Men” had the chance for a second consecutive best-drama trophy. Potential trailblazer “Family Guy” was the first animated series to vie for the best comedy award since a 1961 bid by “The Flintstones.” The Fox show was up against last year’s winner, actress-writer Tina Fey’s “30 Rock,” trying for its third consecutive award in the category. Fey and co-sta
LOS ANGELES – “Mad Men” aimed to repeat Emmy history Sunday, while “Family Guy” tried to make it. The first basic cable show to win a top series honor, “Mad Men” had the chance for a second consecutive best-drama trophy. Potential trailblazer “Family Guy” was the first animated series to vie for the best comedy award since a 1961 bid by “The Flintstones.” The Fox show was up against last year’s winner, actress-writer Tina Fey’s “30 Rock,” trying for its third consecutive award in the category. Fey and co-star Alec Baldwin had a chance to repeat as best comedy series leads. Neil Patrick Harris was prepared to play the singing host, as he did at this year’s Tonys. “Hairspray” composers Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, who dashed off a custom-made tune for Harris at the Broadway awards, wrote one for the Emmys. The TV academy, meanwhile, hoped to avoid an unwanted rerun at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: paltry viewership. The 2008 ceremony was the least-watched ever with an audienc
