Photo gallery 1: 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Neil Patrick Harris hosts Sunday night’s 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. (AP photo)
Here are some other moments from the awards show. All photos are from the Associated Press:
Oklahoma native Kristin Chenoweth accepts the best supporting actress in a comedy series for “Pushing Daisies” from “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm, who won best actor in a drama series.
Olivia Wilde (”House”) arrives.
“Grey Gardens” star Jessica Lange kisses presenter Alec Baldwin before she accepts the award for best lead actress in a miniseries or a movie.
The cast of “How I Met Your Mother,” from left, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Rando and Cobie Smulders, present the award for outstanding writing in a comedy series.
See more photos after the break.
Kristin Chenoweth among Emmy Award winners
Kristin Chenoweth kisses her Emmy Award for best supporting actress in a comedy series for “Pushing Daisies” Sunday. (Associated Press photo)
Oklahoma native Kristin Chenoweth was among the winners at Sunday night’s Primetime Emmy Awards. Chenoweth won her first Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series for the late, great ABC show “Pushing Daisies.”
Personally, I was surprised and ecstatic that Emmy voters remembered Chenoweth’s great performance as baker Olive Snook in the long-canceled series.
Here is a complete list of winners at Sunday’s 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, from the Associated Press:
Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC.
Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC.
Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC.
Actress, Drama Series: Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX Networks.
Actor, Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock,” NBC.
Actress, Comedy Series: Toni Collette, “United States of Tara,” Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Michael Emerson, “Lost,” ABC.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Cherry Jones, “24,” Fox.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC.
Miniseries: “Little Dorrit” PBS.
Made-for-TV Movie: “Grey Gardens,” HBO.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Brendan Gleeson, “Into the Storm,” HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens,” HBO.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Ken Howard, “Grey Gardens,” HBO.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, “House of Saddam,” HBO.
Directing for a Comedy Series: “The Office: Stress Relief,” Jeff Blitz, NBC.
Directing for a Drama Series: “ER: And in the End,” Rod Holcomb, NBC.
Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “American Idol: Show 833 (The Final Three),” Bruce Gowers, Fox.
Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit: Part 1,” Dearbhla Walsh, PBS.
Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.
Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race,” CBS.
Writing for a Comedy Series: “30 Rock: Reunion,” Matt Hubbard, NBC.
Writing for a Drama Series: “Mad Men: Meditations in an Emergency,” Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, AMC.
Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit,” Andrew Davies, PBS.
Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Jeff Probst, “Survivor,” CBS.
Original Music and Lyrics: “81st Annual Academy Awards: Song Title: Hugh Jackman Opening Number,” ABC.
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61st Primetime Emmy Awards to air Sunday night
Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy will perform on Sunday’s Emmy Awards. (Associated Press photo)
The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards will air from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday on CBS. Neil Patrick Harris, who is the current “it” host after presiding over the Tony Awards, will be hosting the Emmys for the first time.
Harris also is nominated for best supporting actor for his always-funny performance as Barney on “How I Met Your Mother.”
Presenters for Sunday’s Emmy Awards will be Justin Timberlake, Simon Baker, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, Kiefer Sutherland, Chandra Wilson, Dana Delany, Jimmy Fallon, Alyson Hannigan, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Stephen Moyer, Jason Segel, Kevin Bacon, Alec Baldwin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ricky Gervais, Jim Parsons.
Also, Amy Poehler, Kyra Sedgwick, Sigourney Weaver, Kaley Cuoco, Cat Deeley, Johnny Galecki, LL Cool J, Chris O’Donnell, Anna Torv, Kate Walsh, Michael J. Fox, Ellen Burstyn, Jon Cryer, Tracy Morgan, Bob Newhart, Patricia Arquette, David Boreanaz, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Rob Lowe, Hayden Panettiere, Josh Radnor and Cobie Smulders.
The awards show also will include performances by singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, dance duo Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff, guitarists Dean Parks and Ray Parker Jr., keyboardist Michael Bearden, saxophonist Tom Scott, bassist Darryl Jones and percussionist Lenny Castro.
For a list of nominees in the major categories, check out this video of Chandra Wilson (”Grey’s Anatomy”) and Jim Parsons (”The Big Bang Theory”) announcing the nominations:
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Kristin Chenoweth to be guest judge on “American Idol”
Kristin Chenoweth (Associated Press photo)
Oklahoma native Kristin Chenoweth will be the latest celebrity to temporarily fill Paula Abdul’s former seat on the “American Idol” judging panel, People.com is reporting.
The singer/actress will join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi for the Orlando auditions later this week, according to People.
A Tony winner for the musical “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and nominee for “Wicked,” Chenoweth is a Broadway star who brings considerable vocal prowess to the reality TV show’s judges’ table. (She also is an Emmy nominee for ABC’s late great show “Pushing Daisies.”)
Other celebs who have recently filled in for Abdul include Neil Patrick Harris, Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Shania Twain and Joe Jonas.
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What to do in Oklahoma on June 20
Today’s featured event:
BARTLESVILLE – Listen to Oklahoma Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth and Amici New York Orchestra perform the grand finale concert of the OK Mozart Festival at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Bartlesville Community Center, 300 SE Adams Blvd.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the festival, so the finale promises to be particularly grand.
For more information, call (918) 336-9800 or go to www.okmozart.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
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Weekend Warmup
Stoney LaRue
- PRYOR – Catch Stoney LaRue, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Jerry Jeff Walker, Eli Young Band, Randy Rogers Band and more tonight-Sunday at the 2009 Country Fever Music Festival, four miles north of Pryor at the Catch the Fever festival grounds. Information: www.feverfest.com.
- NORMAN – Hear country crooner Lee Ann Womack at 8 tonight at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.
- Do “The Loco-Motion” with Grand Funk Railroad at 8 p.m. Saturday at Frontier City, 11501 N I-35 Service Rd. Information: 478-2140 or www.frontiercity.com.
Kristin Chenoweth (Associated Press photo)
- BARTLESVILLE – Listen to Oklahoma Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth and Amici New York Orchestra perform the grand finale concert of the OK Mozart Festival at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Bartlesville Community Center, 300 SE Adams Blvd. Information: (918) 336-9800 or www.okmozart.com.
- Celebrate the state’s diverse cultural heritage at the Oklahoma Folklife Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N Laird Ave. Information: 522-5207 or www.okhistory.org.
- Take Dad to the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Oklahoma City Zoo or another attraction offering free admission for dads Sunday, which is Father’s Day. Information: www.wimgo.com, search for free Father’s Day.
- MOORE – See the Yellow Rose Dinner Theater stage special Father’s Day performances of “The Oklahoma Country Music Jamboree” today-Sunday. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m., with the pre-show at 7 and the show at 7:30 at the theater, 1005 SW Fourth. Information: 793-7779.
- MIAMI – Hear Darryl Worley at 8 tonight at Buffalo Run Casino,1000 Buffalo Run Blvd. Gates open at 7 p.m. Information: www.ticketstorm.com.
- Listen to Norman singer/songwriter/guitarist Travis Linville at 9 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. The venue has a great lineup for this weekend, with Adam Carroll and Owen Temple at 9 p.m. Saturday and Caroline Aiken at 8 p.m. Sunday. Information: www.bluedoorokc.com.
- Hear Austin, Texas-based Americana artist Michael Fracasso at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City. The show is part of the Arts Council of Oklahoma City’s free Sunday Twilight Concert Series. Information: www.artscouncilokc.com.
- Take Dad for a train ride for Father’s Day Saturday at the Oklahoma Railway Museum, 3400 NE Grand Blvd. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Information: www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org.
- Share tales of your father at the monthly OKC StorySlam at 7 tonight at Istvan Gallery, 1218 N Western. The theme of this month’s competitive storytelling event is “Daddy Dearest.” Information: 831-2874.
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More performers added to Tony Awards
Dolly Parton (Associated Press)
Country music icon Dolly Parton, along with the cast of “9 to 5: The Musical”; Elton John with the cast of “Billy Elliot, The Musical”; Liza Minnelli; Stockard Channing; and the rock band Poison, along with the cast of “Rock of Ages,” have been added as performers on THE the 63rd Annual Tony Awards.
The awards show will air live from Radio City Music Hall from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday on CBS.
They join previously announced musical performances from the Tony Award-nominated shows “Billy Elliot, The Musical,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Hair,” “Next to Normal,” “Pal Joey,” “Rock of Ages,” “Shrek the Musical” and “West Side Story.”
This year’s broadcast will also feature some of Broadway’s favorites that are currently touring cities across the United States: “Jersey Boys,” “Legally Blonde, The Musical” and “Mamma Mia!”
Neil Patrick Harris, star of the CBS comedy “How I Met Your Mother,” will host the awards show. Oklahoma native Kristin Chenoweth, Lucie Arnaz, Kate Burton, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Edie Falco, Will Ferrell, Carrie Fisher, Jane Fonda, Hallie Foote, James Gandolfini, Lauren Graham, Colin Hanks, Marcia Gay Harden, Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Lange, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce, Piper Perabo, Oliver Platt, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Spacey, John Stamos and Chandra Wilson are set to present.
For the first time, this year’s Tony Awards will be broadcast in high-definition television, the better to enjoy all those elaborate musical numbers.
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Kristin Chenoweth, other presenters announced for 2009 Tony Awards
Kristin Chenoweth
Oklahoma native Kristin Chenoweth is among the many presenters announced today for the 2009 Tony Awards.
According to a CBS news release, Lucie Arnaz, Kate Burton, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Edie Falco, Will Ferrell, Carrie Fisher, Jane Fonda, Hallie Foote, James Gandolfini, Lauren Graham, Colin Hanks, Marcia Gay Harden, Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Lange, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce, Piper Perabo, Oliver Platt, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Spacey, John Stamos and Chandra Wilson also will appear as presenters on the 63rd annual Tony Awards.
The awards will air live from Radio City Music Hall from 7 to 10 p.m. June 7 on CBS. As previously announced, Neil Patrick Harris, star of the CBS comedy “How I Met Your Mother,” will host the awards show.
For the first time, this year’s Tonys will be broadcast in high-definition television.
The 2009 Tony Awards, presented by Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing, have been broadcast on CBS since 1978. The Tonys were founded in 1947 as a memorial to Antoinette (”Tony”) Perry, the American Theatre Wing’s World War II chairperson.
This will mark the 12th year that the historic Radio City Music Hall is home to the Tonys.
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