2008 EMMY AWARDS
Sunday, September 21, 2008 on ABC


HOSTED BY:
Tom Bergeron
Heidi Klum
Howie Mandel
Jeff Probst
Ryan Seacrest

PRESENTERS:
Lauren Conrad
Marcia Cross
Dana Delany
Tina Fey
Teri Hatcher
Felicity Huffman
Hugh Laurie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Eva Longoria Parker
Amy Poehler
Nicollette Sheridan
Oprah Winfrey
More To Be Announced

PERFORMERS:
To Be Announced


As celebrity presenters and performers are announced or discovered online and other places, please provide them in this thread (with a source please).

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Emmy Scoop! Heidi Klum Gets in Line
Today 11:22 AM PDT by Marc Malkin

Heidi Klum may be best known for her signature statements like, “One day you’re in; the next, you are out” and “auf Wiedersehen,” but that's all about to change.

Come Emmy night, we'll be hearing the German beauty recite another one of television's most famous lines.

Over the last few weeks, Klum and a gaggle of celebs have been filmed delivering iconic television lines for a video montage to be shown during the Emmys, a rep for the awards show exclusively tells me.

While we don't want to give away who inspired Heidi’s spot, read on to find out who else we'll be seeing—and hearing—in the montage...

Other celebs featured alongside Klum will include Jeremy Piven, Kelsey Grammer and Alec Baldwin wisecracking with brother William Baldwin.

Some of the famous quotables include "You look mahvelous" from Billy Crystal's days spoofing the Fernando Lamas character on Saturday Night Live, and "Now cut that out" from Jack Benny.

And for all you Trekkies, they've even made sure to feature the Vulcan greeting, "Live long and prosper."

"The taglines are a part of a way to honor this being the 60th anniversary of the primetime Emmys, by featuring some of TV's most unforgettable classic lines from the past 60 years recited by some of entertainment's biggest stars," the rep for the awards show says.

The Emmys will be handed out Sept. 21 and telecast live on ABC from L.A.’s Nokia Theatre.

So what other notable lines could producers have picked? I have so many favorite, but two particular standouts include “Jane, you ignorant slut!” from Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin’s Weekend Updates on SNL in the '70s and the more recent “Ay, Carumba!” from The Simpsons.

Now I wanna hear from you. What are some of your fave lines? Leave your comments below.

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This sounds so idiotic.

Final Emmy voting is from Aug. 11--Aug. 29 (when ballots are due), so if any last-minute factors influence their voting, it'll be now when it happens.

From The AP

1 hour, 41 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - The most memorable moments in television history will be revealed during the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards next month, and it's up to voters to decide which bits should take top honors.

Forty "moments" — 20 dramatic and 20 comedic — are in the running. Comedy contenders include "M-A-S-H," "Mork & Mindy," "Sex and the City" and "The Cosby Show," while "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Miami Vice," "Moonlighting" and "The Sopranos" are among the drama candidates.

The television academy and Emmy show producers came up with the competition and the contenders in honor of the 60th annual presentation of the Emmy Awards. The Emmy telecast will also feature celebrities performing some of TV's most memorable lines over the past 60 years.

"It's a perfect opportunity both to celebrate the history of television and at the same time introduce new generations to some of the medium's most important events," Emmys executive producer Ken Ehrlich said in a statement Monday.

Fans can watch clips and vote for their favorite moments online until Sept. 15.

The top five vote-getters in each category will be presented during the Emmy show on Sept. 21, and the two winning moments will be revealed just before the year's outstanding drama and comedy series are named.

Reliable sources tell me that 5 presenters have been added to the Emmy Awards:

Marcia Cross
Dana Delany
Teri Hatcher
Felicity Huffman
Eva Longoria Parker

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quote:

Reliable sources tell me that 4 presenters have been added to the Emmy Awards:

Marcia Cross
Teri Hatcher
Felicity Huffman
Eva Longoria Parker

Hell yeah, the ladies of Westeria Lane.

I really dont understand why they bother to show up anymore seeing their show has been shown such overthetop backlash since nits 1st year at the Emmys.

It's an ABC mandate to promote the new season.

Hell I'd call in sick on Emmy day if I was one of the actresses from "Desperate Housewives". (cough, cough ) Emmys obviously don't respect the show or its actresses anymore when some of them are still very much deserving.

The network could still let all the stars from "Lost", "Ugly Betty", "Samantha Who", "Boston Legal", "Grey's Anatomy" go and pimp their shows. Hell they could even throw in Kate Walsh and "Private Practice".

What is ABC going to do if the Housewives don't show up? Fire them?

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They need to get some of the LOST cast to present. It's one of the biggest shows and you never get to see most of them. They should do that with all the ensemble shows that only get to have one or two nominees. The fans would love it. I know I would.

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Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Hugh Laurie and Julia Louis-Dreyfus have been added as presenters...


EMMYS ANNOUNCE FIRST SET OF PRESENTERS FOR "THE 60th ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS," AIRING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 ON ABC

"Desperate Housewives'" Marcia Cross, Dana Delany, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria Parker and Nicollette Sheridan to Present Together

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Hugh Laurie Confirmed to Present

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler to Present Together

The first set of presenters has been announced for "The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards," including "Desperate Housewives'" Marcia Cross, Dana Delany, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria Parker and Nicollette Sheridan presenting together; Hugh Laurie and Julia Louis-Dreyfus; and Tina Fey & Amy Poehler presenting together. The telecast will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on ABC.

"It's always fun to come up with unique pairings, cast reunions and surprising personalities as presenters on the Emmy show, and this year we've got a number of those, beginning with our first presenter announcement today," said Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich. "And the good news is, we've got plenty more to come," he added.

Marcia Cross stars on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" as Bree Van De Kamp, for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in the show's first season. She also received three Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series. In addition to her work on "Housewives," Cross has recently wrapped shooting the upcoming indie comedy "Peck." Prior to "Desperate Housewives," she starred as Dr. Linda Abbot on the WB's critically-acclaimed series, "Everwood." She is also well-known for her role as Dr. Kimberly Shaw on FOX's hit drama, "Melrose Place."

Dana Delany appears as Katherine Mayfair on ABC's "Desperate Housewives." She made her mark as Army nurse Colleen McMurphy on ABC's critically-acclaimed "China Beach," for which she received two Primetime Emmy Awards and four nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Other television credits include CBS' "Presidio Med," FOX's "Pasadena" and NBC's "Kidnapped." She also appeared in "Family Law," for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Delany has appeared in numerous films, including "Tombstone," "Housesitter," "Fly Away Home," "Exit to Eden" and "Almost You." This year she appeared in three independent films: "Route 30," "Multiple Sarcasms" and "Camp Hope."

Tina Fey can currently be seen on NBC's "30 Rock," which has earned her two Primetime Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and a third nomination for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for her reprise on "Saturday Night Live." Fey earned her second Emmy Award in 2007 for her work on "30 Rock." Earlier this year she won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy, a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and a Writers Guild Award for Comedy Series. Her big screen credits include "Baby Mama" and "Mean Girls."

Teri Hatcher received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series her role as Susan Mayer in ABC's "Desperate Housewives." During the show's first season, she also received a Golden Globe Award for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and a SAG Award for Female Actress in a Comedy. Hatcher also portrayed Lois Lane in the long-running TV series "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" with Dean Cain. Her film credits include the James Bond thriller "Tomorrow Never Dies," "Spy Kids," "Dead in the Water" and "The Cool Surface."

Felicity Huffman earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance in "Transamerica," as well as a Golden Globe Award and Independent Spirit Award. For her role as Lynette Scavo on ABC's "Desperate Housewives," Huffman received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2005. Her other television credits include "Reversible Errors" with her husband, William H. Macy, "Out of Order," "Door to Door," "Chicago Hope," "Law & Order" and many others. She will be seen next in THINKFilm's "Phoebe in Wonderland," which screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In 2007 she appeared in Universal Pictures' "Georgia Rule."

Julia Louis-Dreyfus received her third Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Christine Campbell in the CBS sitcom "The New Adventures of the Old Christine." She earned worldwide acclaim for her portrayal of Elaine Benes on the hit series "Seinfeld." She received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, a Golden Globe Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards and four American Comedy Awards during the show's nine-year run. Louis-Dreyfus' other television credits include a recurring role in "Arrested Development" and playing herself in a handful of episodes on "Curb Your Enthusiasm." She also starred in the series "Watching Ellie" and lent her voice to the television movie "Animal Farm."

Hugh Laurie earns his third Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Dr. Gregory House on FOX's "House." In addition to his nomination, Laurie's role on "House" garnered two Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Drama and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. On the big screen Laurie was most recently seen in the 20th Century Fox release, "Flight of the Phoenix," opposite Dennis Quaid. He will next be seen in David Ayer's "The Night Watchman," opposite Chris Evans and Keanu Reeves.

Eva Longoria Parker has been the host and executive producer of the ALMA Awards for the past three years. She is currently starring as Gabrielle Solis on ABC's "Desperate Housewives," for which she received two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series in 2006. Longoria Parker rose to fame by playing Isabella Brana Williams on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless." She has also become a nationally recognized model after appearing in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous men's magazines, reaching #14 in the FHM Sexiest Women 2008 poll.

Amy Poehler is nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in NBC's "Saturday Night Live," making her the first member of the show to be nominated for an Emmy Award in this category. Poehler joined the cast of "SNL" in 2001, bringing a slew of great performances on every show with her impersonations of celebrities like Kelly Ripa or Sharon Osbourne. When Jimmy Fallon left at the end of the 2003-04 season, Poehler joined Tina Fey as a co-anchor for "Weekend Update." Her feature film credits include "Blades of Glory" with her husband, Will Arnett, and "Baby Mama" with Tina Fey.

Nicollette Sheridan first won a worldwide audience for her starring role on the long-running CBS drama series "Knots Landing." She now appears as Edie Britt, the serial divorcee on ABC's "Desperate Housewives," for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. Sheridan was recently honored in her native England, receiving the 2006 Glamour Women of the Year Award for Best U.S. TV Actress, as well as back-to-back Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2005 and 2006. Additionally, Sheridan recently completed voicing the role of Zenna in Promenade Pictures' animated film, "Noah's Arc: The New Beginning," along with Michael Keaton, Jason Lee, Eliza Dushku, Rob Schneider, Marcia Gay Harden and Sir Ben Kingsley.

"The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" is being produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures LLC. Returning with Ehrlich are producer Renato Basile and co-producer Danette Herman. Louis J. Horvitz will be directing.


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I love the first set of presenters for the Emmys!

Can the first batch of presenters host the show instead of the damn reality people!? The show would be a hell of a lot better!

Emmy Scoop: Melrose Place Reunion?
Today 2:00 PM PDT by Marc Malkin

Reunited and it feels so good.

Get ready for some of your ol' favorites to come together at the Emmys next month.

I just got word that producers are putting together cast reunions to help celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Emmy Awards...

Just two years ago, former Charlie's Angels pinups Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson came together for the first time at the Emmys in who knows how long to pay tribute to their show's creator, the late television maestro Aaron Spelling.

Mr. Spelling may be there in spirit again when the awards show is broadcast live on ABC from L.A.'s Nokia Theatre Sept. 21, because, I'm told, producers are hot for a reunion of the Spelling-produced Melrose Place.

But such a large cast could prove to be a planning nightmare, one source says.

Think about it: Heather Locklear and her TV lover turned real-life boyfriend Jack Wagner, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Doug Savant, Josie Bissett, Andrew Shue, Grant Show and on and on. Also in the mix could be Desperate Housewives' resident redhead Marcia Cross and Sex and the City's Kristin Davis.

Producers may also be looking at a Happy Days reunion. No doubt they'd have no problem convincing Henry Winkler, Scott Baio, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran and others to take part. But will they be able to get Ron Howard to sing his Richie Cunningham cover of Fats Domino's "Blueberry Hill"?

No word on other possible get-togethers—a rep for the Emmys won't confirm or deny any such reunions are even being talked about—but I'm thinking Dynasty, Dallas, Knots Landing and, of course, the original 90210.

How about you? Any past favorites you'd like to see hit the Emmy stage? Leave your comments below.

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