Don’t forget to watch your favorite TV stars at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. Ryan Seacrest hosts the show, which airs at 8 p.m. Sunday on FOX. Lisa Renna and Joey Fatone will host the Red Carpet pre-show on the TV Guide Channel, beginning at 6 p.m. And of course, the E! Channel also will begin its Red Carpet show at 6 p.m.
Also, if you’re as bummed as I am that Joan Rivers won’t be on the red carpet, then check out her blog. She and her daughter, Melissa, will blog about the Emmy’s and fashion trends at emmyswithjoan.com. And if you can’t get enough of the Britney bashing, there may be more. According to US Weekly, Fox is trying to get her to appear on the award show to apologize for her horrid performance last Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards. Britney is in negotiations with the show, so it’s unclear if she’ll actually show up or not.
Okay, now back to the real reason for the Emmys – your favorite TV shows! HBO’s “The Sopranos” received 15 nominations, including Best Drama and top acting noms for James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. HBO’s made-for-TV movie “Bury My Heart at
Outstanding Actor in Drama Series — Kiefer Sutherland, James Gandolfini, Hugh Laurie, Denis Leary, James Spader
Outstanding Actress in Drama Series — Patricia Arquette, Minnie Driver, Edie Falco, Mariska Hargitay, Kyra Sedgwick
Outstanding Actor in Comedy Series — Alec Baldwin, Steve Carell, Ricky Gervais, Tony Shalhoub, Charlie Sheen
Outstanding Actress in Comedy Series — Mary Louise Parker, Tina Fey, America Ferrera, Felicity Huffman, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss
Outstanding Supporting Actor in Comedy Series — Jon Cryer, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, Neil Patrick Harris, Rainn Wilson
Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy Series — Jaime Pressly, Jenna Fischer, Holland Taylor, Conchata Ferrell, Vanessa Williams, Elizabeth Perkins
Best Reality Series — Top Chef, Dancing with the Stars, Project Runway, American Idol, The Amazing Race