then it's Marg Helgenberger and William Petersen from C.S.I., who are going to present the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. And the nominees are: Dominic Chianese and Michael Imperioli from The Sopranos, and Richard Schiff, John Spencer and Bradley Whitford from The West Wing. And the Emmy goes to: Whitford, who wins with his first nomination, and thanks the obligatory list of coworkers, etc. "And most of all, and I've waited to say this, I want to thank my electric, hilarious wife (Malcolm in the Middle star) Jane Kaczmarek, my love...you have brought such color and laughter and sweet life to me, and my heart is so full of you." "Aw...," says Ellen in reference to just how sweet Whitford's remarks about his wife were. Yeah, if there's anybody who's gettin' some post-Emmy lovin' tonight, it would be the West Wing boy. http://netscape.eonline.com/Features/Awards/Emmys2001/Blow/index2.html

This is the award up now. Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie Alan Alda, Club Land (Showtime) Colin Firth, Conspiracy (HBO) Stanley Tucci, Conspiracy (HB0) Sir Ian Holm, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (HBO) Victor Garber, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC) Brian Cox, Nuremberg (TNT)

Brian Cox. Awww, I was hoping Colin would get it!

Wow, Conspiracy got two Emmy Awards in a row, for the writer and for Kenneth Branaugh. The writer included Colin Firth in his thank yous. Wow, the World Series game seven is on at the same time. It's keeping my thumb busy surfing back and forth. Score: NYY 0 Arz 1 7th no outs, Yankees at bat Larry King, who introduces a special segment paying tribute to the entertainers of the USO, who demonstrated "the healing power of a hug from home." Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Bugs Bunny, John Wayne, Jay Leno, Lee Greenwood and others who have played for troops from World War II to the Gulf War. "We know Bob Hope is watching at home tonight," King says, "and you should know, dear Robert, we're thinking of you...Thanks for the memories." - e online Next, Ellen is up to introduce "two women who could easily kick my ass," Dark Angel's Jessica Alba and Alias' Jennifer Garner, as they introduce nominees for directing in a variety or music program. The winner? David Mallet, for Cirque du Soleil's Dralion on HBO. He, too, is a no show. He's in England. - e online Yankees tie it up 1-1 on a hit by Martinez off Schilling. We're in the seventh inning of the World Series and the Academy Awards.

A lot of no shows tonight. Steve Martin just walked on stage (as a joke) to accept Judy Davis Emmy and had to be dragged off by Martin Sheen:e

e online's version: Next up, all hail to the chief. West Wing prez Martin Sheen saves his political commentary for another time, cutting straight to the nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress for a Miniseries or Movie: Emma Thompson for Wit, Hannah Taylor Gordon for Anne Frank, Judi Dench for The Last of the Blonde Bombshells, Holly Hunter (When Billie Beat Bobby) and Judy Davis for Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. The winner? Judy for Judy. Sigh. She's not here. "Judy Davis is in Australia..." Sheen begins, before Steve Martin steps onstage. "I'm annoyed with all these awards going unclaimed," he says grabbing the Emmy. So he accepts it. "It's so great not to go home empty-handed!" the wild-and-crazy guy announces, as he's dragged offstage by Sheen. "And I don't have to thank anybody!"

All the Contenders, All the Categories Supporting Actress, Comedy Doris Roberts, Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Jennifer Aniston, Friends (NBC) Lisa Kudrow, Friends (NBC) Kim Cattrall, Sex and the City (HBO) Megan Mullally, Will & Grace (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Directing, Comedy Series James Frawley, (pilot) Ed (NBC) Todd Holland, "Bowling," Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Jeff Melman, "Flashback," Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Charles McDougall, "Easy Come, Easy Go," Sex and the City (HBO) James Burrows, Will & Grace (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supporting Actor, Comedy Series Peter MacNicol, Ally McBeal (Fox) Robert Downey Jr., Ally McBeal (Fox) Peter Boyle, Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) David Hyde Pierce, Frasier (NBC) Sean Hayes, Will & Grace (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writing, Comedy Series Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman, Ed (NBC) Paul Feig, Freaks and Geeks (NBC) Alex Reid, Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Michael Patrick King, Sex and the City (HBO) Jeff Greenstein, Will & Grace (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Directing, Variety or Music Program Louis J. Horvitz, 73rd Annual Academy Awards (ABC) Chris Hilson, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (HBO) David Mallet, Cirque du Soleil Dralion (HBO) Jerry Foley, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Paul Miller, The Tony Awards (CBS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Chris Rock Show (HBO) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC) Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Performance, Variety or Music Program Steve Martin, 73rd Annual Academy Awards (ABC) Barbra Streisand, Barbra Streisand: Timeless (Fox) Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning (HBO) David Letterman, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Will Ferrell, Saturday Night Live (NBC) Wayne Brady, Whose Line Is It Anyway? (ABC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supporting Actress, Drama Series Maura Tierney, ER (NBC) Tyne Daly, Judging Amy (CBS) Aida Turturro, The Sopranos (HBO) Stockard Channing, The West Wing (NBC) Allison Janney, The West Wing (NBC) Supporting Actor, Drama Series Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos (HBO) Dominic Chianese, The Sopranos (HBO) Bradley Whitford, The West Wing (NBC) John Spencer, The West Wing (NBC) Richard Schiff, The West Wing (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie Alan Alda, Club Land (Showtime) Colin Firth, Conspiracy (HBO) Stanley Tucci, Conspiracy (HB0) Sir Ian Holm, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (HBO) Victor Garber, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC) Brian Cox, Nuremberg (TNT) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Directing, Miniseries or Movie Robert Dornhelm, Anne Frank (ABC) Frank Pierson, Conspiracy (HBO) Robert Allan Ackerman, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC) Billy Crystal, 61* (HBO) Mike Nichols, Wit (HBO) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie Brenda Blethyn, Anne Frank (ABC) Anne Bancroft, Haven (CBS) Tammy Blanchard, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC) Holly Hunter, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (Showtime) Audra McDonald, Wit (HBO) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writing, Miniseries or Movie Kirk Ellis, Anne Frank (ABC) Loring Mandel, Conspiracy (HBO) Robert L. Freedman, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC) Hank Steinberg, 61* (HBO) Emma Thompson and Mike Nichols, Wit (HBO) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Variety, Music or Comedy Special 73rd Annual Academy Awards (ABC) Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band (HBO) Cirque du Soleil's Dralion (Bravo) Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning (HBO) Saturday Night Live's "Presidential Bash 2000" (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Variety, Music or Comedy Series The Chris Rock Show (HBO) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Politically Incorrect, with Bill Maher (ABC) Saturday Night Live (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Made-for-TV Movie Conspiracy (HBO) For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (HBO) Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor (HBO) 61* (HBO) Wit (HBO) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Directing, Drama Series Jonathan Kaplan, ER, "The Visit" (NBC) Tim Van Patten, The Sopranos, "Amour Fou" (HBO) Steve Buscemi, The Sopranos, "Pine Barrens" (HBO) Allen Coulter, The Sopranos, "University" (HBO) Thomas Schlamme, The West Wing, "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Parts I and II" (NBC) Laura Innes, The West Wing, "Shibboleth" (NBC) Writing, Drama Series Lawrence Konner, The Sopranos, "Second Opinion" (HBO) Terence Winter and Tim Van Patten, The Sopranos, "Pine Barrens" (HBO) Frank Renzulli and David Chase, The Sopranos, "Amour Fou" (HBO) Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess,The Sopranos, "Employee of the Month" (HBO) Aaron Sorkin, The West Wing, "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Parts I and II" (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actor, Miniseries or Movie Ben Kingsley, Anne Frank (ABC) Gregory Hines, Bojangles (Showtime) Kenneth Branagh, Conspiracy (HBO) Andy Garcia, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (HBO) Barry Pepper, 61* (HBO) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actress, Miniseries or Movie Hannah Taylor Gordon, Anne Frank (ABC) Dame Judi Dench, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (HBO) Judy Davis, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC) Holly Hunter, When Billie Beat Bobby (ABC) Emma Thompson, Wit (HBO) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actor, Comedy Series Ray Romano, Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Kelsey Grammer, Fraiser (NBC) Frankie Muniz, Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) John Lithgow, 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC) Eric McCormack, Will & Grace (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actress, Comedy Series Calista Flockhart, Ally McBeal (Fox) Patricia Heaton, Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Jane Kaczmarek, Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City(HBO Debra Messing, Will & Grace (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outstanding Miniseries Anne Frank (ABC) Armistead Maupin's Further Tales of the City (HB0) Horatio Hornblower (A&E) Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC) Nuremberg (TNT) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actor, Drama Series Andre Braugher, Gideon's Crossing (ABC) Dennis Franz, NYPD Blue (ABC) James Gandolfini, The Sopranos (HBO) Rob Lowe, The West Wing (NBC) Martin Sheen, The West Wing (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actress, Drama Series Marg Helgenberger, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) Amy Brenneman, Judging Amy (CBS) Sela Ward, Once and Again (ABC) Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos (HBO) Edie Falco, The Sopranos (HBO) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outstanding Drama Series ER (NBC) Law & Order (NBC) The Practice (ABC) The Sopranos (HBO) The West Wing (NBC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outstanding Comedy Series Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Frasier (NBC) Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Sex and the City (HBO) Will & Grace (NBC) Edie Falco beat Marg and Sela.