Forbes & Bree at the Emmys


I got to watch the 34th Annual Emmy Awards last night, where Forbes and Bree were dressed up to present the Outstanding Supporting Actors category. On the way up to the podium, Bree tripped and dropped the envelope she was holding. Bree laughed it off as Forbes looked up at the audience and quipped, "She might be needing that..." :)

Each segment was preceded by a brief video clip of a fan expressing his/her views, and concluded with short interviews with the stars backstage. A standing ovation greeted the newly retired Bob Barker when he walked in to open the show escorted by two beautiful women, saying, "This proves that the judges had sympathy for an old man who doesn't have a job." Standing at the podium to present the Creative Arts award, Barbara Walters of "The View" joked with Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck that for "The View" to win an Emmy of its own, "We'll have to kill Ellen!" Sure enough, Ellen walked away again with awards for both best talk show and best talk show host. During her acceptance speech, Ellen praised Rosie O'Donnell's performance on "The View," and promised to make her own show more topical and controversial, starting with the jest, "I think Bob Barker is a quitter!" Dr. Phil introduced memorable moments from "The Price Is Right," by sharing the anecdote that he and his wife spent their honeymoon at a taping of the show. "I even have the name tags," he grinned, holding up the name tags he and his wife had worn on that day. Bob Barker got another standing ovation when he received his 19th award for best game show host, answering Ellen's call to "Come on down!" Tyra Banks couldn't stop cracking up at Elmo's funny interruptions while she was trying to introduce the Children's Programming category. "I don't know why he won an award," Elmo said, glancing down at the award-winner pulling his strings, Kevin Clash.

For the first time since the awards ceremony began, there was a tie for best drama series, with wins for both Y&R and GL. Along with the usual special moments from each show, there was also a segment spotlighting "Guiding Light"'s 70th anniversary Find Your Light and Hands on Network efforts.

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Last night's winners

Outstanding Drama Series: "The Young & the Restless," "Guiding Light"
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Genie Francis (Laura) "General Hospital"
Outstanding Supporting Actor: Rick Hearst (Ric) "General Hospital"
Outstanding Lead Actress: Maura West (Carly) "As the World Turns"
Outstanding Lead Actor: Christian LeBlanc (Michael) "The Young & the Restless"
Outstanding Younger Actress: Jennifer Landon (Gwen) "As the World Turns"
Outstanding Younger Actor: Bryton McClure (Devon) "The Young and the Restless"
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series: "Guiding Light"
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series: "As the World Turns"
Outstanding Talk Show: "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
Outstanding Talk Show Host: Ellen DeGeneres
Oustanding Game Show Host: Bob Barker, "The Price is Right"
Performer in a Children's Series: Kevin Clash (Elmo) and Caroll Spinney (Oscar the Grouch) "Sesame Street"
Lifetime Achievement Award: Lee Phillip Bell, co-creator of "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful."