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25 July 2008 10:27 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Sally Field, who won an Oscar for portraying a textile union activist in the movie Norma Rae, has become the first major star to endorse the dissident slate challenging the current leadership of the Screen Actors Guild. In a statement on Thursday, Field urged guild members to vote for the Unite for Strength slate in September's board elections to "end the senseless war with AFTRA and start building a united front of actors." The union's national board is set to meet on Saturday. Although some reports had suggested that the board might agree to submit the studios' "final offer" to the membership for a vote, Daily Variety said today that such action was "unlikely."

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17 July 2008 9:03 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and supermodel Heidi Klum have picked up their first Emmy nominations, after the 2008 Primetime TV Awards introduced the category of top host for a reality competition show.

The presenters will go up against Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, as well as Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst to take home the first honour.

Mad Men picked up 16 nods, the most nominations of any drama series, including Best Dramatic Series and Best Actor for its lead, Jon Hamm.

Hamm will face actors Hugh Laurie, for House; Michael C. Hall, for Dexter; Gabriel Byrne, for In Treatment; Bryan Cranston, for Breaking Bad; and James Spader, for Boston Legal.

Meanwhile, 30 Rock was the frontrunner in the comedy category, with 17 nominations, including best series - a gong the show took home last year - and leading actor, Alec Baldwin, and actress for Tina Fey, the show's creator.

The winners for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be unveiled on 21 September at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

A list of nominees is as follows:

Best Series, Drama:

Boston Legal

Damages

Dexter

House

Lost

Mad Men

Best Series, Comedy:

30 Rock

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Entourage

The Office

Two And A Half Men

Best Actor, Drama:

James Spader - Boston Legal

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Hugh Laurie - House

Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Best Actor, Comedy:

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Tony Shalhoub - Monk

Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies

Steve Carell - The Office

Charlie Sheen - Two And A Half Men

Best Actress, Drama:

Sally Field - Brothers + Sisters

Glenn Close - Damages

Mariska Hargitay - Law + Order: Special Victims Unit

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Best Actress, Comedy:

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine

America Ferrera - Ugly Betty

Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds

Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series:

William Shatner - Boston Legal

Ted Danson - Damages

Zeljko Ivanek - Damages

Michael Emerson - Lost

John Slattery - Mad Men

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:

Jeremy Piven - Entourage

Kevin Dillon - Entourage

Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother

Rainn Wilson - The Office

Jon Cryer - Two And A Half Men

Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series:

Candice Bergen - Boston Legal

Rachel Griffiths - Brothers + Sisters

Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy

Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy

Dianne Wiest - In Treatment

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:

Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies

Jean Smart, Samantha Who?

Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live

Holland Taylor, Two And A Half Men

Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Outstanding Reality Competition Program:

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Project Runway

The Amazing Race

Top Chef

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program:

Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars

Howie Mandel, Deal Or No Deal

Heidi Klum, Project Runway

Jeff Probst, Survivor.

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17 July 2008 6:10 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

The TV Academy got a birthday cake for its 60th birthday Thursday morning – while American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, Project Runway's Heidi Klum and Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, as well as Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst, all got nominations in the first-time ever category of top host for a reality-competition show. While Deal or No Deal and Survivor both failed to earn nods as best reality-competition show, all the other programs did, along with Top Chef and Amazing Race. In drama, as expected, it was a Mad world, with AMC's critical

Stephen M. Silverman

17 July 2008 12:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

While they gear up for their prospective acceptance speeches for when the Emmy Awards air Sept. 21, the freshly announced nominees for TV's highest honor are already sharing their reactions to the distinctions bestowed upon them. Among what they have to say: . "I am incredibly grateful and honored. But I am over the moon for Jean Smart, who is such a sublime talent." – Christina Applegate, nominated as lead actress in a comedy series for Samantha Who?. "I'm flattered to be nominated. Congratulations to Tina [Fey] and everyone at 30 Rock. The writers do a wonderful job, and I hope we have some success in September.

Brian Orloff

2 July 2008 6:36 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Gabriel Byrne, Eddie Izzard and James Spader will be among the stars fighting for a Best Drama Actor honour at the Emmy Awards, while pregnant Minnie Driver and Sally Field are favourites for the Best Actress prize.

The quintet has been selected among the 20 semi-finalists on a shortlist.

Driver and Izzard are nominated for The Riches, while Byrne gets a nod for playing a psychiatrist in In Treatment. Boston Legal gave Spader the chance to fight for an Emmy.

Other actors on the top 10 list include Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy), Michael C. Hall (Dexter) and Hugh Laurie (House).

As well as Driver and Field, Patricia Arquette (Medium), Glenn Close (Damages), Mariska Hargitay (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit) and Holly Hunter (Saving Grace) are among those under consideration.

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2 July 2008 2:11 AM, PDT | From syfyportal.com | See recent syfyportal news

It looks like at least one actor -- or should we say actress -- has a chance of making one of Emmy's prestigious acting categories. Mary McDonnell, who plays President Laura Roslin in "Battlestar Galactica," has turned up on an unofficial shortlist for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. The list is not technically official, but is what reportedly is being considered by a blue ribbon panel, according to Tom Oh! and GoldDerby.com. The list, which will be pared down to just five people, includes McDonnell as well as Patricia Arquette from "Medium," Glenn Close from "Damages," Minnie Driver from "The Riches," Sally Field from "Brothers & Sisters," Mariska Hargitay from "Law and Order: Svu," Holly Hunter from "Saving Grace," Elisabeth Moss from "Mad Men," Kyra Sedgwick from ...

9 June 2008 12:52 AM, PDT | From syfyportal.com | See recent syfyportal news

It seems that Mary McDonnell has a better chance than anyone from SciFi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica" to be nominated for an Emmy award, but even her chances aren't that great. The Los Angeles Times' The Envelope Web site has released its predictions on who could be up for the coveted television statue and who won't when nominees are announced July 17, and it's not looking very good for science-fiction ... as usual. McDonnell is listed among 13 actresses considered to be a "favorite" by the paper to be nominated in the Drama Series Actress category, a list that also includes Evangeline Lilly from "Lost" but also has some big-time names like Chloe Sevigny from HBO's "Big Love," Glenn Close from "Damages," Kyra Sedgwick from "The Closer" and Sally Field from "Brothers & ...

6 June 2008 1:42 PM, PDT | From Brothers and Sisters-TV | See recent Brothers and Sisters-TV news

I got this article in an email and highlighted the B&S mentions. No mention of the guys or Emily. Here's the link to the site The Envelope

Propects for Emmy acting awards

From drama, comedy and miniseries, these actors are up for the part.

By Tom O'Neil, The Envelope

June 4, 2008

Emmy's winners for acting are chosen in a three-tier system by actors who belong to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. During the first two weeks of June, they participate in a popular vote that determines a Top 10 runoff in each race. Finalists submit a sample episode of their best work to judges, whose scores are combined by accountants in a 50-50 mix with results of the original popular vote. The five nominees in each category are then announced July 17. Winners are decided based on judges' scores of the sample episodes and are revealed at the awards ceremony to

2 June 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

An IRS tax examiner in Cincinnati has been charged with snooping on the tax records of more than 200 film and TV personalities and sports stars, The Smoking Gun website reported today (Monday). In a misdemeanor criminal complaint posted on the TSG website, authorities charged 56-year-old John Snyder with accessing the computerized tax records of such celebrities as Eddie Albert, Kevin Bacon, Alec Baldwin, Timothy Bottoms, Chevy Chase, John Cleese, directors Joel and Ethan Coen (whose names appeared as "Cohen"), Sally Field, Penny Marshall, Randy Quaid, and Vanna White. The complaint said that Snyder accessed their tax records "for which no business-related purpose could be identified" and that when confronted with evidence of his spying, he confessed, "stating that he did so out of curiosity."

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30 May 2008 12:11 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Alec Baldwin, Sally Field and tennis star Steffi Graff are among a long list of celebrities whose confidential tax files were reportedly uncovered illegally by an Internal Revenue Service (Irs) tax examiner.

John Snyder was arrested in Kentucky on Thursday after allegedly peering into the financial records of over 200 celebrities and professional athletes.

Snyder, 56, has been employed by the U.S. government agency since 1981.

He faces one year in jail and $250,000 (GBP125,000) in fines if he is charged.

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27 May 2008 5:15 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

George Clooney has led the tributes his Michael Clayton co-star Sydney Pollack, branding the actor/director a "class act".

Pollack died aged 73 on Monday, after a nine-month battle with cancer at his home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.

The Oscar-winning star recently directed and starred alongside Clooney in 2007's Michael Clayton.

Clooney says, "Sydney made the world a little better, movies a little better and even dinner a little better. A tip of the hat to a class act. He'll be missed terribly."

And actress Sally Field - who starred in Pollack's 1981 movie Absence of Malice - has also paid tribute to the star.

She says, "Having the opportunity to know Sydney and work with him was a great gift in my life. He was a good friend and a phenomenal director and I will cherish every moment that I ever spent with him."

Pollack won two Academy Awards for the 1985 movie Out of Africa - Best Picture and Best Director.

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29 April 2008 9:07 AM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Indiana Jones is coming. So is Batman. So is that spaceship that looks exactly like Eddie Murphy (sweet, we just saved a pile of cash on special effects), as well as that Israeli assassin and hairstylist who looks like Adam Sandler (crap, we just spent a pile of cash on wigs) and that mysterious evil essence that says man's time on Earth is done, even yours, Marky Mark (wait, what did M. Night Shyamalan do with our pile of cash?). It's a great time to be a Fantasy Moguls player, and a time that reminds all of us here at Moguls Central that movies rule and this is heck of a way to make a living. If you've been playing since the first Moguls leagues hit the Web, then we're happy (and honored) to still have you aboard. Thanks for liking us. (If we were Julia Roberts or Sally Field,

The Fantasy Moguls Content Team

29 April 2008 6:58 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Sally Field and Rosie O'Donnell have become the latest stars to defend Miley Cyrus over the Vanity Fair photo controversy, calling the provocative pictures of the pop star "beautiful".

The "embarrassed" pop sensation has apologised to her fans for the scandal surrounding a series of new shots for June's glossy, in which she appears naked.

In one of the pictures, taken by celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz, the 15-year-old poses topless, wrapped in a satin sheet. The shot has caused outrage among family values groups across America.

In a statement released on Monday, Cyrus said, "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be artistic

and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed."

But Field and O'Donnell insist the teenager has nothing to feel embarrassed about.

Oscar winner Field says, "I love Miley Cyrus. My granddaughters are completely and utterly over the moon (with her). I watch Hannah Montana.

"I think, 'Let it go for God's sake'. It's a beautiful picture."

And, in a new post on her blog, actress-turned-u.S. TV personality O'Donnell adds, "I thought it was kind of a beautiful portrait... It's Annie Leibovitz, people! Leave Miley alone!"

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27 April 2008 7:17 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hit TV shows Brothers + Sisters and Ugly Betty repeated their success at the 2008 Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards on Saturday by scooping the same top awards as last year.

Brothers + Sisters, which stars Sally Field and Calista Flockhart, won the prize for Outstanding Drama Series, while the America Ferrera-starring Ugly Betty was named Outstanding Comedy Series for the second consecutive year.

R+B superstar Janet Jackson received the Vanguard Award in recognition of her efforts to promote equal rights, and homosexual singer Rufus Wainwright was presented with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award.

Meanwhile, comedienne Kathy Griffin won the award for Outstanding Reality Programme for her TV show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.

The 19th annual Glaad Awards, which took place at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre, honour individuals and projects in the media for their representations of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.

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18 April 2008 5:35 PM, PDT | From Brothers and Sisters-TV | See recent Brothers and Sisters-TV news

QuoteDave Annable and Emily VanCamp

The 'Brothers & Sisters' stars crackle with chemistry on screen and off. Can we expect to see some heated sibling revelry?

Family relations shouldn't require a TV-ma rating, but even the censors couldn't have predicted the steamy way in which Dave Annable first responded to Emily VanCamp when they began playing half-siblings Justin and Rebecca on ABC's Brothers & Sisters.

"They were Ephram and Amy from Everwood," says executive producer Greg Berlanti, in reference to the beloved WB drama he created that starred VanCamp in the central romantic role. Problem was, here the two were supposed to play like familynot love interests. "I looked like an idiot," Berlanti remembers. "Here were two young people who didn't grow up with each other, didn't know each other, but they had this electricity. There was nothing I could do."

He can now. When the ABC drama returns April 20, Berlanti

31 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Sally Field has denied throwing a tantrum over the current Hollywood writers strike at the recent Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. The Brothers & Sisters star was rumored to have launched a scathing attack on Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg during Sunday's ceremony - resulting in a heated argument between the pair. It was reported that Field was angry about the delay in resolving the walkouts by the Writer's Guild of America union members - which have crippled the U.S. film and TV industry since November. A representative for the actress concedes the discussion did take place, but insists it did not get out of hand, telling the New York Post's gossip column PageSix, "(Field) did not throw a tantrum. She was sitting next to Alan (Rosenberg) at the table and wanted to talk to him, she didn't corner him. She thought talks should have begun sooner and was trying to relay information from other actors that contract negotiations should begin sooner rather than later, and he became incensed. She had to raise her voice to be heard over his. She has every right to express her opinion to him."

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