4th Annual AML Television Awards

It's time to announce the winners of the 4th Annual AML Television Awards! I'll also be posting previous year's winners along with each category. Good luck to all of the nominees!

Program of the Year

"Desperate Housewives", ABC
Previous Winners: "The Sopranos", "Elizabeth I", "Desperate Housewives"

Performer of the Year

Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - "30 Rock"
Previous Winners: Sally Field, Helen Mirren, Teri Hatcher

AML Television Awards (Drama Categories)

Outstanding Drama Series

"Damages", FX
Previous Winners: "The Sopranos", "Lost" (x2)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - "Dexter"
Previous Winners: James Gandolfini, Hugh Laurie, Kiefer Sutherland

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Glenn Close as Patty Hewes - "Damages"
Previous Winners: Kristen Bell, Mariska Hargitay, Jennifer Garner

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Dave Annable as Justin Walker - "Brothers & Sisters"
Previous Winners: T.R. Knight, Donald Sutherland, Terry O'Quinn

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey - "Grey's Anatomy"
Previous Winners: Sally Field, Sandra Oh, Shohreh Aghdashloo

Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Cast of "Brothers & Sisters":
~ Dave Annable ~ Sally Field ~ Calista Flockhart ~ Balthazar Getty ~ Rachel Griffiths ~ Rob Lowe ~ Luke Macfarlane ~ Sarah Jane Morris ~ Denis O’Hare ~ Matthew Rhys ~ Ron Rifkin ~ Emily Rose ~ Emily VanCamp ~ Patricia Wettig
Previous Winners: "Brothers & Sisters", "Grey's Anatomy" (x2)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Peter O' Toole as Pope Paul III - "The Tudors"
Previous Winners: George Dzundza, Charles S. Dutton, Ray Liotta

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Cynthia Nixon as Janice Donovan - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Previous Winners: Kate Burton, Marcia Gay Harden, Angela Lansbury

AML Television Awards (Comedy Categories)

Outstanding Comedy Series

"Desperate Housewives", ABC
Previous Winners: "Ugly Betty", "Desperate Housewives" (x2)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - "30 Rock"
Previous Winners: Alec Baldwin, Steve Carell, Jason Bateman

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge - "Desperate Housewives"
Previous Winners: Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute - "The Office"
Previous Winners: Justin Kirk, Sean Hayes, Peter Boyle

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes - "Weeds"
Previous Winners: Nicollette Sheridan, Megan Mullally, Jessica Walter

Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series
The Cast of "Desperate Housewives":
~ Andrea Bowen ~ Ricardo Antonio Chavira ~ Marcia Cross ~ Dana Delany ~ James Denton ~ Nathan Fillion ~ Lyndsy Fonseca ~ Rachel Fox ~ Teri Hatcher ~ Zane Huett ~ Felicity Huffman ~Kathryn Joosten ~ Brent Kinsman ~ Shane Kinsman ~ Eva Longoria Parker ~ Kyle MacLachlan ~ Shawn Pyfrom ~ Doug Savant ~ Nicollette Sheridan ~ Brenda Strong
Previous Winners: "The Office", "Desperate Housewives", "Everybody Loves Raymond"

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Will Arnett as Devon Banks - "30 Rock"
Previous Winners: Leslie Jordan, Bobby Cannavale, Martin Short

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy - "30 Rock"
Previous Winners: Laurie Metcalf, Kathryn Joosten, Lesley Ann Warren

AML Television Awards (Extra Categories)

Outstanding New Series

"Pushing Daisies", ABC
Previous Winners: "Ugly Betty", "Prison Break", "Desperate Housewives"

Breakthrough Performer of the Year

Lee Pace as Ned - "Pushing Daisies"
Previous Winners: America Ferrera, Tonye Pantano, Eva Longoria

Outstanding Reality Series

"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List", BRA
Previous Winners: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (x2)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Series

"The Amazing Race", CBS
Previous Winners: Project Runway, American Idol, Project Runway

4th Annual AML Television Award Nominees

Here are the nominees for my 4th Annual Television Awards:

Program of the Year
"30 Rock", NBC
"Damages", FX
"Desperate Housewives", ABC
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List", BRA
"Pushing Daisies", ABC

Performer of the Year
Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
Glenn Close - "Damages"
Marcia Cross - "Desperate Housewives"
Elizabeth Perkins - "Weeds"
Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy"

Outstanding Drama Series
"Damages", FX
"Friday Night Lights", NBC
"Grey's Anatomy", ABC
"House", FOX
"Lost", ABC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler - "Friday Night Lights"
Jon Hamm - "Mad Men"
Michael C. Hall - "Dexter"
Eddie Izzard - "The Riches"
Hugh Laurie - "House"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Connie Britton - "Friday Night Lights"
Glenn Close - "Damages"
Minnie Driver - "The Riches"
Sally Field - "Brothers & Sisters"
Calista Flockhart - "Brothers & Sisters"
Kyra Sedgwick - "The Closer"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Dave Annable - "Brothers & Sisters"
Ted Danson - "Damages"
Michael Emerson - "Lost"
Zeljko Ivanek - "Damages"
Terry O'Quinn - "Lost"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Rose Byrne - "Damages"
Rachel Griffiths - "Brothers & Sisters"
Sandra Oh - "Grey's Anatomy"
Sara Ramirez - "Grey's Anatomy"
Patricia Wettig - "Brothers & Sisters"
Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy"

Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series (half the season or more)
"Brothers & Sisters", ABC
"Damages", FX
"Friday Night Lights", NBC
"Grey's Anatomy", ABC
"Lost", ABC

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Danny Glover - "Brothers & Sisters"
Robert Morse - "Mad Men"
Peter O'Toole - "The Tudors"
Stanley Tucci - "ER"
Robin Williams - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Kristen Bell - "Heroes"
Shareeka Epps - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Anastasia Griffith - "Damages"
Liz Mikel - "Friday Night Lights"
Cynthia Nixon - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

Outstanding Comedy Series
"30 Rock", NBC
"Curb Your Enthusiasm", HBO
"Desperate Housewives", ABC
"The Office", NBC
"Pushing Daisies", ABC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
Steve Carell - "The Office"
Larry David - "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
David Duchovny - "Californication"
Lee Pace - "Pushing Daisies"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate - "Samantha Who?"
Marcia Cross - "Desperate Housewives"
Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
Teri Hatcher - "Desperate Housewives"
Felicity Huffman - "Desperate Housewives"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "The New Adventures of Old Christine"
Mary-Louise Parker - "Weeds"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Neil Patrick Harris - "How I Met Your Mother"
Chi McBride - "Pushing Daisies"
Jeremy Piven - "Entourage"
Michael Urie - "Ugly Betty"
Rainn Wilson - "The Office"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristen Chenoweth - "Pushing Daisies"
Dana Delany - "Desperate Housewives"
Melissa McCarthy - "Samantha Who?"
Elizabeth Perkins - "Weeds"
Jean Smart - "Samantha Who?"
Vanessa Williams - "Ugly Betty"

Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series (half the season or more)
"30 Rock", NBC
"Desperate Housewives", ABC
"How I Met Your Mother", CBS
"The Office", NBC
"Ugly Betty", ABC

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Will Arnett - "30 Rock"
Will Forte - "How I Met Your Mother"
Matthew Modine - "Weeds"
Kevin Rahm - "Desperate Housewives"
Giovanni Ribisi - "My Name Is Earl"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Polly Bergen - "Desperate Housewives"
Sarah Chalke - "How I Met Your Mother"
Kathryn Joosten - "Desperate Housewives"
Britney Spears - "How I Met Your Mother"
Elaine Stritch - "30 Rock"

Outstanding New Series
"Damages", FX
"Gossip Girl", CW
"Mad Men", AMC
"Pushing Daisies", ABC
"Samantha Who?", ABC

Breakthrough Performer of the Year
Rose Byrne - "Damages"
Anna Friel - "Pushing Daisies"
Lee Pace - "Pushing Daisies"
Melissa McCarthy - "Samantha Who?"
Dania Ramirez - "Heroes"

Outstanding Reality Series
"The Bad Girls Club", OXY
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", ABC
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List", BRA
"Penn & Teller: Bullshit!", SHO
"True Life", MTV

Outstanding Reality-Competition Series
"The Amazing Race", CBS
"Big Brother: 'Til Death Do Us Part", CBS
"Project Runway", BRA
"Survivor: Micronesia", CBS
"Top Chef", BRA

AML's Top 5 Best Dressed at the Oscars

5.) Kristen Chenoweth


4.) Marion Cotillard


3.) Hilary Swank


2.) Jennifer Garner


1.) Katherine Heigl

AML's Top 5 Worst Dressed at the Oscars

5.) Amy Adams


4.) Cate Blanchett


3.) Anne Hathaway


2.) Julie Christie


1.) Tilda Swinton

AML Film Award Winners

Here are the winners of the 3rd Annual AML Film Awards:

Film of the Year

Atonement - Christopher Hampton & Joe Wright
2nd Annual Winner: The Departed
1st Annual Winner: Brokeback Mountain

Performance of the Year

Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf, La Vie en Rose
2nd Annual Winner: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
1st Annual Winner: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

Director of the Year

Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
2nd Annual Winner: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
1st Annual Winner: Peter Jackson, King Kong

Ensemble of the Year

The Cast of Hairspray
2nd Annual Winner: The Cast of Little Miss Sunshine
1st Annual Winner: The Cast of Crash

Screenplay of the Year

Juno - Diablo Cody
2nd Annual Winner: The Departed
1st Annual Winner: Brokeback Mountain

AML Film Award Winners (Drama Categories)

Drama Film of the Year

Atonement - Christopher Hampton & Joe Wright
2nd Annual Winner: The Departed
1st Annual Winner: Brokeback Mountain

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Film

Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood

2nd Annual Winner: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

1st Annual Winner: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Film

Julie Christie as Fiona Anderson, Away From Her

2nd Annual Winner: Helen Mirren, The Queen

1st Annual Winner: Felicity Huffman, Transamerica

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Film

Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh, No Country for Old Men

2nd Annual Winner: Mark Wahlberg, The Departed

1st Annual Winner: Terrence Howard, Crash

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Film

Amy Ryan as Helene McCready, Gone Baby Gone

2nd Annual Winner: Rinko Kikuchi, Babel

1st Annual Winner: Gong Li, Memoirs of a Geisha

Outstanding Director for a Drama Film

Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men

2nd Annual Winner: Martin Scorsese, The Departed

1st Annual Winner: Peter Jackson, King Kong

Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Film

Atonement

~ Alfie Allen

~ Nonso Anonzie

~ Brenda Blethyn

~ Benedict Cumberbatch

~ Michelle Duncan

~ Romola Garai

~ Patrick Kennedy
~ Keira Knightley

~ Daniel Mays

~ James McAvoy

~ Vanessa Redgrave

~ Saoirse Ronan

~ Charlie von Simson

~ Felix von Simson

~ Juno Temple

~ Harriet Walter

~ Julia West

2nd Annual Winner: The Cast of Bobby

1st Annual Winner: The Cast of Crash

AML Film Award Winners (Comedy/Musical Categories)

Comedy/Musical Film of the Year

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Tim Burton & John Logan
2nd Annual Winner: Little Miss Sunshine
1st Annual Winner: Pride & Prejudice

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy/Musical Film

Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2nd Annual Winner: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
1st Annual Winner: Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy/Musical Film

Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf, La Vie en Rose
2nd Annual Winner: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
1st Annual Winner: Joan Allen, The Upside of Anger

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy/Musical Film

John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Hairspray
2nd Annual Winner: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
1st Annual Winner: Jesse L. Martin, Rent

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy/Musical Film

Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2nd Annual Winner: Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
1st Annual Winner: Amy Adams, Junebug

Outstanding Director for a Comedy/Musical Film
Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2nd Annual Winner: Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
1st Annual Winner: Joe Wright, Pride & Prejudice

Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Musical Film
Hairspray
~ Nikki Blonsky
~ Amanda Bynes
~ Paul Dooley
~ Zac Efron
~ Allison Janney
~ Elijah Kelley
~ James Marsden
~ Michelle Pfieffer
~ Queen Latifah
~ Brittany Snow
~ Jerry Stiller
~ John Travolta
~ Christopher Walken
2nd Annual Winners: The Cast of Little Miss Sunshine
1st Annual Winners: The Cast of Rent

AML Film Award Winners (Extra Categories)

Animated Film of the Year

Ratatouille - Brad Bird, Jim Capobianco, & Jan Pinkava

2nd Annual Winner: Happy Feet

1st Annual Winner: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Breakthrough Performance of the Year

Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff, Juno

2nd Annual Winner: Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada

1st Annual Winner: Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain

Youth Performance of the Year

Saoirse Ronan as Briony Tallis, Atonement

2nd Annual Winner: Keke Palmer, Akeelah and the Bee

1st Annual Winner: Q'Orianka Kilcher, The New World

AML Film Achievement Award

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Tim Burton & John Logan

2nd Annual Winner: Marie Antionette

1st Annual Winner: King Kong

No Country Dominates '08 Oscars

No Country for Old Men won 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Ethan & Joel Coen, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Screenplay. No Country for Old Men was favored to win the top prize on Oscar night although it lost both the Golden Globe and BAFTA awards for Best Picture to fellow nominee Atonement. It was the most awarded film of the night followed closely by The Bourne Ultimatum which won 3 of the technical awards.

Daniel Day Lewis continued his winning streak picking up the Best Actor prize for his role as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood. A suprise win for French actress Marion Cotillard in the Best Actress category was the night's biggest upset. Heavily favored Julie Christie lost the Oscar to Cotillard who portrayed Edith Piaf in the French film La Vie en Rose.

Much like the lead acting categories, the supporting categories showed a much expected win by Javier Bardem in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men. The Best Supporting Actress category was the most unpredictable of the night with Cate Blanchet winning the Golden Globe, Ruby Dee winning the SAG, and Amy Ryan winning many of the early critic's awards. Tilda Swinton was a suprise win for her role as Karen Crowder in Michael Clayton.