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The 14th Annual Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards wrapped up tonight with a large and varied selection of local writers rewarded for their work on both local and international shows and films.

14th Annual WGC Screenwriting Awards Winners:

EPISODIC ½ hour

Less Than Kind “The Daters”

Written by Garry Campbell

EPISODIC 1 hour

Stargate Universe “Time”

Written by Robert C. Cooper

ANIMATION

Total Drama Action “The Sand Witch Project”

Written by Shelley Scarrow

Join us from 8pm as we blog the winners of the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Ricky Gervais is hosting tonight's 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Of course, it's all about him vs Steve Carrell. He's a funny guy, really.

Nicole Kidman is presenting our first award tonight. She mentions the ribbons people are wearing for the people of Haiti. George Clooney is apparently running a Telethon next week to help raise funds for the Haitian Earthquake victims.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mo'nique

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Toni Collette (United States of Tara)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
John Lithgow

Best Animated Feature Film
Up

The 24th Annual Gemini Awards concluded this evening with the Broadcast Gala, a glitzy event held at the historic BMO Centre, Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta. Hosted by awardwinning comedian Ron James, a total of 17 awards were presented including those for Best Comedy Program or Series and Best Dramatic Series. The gala, broadcast on Global and Showcase, also included special tributes to Corner Gas, Royal Canadian Air Farce, and Trailer Park Boys for their outstanding and enduring contributions to the Canadian television industry.

The following categories were announced:

Best Comedy Program or Series
Rick Mercer Report
(Island Edge Inc.)
Gerald Lunz, Rick Mercer

It's Television's night of nights as the stars gather at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate and recognise the best television in 2009.

Hosting tonight's 61st Emmy Awards show is Neil Patrick Harris.

Of course, Kanya West gets mentioned.  Thankfully he's not in the building so he shouldn't be interrupting any acceptance speeches here tonight.

Tonight, the awards are going to be divided up into five genres.  First up, the Comedy Awards.

Presenting the first award are Tina Fey and John Ham.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Pushing Daisies • ABC • Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Kristin Chenoweth, as Olive Snook

The stars of How I Met Your Mother take the stage to present the next Award.

The nominations for the 61st Emmy Awards have been announced.

The winners will be announced on Sunday the 20th of September at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

And the nominees are:

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)
American Dad • Sixteen-Hundred Candles • FOX • 20th Century Fox / Underdog / Fuzzy Door
Robot Chicken • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II • Cartoon Network • ShadowMachine
South Park • Margaritaville • Comedy Central • Central Productions
The Simpsons • Gone Maggie Gone • FOX • Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more)
Afro Samurai: Resurrection • Spike TV • A Studio Gonzo Production in Association with Spike TV and UppiTV
Destination Imagination (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends) • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios

THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS on CTV rocked Vancouver tonight during one of the most star-studded events in Canadian music. Nickelback cranked up the show with an incredibly pyrotechnic opening number;

and it was clear from the start that it would be a night to remember for the 6X platinum-selling rock group.  With a #1 selling album, Dark Horse, Nickelback received the JUNO Award for Album of the Year (sponsored by Canadian Recording Industry Association), Group of the Year and the Juno Fan Choice Award (presented by Pepsi).

Highlights from the broadcast are now available on demand on The CTV Broadband Network at junos.CTV.ca. As well, MuchMoreMusic presents an encore broadcast of THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS on Thursday, April 2 at 8 p.m. ET.

Today, the 66th annual Golden Globe Award winners will be announced. We'll be updating Throng with the latest winners as they are announced.

Nominees and winners after the jump.

The nominees for the 2009 Golden Globe Awards have been announced. Here is the list of TV nominees:

Best TV Drama
Dexter
House
In Treatment
Mad Men
True Blood

Best TV Drama Actress
Sally Field - Brothers and Sisters
Mariska Hargitay - Law and Order: SVU
January Jones - Mad Menn
Anna Paquin - True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Best TV Drama Actor
Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - House
Jonathan Rhys Meyes - The Tudors

Best TV Comedy
30 Rock
Californication
Entourage
The Office
Weeds

Best TV Comedy Actress
Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Debra Messing - The Starter Wife
Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds

Canwest salutes achievements in Canadian Television as Official Broadcaster of the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards

Jason Priestley set to host the most illustrious night in Canadian Television

Gemini Awards to air on E!, Everything Entertainment and Showcase on

November 28, 2008

Canwest salutes achievements in Canadian Television as Official Broadcaster of the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards

Saturday, November 22 – 8-11pm ET/PT

In preparation for the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards, this three-hour tribute special is packed full of highlights on past show winners and nominees including X-Weighted, Rent-A-Goalie, Billable Hours, Kenny vs. Spenny and Cock’d Gun. Look also for special salutes to those nominated for this year’s awards.

Three consecutive nights of Gemini Industry Galas concluded this evening with the Drama, Variety and Comedy Gala. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced Gemini Awards in 33 categories tonight, bringing the number of awards given out this week to 86. Tonight's celebrations featured winners of awards announced earlier in October. The Earle Grey Award was presented to actor David Gardner, for his significant contribution to the profile of Canadian television, and the late David Cole received the Margaret Collier Award for his contribution as a Canadian television writer. The 23rd Annual Gemini Awards will culminate with the Broadcast Gala November 28th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, which will be simulcast on E! network and Showcase at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

The winners of the 2008 Gemini Drama, Variety and Comedy Awards are:

The 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards is on tonight.

Winners after the jump

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CTV announced broadcast details today for Canada’s Walk of Fame. Hosted by world champion, skating legend and Canada’s Walk of Fame inductee Kurt Browning, the stars align when the 10th Anniversary gala event premieres Sunday, September 7 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times) and on demand on the CTV Video Player at CTV.ca. The two-hour broadcast airs just one day after inductees will be feted with retrospective videos and musical performances on Saturday, September 6 at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts during the first weekend of the star-studded Toronto International Film Festival. In addition, the network announced today the celebrity presenters who will honour the eight internationally-recognized Canadians who are receiving their stars on Canada’s Walk of Fame this year.

Tune in to the American Film Institute’s black-tie tribute to Warren Beatty’s illustrious career in film, Sunday, July 6 on Citytv.

Actor Warren Beatty was recently celebrated by the American Film Institute when he received the 36th Annual Life Achievement Award in front of family, friends and peers. Many notable celebrities participated in the tribute, including Al Pacino, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Julie Christie, President Bill Clinton, Robert Downey Jr., Jane Fonda, Gene Hackman, Goldie Hawn, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton, Harvey Keitel, Mike Nichols, Jack Nicholson, Barbra Streisand, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Towne.

The festivities included a moving tribute to the legacy left by the passing of screen titan Charlton Heston, a musical performance by bluegrass banjo pioneer Early Scruggs as well as a performance by Pras and Amerie.

MTV in Canada is providing viewers with an interactive, multi-platform viewing experience for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, airing live this weekend on Sunday, June 1 at 8 p.m. ET. Canadian fans will get the most entertaining and exclusive look at the gold carpet as MTV in Canada hosts Jessi Cruickshank and Dan Levy bring viewers closer to all of the action on MTV Live From the Red Carpet with Jessi and Dan. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET, this uninterrupted, live feed gives fans a rare real-time glimpse into the world of red carpet celebrity hype. Join the duo online at mtv.ca for 100 per cent uncut and unedited coverage as they chat with some of the hottest stars in Hollywood.