At the Emmys: Filthy Mouths Win Big, Idol Avoids Biggest Loser Title
Kathy Griffin by Steve Jennings/Bravo Photo, Andy Samberg by Dana Edelson/NBC Universal Photo
Gold mixed with blue at Saturday night's
Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony. Though HBO's
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee took home the most kudos - five statues in all - several major wins either were born of or unexpectedly led to salty language.
Where to start?
Kathy Griffin, whose
Life on the D-List won best (non-competition) reality program, mock-scoffed at those who thank J.C. for their good fortune by saying (and I apologize for sharing this on a Sunday morning), "Suck it, Jesus, this award is my god now." Also using salty slang in accepting her award was
Elaine Stritch, named best guest actress in a comedy (for her turn on
30 Rock). "It's kind of obvious how long I've been in this profession," said Stritch. "And I can't get over that I still feel the way I do. It's unf--kingbelievable."
Another veteran actress,
Leslie Caron, was Stritch's counterpart in the drama race (for her appearance on
Law & Order: SVU), while
Stanley Tucci (
Monk) and
John Goodman (
Studio 60) were the honored guest actors.
The poster child for potty mouths,
South Park, was named best animated series (for its "Make Love, Not WarCraft" eppy), and the
Saturday Night Live digital short "D**k in a Box" - featuring
Andy Samberg,
Justin Timberlake and a couple of well-wrapped packages - won for original music and lyrics. Addressing "sequel" talk backstage, Samberg said, "We talked about 'B***s in a Bucket,' but I just don't think it's as catchy."
In the outstanding casting contests,
Friday Night Lights (drama) and
Ugly Betty (comedy) emerged victorious.
One last noteworthy win:
American Idol avoided besting the dubious record set by
Newhart (which went 0-for-25 at the Emmys) by finally grabbing some gold, in the outstanding technical direction category (for "
Idol Gives Back"). It was a first win six years in the making - but that's what you get for making us endure three commercial breaks for the damn results.
A complete list of Creative Arts winners can be found at
Emmys.org.
