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Finally! The night that Kathy Bates has been waiting for! Yes it's the Emmys, television's attempt at keeping the tuxedo-rental industry alive. Jimmy Kimmel is hosting this year's gathering of television's greatest luminaries and Jon Cryer, where all the focus is on one thing: making sure Modern Family and Mad Men don't hog all the awards, because c'mon guys! Save some for all the charming Brits nominated!

I'll be updating the winners live right here, and who knows, maybe I'll even add some commentary if the mood strikes. Be sure to share your well-spoken, intelligent thoughts in the comments section below, and don't forget: we're live-tweeting the shebang, too.

Outstanding Drama Series

Mad Men
*WINNER* Homeland
Downton Abbey
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
*WINNER* Damian Lewis, Homeland
Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

*WINNER* Claire Danes, Homeland
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Glenn Close, Damages
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
*WINNER* Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Jared Harris, Mad Men

Yes, Aaron Paul gave an adorable Emmy speech.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
*WINNER* Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama

Mark Margolis, Breaking Bad
*WINNER* Jeremy Davies, Justified
Jason Ritter, Parenthood
Ben Feldman, Mad Men
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama

Joan Cusack, Shameless
Uma Thurman, Smash
Julia Ormond, Mad Men
Loretta Devine, Grey's Anatomy
Jean Smart, Harry's Law
*WINNER* Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife

Outstanding Directing, Drama

*WINNER* Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire "To The Lost"
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad "Face Off"
Brian Percival, Downton Abbey "Episode 7"
Phil Abraham, Mad Men "The Other Woman"
Michael Cuesta, Homeland "Pilot"

Outstanding Writing, Drama

Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey "Episode 7"
Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner, Mad Men "The Other Woman"
Andre Jacquemetton and Maria Jacquemetton, Mad Men "Commissions and Fees"
Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner, Mad Men "Far Away Places"
*WINNER* Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, and Gideon Raff, Homeland "Pilot"

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Outstanding Comedy Series

*WINNER* Modern Family
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Girls
Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
*WINNER* Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Louis C.K., Louie
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy

*WINNER* Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Lena Dunham, Girls

* Winner, best in-show gag, Amy Poehler

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Ty Burrell, Modern Family
*WINNER* Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Max Greenfield, New Girl
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy

*WINNER* Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy

Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm
*WINNER* Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Greg Kinnear, Modern Family
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy

*WINNER* Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Margaret Cho, 30 Rock
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee

Outstanding Directing, Comedy

Robert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm "Palestinian Chicken"
Lena Dunham, Girls "Pilot"
Jake Kasdan, New Girl "Pilot"
Louis C.K., Louie "Duckling"
Jason Winer, Modern Family "Virgin Territory"
*WINNER* Steve Levitan, Modern Family "Baby On Board"

Outstanding Writing, Comedy

*WINNER* Louis C.K., Louie "Pregnant"
Lena Dunham, Girls "Pilot"
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation "The Debate"
Michael Schur, Parks and Recreation "Win Lose or Draw"
Chris McKenna, Community "Remedial Chaos Theory"

Emmys 2012

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

So You Think You Can Dance
Dancing with the Stars
The Voice
*WINNER* The Amazing Race
Project Runway
Top Chef

Outstanding Reality Host

Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
*WINNER* Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers

Outstanding Variety Series

*WINNER* The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live Jimmy Kimmel Live

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie

*WINNER* Game Change, HBO
American Horror Story, FX
Hemingway & Gellhorn, HBO
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia, PBS
Luther, BBC America
Hatfields & McCoys, History

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia
Idris Elba, Luther
*WINNER* Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

*WINNER* Julianne Moore, Game Change
Connie Britton, American Horror Story
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch (Masterpiece)
Ashley Judd, Missing

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Ed Harris, Game Change
Denis O'Hare, American Horror Story
David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia
*WINNER* Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story
*WINNER* Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Judy Davis, Page Eight
Mare Winningham, Hatfields & McCoys

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So You Think You Can Dance S09E15: "Winners Chosen"

Well, that was wonderful. AND WEIRD. But mostly wonderful. Yes, it's with bittersweet tears and sloppy sighs that we must once again bid farewell to one of television's finest reality competitions. And also, perhaps, happiness itself? Okay, that's probably not true, but So You Think You Can Dance just makes me so happy! It's both earnest AND cool, tacky AND elegant, emotional AND festive, sexy AND creepy, cerebral AND beefcakey, American AND British. Lots of ANDs. It's a testament to this show's versatility and massive appeal that some of us can be thrilled by a Celine Dion-scored contemporary piece while others of us might prefer, I don't know, ratchet krump? See what I'm saying? This show is WEIRD. And straight-up wonderful.

In keeping with tradition, tonight's finale was more or less a celebration of the entire season. Not only did we revisit highlights from the audition rounds, we got to see the entire roster of Season 9 contestants (hey Matthew!), as well as 11 recreations of the judges' and finalists' favorite routines throughout the season. All that, plus a bunch of BRAND NEW routines, which—Dang, do the dancers ever get to sleep? Anyway, first things first:

That's right, Eliana and Chehon took the honors this year! America, you did well.

I think we all kind of expected Eliana would take it, but I don't think ANY of us expected that she would also dress like a hooker and fart a firework.

You know? Some things you just can't predict. Seriously excellent choices though. Chehon's victory was the real delight here; it seemed that while America loved Cyrus' charisma and insane (though limited) skill set, most voters responded to Chehon's arc from stolid ballerino to open-hearted adonis. Both Tiffany and Cyrus will most likely be All-Stars in future seasons, but Eliana and Chehon are both winners this show can be proud of.

It's saying something that the highlight of the evening could very likely be a lowlight also? I don't know! But it was the Top 10 contestants matched with 10 All-Stars dancing to a District 78 remix of a track from The Lion King (!). I mean, I can't even—Just see for yourself:

So which was it: Terrible or amazing? For me it had just enough arm dancing to push it firmly into "amazing" territory. Loved it!

But another new routine brought a smile to my face this evening: The Christopher Scott hip-hop foursome in which he himself danced alongside tWitch, Cyrus, and my ladycrush Comfort. Just way fun (the fake bullet-time made me LOL):

Because so much of the finale was about revisiting everybody's favorite routines throughout the season, I wanted to get in on this too! (To be honest, out of all the things re-performed in the finale, the only routine I truly liked was the Witney & tWitch hip-hop routine—definitely not that terrible suitcase one.) Anyway, I know you guys might not agree with this, and the judges didn't even go crazy for it the first time around, but for me this lyrical hip-hop routine was my favorite of the season:

Sorry, I just love it so much. But then again, my favorite routine from LAST season was the Ricky & Sasha Waacking number, so you can feel free to disregard my personal tastes.

... How insane was Mary Murphy's boutonniere-brooch-thing? Didn't it look like any second it would start talking into the microphone?

... Shipping these two so hard:

I loved their collaboration that began the show, but something about it didn't totally come together for me. Still though, Sonya Tayeh and Christopher Scott are probably my two favorite choreographers on the show and are this season's MVPs for sure.

... I'd forgotten this until we saw flashbacks to the auditions, but remember when Witney had braces?

... The main thing I took away from Carly Rae Jepsen's performance was that it's apparently 1989 again? Seriously, lady was like a brunette Debbie Gibson up there. Oh, and one of her backup dancers was Season 8's Ryan, who I remember used to make me nervous that she'd accidentally murder Ricky at any moment.

... The finale seemed especially LIVE this year, as there were several awkward moments caught on camera. Like at one point I'm pretty sure Cat attempted to skip the clip-package of Cyrus' favorite routine, but producers played it anyway, and then while it played we could still hear Cat talking to somebody, possibly a producer.

... Those sassy twins from the auditions: Still awesome.

... Speaking of awesome... It's time to get real:

Congratulations to NINE TIME WINNER Cat Deeley for being the true and deserving overall winner of yet another season of So You Think You Can Dance. Honestly, not to get all gooey here, but is there a better on-air host anywhere on any show? No, no there is not. It's never not astounding how amazing she is at her job. There was a point during last season's American Idol where Ryan Seacrest was so ill that Nigel Lythgoe enlisted Cat Deeley as a possible fill-in. That that didn't end up happening will always make my heart hurt. But yeah, anyway, credit where credit's due: Cat Deeley is the best.

What did YOU think of the Season 9 winners?
What was YOUR favorite routine of the season?
How badly will you miss this show?

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