Burning Emmy Questions: Kyle Chandler's Lost Speech, Comedy Actress Pageantry and More!

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The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards are history, but, as per usual, the three-hour ceremony left us with more than a few burning questions. Here’s the scoop on some of the evening’s biggest mysteries.

After accepting his trophy for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Friday Night Lights champ Kyle Chandler raced back to the mic, but his audio had already been cut off. What did he say? READ MORE

Emmys 2011: Modern Family Feels the Love With Five Wins, Friday Night Lights Grabs Gold

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The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, and ABC’s Modern Family was the big winner, sweeping all five categories in which it received nominations. PBS’ Downton Abbey followed with four wins.

Other noteworthy gold-grabbers included The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (netting a ninth consecutive Emmy for Best Variety, Music or Comedy Series) and Friday Night Lights (celebrating its final season with a pair of statues). VIEW ALL OF THE WINNERS

Friday Night Lights Guys Cheer Show's Emmy Chances – Plus, Parenthood Scoop!

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Will Friday Night Lights score its biggest underdog victory on Sunday night, and take home the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series? Matt Lauria and Michael B. Jordan, who played Luke and Vince on the acclaimed drama series, would love nothing more than to see Team Dillon get its long-awaited and -deserved due. READ MORE & WATCH VIDEOS

Emmys 2011: What Show Should Win Outstanding Drama Series?

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Can Mad Men make it a four-peat? With more 2011 Emmy nominations (19) than any other series, AMC’s acclaimed drama certainly has a good shot at continuing its domination of the Outstanding Drama Series category. That said, …READ MORE

Emmys 2011: Who Deserves the Award for Best Actor in a Drama?

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Whoever wins the 2011 Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series should probably thank the suits at AMC. Because the network scheduled the fourth season premiere of Breaking Bad after the Emmy eligibility period for the 2010-11 TV season, its star Bryan Cranston won’t be competing for the statuette that he’s won the last three years.

Cranston’s absence increases the chances for …READ MORE

Emmys 2011: Who Deserves the Award for Best Actress in a Drama?

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The 2010 Emmy winner for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series — The Closer‘s Kyra Sedgwick — didn’t even crack the list of nominees for 2011, which will add a dose of unpredictability to the category when the winners are announced at the Sept. 18 kudo-fest. But which woman is most worthy of taking home the statuette? …READ MORE

TCA Awards: Friday Night Lights, Mad Men, Modern Family and Game of Thrones Win Big

Friday Night Lights scored a touchdown at the 27th Annual TCA Awards. The DirecTV/NBC series was named Program of the Year by the Television Critics Association at a ceremony held Saturday evening at The Beverly Hilton.

The event, which was hosted by Parks and Recreation scene-stealer Nick Offerman, honored HBO’s Game of Thrones with … READ MORE

Friday Night Lights Boss Confirms Feature Film Buzz: 'We're Writing the Script Now'

Friday Night Lights exec producer Peter Berg is confirming what TVLine told you last month: He wants to bring the franchise back to the big screen, with Emmy nominees Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton reprising their roles as Coach and Tami Taylor. READ MORE

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Vampire Diaries, Spartacus, Bones, House, Chuck and More!

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Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com

Question: Do you have any new Vampire Diaries scoop? —Samantha
Ausiello: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is set to guest on the show!!!! Well, OK, not so much Buffy. But a vampire slayer, at least. The incoming character, named Eric (a nod to True Blood’s sexiest fanger?), is a middle-aged hottie who, from what I hear, is sorta like Indiana Jones with a stake instead of a whip. In possibly related news, check out what EP Julie Plec told us at Comic-Con when asked her if there were plans to introduce a baddie bigger than Klaus this season. “I would definitely say that Klaus isn’t the worst baddie that we’ve seen so far. It will be fun to see who’s going to steal his thunder eventually as we get deep into Season 3.” Hmm… READ MORE