Here’s the new batch of bitchy designers for the upcoming season of Project Runway. Will anyone ever live up to my beloved Austin from season one? Doubt it.

Regardless, can’t wait! New season premiere’s November 14th on Bravo.

The 59th Annual Emmy nominations have been announced and boy am I pissed. The overrated Heroes stole a spot from the superior dramas like Friday Night Lights and Dexter, and Two and a Half Men somehow managed to yet again get a nod even though it’s one of the worst comedies on television.

The brilliant Michael C. Hall was snubbed as well, which I will be bitter about until next July, and Weeds was snubbed of a very well deserved nomination for Best Comedy Series to make room for the just okay Entourage and the embarrassing Two and a Half Men.

There are some things I’m very happy about, though. America Ferrera and Vanessa Williams got respective nods in the Lead Actress and Supporting Actress categories and I so hope they both win. Also, finally Kevin Dillon was given a nod for his comic portrayal of Johnny Drama on HBO’s Entourage. Sally Field received a nod for her powerful and poignant performance on Brothers and Sisters this year, and my favorite Grey’s Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl finally got her nomination for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Kudos to Felicity Huffman for being the only actress from Desperate Housewives nominated this year–she gave a fantastic performance in that heart-racing episode called “Bang”, but honestly I’m hoping it finally goes to my girl Mary-Louise Parker who, though she already has an Emmy from Angels In America, has deserved another one for Weeds since day one.

Congrats to all!

Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos

Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Reality Series
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Night With Conan O’Brien
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette (Medium)
Minnie Driver (The Riches)
Edie Falco (The Sopranos)
Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters)
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)
Hugh Laurie (House)
Denis Leary (Rescue Me)
James Spader (Boston Legal)
Kiefer Sutherland (24)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters)
Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy)
Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy)
Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Aida Turturro (The Sopranos)
Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner (Boston Legal)
Masi Oka (Heroes)
T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy)
Michael Emerson (Lost)
Terry O’Quinn (Lost)
Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos)

Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Ricky Gervais (Extras)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Steve Carell (The Office)
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men)

Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives)
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (New Adventures of Old Christine)
America Ferrera (Ugly Betty)
Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds)

Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon (Entourage)
Jeremy Piven (Entourage)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother)
Rainn Wilson (The Office)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)

Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl)
Jenna Fischer (The Office)
Conchata Ferrell (Two and a Half Men)
Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men)
Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty)
Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds)

See the rest of the nominations here

Madonna, or as many a gay may know her, Queen Madge will appear on Oprah today to discuss..yeah you guessed it.

Rock your booodyy riiiight. Backstreet’s Whack! Alright?! Wtf. I love you A.J. but the self-hatred’s got to go.

David Beckham is going to drop his pants? I’m there. Aw shit, it’s for children.

Poor NBC. You know you’re desperate when you ask Jessica Simpson to guest star on your network’s best show.

Project Runway’s resident bitch Nina Garcia and her husband are expecting their first child. Damn, ho’…pretty late, huh?

Apparently T.R. Knight is getting some pretty interesting text messages. Or not.

As much as I hate the Hasselbitch…Law & Order: SVU went a bit too far this time. Even though they did the same thing to Michael…and Britney…and Mel Gibson.

How..in the hell..did this happen? I nearly died when I heard Heidi Klum say Michael was out. Then when she announced that junkie alchie Jeffrey was the winner and I choked on my own tongue after seizuring for a few minutes.

Why did Jesus let this happen? All the winners from all the seasons of Project Runway are sub-par. Austin Scarlett should have won season one. Santino, Daniel V., or even fucking Nick should’ve won season two. And I knew from day ONE that Michael should have won season three. These bitches keep dropping the ball.

Maybe they’ll finally get it right next year. Until then..back to slitting my wrists and chugging Ben & Jerry’s.

Here’s a look at Jeffrey’s horrid collection (minus one nice green and white gown):

Even though Sunday night's Emmy telecast proved to be a snorefest minus some very deserved wins, the fashion was as always, something to talk about.  There were a few hits, and of course quite a few misses.  Okay…a lot of misses. 

Worst Dressed

  Dear Jesus.  This debacle is almost as bad Reese Witherspoon's hopeless Oscar dress.  One of those ghosts should have whispered to Jennifer Love Hewitt that less is more.  Not even Cher would look twice at this shit.   This looks like something that at one point was actually a decent dress, and then they turned it over to a new employee at Michaels Arts and Crafts.  The hair's pretty decent though–kind of old-school Hollywood.  Reminds me of Katharine McPhee's Big Sexy campaign.

 

 Mariska, girl, I love you.  And I'm so glad you finally won that Emmy you've for so long deserved–even more glad you look so stunning after just giving birth.  But this dress looks like a pack of rosebushes attacked you and slit your dress right up the middle.  I know vertical lines are slimming, but next time go for stripes. 

 

 

What's with all these talented women pulling off fashion no-nos this year (mind you, I'm not referring to Hewitt)?  Kyra Sedgwick (or as some know her, Mrs. Kevin Bacon) was the only other woman worthy of taking that Emmy trophy for Lead Actress in a Drama if it weren't Hargitay, but this sack of curtains savagely mauled with garden shears probably made the academy go back and change the name in that envelope.  The dress wouldn't have been so bad were it not for that huge circular thing right under her left hip.  It looks like a prop from "The Big Comfy Couch".

 

 

What..the hell?  I could swear I've seen that print on one of my aunt's walls.  It doesn't surprise me that loopy Paula Abdul would show up to the Emmys in true drunken and heavily medicated fashion with a horrid excuse for a gown, but lord woman, being 50 doesn't mean you have to dress like Betty White's bed sheets.

 

 

Let's not get started on how disgusting it is that Sandra Oh was passed over for the snoozer Blythe Danner.  But considering the "Grey's Anatomy" star's choice of outfit, I'm inclined to forgive.  The bottom half of the dress is actually half way decent–it's very haute couture.  But the top half is what does it in–it turns into some kind of Hallmark frill-fest.  And of course Sandra has to make it even worse with the overdone jewelry she bought from the street vendors in the East Village.  Side note: People who have big foreheads should not wear their hair back.  Just ask Toni Collette–she knows why nobody went to see "In Her Shoes".

 

 

Once again, the forehead rule applies.  Tyra herself has even said she's got a "fivehead", yet she insists on wearing the hair up and back.  I think I might actually like this dress if it was a solid color like Sandra Oh's or Kyra Sedgwick's, but this weird mosh posh of lavendar, black and see-through just isn't doing it for me.  I know, I know–it's not really see through–it's that skin-colored crap.  But either way, it looks just as tacky (see Britney Spears–2000 VMAs). 

 

 MTV VJ Vanessa Minnillo probably looked the worst out of every single woman on the red carpet.  I know your salary isn't that great working at TRL, but can't new boyfriend Nick Lachey lend you some change so you can have a decent Emmy gown?  Wait..why are you at the Emmys anyway?  Whatever the reason, it looks like some Bollywood dress meets 2nd grade art project gone very, very bad.

 

 

What is with the Grey's Anatomy women and horrid fashion?  You're already second to Desperate Housewives in ratings and award wins, why must you let them show you up on the red carpet too?  Maybe if this were a different material it could be a decent dress but this dress, those eyebrows, the Kellie Pickler hair–it just ain't working Ellen.  The material's too T.J. Maxx, and the design's too Lady of the Lake.

Best Dressed

Does Evangeline Lilly ever look bad on the red carpet?  I swear, she's a goddess.  Very classic, simple, elegant.  Love it.  She looks great in blues, greens, and purples.

 

 

Not really feeling the hair do on Heidi Klum, but the dress is grade A fashion–even if it does look like it came off the maternity rack.

 

 

Her show didn't win anything, but Jamie Lynn Sigler still looked nice, flowy, and delicate.  Kind of looks like something you could buy at J.C. Penney, but it's beautiful nonetheless.

 

 

Damn, at least somebody's representing from Grey's Anatomy.  Ms. Katherine Heigl looked absolutely stunning in her cream-colored, sparkly gown.  This is how sparkles should be done, Ms. Hewitt!  Katharine looked like a 40s bombshell on the red carpet with her smoky eyeliner and classy finger wave.  Kudos to Izzie Stevens.

I have to give it to two-time Emmy winner Julia Louis Dreyfuss.  Even though I'm not a big fan of hers, of Seinfeld, or of her new show The New Adventures of Old Christine, I must admit she had the best dress on the red carpet this Sunday.  It was simple, crisp, chic, and the black trim around the bust was brilliant!  I need to find out who made that dress so I can worship them forever.

Nominee Jaime Pressley was an eye-catcher with this exquisite deep purple gown that almost looks as if it was chiseled by Jesus to fit her body.  Everything about it is fabulous, the train at the bottom, the cute little design above the knees, the print, the color–just everything.  Love it, love it, love it.

Even though it's a little ridiculous that Debra Messing was nominated yet again this year for Will & Grace, a show that went down the toilet years ago and has been rotting there ever since, I will forgive her shutting out the brilliant Marcia Cross for wearing this dress.  The odd thing is that I feel like I would hate it were it on anyone else, but something about the way it hangs on her, the color of the dress perfectly matching with her gorgeous complexion, and of course her beautiful face and fiery red hair to top it all off.  Both of Grace's gays (Will and Jack) would approve.  Karen's a tough one to please though.

We of course can't leave out the men.  Even though is wife's dress makes me both go blind and wanna puke, nominee Denis Leary looked ravishing in his sleek blacknsuit with the perfect red tie to finish off the look.  And of course someone as cool as Denis couldn't go without the shades.

-sigh- Jeremy Piven.  Could this man get any more dreamy?  I was ecstatic that he was finally given the Emmy win that he deserved for playing Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage but I couldn't forget how great he looked.  He was by far the most fashionable man on the Emmy red carpet.  Of course…he could wear a trash bag and a handful of extension cords and still be the hottest thing in Tinseltown.

Last night, every gay man's favorite Wednesday night appointment and every straight man's guilty pleasure Project Runway returned for its third season. Of course we have the show's main elements returning: supermodel Heidi Klum and her signature "Auf Wiedersehen", the always fabulous and bitchy Michael Kors, the biting yet insightful Nina Garcia, the gray-haired fashion mentor Tim Gunn, and of course the backstabbing, cantankerous drama.

The contestants this year are as diverse as ever. You have Michael Knight, the only African American contestant this year (has there ever been more than one?), born in Germany–raised in Alabama, who describes his style as "street chic". 

He has a degree in Apparel Design and Merchandising, and says he's inspired by the late Gianni Versace.  His favorite design era is the 30s.

Then you have people like Vincent Libretti, who at the age of 49 is entering the world of fashion after decades of hiatus. He had a collection in New York back in the 80s, but the fasion world wasn't kind to him so he took a break–a really long break.

Admitting he cashed in his 401k to restart his design company, he's probably the most desperate to win this season as it's most likely his last chance at reviving his career.

The most stuck-up contestant is probably Keith Michael, 34, yet also the most promising. Keith seems to be quite sure he'll win this year, and has no problem bashing the talents of the other contestants to prove it. But honestly who cares about the politics if the dresses are looking gorgeous (see Santino Rice)? Keith has no formal design training but his work has been featured in W, GQ, and Blackbook.

 In this episode, the contestants were asked to make a dress out of the materials that were in their apartment.  They were given ten minutes to rip apart their rooms scrounging up any piece of usable fabric or accessory they could find.  Some people ran for the shower curtains, some went for bed sheets and pillows, and some people, after already getting everything they needed for their own gowns, still decided to tear apart the apartment keeping others from having good things to use for their outfits.  Tsk, tsk.  Are we getting a little Wendy Pepper here?

The outcome was decent.  There were no real masterpieces, the only dress that came close to being one was Keith's beatiful deep blue dress he made from bedsheets–rightfully he ended up winning the challenge.  I see no breakout stars as of yet–no Austin Scarletts or Daniel Vosovics, but many of the designers show great potential.  Namely Laura, Ulrike, Michael, Robert, and a few others.

Stacey ended up getting the boot for her tragically lost see-through water nymph wedding dress debacle.  I feel slightly bad for Stacey, as she seemed a bit naive ("Everyone's been really friendly", she says)–also she coudn't figure out how to use an industrial sewing machine which would have killed her later on anyway–but as much as i couldn't stand her rejected submission for the fag hag My Sized Barbie, I really felt like Vincent was the one that should've been sent packing.

Vincent's dress itself honestly made me want to grab a pair of scissors, gauge out my eyes, eat them, then hurl them into my own ass–but then add the horrible woven basket bowl hat on top of it and I might as well just lunge into oncoming traffic.  As if the hat didn't look ridiculous enough, he had to add some kind of odd dangly chain I could find in the "free" bin at the thrift store (which by the way, he also added to the dress), and paste on these horrid craft store pockets I feel like I remember making at a Pow-Wow when I was 10.  Everything about the dress just screamed "shoot me in the face".

But the judges made their decision, and Stacey was sent home.  But trust me, unless Vincent shapes up really soon–he'll be next.

I was really hoping for some better looking contestants this season–I'm missing last season's fabulous Nick, and the previous season's dreamy Robert–but who knows, one of these guys could grow on me.

Looks like another season of bitchin' Project Runway.  I'm game. 

Here are the 58th Annual Emmy Award nominations. There’ s a puking party in my backyard later this afternoon.

Lead Actress Drama

Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under)
Geena Davis (Commander In Chief)
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU)
Allison Janney (The West Wing)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Supporting Actress Drama

Candice Bergen (Boston Legal)
Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy)
Blythe Danner (Huff)
Jean Smart (24)

Lead Actor Drama

Peter Krause (Six Feet Under)
Denis Leary (Rescue Me)
Chris Meloni (Law & Order: SVU)
Martin Sheen (The West Wing)
Keifer Sutherland (24)

Supporting Actor Drama

William Shatner (Boston Legal)
Oliver Platt (Huff)
Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos)
Gregory Itzin (24)
Alan Alda (The West Wing)

Guest Actor Drama

Michael J. Fox (Boston Legal)
Christian Clemenson (Boston Legal)
James Woods (ER)
Kyle Chandler (Grey’s Anatomy)
Henry Ian Cusick (Lost)

Guest Actress Drama

Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy)
Christina Ricci (Grey’s Anatomy)
Swoozie Kurtz (Huff)
Patricia Clarkson (Six Feet Under)
Joanna Cassidy (Six Feet Under)

Best Drama Series

Grey’s Anatomy
House
The Sopranos
24
The West Wing

Reality TV

The Amazing Race
American Idol
Project Runway
Dancing with the Stars
Survivor

Lead Actor Comedy

Steve Carell (The Office)
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Kevin James (King of Queens)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men)

Lead Actress Comedy

Stockard Channing (Out of Practice)
Jane Kazcmarek(Malcolm in the Middle)
Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback)
Debra Messing (Will & Grace)
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (The New Adventures of Old Christine)

Supporting Actor Comedy

Will Arnett (Arrested Development)
Jeremy Piven (Entourage)
Bryan Cranston (Malcolm In The Middle)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)
Sean Hayes (Will & Grace)

Supporting Actress Comedy

Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives)
Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)
Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl)
Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds)

Guest Actor Comedy

Patrick Stewart (Extras)
Ben Stiller (Extras)
Martin Sheen (Two and a Half Men)
Alec Baldwin (Will & Grace)
Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace)

Guest Actress Comedy

Shirley Knight (Desperate Housewives)
Kate Winslet (Extras)
Chloris Leachman (Malcolm In The Middle)
Laurie Metcalfe (Monk)
Blythe Danner (Will & Grace)

Best Comedy

Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Office
Scrubs
Two and a Half Men

I cannot even begin to describe the horror I’m experiencing at the moment. First of all, Lauren Graham and Kristen Bell were not nominated. Second, Will & Grace, a series that went down the toilet a while ago and has been there ever since–somehow leads the comedies with 10 nominations.

None of the Desperate Housewives were nominated except the just okay Alfre Woodard (whose storyline ruined season 2 by the way) including the very worthy Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria. Jason Lee did not get nominated for breakout comedy hit “My Name Is Earl“, nor did the series get a nod. Where is Golden Globe winner Mary Louise Parker? I’m disgusted. Where’s last year’s winner Patricia Arquette?

Michael C. Hall did not get nominated for Six Feet Under, though I’m willing to forgive that since his co-star Peter Krause did. There is some good news however. House, Grey’s Anatomy, Frances Conroy, and Kyra Sedgwick did all get nominated. Not to mention–finally after years of snubs, Law & Order: SVU’s Chris Meloni garnered a well-deserved nomination.

Source: Zap2It

The third season of Bravo’s “Project Runway” will premiere on Wednesday, July 12 and the network has announced the designers competing for the show’s big prize.

A group of 15 contestants, between the ages of 25 and 49 (somewhat older than previous groups) were unveiled on Monday (June 19) as Bravo races the latest installment to the air to capitalize on the wild popularity of the show’s second-season finale. More than 3.4 million people watched Chloe Dao beat Santino Rice and Daniel Vosovic for the crown, making it the most watched telecast in Bravo’s history.

The season’s first episode will air at 10 p.m. on the 12th, but it will be preceded by an hour-long casting special that shows how the series came to this group of finalists:

# Bradley Baumkirchner, 32, Los Angeles, CA
# Robert Best, 36, West Hollywood, CA
# Laura Bennett, 42, New York, NY
# Malan Breton, 32, Long Island City, NY
# Bonnie Dominguez, 31, San Diego, CA
# Stacey Estrella, 40, San Francisco, CA
# Katherine Gerdes, 25, Minneapolis, MN
# Kayne Gillaspie, 27, Norman, OK
# Ulrike “Uli” Herzner, 35, Miami Beach, FL
# Alison Kelly, 25, Brooklyn, NY
# Angela Keslar, 33, Amesville, OH
# Michael Knight, 28, Atlanta, GA
# Vincent Libretti, 49, Santa Monica, CA
# Keith Michael, 34, New York, NY
# Jeffrey Sebelia, 36, Los Angeles, CA

“Watching as each of these designers grow and develop during this challenging competition is absolutely amazing,” says Heidi Klum, host, judge and muse for the series. “There’s some real talent here and it’s clear that each of them has what it takes to be successful in the fashion business, but this is a unique opportunity for them to show what they can do. I’m so proud of ‘Project Runway‘ and I can’t wait to see what our third season will bring.”

Bravo announced that this season’s winner will receive a 2007 Saturn Sky Roadster. The winner’s designs will be featured in a spread in Elle magazine and Macy’s will award them with a mentorship with I.N.C. International Concepts. The winning designer will also walk away with $100,000 in seed money from TRESemmé to help launch his or her own line.

“There is an inherent fun, intensity and drama to this series that continues to make ‘Project Runway‘ appointment viewing,” says Frances Berwick, Bravo’s senior vice president for programming and production. “We believe ‘Runway‘ fans will be as riveted by this season’s talented designers and amazed by their creativity as they have in previous seasons.”

Just Jared has individual pictures of the cast members.

First “Brokeback Mountain” misses out on the picture of the year hardware at the Academy Awards, then Houston-based designer Chloe Dao wins season two of “Project Runway.”

Last night’s finale on Bravo was unexpected. While the judges - designer Michael Kors, Elle fashion editor Nina Garcia, model/host Heidi Klum, and guest judge Debra Messing of “Will & Grace” - believed Dao’s final task, a 12-piece collection on an $8,000 budget was worthy of victory, all signs had previously pointed to acid-tongued Santino Rice as the victor.

“Project Runway’s” secret to success is making high fashion accessible to the average reality TV viewer. I may not know the difference between Gucci and Prada and shop at the Gap outlet, but I know a guilty pleasure when I see it.

Tears, attitude problems and outrageous designs make “Project Runway” must-see TV. So why choose the most boring contestant as the winner? Has reality TV gained a conscience?

The second part of the finale was tense. The three remaining designers, Dan Vosovic, 24, Chloe and Santino, crowded into their Banana Republic workroom in New York to frantically finish the designs that could change their lives.

Santino’s cocky and pompous attitude on camera was, as first season winner Jay McCarroll had told a season-two cast member, “all talk and no dress.” When it came to the final runway show task, he choked - big time. Though his designs were sleek, they didn’t reveal the brassiness from him the judges had come to loathe yet respect.

Dan, the recent fashion school graduate appeared to be the come-from-behind favorite during the hour program. Klum’s right-hand man, Tim, offered important nuggets of constructive criticism as it came closer to showtime, but Dan’s inexperience hampered his efforts.

Dan’s vision, though sophisticated and classic, failed to convey his Asian/military theme to the judges, though Kors offered him an open invitation to design for his label.

Chloe’s triumph was not her collection, which showed little range. Six-foot-tall models paraded down the catwalk in evening gowns topped with matching caplets, less than exciting stuff. But it was her business sense and aptitude for understanding women’s desires in clothing that sealed the deal.

Unlike last season’s outrageous winner, Jay, who would refer to himself as Jesus, Chloe is a safe and productive choice. Perhaps she’ll unleash her inner diva during a guest spot on season three.

Bravo’s hit reality competition series “Project Runway,” which gives aspiring designers a chance to break into the fashion world, is coming back for a third season, the cable network sad Monday.

Supermodel Heidi Klum is set to return as host. The premiere date is yet to be determined.

In its second season, “Runway” has been seeing ratings growth, surpassing the performance of Season 1. New episodes of Season 2 have averaged 1.6 million total viewers (up 46% over Season 1) and 1.2 million viewers in the coveted adults 18-49 demographic (up 61% over Season 1). The second-season finale airs at 10 p.m. Wednesday.