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The 61st Primetime Emmys saw major Irish wins for actor Brendan Gleeson and director Dearbhla Walsh on Sunday, September 20th. Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) claimed the Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Thaddeus O'Sullivan's miniseries 'Into the Storm'. Other actors nominated in the category included Ian McKellen (King Lear), Kenneth Branagh (Wallander: One Step Behind) and Kiefer Sutherland (24: Redemption). Dearbhla Walsh won for her direction of the drama series 'Little Dorrit', the 14 part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the same name. Recently Walsh has been directing the final series of 'The Tudors'. Other directors nominated in the category included 'Into the Storm' from fellow Irish director Thaddeus O'Sullivan and 'Grey Gardens' director Michael Sucsy. »

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James Frain just finished up his run on Showtime's The Tudors - having his head chopped off definitely signified the end of his character's involvement with the series - but he's been keeping busy elsewhere. Frain's got Tron Legacy in the works and at the 2009 BAFTA/La Tea Party, he talked about working on that Tron sequel which finds him playing Jeff Bridge's character's right-hand man in the computer land. Read/Watch the James Frain Interview
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Following Colm Toibin's introduction on Morning Ireland, a number of celebrated Irish artists came together to launch The National Campaign For the Arts. Singer, Mary Black, actress and star of 'In America' and 'The Tudors', Sarah Bolger, comedian Risteard Cooper, singer/songwriter Damian Dempsey, Mercury Prize nominee Lisa Hannigan, actress and novelist Amy Huberman, Oscar and Ifta winning director Neil Jordan, internationally acclaimed composer Bill Whelan, television star Don Wycherly and other representatives of Ireland's music, film, theatre, literary and visual arts industries were there to give their support to a campaign highlighting the value of the arts to Ireland's economic and social recovery. »

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