In Los Angeles, dozens of famous actors turned up to picket after the Screen Actors Guild told its members that, while they still had to turn up for work, they could show solidarity with striking writers. Zach Braff, star of NBC's "Scrubs," Ben Stiller, comedian Sarah Silverman, Lily Tomlin and Julia Louis-Dreyfus were among those joining the marchers.

Sitcoms that will stop the cameras include "Back to You," starring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton, which will not return from a planned hiatus, said Chris Alexander, a spokesman for 20th Century Fox Television. Star Julia Louis-Dreyfus said production also stopped on her CBS show, "The New Adventures of Old Christine.

She didn't know that was coming!" Cryer said of Sedgwick, who flubbed her lines after announcing her own nomination. Along with Ferrera in the lead comedy actress category were Felicity Huffman of "Desperate Housewives," Tina Fey of "30 Rock," Mary-Louise Parker of "Weeds" and last year's winner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus of "The New Adventures of Old Christine.

" Talk-show host: Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Oprah Winfrey. Female TV star: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Eva Longoria, Julia Louis-Dreyfus .

" Although Emmy nominations rule changes left some grumbling about snubbed shows including "Lost," the revisions may have opened the door for an offbeat series like "The Office" to be nominated and for "24" to prevail. Mariska Hargitay of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and Julia Louis-Dreyfus of the freshman comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine" struck Emmy gold with lead actress awards for drama and comedy, respectively.

"My short answer is I have no worries about that because I'm on a heavy dose of antibiotics right now," actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus said Wednesday. With that, she deflected questions about the inability of former "Seinfeld" cast members to have much television success after that NBC hit ended its run.