THE favourites were obvious at this year’s 2010 Emmy Awards, with Mad Men named Outstanding Drama Series for the third year in a row. Mastermind Matthew Weiner also claimed his third statuette in a row for Writing in a Drama Series, but shared it with pal Erin Levy this year.

ABC’s Modern Family also made their mark, winning Outstanding Comedy Series for its breakout season, along with awards for Writing in a Comedy series, with a third going to Eric Stonestreet for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Unsurprisingly, the dynamic duo that is Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul won Outstanding Actor and Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nods for their roles in AMC favourite, Breaking Bad. Cranston, oft overlooked playing the neurotic dad in Malcolm in the Middle, secured his third straight Emmy win for his role as chemistry teacher-turned-meth cook Walter White.

And the biggest winner tonight, HBO’s critically acclaimed Temple Grandin had more than enough to smile about. The miniseries—who tells the remarkable true story of the protagonist author and groundbreaking agricultural scientist who learned to cope with autism before the disease was widely known—stepped up to claim five Emmy Awards.

Attired in a red and black rodeo-inspired ensemble, Grandin herself made her presence known, at one point taking the stage and holding executive producer Emily Gerson Saines in a heartfelt embrace as they accepted their Outstanding Made for Television Movie award.

Claire Danes won Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for playing Grandin, and called her “the most brave woman I’ve known”. Grandin returned the favour, praising Danes’ performance, saying “she became me. It took a lot of practice”.

“I hope this movie is going to educate a lot of people about autism because there’s a lot of people who don’t understand it,” Grandin added backstage. “Somebody [with autism] might be a Silicon Valley genius, and somebody might be handicapped and non-verbal.”

Click to see the complete list of winners from tonight’s ceremony!

AUSTRALIAN übermodel Miranda Kerr lands the September cover for Vogue Italia, her Yorkshire terrier puppy in arms, and in full 3D! We’re guessing this one’s more for the boys…

The cover and accompanying fashion spread featuring the newly-pregnant Victoria Secret angel, shot by Stephen Meisel, forms part of the magazine’s three-dimensional theme for the month, and each copy comes with its own pair of paper glasses for your viewing pleasure.

Miranda poses in outfits by Valentino, Prada, Moschino and Celine, along with accessories like a Cartier watch, Balenciaga cuff and Mulberry handbag. Oh and, of course, Frankie the pup.

Another spread in the issue, titled “The Scent of the Future”and  shot by Tim Walker, is also featured in 3D.

Vogue Italia‘s editor in chief Franca Sozzani said “there is still plenty of room to make print publications more and more interesting” to Bloomberg today.

But note that Vogue Italia is not the first to try out the 3D concept—Isabeli Fontana appeared in Vogue Mexico’s April issue with the technology already.

Click here for the other images from Miranda’s feature (NSFW) or watch the behind-the-scenes footage now:

ALL the fist-pumping aside, we’re sure Iraq veteran Jeff Miranda meant well, but maybe it wasn’t the right way to go about it…

Snooki’s love interest has requested the Jersey Shore star’s hand in marriage—on the cover of Steppin’ Out magazine, which hit news stands today!

The image shows Jeff topless, in camouflage trousers and combat boots, and down on one knee with the headline: “Jeff Miranda Has a Question for Snooki: Will You Marry Me?”

The accompanying interview sees the soldier insisting he isn’t using the guidette, aka Nicole Polizzi, purely to get famous.

“I didn’t ask for cameras in my face. It came with the territory. But I’m willing to put up with it for Nicole. I just want to be with Nicole and make her happy.”

“I can make her the happiest girl in the world. I have very strong feelings for her. If people could see us together they would think we’re a match made in heaven. People think I’m using her for fame. But that’s bullsh*t,” said Jeff.

“I want us to be together forever. I could see us having children. I want to pop the question to her,” he said. “If we got married we would be the best parents around. She’s so loving and puts everyone else before herself. She’ll be a great mother.”

When asked if the proposal will be news to her, he confirmed that Snooki should be “shocked by this cover story.”

“I think Nicole will be shocked by this cover story and the fact that I’m asking her to marry me on the cover. But once she deals with the shock I think she’ll say yes. I really do. In fact, I know she’ll say yes.”

Snooki’s reps have since responded, and it isn’t good news.

“Rumours of Nicole’s romantic status have been greatly exaggerated,” said her rep Scott Talarico. “She is single with no immediate plans to change that.”

OUCH.

SHE said what?

In a pre-Emmys red carpet interview with Ryan Seacrest, True Blood stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer had a quick chat about their recent Rolling Stone cover with co-star Alexander Skasgård.

In an effort to explain how strategically-placed arms and legs were used to hide their naughty bits for the raunchy magazine cover, Anna revealed: “My leg’s covering his bits. My hand’s covering his bits. And his hand’s covering one of my bits…and no one’s covering their own bits.”

Watch the rest of the interview here:

L to R: Cy Waits and Paris Hilton's mugshots.

IN what is now her third drug arrest in the past two months, Paris Hilton was charged with cocaine possession over the weekend,

According to a police spokesperson Marcus Martin, “officers noticed a vehicle leaving [a] smoke trail of a controlled substance [and] made a stop based on that”.

In layman’s terms, police say what they believed was marijuana smoke emanating from a black Escalade on the Strip around 11.30pm when they stopped the vehicle driven by Paris’ boyfriend Cy Waits.

During the stop in Las Vegas, police found cocaine on Paris, was booked and released on her own recognisance.

Cy, on the other hand, remains behind bars on a count of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The socialite has since reportedly insists that the purse in which the cocaine was found does not belong to her.

“She’s upset because it wasn’t her substance,” said hair colourist Michael Boychuck—who is incidentally responsible for the tousled ‘do in her mugshot. “If you know Paris, she would get up and hug someone in a minute and leave her purse around.”

Michael, who has been colouring her tresses since she was 12, said Paris was “totally” sober when he styled her hair between 6 and 8pm on the fateful Friday before her arrest.

“She was drinking green tea that night in the salon. She didn’t have wine or anything,” he said, adding that Cy was not present at the beautifying session. “She was in a great mood.”

Paris has also since hired David Chesnoff to represent her in the case, and has released a statement to the press.

“This matter will be dealt with in the courts not in the media and I encourage people not to rush to judgment until all of the facts have been dealt with in a court of law,” read the statement issued by her attorney. “There will be no interviews and no more comments at this time.”

Some people never learn, do they?

WHILE Lindsay Lohan stayed home to be a good girl, her Machete costars and director came out in full force at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles to promote the new movie.

But was there just a little animosity toward the fresh-out-of-rehab actress for her no-show? Not at all it seems!

Although a source revealed that “she really wanted to come,” Lindsay apparently decided to avoid the event to maintain her sobriety.

Even director Robert Rodriguez wasn’t disappointed with Lilo’s non-presence, saying: “There’s three more premieres coming up, she she’ll see one of them.”

And the head honcho said giving Lindsay the role wasn’t a risk at all.

“Have you seen it? She’s great! She’s great in the movie. You’ll see that she’s perfect for it,” said Rodriguez.

Well if perfect means playing a drug enthusiast who appears naked through most of the movie, then perfect it is!

Venezuelan babe Electra Avellan, who plays Nurse Mona is the flick, also took time to chat about her co-star, describing her as “the funnest, most professional, amazing” girl.

“I’m sad that she had to go through those things, but I’m very proud of her because she’s back on top,” said Avellan. “She’s working right now. It’s like, she went straight to set. She had to miss this premiere to go to work.”

Intriguing! But it gets better, when Avellan tells us just how badass Lindsay can be.

“She taught me how to kick ass!” revealed the 24-year-old. “She was like, ‘You have to do it sexy. You can’t look like a bitch!’ and I’m like ‘OK!’ so [she] taught me exactly how to move and turn my heard and my back. Amazing!”

Machete himself stepped up to the plate, as actor Danny Trejo recounts how he was very impressed with Lindsay’s attitude.

“Her personal life is her personal life,” said Trejo. “On set she’s an absolute pro: on time, brings it and fun to work with. She’ll be alright.”

If she’s good enough for them, she’s good enough for the rest of us!

The movie opens nationwide on September 3 in the US.

BRITISH tyrant Naomi Campbell must really love her food spicy.

The supermodel stunned fellow diners at a restaurant on the Italian island of Capri when she refused to eat her dinner until she was provided with the right condiments.

A source at the restaurant, who looked on as Naomi dined with boyfriend Vladimir Doronin and actor Leonardo DiCaprio, said: “She couldn’t indulge in food until her boyfriend’s bodyguard brought over her own salt and pepper shakers.”

But her spokesperson corrected the source saying, “It wasn’t salt and pepper, it’s her Jamaican hot sauce.”

Apparently, Naomi isn’t the only diva when it comes to her food—earlier this year, Bono insisted on specially-prepared food when dining at New York’s Butler eatery.

“He demanded that his salad be chopped. And he made sure it was when it arrived,” spilled a source.

The U2 frontman, who was dining with fellow bandmember The Edge, also sent staff at the restaurant into a frenzy when he requested a specific bottled water they did not stock.

“He wanted Perrier, which they didn’t have, so a waiter actually ran across the street to a store and bought him a bottle,” added the source.

Sheesh!

KIM Kardashian is a pround aunt to little Mason Disick, but she now sees her hopes of having a Brangelina-sized brood is next to impossible. Instead, she’s aiming a little lower.

“I do want kids. I want four,” she said. “I started at six a few years ago.”

But Kim isn’t about to rush into getting pregnant at the moment after witnessing the challenges her sister Kourtney faces with 8-month-old son Mason.

“It kind of shows me what hard work it is and it kind of makes me want to step back a little bit and not have a baby right away,” she added.

But she isn’t the only Kardashian thinking about babies—Kourtney said she and boyfriend Scott Disick would welcome a second child. In fact, although they aren’t trying to conceive, they aren’t trying to prevent one either.

“I’m not trying but I’m not not trying. Me and Khloé are on the same plan,” said Kourtney. “It’s a race.”

The mother is referring to younger sister Khloé admitting that she and husband Lamar Odom had stopped using contraception in preparations to have a family.

“I’m not rushing it, but I’m also not doing anything to prevent it,” said Khloé. “We both want to have children together and I think we;re in an ideal situation. We’re just happy together.”