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Because you have been nominated as lead actress in a play for the tonys. its incredible work. this has to be extreme validation for something thats been a passion project for you. >> it is validation. not so much of me as an actress, but of this project and the worth of it. because this was not an idea i had, you know, im going to write a show for myself because i cant get work, you know what i mean? it was about her, her persona had such an effect on people. i went in search of that persona thi...

My first time voting was amazing. it was this line in the sand. before i was a girl, now i was a rim. i went to the polling station, i pulled back the curtain. i voted for barack obama. >> that was of course lena dunham. star of the show "girls." i think she made emmy history for being nominated simultaneously for lead actress, writer and director. the cant take a joke crowd is outraged. even when the punch line proves its not actually a dirty joke. >> i think it crosses a line. who would you wa...

Troops out of iraq. or thinks that gay people should never have beautiful complicated weddings. its a fun game to say who are you voting for and you say i dont want to tell you. think about how you want to spend those four years. in college age time, thats 150 years. also super uncool to be out and about and say do you vote, no i wasnt vote. my first time voting was amazing. it was this line in the sand. before i was a girl, now i was a rim. i went to the polling station, i pulled back the curta...

Huffington post," sam stein. and drum roll, please, willie, in los angeles, msnbc and "time" magazine senior political analyst, now emmy award winner mark halperin. halperin, are you still -- are you a little sleepy this morning? are you kind of on a high? >> no, im all good. no, im all good. weve had a good evening. >> it was great. >> look at him. >> hes glowing. >> hes taking the job kind of seriously, isnt he, coming to work in a tux? >> our "game change" boys, john heilemann, mark halperin ...

♪ help help ♪ help help >> well, last night the stars came out for televisions biggest night. >> the 64th primetime emmy awards took place in los angeles and there was some pretty fierce competition. joining us live via skype our music and media consultant. he is the expert on this sort of stuff. bruno del granado. the showtime series "homeland" cleaned up beating "mad men" for best drama. and im actually interested in watching it now. >> its a major upset, paula. "homeland" was a little sho...

Obviously, you know, its a bit of an uphill battle going from this to that. i was given time to prepare. you dont always get this opportunities and perfect time to prepare for those things. opportunity and timing, i was ready. it just all thankfully came together. can you imagine if it had been horrible in. >> its appealed to not only moviegoers but critics alike. youve been winning award after award after award. considered the favorite for lead actress. >> theres always a favorite. it never wor...

Emma stone, who did win for her portrayal in "la, la land". she was backstage, and this is what she had to say. >> we are so excited for "moonlight." i think its one of the best films of all time. so i was pretty beside myself. i also was holding my best actress in a leading role card that whole entire time. so whatever story -- i dont mean to start stuff, but whatever story that was, i had that card. so im not sure what happened, but i really wanted to talk to you guys first. >> reporter: so ju...

>> paul, thank you so much. what a woman. what do you remember most? >> besides the cinnamon buns. i really liked her role in soap dish. i thought it was fun. but what i liked about her was that when she wasnt the lead character. she is a great character actress that she took the person who was the lead actress or actor and prop them up and gave them something to bounce off of, which was, you know, the mark of a great actress. >> also this brilliant writer and its a lot of the things that she wa...

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