HBO starts sweep

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There's been a parade of winners over the past few minutes -- boy, with all the speechifying, time still does really fly by -- and we wonder if the best director for a comedy award for Barry Sonnenfeld means that "Pushing Daisies" could win some other trophies tonight. Fingers crossed.

We can probably say with some certainty that no one else will let loose with the words penis, scrotum and other related genitalia. And if that sounds disconnected to you, just know that it wasn't any more contextual here in the press room.

Tina Fey won for writing "30 Rock" which, again, is no surprise.

HBO's cleaning up. Between "John Adams" and "Recount," the pay cable network that's known for being awards savvy and campaign aggressive is having a very good night. ("John Adams," if you'll recall, already had eight Emmys coming into tonight, given at last weekend's ceremony for those awards that aren't televised because they gum up the works. Like they could've done a worse job than Probst, Klum, Seacrest ...).