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Congratulations to True Blood’s official Twitter account, @TrueBloodHBO, for winning the Shorty Award in the Entertainment category last night. Many Truebies voted through Twitter and secured the award for the wonderful folks who manage the True Blood Twitter account.

The Shorty Awards honor the best people and organizations on Twitter. These unique awards are for the Twitter community, by the Twitter community.

In an online interview with the Shorty Awards website @TrueBloodHBO talks about Twitter and the fans.

What are six things you could never do without?
Tweetdeck, bit.ly, HBO, Facebook, Charlaine Harris novels… and coffee.

How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
We use Twitter to listen. To reward and encourage creativity. With love and respect for our fans.

What was the funniest trend you’ve seen?
#secretlyavampire

What feature should Twitter add?
10 more characters. That’s all we ask. Just 10 more. World of difference.

What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
No words are safe from abbreviation when there’s something we’re dying to say.

Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
True Blood, #tbwithdrawal, HBO, #vampiresdontsparkle

What’s the most interesting connection you’ve made through Twitter?
@PaulaAbdul and @AdamLambert have mentioned us in their tweets. Both pretty interesting.

Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?
#TrueBlood, #tbwithdrawal, #tbhaiku

How do you make your tweets unique?
Our tweets aren’t that remarkably unique. It’s what our followers DO with them that make them truly special.

140 characters of advice for a new user?
There is no wrong, just right.

How long can you go without a tweet?
We will rarely go longer than one whole day. Too much True Blood news in the world to report on.

Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
@SookieBonTemps. She is our bravest, most brilliant True Blood Twitter player, and she elevates what we do.

Why’d you start tweeting?
We wanted to get to know our fans a whole lot better. And, because we had plenty to say.

What are some big Twitter faux pas?
These are constantly evolving. For now, it is not wise to type more than 130 characters if you want followers to respond.

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The 41st NAACP Image Awards winners were announced last night and although True Blood’s Alexander Woo had been nominated for the final episode of Season 2, “Beyone Here Lies Nothin”, the award went to Shonda Rhimes, of ”Grey’s Anatomy” for outstanding writing in a dramatic series.

This year, over 1,200 entries were received. From those entries, a special committee of 300 industry professionals and NAACP leaders from across the country selected five nominees in each of the 53 categories. The final selections were voted on by NAACP members, and winners were announced during the live airing of the 41st NAACP Image Awards last night.

Here are those who were nominated in this category:

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

* Alexander Woo – “True Blood” – Beyond Here Lies Nothin (HBO)
* Kathleen McGhee-Anderson – “Lincoln Heights” – Home Again (ABC Family)
* Sara Hess – “House” – The Greater Good (FOX)
* Shonda Rhimes – “Grey’s Anatomy” – What a Difference A Day Makes (ABC) [WINNER]
* Zoanne Clack – “Grey’s Anatomy” – Stand By Me (ABC)

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Anna Paquin was interviewed last night at the Costume Designers Guild Awards where she supported nominee Audrey Fisher for her outstanding work on the True Blood costumes. We know Anna loves her denim shorts, but she also enjoys to dress up for big events and costume design is something that really interests her.

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True Blood’s costume designer Audrey Fisher was nominated for a Costume Designers Guild Award for Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series. Unfortunately the award went to Mad Men (again). But Audrey Fisher, Anna Paquin, Chris Bauer, Carrie Preston and husband Michael Emerson all looked great on the red carpet of the 12th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February 25, 2010 in Beverly Hills. Anna Paquin also presented an award. Anna wore a mini dress with Swarovski crystal details by Marios Schwab.

Read more: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/02/26/anna-paquin-vamps-it-up-at-costume-designers-guild-awards/#ixzz0ggCFab9U

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The MPSE GOLDEN REEL AWARDS were held yesterday, February 20, 2010 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles. This is the award in which they acknowledge the year’s best work in the various areas of sound editing: Dialogue & ADR, Effects & Foley, and Music. 

We’re happy to report that True Blood” won their category!

True Blood was nominated in the category Best Sound Editing: Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television and was nominated with the following other shows:

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION “Mascara”
CSI: MIAMI “Point of Impact ”
CSI: NY ”
Manhattanhenge – #609″
ER “I Feel Good”
FLASH FORWARD “Riptide”
FRINGE “Unleashed”
LOST “The Little Prince – #504″
TRUE BLOOD “Beyond Here Lies Nothin – #212”

CONGRATULATIONS TO TRUE BLOOD FOR THIS WELL DESERVED AWARD!

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Here’s a video at the Screen Actors Guild Awards held on January 23 in Los Angeles. They talk to stars on the Red Carpet about what they are anticipating, who they’re excited to see, and when they got their SAG card. You can see the following True Blood cast members in this video: short clip of Todd Lowe arriving at approximately 1:16, Deborah Ann Woll and her boyfriend EJ Scott at approximately 2:24, Alexander Skarsgård at approximately 3:09 and 4:40 and Mehcad Brooks at approximately 7:05.

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After the SAG Awards many True Blood cast members found their way to the HBO After Party at Spago in Beverly Hills on January 23. Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgård, Deborah Ann Woll, Jim Parrack, Kristin Bauer, Todd Lowe, Carrie Preston, Sam Trammell, Mariana Klaveno, Nelsan Ellis, Chris Bauer, Michelle Forbes, Anna Camp, Ryan Kwanten and Rutina Wesley.

More photos in the photo gallery.

More photos in the photo gallery.

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True Blood has been nominated for another award.  This time its a nomination for a Costume Designers Guild Award for Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series. The Costume Designers Guild Event will be held on Thursday, February 25th, 2010, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

The COSTUME DESIGNERS Guild (CDG) is Local 892 of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.). The Guild represents COSTUME DESIGNERS, ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNERS and COSTUME ILLUSTRATORS working at the highest levels of skill and expertise in motion pictures, television and commercials. The CDG promotes and protects the economic status of its members while improving working conditions and raising standards for our craft.

The nominees are:

“Mad Men” – Janie Bryant
“True Blood” – Audrey Fisher
“The Tudors” – Joan Bergin

We sure hope that True Blood wins this one, but Mad Men and The Tudors are going to be tough competition.

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Ryan Kwanten represented True Blood and was a presenter at the Producer’s Guild Awards held at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday, January 24, 2010. Unfortunately, Mad Men beat True Blood out of the award for which they were nominated, The Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television – Drama. However, it was great to see Ryan looking so fashionable on the stage as he presented an award with Julie Bowen, as seen below.

And here’s a video that includes Ryan during the photo session at the PGA Awards.  Look for Ryan at about .22 seconds into the video.

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True Blood’s Sam Trammell was interviewed at the Screen Actors Guild Awards with his girlfriend Missy Yager on January 23, 2010 by TV Guide. When asked about Anna Paquin, he says she’s great, but she likes to hit him a lot.

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