Ms. Lucero missed the latest prayer meeting, a three-hour ceremony on Wednesday night at the high school.

"The Golden Globes are just like the Oscars, but without all the esteem," Gervais began the three-hour ceremony, beer glass in hand.

Instead, the three-hour ceremony, which was held on the college's Poughkeepsie, N.Y., campus, focused on the young and those who work with them.

His initiative was repeatedly applauded by more than a hundred people at a three-hour ceremony today.

Amid tight security and worry over a terror attack, helicopter rotors chopped through the sound of hymns throughout the three-hour ceremony.

"This is a three-hour ceremony on two networks."

First came a three-hour ceremony in which the emperor ritually informed his ancestors that he had assumed the throne.

Sunday's three-hour ceremony was a night of first-time wins and honoring canceled series.

Moments after the three-hour ceremony began, Emmys were awarded to previous winners of several longtime hit comedy shows.

The elaborate, three-hour ceremony was attended by dignitaries, including representatives from ten countries, and 2,000 local villagers.