"Boston Legal"
star James Spader may or may not become a repeat Emmy winner next
month, but he'll definitely be on stage during the awards.
Spader is among
the latest group of presenters added to the 57th annual Primetime
Emmys. "The Closer" star Kyra Sedgwick, Patrick Dempsey
("Grey's Anatomy"), Rachel Bilson ("The O.C."),
Jason Lee ("My Name Is Earl") and "Late Late Show"
host Craig Ferguson will also present awards.
Spader was a surprise
winner last year for best lead actor in a drama series ("The
Practice"), and he's nominated again this year for his
work on "Legal," which was spun off from "The
Practice." His competition will come from Ian McShane
("Deadwood"), Kiefer Sutherland ("24"),
Hugh Laurie ("House") and Hank Azaria ("Huff").
Dempsey
earned a guest-acting Emmy nomination four years ago for ABC's "Once
and Again" and currently stars in "Grey's Anatomy"
with fellow presenter Ellen Pompeo. Bilson also joins a castmate,
Mischa Barton, in taking on presenting duties.
Sedgwick,
Lee and Ferguson will all be making their first Emmy show appearances.
Ellen DeGeneres will host the Emmy telecast,
which is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 18 on CBS.
