'Sopranos' bows out with top Emmy honors US mob drama "The Sopranos" said its final farewells when it picked up the top award from the 59th annual Emmy awards in Los Angeles on Sunday at television's equivalent of the Oscars. 'Sopranos' tipped for gold at Emmys swan song US mob drama "The Sopranos" was expected to whack the competition at the 59th annual Emmy awards on Sunday, when television's equivalent of the Oscars are held in Los Angeles. Oprah tops list of highest paid TV stars Talk might be cheap, but Oprah is not, topping a list of the highest-paid television stars in the United States.
Ellen dethrones Oprah as America's favorite TV star US comedian Ellen DeGeneres has dethroned chat-show icon and new political activist Oprah Winfrey as the television personality Americans love the most, a poll showed Tuesday.