He recently got into a spirited back-and-forth with fellow cable host and power tweeter Keith Olbermann, teasing him about his ratings and his spat with his employer, Current TV.
Power couples were powerfully present this year: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were up for three awards between them, plus Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy, Carey Lowell and Richard Gere, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber, and more.