A little delayed, but still news!

Neil won the Shorty Award for the Actor category at Monday night’s ceremony, beating Nathan Fillion, Misha Collins and Ian Somerhalder amongst others. Though he wasn’t there to accept in person, he did send along this hilarious video:

He also made it into Time Magazine’s list of the top 140 most influential Tweeters.

When Neil hosted the Emmy Awards last year, John Hodgman was enlisted to introduce the winners up to the stage, using “less than credible” facts. This year’s gimmick is for host Jimmy Fallon to introduce the presenters for some of the awards using messages sent in on Twitter.

For example, Fallon said, he’ll announce the chosen tweet, user name included: “(At)blahblahblah says Jon Hamm is the hottest guy of all time. Here he is, Jon Hamm,” NBC’s “Late Night” host riffed.

To submit a message, visit nbc.com/emmys/imontheemmys and sign into your Twitter account. Be sure to include the #imontheemmys hashtag for your tweet to be considered for use during Sunday’s show. Other celebs you can help to introduce include Neil’s Dr Horrible co-star Nathan Fillion, Glee’s Matthew Morrison, and Sofia Vergara, who plays Neil’s boss in the upcoming Smurfs movie.

The Huffington Post has pictures of the seating arrangements for Sunday, where we can see that Neil’s seat is front row.

Now for the news roundup I promised:

• Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly reports that CBS has signed off on Neil’s guest appearance on FOX’s Glee. The only remaining hurdle is making sure that it can fit into Neil’s already hectic schedule!
• Popeater is reporting that Neil is being lined up to star in a new revival of “Barnum” on Broadway. Neil has talked many times about his interest in that role, though he has stated that he’s still too young for it. This new report reveals that Neil is the producer’s “only choice” – what isn’t clear, however, is the timescale in question. It’s likely this won’t be taking place imminently, but simply that whenever it does, Neil is a shoe-in for the part.
• The Superbowl is on CBS this year (this coming Sunday, Feb 7) and there’s some HIMYM related cross-promotion happening on Twitter. Craig and Carter go into a little more detail in this interview from the time of the 100th episode promotion.
• The Best and the Brightest, which Neil shot this summer, is now on Twitter and you can become a fan on Facebook. They’re calling it a “social media explosion” and they’ve been posting pictures and holding contests so far, so check them out!

Finally, there’s a lot of talk in the media that Neil should replace Simon Cowell as a full time judge on American Idol when he leaves at the end of this season. His guest stint was loved by the critics, but what do you think about him taking on the role full time? I think that without Simon, and knowing that Neil is good friends with both Ellen and Kara, there might not be enough differences of opinion to keep it interesting. And that’s before you even think about working it into his schedule, especially now with the news that HIMYM has been renewed for season 6.

Quantum Mechanix are now taking orders for a limited edition, fully licensed Dr Horrible Maquette. It is designed in a similar style to their Firefly range, and has a projected ship date of Feb 27th, 2010. The run is limited to 1,000, and costs $69.95.

If you’re in the US, you can watch Neil’s chat with Jimmy Kimmel last night on YouTube. It’s in two parts – part one, and part two. If anybody has a link for fans outside the US, please leave us a comment! It’s a great little interview, and they cover a lot, including the Big Gay Battle, the 100th episode and Neil’s directing stint.

And while Neil lost out to Steve Carrell at the People’s Choice Awards, we’d like to congratulate Alyson on her win in the Favourite TV Comedy Actress category.

ETA: Thanks to Kat, we now have an internationally viewable Jimmy Kimmel link. You can watch the whole interview here.

AfterElton have released the results, and Neil has beaten John Barrowman by a fair ol’ margin! There’s a lovely acceptance piece from Neil, as well as the full results.

“Huzzah! At last, I have risen atop John Barrowman! While excited, I must admit that I was worried he wouldn’t like it. And yes, it may have been uncomfortable at first, but I soon saw that he was enjoying himself and, therefore, so did I. Good times. A fine way to start Aught Ten.”

Be sure to visit AfterElton to read the rest of what Neil has to say!

Entertainment Weekly have been talking to the cast prior to the 100th episode, which airs next Monday, January 11th, at 8/7c on CBS. Neil, Cobie, Josh, Jason and Alyson reveal their top 10 moments from the last four and a half years in this slideshow.

Neil is also honoured in TVSquad’s Best Comedic Actors of the 00s list.

The AfterElton poll is still going, and the names supporting Neil and John keep coming in. It’s now going crazy with a Twitter hashtag of #biggaybattle, and you can also use #votenph to show your support for Neil. But remember to keep it friendly – Neil himself weighed in earlier to try and keep things fun.

“Strange. Feels like this is turning adversarial. Know that I’m a fan of JB and if he wins this poll, I’ll happily stand right behind him…”

You have until midnight on Sunday to cast your vote in AfterElton.com‘s Man of the Decade poll. As of Friday morning, 80% of the votes cast were split between Neil and John Barrowman, with less than twenty separating the two of them. Neil requested that we vote for him, and apparently the difference is now a lot more than 20 votes. But Barrowman isn’t one to stand by and watch, and entered the battle himself, as well as calling on friends to endorse his bid to win. And now on the NPH side, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day have joined in. So Neil fans, if you haven’t voted already, do it before time runs out!

In other news, there’s a wonderful new website called WhoseVoice.org. In their own words, they focus on “little known news stories behind the voiceovers, animation, video games and generally all things voice”. One of their first features is a really interesting look at Neil and all of the voice work that he’s done, with some clips you may not have seen before. Check it out here!

And a talk show heads up – Neil will be appearing on Jimmy Kimmel this coming Wednesday, January 6th, presumably to promote the 100th episode and the episode he directed. Other guests include Jeremy Renner and Really Doe. You can catch it at 12.05am (11.05pm central) on ABC.

Neil was honoured at the Trevor Project’s annual Cracked Xmas event last Sunday. SheWired caught up with him before the event, and have included a few quotes from his acceptance speech in their article, AccessHollywood have a video up from the red carpet, and we have a number of photos of Neil and David from the event in our gallery.

If you missed Neil voicing Carrie Underwood’s dog, Ace, on her holiday special last Monday, you can watch it here.

Don’t forget, you can hear Neil tonight at 8/7c on CBS, voicing a character in their animated retelling of “Yes, Virginia”, and the final episode of HIMYM before Christmas airs on Monday at the usual time of 8/7c. When the show returns in January, it will be with the all important 100th episode!

Neil confirmed tonight on Twitter that the episode he is directing is the one currently filming, episode 101 (5.13), which is the episode guest starring Amanda Peet.

Important news first – as you may have seen on our Twitter, or various other places around the web, Neil has joined the Tweeting masses. He’s @ActuallyNPH, and his account has been verified by Felicia Day, CBS, and is now an officially verified account. He’s been on Twitter for less than 12 hours, and already has over 40,000 followers!

On to other news, Neil has been added to the list of presenters for the CNN Heroes event. He will join Carrie Underwood, Leona Lewis, Nicole Kidman and many others for the “Heroes” event, which will be hosted by Anderson Cooper and broadcast on Thanksgiving night (November26th). Thanks to Sarah for the tip!

Finally, the photoshoot that Neil, Josh and Jason were doing for Playboy will be in the US December edition. You can see a couple of the pictures on this blog.

If you’re on Twitter, follow TheTonyAwards (and you can follow us, too!)  They’re currently tweeting from an exclusive Tony Awards luncheon with comments from the celebs in attendance. This just in from Neil: “NPH, here. What have I gotten myself into, hosting the Tonys? Cross your fingers for me… Hoping to provide some great good times.”

Neil has donated a tie to an online charity auction for Career Gear. The auction will begin June 5 at 12:01 a.m. and will close on June 14 at 11:59 p.m.

The NY Post has an article on Neil at CBS’s upfront presentation yesterday, which gives a little more detail than this morning’s.

Finally, a Neil has done quick Q&A with the Sudbury Star.