Oh, come on! The announcement that the TV academy is giving "American Idol" a Governors Award for its "Idol Gives Back" special wreaks of cronyism considering guess who's telecasting the Emmycast this September. yep, Fox network. Big coincidence, right? All Emmywatchers know that TV's most popular TV show is poised to possibly become Emmy's biggest loser if it gets shut out again this year. So far it's had 22 losses, no wins. That's just three defeats shy of the record held by "Newhart." With Fox in charge of the Emmys this year, this "Idol" freebie award sure looks ridiculously suspicious.

But if "Idol" producers now think that this Governors' Award rescues them from the Biggest Loser Fate, they're wrong. As all kudos nuts know: honorary awards don't count. If "Idol" loses all 8 of its current nominations, it'll still becomes Emmy's biggest loser because it'll have lost competitive awards. You don't win or lose honorary awards. Take Peter O'Toole at the Oscars, for example. After failing to win this year for "Venus," he emerged as Oscar's biggest loser, having 8 defeats, no wins. That was widely reported despite the fact that O'Toole received an honorary award a few years earlier.

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