34th Independent Spirit Awards (IFC at 5) The awards broadcast from Santa Monica, Calif., and Aubrey Plaza hosts.
Ms. O'Donnell will be the host of the June 7 awards broadcast at Radio City Music Hall.
Bryan and Blake Shelton, Lambert's partner, hosted the awards, broadcast on CBS, for the third year running.
Of the top five category winners ranked in the chart, two have not been back since the awards broadcast.
During this year's Czech film awards, broadcast live on television, the renowned director Jan Hrebejk burst onstage, saying, "Listen, all that you've done this year amounts to nothing.
But he agreed that the mix of shows is important to the academy, which is eager to generate strong ratings for its annual awards broadcast.
THE NEWS The comedian Ricky Gervais, master of ceremonies for the Golden Globe awards broadcast, delivered a series of biting jokes that drew uncomfortable titters from the audience.
Recognition at the Emmys would be well timed for "Homeland," which has its second season premiere on the Sunday after the awards broadcast.
Last year's awards broadcast ran more than four hours, and Mr. Cates said he was determined this year to keep it streamlined.
Two days before the awards broadcast on CBS, Mr. McCartney is scheduled to be honored by the recording academy for his philanthropy, being named the MusiCares person of the year at a benefit gala.
But they have made overt moves in the recent past to include more crowd pleasers in an effort to guarantee continuing interest in the annual awards broadcast on ABC.
