Philbin is 0-for-3 in 'Best Regis' Category as 'Live With Regis And Kelly' Presents Fourth Annual Relly Awards

Philbin is 0-for-3 in 'Best Regis' Category as 'Live With Regis And Kelly' Presents Fourth Annual Relly Awards

Ceremony Ends on a Wild Note as Melee Breaks Out Over 'Best Host Chat' Category

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing a trend that dates back to 2004, Regis Philbin again was shut out of the BEST REGIS award at the annual Relly Award festivities, which aired today on "Live with Regis and Kelly."

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This year, it was actor Mark Consuelos -- husband of "Live" co-host Kelly Ripa, and a previous Relly winner -- who snatched the coveted BEST REGIS Golden Stool trophy from Philbin. However, Philbin won't need to worry about competition from Consuelos in the future -- in a move reminiscent of Oprah Winfrey's Daytime Emmy stand, Consuelos announced that he was removing himself from contention for future Relly Awards, noting "It's time for someone else to win."

And in another shocking development, the finale of the ceremony was marred by a wild melee over the awarding of the BEST HOST CHAT trophy to Philbin and Ripa, their only win this year. Other big Relly winners were late night host and previous Relly nominee Jimmy Kimmel, who was presented with the Golden Stool for BEST WILD & WACKY after mounting a controversial campaign to win this year; Pittsburgh Steeler and Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward, winner of the Relly for FAVORITE ATHLETE; musical icon Stevie Wonder, this year's recipient of FAVORITE MUSIC GUEST; game show host extraordinaire Pat Sajak, winner of BEST GUEST CO-HOST MOMENT; and "Last Comic Standing" winner Josh Blue, recipient of BEST WINNING REALITY GUEST.

Celebrities aren't the only recipients of the Golden Stool. Other winners include Lauren Pritchard of Jackson, Tenn., for FAVORITE GO-GO DANCER; Emma Slabach of Advance, NC, for BEST JUNIOR ACHIEVER; Morgan, the Biggest Dog, of Walloon Lake, Michigan, for BEST NON-HUMAN GUEST; Fredricka Manning of Deerfield, Wisconsin, MOST TOUCHING MOMENT; young New Yorker Dax Meier, FAVORITE REAL PERSON: MALE; and FAVORITE REAL PERSON: FEMALE Gerri Larsen of Pleasanton, Calif.

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