He also hosted the 63rd Tony Awards on June 7, 2009, and the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2009. On March 7, 2010, he made a surprise appearance at the 82nd Academy Awards, delivering the opening musical number, and on August 21, 2010 he won two Emmy Awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony. On December 11, 2010, Harris hosted Spike's Video Game Awards.
He was named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2010.In June 2010, it was announced that Neil Patrick Harris would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.
