Longoria to get 'fantastic scenes' in awards bid

The creator of hit TV series Desperate Housewives has vowed to write a host of "fantastic scenes" for Eva Longoria in an attempt to win her an acting award.

Longoria, who plays adulterous vixen Gabrielle Solis in the series, was overlooked for a Golden Globe nod alongside her female co-stars and, along with Nicolette Sheridan, was ignored again when the Emmy nominations were announced last week.

But Marc Cherry is keen to scoop some credit for sexy Longoria.

He says: "I don't know if it's because she's the youngest or so incredibly gorgeous or because the other women have been kicking around for longer and have a lot of (voting) friends in the industry who are so happy they've caught a second wave.

"I'd bet Eva was the sixth nominee, just a couple of votes behind someone else. I'm going to work a little harder this season to make sure she had some fantastic scenes just to try to fix this horrendous error."

Liza Anderson, a publicist for 30-year-old Longoria, states: "Eva knows her time will come for an Emmy. She has two movies under her belt and is well on her way to becoming a major film star."