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Battlestar, Lost, Daisies score Emmy nods
Sci-fi series and programming earned a good share of technical and other nominations for the 61st annual Emmy Awards, which were unveiled this morning in Hollywood, including five nods for ABC's Lost, including best drama; and five nods for Syfy's Battlestar Galactica, including best direction.
ABC's canceled Pushing Daisies also got five nominations, including best supporting actress (for Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook), and HBO's True Blood got three. NBC's Heroes received two nominations.
In a special note, nominations in a new category, outstanding special class--short-format live-action entertainment programs, recognized Web videos and went to Syfy.com's Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy and Joss Whedon's groundbreaking Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, among others.
Holly Hunter got a nomination for best actress for her lead role in TNT's Saving Grace.
Syfy's Sanctuary got one nomination, for visual effects.
Following is a full list of the nominations for sci-fi, fantasy and supernatural programs. The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards airs Sept. 20 on CBS.
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Family Guy • I Dream of Jesus • FOX • Fox Television Animation
Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin
Robot Chicken • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II • Cartoon Network • ShadowMachine
Seth Green as Robot Chicken Nerd, Bob Goldstein, Ponda Baba, Anakin Skywalker, Imperial Officer
The Simpsons • Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe • FOX • Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television
Hank Azaria as Moe Syzlak
The Simpsons • The Burns and the Bees • FOX • Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television
Harry Shearer as Mr. Burns, Smithers, Kent Brockman, Lenny
The Simpsons • Father Knows Worst • FOX • Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television
Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson
Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)
American Dad • Sixteen-Hundred Candles • FOX • 20th Century Fox/Underdog/Fuzzy Door
Robot Chicken • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II • Cartoon Network • ShadowMachine
The Simpsons • Gone Maggie Gone • FOX • Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television
South Park • Margaritaville • Comedy Central • Central Productions
Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more)
Afro Samurai: Resurrection • Spike TV • A Studio Gonzo Production in association with
Spike TV and UppiTV
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
Heroes • Cold Snap • NBC • Universal Media Studios in association with Tailwind
Productions
Ruth Ammon, Production Designer
Sandy Getzler, Art Director
Ron Franco, Set Decorator
Pushing Daisies • Dim Sum Lose Some • ABC • Living Dead Guy Productions, The
Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Brothers Television
Michael Wylie, Production Designer
Ken Creber, Art Director
Halina Siwolop, Set Decorator
True Blood • Burning House of Love • Cold Ground • Sparks Fly Out • HBO • Your Face
Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment
Suzuki Ingerslev, Production Designer
Cat Smith, Art Director
Rusty Lipscomb, SDSA, Set Decorator
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Damages • FX Networks • FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television
Julie Tucker, Casting By
Ross Meyerson, Casting By
Friday Night Lights • DirecTV • Imagine Entertainment in association with Universal Media Studios and Film 44
Linda Lowy, Casting By
John Brace, Casting By
Beth Sepko, Location Casting Director - Texas
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Laura Schiff, Casting By
Carrie Audino, Casting By
True Blood • HBO • Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO
Entertainment
Junie Lowry Johnson, CSA, Casting Director
Libby Goldstein, Casting Director
Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series
Life on Mars • Out Here in the Fields • ABC • A Space Floor TV and Kudos Production in
association with 20th Century Fox and ABC Studios
Kramer Morgenthau, Director of Photography
Outstanding Costumes for a Series
Pushing Daisies • Bzzzzzzzzz! • ABC • Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen
Company in association with Warner Brothers Television
Robert Blackman, Costume Designer
Carol Kunz, Costume Supervisor
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica • Daybreak (Part 2) • Syfy • R&D TV in association with Universal
Cable Productions
Michael Rymer, Director
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica • Daybreak (Part 2) • Syfy • R&D TV in association with Universal
Cable Productions
Andrew Seklir, A.C.E., Edited By
Julius Ramsay, Edited By
Michael O'Halloran, Edited By
Lost • The Incident • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions and ABC Studios
Stephen Semel, Editor
Mark Goldman, Editor
Chris Nelson, Editor
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
Pushing Daisies • Dim Sum Lose Some • ABC • Living Dead Guy Productions, The
Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Brothers Television
Daniel Curet, Department Head Hairstylist
Yuko Tokunaga Koach, Key Hairstylist
Gloria Conrad, Additional Hairstylist
Elizabeth Rabe, Additional Hairstylist
Outstanding Main Title Design
True Blood • HBO • Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO
Entertainment
Rama Allen, Designer
Shawn Fedorchuk, Editor
Matthew Mulder, Creative Director
Morgan Henry, Main Title Producer
Camm Rowland, Designer
Ryan Gagnier, Designer
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Pushing Daisies • Dim Sum Lose Some • ABC • Living Dead Guy Productions, The
Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Brothers Television
Todd A. McIntosh, Department Head Makeup Artist
David Martin DeLeon, Key Makeup Artist
Steven Anderson, Additional Makeup Artist
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Ghost Whisperer • Leap Of Faith • CBS • Sander Moses in association with ABC Studios and CBS Paramount Television Network
Mark Snow, Composer
Legend Of The Seeker • Prophecy • Syndicated • ABC Studios
Joe LoDuca, Music By
The Simpsons • Gone Maggie Gone • FOX • Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television
Alf H. Clausen, Music By
Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa • Song Title: I Wish I Could Be Santa Claus •
NBC • Muppets Productions in association with The Walt Disney Studios
Paul Williams, Original Songs By
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Saving Grace • TNT • Fox Television
Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Lost • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions and ABC Studios
Michael Emerson as Ben Linus
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Pushing Daisies • ABC • Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company in
association with Warner Brothers Television
Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook
Outstanding Drama Series
Lost • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions and ABC Studios
Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Animated Programs
Disney's Phineas and Ferb • The Monster of Phineas-N-Ferbenstein • Disney Channel •
Disney Channel
SpongeBob SquarePants • Dear Vikings • Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon in association with United Plankton Pictures Inc.
Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy • Syfy.com • Universal Cable Productions
Ronald D. Moore, Executive Producer
David Eick, Executive Producer
Jane Espenson, Executive Producer
Harvey Frand, Produced By
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog • drhorrible.com • Mutant Enemy Inc.
Joss Whedon, Producer
Michael Boretz, Producer
David Burns, Producer
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
Battlestar Galactica • Daybreak (Part 2) • Syfy • R&D TV in association with Universal
Cable Productions
Daniel Colman, Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer
Jack Levy, Supervising Sound Editor
Vince Balunas, Dialogue/ADR Editor
Sam Lewis, Sound Effects Editor
Michael Baber, Music Editor
Doug Maddik, Foley Artist
Rick Partlow, Foley Artist
Smallville • Bloodline • CW • Tollin/Robbins Productions and Warner Brothers Television
Michael E. Lawshe, Supervising Sound Editor
Jessica Dickson, Dialog Editor
Norval Crutcher III, ADR Editor
Paul Diller, Sound FX Editor
Marc Meyer, Sound Effects Editor
Tim Cleveland, Sound Effects Editor
Jenny Leite, Sound Editor
Chris McGeary, Music Editor
Michael Crabtree, Foley Artist
Al Gomez, Foley Artist
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles • Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today • FOX • Bartleby
Company and The Halcyon Company in association with Warner Brothers Television
Jon Ibrahim Mete, Supervising Sound Editor
Pat Foley, Dialogue Editor
Tim Farrell, Sound Effects Editor
David Werntz, Sound Effects Editor
Jerry Edemann, Sound Editor
Michael Baber, Music Editor
Catherine Rose, Foley Artist
Shelly Roden, Foley Artist
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
Battlestar Galactica • Daybreak (Part 2) • Syfy • R&D TV in association with Universal
Cable Productions
Rick Bal, Production Mixer
Michael Olman, C.A.S., Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
Kenneth Kobett, C.A.S., Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
Lost • The Incident • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions and ABC Studios
Robert Anderson, Production Sound Mixer
Ken King, Production Sound Mixer
Scott Weber, Re-Recording Mixer
Frank Morrone, Re-Recording Mixer
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series
Battlestar Galactica • Daybreak (Part 2) • Syfy • R&D TV in association with Universal
Cable Productions
Gary Hutzel, Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Gibson, Visual Effects Producer
Jesse Toves, CGI Artist
Sean Jackson, CGI Artist
Kyle Toucher, CGI Artist
Pierre Drolet, CGI Modeler
Greg Behrens, Visual Effects Coordinator
Heather McAuliff, Visual Effects Compositor
Dave Morton, CGI Artist
Fringe • Pilot • FOX • Warner Brothers Television and Bad Robot Productions
Kevin Blank, Visual Effects Supervisor
Jay Worth, Visual Effect Coordinator
Andrew Orloff, Visual Effects Supervisor
Johnathan Banta, 2D Lead Artist
Steve Graves, 3D Lead Artist
Jonathan Spencer Levy, Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Dewis, 3D Artist
Steve Fong, Compositing Artist
Tom Turnbull, Visual Effects Supervisor
Ghost Whisperer • Ghost in the Machine • CBS • Sander Moses in association with ABC
Studios and CBS Paramount Television Network
Armen V. Kevorkian, Visual Effects Supervisor
Matt Scharf, Visual Effects Producer
David Morton, Lead CG Matte Artist
Stefan Bredereck, CGI Supervisor
Rick Ramirez, CGI Artist
Ben Campanero, Visual Effects Compositor
Arthur J. Codron, Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Haas, CGI Artist
Ed Ruiz, CGI Artist
Heroes • The Second Coming/The Butterfly Effect • NBC • Universal Media Studios in association with Tailwind Productions
Mark Scott Spatny, Visual Effects Producer
Eric Grenaudier, Visual Effects Supervisor
Gary D'Amico, Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Cook, Lead CG Artist
Daniel Kumiega, Lead CG Animator
Chris Martin, Compositing Supervisor
Meliza Fermin, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Ryan Wieber, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Diego Galtieri, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Sanctuary • Sanctuary for all • Syfy • Sanctuary Productions
Lee Wilson, Visual Effects Supervisor
Lisa Wilson, Visual Effects Producer
Sebastien Bergeron, Digital Effects Supervisor
Les Quinn, CG Supervisor
Matt Belbin, Visual Effects Coordinator
Mladden Miholjcic, CG Artist
Ken Lee, CG Artist
Philippe Thibault, Compositor
Lionel Lim, Compositor
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Lost • The Incident • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions and ABC Studios
Carlton Cuse, Writer
Damon Lindelof, Writer
By Kevin at 2:59 PM ON 07/16/09
It is pretty inexcusable that Battlestar got no acting or drama nominations. Just goes to show that SF viewers and Academy members are two different groups.
Good to see Michale Emerson get nominated for Lost, though. Too bad Shatner got another one.
By David M. at 4:28 PM ON 07/16/09
This just shows how out of touch this "Academy" is. The same old shows again and again. You can't look at the list of nominees see that the creativity and caliber of acting and writing is unbiasedly recognized.
Eddie, Mary and Katee, Ron Moore and Bear McCreary are the real winners in my mind. (But that's my bias, I'm a Battlestar fan)
I can recognize the quality nominees here, I just wish that the "Academy" would think outside of the Big-Money Box.
And the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series goes to...
Battlestar Galactica.
So Say We All...So Say We All...
By CRDFilm at 5:06 PM ON 07/16/09
Sucks that BG couldn't muster any major nods for its last season. But while that and most genre shows are overlooked - except for LOST - there never seems to be any mention or wonder as to why SUPERNATURAL never gets a nom for SPFX or any other technical awards. Like BUFFY, it will never get acting or best drama nominations, but they produce amazing FX week after week, have amazing art direction, and even great writing. Why is this terrific show always overlooked?
By Muldfeld at 5:31 PM ON 07/16/09
Screw the Emmys. The never have nominated any of the BSG cast, including the brilliant James Callis, and yet the 2 worst actors on the atrocious "Heroes" -- Claire and Hiro -- get nominated for "Best Actor"? The Emmys are as illegitimate as the Grammys.
By Shaun at 7:27 PM ON 07/16/09
"The Emmys are as illegitimate as the Grammys."
you do realize ron moore received a writing nomination a couple years ago?
By Pixel at 7:31 PM ON 07/16/09
While I'm also disappointed that BSG gets nothing, I'm truly delighted that Pushing Daisies has received some well deserved recognition. Just showed the first two episodes to a friend yesterday, and think it's going to be a big hit with him. Wasn't sure how he would take to it, as the dialogue is so fast, and English is his second language(well, one of five!), but I think the pure visual style was a big factor.
By Omen at 8:16 PM ON 07/16/09
You would think that after GA got an Emmy for X-Files years ago that they would have grown up & admited by now that good SciFi is DRAMA!
By Muldfeld at 9:03 PM ON 07/16/09
Shaun, even Radiohead has won Grammy awards for Best Alternative Album. Just because it makes some occasionally right choices doesn't mean it's right half or even most of the time, when it should be right all of the time.
Heroes over BSG is unacceptable.
But I was very excited by Ron Moore's writing nomination, but he deserved to win and didn't. Meanwhile, "Lost"'s lamest finale to date gets nominated?
By Kevin at 11:49 AM ON 07/17/09
Thankfully, no one on Heroes was nominated for anything. But just because bad TV isn't nominated doesn't mean good TV should be ignored.
Buffy never got nominated either.
By Daniel at 12:08 PM ON 07/17/09
Just goes to show that the people who nominate the Emmy's are just as out-of-touch as those that nominate for the Oscars.
By TackyOn at 1:16 PM ON 07/17/09
"Just because it makes some occasionally right choices doesn't mean it's right half or even most of the time, when it should be right all of the time."
Muldfeld....Really, according to whose criterion? Methinks thy sour grapes are showing Muld. This disenchantment of course is yours and the rest of the series fanboy's opinion which now that you have cashed the reality check you are seeing doesn't mean a thing when you aren't part of the judging process. A large fanbase or good ratings on cable doesn't guarantee an emmy in this day and age. Even with a fully impartial staff. All I can say is this is why the ACE awards were a nice idea. Sorry, better luck next time.
By Shaun at 2:44 PM ON 07/17/09
"Buffy never got nominated either."
joss whedon did receive an emmy nomination for writing "hush."
By woodlanham at 5:21 PM ON 07/17/09
I loved BSG with a hopeless love... but sound mixing and sound quality would not have been the first things I thought of when it came to awardworthy aspects. A lot of the dialogue was hard to pick up.
By speakeasy at 1:20 AM ON 07/19/09
I thought that all the BSG nominations are well-deserved. The Sound Mixing/ Quality was awesome!!! I never had any problem with the dialogue except for Baltar and his accent.
By fish at 10:12 PM ON 07/21/09
Correct me if I'm wrong... but aren't the nominations based on submissions. I thought that the emmy's for film and television only gave nominations to those that submit their films. Maybe the reason we don't see some of our favorites getting nominated is because they were never submitted. This is just a guess though.. something I heard...
but uh, on another note... I think Battlestar is probably one of the best shows ever made. And while the acting wasn't always fantastic... I do think Katee Sackhoff (yea.. that's right) should have gotten a nod... so should Bear McCreary for the excellent effing score that he composed.
Baltar's accent did get obnoxious sometimes... but remember.. his character faked the accent... because well.. he was obnoxious, stuffy, and well full of himself. The accent works :)
By usafpercman at 5:16 AM ON 08/05/09
Most if not all of these comments are right on the money. For Bear McCreary not to be nominated is about the biggest crime I've ever seen. As a musician and an avid soundtrack collector, I've NEVER been on a musical journey quite like the one Bear took us on the past 6 years. Then there's the entire cast of BSG. How much of an ALL-STAR cast do you need to get recognition? BSG had some of the best in the business that gave us a chemistry on screen, unmatched by any. From top to bottom, BSG is the best show ever to hit the TV airways. It has revolutionized so many areas and in my opinion, raised the bar. Kudos to ALL who made this show possible. It truly is and always will be, apart of our lives. So say we all.......
By PhotoJoe at 10:44 AM ON 08/05/09
This is a copy of the email I sent to the people at the Emmys,
"People, people, people,
The number of TV channels increases every year, yet the amount of well written and well performed television seems to diminish. Ever wonder why? I'm thinking that it has to do with the lack of responsibility on the parts of the executives making the choice of quantity over quality as well as society rewarding them for it. I want to thank you for playing into the hands of the fools and backing this ideology. Your selection of Emmy nods this year is simple status quo! I will lay odds that less than one percent of you have seen the last episode of Battlestar Galactica. If you had, the line up for the acting Emmys would be very different. Thank you for the 5 technical nods though. I figure that when it comes down to it, popularity rules in hollywood, it's much safer than being an individual. May your rewards show go on as it has in all the years past, 'typical', 'mundane' but most of all 'unmemorable'.
Thank you and good day,
Joe Eldridge
jephotographyllc@yahoo.com"
I hope you all do the same. I'm sure they will apreciate the feedback.
By PhantomGirl at 4:24 PM ON 08/05/09
BSG actors were fantastic, I am amazed they did not receive an actor nod of any kind. But Emmy's has never been on my list of "must sees." I thought BSG was the best drama on television. Haven't found anything worthy to replace it.
By Matt at 4:05 PM ON 09/16/09
Its a crime that Mary McDonnel never got an emmy, especially during season 4.
By DjMikeWatt at 4:55 AM ON 10/03/09
Katee Sackhoff in all 24 episodes of the upcoming season of 24...
Can't effing wait.
What that girl does with her eyes - the way she acts with the smallest facial expressions... amazingly talented and I, for one, am stoked to see her get some major network exposure this year on 24!
By oxjr at 7:35 PM ON 11/01/09
After the Peabody and getting to speak at the UN who needs a fraking Emmy. BSG doesnt even need the publicity to sell dvd's cuz us fans do a way better job of getting people into it.
By Doug A at 6:16 AM ON 01/15/10
One part of me is upset that the show is finally just getting a noms for this award when it was in production for so many years and it almost feels as though it is pity noms for the exact reason above. Another part of me is even shocked that they are even getting noms at all so I am pretty happy with what they did get. And there is a third part of me that thinks the it just does not matter because lets face it the real fans of the show are the only ones who opinions matter anyway. BSG unlike any thing ever done is TV and FILM history and the real fans see exactly that. Every time one of the fans buys the expensive box for the series that is like an award for the series of the highest honor.
By EZ at 10:41 AM ON 01/29/10
"Buffy never got nominated either"
Yep, No F'ing $h1t, puffy the vamp smoker was worse than heroes and lost having a baby and broadcasting it 24/7 on every channel. I thought this conversation was about the bad choices they made?
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