This year, HBO has received the most nominations. They received an amazing 93 Emmy nominations.
NBC, ABC and FOX came in 2nd, 3rd and 4th place with 54, 51 and 49 nominations.
Three other networks also had double-digit nominations: PBS (23), Showtime (17) and A&E (10).
While the rest of the media is touting the many "Cherry on Top" for Marc Cherry nominations which Desperate Housewives received, and the fifteen nominations to match for Will & Grace, I thought I'd focus on the more obscure, less well-known nominees, in addition to a few of the biggest names in television.
The nominations that caught my eye, which fit into the "healthy, adventuresome and/or soulful" genre include:
Outstanding Choreography
2005 NAACP Image Awards - FOX - Vicangelo Films, Inc.
Congratulations Choreography Supervisors Anthony Talauega and Richmond Talauega, and Choreographer and Jeffrey Page.
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music or Comedy Program
The Games of The XXVIII Olympiad - Opening Ceremony - NBC - NBC Olympics
Congratulations Director Bucky Gunts!
Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming
American Idol - Finale - FOX - FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19 TV Ltd.
Congratulations Director Bruce Gowers!
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival (Great Performances) - PBS - A co-production of Thirteen/WNET New York & Warner Strategic Marketing
Congratulations Editor Gary Bradley!
Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)
Genius: A Night For Ray Charles - CBS - Ken Ehrlich Productions in association with AEG Live
Congratulations Music Director Ian Fraser!
Outstanding Lead Actress in A Drama Series
Alias - ABC - Touchstone Television
Congratulations Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow!
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
24 - FOX - Real Time Productions in association with Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television
Congratulations Kiefer Sutherland as Agent Jack Bauer!
This represents one-of-two nominations for Kiefer this year. He also received a nomination for best co-executive producer of 24, which brings his total to seven nominations.
Hopefully, this will be Kiefer's big year.
Go Jack, go!
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Elvis - CBS - Jaffa/Braunstein Films, LLC in association with The Greenblatt / Janollari Studio
Congratulations Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Elvis Presley!
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Their Eyes Were Watching God - ABC - Harpo Films
Congratulations Halle Berry as Janie Crawford!
This is Halle's fourth nomination in her lifetime. If she wins this year, it will be the second time she takes home an Emmy.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in A Drama Series
The West Wing - NBC - John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Inc.
Congratulations Alan Alda as Senator Arnold Vinick!
As reported on July 10th, Senator Arnold Vinick has won over real American voters in Ventura County, California with a tongue-in-cheek presidential campaign -- complete with t-shirts, campaign buttons and a website..
This is Alda's thirty-first nomination in history. Already, this amazing actor has won five Emmy Awards in his lifetime.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Drama Series
The West Wing - NBC - John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Inc.
Congratulations Stockard Channing as Abigail Bartlet aka The First Lady!
Stockard has been nominated for an Emmy twelve times during her career as a performer. And she has already one twice.
Outstanding Drama Series
24 - FOX - Real Time Productions in association with Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television
Congratulations Executive Producers, Brian Grazer, Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon, Evan Katz!
Congratulations Co-Executive Producers Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Kronish, Peter M. Lenkov, Michael Loceff and Jon Cassar!
Congratulations Producer Tim Iacofano!
Outstanding Special Class Program
Jazz at Lincoln Center Grand Opening of Frederick P. Rose Hall - One Family of Jazz (Live from Lincoln Center) - PBS - Lincoln Center for The Performing Arts
Congratulations Executive Producer John Gobeman and Supervising Producer Marc Bauman!
Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" in Concert Great Performances - PBS - A co-production of Ellen M. Krass and Thirteen / WNET New York
Congratulations Executive Producers, Jac Venza, Ellen M. Krass and Mort Swinsky!
Congratulations Producers Iris Merlis and Jay Good!
Congratulations Senior Producer, David Horn, Senior Producer of Music John Walker and Conductor Marin Alsop!
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
Beyond the Da Vinci Code - The History Channel - Weller / Grossman Productions
Congratulations Executive Producers Margaret G. Kim, Robb Weller, Gary H. Grossman and Steve Lange!
Congratulations Supervising Producer Thomas Quinn and Producer Rob Blumenstein!
On June 28th, A & E Home Video released a DVD version of Beyond the Da Vinci Code.
Inside The Actors Studio: 10th Anniversary Special - Bravo - A co-production of The Actors Studio, Bravo, Betelgeuse Productions, In The Moment Productions
Congratulations Executive Producer / Host, James Lipton!
Congratulations Executive Producers for Bravo, Frances Berwick and Christian Barcellow, and Producer Alice Christian!
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
American Idol - FOX - FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19 TV Ltd.
Congratulations Executive Producers Simon Fuller, Nigel Lythgoe, Cecile Frot Coutaz and Ken Warwick!
Congratulations Supervising Producer, Charles Boyd and Senior Producer, James Breen!
Congratulations Producers Simon Lythgoe and Megan Michaels!
Congratulations Host Ryan Seacrest and Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson!
Since their program category became eligible, American Idol has earned fourteen nominations (5 in 2003, 3 in 2004 and 6 in 2005). To-date, the show has yet to win one Emmy.
Hopefully this will be American Idol's big year, as well.
Last year, as you may recall Angels in America received the most Emmys of 2004: 11.
Fraiser received six.
Arrested Development and Carnivale received five.
And The Sopranos and 24 each received four.
A Few Other Fun Emmy Facts
For someone who is in the same business with her husband, it was fun to learn that the following performer husbands and wives have both won Emmys:
Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks
Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels
Colleen Dewhurst and George C. Scott
Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt
Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn
Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue
Lynn Whitfield and Brian Gibson
This year, there are two couples who have each been nominated for an Emmy.
They are:
William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
The miniseries Empire Falls starring Newman and Woodward garnered 10 nominations for HBO, including dual nods for the legendary husband and wife acting team.
Newman was also nominated for an Emmy Award for his lead role in a 2003 production of Our Town, which was directed by James Naughton, came out on DVD on February 22nd 2005.
Thank you Louise Danton and all of those in the academy's Awards Department for these "entertaining" facts.
For a full listing of all 88 categories, please visit:
www.Emmys.org
Congratulations to all of this year's Emmy nominees.
Inspire & Be Inspired.
Here's to healthy, adventuresome, soulful, "award-nominated performances" living!
~ Jennifer Carolyn King, Rugged Elegance, LLC
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On Thursday, July 14th 2005, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences started their annual process of getting their envelopes and shiny gold awards ready for September's Primetime, Daytime and L.A. Area awards shows. On Sunday, September 11th, the 57th Annual Creative Arts Emmys will be awarded. On Sunday, September 18th, CBS will air the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards show. The black-tie ceremony will take place at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood California.
