Did you watch the Emmys last Sunday night? While most of the awards for the categories in which sci-fi shows were nominated were given out a week previous at the Creative Arts Emmys, several high profile awards were handed out on Emmy night like Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress. Here is a breakdown of the sci-fi shows nominated at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards and a log of wins and losses (scroll down to bottom for vid clips of notable acceptance speeches):
5 nominations:
Battlestar Galactica (1 win out of 5)
Outstanding Directing for Drama Series –lost to “ER”
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series -lost to “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series –EMMY WIN!
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (1 hr) –lost to “House”
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series –lost to “Heroes”
Lost (1 win out of 5)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series -lost to “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in Drama Series (Michael Emerson as Ben Linus) –EMMY WIN!
Outstanding Drama Series –lost to “Mad Men”
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (1 hr) –lost to “House”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series –lost to “Mad Men”
Pushing Daisies (4 wins out of 5)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series –EMMY WIN!
Outstanding Costumes for a Series –EMMY WIN!
Outstanding Make-up for a Single-Camera Series (non-prosthetic)- EMMY WIN!
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series –lost to “Mad Men”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy Series (Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook) –EMMY WIN!
3 nominations:
Big Bang Theory (0 wins out of 3)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series –lost to “How I Met Your Mother”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper) –lost to Alec Baldwin in “30 Rock”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series –lost to Saturday Night Live
True Blood (1 win out of 3)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series –lost to “Pushing Daisies”
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series –EMMY WIN!
Outstanding Main Title Design –lost to “United States of Tara”
2 nominations:
Ghost Whisperer (0 wins out of 2)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series –lost to “Heroes”
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series –lost to “Legend of the Seeker”
Heroes (1 win out of 2)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series –lost to “Pushing Daisies”
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series –EMMY WIN!
Robot Chicken (0 wins out of 2)
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance –lost to “The Simpsons”
Outstanding Animated Program –lost to “Southpark”
1 nomination:
American Dad (0 wins out of 1)
Outstanding Animated Program – lost to “Southpark”
BSG: The Face of the Enemy (0 wins out of 1)
Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program –lost to “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog)
Chuck (1 win out of 1)
Outstanding Stunt Coordination –EMMY WIN!
The Dharma Initiative (1 win out of 1)
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media (fiction) –EMMY WIN!
Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog (1 win out of 1)
Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program –EMMY WIN!
Fringe (0 wins out of 1)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series –lost to “Heroes”
Legend of the Seeker (1 win out of 1)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series- EMMY WIN!
Life on Mars (0 wins out of 1)
Outstanding Cinematography for a 1 hr Series –lost to “The Tudors”
Sanctuary (0 wins out of 1)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series – lost to “Heroes”
Smallville (0 wins out of 1)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (1 hr) –lost to “House”
Southpark (1 win out of 1)
Outstanding Animated Program –EMMY WIN!
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (0 wins out of 1)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series –lost to “Battlestar Galactica”
Wizards of Waverly Place (1 win out of 1)
Outstanding Children’s Program –EMMY WIN!
Here are clips from the Emmys for wins of Michael Emerson of “Lost”, Kristen Chenoweth of “Pushing Daisies”, and Dr. Horrible.
Michael Emerson of “Lost” winning Outstanding Supporting Actor in Drama Series:
Kristen Chenoweth winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy Series:
Dr. Horrible winning Outstanding Special Class Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program:
[Commentary]
I am so glad to see Michael Emerson and Kristen Chenoweth win for best supporting actor/actress. Perhaps we can take this as a good sign that work in the scifi genre is indeed creeping into mainstream recognition? Let us hope so!
Did you notice that “Pushing Daisies” won 4 out of their 5 nominations? This was a wonderful show that should have never been cancelled. Luckily, it is out on DVD now, but still, I really miss this show!
What did you think of the Emmy winners? Let us know in the Forum!
[Source] Emmys
