Ah, at least it was nice to be nominated, right? This year’s 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards that aired this past Sunday seemed promising with many more sci-fi shows being honored with nominations, but few actually came away with a win this year.
Most notably snubbed was ABC’s Lost with twelve nominations and only one win for a Creative Arts Award in the category of Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series. Maybe the series finale confused the people voting for the Emmy’s? The many nominations honored the show’s legacy and conclusion, but coming away with a sole technical win is incredibly disappointing.
On the other hand, Jim Parsons had a satisfying win as he nabbed Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as the eccentric Dr. Sheldon Cooper in CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory”, overcoming a loss last year to Alec Baldwin for the same category.
HBO’s “True Blood” had five nominations, including one for Outstanding Drama Series, but alas, at least Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, and Alexander Skarsgard got to present an award at this year’s Emmys.
SyFy’s original programming had finally hit the Emmy’s radar, but also came away empty-handed.
Of the few wins in the sci-fi genre:
- Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken won the Emmy for Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program and Star Wars: Uncut won for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Fiction,
- ABC’s canceled series FlashForward did win for Outstanding Stunt Coordination,
- Disney’s children’s show, Wizards of Waverly Place, won for Outstanding Children’s Program for Series,
- and Jeanette Diane Moffat, Costume Designer/Costume Supervisor for Titan Maximum won a Creative Arts Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety/Music Program or Special.
The sci-fi/ fantasy shows nominated this year include: Fox’s comic-book based Human Target, Cartoon Network’s animated Batman: The Brave and the Bold, ABC’s alien reboot V, AMC’s remake of The Prisoner, SyFy’s re-imagined version of Alice, Stargate: Universe, Caprica and Warehouse 13, the poor snub of the season, Fox’s Fringe, and quite a few more.
Check out clips from the Emmy’s and a breakdown of all the sci-fi/ fantasy nominations below.
12 Nominations
Lost
Outstanding Drama Series, NOMINATED
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, NOMINATED
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, NOMINATED
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series, NOMINATED
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Matthew Fox, NOMINATED
2 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Terry O’Quinn and Michael Emerson, NOMINATED
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series – Elizabeth Mitchell, NOMINATED
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series, WIN
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, NOMINATED
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), NOMINATED
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), NOMINATED
Jimmy Fallon’s Green Day “Goodbye to Lost”
An Emmy Interview With Damon Lindelof
5 Nominations
The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Jim Parsons, WIN
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series – Christine Baranski, NOMINATED
Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series, NOMINATED
Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-prosthetic), NOMINATED
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series, NOMINATED
Jim Parsons’ Win
True Blood
Outstanding Drama Series, NOMINATED
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series, NOMINATED
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, NOMINATED
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or a Special, NOMINATED
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, NOMINATED
3 Nominations
FlashForward
Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series, NOMINATED
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), NOMINATED
Outstanding Stunt Coordination- WIN
Human Target
Outstanding Main Title Design, NOMINATED
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, NOMINATED
Outstanding Stunt Coordination, NOMINATED
2 Nominations
Alice
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie – Kathy Bates, NOMINATED
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special, NOMINATED
The Prisoner
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie, NOMINATED
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie – Sir Ian McKellan, NOMINATED
Robot Chicken
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, NOMINATED
Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program- WIN
SGU
2 noms for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series, NOMINATED
Wizards of Waverly Place
2 noms for Outstanding Children’s Program for series (WIN) and TV movie (NOMINATED)
1 Nomination
ABC’s Lost Presents: Mysteries of the Universe – The Dharma Initiative
Outstanding Special Class Programs, NOMINATED
Avatar: Enter the World of Pandora
Outstanding Special Class Programs, NOMINATED
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) “Mayhem of the Music Meister”, NOMINATED
Caprica
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series, NOMINATED
Chuck
Outstanding Stunt Coordination, NOMINATED
Fringe
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, NOMINATED
Heroes
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series, NOMINATED
Star Wars: Uncut
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Fiction, WIN
V
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series, NOMINATED
Virtuality
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special, NOMINATED
Warehouse 13
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, NOMINATED
For a complete listing of nominations, please visit the Emmy’s site here.
[Source] Emmys
