Emmy Awards 2007

[Geekyfanboy]

Heroes Gets Eight Emmy Nods

NBC's hit superhero series Heroes took away eight nods and ABC's Lost nabbed six of the nominations for the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, which were announced July 19 at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, Calif. SCI FI Channel's original series Battlestar Galactica received four nominations.

Heroes got a nomination for outstanding drama series and outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for star Masi Oka, who plays Hiro Nakamura. The show, which starts its second season in the fall, also got a nod for outstanding directing for a drama series (David Semel for the episode "Genesis") , as well as other technical nominations.

Lost received a nod for outstanding supporting actor for Terry O'Quinn, who plays John Locke, and for Michael Emerson, who plays Ben. The SF series' other nominations included one for outstanding writing for a drama series (Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof for the third-season finale, "Through the Looking Glass") and for outstanding directing for a drama series (Jack Bender for "Through the Looking Glass"), as well as technical nods.

Battlestar Galactica's nominations included outstanding writing for a drama series for executive producer Ronald D. Moore for the episodes "Occupation/Precipice" and for outstanding directing for a drama series (Felix Alcala for "Exodus, Part 2"), as well as technical nominations.

Both Heroes and Battlestar got nods for outstanding visual effects, as did the pilot of SCI FI Channel's original series Eureka.

Among other SF&F TV shows, Patricia Arquette of NBC's Medium was nominated for outstanding actress in a drama series. She won the award in 2005. William H. Macy got a nod for outstanding actor in a limited series for "Umney's Last Case," an episode of Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King.

All told, TNT's Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King nabbed five nominations, and the History Channel's Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed got three. The 59th Primetime Emmys will air on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

source: http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=42513

[jedijeff]

I am not sure if Michael Hogan (Col Tigh) qualifies for a supporting actor or not as his name is not listed in the Shows Opening Credits, but I felt his work on season 3 of Galactica deserved a nomination.

[JoSpiv]

I'm a little ticked off that Lost got snubbed for best drama.  And BSG always gets snubbed the big awards.  How the frak does Grey's Anatomy get so many nomination?

[Rico]

Sci-Fi tends to always get snubbed at awards time.  Honestly I'm surprised "Heroes" got so many nominations.  Probably only because it was probably the biggest new show hit last season.

[markinro]

Watched part of the show last night -- toggling between that and Phantom Menace.   It was great Terry O'Quinn won for supporting actor.  Always like him as an actor.   The opening with Stewie and Brian was fantastic -- they bashed quite a few shows/networks.  Some of the audience could laugh at themselves -- others had to work at it. :)

[Rico]

I didn't watch much of the show.  But what I did see looked great in HD!  Didn't any shows or other actors in the SF type realm win for anything?

[billybob476]

I know South Park won a technical Emmy for the ep "Make Love, not Warcraft". Don't know if it was shown on the show or not though.

[markinro]

The winners...

Drama: "The Sopranos," HBO.

Comedy: "30 Rock," NBC.

Miniseries: "Broken Trail," AMC.

Variety, Music or Comedy Series: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Comedy Central.

Variety, Music or Comedy Special: "Tony Bennett: An American Classic," NBC.

Made-for-TV Movie: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO.

Reality-Competition Program: "The Amazing Race," CBS.

Creative Achievement in Interactive TV: Current.

Actor, Comedy Series: Steve Carell, "The Office," NBC.

Actor, Drama Series: James Spader, "Boston Legal," ABC.

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Robert Duvall, "Broken Trail," AMC.

Actress, Drama Series: Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters," ABC.

Actress, Comedy Series: America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty," ABC.

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Helen Mirren, "Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)," PBS.

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Terry O'Quinn, "Lost," ABC.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jeremy Piven, "Entourage," HBO.

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Thomas Haden Church, "Broken Trail," AMC.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC.

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl," NBC.

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Judy Davis, "The Starter Wife," USA.

Individual Performance, Variety or Music Program: Tony Bennett, "Tony Bennett: An American Classic," NBC.

Directing, Drama Series: "The Sopranos: Kennedy and Heidi," HBO.

Directing, Comedy Series: "Ugly Betty: Pilot," ABC.

Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: "Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)," PBS

Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Program: "Tony Bennett: An American Classic," NBC.

Writing for a Drama Series: "The Sopranos: Made in America," HBO.

Writing, Comedy Series: "The Office: Gay Witch Hunt," NBC.

Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: "Prime Suspect: The Final Act," PBS

Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: Late Night With Conan O'Brien," NBC.

[Geekyfanboy]

The only sci fi / fanatasy win was Terry O'Quinn for Lost, Heroes and BSG were shut out.. oh well there is always next year.

[Darth Gaos]

The only sci fi / fanatasy win was Terry O'Quinn for Lost, Heroes and BSG were shut out.. oh well there is always next year.

I won't hold hold my breath Kenny.....SOmehow I don't think you will either...Like Rico said, SCI-Fi always seems to get snubbed.

[markinro]

I don't recall...when was the last Emmy win for a sci-fi show ?  Even best-lead, supporting, etc.