Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Why Is It ALWAYS The Kennedy Center Honors? Post.

Only three days late, but the complete list of Emmy winners for this year (I insist on mixing the winners of the Creative Arts Emmys with what Howie Mandel called the ones who aren't creative). Congratulations to all the winners, even the ones I don't watch - which is the majority, really...

Outstanding Comedy Series: Modern Family (Lloyd/Levitan Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television), Steve Levitan and Chris Lloyd, executive producers; Jeff Morton, Danny Zuker, Dan O'Shannon, Bill Wrubel, Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh, Ilana Wernick, Jeffrey Richman and Abraham Higginbotham, co-executive producers (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series: Mad Men (Weiner Bros. in association with Lionsgate Television), Matthew Weiner and Scott Hornbacher, executive producers; Andre Jacquemetton and Maria Jacquemetton, co-executive producers; Dahvi Waller, Jonathan Abrahams, Dwayne Shattuck and Blake McCormick, producers (AMC)
Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie: Downton Abbey (A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece), Gareth Neame, Rebecca Eaton and Julian Fellowes, executive producers; Nigel Marchant, producer; Liz Trubridge, series producer (PBS)
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Central Productions, LLC), Jon Stewart, executive producer/host; Rory Albanese and Josh Lieb, executive producers;Kahane Cooperman, Steve Bodow, Jennifer Flanz and Jim Margolis, co-executive producers; Pamela DePace, Hillary Kun and Adam Lowitt, supervising producers; Jill Katz, producer (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special: The Kennedy Center Honors (A George Stevens Jr. Presentation, Kennedy Center Television Productions), George Stevens, Jr. and Michael M. Stevens, produced by (CBS)
Outstanding Special Class Program: 64th Annual Tony Awards (White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions), Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, executive producers; Sean Hayes, host (CBS)
Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Program: The Daily Show Correspondents Explain (Comedy Central Digital Media), Rachel Maceiras, senior producer; Nick Poppy and Judi Stroh, producers (thedailyshow.com)
Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Nonfiction Program: Jay Leno’s Garage (NBC.com/JayLenosGarage.com), Jay Leno, Helga Pollock and Robert Angelo, producers
Outstanding Children's Program: A Child's Garden Of Poetry (HBO Family in association with The Poetry Foundation), Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Jacqueline Glover, supervising producer; Amy Schatz, produced by; Beth Aala and Beth Levison, producers (HBO)
Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Under The Influence: Kids Of Alcoholics (Nickelodeon in association with Lucky Duck Productions), Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, producer; Martin Toub, produced by (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Nonfiction Special: Gettysburg (Produced by ScottFree Productions in association with Herzog & Company for HISTORY), Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and Mary Lisio, executive producers; David McKillop, Mary E. Donohue and Julian P. Hobbs, executive producers for History; Christopher G. Cowen, producer (HISTORY)
Outstanding Nonfiction Series: American Masters (A co-production of Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right Productions, Dakota Group, Ltd and Thirteen’s American Masters in association with WNET.org for PBS), Susan Lacy, Stanley Buchthal and Michael Cohl, executive producers; Prudence Glass, series producer; Julie Sacks, supervising producer; Michael Epstein and Jessica Levin, producers (PBS)
Outstanding Reality Program: Deadliest Catch (Produced by Original Productions, LLC for Discovery Communications), Thom Beers and Jeff Conroy, executive producers; Paul Gasek and Tracy Rudolph, executive producers for Discovery Channel; Matt Renner, co-executive producer; Sheila McCormack, supervising producer; Ethan Prochnik, series producer; Steven Robillard, senior producer; Todd Stanley, producer (Discovery Channel)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: The Amazing Race (World Race Productions Inc.; Earthview Inc. and Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios), Bertram vanMunster, Elise Doganieri, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Mark Vertullo, executive producers; Evan Weinstein and Dan Coffie, co-executive producers; Giselle Parets, Michael Norton, Barry Hennessey, Matt Schmidt, Patrick Cariaga, Phil Keoghan and Michael Miller, supervising producers; Bob Parr and Neil Jahss, senior producers (CBS)
Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking: Freedom Riders (A production of Firelight Films for American Experience), Stanley Nelson and Laurens Grant, produced by; Mark Samels, executive producer; SharonGrimberg, senior producer (PBS)
Outstanding Animated Program: "The Late Philip J. Fry," Futurama, Matt Groening, David X. Cohen and Ken Keeler, executive producers; Dan Vebber, Patric M. Verrone, Josh Weinstein, Eric Horsted and Michael Rowe, co-executive producers; Lee Supercinski and Claudia Katz, produced by; Gregg Vanzo, animation executive producer; Lewis Morton, written by; Peter Avanzino, supervising director/directed by; Scott Vanzo, director of computer graphics; Ira Sherak, assistant director (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program: Disney Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa, John Lasseter, executive producer; Dorothy McKim, producer; Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers, written by/directed by (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series: Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights (DirecTV)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie: Barry Pepper, The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series: Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, Modern Family (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie: Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, Modern Family (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series: Margo Martindale, Justified (FX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series: Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series: Paul McCrane, Harry's Law (NBC)
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series: Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee (FOX)
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series: Loretta Devine, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program: Jeff Probst, Survivor (CBS)
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance: Maurice LaMarche as Lrrr & Orson Welles, "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences," Futurama (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series: Michael Alan Spiller, "Halloween," Modern Family (ABC)
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series: Martin Scorsese, "Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)," Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special: Brian Percival, part 1, Downton Abbey (PBS):
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series: Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live - host: Justin Timberlake (NBC)
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special: Lonny Price, "Sondheim! The Birthday Concert," Great Performances (PBS)
Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming: Josh Fox, Gasland (HBO)
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series: Steve Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, "Caught In The Act," Modern Family (ABC)
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series: Jason Katims, "Always," Friday Night Lights (DirecTV)
Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special: Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series: Steve Bodow and Tim Carvell, head writers; Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart, writers, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special: Dave Boone, written by; Matt Roberts and Mo Rocca, special material by, 64th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming: Stanley Nelson, Freedom Riders (PBS)
Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series: Michael Andrew Hynes, production designer; Maralee Zediker, set decorator, "Sisterhood Of The Traveling SPANX©," I Love Lucci: Part Two" and "LeBron Is Le Gone," Hot In Cleveland (TV Land)
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series: Bob Shaw, production designer; Douglas Huszti, art director; Debra Schutt, set decorator, "Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)," Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie: Mark Friedberg, production designer; Peter Rogness, art director; Ellen Christiansen-De Jonge, set decorator, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Outstanding Art Direction For Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming: Florian Wieder, production designer; Isabell Rauert and Tamlyn Rae Wright, art directors, 2010 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV)
Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series: Robert J. Ulrich, CSA and Eric Dawson, CSA, Glee (FOX)
Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series: Ellen Lewis and Meredith Tucker, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special: Laura Rosenthal, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Outstanding Choreography: Mia Michaels, Alice in Mia-Land: “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”/“When We Dance”/“This Bitter Earth - On The Nature of Daylight,” and Tabitha D'umo and Napoleon D'umo, “Scars”/“Fallin”/“Outta Your Mind,” both So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series: Steven V. Silver, "Hookers, Hookers, Hookers," Two And A Half Men (CBS)
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series: Jonathan Freeman, "Home," Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie: David Katznelson, DFF, part 1, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming: Zach Zamboni and Todd Liebler, "Haiti", Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel)
Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming: Cinematography Team, "Redemption Day," Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
Outstanding Commercial: "Born Of Fire" (Chrysler 200), Wieden+Kennedy, ad agency; Serial Pictures, production company
Outstanding Costumes For A Series: Gabriella Pescucci, costume designer; Uliva Pizzetti, costume supervisor, "Lucrezia’s Wedding," The Borgias (Showtime)
Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special: Susannah Buxton, costume designer; Caroline McCall, assistant costume designer, part 1, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series: Sidney Wolinsky, A.C.E., "Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)," Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (Single Or Multi-Camera): Sue Federman, "Subway Wars," How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie: Sarah Flack, A.C.E. and Robert Pulcini, Cinema Verite (HBO)
Outstanding Short-Form Picture Editing: Matt O'Connor and Anthony Marchegiano, "Images Piece," The 2010 ESPY Awards (ESPN)
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special (Single Or Multi-Camera): Michael Polito, Bill DeRonde, Kevin O'Dea and Katie Hetland, Lady GaGa Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO)
Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming: Lewis Erskine and Aljernon Tunsil, Freedom Riders (PBS)
Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming: Josh Earl and Kelly Coskran, supervising editors; Alex Durham, editor, "Redemption Day," Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series: Sean Flanigan, department head hairstylist; Gloria Casny and Lucia Mace, key hairstylists; Theraesa Rivers and Jules Holdren, additional hairstylists, "Christmas Comes But Once A Year," Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special: Mary Guerrero, department head hairstylist; Kimi Messina, key hairstylist; Jennifer Mazursky, Cynthia Romo, Cyndra Dunn and Rachel Dowling, additional hairstylists, Episode 1106, Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Movie: Jenny Fifield-Arbour, department head hairstylist; Judi Cooper Sealy, key hairstylist, The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media: Oscar Digital Experience (ABC.com)
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety, Music, Or Comedy Series: Robert Barnhart, lighting designer; Peter Radcie, Patrick Boozer and Matt Firestone, lighting directors, season 7 finale (part 2), So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety, Music, Or Comedy Special: Robert Dickinson, lighting designer; Jon Kusner, Andy O'Reilly and Travis Hagenbuch, lighting director, The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
Outstanding Main Title Design: Angus Wall, creative director; Robert Feng, art director; Kirk H. Shintani, animator; Hameed Shaukat, designer, Game Of Thrones (HBO)
Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic): Nicki Ledermann, department head makeup artist; Evelyn Noraz, key makeup artist, "Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)," Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic): Louie Zakarian, department head makeup artist; Josh Turi, Amy Tagliamonti, Daniela Zivcovic and Cathy O'Donnell, additional makeup artists, Saturday Night Live - host: Jon Hamm (NBC)
Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries Or A Movie (Non-Prosthetic): Jordan Samuel, department head makeup artist; Colin Penman, key makeup artist; Amanda Terry, additional makeup artist; Linda Dowds, personal makeup artist, The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special: Greg Nicotero, special makeup effects department head; Andy Schoneberg, Garrett Immel and Jake Garber, special makeup effects artists; Howard Berger and Jaremy Aiello, prosthetic designers, "Days Gone Bye," The Walking Dead (AMC)
Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score): Garth Neustadter, "John Muir In The New World," American Masters (PBS)
Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score): Carter Burwell, "Part Five," Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Outstanding Music Direction: Harry Connick Jr., "Harry Connick Jr., In Concert On Broadway," Great Performances (PBS)
Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics: "Justin Timberlake Monologue," music by Katreese Barnes, lyrics by Seth Meyers, Justin Timberlake and John Mulaney, from Saturday Night Live - host: Justin Timberlake (NBC)
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music: Trevor Morris, The Borgias (Showtime)
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series: Philip Stockton, supervising sound editor; Eugene Gearty, sound effects editor; Fred Rosenberg, dialogue editor; Marissa Littlefield, ADR editor; Steve Visscher, foleyeditor; Jennifer Dunnington, music editor; Marko Costanzo, foley artist, "Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)," Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special: Marcel Pothier, supervising sound editor; Christian Rivest, sound designer; Antoine Morin, sound effects editor; Guy Pelletier, music and dialogue editor; Guy Francoeur, foley artist, "The Work Of Angels," The Pillars Of The Earth (Starz)
Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera): Charles Maynes, sound editor; Zach Seivers, sound design; Brent Kiser, sound effects editor, Gettysburg (HISTORY)
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour): Von Varga, production sound mixer; Joseph DeAngelis and Brad North, re-recording mixers, "Bombshells," House, M.D. (FOX)
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation: Patrick Clark, production sound mixer; James F. Fitzpatrick, re-recording mixer, "Road To The North Pole," Family Guy (FOX)
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special: Edward J. Greene, production mixer; Randy Faustino, music mixer; Patrick Baltzell, PA mixer; Michael Parker, monitor mixer, finale, American Idol (FOX)
Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming: Bob Bronow, C.A.S., re-recording mixer, "Redemption Day," Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series: David Taritero and Richard Friedlander, visual effects producers; Robert Stromberg, visual effects designer; Justin Ball and Paul Graff, visual effects supervisors; Steve Kirshoff, special effects coordinator; J. John Corbett, Brian Sales and Ah Dee, lead compositors, "Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)," Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special: Vit Komrzy, visual effects producer; Viktor Muller, visual effects supervisor; Paul Stephenson, special effects supervisor, "Witchcraft," The Pillars Of The Earth (Starz)
Outstanding Stunt Coordination: PeeWee Piemonte, "Graduation Day," Southland (TNT)
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series: Eric Becker and Christine Soloman, technical directors; Robert L. Highton, Dave Eastwood, Suzanne Ebner, John Repczynski, George A. Prince III, Kenneth M. Dawlquist, Edwin Horton, Bill Chaikowski, John Perry, Danny Bonilla, Diane Biederbeck, Alex Hernandez, Keith Dicker and Danny Webb, camera; Christopher Gray, video control, finale, American Idol (FOX)
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special: Emmett Loughran, technical director; Miguel Armstrong, Joseph DeBonis, Manny Gutierrez, Shaun Harkins, John Kosmaczewski, Bob Long, Jay Millard, Alain Onesto, David Smith, Larry Solomon, Ron Washburn and Mark Whitman, camera; Anthony DeFonzo, Matty Randazzo and Paul Ranieri, video control, "Don Pasquale," Great Performances At The Met (PBS)

Friday, September 16, 2011

The Friday Post.

It's Friday. That enough?

The Three Things I Want Hayden Panettiere To Do Post.

1. Get on Twitter, in common with other favourites of mine Hilary Duff, Jessica Alba and Cindy Crawford (although I'm not on it myself); with so many fake Haydens it's time the real thing was there.

2. Return to series television, which has so far been more fruitful for her than the big screen (although I'd be thrilled if she did do well in cinema). Working for HBO or some other cable channel would be nice as well.

3. The third thing is venturing into seriously personal territory, but you can probably guess...

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The Poem Post.

The limerick form is a boon;
You read it, it plays like a tune.
Five lines and you're done
And it's so much fun
Though less than an Avery 'toon.

Monday, September 12, 2011

The Put Up Or Shut Up Post.

It's way past time I posted more here. So this is me deciding to put up something, anything, for a whole week to try and get back in the swing of things.

To get the ball rolling I'll have a look at what's happening around here. It's 5:36 as I write this sentence, SkyLivingLoves has a repeat of Lipstick Jungle (oh dear) and I've had my first cup of tea of the day. No diversions into health issues because that's too self-indulgent for anything like this, plus I don't really want to.

What I want to do is a) pretend that I really liked Rise of the Planet of the Apes (which wouldn't be true), b) gather up copies of Nuts and Zoo and burn them (environmentally unfriendly, and very expensive), and c) write a lengthy post about how smoking hot Kate Upton is (something several zillion others have already done).

So... on to the next.

The Wow, Time Sure Flies Post

Jessica Alba has two children, Debbie Gibson's forty(!) and now Hilary Duff's pregnant... don't worry, it'll happen to later generations as well. :)