Unsung Creative Emmy Winners
The Primetime Emmy Awards are this Sunday September 21st on ABC. Everybody writes about the primetime awards, and next week I will be too. But except for a quick roundup of which shows got how many, the Creative Emmy Awards get very little notice.
Well in case you didn't hear, they were held last week and I wanted to take note of some of the winners. They're in no particular order and they only represent the jobs I know something about, and relate to shows I've seen.
Some winners were no-brainers like "The Tudors" for outstanding costume design, and "Mad Men" for hairstyling, art direction, cinematography and main title design.
Also nominated in the main title design award category were the team that designed the opening titles for HBO's "Bernard and Doris." They definitely deserve honorable mention because though different stylistically from the "Mad Men" titles, the "Bernard and Doris" titles were gorgeous. My friend and I actually commented on them as we watched. So here's a mention for that team: Garson Yu, Creative Director/Art Director; Synderela Peng, Designer/Art Director; Etsuko Uji, Designer/Animator; Edwin Baker, Designer.
Also deserving of honorable mention, Costume Designer John A. Dunn and the Assistant Costume Designer for the pilot of "Mad Men." As anyone knows who watches the show, a big part of why the show works is the authentic, period look of each and every scene. The hair, the makeup, the clothes, the set decorating---everything is meticulously recreated so the plot and characters can play out in a setting that's straight out of 1962.
And though I haven't seen "Breaking Bad" and I'm sure winner Lynne Willingham was very deserving, I hate to see the editors of Parts 2 & 3 of the "Lost" finale, ignored once again. They are: Henk Van Eeghen, Robert Florio, Mark J. Goldman and Stephen Semel.
Who knows, maybe next year.
Now to a sampling of the winners:
Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Damages • FX Networks • FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television
Julie Tucker, C.S.A., Casting Director (Pilot and Series)
Ross Meyerson, Casting Director (Pilot and Series)
Avy Kaufman, Casting Director (Pilot)
Outstanding Costumes For A Series
The Tudors • Episode # 202 • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Peace Arch Entertainment, Reveille, Working Title, An Ireland Canada co-production
Joan Bergin, Costume Designer
Susan O'Connor Cave, Wardrobe Supervisor
Gabriel O’Brien, Assistant Costume Designer
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series
Mad Men • Shoot • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Gloria Pasqua Casny, Department Head Hairstylist
Lucia Mace, Key Hairstylist
Anthony Wilson, Additional Hairstylist
Barbara Cantu, Additional Hairstylist
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • Pilot • AMC • High Bridge Productions, Inc. and Gran Via Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television
Lynne Willingham, A.C.E., Editor
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series
Mad Men • Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot) • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Bob Shaw, Production Designer
Henry Dunn, Art Director
Rena DeAngelo, Set Decorator
Outstanding Main Title Design
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Mark Gardner, Designer/Director
Steve Fuller, Designer/Director
Cara McKenney, Main Title Producer
Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series
Battlestar Galactica • He That Believeth In Me • Sci Fi Channel • Universal Media Studios in association with R & D TV
Gary Hutzel, Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Gibson, Visual Effects Producer
David Takemura, Visual Effects Coordinator
Doug Drexler, CGI Supervisor
Kyle Toucher, CG Artist
Sean Jackson, CG Artist
Pierre Drolet, CG Modeler
Aurore de Blois, Senior Compositor
Derek Ledbetter, Compositor
Outstanding Cinematography For A One-Hour Series
Mad Men • Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot) • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Phil Abraham, Director of Photography
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Desperate Housewives • ABC • ABC Studios
Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
You can see a complete list of all the winners here, and the Creative Emmy Awards show will air September 20th at 8 PM on E!
