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16
Emmy nominations released: ‘Colbert Report’ and ‘Colbert Christmas’ get nods
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It’s that time of year again, folks, the time when we bluster and rage at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for not honoring our favorites to the extent that we feel they deserve even as we root for them to receive each of the Emmys for which they’re nominated. From the Hollywood Reporter’s feed, here are some nominations I’m sure you’ll be happy to see (click here for the full list):
- Outstanding Art Direction For Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming
- A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All • Comedy Central • Spartina Productions
Ellen Waggett, Production Designer
Jo Winiarski, Art Director
Kelly Hanson, Art Director - Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
- The Colbert Report • 4159 • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy
Productions and Spartina Productions
Jim Hoskinson, Director - Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special (Single Or Multi-Camera)
- A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All • Comedy Central • Spartina Productions
Jason Baker, Editor - Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
- A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All • Song Title: Much Worse Things • Comedy Central • Spartina Productions
Adam Schlesinger, Music By
David Javerbaum, Lyrics By - Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
- The Colbert Report • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and
Spartina Productions - Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
- The Colbert Report • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
Stephen Colbert, Writer
Allison Silverman, Writer
Richard Dahm, Writer
Michael Brumm, Writer
Rob Dubbin, Writer
Opus Moreschi, Writer
Peter Gwinn, Writer
Jay Katsir, Writer
Frank Lesser, Writer
Tom Purcell, Writer
Glenn Eichler, Writer
Peter Grosz, Writer
Barry Julien, Writer
Meredith Scardino, Writer
Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen, and best of luck to you each again at this year’s ceremony!
[Check back -- I'll expand on this post to include other nominees, etc., as soon as time permits.]
UPDATED TO ADD: Sorry for the delay, everyone. I’ve included the full nominee lists for each category that The Colbert Report, A Colbert Christmas or The Daily Show was nominated in after the break.
Outstanding Art Direction For Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming
- 81st Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
David Rockwell, Production Designer
Joe Celli, Art Director
David Edwards, Art Director - American Idol • Episode 821 • FOX • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.
Andy Walmsley, Production Designer
James Yarnell, Art Director - A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All • Comedy Central • Spartina Productions
Ellen Waggett, Production Designer
Jo Winiarski, Art Director
Kelly Hanson, Art Director - The 51st Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • John Cossette Productions in association with AEG Ehrlich Venture
Steve Bass, Production Designer
Brian J. Stonestreet, Production Designer
Alana Billingsley, Art Director - 2008 MTV Video Music Awards • MTV • Den of Thieves and Ish Entertainment
Keith Ian Raywood, Production Designer
Scott M. Storey, Production Designer
Star Theodus Kahn, Art Director
James Pearse Connelly, Art Director
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
- American Idol • Show 833 (The Final Three) • FOX • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV
Ltd.
Bruce Gowers, Director - The Colbert Report • 4159 • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy
Productions and Spartina Productions
Jim Hoskinson, Director - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • 13107 • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Chuck O’Neil, Director - Late Show With David Letterman • Episode 2932 • CBS • Worldwide Pants Incorporated
Jerry Foley, Director - Real Time With Bill Maher • 705 • HBO • Bill Maher Productions and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Hal Grant, Director - Saturday Night Live • Host: Justin Timberlake • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Don Roy King, Director
Outstanding Short Form Picture Editing
- 81st Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Kyle Cooper, Best Motion Picture Montage By
Hal Honigsberg, Editor - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Episode 13098 • Comedy Central • Central
Productions, LLC
Graham Knox Frazier, Editor - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Episode 13109 • Comedy Central • Central
Productions, LLC
Einar Westerlund, Editor - Dancing With The Stars • Episode 710A • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions
David Timoner, Editor - Stand Up To Cancer • ABC/CBS/NBC • Laura Ziskin Productions & Seligman
Entertainment Inc.
David Brodie, Editor
Andy Grieve, Editor
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special (Single Or Multi-Camera)
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Warren Beatty • USA • An AFI production
Michael Polito, Editor
Pi Ware, Editor
Oren Castro, Editor - Chris Rock – Kill The Messenger • HBO • Chris Rock Enterprises and Funny Business in association with HBO Entertainment
Michael D. Schultz, Editor - A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All • Comedy Central • Spartina Productions
Jason Baker, Editor - The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS • George Stevens, Jr. Presentation for Kennedy Center Television Productions, Inc.
Michael Polito, Editor - Ricky Gervais: Out Of England – The Stand-Up Special • HBO • Moffitt Lee Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Booey Kober, Editor
Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
- 81st Annual Academy Awards • Song Title: Hugh Jackman Opening Number • ABC •
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
William Ross, Original Music
John Kimbrough, Original Music
Dan Harmon, Original Lyrics
Rob Schrab, Original Lyrics - A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All • Song Title: Much Worse Things • Comedy Central • Spartina Productions
Adam Schlesinger, Music By
David Javerbaum, Lyrics By - The 2008 ESPYS • Song Title: I Love Sports • ESPN • BTW Productions in association
with ESPN
Katreese Barnes, Composer
Justin Timberlake, Lyricist
Steve Higgins, Lyricist
Alex Baze, Lyricist
Rachel Hamilton, Lyricist
Kevin Miller, Lyricist
Jonathan Drubner, Lyricist
Dave Drabik, Lyricist - Flight Of The Conchords • Unnatural Love / Song Title: Carol Brown • HBO • Dakota
Pictures and Comedy Arts in association with HBO Entertainment
James Bobin, Composer and Lyricist
Bret McKenzie, Composer and Lyricist
Jemaine Clement, Composer and Lyricist - A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa • Song Title: I Wish I Could Be Santa Claus •
NBC • Muppets Productions in association with The Walt Disney Studios
Paul Williams, Original Songs By - Saturday Night Live • Host: Justin Timberlake / Song Title: Motherlover • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Akiva Schaffer, Lyrics By
Jorma Taccone, Lyrics By
Andy Samberg, Lyrics By
Justin Timberlake, Lyrics By
Asa Taccone, Music By
Drew Campbell, Music By
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
- The Colbert Report • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and
Spartina Productions - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
- Late Show With David Letterman • CBS • Worldwide Pants Incorporated
- Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO • Bill Maher Productions and Brad Grey Television in
association with HBO Entertainment - Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
- Battlestar Galactica: The Face Of The Enemy • Syfy.com • Universal Cable Productions
Ronald D. Moore, Executive Producer
David Eick, Executive Producer
Jane Espenson, Executive Producer
Harvey Frand, Produced By - Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show • NBC • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Don Mischer Productions
Don Mischer, Executive Producer
Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producer
Glenn Weiss, Executive Producer
Bruce Springsteen, Performer - The Daily Show: The Daily Show Correspondents On Jon Stewart • ComedyCentral.com • Comedy Central Digital Media
Kahane Corn, Co-Executive Producer
Paul Beddoe-Stephens, Co-Executive Producer
Nick Poppy, Producer
Rich Sullivan, Producer - Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog • drhorrible.com • Mutant Enemy, Inc.
Joss Whedon, Producer
Michael Boretz, Producer
David Burns, Producer - 30 Rock’s Kenneth the Web Page • NBC.com • Universal Media Studios
Jack McBrayer, Producer
Eric Gurian, Producer
Josh Silberman, Producer
Tracey Wigfield, Producer
Bill Sell, Producer
Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
- The Colbert Report • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
Stephen Colbert, Writer
Allison Silverman, Writer
Richard Dahm, Writer
Michael Brumm, Writer
Rob Dubbin, Writer
Opus Moreschi, Writer
Peter Gwinn, Writer
Jay Katsir, Writer
Frank Lesser, Writer
Tom Purcell, Writer
Glenn Eichler, Writer
Peter Grosz, Writer
Barry Julien, Writer
Meredith Scardino, Writer - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Steve Bodow, Head Writer
Jon Stewart, Writer
David Javerbaum, Writer
Josh Lieb, Writer
Rory Albanese, Writer
Kevin Bleyer, Writer
Jason Ross, Writer
Tim Carvell, Writer
John Oliver, Writer
Sam Means, Writer
Rob Kutner, Writer
J.R. Havlan, Writer
Rich Blomquist, Writer
Wyatt Cenac, Writer
Elliott Kalan, Writer
Rachel Axler, Writer - Late Night With Conan O’Brien • NBC • Broadway Video, NBC Studios, Conaco
Mike Sweeney, Head Writer
Chris Albers, Writer
Jose Arroyo, Writer
Dan Cronin, Writer
Kevin Dorff, Writer
Andres du Bouchet, Writer
Michael Gordon, Writer
Berkley Johson, Writer
Brian Kiley, Wrter
Todd Levin, Writer
Brian McCann, Writer
Guy Nicolucci, Writer
Conan O’Brien, Writer
Matt O’Brien, Writer
Brian Stack, Writer
Andrew Weinberg, Writer - Late Show With David Letterman • CBS • Worldwide Pants Incorporated
Eric Stangel, Head Writer
Justin Stangel, Head Writer
Michael Barrie, Writer
Jim Mulholland, Writer
Steve Young, Writer
Tom Ruprecht, Writer
Lee Ellenberg, Writer
Matt Roberts, Writer
Jeremy Weiner, Writer
Joe Grossman, Writer
Bill Scheft, Writer
Bob Borden, Writer
Frank Sebastiano, Writer
David Letterman, Writer - Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Seth Meyers, Head Writer
Doug Abeles, Writer
James Anderson, Writer
Alex Baze, Writer
Jessica Conrad, Writer
James Downey, Writer
Steve Higgins, Writer
Colin Jost, Writer
Erik Kenward, Writer
Rob Klein, Writer
John Lutz, Writer
Lorne Michaels, Writer
John Mulaney, Writer
Paula Pell, Writer
Simon Rich, Writer
Marika Sawyer, Writer
Akiva Schaffer, Writer
John Solomon, Writer
Emily Spivey, Writer
Kent Sublette, Writer
Jorma Taccone, Writer
Bryan Tucker, Writer
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18 Comments
July 16th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Well, they may have eliminated individual performance, but at least we’re weaseling into some new categories! I’ll be watching faithfully, as always. Best of luck to the amazing people who make me so happy every night!
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July 16th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Hey those are ALOT of nominations! They are sure to receive some of them. Great job on the nominations galore Colbert Report Writers! They’ve done a job beyond awesome!!!!
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July 16th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
I still cannot believe there are so many noms available for reality series but they eliminated the only category that other (ie proper!) show hosts can be nominated in. It’s ridiculous.
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July 16th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Whoo hoo! I could not be more excited about ‘Colbert Christmas’ getting TWO noms! Fantastic! And I love that David Javerbaum’s favorite song got nominated, too. That warms the cockles of my heart.
And of course, I cannot wait until the Emmy writer montage. That is always a total hoot, and it’s great to see our favorite crew being silly in front of a national audience.
Emmy night is always one of the most fun of the year, and we’ll be sure to be live blogging it!
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July 16th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Totally agree; that was my first thought (about DJ Javerbaum), too.
And congrats to the Daily Show folks, too; they got a lot of worthy noms.
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July 16th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Actually, it looks like “A Colbert Christmas” received 3 nominations! I can’t imagine this not winning for art direction. Far more unique and thoughtfully done than the other ones!
Also, I’m thrilled that “There Are Much Worse Things to Believe In” was nominated for best song. My favorite. OH! Could this possibly result in a duet by Stephen and Elvis Costello during the show? Pretty please!!!!!
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July 16th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
I would love to hear a Stephen/Elvis duet at the Emmys!
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July 16th, 2009 at 9:36 am
I am still not a happy bunny about the individual performance thing.
If TCR doesn’t get Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series this year, I’ll eat my hat. Or I would if I owned a hat.
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July 16th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Do they show the best song category on air? I hope so! I know some categories are done at a different time.
I loved it last year that The Colbert Report won best writing and The Daily Show won best show. Maybe this year it’ll switch? I like it when both shows go home happy! :)
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July 16th, 2009 at 11:29 am
The Emmys seem to have a time lag when it comes to recognizing great shows. Finally, in it’s 5th season, TCR is on their radar. I especially hope Mr. Javerbaum’s song for the Christmas special wins along w/ TCR as outstanding variety/music/comedy series, it’s a great song.
aside: OT I’m really ticked that True Blood got snubbed. /OT
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July 16th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Haha wow. Who would have thought that A Colbert Christmas would be nominated. That’s great!!!!! :)
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July 16th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Awesome! I can’t wait for the awards this year, that’s so cool that A Colbert Christmas is getting a nod. Congrats to all the TCR folks as well as the TDS folks too! :D
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July 16th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Yay! The Colbert Crew is in a lot of nominations with The Report and A Colbert Christmas! I hope A Colbert Christmas earns at least 1 of its Emmys.
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July 16th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
It better. Those songs are just so catchy!!! haha.
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July 16th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
maybe i will actually watch the emmys this time
is the Colbert Christmas online at all?
i missed it and i am willing to watch a christmas special in July.
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July 16th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Remind me what happened with Best Individual Performance again? Did it just get axed or was it replaced with something else?
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July 16th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Yay! :)
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July 16th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Well it’s great to see all those noms for TCR and the Christmas special and I love the selection for best song too.
What *were* they thinking though eliminating the best variety performance award? It’s just plain crazy when they keep trashy stuff like best reality show host! Not to mention all the great acting Stephen does as well.
I would love to see TCR win the show award this time – I really hope it doesn’t go to SNL – NBC’s been running it in prime time to give it extra publicity. I hope TCR wins though!
I’m sure Stephen and Jon will come again with all these noms. They should have fun with their non-host-nomination status.
At least I’ll have reason to watch. Some of my fav shows, like Law and Order CI, have never been nominated at all, and I get steamed!
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