The nominations for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced, with HBO garnering the most nominations at 104, CBS coming in second with 50, and PBS racking up 43.
There are plenty of familiar titles in the reality categories, with PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, Bravo’s Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Discovery Channel’s MythBusters and CBS’ Undercover Boss back to vie for the outstanding reality program honor. This year they’re joined by Discovery’s Deadliest Catch, which had a huge season over the past year, and A&E’s Hoarders.
In the reality competition category, there aren’t many surprises as CBS’ The Amazing Race, Fox’s American Idol, ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, Bravo’s Top Chef and Lifetime’s Project Runway return from last year’s list. This year they’re joined by a sixth show, Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance?
Outstanding non-fiction series noms went to PBS’ American Masters and Pioneers of Television, ESPN’s 30 for 30, Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, BIO’s Biography and TCM’s Moguls & Movie Stars.
Outstanding non-fiction special nominations went to OWN’s Becoming Chaz, History’s Gettysburg, HBO’s His Way, BIO’s Jaws: The Inside Story and the multi-network Stand Up To Cancer.
The awards will be broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre on Sunday, September 18 at 8 p.m. EST on Fox. The telecast, hosted by Glee‘s Jane Lynch, will be executive produced by Mark Burnett. The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards will take place on Saturday, September 10.
Here is a sampling of the major awards pertaining to non-fiction and reality programming:
Outstanding Non-fiction Special
Becoming Chaz (OWN; World of Wonder Productions)
Produced by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato,
Chaz Bono, Producer
Gettysburg (History; Produced by ScottFree Productions in association with Herzog & Company for History)
Executive producers: Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Mary Lisio
Executive producers for History: David McKillop, Mary E. Donohue, Julian P. Hobbs
Christopher G. Cowen, Producer
His Way (HBO; A Polsky Films Production and Consolidated Documentaries in association with HBO Documentary Films)
Executive producers: Steven Soderbergh, Audrey Rosenberg
Produced by Graydon Carter, Alan Polsky, Gabe Polsky
Jaws: The Inside Story (BIO; Pangolin Pictures for BIO)
Executive producers for BIO: Thomas Moody, Peter Tarshis
Executive producer for Pangolin Pictures: Kevin Bachar
Amelia Hanibelsz, Supervising Producer
Georgia Manukas, Producer
Stand Up To Cancer (Laura Ziskin Productions and Seligman Entertainment)
Executive producers: Laura Ziskin, Pamela Oas Williams
Michael B. Seligman, Supervising Producer
Outstanding Non-fiction Series
American Masters (PBS; 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)
Executive producers: Susan Lacy, Stanley Buchthal, Michael Cohl
Prudence Glass, Series Producer
Julie Sacks, Supervising Producer
Producers: Michael Epstein, Jessica Levin
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel; Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.)
Executive producers: Lydia Tenaglia, Christopher Collins Anthony Bourdain (executive producer/host)
Executive producer for Travel Channel: Stone Roberts
Biography (BIO; Pangolin Pictures for BIO)
Executive producer: Judith Belushi Pisano
Executive producers for BIO: Peter Tarshis, Thomas Moody
Executive producer for Pangolin Pictures: Kevin Bachar
Amelia Hanibelsz, Supervising Producer
Joey Allen, Producer
Rob Goldberg, Producer
Moguls & Movie Stars (TCM; Produced by TCM in association with Ostar Productions)
Executive producer: Bill Haber
Producer: Jon Wilkman
Pioneers of Television (PBS; Boettcher+Trinklein Television)
Producers: Michael J. Trinklein, Steven J. Boettcher
30 For 30 (ESPN; ESPN Films)
Executive producers: John Dahl, Connor Schell, Bill Simmons, Joan Lynch, John Skipper, John Walsh, Keith Clinkscales
Outstanding Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow (PBS; WGBH Boston)
Executive producer: Marsha Bemko
Sam Farrell, Supervising Producer
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel; Produced by Original Productions, LLC for Discovery Communications)
Executive producers: Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, Paul Gasek
Executive producer for Discovery Channel: Tracy Rudolph
Matt Renner, Co-Executive Producer
Sheila McCormack, Supervising Producer
Ethan Prochnik, Series Producer
Steven Robillard, Senior Producer
Todd Stanley, Producer
Hoarders (A&E; Screaming Flea Productions, Inc. for A&E Networks)
Executive producers: Matt Chan, Dave Severson, Jodi Flynn
Executive producers for A&E: Robert Sharenow, Andrew Berg
Series producers: George Butts, Pat Barnes
Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List (Bravo; Picture This Television)
Executive producers: Bryan Scott, Lisa M. Tucker, Kathy Griffin, Danny Salles, Cori Abraham, Andrew Cohen, Jenn Levy
MythBusters (Discovery Channel; Produced by Beyond Productions Pty. Ltd. for The Discovery Channel)
Executive producers: Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Dan Tapster, John Luscombe
Executive producer for the Discovery Channel: Tracy Rudolph
Producers: Alice Dallow, Lauren Williams
Undercover Boss (CBS; Studio Lambert)
Executive producers: Eli Holzman, Stephen Lambert, Chris Carlson
Co-executive producers: Susan Hoenig, Sandi Johnson
Allison Schermerhorn, Supervising Producer
Outstanding Reality – Competition Program
The Amazing Race (CBS; World Race Productions Inc.)
Executive producers: Bertram van Munster, Elise Doganieri, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Mark Vertullo
Co-executive producers: Evan Weinstein, Dan Coffie
Supervising producers: Giselle Parets, Michael Norton, Barry Hennessey, Matt Schmidt, Patrick Cariaga,
Phil Keoghan, Michael Miller, Bob Parr, Neil Jahss
American Idol (Fox; FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Limited)
Executive producers: Ken Warwick, Simon Fuller, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Nigel Lythgoe
Co-executive producer: Charles Boyd
Supervising producer: Patrick M. Lynn, Megan Michaels
Senior producers: Ron DeShay, Norm Betts
Producers: Theodore Dimitriou, Katie Fennelly, Melanie Oberman, Brian Robinson
Dancing With the Stars (ABC; BBC Worldwide Productions)
Executive producer: Conrad Green
Co-executive producer: Joe Sungkur, Ashley Edens-Shaffer, Rob Wade
Supervising producer: Kim Kilbey
Senior producers: Tara West, Deena Katz, Renana Barkan, Dan Martin, Joshua Firosz
Producers: Josh Figgs, Drew Seltzer, John Birkitt
Project Runway (Lifetime; The Weinstein Company, Miramax Films, Bunim-Murray Productions and Full Picture)
Executive producers: Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Heidi Klum, Jane Cha, Desiree Gruber, Joann Alfano, David Hillman, Barbara Schneeweiss
Co-executive producers: Colleen Sands, Gil Goldschein
Supervising producer: Lisa Fletcher
Producers: Sasha Alpert, Michael Carroll, Trish Norton
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox; Dick Clark Productions in association with 19 Entertainment)
Executive producers: Barry Adelman, Simon Fuller, Nigel Lythgoe
Co-executive producers: James Breen, Jeff Thacker
Supervising producer: Zoe Brown
Senior producers: Mike Yurchuk, Dan Sacks
Producers: Adam Cooper, Mike Deffina, Hope Wilson, Brian Robinson
Top Chef (Bravo; Magical Elves)
Executive producers: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Nan Strait, Casey Kriley, Andrew Cohen, Dave Serwatka
Co-executive producers: Andrew Wallace, Chaz Gray, Gaylen Gawlowski, Tom Colicchio
Supervising producers: Erica Ross, Sue Kolinsky, Shea Spencer
Senior producers: Doneen Arquines, Christian Homlish, Jaymee Johnson
Exceptional Merit in Non-fiction Filmmaking
Freedom Riders (PBS; A production of Firelight Films for American Experience)
Produced by: Stanley Nelson, Laurens Grant
Mark Samels, Executive Producer
Sharon Grimberg, Senior Producer
Gasland (HBO; An International WOW Company Production in association with HBO Documentary Films)
Producers: Trish Adlesic, Josh Fox, Molly Gandour
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (POV/PBS; A Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith production in association with American Documentary, ITVS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting)
Rick Goldsmith, Producer
Outstanding Directing For Non-fiction Programming
The Amazing Race “You Don’t Get Paid Unless You Win” (CBS ; World Race Productions Inc.)
Directed by Bertram van Munster
American Masters • A Letter To Elia/Reflecting On Kazan (PBS; A Production of Sikelia Productions with Far Hills Pictures in association with Thirteen’s American Masters for WNET.org)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese, Kent Jones
Becoming Chaz (OWN; World of Wonder Productions)
Directed by: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Gasland (HBO; An International WOW Company Production in association with HBO Documentary Films)
Directed by: Josh Fox
Top Chef “Give Me Your Huddled Masses” (Bravo; Magical Elves)
Directed by: Paul Starkman
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race (CBS; World Race Productions Inc.)
Phil Keoghan as Host
American Idol (Fox; FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Limited)
Ryan Seacrest as Host
Dancing With the Stars (ABC; BBC Worldwide Productions)
Tom Bergeron as Host
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox; Dick Clark Productions in association with 19 Entertainment)
Cat Deeley as Host
Survivor (CBS; SEG Inc.)
Jeff Probst as Host
Outstanding Cinematography for Non-fiction Programming
American Masters “Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise Of The Singer-Songwriter” (PBS; A Starcon LLC production in association with Thirteen’s American Masters for WNET.org)
Directors of photography: Nicola Marsh, Arlene Nelson
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations “Haiti” (Travel Channel; Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.)
Directors of photography: Zach Zamboni, Todd Liebler
Gasland (HBO; An International WOW Company Production in association with HBO Documentary Films)
Josh Fox, Camera
Gettysburg (History; Produced by ScottFree Productions in association with Herzog & Company for History)
Director of photography: Michael Snyman
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise (HBO; 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks in association with HBO Documentary Films)
Director of photography: Cliff Charles
Whale Wars “To The Ends Of The Earth” (Animal Planet; Produced by Lizard Trading Company, LLC for Animal Planet)
Cinematography Team
Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
The Amazing Race “You Don’t Get Paid Unless You Win” (CBS; World Race Productions Inc.)
Cinematography Team
Deadliest Catch “Redemption Day” (Discovery Channel; Produced by Original Productions, LLC for Discovery Communications
Cinematography Team
Intervention “Rachel” (A&E; GRB Entertainment for A&E Network)
Director of photography: Joia Speciale
Survivor “Rice Wars” (CBS; SEG Inc.)
Cinematography Team
Top Chef “Give Me Your Huddled Masses” (Bravo; Magical Elves)
Director of photography: Tim Spellman
Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming
American Masters “LENNONYC” (PBS; 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)
Editors: Ed Barteski, Deborah Peretz
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations “Haiti” (Travel Channel; Zero Point Zero Production,Inc.)
Editor: Eric Lasby
Becoming Chaz (OWN; World of Wonder Productions)
Editor: Cameron Teisher
Freedom Riders (PBS; A production of Firelight Films for American Experience)
Editors: Lewis Erskine, Aljernon Tunsil
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise (HBO; 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks in association with HBO Documentary Films)
Sam Pollard, Supervising Editor
Geeta Gandbhir, Editor
Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming
The Amazing Race “You Don’t Get Paid Unless You Win” (CBS; World Race Productions Inc.)
Editor: Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Michael Bolanowski, Jennifer Nelson, Jacob Parsons
Deadliest Catch “Redemption Day” (Discovery Channel; Produced by Original Productions, LLC for Discovery Communications)
Supervising editors: Josh Earl, Kelly Coskran
Alex Durham, Editor
Project Runway “There Is An ‘I’ In Team” (Lifetime; The Weinstein Company, Miramax Films, Bunim-Murray Productions and Full Picture)
Editors: Lisa Trulli, Blue, Erik Hammarberg, Josh Franco
Survivor “Don’t You Work For Me?” (CBS; SEG Inc.)
Michael Greer, Supervising Editor
Editors: Chad Bertalotto, Eric Gardner, Andrew Bolhuis, James Ciccarello, Evan Mediuch, Hordur Arnarson
Top Chef “Give Me Your Huddled Masses” (Bravo; Magical Elves)
Kevin Kearney, Co-Lead Editor
LaRonda Morris, Co-Lead Editor
Edited by: Bri Dellinger, Michael Lynn Deis
Editors: Chris Colombel, Tom Danon, Jeff Nemetz
For more nominations, click here.
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