Road To Emmys Annual Series
Mimi Leder is part of the Emmy conversation, once again--this time for HBO’s The Leftovers as EP/director.
Created by Damon Lindelof (Emmy winner for Lost) and novelist Tom Perrotta (an...
Clement Virgo, director, EP, producer and co-writer of the The Book of Negroes, has seen the BET miniseries gain award show traction with two Critics Choice TV Award nominations--for Best...
SHOOT’s second annual New Directors Showcase--back in 2004--included a promising young talent in Elliott Lester who has gone on to an accomplished career spanning features, commercials and television. On the latter front, last month Lester made his most...
Several years ago, director Lisa Cholodenko (High Art, Laurel Canyon, The Kids Are All Right) and cinematographer Fred Elmes, ASC (Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, The Ice Storm) served on a Sundance selection jury. “It’s a very intense experience...
Marta Kauffman received her first Emmy nomination in 1993--for Writing in a Comedy Series on the strength of the “For Peter’s Sake” episode of Dream On. She shared that nomination with fellow writer David Crane. She and Crane went on to create the iconic...
Craig Zisk is no stranger to the Emmy nominees’ circle. He has been up for the coveted award four times--three nominations for Best Comedy Series (Weeds in 2009; The Larry Sanders Show in 1998; and Brooklyn Bridge in 1992), and once for...
We start out with Beau Willimon, showrunner, exec producer, writer and creator of Netflix’s House of Cards which scored nine Emmy nominations in 2013, its debut year (and three wins--David Fincher for Outstanding Director on a Drama Series, Eigil Bryld for Outstanding Cinematography For...
The first time proved to be the charm for director Colin Bucksey. His initial primetime Emmy nomination made him the winner this evening for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special on the strength of the “Buridan’s Ass” episode of ...
"Modern Family" and "Breaking Bad" triumphed at Monday's Emmy Awards, proving that established broadcast and cable fare retains the power to fend off challenges from upstart online series such as "Orange Is the New Black."
The ceremony's emotional high point came with Billy Crystal's...
The first time proved to be the charm for DP Neville Kidd. Tonight in Los Angeles, the first-time Emmy nominee wound up winning the coveted award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie on the strength of the “His Last Vow” episode of the...