The nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards were (rather quietly) announced yesterday, and horror faves Dexter and Pushing Daisies featured prominently on the ponderously endless list.Season 2 of Showtime's excellent serial killer drama received five nominations:
- Dramatic Series
- Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Michael C. Hall)
- Sound Mixing (one-hour comedy or drama)
- Art Direction (single-camera series)
- Cinematography (one-hour series)
Very gratifying to see Dexter get the Dramatic Series nod. Now if only they had also recognized Battlestar Galactica...
ABC's new smash horror/fantasy/comedy scored an impressive 12 nominations for its debut season:
- Directing (comedy series)
- Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Lee Pace)
- Supporting Actress in a Comedy (Kristin Chenoweth)
- Writing (comedy series)
- Art Direction (single-camera series)
- Picture Editing (comedy series)
- Casting (comedy series)
- Costumes (series)
- Hair-styling (single-camera series)
- Makeup (single-camera series)
- Prosthetics
- Original Score (series)
I've not checked out this show, but it's from Bryan Fuller, creator of Showtime's woefully under-recognized and short-lived Dead Like Me, so I might have to check it out. Any opinions?
Additionally, Anjelica Huston's role on the supernatural thriller series Medium landed a nomination for Guest Actress in a Drama Series, and the CW's Supernatural was recognized for Sound Editing.
The Emmys air Sunday, September 21.