Once again, the Emmy nominations have been very good to Tracey and TTO. The series captured eight nominations this year, along with a nomination for Tracey for her work on Ally McBeal. How many will they win? Find out on August 28 (the non-televised awards ceremony) and September 12 (prime-time telecast).
The winners, when announced, will be in bold.
Outstanding Art Direction - Variety or Music Program
Outstanding Choreography (may have multiple awards)
Outstanding Costume Design - Variety or Music Program
Outstanding Hairstyling - Series
Outstanding Makeup - Series
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Performance - Variety or Music Program
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Nominations: The nominations are very similar to 1998's, with the exception of directing (yes in 98, no this year) and guest performance (no in 98, but yes this year). I see that TTO received two nominations for outstanding art direction; might this lead to some votes canceling each other out? We shall see. I am gratified to see that Tracey did get a nod for her role as Ally McBeal's unconventional therapist; personally, I think she should have got one last year. She has the potential to personally win three Emmys this year (two for acting and one for executive producing TTO).
Awards: I thought Tracey would have been nominated last year for her work on Ally McBeal. No matter; she got the nomination AND the win this year! This should make seven Emmys for her to this point; Dinah Shore is the only woman to have more. Performance: When viewing the clips for each performance during the ceremony, I got the impression that John Leguizamo was going to win, and he did. I didn't see his special, but judging from the clips, he seemed to be a worthy winner. Series: Dave wins for the second year in the row -- bummer. Side note: a couple of Tracey alums (Jay Kogen from TTUS and Thomas Schlamme from TTO) won Emmys for writing and directing, respectively. Helen Mirren, who played Hope's professor in a third-season sketch, also picked up an Emmy. Congratulations to them!
Congratulations to Tracey and the entire TTO staff.
Nomination information obtained from the ATAS press release
Revised April 20, 2008
Created by Roger Reini