Earlier this morning the Academy of television Arts & Sciences announced a list of nominees for the 59th annual Primetime Emmy Awards and Cirque du Soleil’s CORTEO on Bravo has been nominated in two categories!
- Category 6: Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program or Special
- Category 28: Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)
So, who is the competition?
In Category 6 – Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program or Special:
- 79th Annual Academy Awards, ABC
- Cirque du Soleil: Corteo, Bravo
- Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower, The History Channel
- Engineering an Empire: Egypt, The History Channel
- Hell’s Kitchen: Episode 210, Fox
- MADtv: Episode 1209, Fox
- Tony Bennett: An American Classic, NBC
And in Category 28 – Picture Editing for a Special:
- 79th Annual Academy Awards, ABC
- Cirque du Soleil: Corteo, Bravo
- Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed, HBO
- Tony Bennett: An American Classic, NBC
- A Tribute to James Taylor (Great Performances), PBS
The Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented on the evening of Sunday, September 16th from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and telecast on the FOX Network at 8:00pm Eastern Time.
Good Luck Cirque du Soleil!