Emmy "Reality/Competition" Nominees

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The prime time Emmy nominations were announced yesterday.  Once again, the SAG members who announced the other major nominees (this time, Michael Imperio and Jami "PEOP-LLLLLLLEEEEEE..." Gertz) couldn't bring themselves to announce the nominees for reality/competition series, so ATAS Chairman Dick Askin did the honors:

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race • CBS • Amazing Race Productions Inc. and Touchstone Television Productions, LLC in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and
WorldRace Productions Inc.
Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer
Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer
Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer
Hayma “Screech” Washington, Executive Producer
Amy Nabseth Chacon, Co-Executive Producer
Evan Weinstein, Co-Executive Producer
Elise Doganieri, Supervising Producer
John Moffet, Supervising Producer
Mark Vertullo, Supervising Producer
Julian Grimmond, Senior Producer
Nancy Gunn, Senior Producer
Alex Rader, Senior Producer
Glenn Stickley, Senior Producer
[17--count 'em! 17 producers]
Phil Keoghan, Host
American Idol • FOX • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19 TV Ltd.
Simon Fuller, Executive Producer
Nigel Lythgoe, Executive Producer
Cecile Frot Coutaz, Executive Producer
Ken Warwick, Executive Producer
Charles Boyd, Supervising Producer
James Breen, Senior Producer
Simon Lythgoe, Producer
Megan Michaels, Producer
Ryan Seacrest, Host
Simon Cowell, Judge
Paula Abdul, Judge
Randy Jackson, Judge
The Apprentice • NBC • Mark Burnett Productions
Mark Burnett, Executive Producer
Donald Trump, Executive Producer
Jay Bienstock, Executive Producer
Conrad Riggs, Co-Executive Producer
Kevin Harris, Co-Executive Producer
[7 producers]
James Bruce, Senior Producer
Project Runway • Bravo • Magical Elves in association with Miramax Television
Harvey Weinstein, Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein, Executive Producer
[4 other EPs, including Jane Lipsitz--huh huh]
Heidi Klum, Executive Producer/Host
Shari Levine, Executive Producer for Bravo
Frances Berwick, Executive Producer for Bravo
Rich Bye, Co-Executive Producer
Rich Buhrman, Co-Executive Producer
Gaylen Gawlowski, Supervising Producer
Sebastian Doggart, Producer
Alexandra Lipsitz, Producer
Survivor • CBS • SEG, Inc.
Mark Burnett, Executive Producer
Charlie Parsons, Executive Producer
Tom Shelly, Executive Producer
Vittoria Cacciatore, Co-Executive Producer
Kevin Greene, Co-Executive Producer
Douglas McCallie, Co-Executive Producer
Conrad Riggs, Co-Executive Producer
Holly M. Wofford, Co-Executive Producer
David Dale Dryden, Senior Producer
[10 producers]
Jeff Probst, Producer/Host

For comparison, the plain old reality show nominees were "Antiques Roadshow," "Extreme Makeover:  Home Edition," "Penn & Teller:  B------t!", "Project Greenlight" and "Queer Eye."

More to come...

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Now, comp shows nominated in other categories:

Outstanding Art Direction For A Variety, Music Program, Or Special
American Idol • Episode 419
Andy Walmsley, Production Designer
James Yarnell, Art Director

Up against the Oscars, the Grammies, "MadTV" and the History Channel's "First Invasion: The War Of 1812."  Seacrest did that show, too?

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
The Amazing Race • We’re Moving Up The Food Chain •
Per A.C. Larsson, Director of Photography
[10 cameramen]
The Contender • The Final Four • NBC • Mark Burnett Productions, Dreamworks TV, Rogue Marble Productions
Michael Murray, Director of Photography
Michael Koepke, Lighting Director
[19 cameramen and perhaps one camerawoman--Mande Whitaker]
Survivor • Palau: This Has Never Happened Before •
Mark Hryma, Director of Aerial Photography
Michael Murray, Director of Photography
Mark “Ninja” Lynch, Director of Photography
Lance Milbrand, Director of Underwater Photography
Dave Parkinson, Lighting Director
Justine Evans, Low Light Camera
[17 cameramen]

The other nominees are an HBO documentary and Discovery's "Living With Wolves."

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming
American Idol • Finale •
Bruce Gowers, Directed by
The Apprentice • Season 2 Finale •
Glenn Weiss, Directed by

Against Ken Burns, so you know who's going to win.  (The other nominees are that HBO doc and "ExM:  HE.")

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
The Amazing Race • We’re Moving Up The Food Chain •
Matt Deitrich, Supervising Editor
[13 editors]
The Apprentice • Lights! Camera! Transaction! •
[24 editors]
The Contender • The Hangman’s Noose
[14 editors]
Survivor • This Has Never Happened Before
[16 editors]
Survivor • Culture Shock And Violent Storms
[15 editors]

The first time I've seen reality shows dominate an entire category outside of their own.

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) For VMC Programming
American Idol • Finale, Part 2
Kieran Healy, Lighting Designer
George Harvey, Lighting Director
Harry Sangmeister, Lighting Director

They're against the Oscars, the Olympics opening ceremony, Dave Letterman and PBS' "Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival."

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
The Amazing Race • We’re Moving Up The Food Chain
Matt Deitrich, Supervising Editor
[14 sound editors]

Higher-toned specials on Broadway, Pompeii and "Star Wars" are their competitors in the category.

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special Or Animation
American Idol • Finale • FOX
Klaus Landsberg, Audio Mixer
Brian Riordan, Re-Recording Mixer

Against the Oscars, the Grammies, that Eric Clapton show and the Ray Charles tribute.

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
The Amazing Race • We’re Moving Up The Food Chain •
Troy Smith, Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Ursulak, Lead Audio
[[11 audio engineers]
American Idol • 401/402 [Auditions shows]
Brian Riordan, Post-Audio Mixer
Survivor • Love Is In The Air, Rats Are Everywhere
Terrance Dwyer, Re-Recording Mixer
Jeremy Ireland, Production Sound Mixer
[14 sound mixers]

Against that Broadway doc and a Discovery show on crab fishing.

All told, "Idol" got six nominations, "Amazing Race" and "Survivor" five.

The big awards (including the comp award) will be given out Sept. 18 on CBS.  The Creative Arts ceremony will be Sept. 11.  Hopefully, E! will televise it in one form or another.  Even more hopefully, our friend Randy West will be asked to announce again.  Good luck to all.