THE NATIONAL ACADEMY of TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES the 42Nd ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS
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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES The 42nd ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS Live Television Broadcast Airing Exclusively on Pop Sunday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT Daytime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards Gala on April 24th To be held at the Universal Hilton Individual Achievement in Animation Honorees Announced New York – March 31st, 2015 – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards. The awards ceremony will be televised live on Pop at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT from the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, CA. “This year’s Daytime Emmy Awards is shaping up to be one of our most memorable events in our forty-two year history,” said Bob Mauro, President, NATAS. “With a record number of entries this year, some 350 nominees, the glamour of the historic Warner Bros. Studios lot and the live broadcast on the new Pop network, this year promises to have more ‘red carpet’ then at any other time in our storied-past!” “This year’s Daytime Emmy Awards promises a cornucopia of thrills and surprises,” said David Michaels, Senior Vice President, Daytime. “The broadcast on Pop at the iconic Warner Bros. Studios honoring not only the best in daytime television but the incomparable, indefatigable, Betty White, will be an event like nothing we’ve ever done before. Add Alex Trebek and Florence Henderson as our hosts for The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Universal Hilton with Producer/Director Michael Gargiulo as our crafts lifetime achievement honoree and it will be two galas the community will remember for a long time!” In addition to our esteemed nominees, the following six individuals were chosen from over 130 entries by a live, juried panel in Los Angeles and will be awarded 1 the prestigious Emmy Award at our Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on April 24, 2015. Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation: Honorees Jason Kolowski, Production Designer, Michael Granberry, Animator, Drew Hodges, Character Designer and Robyn Yannoukos, Lead Painter all winning for “Tumble Leaf,” Amazon Instant Video. Jairo Lizarazu, Location Designer for “Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates,” Disney Junior. Mårten Jönmark, Storyboard Artist for “Peter Rabbit,” Nickelodeon. The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. during the 2014 calendar year. The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards gala, which honors the more than 65 craft categories behind the many shows that grace the Daytime genre, will be held at the Universal Hilton on Friday, April 24th, 2015 with a reception at 5:30 p.m. The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards is a presentation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in cooperation with the Television Academy (ATAS). A breakdown of the awards by network, as compiled by the independent accounting firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP, follows. FX Group, Inc., is the official provider of the Daytime Emmy Award Almanac, the official program for the event. Yangaroo, Inc. is the official provider of the Digital Media Distribution System Awards Management Solution (“DMDS”) for the submission, judging and voting of all programs in the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Off the Wall Productions is the official provider of the Official Emmy Gift Lounge and Gift Bag. A full list of all nominees in all categories can be downloaded from our website at www.emmyonline.tv. About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in 2 television with the coveted Emmy® Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, and Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of more than 14,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including Regional Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. On The Web: http://emmyonline.org/ Daytime Emmys: https://www.facebook.com/DaytimeEmmyAwards DAYTIME EMMYS Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaytimeEmmys NATAS Press Contact: Paul G. Pillitteri, SVP, Communications - [email protected] NATAS PR LA /Social Media Contacts: B. Harlan Boll - [email protected] 626-296-3757 Lisa England - [email protected] About Pop Fans don’t sit at the outskirts of pop culture making snarky comments. They live right smack in the middle of it, sharing, creating, and connecting their passions with others. At Pop, fans finally have a destination that celebrates the fun of being a fan. Fans aren’t even fans anymore — they’re gladiators, tributes, human beings and blockheads. Seen in more than 80 million homes, Pop gives fans a dedicated channel that loves being a fan as much as they do. A channel that respects talent over celebrity. A channel filled with optimism, passion, humor, and excitement. A channel that understands the fun doesn’t stop when the credits roll… it’s really just the beginning. Pop is a joint venture of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF). The partnership combines CBS’s programming, production and marketing assets with Lionsgate’s resources in motion pictures, television and digitally delivered content. Pop’s ownership structure is comprised of the company with the #1 broadcast network and many of the top first-run syndication series (“Entertainment Tonight,” “The Insider”) and the studio that produces and distributes the blockbuster “Hunger Games,” “Twilight” and “Divergent” franchises and produces such award-winning TV series as “Mad Men” and “Orange is the New Black.” On the Web: www.poptv.com Pop Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopTelevision Pop Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopTV Press Contacts: Leslie Furuta 3 [email protected] (323) 856-4062 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is a global leader in all forms of entertainment and their related businesses across all current and emerging media and platforms. A Time Warner Company, the fully integrated, broad-based Studio is home to one of the most successful collections of brands in the world and stands at the forefront of every aspect of the entertainment industry from feature film, television and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution to DVD and Blu-ray, digital distribution, animation, comic books, video games, product and brand licensing, and broadcasting. Warner Bros. Entertainment is headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios lot, 142 acres in Burbank, California, which is considered one of the foremost motion picture and television production and post-production facilities in the world and home to 35 soundstages (including one of the world’s tallest stages, which has an in-ground tank capable of holding more than two million gallons of water). 4 NETWORK TOTALS (Multiple Noms) Network Nominations CBS 62 SYNDICATED 53 PBS 50 ABC 35 NBC 20 Nickelodeon 18 Netflix 18 Discovery Family Channel 12 Food Network 8 Amazon Instant Video 7 Disney Jr. 6 Univision 5 MTV 4 YouTube.com 4 Disney Channel 3 www.beaconhilltheseries.com 3 Hulu 3 DisneyXD 3 Cooking Channel 3 CNN en Espanol 3 ESPN Desportes 3 E! Entertainment 2 FOX 2 Cartoon Network 2 American Public Television 2 MeTV 2 Hub Network 2 5 Multiple Nominations by Program Program Nominations Network General Hospital 28 ABC The Young and the Restless 25 CBS The Bold and the Beautiful 19 CBS Days of Our Lives 16 NBC Sesame Street 13 PBS The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10 SYNDICATED Star Wars: The Clone Wars 7 Netflix The Talk 7 CBS Odd Squad 6 PBS Peg+Cat 6 PBS R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour The Series 6 Discovery Family Channel Tumble Leaf 5 Amazon Instant Video All Hail King Julien 5 Netflix Silent 5 Netflix The Mind of a Chef 5 PBS Born to Explore with Richard Wiese 5 SYNDICATED Steve Harvey 5 SYNDICATED El Gordo y la Flaca 4 Univision Beacon Hill the Series 3 www.beaconhilltheseries.com East Los High 3 Hulu Spooksville 3 Discovery Family Channel Jeopardy! 3 SYNDICATED The Dr. Oz Show 3 SYNDICATED The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation 3 CBS Central American Games 3 ESPN Desportes Anacostia 2 YouTube.com Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures 2 Nickelodeon Sanjay & Craig 2 Nickelodeon Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics 2 Food Network Martha Bakes 2 PBS The Price Is Right 2 CBS Family Feud 2 SYNDICATED Good Morning America 2 ABC The Chew 2 ABC The Kitchen 2 Food Network Live! with Kelly and Michael 2 SYNDICATED The Legend of Korra 2 Nickelodeon 6 Got Your 6 2 MTV The Wendy Williams Show 2 SYNDICATED Make Your Mark 2 Disney Channel Lost Treasure Hunt 2 American Public Television Green Screen Adventures 2 MeTV Cyberchase 2 PBS Disney Sofia the First 2 Disney Channel Wheel of Fortune 2 SYNDICATED Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Nickelodeon Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates 2 Disney Jr. Peter Rabbit 2 Nickelodeon A Chef's Life 2 PBS CBS This Morning 2 CBS Let's Make a Deal 2 CBS 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2 NBC The View 2 ABC The Aquabats! Super Show! 2 Hub Network Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness 2 Nickelodeon Disney 7D 2 DisneyXD The Real 2 SYNDICATED 7 Cat # INDEX OF CATEGORIES Page # PROGRAMS DRAMA 1.