The Emmy nominations came out today and anything connected with Atlanta was locked out of all major categories. Given that Atlanta has relatively few prestige shows shot here (and "Love and Hip Hop Atlanta" is not prestige in any sense of the word), that's not surprising.
So quibble about Jeff Daniels getting picked as best actor on "The Newsroom" or the fact FX's 'The Americans" got shut out completely. That's for another day.
This blog entry will focus exclusively on anything with a remote Atlanta tie. Here are some of the (brief) highlights:
- FX's "Archer," which is produced in Atlanta and created by two locals, was nominated for best animated program.
- AMC's "The Walking Dead," the most popular show on cable television, received just two minor Emmy nominations for sound editing and visual effects and no acting nominations.
- CNN, which is still kind of based in Atlanta, garnered seven nominations for its "Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown" and two more for "The Sixties."
- Atlanta-based TBS received a handful of nominations but mostly for a drama that was cancelled almost immediately: the lush period piece "Mob City," which received nominations for hairstyling, sound editing and visual effects. Its AFI tribute to Mel Brooks received nominations for best variety special.
- Atlanta-based Adult Swim nabbed a best outstanding short-format live-action entertainment program nomination with "Children's Hospital." "Adventure Time" on Cartoon Network, along with "Regular Show" and "Robot Chicken" were all given nominations for outstanding short-format animated program.
- The CW's "The Originals," shot here, got a hairstyling nomination for a series.
UDPATE: My former colleague Bob Longino, who used to cover films for the AJC, told me his son was nominated for editing IFC's 'Portlandia." Here's his note:
Dan was Paideia high school graduate in 2002. Dan and Bill are now also co-directing and co-editing The Kroll Show.
Please contact me if you see any more that I may have missed.
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