Washington, DC – Twenty-one cable networks garnered 188 Primetime Emmy nominations today from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the greatest number of cable networks to be nominated in any one year. Also, for the sixth time, a cable network – Home Box Office (HBO) – dominated the nominations with 93, more than any other network (CBS followed HBO with 59).
“The record number of cable networks honored today demonstrates not only cable's leading creative role in the television industry, but also the diversity of programming cable provides,” said Jill Luckett, Senior Vice President, Program Network Policy, National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA). Luckett added, “This year’s nominations, along with cable's continued growth in viewership, are further evidence that cable is increasingly recognized as the outlet for high-quality, cutting-edge programming.”
HBO's two biopics, The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers and Warm Springs (about Franklin Delano Roosevelt), tied for the most Emmy nominations for an individual program, with 16 each. Other cable network achievements include Showtime with 17 nominations; A&E Network with 10 nominations; FX and TNT with eight nominations each; SCI FI Channel with seven nominations; USA Network with six nominations; Bravo, Comedy Central and Discovery Channel with five nominations; Cartoon Network and The History Channel with four nominations; Lifetime and Nickelodeon with three nominations; Animal Planet and BBC America with two nominations; and Disney Channel, ESPN, Hallmark Channel, IFC, MTV, and TCM each with one. This year marked the first nomination for Hallmark Channel.
Many cable programs were recognized in multiple categories, including Deadwood (HBO) with 11 nominations; Empire Falls (HBO) with ten nominations; Carnivale (HBO) received eight nominations; Huff (Showtime) and Lackawanna Blues (HBO) each took seven, among others.
Cable networks produced a clean sweep in seven award categories, securing all nominations for:
• Outstanding Made For Television Movie
• Outstanding Children's Program
• Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
• Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
• Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour Or More)
• Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
• Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
Nominations for the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are for programs from the period of June 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005. The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation will be televised on Sunday, September 18, 2005, from the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium.
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