66th Primetime Emmy Awards
66th Primetime Emmy Awards | ||
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Outstanding Competition Program The Amazing Race | | |
Outstanding Variety Series | The Colbert Report | |
Website | http://www.emmys.com/ | |
Television/radio coverage | ||
Network | NBC[2] | |
Produced by | Don Mischer | |
Directed by | Glenn Weiss | |
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in US prime time television programming from June 1, 2013 until May 31, 2014, as chosen by the
The scheduling of the
Scheduling of ceremony
"This year we're doing the Emmys on a Monday night in August, which if I understand television, means the Emmys are about to be canceled."
—host Seth Meyers, during his opening monologue[11]
The ceremony was held on a night other than Sunday for the first time since
The ceremony's weeknight date and start time – 5:00 p.m. (PDT) in Los Angeles, California – led to concerns of rush hour traffic gridlock in Los Angeles' downtown core at the time of the ceremony; to help alleviate the concerns, the ATAS worked with Los Angeles city officials to map out street closures and red carpet staging areas, as well as include travel instructions (including which routes to take and where to park) in attendees' ticket packets.[13]
Changes in categories and balloting
On November 14, 2013, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced that it would implement online voting for its members to select the nominees. However, online voting to determine the winners would not be used until 2015, and winners for this year were voted on via paper ballots.[14]
The Academy had also announced changes to several awards and categories that affect both the
There was also an increase in the number of longform nominees in writing, directing and performing categories for miniseries/movie (from five to six nominees) as well as a change in their final voting procedures.[15] Additionally, a 2% rule was adopted in the comedy and drama series categories, wherein, a seventh nominee can be added to the respective categories if its total first-round votes are within 2% of the sixth place series.[15]
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:[17]
Programs
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Outstanding Miniseries
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Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
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Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
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Directing
Writing
Most major nominations
Network | No. of Nominations |
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HBO | 39 |
FX | 20 |
CBS | 14 |
Netflix | 11 |
PBS | |
AMC | 10 |
Showtime | |
ABC | 9 |
NBC | 7 |
Lifetime | 5 |
BBC America | 4 |
Fox | 3 |
Comedy Central | 2 |
IFC |
Program | Category | Network | No. of Nominations |
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The Normal Heart | Movie | HBO | 9 |
American Horror Story: Coven | Miniseries | FX | 8 |
Fargo | |||
Breaking Bad | Drama | AMC | 7 |
Downton Abbey | PBS | 6 | |
Game of Thrones | HBO | 5 | |
House of Cards | Netflix | ||
Modern Family | Comedy | ABC | |
Orange Is the New Black | Netflix | ||
Sherlock: His Last Vow | Movie | PBS | |
True Detective | Drama | HBO | |
Veep | Comedy | ||
Louie | FX | 4 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 3 | |
Episodes | Showtime | ||
The Good Wife | Drama | CBS | |
Luther | Miniseries | BBC America | |
Mad Men | Drama | AMC | |
Silicon Valley | Comedy | HBO | |
67th Tony Awards | Variety | CBS | 2 |
The Beatles: The Night That Changed America | |||
Girls | Comedy | HBO | |
Homeland | Drama | Showtime | |
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Movie | HBO | |
Saturday Night Live | Variety | NBC | |
Treme | Miniseries | HBO | |
The Trip to Bountiful | Movie | Lifetime |
Most major awards
Network | No. of Awards |
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AMC | 5 |
CBS | |
FX | |
HBO | 4 |
ABC | 3 |
PBS |
Program | Category | Network | No. of Awards |
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Breaking Bad | Drama | AMC | 5 |
Modern Family | Comedy | ABC | 3 |
Sherlock: His Last Vow | Movie | PBS | |
American Horror Story: Coven | Miniseries | FX | 2 |
Fargo |
- Notes
- ^ technical categories.
Presenters and performers
The awards were presented by the following:[18]
Presenters
Performers
Name(s) | Performed |
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"Weird Al" Yankovic Andy Samberg |
"Weird Al's Theme Songs" |
Sara Bareilles | "Smile" |
In Memoriam
Sara Bareilles performed the song "Smile" during the "In Memoriam" segment of the awards ceremony:[19]
- Ralph Waite
- Paul Walker
- Maximilian Schell
- Casey Kasem
- Abby Singer
- Meshach Taylor
- Robert Halmi Sr.
- Juanita Moore
- Sandy Frank
- Russell Johnson
- James Avery
- Daniel Blatt
- Sandi Fullerton
- Hank Rieger
- Paul Mazursky
- Ann B. Davis
- Eli Wallach
- Lucy Hood
- Hal Cooper
- Michael Filerman
- Alan Landsburg
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Peter O'Toole
- Mitzie Welch
- Don Pardo
- David Brenner
- Shirley Temple
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
- Carmen Zapata
- Hal Needham
- Sandy Grossman
- Ruby Dee
- Sheila MacRae
- Mickey Rooney
- Marcia Wallace
- Sid Caesar
- Harold Ramis
- Elaine Stritch
- Lauren Bacall
- James Garner
- Joan Fontaine
- Maya Angelou
- Bob Hoskins
After the last picture was shown, a special tribute to Robin Williams, who died on August 11, 2014, was presented by Billy Crystal.[20][21]
Ratings
Despite its departure from its normal telecast schedule, the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards received 15.59 million viewers, the second-largest viewership in eight years.[22][23]
Footnotes
- ^ The last time a ceremony had to be scheduled around football was the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, which NBC aired on Sunday, August 29, 2010.
- Outstanding Reality-Competition Program", "Outstanding Structured Reality Program", and "Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program"; the last two are awarded at the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
References
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- ^ "Emmys 2014: Sherlock sweetens an otherwise bitter night for British stars". The Daily Telegraph. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ "Emmy awards 2014: Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia Louis-Dreyfus among winners – live!". The Guardian. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ "Emmys 2014: 'Breaking Bad' and 'Modern Family' Take Top Honors". The New York Times. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "The 66th Primetime Emmy Award winners" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "The 66th Primetime Emmy Award nominations" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 25, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Emmy Nominations: 'Breaking Bad,' 'True Detective' Among the Honored". The New York Times. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ "Emmy Awards 2014: the nominations in full". The Daily Telegraph. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ "Emmys: Seth Meyers Zings Network TV, 'Big Bang' Salaries in Opening Monologue," from The Hollywood Reporter, August 25, 2014
- ^ "2014 MTV VMAs and Movie Awards Get Show Dates!" from MTV.com, May 8, 2013
- ^ Hammond, Pete (August 20, 2014). "Emmygeddon: Can TV Academy Avoid Monday Night Traffic Nightmare?". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ "Emmys to Introduce Online Voting in 2014". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. November 14, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Award Changes for 66th Primetime Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ "Emmy nominations 2014: The complete list". CNN. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Emmys.com list of 2014 Nominees & Winners
- Gold Derby. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Sara Bareilles + Billy Crystal Lead Moving 'In Memoriam' Tribute at Emmys". PopCrush. August 25, 2014.
- ^ Leigh, Rob (August 14, 2014). "Robin Williams to be honoured at Emmy Awards with special tribute". Mirror Online. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ De Moraes, Lisa (August 20, 2014). "Billy Crystal To Deliver Tribute To Robin Williams At Emmy Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 26, 2014). "Monday Final Ratings: No Adjustments for 'Hotel Hell', 'Bachelor in Paradise' or 'Under the Dome'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ De Moraes, Lisa (August 26, 2014). "Update: Seth Meyers Delivers Second-Highest Emmy Ratings In Eight Years — 15.6 Million Viewers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2014.