[tps_footer]For the first time ever, television’s most celebrated and premiere awards night Emmy will be simulcast live in India across the Star bouquet of channels. Touted as television’s biggest night, the glamorous gala held annually witnesses the best names from the television fraternity walking the red carpet pre-show.
From first time nominees to returning favorites each year, the best on prime television are rewarded. Viewers wait in anticipation, rooting for their favorite shows and actors to win the iconic Emmy Award.
Nominations for The 66th Emmy Awards were announced last night by the Television Academy in California. For the first time, they implemented online voting for the nominations phase of the Emmy Award.
The Academy’s membership embraced this change with a meaningful increase in voter participation, nominating programs and performers from broadcast, cable, premium cable and digital outlets. These nominations underscore the membership’s dedication to recognizing quality content regardless of platform.
While Game Of Thrones was the most nominated program with nineteen nominations, celebrated miniseries Fargo received eighteen nominations and American Horror Story: Coven that aired on Star World Premiere HD received seventeen nominations.
Other programs receiving ten or more nominations include Breaking Bad (Currently airing on FX), The Normal Heart, Saturday Night Live, House Of Cards, Downton Abbey (Due to air on FX), Orange Is The New Black, True Detective and Modern Family (aired on Star World), among others.
Additionally, the many Drama and Comedy series receiving multiple performer nominations include The Big Bang Theory (Star World), Homeland (Star World), House Of Cards, Mad Men (Star World Premiere HD), The Newsroom, Portlandia, Saturday Night Live, Shameless and Veep, among others.
This year’s performer nominations include a renowned group of actors many of whom are past Oscar nominees and winners. This includes Chiwetel Ejiofor in Dancing On The Edge, Matthew McConaughey in True Detective and Julia Roberts in The Normal Heart, all of whom were nominated for an Oscar this past year.[/tps_footer]
