2016 Primetime Emmy Award Nominees

Wednesday, Aug 3, 2016

The 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will honor the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2015 until May 31, 2016, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 

The Awards will take place on Sunday, September 18 on ABC. 

Congratulations to the following NYU Tisch Alumni and friends who received nominations!

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Modern Family
Jeff Greenberg ’93 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Casting Director

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
House Of Cards
Julie Schubert, ’02 (BFA, Drama), Casting Director

Orange Is The New Black
Jennifer Euston ’97 (BFA, Cinema), Casting Director

Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Todd Liebler ’85 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Director of Photography

What Happened, Miss Simone?
Rachel Morrison ’00 (BFA, Kanbar, P&I), Cinematography by

Outstanding Costumes For A Contemporary Series, Limited Series Or Movie
The Good Wife
Daniele Hollywood ’85 (BFA, Design) / ’86 (MFA, Design), Assistant Costume Designer

Outstanding Costumes For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program
The Wiz Live!
Paul Tazewell, Costume Designer ’89 (MFA, Design)
Rachel Attridge ’00 (BFA, Drama), Assistant Costume Designer

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Downton Abbey
Michael Engler ’80 (BFA, Drama), Director

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
Horace And Pete
Gina Sansom ’07 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Adam Penn ’99 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
Key & Peele
Rich LaBrie ’83 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Editor

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series
Saturday Night Live
Rick McGuinness ’82 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Lighting Director

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Rachel Bloom ’09 (BFA, Drama), Lyrics by

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Rachel Bloom ’09 (BFA, Drama), Lyrics by

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie
American Crime
Felicity Huffman ’88 (BFA, Drama), as Leslie Graham

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Sterling K. Brown ’01 (MFA, Acting), as Christopher Darden

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
The Affair
Maura Tierney ’89 (BFA, Drama), as Helen Solloway

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
House Of Cards
Mahershala Ali ’00 (MFA, Acting), as Remy Danton
Paul Sparks ’95 (BFA, Drama), as Thomas Yates

Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family
Paul Corrigan ’94 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Producer
Brad Walsh ’93 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Producer

Silicon Valley
Tom Lassally ’86 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Executive Producer

Transparent
Bridget Bedard ’01 (MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Co-Executive Producer

Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Vince Gilligan ’89 (BFA, Film &TV), Creator/Executive Producer
Thomas Schnauz ’88 (BFA, Kanbar, Film &TV), Co-Executive Producer

Mr. Robot
Sam Esmail ’98 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Creator/Director/Writer/Executive Producer
Steve Golin ’75 (Kanbar, Film & TV), Executive Producer

Outstanding Limited Series
Fargo
Joel Coen ’78 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Executive Producer

Outstanding Television Movie
A Very Murray Christmas
John Skidmore ’08 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Producer

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Daniel Kellison ’91 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW), Executive Producer

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Jeremy Tchaban ’03 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Line Producer

The Late Late Show With James Corden
David Javerbaum ’95 (MFA, GMTW), Writer/Producer

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Lorne Michaels, Dean’s Council, Executive Producer

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Documentary Now!
Lorne Michaels, Dean’s Council, Executive Producer
Andrew Singer ’02 (MPS, Kanbar, ITP), Executive Producer

Key & Peele
Emily Harper ’08 (BFA, Dance), Coordinating Producer

Saturday Night Live
Lorne Michaels, Dean’s Council, Executive Producer
Brian Siedlecki ’96 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Co-Producer

Outstanding Variety Special
Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo
John Skidmore ’08 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Producer

Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
Childrens Hospital
Jonathan Stern ’89 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Executive Producer
David Wain ’91 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Executive Producer

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
Making A Scene With James Franco
James Franco ’11 (MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Host/Principal Performer

Outstanding Children's Program
School Of Rock
Scott Rudin, Dean’s Council, Executive Producer

Outstanding Informational Series Or Special
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Lydia Tenaglia ’96 (MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Executive Producer

Vice
Eddy Moretti ‘98/’99 (MA/PhD, Cinema Studies), Executive Producer

Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking
Jim: The James Foley Story
Jacqueline Glover ’88 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Executive Producer

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Gaycation With Ellen Page
Eddy Moretti ‘98/’99 (MA/PhD, Cinema Studies), Executive Producer

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Top Chef
Shannon Callaghan ’04 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Senior Producer

The Voice
Kyra Thompson ’86 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Co-Executive Producer

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Program (Single Or Multi-Camera)
Cartel Land
Jonathan Fang ’14 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Sound Editor

Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Game Of Thrones
Eric Carney ’97 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Visual Effects Plate Supervisor

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
Grease: Live
Eric Becker ’04 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Technical Director

69th Annual Tony Awards
Eric Becker ’04 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Technical Director

The Wiz Live!
Shaun Harkins ’81 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Camera

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Catastrophe
Rob Delaney ’99 (BFA, Drama), Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
Mr. Robot
Sam Esmail ’98 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
Portlandia
Jonathan Krisel ’00 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Writer

Saturday Night Live
James Anderson ’81 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Writer
Megan Callahan ’08 (BFA, Dramatic Writing), Writer
Lorne Michaels, Dean’s Council, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Triumph's Election Special 2016
Ben Joseph ’07 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Writer

 

*We apologize for any omissions. Please email additions or edits to: tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu