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65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The 65th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 15, 2013, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy Awards and is presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming, including guest acting roles. The ceremony was highlighted by 8 Emmy wins for the HBO film ''Behind the Candelabra'', as well as Bob Newhart's win for a guest appearance on ''The Big Bang Theory'', his first Emmy win in a TV career spanning over 5 decades. The ceremony was taped to air on Saturday, September 21, 2013, on FXX, one night before the live 65th Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on CBS. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold: Governor's Award * June Foray Programs Acting Art Direction Casting Cinematography Commercial Costuming Directing Hairstyling Hosting Lighting Design / Direction Main Tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creative Arts Emmy Award
The Creative Arts Emmys are a class of Emmy Awards presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming. They are commonly awarded to behind-the-scenes personnel such as production designers, set decorators, video editors, costume designers, cinematographers, casting directors, and sound editors. The Creative Arts category also includes awards for outstanding animated programs, commercials, and guest actors. Both the Primetime and Daytime awards each present their Creative Arts Emmys at separate Creative Arts ceremonies on the weekend before their respective main ceremonies. Both the primary and the creative arts for sports are all given away at one ceremony. Award categories See also * List of American television awards This list of American television awards is an index to articles about notable awards that are or were given by several organizations for contributions in various fields of television in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channel was the third most widely distributed subscription channel in the United States, behind now-sibling channel TBS and The Weather Channel; it is available in 409 million households worldwide, through its U.S. flagship channel and its various owned or licensed television channels internationally. It initially provided documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history, but by the 2010s had expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment. , Discovery Channel is available to approximately 88,589,000 pay television households in the United States. History John Hendricks founded the channel and its parent company, Cable Educational Network Inc., in 1982. Several investo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Men Who Built America
''The Men Who Built America'' (also known as ''The Innovators: The Men Who Built America'' in some international markets) is an eight-hour, four-part miniseries docudrama which was originally broadcast on the History Channel in autumn 2012, and on the History Channel UK in fall 2013. The series focuses on the lives of Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. It tells how their industrial innovations and business empires revolutionized modern society. The series is directed by Patrick Reams and Ruán Magan and is narrated by Campbell Scott. It averaged 2.6 million total viewers (1.2 million adults 25–54 and 1 million adults 18–49) across four nights. Cast ''In alphabetical order:'' * William Jennings Bryan – James Kidd * Andrew Carnegie – (The Elder) – Adam Jonas Segaller ** Andrew Carnegie – (The Younger) – AJ Achinger * Thomas Edison – Justin Morck * James Fisk – Kenneth Cavett * Henry Ford – Cary Donaldson * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Abolitionists
''The Abolitionists'' is a 2016 documentary film by Darrin Fletcher and Chet Thomas about a sting mission orchestrated in Colombia by the independent Operation Underground Railroad jump team, led by former U.S. Homeland Security Special Agent Timothy Ballard, countering child sex trafficking Child prostitution is prostitution involving a child, and it is a form of commercial sexual exploitation of children. The term normally refers to prostitution of a minor, or person under the legal age of consent. In most jurisdictions, child p .... Development The film was developed first and foremost as a reality television series but as the first episode was being editing it began to take on its own life as a feature film, with seven episodes of the television series also being completed. Reception Critical response The site's critic, NYC Movie Guru reads: "Spellbinding, gripping and eye-opening. Bravo to directors Darrin Fletcher and Chet Thomas for bringing Tim Ballard and the hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Experience
''American Experience'' is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history. The series premiered on October 4, 1988 and was originally titled ''The American Experience'', but the article "The" was dropped during a later rebrand and image update. The show has had a presence on the Internet since 1995, and more than 100 ''American Experience'' programs are accompanied by their own internet websites, which have more background information on the subjects covered as well as teachers' guides and educational companion materials. The show is produced primarily by WGBH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts, though occasionally in the early seasons of the show, it was co-produced by other PBS stations such as WNET (Channel 13) in New York City. Some programs now considered part of the ''American Experience'' collection were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Masters
''American Masters'' is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and those who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States. It is produced by WNET in New York City. The show debuted on PBS in 1986. Groups or organizations featured include: Actors Studio, Algonquin Round Table, Group Theatre, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Women of Tin Pan Alley, Negro Ensemble Company, Juilliard School, the Beat Generation, the singer-songwriters of the 1970s, Sun Records, vaudeville, and Warner Bros. History ''American Masters'', a series "devoted to America's 'greatest native-born and adopted' artists", was originally scheduled to premiere in September 1985; for "logistical scheduling reasons" the premiere was delayed until summer 1986, though on October 16, 1985, an ''American Masters'' "special" called ''Aaron Copland: A Self-Portrait'' was aired. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
''Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday'' is an American limited-run series broadcast on NBC. It is a political satire news show spin-off from ''Saturday Night Live'', featuring that show's ''Weekend Update'' segment. It initially ran for three 30-minute episodes in October 2008, during the lead-up to the 2008 United States presidential election. On March 14, 2017, NBC ordered a three-episode fourth iteration to be hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost, premiering August 10, 2017, and going by the title ''Weekend Update Summer Edition''. Production history Fall 2008 It premiered on Thursday, October 9, 2008, at 9:30 p.m. ET, after ''The Office''. The remaining episodes aired in the same timeslot on October 16 and 23. The format consists of a topical cold open sketch similar to most episodes of ''SNL'', followed by an extended ''Weekend Update'' for the remaining time. The series is essentially a continuation of the short-form "primetime extra" specials which have aired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh My God
Oh My God, O My God, Oh My God! or Ohmigod may refer to: * the first words of the Act of Contrition, a Christian prayer * a common phrase frequently abbreviated as "OMG", often used in SMS messages and Internet communication, and sometimes euphemised as "Oh my Goodness" or "Oh my Gosh". The first attested use of the abbreviation O.M.G. was in a letter from John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher to Winston Churchill in 1917. Film * ''Oh! My God'', a 1998 film starring Bowie Lam * ''Oh! My God'' (2006 film), a South Korean film * ''Oh, My God'', a Bollywood film of 2008 * ''Oh My God'' (2009 film), an American documentary film about religion by Peter Rodger * ''Oh My God !'', French title of British film ''Hysteria'' * ''OMG – Oh My God!'', a 2012 Indian film * ''Oh My God'' (2013 film), a Louis C.K. comedy special * ''Oh My God'' (2015 film), Chinese romantic comedy film Music * Oh My God (band), an American indie rock band Albums * ''Oh, My God!'' (Doug E. Fresh album) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Concert For Sandy Relief
''12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief'' was a benefit concert that took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 12, 2012. The concert was held in response to Hurricane Sandy, which devastated portions of the Northeastern United States, the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic in late October 2012 and cost an estimated $60 billion in damage in the United States. The concert was broadcast live via television, radio, movie theaters and the Internet, and released on DVD and CD. A documentary film was also made about the concert. Proceeds from the event were collected by the Robin Hood Relief Fund to benefit victims of the hurricane in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Many famous performers took part in the charity event, including The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters, Chris Martin, Michael Stipe, Kanye West, Eddie Vedder, and, for the first time in eighteen years, the surviving members o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
