Oh hey, Sesame Street just got a whole bunch of Daytime Emmy nominations! Are you surprised? Me neither. Do you wish they’d just give you one of their many awards for being a big Muppet fan? Sure, us too. If they keep winning, they just might have enough to go around.
The 44th Daytime Emmy Awards, which will be held on April 30th (Creative Arts gala on April 28th), have included ten more nominations for Sesame Street, including one for Ryan Dillon’s superb performance as Elmo! The full list of Sesame-related nominees are below!
Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Series
Sesame Street
Executive Producer Carol-Lynn Parente
Senior Producer Benjamin Lehmann
Producer Mindy Fila
Line Producer Stephanie Longardo
Coordinating Producer April Coleman
Outstanding Promotional Announcement
Sesame Studios: Launch Campaign
Supervising Producer Kay Wilson Stallings
Producers Brande Bytheway, Jordan Geary, Todrick Hall, Dionne Nosek, Gianna Orzo
Producers/Directors Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Outstanding Performer in a Children’s, Pre-School Children’s, or Family Viewing Program
Ryan Dillon, as Elmo
Outstanding Writing in a Children’s, Pre-School Children’s or Family Viewing Program
Sesame Street
Head Writer Joey Mazzarino
Writers Molly Boylan, Geri Cole, Annie Evans, Christine Ferraro, Michael Goldberg, Emily Kingsley, Luis Santeiro, Ed Valentine, Belinda Ward, John Weidman
Outstanding Directing in a Children’s, Pre-School Children’s or Family Viewing Program
Sesame Street
Directors Ken Diego, Benjamin Lehmann, Joey Mazzarino, Scott Preston, Chuck Vinson, Matt Vogel, Nadine Zylstra
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
Sesame Street
Production Designer David Gallo
Art Directors Keith Olsen, Randall Richards
Outstanding Technical Team
Sesame Street
Technical Directors Richie Drummond, Tom Guadarrama
Camera Operators Frank Biondo, Mark Britt, Jerry Cancel, Shaun Harkins
Senior Video James Meek
Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
Sesame Street
Post Production Supervising Editor Todd E. James
Editors Jesse Averna, Ray Chin, Memo Salazar, Jordan Santora
Outstanding Sound Mixing – Live Action
Sesame Street
Production Mixer Chris Prinzivalli
Re-Recording Mixer Michael Barrett, Michael Croiter, Dick Maitland, C.A.S.
Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
Sesame Street
Costume Designers (Live Actors) Brian Hemesath, Matthew Hemesath
Costume Designers (Muppets) Mary Brehmer, Elizabeth Hara, Michelle Hickey, Rollie Krewson, Sarah Lafferty, Lara Maclean, Casey Miller, Constance Peterson, Jane Pien, Kate Rusek, Sierra Schoening, Sally Thomas, David Valentine, Jason Weber
Congratulations to all of the nominees, and good luck!!!
Click here to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press on the ToughPigs forum!
by Joe Hennes – Joe@ToughPigs.com
