HBO leads Creative Arts Emmys with 17 trophies
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E-mail Xinhua, September 17, 2012
HBO dominated the 2012 Creative Arts Emmys as the premium cabler garnering a total of 17 awards, followed by CBS and PBS with 13 and 11 trophies, respectively.
On the acting arena where awards were given to guest actors, a pair of upsets took place. Kathy Bates, who earlier in the week revealed she was battling breast cancer, took home a comedy guest acting Emmy for portraying the afterlife version of Charlie Harper in "Two and a Half Men." Jeremy Davies of "Justified" (FX) won for best guest drama actor.
HBO led the pack with "Game of Thrones" taking home six accolades as the top-winning series, knocking off such shows as AMC's "Mad Men" in the process. The awards included art direction, costumes, sound editing, sound mixing, special visual effects and single-camera, non-prosthetic makeup. The series also tied with HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" for art direction.
Four series including "Frozen Planet" (Discovery), "Great Expectations" (PBS) and "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) tied with four wins each.
The Primetime Creative Arts Emmys mixes honoring television's best guest stars, reality, animated and children's programming with a slew of technical categories.
The Emmy was the first for Bates, who had received nine nods without a victory dating back to the 1996 HBO made-for-television movie "The Late Shift." Davies was honored for his recurring role of Kentucky outlaw Dickie Bennett in the FX drama series. He was also nominated for the role at last year's Creative Arts Emmys.
Jimmy Fallon prevailed in comedy for hosting "Saturday Night Live." The program, which does not air in prime time, is eligible for the Primetime Emmys which applies to programs that initially aired between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m.
"The Penguins of Madagascar" (Nickelodeon) won for outstanding animated program, eclipsing Comedy Central's "Futurama," which won in the category at last year's ceremony, and three of Fox's Sunday "Animation Domination" series, "The Simpsons," a 10-time winner in the category, most recently in 2008, "American Dad!" and "Bob's Burgers."
"It Gets Better Project" received the Governors Award, which honors an individual, company or organization that has made a substantial impact and demonstrated the extraordinary use of television.
The Syd Cassyd Founders Award went to Dick Askin, former Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman and CEO between 2003 and 2007. The award, named after the academy's founder, honors members who have made a significant, positive impact on the academy.
Two hours of edited down version of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be shown on ReelzChannel Sept. 22, a day before the Primetime Emmys is scheduled to take place at the Nokia Theater.
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