Earlier this year, the EMMYs people announced that there will no longer be an Individual Performance award in a Variety/Music/Comedy Specials Program. Instead the host will share the award for the show, if it wins.
This year's nominees are --
Outstanding Special Class Programs
*81st Annual Academy Awards · ABC · Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
*Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony · NBC · NBC Olympics
*Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008: A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein (Great Performances) · PBS · A Production of Carnegie Hall and Thirteen/WNET New York in association with San Francisco Symphony
*George Carlin: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize · PBS · A production of WETA Washington, D.C.; The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Mark Krantz Productions and CoMedia.
*The 62nd Annual Tony Awards · CBS · White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions
Hugh Jackman hosted the Oscars for this year's nominee while it is the Whoopi Goldberg-hosted 2008 show which made the nominations ( cutoff is May 31).
But the Beijing Olympics coverage may be the dark horse winner. Four years ago, the Greek Olympics coverage won the EMMY. However, I find it ironic that all NBC does for this show is just to cover it. It has nothing to do with the contents at all. Although being nominated for quite a number of categories including Music & Lyrics ( for the HJ Opening Number), Writing, Art Direction, Direction, Choreography ( Musicals are Back), Sound, etc., this year's OSCARS show may have a good chance, too.
Updated On: 7/17/09 at 10:25 PM