Galactica.com - Tin, Battlestar Get Emmy Nods

By ScifiWire, on 03-08-2008

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SCI FI Channel's original miniseries Tin Man was nominated for nine Emmy Awards, including one for best miniseries, and Battlestar Galactica received six nominations, including outstanding writing for a drama series.

The announcement for the 60th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards was made July 17 in Los Angeles.

SCI FI's original series Tin Man also received eight nominations in technical categories, including outstanding single-camera picture editing for a miniseries or a movie; outstanding art direction for a miniseries or a movie; outstanding special visual effects for a miniseries, movie or a special; outstanding costumes for a miniseries, movie or a special; outstanding hairstyling for a miniseries or a movie; outstanding makeup for a miniseries or a movie (non-prosthetic); outstanding sound editing for a miniseries, movie or a special; and outstanding sound mixing for a miniseries or a movie. Tin Man is now SCI FI’s most nominated original program for a single year.

Battlestar Galactica also got five nominations in technical categories, including outstanding cinematography for a one-hour series, outstanding single-camera picture editing for a drama series, outstanding sound mixing for a comedy or drama series (one-hour), outstanding special visual effects for a series and outstanding special class: short-format live-action entertainment programs (for Battlestar Galactica: Razor featurette number four).

Staregate Atlantis, which premiered its fifth season last week, was recognized with a nomination for special visual effects.

Among non-SCI FI Channel programs, A&E's The Andromeda Strain also got a nomination for best miniseries.

ABC's Lost was among the shows nominated for a best-drama-series Emmy Award; that show's Michael Emerson got a nod for best supporting actor.

Lee Pace of ABC's Pushing Daisies got a nod for best actor in a comedy series; his co-star, Kristin Chenoweth, received a nomination for best supporting actress in a comedy.

The nominations otherwise shut out SF&F programming in major categories.

The Emmy Awards will be presented in a ceremony Sept. 21, which will be broadcast on ABC.

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