Cynopsis Media presents:
The Primetime Emmy® Awards 2010
08.09.10
Good morning. It’s Monday, August 9, 2010, and this is the fourth in a special five-part series on this year’s Primetime Emmy® Awards. Each weekly installment will concentrate on one or two award categories with information about each of the nominees as listed ATAS and if provided, a description sent to us by the nominee and/or the nominee’s representatives. Each installment will also open with an editorial about the category, written for Cynopsis by Daisy Whitney. As always with any special edition, we hope you find the information relevant, interesting and informative, and encourage your feedback via our Discussion board on our Cynopsis website here.
In the category of “Outstanding Reality Program/Host
for Reality Program”
by Daisy Whitney
Here’s the reality of the reality TV award categories in the Emmys – they’re kind of in repeats.
According to RealityTVWorld.com, 22 reality TV shows garnered a total of 54 nominations for the primetime Emmys, but outstanding reality competition nominees are the same for the fourth year in a row, while the list of hosts being tapped looks much like last year’s nominees.
Does that mean the 2010 winners will be replicas of last year as well? It’s likely, experts say.
The contenders for Outstanding Reality Competition Program are seven-time winner The Amazing Race, as well as American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Project Runway and Top Chef. The nominees for best host include Survivor’s Jeff Probst, The Amazing Race’s Phil Keoghan, American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest, Dancing with the Stars’ Tom Bergeron and Project Runway’s Heidi Klum (her co-host Tim Gunn was not nominated this year).
Despite the competitive nature of the show’s themselves, the category doesn’t hold a lot of drama. With seven wins under its belt, The Amazing Race will likely land an eighth trophy. However, let’s not forget that Dancing with the Stars did snag nine nominations this year and should be taken seriously as a competitor, while Top Chef will also likely steal votes from The Amazing Race. But perhaps the biggest question, said Tim Surette, a writer with TV.com, is why wasn’t Survivor nominated?
Because the show’s host Jeff Probst is at the front of the line to win Outstanding Host for the third year in a row. “Probst is great at calling people out on Survivor without sounding like a jerk. He thinks like a fan watching the show, and that makes him the best option here,” Surette said.
In the reality program category, My Life on the D-list is hard to beat as it’s won twice before, but newcomer Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution could snag the trophy, especially because of its positive message around change and good health. Another feel-good contender that could edge out My Life on the D-List is freshman show Undercover Boss.
AND THE NOMINEES ARE …
Antiques Roadshow – PBS – WGBH Educational Foundation
Marsha Bemko, Executive Producer
Sam Farrell, Supervising Producer
Dirty Jobs – Discovery Channel – Produced by Pilgrim Films and Television, Inc. for Discovery Channel
Craig Piligian, Executive Producer
Eddie Barbini, Executive Producer
Mike Rowe, Executive Producer
Tim Pastore, Executive Producer for Discovery Channel
Scott Popjes, Supervising Producer
Dave Barsky, Supervising Producer
Leigh Purinton, Producer
Description: Nominated for Outstanding Reality Program for the third year in a row, DIRTY JOBS is an unflinching look at the American worker who makes his living doing unthinkable, yet essential, jobs. Each week host and apprentice Mike Rowe assumes the duties of the jobs he’s profiling, working alongside rattlesnake catchers, fish processors, bee removers, septic-tank technicians and other professionals: average folks tackling extraordinary tasks that simply must get done.
You walk away from DIRTY JOBS with more than just a glimpse into unfamiliar occupations. You can’t help but gain a new understanding and appreciation for all the often-unpleasant functions someone is shouldering to make your everyday life easier, safer – and often cleaner.
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution – ABC – Ryan Seacrest Productions and Fresh One Productions
Jamie Oliver, Executive Producer
Ryan Seacrest, Executive Producer
Craig Armstrong, Executive Producer
Adam Sher, Executive Producer
Roy Ackerman, Executive Producer
Charles Wachter, Co-Executive Producer
Zoe Collins, Co-Executive Producer
Jason Henry, Co-Executive Producer
Anthony Carbone, Supervising Producer
Joe Coleman, Supervising Producer
Description: In Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, Jamie Oliver headed to Huntington, WV – which had been called the unhealthiest city in America — and started a new dramatic cooking initiative that involved battling with cranky lunch ladies, stoic administrators, and decades long apathy in the Huntington school system. With food flash mobs, emotional stories, and shocking facts about the food we eat, the chef’s efforts started a chain reaction of positive change across the country. Oliver says, “The time is right for people to rediscover the sense of pride, satisfaction and fun you can get from cooking for the people you love.
There’s an incredible community in Huntington and I wanted to prove that turning around the epidemic of obesity and bad health doesn’t have to be boring or dull in the slightest. Wonderful stories unfolded in Huntington, and hopefully this will inspire the rest of the States.”
Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List – Bravo – A 4 Aces and a Kicker production in association with Picture This Television and Bravo Media
Michael Levitt, Executive Producer
Kathy Griffin, Executive Producer
Bryan Scott, Executive Producer
Lisa Tucker, Executive Producer
Cori Abraham, Executive Producer
Andrew Cohen, Executive Producer
Jenn Levy, Executive Producer
Amber Mazzola, Co-Executive Producer
Kelly Welsh, Supervising Producer
Blake Webster, Producer
MythBusters – Discovery Channel – Produced by Beyond Productions Pty.Ltd for The Discovery Channel
John Luscombe, Executive Producer
Dan Tapster, Executive Producer
Tracy Rudolph, Supervising Producer
Steve Christiansen, Supervising Producer
Alice Dallow, Producer
Wendy Woll, Producer
Description: Called the “best science show on television” by The New York Times, MYTHBUSTERS nabbed its second program Emmy nomination this year. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, with Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara, MYTHBUSTERS aims to uncover the truth behind popular myths and legends. Mixing scientific method with gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity, the MYTHBUSTERS have created their own signature style of explosive experimentation – and in the process, changed the way science is perceived in this country. Tackling myths that range from the widely known to the obscure, and from the potentially life-saving to the seemingly trivial, the team’s combined background in animatronics, robotics, engineering, model building and prototyping arm them with the ability to create anything they need to put a myth to the test.
Undercover Boss – CBS – Studio Lambert
Eli Holzman, Executive Producer
Stephen Lambert, Executive Producer
Shauna Minoprio, Executive Producer
Alex Weresow, Supervising Producer
Stef Wagstaffe, Executive Producer
OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race – CBS – World Race Productions Inc.
Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer
Elise Doganieri, Executive Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer
Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer
Amy Nabseth Chacon, Executive Producer
Mark Vertullo, Co-Executive Producer
Evan Weinstein, Co-Executive Producer
Dan Coffie, Co-Executive Producer
Giselle Parets, Supervising Producer
Barry Hennessey, Supervising Producer
Matt Schmidt, Supervising Producer
Jarratt Carson, Supervising Producer
Michael Norton, Senior Producer
Patrick Cariaga, Senior Producer
Bob Parr, Senior Producer
Phil Keoghan, Producer
American Idol – FOX – FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.
Ken Warwick, Executive Producer
Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Executive Producer
Simon Fuller, Executive Producer
Charles Boyd, Co-Executive Producer
Patrick M. Lynn, Supervising Producer
Megan Michaels, Supervising Producer
Toby Gorman, Supervising Producer
Norm Betts, Producer
Sam Brenzel, Producer
Melanie Oberman, Producer
Katie Fennelly, Producer
Dancing With The Stars – ABC – BBC Worldwide Productions
Conrad Green, Executive Producer
Rob Wade, Co-Executive Producer
Joe Sungkur, Supervising Producer
Ashley Edens-Shaffer, Supervising Producer
Erin O’Brien, Senior Producer
Kim Kilbey, Senior Producer
Dan Martin, Senior Producer
Deena Katz, Senior Producer
Tara West, Producer
Joshua Firosz, Producer
Renana Barkan, Producer
Josh Figgs, Producer
Project Runway – Lifetime – The Weinstein Company, Miramax Films, Bunim-Murray Productions and Full Picture
Harvey Weinstein, Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein, Executive Producer
Jane Cha, Executive Producer
Desiree Gruber, Executive Producer
Heidi Klum, Executive Producer
Jonathon Murray, Executive Producer
Sara Rea, Executive Producer
Barbara Schneeweiss, Executive Producer
Colleen Sands, Co-Executive Producer
Gil Goldschein, Co-Executive Producer
Sasha Alpert, Producer
Megan Bidner, Producer
Lisa Fletcher, Producer
Description: Among Lifetime’s 11 2010 Emmy nominations – a single year record for the network – are two nods for season seven of Project Runway, which received nominations for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program and its host, supermodel and fashion maven Heidi Klum, for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program. What Newsday calls “the first and still the best fashion reality series,” Project Runway is 2010’s number one rated and most watched competitive reality program on ad-supported cable among Women 18-49, Women 25-54, Women 18+, Adults 18-49, Adults 18+ and Households. The series provides budding designers with an opportunity to launch their careers in fashion, under the watchful eyes of Klum, mentor and Liz Claiborne Chief Creative Officer Tim Gunn and judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia. Project Runway is produced by The Weinstein Company, Miramax Films, Bunim-Murray Productions and Full Picture.
Top Chef – Bravo – Magical Elves, Bravo
Dan Cutforth, Executive Producer
Jane Lipsitz, Executive Producer
Liz Cook, Executive Producer
Casey Kriley, Executive Producer
Andrew Cohen, Executive Producer
Dave Serwatka, Executive Producer
Rich Buhrman, Co-Executive Producer
Gayle Gawlowski, Co-Executive Producer
Fred Pichel, Co-Executive Producer
Tom Colicchio, Co-Executive Producer
Nan Strait, Co-Executive Producer
Erica Ross, Supervising Producer
Julia Cassidy, Senior Producer
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race – CBS – World Race Productions Inc.
Phil Keoghan as Host
American Idol – FOX – FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.
Ryan Seacrest as Host
Dancing With The Stars – ABC – BBC Worldwide Productions
Tom Bergeron as Host
Project Runway – Lifetime – The Weinstein Company, Miramax Films, Bunim-Murray Productions and Full Picture
Heidi Klum as Host
Survivor – CBS – SEG Inc.
Jeff Probst as Host
Later — Cyn
08.09.10
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