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Vintage Gets 2008 Emmy Noms


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Vintage and period-drama were well-represented in the list of nominations for the 2008 Emmy Awards. AMC's retro drama Mad Men and HBO's American Revolutionary drama John Adams were particular favorites, garnering seven and eight nominations, respectively. PBS's 1840 English Victorian drama Cranford (four nominations) and HBO's slushy biodrama Bernard and Doris (five nominations) also made respectable showings.

The complete list of vintage nods:

DRAMA SERIES

  • “Mad Men” (AMC)


MINISERIES

  • "Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre)
  • "John Adams" (HBO)


ACTOR IN A DRAMA

  • Jon Hamm — “Mad Men” (AMC)


MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE

  • "Bernard And Doris" - (HBO)
  • "The Memory Keeper’s Daughter" - (Lifetime)
  • "A Raisin In The Sun" - (ABC)


REALITY

  • "Antiques Roadshow" - (PBS)


REALITY HOST

  • Heidi Klum - "Project Runway"


REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM

  • "Project Runway" - (Bravo)


ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

  • Ralph Fiennes - "Bernard And Doris" (HBO)
  • Paul Giamatti - "John Adams" (HBO)


ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

  • Catherine Keener - "An American Crime" (Showtime)
  • Susan Sarandon - "Bernard And Doris" (HBO)
  • Dame Judi Dench - "Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre)
  • Laura Linney - "John Adams" (HBO )
  • Phylicia Rashad - "A Raisin In The Sun" (ABC)


SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

  • John Slattery - "Mad Men" (AMC)


SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

  • David Morse - "John Adams" (HBO)
  • Stephen Dillane - "John Adams" (HBO)
  • Tom Wilkinson - "John Adams" (HBO)


SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

  • Eileen Atkins - "Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre)
  • Audra McDonald - "A Raisin In The Sun" (ABC)


GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA

  • Robert Morse - "Mad Men" - (AMC)


DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA

  • Alan Taylor, “Mad Men” (“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes“)


DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

  • Bob Balaban - "Bernard And Doris" (HBO)
  • Tom Hooper - "John Adams" (HBO)


DIRECTING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING

  • Ken Burns, Lynn Novick - "The War" ("Pride of Our Nation") (PBS)
  • Tony Sacco - "Project Runway" ("En Garde") (Bravo)


SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM – CLASSICAL MUSIC/DANCE PROGRAMS

  • "New York City Opera: Madama Butterfly" (Live From Lincoln Center) - (PBS)


SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM - SHORT-FORMAT NONFICTION PROGRAMS

  • "Great Moments From The Campaign Trail" (History ChannelVOD)


NONFICTION SPECIAL

  • "AFI’s 100 Years...100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition" - (CBS)



WRITING FOR A DRAMA

  • Matthew Weiner - "Mad Men" ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - Pilot) (AMC)
  • Matthew Weiner, Robin Veith - "Mad Men" ("The Wheel") (AMC)


WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL

  • Hugh Costello - "Bernard And Doris" (HBO)
  • Kirk Ellis - "John Adams" ("Independence") (HBO)
  • Heidi Thomas - "Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre) (PBS)


WRITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING

  • Geoffrey C. Ward - "The War" ("Pride Of Our Nation") (PBS)
  • Mark Zwonitzer - "Walt Whitman" (American Experience) (PBS)