61st Primetime Emmy Awards
Sunday, September 20
NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles
It is Primetime Emmy awards giving time again for television and four of our favorite reality competition shows are nominated for various categories. The major ones for Best reality program, outstanding host and outstanding choreography.
Surprise, surprise Cat Deeley is not recognized for Outstanding host. Clearly, she is more lively, articulate and exciting than Tom Bergeron of Dancing with the Stars. Hmmm.

| Outstanding Reality – Competition Program | |
| 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 |
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| Dancing With The Stars • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions Conrad Green, Executive Producer Rob Wade, Co-Executive Producer Matilda Zoltowski, Co-Executive Producer Joe Sungkur, Supervising Producer Ashley Edens-Shaffer, Supervising Producer Kim Kilbey, Senior Producer Erin O’Brien, Producer |
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| The Amazing Race • CBS • World Race Productions Inc. Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer Hayma “Screech” Washington, Executive Producer Elise Doganieri, Co-Executive Producer Amy Nabseth Chacon, Co-Executive Producer Mark Vertullo, Co-Executive Producer Matt Schmidt, Supervising Producer Jarratt Carson, Supervising Producer Evan Weinstein, Supervising Producer Giselle Parets, Senior Producer Michael Norton, Senior Producer Patrick Cariaga, Senior Producer Phil Keoghan, Producer |
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| Outstanding Choreography | |
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| Dancing With The Stars • Jive / Great Balls of Fire • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions Derek Hough, Choreographer Julianne Hough, Choreographer |
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| So You Think You Can Dance • Bleeding Love • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment Tabitha D’umo, Choreographer Napoleon D’umo, Choreographer |
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| So You Think You Can Dance • Mercy • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment Mia Michaels, Choreographer |
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| So You Think You Can Dance • Adam and Eve / Silence • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment Tyce Diorio, Choreographer |
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| So You Think You Can Dance • A Los Amigos • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment Dmitry Chaplin, Choreographer |
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| Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program | |
| American Idol • FOX • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd. Ryan Seacrest, Host |
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| Dancing With The Stars • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions Tom Bergeron, Host |
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| The Amazing Race • CBS • World Race Productions Inc. Phil Keoghan, Host |
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| Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series | |
| American Idol • Show 833 (The Final Three) • FOX • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd. Bruce Gowers, Director |
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| Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) For Variety, Music Or Comedy Programming | |
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| American Idol • Finale • FOX • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd. Kieran Healy, Lighting Designer Joshua Hutchings, Lighting Director George Harvey, Lighting Director |
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| Dancing With The Stars • Episode 702A • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions Simon Miles, Lighting Designer |
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| Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special | |
| Dancing With The Stars • Episode 709 • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions Mary Guerrero, Department Head Hairstylist Cynthia Romo, Key Hairstylist Jennifer Mazursky, Additional Hairstylist Maria Valdivia, Additional Hairstylist
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| Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic) | |
| Dancing With The Stars • Episode 804 • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions Melanie Mills, Department Head Makeup Artist Zena Shtetsel, Key Makeup Artist Patti Ramsey-Bortoli, Additional Makeup Artist Angela Moos, Additional Makeup Artist |
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| So You Think You Can Dance • Episode #421/422A • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment Amy Elizabeth Strozzi, Department Head Makeup Artist Heather Cummings, Key Makeup Artist Tifanie White, Additional Makeup Artist Marie DelPrete, Additional Makeup Artist |
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| Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming | |||||||
| The Amazing Race • Don’t Let A Cheese Hit Me • CBS • World Race Productions Inc. Bertram van Munster, Director |
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| Outstanding Short Form Picture Editing | |
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| Dancing With The Stars • Episode 710A • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions David Timoner, Editor |
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| Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming | |
| The Amazing Race • Don’t Let A Cheese Hit Me • CBS • World Race Productions Inc. Per Larsson, Director of Photography Sylvestre Campe, Camera Petr Cikhart, Camera Tom Cunningham, Camera Peter Riveschl, Camera |
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| Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming | |
| The Amazing Race • Don’t Let A Cheese Hit Me • CBS • World Race Productions Inc. Eric Goldfarb, Editor Julian Gomez, Editor Andrew Kozar, Editor Paul Nielsen, Editor Michael Bolanowski, Editor Jennifer Nelson, Editor Jacob Parsons, Editor |
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| Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera) | |
| The Amazing Race • Don’t Let A Cheese Hit Me • CBS • World Race Productions Inc. Eric Goldfarb, Sound Editor Julian Gomez, Sound Editor Andrew Kozar, Sound Editor Paul Nielsen, Sound Editor Jacob Parsons, Sound Editor Rick Livingstone, Music Editor
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| Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming | |
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| American Idol • 801/02 • FOX • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd. Brian Riordan, Re-Recording Mixer Adrian Ordonez, Re-Recording Mixer |
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| The Amazing Race • Don’t Let A Cheese Hit Me • CBS • World Race Productions Inc. Jim Ursulak, Lead Audio Jerry Chabane, Audio Dean Gaveau, C.A.S., Audio Troy Smith, Re-Recording Mixer |
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| Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special | |
| American Idol • Finale • FOX • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd. Ed Greene, Production Mixer Randy Faustino, Music Mixer Andrew Fletcher, PA Mixer Mike Parker, Monitor Mixer Gary Long, Playback Music Mixer Brian Riordan, Pre-Production Packages Mixer Adrian Ordonez, Pre-Production Packages Mixer Christian Schrader, Audience Sweetener |
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| Dancing With The Stars • Episode 710A • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions Evan Adelman, Audio Mixer Eric Johnston, Playback Mixer John Protzko, House PA Mixer Butch McKarge, Monitor Mixer Boyd Wheeler, Audience Sweetener |
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| Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series | |
| American Idol • Episode 834A • FOX • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd. Shiran Stotland, Technical Director Rick Edwards, Technical Director Bill Chaikowski, Camera Greg Smith, Camera John Repczynski, Camera George Prince, Camera Danny Bonilla, Camera Alex Hernandez, Camera Dave Eastwood, Camera Bobby Highton, Camera Ken Patterson, Camera Ken Dahlquist, Camera Diane Biederbeck, Camera Danny Webb, Camera Dave Plakos, Camera Steve Thiel, Camera Mike Tribble, Camera Chris Gray, Video Control |
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| Dancing With The Stars • Episode 802A • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions Charles Ciup, Technical Director Brian Reason, Camera Operator Hector Ramirez, Camera Operator Larry Heider, Camera Operator Dave Levisohn, Camera Operator Bert Atkinson, Camera Operator Bettina Levesque, Camera Operator Mike Malone, Camera Operator Adam Margolis, Camera Operator Damien Tuffereau, Camera Operator Easter Xua, Camera Operator Chuck Reilly, Senior Video Control Mike Snedden, Video Control |
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