This morning, the nominees for the 76h Emmy Awards were announced by the TV Academy at the El Capitain Theater in Hollywood. It’s refreshing to see new, creative shows such as Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai, and Max’s Scavenger’s Reign and Disney/Marvel’s X-Men ’97 appearing along long-time Emmy favorites The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers this year. Here is the complete list of the nominees in the animation and vfx categories:
Outstanding Animated Program
- Blue Eye Samurai. “The Tale Of The Ronin And The Bride. Netflix • A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions. Michael Green, Executive Producer/Directed by Amber Noizumi, Executive Producer/Written by Erwin Stoff, Executive Producer Jane Wu, Supervising Director/Producer Nick Read, Producer Michael Greenholt, Animation Director
- Bob’s Burgers. “The Amazing Rudy” FOX • 20th Television Animation. Loren Bouchard, Executive Producer Nora Smith, Executive Producer Janelle Momary-Neely, Executive Producer Dan Fybel, Executive Producer Rich Rinaldi, Executive Producer Jon Schroeder, Executive Producer Steven Davis, Executive Producer Scott Jacobson, Executive Producer Holly Schlesinger, Executive Producer Jameel Saleem, Co-Executive Producer Lindsey Stoddart, Co-Executive Producer Katie Crown, Supervising Producer Bernard Derriman, Producer Brett Coker, Animation Executive Producer Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Written by Wendy Molyneux, Written by Tony Gennaro, Supervising Director Simon Chong, Supervising Director Ryan Mattos.
- Scavengers Reign. “The Signal” HBO | Max • Max in association with Titmouse Animation and Green Street. Joseph Bennett, Executive Producer/Directed by/Written by Charles Huettner, Executive Producer/Directed by/Written by Chris Prynoski, Executive Producer Ben Kalina, Executive Producer Antonio Canobbio, Executive Producer
Sean Buckelew, Co-Executive Producer/Written by James Merrill, Co-Executive Producer/Written by Benjy Brooke, Supervising Director Cho Junsik, Supervising Director Kim Hyeongtae, Animation Director Bae Ki-Yong, Director - The Simpsons. “Night Of The Living Wage.” FOX • A Gracie Films production in association with 20th Television Animation. James L. Brooks, Executive Producer Matt Groening, Executive Producer Al Jean, Executive Producer Matt Selman, Executive Producer Rob LaZebnik, Co-Executive Producer Tim Long, Co-Executive Producer Brian Kelley, Co-Executive Producer Michael Price, Co-Executive Producer Jeff Westbrook, Co-Executive Producer Ryan Koh, Co-Executive Producer Christine Nangle, Co-Executive Producer Jessica Conrad, Supervising Producer Broti Gupta, Supervising Producer Loni Steele Sosthand, Producer Richard K. Chung, Producer Tom Klein, Animation Producer Mike B. Anderson, Supervising Director Matthew Faughnan, Assistant Director Scott Brutz, Lead Animation Timer Chris Clements, Directed by Cesar Mazariegos, Written by
- X-Men ’97. “Remember It” Disney+ • Marvel Studios Beau DeMayo, Executive Producer/Written by Victoria Alonso, Executive Producer Louis D’Esposito, Executive Producer Kevin Feige, Executive Producer Brad Winderbaum, Executive Producer Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Co-Executive Producer Jake Castorena, Supervising Producer Charley Feldman, Supervising Producer Danielle Costa, Producer Sean Gantka, Producer Meredith Layne, CSA, Voice Directing by Sang Hyouk Bang, Animation Director Yun Mo Sung, Animation Director Emi Yonemura, Directed by
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
- Hank Azaria (Moe Szyslak) The Simpsons. “Cremains Of The Day” FOX • A Gracie Films production in association with 20th Television Animation
- Alex Borstein (Lois Griffin) Family Guy. “Teacher’s Heavy Pet” FOX • 20th Television Animation
- Sterling K. Brown (Angstrom Levy/Angstrom #646) Invincible. “I Thought You Were Stronger” Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Skybound Animation
- Maya Rudolph (Connie the Hormone Monstress) Big Mouth. “The Ambition Gremlin” Netflix
- Hannah Waddingham (Deliria) Krapopolis. “Big Man on Hippocampus) FOX. Fox Entertainment and Bento Box Ent.
Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie
- Ahsoka • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd.; Richard Bluff, Visual Effects Supervisor, Production Jakris Smittant, Visual Effects Producer, Production Paul Kavanagh, Animation Supervisor, Production TC Harrison, Associate Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Fisher, Special Effects Supervisor Enrico Damm, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Justin van der Lek, ILM Associate VFX Supervisor Rick O’Connor, ILM Animation Supervisor
J. Alan Scott, Legacy Effects Supervisor - Avatar: The Last Airbender • Netflix • A Netflix Series in partnership with Nickelodeon Marion Spates, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor Jabbar Raisani, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor Adam Chazen, Visual Effects Producer Niklas Jacobson, Visual Effects Supervisor Nick Crew, Visual Effects Supervisor Emanuel Fuchs, Visual Effects Supervisor Khalid Almeerani, Visual Effects Supervisor Ross Wilkinson, Visual Effects Supervisor Thomas Schelesny, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Fallout • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films in association with Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks. Jay Worth, Visual Effects Supervisor Andrea Knoll, Visual Effects Producer Grant Everett, On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor Jill Paget, Visual Effects Editor Jacqueline VandenBussche, Visual Effects Production Manager Devin Maggio, Special Effects Supervisor Andreas Giesen, Visual Effects Supervisor (RISE) Ahmed Gharraph, Visual Effects Supervisor (Important Looking Pirates) Joao Sita, Visual Effects Supervisor (Framestore)
- Loki • Disney+ • Marvel Studios. Christopher Townsend, Visual Effects Supervisor Allison Paul, Visual Effects Producer Sandra Balej, Additional VFX Supervisor Matthew Twyford, VFX Supervisor Christopher Smallfield, VFX Supervisor John William Van der pool, Special Effects Supervisor Steve Moncur, VFX Supervisor Julian Hutchens, VFX Supervisor Kevin Yuille, VFX Supervisor
- Shōgun • FX • FX Productions. Michael Cliett, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor Melody Mead, Production Associate Visual Effects Producer Jed Glassford, Onset Visual Effects Supervisor Cameron Waldbauer, Special Effects Coordinator Philip Engström, Visual Effects Supervisor: ILP Chelsea Mirus, Visual Effects Production Manager: ILP Ed Bruce, Visual Effects Supervisor: SSVFX Nicholas Murphy, Visual Effects Producer: SSVFX Kyle Rottman, Visual Effects Supervisor: Refuge
Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode
- All The Light We Cannot See • “Episode 4” • Netflix • 21 Laps Entertainment for Netflix Charlie Lehmer, VFX Supervisor Swen Gillberg, VFX Supervisor Viet Luu, VFX Producer Tessa Roehl, VFX Associate Producer Paolo Acri, VFX Supervisor Harry Bardak, VFX Supervisor Sylvain Theroux, VFX Supervisor John Britto, VFX Supervisor Laurence Berkani, VFX Producer
- The Crown • “Dis-Moi Oui” • Netflix • Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix Ben Turner, Overall VFX Supervisor Reece Ewing, Overall VFX Producer Oliver Bersey, VFX Supervisor Julia Stannard, VFX Producer Joe Cork, VFX Supervisor Tim Zaccheo, CG Supervisor Aurélien Ronceray, VFX Concept Supervisor Joseph Dymond, VFX Supervisor Elena Pagliei, VFX Production Manager
- Ripley • I”II Sommerso” • Netflix • Showtime and Endemol Shine North America in association with Entertainment 360 and Filmrights for Netflix. John Bowers, Visual Effects Supervisor Jason Tsang, Visual Effects Supervisor Joseph Servodio, Visual Effects Producer Maricel Pagulayan, Visual Effects Producer Christopher White, Visual Effects Supervisor Libby Hazell, Visual Effects Producer Francois Sugny, Visual Effects Sequence Supervisor Gaia Bussolati, Visual Effects Supervisor Pepe Valencia, Visualization Supervisor
- True Detective: Night Country • “Part 1” • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Peligrosa, Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger. Barney Curnow, Visual Effects Supervisor Jan Guilfoyle, Visual Effects Producer Eggert “Eddi” Ketilsson, Production SFX Supervisor Simon Stanley-Clamp, VFX Supervisor Manuel Reyes Halaby, CG Supervisor Tiago Faria, VFX Supervisor Panos Theodoropoulos, VFX Producer Cale Pugh, VFX Supervisor Tim Zaccheo, VFX Supervisor
- Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty. “Beat L.A.” • HBO | Max • HBO in association with HyperObject Industries, Steeplechase Amusements, Jim Hecht Productions and Jason Shuman Productions. Raymond McIntyre Jr., Visual Effects Supervisor Victor DiMichina, Visual Effects Producer Damien Stantina, Visual Effects Supervisor for BUF Javier Menéndez Platas, VFX Supervisor for PFX
It should also be noted that Imagine/Disney+’s acclaimed documentary Jim Henson Idea Men was the most nominated project in the documentary category, with eight nominations including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Outstanding Directing for a Documentary (Ron Howard), cinematography (Igor Martinovic and Vanja Cernjul), picture editors (Sierra Neal and Paul Cowder), sound editing and mixing, as well as best score (David Fleming).
Shows eligible for the Primetime Emmys must have been broadcast in the U.S; between 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2024, with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences choosing the nominees. The 76th Emmys will air live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. PT/8 to 11 p.m./ET on ABC. The Creative Arts ceremonies are set for Saturday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 8.
