Monday, September 22, 2008

Miniseries "John Adams" wins 13 Emmys


"John Adams" set an Emmy record Sunday night, with 13 wins overall -- eight Creative Arts awards and five on the prime-time presentation, including outstanding miniseries.Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries, Or Movie. The 13 Emmy's are as follows:


1. Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries, Or Movie

John Adams • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Gemma Jackson, Production Designer
David Crank, Supervising Art Director (USA)
Christina Moore, Supervising Art Director (Hungary)
Kathy Lucas, Set Decorator (USA)
Sarah Whittle, Set Decorator (Hungary)

2. Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

John Adams • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Kathleen Chopin, C.S.A., Casting Director
Nina Gold, C.D.G., Casting Director
Tracy Kilpatrick, Casting Director

3. Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie

John Adams • Independence • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Tak Fujimoto, ASC, Director of Photography

4.Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

John Adams • Reunion • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Donna Zakowska, Costume Designer
Amy Andrews Harrell, Costume Supervisor
Clare Spragge, Costume Supervisor

.5. Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

John Adams • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Paul Giamatti as John Adams

6. Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

John Adams • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Laura Linney as Abigail Adams

7. Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

John Adams • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Trefor Proud, Department Head Makeup Artist / Special Makeup Effects Artist and Designer
John R. Bayless, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Christopher Burgoyne, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Matthew Mungle, Prosthetic Makeup Designer & Creator

8. Outstanding Miniseries

John Adams • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Tom Hanks, Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman, Executive Producer
Kirk Ellis, Co-Executive Producer
Frank Doelger, Co-Executive Producer
David Coatsworth, Produced by
Steven Shareshian, Produced by

9. Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

John Adams • Don't Tread On Me • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Stephen Hunter Flick, Supervising Sound Editor
Vanessa Lapato, ADR Supervisor
Kira Roessler, Dialogue Editor
Curt Schulkey, Dialogue Editor
Randy Kelly, Sound Effects Editor
Ken Johnson, Sound Effects Editor
Paul Berolzheimer, Sound Effects Editor
Dean Beville, Sound Effects Editor
Bryan Bowen, Sound Effects Editor
Patricio Libenson, Sound Effects Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe, M.P.S.E., Sound Effects Editor
David Fein, Foley Artist
Hilda Hodges, Foley Artist
Alex Gibson, Music Editor

10. Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie

John Adams • Don't Tread On Me • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Jay Meagher, C.A.S., Production Mixer
Marc Fishman, Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Lamberti, Re-Recording Mixer

11. Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

John Adams • Join Or Die • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Erik Henry, Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeff Goldman, Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Graff, Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Kullback, Visual Effects Producer
Christina Graff, Visual Effects Producer
David Van Dyke, Visual Effects Producer
Robert Stromberg, Visual Effects Designer
Edwardo Mendez, Compositing Supervisor
Ken Gorrell, Special Effects Coordinator

12. Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

John Adams • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin

13. Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

John Adams • Independence • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Kirk Ellis, Written By