Dancing With The Stars Lands 7 Emmy Nominations
Dancing With The Stars garnished 7 Emmy Nominations today!! It didn’t get nominated for “Outstanding Reality Series” like in years past, but, it was nominated for:
– OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY
– NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING, OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL
– OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES
– OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC)
– OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
Dancing With The Stars was also nominated with 2 Choreography nods:
– OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY – Derek Hough for “Kairos”
– OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY – Mandy Moore for “On Top Of The World” and “Carol Of The Bells”
Other nominees in the Outstanding Choreography are:
So You Think You Can Dance: Travis Wall for “The Mirror & Send In The Clowns & She Used To Be Mine”
So You Think You Can Dance: Mandy Moore for “Unsteady & This Is Not The End”
The Real O’Neals: Fred Tallaksen for “Born This Way & West Side Story & Boyfriend”
Be sure to tune in Sunday, September 17th to the 69th Emmy Awards on CBS to see who wins.
I really hope Derek’s dance wins I also liked Travis Wall’s Mirror dance which he choreographed for young JT on SYTYCD In my opinion it was the best dance from that season. Out of Mandy’s nominations I preferred Carol of the Bells.
OUT OF THE 3 Dances nominated from DWTS, I think Kairos was the best. Then Carol of the Bells and On Top of the World
That’s how I’d rank them too, Kelly.
Kairos was by far the most creative and innovative of these numbers. I dont think Mandy’s work was special at all in comparison. What WILL this show do without Derek going forward? Hope he wins Emmy #3.
Joanne, good question on Derek and I wonder on that too? I love all the pros, but, the show isn’t the same without him and his magic. I also think it’s doomed further with a “Junior” version of the show in the Spring. I’ve asked a lot of people on this where I live, and they have no interest in watching it.
I really liked Mandy’s opening for Season 23 – that was well done. I don’t think I remember the other ones.
Mandy will likely win because they will want to reward her for La La Land – of which I was NOT impressed. Neither the dancing nor the choreography was close to what other choreographers could do. If Mandy does win, I hope it’s for SYTYCD – her work on that show is always better than anything she does on DWTS.
Isn’t the Kairos that Derek folks did on DWTS that was nominated?
The nominations actually are almost perfect in my opinion….but I wouldn’t easily have nominated sharna and James instead of Travis. (The other major ones I had an issue with were the lack of dwts for series, no tom nominated and no ed Harris for westworld).
I am hoping Derek gets Emmy #3. I sure miss him on DWTS; but still wish him great success in his career.
I’m not always impressed with Mandy’s work, but she does a good job sometimes.
Derek’s “Kairos” was far better than anything she has done!
If people vote more for the choreographer rather than the dance, it is bad news for Mandy -split vote. I like her more on Dance than DWTS. They may go with someone new (Neals). I really hope it’s Derek I’m really curious about the relationship that Derek has with ABC right now.
What does Derek’s relationship with ABC (he says it’s great and the door is always open) have to do with anything at all?
Let’s not forget that it’s the producers who submit the choreographers for Emmy’s on that show – at least, that’s the way it’s always been before. Once he’s nominated, they have nothing to do with it. DWTS choreographers should BE so lucky to have producers that pimp them to the academy the way Nigel Lithgow does his choreographers.
Yes, ter. Nothing else is eligible.
ETA: I changed the video to the DWTS one.
@Joanne – I think DWTS can kiss any choreography Emmy nominations goodbye from here on out – with Derek gone, and World of Dance eligible next year, and the pros on DWTS continuing to get bogged down in gimmicks and themes, I think their only hope is Mandy, and I’m not sure even she can contend with some of the talent we’re seeing from WOD.
Courtney, sadly, I agree with you. The talent on WOD has just blown me away. Hope Derek gets a chance to showcase his talents on the show.
I truly feel sorry for Emma, Lindsay, Artem, and Sasha- a shame that DWTS focuses so much on gimmicks and manipulation.
@Joanne B….Sadly also, I agree with Courtney. And I also am totally enjoying WOD and the Talents! Love Derek judging them, too. He’s a great judge, but I love him teaching and dancing with a partner, better.
I can’t help but wonder what is in store for we DWTS fans this fall and our Pros whoever are on the cast list.
I have a delightful sense of schadenfreude over DWTS being knocked out of some former decade-long shoe-in categories by RuPaul’s Drag Race. And this all happened while RuPaul was sitting in the DWTS audience last season!