ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES EMMY® AWARD WINNERS IN COSTUMES FOR A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM AND INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION

North Hollywood, CA, August 21, 2007 – The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the Emmy Award winners in Outstanding Costumes For A Variety or Music Program and Individual Achievement in Animation for the 59^th Emmy Awards. 

These are juried award categories, which have no nominations and will be presented at the 2007 Creative Arts Awards on Saturday, September 8 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.  This year there were no Emmys awarded in the Outstanding Voice-Over Performance juried area.

Juried Award Winners

Outstanding Costumes For A Variety/Music Program Or A Special

Colleen Atwood, Costume Designer & Kendall Errair, Wardrobe Supervisor for Tony Bennett: An American Classic, NBC / RPM Productions and Lucamar Productions

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

No award given

           

Individual Achievement in Animation

Sang-Jin Kim, Animator for Avatar: The Last Airbender, episode: Lake Logai Nickelodeon / Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Sihanouk Mariona, Animator for Moral Orel, episode: The Lord’s Prayer

Cartoon Network / ShadowMachine Films

Thomas Smith, Animator for Robot Chicken, episode: Lust For Puppets

Cartoon Network / ShadowMachine Films

Sue Mondt, Art Director for Camp Lazlo, episode: Squirrel Secrets

Cartoon Network / Cartoon Network Studios

Dave Dunnet, Background Key Designer for Good Wilt Hunting (Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends) Cartoon Network / Cartoon Network Studios

Narina Sokolova, Background Painter for My Gym Partner’s A Monkey, episode: The Big Field Trip, Cartoon Network / Cartoon Network Studios

David Colman, Character Designer for Class of 3000, episode: Eddie’s Money

Cartoon Network / Cartoon Network Studios

           

Phil Rynda, Character Designer for Billy & Mandy’s Big Boogey Adventure (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy) Cartoon Network / Cartoon Network Studios

James McDermott, Character Designer for Eloise, episode: Me, Eloise

Starz Kids and Family / Bolder Media, Inc. in association with Film Roman

Steve Fonti, Storyboard Artist for Family Guy, episode: No Chris Left Behind

FOX / Fuzzy Door Productions in association with FOX TV Animation

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About the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1946 just one month after network television was born. It is a non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry. In addition to recognizing outstanding programming through its Emmy® Award, the Television Academy publishes Emmy® Magazine and stages many industry-related programs, services and year-round events for the television community.

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