Spent 3 1/2 hours in the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. These are the ones given to the cinematographers, editors, make-up artists, hairstylists, sound mixers, lighting designers, art directors, set decorators, casting directors, etc. The sheer number of these awards can make the program a little tiresome (despite presenters like a pregnant Jennifer Garner, host George Lopez, etc.) but some trends come out. HBO was a big winner, so was ABC.
First, "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" -- the HBO movie -- is going to clean up next week in the Primetime Emmy show. It won just about every category. Every time it won, the producers played Tom Jones' "What's New Pussycat?" and I heard it so often I could probably do it from memory now.
Second, "Lost" is clearly a crowd favorite. The show won lots and lots of awards -- not a clean sweep, but close -- and that makes me feel like it is the show to beat. I say this, even though "Deadwood" actually won one more Emmy than "Lost."
"Lost" will probably have a good shot at the September 18 primetime Emmy awards.
Highlight, though, was Jerry Lewis who got the "Governor's Award" Sunday. Seeing him "live" -- that was a treat.
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