The 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were anounced by the The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences this morning.
Battlestar Galactica, the critically-aclaimed sci-fi channel show (and officially the best drama set in space, bar none) were awarded four nominations; a surpising move considering the show has been snubbed by the academy for the last three seasons. The nominations are as follows:
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica · Exodus, Part 2 · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Felix Alcala, Director
Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series
Battlestar Galactica · Exodus, Part 2 · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Tom Archer, Lead Compositor Brenda Campbell, Lead Compositor Doug Drexler, CG Supervisor Michael Gibson, Senior VFX Coordinator Jeremy Hoey, Lead Matte Painter Gary Hutzel, VFX Supervisor Andrew Karr, CGI Supervisor Alec McClymont, Lead CGI Artist/ Animator Adam Mojo, CGI Sequence Designer
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica · Occupation/Precipice · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Ronald D, Written by
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
Battlestar Galactica · Exodus, Part 2 · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Michael Baber, Music Editor Vince Balunas, Sound Editor Daniel Colman, Sound Editor Jack Levy, Supervising Sound Editor Doug Madick, Foley Artist Rick Partlow, Foley Artist
Other strong nominees include The Sopranos, Ugly Betty, The Office, Heroes, Rome, and Boston Legal.
You can view the full list on comingsoon.net here.
