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Emmy Awards
This television production award is similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but focuses more on entertainment. The Emmy Award is regarded the television equivalent to the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards and Tony Awards. It is presented by three related but separate organizations.
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Who has won the most Primetime Emmys?
Sheila Nevins, the longtime president of Documentary and Family programming at HBO, has earned more individual Primetime Emmys than anyone else in history. Her two most recent wins -- for projects that aired during the 2013-2014 season -- gave her a total of 27 statuettes. She won the Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking award for "Life According to Sam" and the award for Outstanding Children's Program for "One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp."
How many Emmys did Jennifer Lawrence win?
Thirteen altogether. There are also five upcoming films for the next two years.
How many Emmy Awards did the sitcom Frasier win?
During its 10 seasons on NBC (1994-2004), the series was nominated for 63 Primetime Emmy Awards, and won six.
Among the awards it won was the 2001-2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Jennifer Aniston won the 2001-02 award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, while Lisa Kudrow won the 1997-98 award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
How many emmys did Bill Cosby win?
He won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series three consecutive seasons (1965-66, 1966-67, and 1967-68) for his work in NBC's "I Spy." He also won a 1969 Emmy for "The Bill Cosby Special," which was named Outstanding Variety or Musical Program.
Cosby also received two Daytime Emmys for animated programming, one for his "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" series and one for his "Little Bill" series.
Who won the Emmy for the movie roots?
LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, John Amos, Leslie Uggams, Carolyn Jones, Louis Gossett Jr., Vic Morrow, Chuck Connors, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, Robert Reed, Lynda Day George, Madge Sinclair, Scatman Crothers, George Hamilton, Richard Roundtree, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Brad Davis, Sandy Duncan, Moses Gunn, Tracey Gold, Lorne Greene, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Maya Angelou, Doug McClure, Cicely Tyson, Richard Farnsworth, Yvonne De Carlo, Yaphet Kotto.
NBC's "Frasier" won the top comedy award at the Primetime Emmys a record five years in a row (1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997 and 1997-1998). The ABC series "Modern Family" tied the record with its fifth consecutive win in the category at the 66th Primetime Emmys on August 25, 2014.
How many Emmys did Dr Quinn Medicine Woman win?
The CBS Western drama series starring Jane Seymour won four Primetime Emmys during its run from 1993 to 1998. It won one award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography (Roland "Ozzie" Smith, 1994) and three for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series (1994, 1995 and 1996).
Why is Cicely Tyson important?
The distinguished actress was the first African American to appear as a regular in a weekly prime-time dramatic series. During the 1963-1964 season, Tyson co-starred with George C. Scott in the CBS drama "East Side/West Side."
At a certain stage of her career, Tyson decided not to accept roles that stereotyped or demeaned African Americans. As a result, she embarked on a noteworthy body of work that earned her numerous plaudits and awards.
She received a 1972 Academy Award nomination as Best Actress for her performance in the Depression-era film "Sounder." The nomination occurred the same year that Diana Ross was recognized for her portrayal as singer Billie Holliday in "Lady Sings the Blues." It was the first time that two African-American women were nominated in the same acting category. The Oscar went to Liza Minnelli for "Cabaret."
Tyson went on to win two 1974 Primetime Emmy Awards for her performance as a 110-year-old former slave in the CBS made-for-television movie "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." She picked up a third Primetime Emmy for a supporting role in the 1994 television miniseries "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All."
In June 2013, six months before her 89th birthday, Tyson received a Tony Award for her performance in the Horton Foote drama "The Trip to Bountiful."
On December 6, 2015, Tyson will be among the performers recognized at the annual Kennedy Center Honors. Also named as honorees: filmmaker George Lucas, actress Rita Moreno, singer-songwriter Carole King, orchestral conductor Seiji Ozawa and the rock band The Eagles. An edited version of the event will be televised by CBS on Tuesday, December 29, 2015.
Who was the African America to win hall of fame Emmy Award?
Gail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix." She won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
Who won four Oscars 20 Grammys and two emmys for his musical scores?
John Williams has won five Oscars, 21 Grammys and three Emmys during his brilliant career as a musician.
How many people have won EGOTs?
As of October 2019, 15 people have won EGOTs.
That phrasing might be a little misleading. The EGOT isn’t a specific award; it’s an accomplishment. To say that someone “has” an EGOT simply means they’ve won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
Here’s a list of the 15 winners:
- Richard Rodgers
- Helen Hayes
- Rita Moreno
- John Gielgud
- Audrey Hepburn
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Jonathan Tunick
- Mel Brooks
- Mike Nichols
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Scott Rudin
- Robert Lopez
- John Legend
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Tim Rice
The term "EGOT" was invented by Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas, who mentioned the achievement in a 1984 interview. Thomas has not been nominated for any of the awards, but he did commission a gold EGOT pendant, which he wore around his neck (a decision parodied by Tracy Morgan on the sitcom 30 Rock).
To win an EGOT, a celebrity can win any award in any competitive category. Several entertainers who technically have all four awards aren’t typically considered EGOT achievers because they won non-competitive awards (Barbra Streisand, for instance, received a "Star of the Decade" Tony Award in 1970). And while the general consensus is to count Daytime Emmys toward EGOTs (the E in Goldberg’s EGOT, for example, is a Daytime Emmy), there is some contention over whether it should be restricted to the primetime segment of the awards.
It’s also possible to achieve an EGOT posthumously—Audrey Hepburn, for example, completed hers about a year after her death with a 1994 Grammy win for her children’s album Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales.
More than 40 entertainers are one award away from an EGOT, including Viola Davis, Cher, Common, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews, and Helen Mirren.
How can Family Guy be nominated for an Emmy?
Because the Academy though "I Dream of Jesus", "Family Gay" & "Road to Germany" were excellent & the show deserved a Best Comedy nomination.
What does outstanding discovery mean?
outstanding is like amazing or brilliant, and a discovery is a finding.
How many Emmy Awards has Alan Alda won?
Six. Alan Alda won five Primetime Emmys during his years of playing Dr. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in "M*A*S*H" -- three for acting, one for writing and one for directing. He also won the 2005-2006 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award for his performance as Republican presidential candidate Arnold Vinick in "The West Wing."
Did Chaka Khan receive any grammys emmys honors etc.?
Yes Chakan has revieved quiet some awards of all kinds. And in Janurary 2011 she was hornered as a legend.
How many Emmy Awards did Reginald Rose win and for what did he win them?
Reginald Rose, who died in 2002 at the age of 81, won three Emmy Awards during his distinguished career as a writer. Two of them were for episodes he wrote for "The Defenders," the CBS legal drama he created that was one of the most honored television series of the 1960s. His other Emmy was for his teleplay "Twelve Angry Men," which aired in 1954 on CBS' "Studio One in Hollywood."
Nominated for 19 Emmys, the FOX musical comedy series won four:
+ Jane Lynch, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
+ Ryan Murphy, Outstanding Director for a Comedy Series (for the pilot episode).
+ Neil Patrick Harris, Outstanding Guest Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (for the episode "Dream On").
+ Outstanding Sound Editing for "The Power Of Madonna".
Has Gilda Radner won any Emmys?
Yes. Gilda Radner won two Emmies during her career:
1978 - Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Variety or Musical for Saturday Night Live
1988 - Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for It's Garry Shandling's Show
