Emmys: TV Movie – Sci-Fi Prequel ‘Prey’ Brings Jhane Myers, First Indigenous Woman Nominated for Producing, and She Could Win
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Weekly Commentary (Updated Aug. 17, 2023): It’s a “weird” season, but there have been pleasant surprises.
“Prey,” the Predator prequel, which was filmed in the Stoney Nakoda First Nation west of Calgary nabbed six inspired nominations including outstanding television movie, directing and writing. And while Indigenous Peoples are still underrepresented in awards ceremonies (only one acting nominee ever with August Schellenberg for “Bury My Heart at Wounded” in 2007), we have a historic with Jhane Myers, who is the first Indigenous woman nominated for producing.
Al Yankovic is a double nominee now for producing his self-parody biopic, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” for The Roku Channel, in addition to his nod for original song for the track “Now You Know.” The film also brought an interesting nominee with producer Henry R. Muñoz III, who in addition to owning the comedy studio Funny or Die, is also the former finance chair of the Democratic National Committee (2013-2019).
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“Fire Island” producer Tony Hernandez is a double nominee alongside his scripted variety series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” alongside his Jax Media partner Brooke Posch.
And so it’s on the record — we all know we should never discount Dolly Parton.
The rankings for the category are below.
The final Emmy voting rounds open on Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. PT and close on Aug. 28 at 10 p.m. PST. The 75th Emmy Awards are scheduled to air on Monday, January 15, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT. The Creative Arts ceremony will occur on Saturday, January 6, and Sunday, January 7. An edited version will air on FXX on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET. All events will take place at the Peacock Theater at LA Live.
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And the Nominees Are:
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (The Roku Channel)
Henry R. Muñoz III, Neil Shah, Zachary Halley (executive producers), Mike Farah, Joe Farrell, Whitney Hodack, Tim Headington, Liz Buman, Max Silva, Al Yankovic, Eric Appel (produced by)“Prey” (Hulu)
Lawrence Gordon, Ben Rosenblatt, James E. Thomas, John C. Thomas, Marc Toberoff (executive producers), John Davis, Jhane Myers, Marty Ewing (produced by)“Fire Island” (Hulu)
Joel Kim Booster (executive producer), John Hodges, Tony Hernandez, Brooke Posch (producers)“Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas” (NBC)
Sam Haskell, Joe Lazarov, Hudson Hickman, David Rambo, Dolly Parton (executive producers) Billy Levin, Steve Summers (producer)“Hocus Pocus 2” (Disney+)
Ralph Winter, David Kirschner, Adam Shankman (executive producers), Lynn Harris (produced by)
All Eligible Titles (Alphabetized by Network)**
“Adult Swim Yule Log” (Adult Swim)
“The Sound of Christmas” (BET+)
“Out of Office” (Comedy Central)
“Reno 911: It’s a Wonderful Heist” (Comedy Central)
“A Waltons Thanksgiving” (The CW)
“Disenchanted” (Disney+)
“Disney’s Pinocchio” (Disney+)
“Hocus Pocus 2” (Disney+)
“Peter Pan & Wendy” (Disney+)
“The Princess” (Disney+)
“Rise” (Disney+)
“Hotel for the Holidays” (Freevee)
“A Christmas… Present” (Great American Family)
“The 12 Days of Christmas Eve” (Lifetime)
“An Amish Sin” (Lifetime)
“Black Girl Missing” (Lifetime)
“Gwen Shamblin: Starving For Salvation” (Lifetime)
“Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas” (Lifetime)
“Reba McEntire’s The Hammer” (Lifetime)
“A Christmas Story Christmas” (HBO)
“Father of the Bride” (HBO)
“Reality” (HBO)
“Boston Strangler” (Hulu)
“Clock” (Hulu)
“Fire Island” (Hulu)
“Hellraiser” (Hulu)
“Not Okay” (Hulu)
“Prey” (Hulu)
“Quasi” (Hulu)
“Rosaline” (Hulu)
“Rye Lane” (Hulu)
“White Men Can’t Jump” (Hulu)
“Love Accidentally” (Hybrid)
“Cocoa” (Indie Rights)
“Do Revenge” (Netflix)
“Dog Game” (Netflix)
“Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die” (Netflix)
“The Noel Diary” (Netflix)
“Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe” (Paramount+)
“Fantasy Football” (Paramount+)
“Honor Society” (Paramount+)
“Jerry & Marge Go Large” (Paramount+)
“Secret Headquarters” (Paramount+)
“Significant Other” (Paramount+)
“Teen Wolf: The Movie” (Paramount+)
“Meet Cute” (Peacock)
“Praise This” (Peacock)
“Sick” (Peacock)
“Anything’s Possible” (Prime Video)
“Don’t Make Me Go” (Prime Video)
“Goodnight Mommy” (Prime Video)
“My Best Friend’s Exorcism” (Prime Video)
“On a Wing and a Prayer” (Prime Video)
“The People We Hate at the Wedding” (Prime Video)
“The Portable Door” (Prime Video)
“Run Sweetheart Run” (Prime Video)
“Samaritan” (Prime Video)
“Shotgun Wedding” (Prime Video)
“Somebody I Used to Know” (Prime Video)
“Something from Tiffany’s” (Prime Video)
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (The Roku Channel)
** This list or category submission is not yet complete or confirmed and is subject to change.
2022 category winner: “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers” (Disney+) — Alexander Young and Tom Peitzman (executive producers); Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman (produced by)
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GUEST ACTOR (DRAMA) | GUEST ACTRESS (DRAMA) | GUEST ACTOR (COMEDY) | GUEST ACTRESS (COMEDY) | VOICE-OVER | SHORT FORM | DOCUMENTARY | MUSIC | ANIMATED | OTHER CATEGORIES
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