Santa Monica, CA (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) "The Beatles: The Night That Changed
America - A GRAMMY Salute" has received six Emmy Award nominations, and the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast has received two in recognition of outstanding production excellence. Nominations were announced today by the Television Academy at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, Calif. The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 25, and will be broadcast on NBC.
The six Emmy nominations for "The Beatles: The Night That Changed
America - A GRAMMY Salute" include:
Outstanding Variety Special
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special
Outstanding
Music Direction
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
The two GRAMMY telecast nominations are for:
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
"This year's historic
Beatles special and 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast were spectacular musical and cultural celebrations filled with countless unique GRAMMY moments that recognized many extraordinary and gifted artists," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "The resounding success of these shows would not be possible without the support, expertise and talent of our longtime partners at AEG Ehrlich Ventures, the CBS Television Network and STAPLES Center. We congratulate our tireless producer Ken Ehrlich, our broadcast partner CBS, and the members of our outstanding production team who garnered nominations today. And we thank the Television Academy for this great honor."
"These eight nominations for our two shows is a tribute to our truly amazing staff, most of whom worked on both of these shows simultaneously, which is no small feat," said Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of both the
Beatles special and the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards. "In the case of our
Beatles show, it's a testament to the enduring legacy of the world's premier pop group, and we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as that of Yoko Ono and
Olivia Harrison."
The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards was produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich was executive producer, and Louis J. Horvitz was the director.
David Wild and Ken Ehrlich were the writers. "The Beatles: The Night That Changed
America - A GRAMMY Salute" was produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures. Ken Ehrlich was executive producer, Rac Clark was co-executive producer, Gregg Gelfand was director, and
David Wild and Ken Ehrlich were the writers.
The individuals nominated in each category are eligible for the awards. A detailed list of nominees follows:
"The Beatles: The Night That Changed
America - A GRAMMY Salute"
Outstanding Variety Special
CBS • AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Ken Ehrlich, Written by;
David Wild, Written by
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Gregg Gelfand, Directed by
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special
Matthew Cotter, Lighting Director; Matt Firestone, Lighting Designer; Ted Wells, Lighting Designer; Mike Zinman, Lighting Director
Outstanding
Music Direction
Don Was,
Music Director
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
Tom Holmes, Production Mixer; Giles Martin,
Music Mixer; Josh Morton, Re-Recording Mixer; Larry Reed, Production Mixer; Al Schmitt,
Music Mixer
56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Telecast
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special
Robert A. Dickinson, Lighting Designer; Jon Kusner, Lighting Director; Harrison Lippman, Lighting Director; Andy O'Reilly, Lighting Director
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
Tom Holmes, Broadcast Production Mixer; Eric Johnston, Playback Mixer; John Harris, Broadcast
Music Mixer; Eric Schilling, Broadcast
Music Mixer; Mikael Stewart, House Production Mixer; Ron Reaves, House
Music Mixer; Tom Pesa, Stage Mixer; Michael Parker, Stage Mixer;
Pablo Munguia, Playback Mixer; Paul Sandweiss, Package Mixer; Bob LaMasney, Sweetening Mixer.
