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Four Emmy Nominations By Don Del Grande (ddelgran@snpp.com) - July 10, 2010 - updated August 23 
The Simpsons got four nominations, in two different categories.First, the show itself was nominated for Animated Program (this year, there is no more "less than one hour" and "one hour or more" categories, although shows 15 minutes or less – for example, most of the shows on Adult Swim – can enter in a "short format animation" category (and, in fact, the 2009 Robot Chicken Christmas episode did get nominated in that category)), for the episode "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" (the "Princess Penelope" episode). It is competing against Alien Earths (National Geographic), Disney Prep & Landing (ABC – it was a Christmas special), The Ricky Gervais Show (HBO), and South Park's two-part episode where they never did show Muhammad (apparently, it aired as a single hour episode at one point, which allows the two episodes to be entered together – they did the same thing with the three-part "Imaginationland"). Second, three actors have been nominated for Voiceover Performance – Dan Castellaneta, for "Thursdays with Abie"; Hank Azaria, for "Moe Letter Blues"; and, Anne Hathaway, for "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" (she voiced Princess Penelope). The other nominees are H. John Benjamin for fX's Archer, Dave Foley for the ABC Christmas special Disney Prep & Landing, and Seth Green for Robot Chicken. With no nomination, it's now 19 years and counting (the category was created in 1992) that Harry Shearer will not win a voiceover Emmy. In addition, Morgan Spurlock's "The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3D! On Ice!" was nominated for Nonfiction Special, along with EpixHD's Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story, HBO's By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, Turner Classic Movie's Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me, NBC's Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again, and HBO's Teddy: In His Own Words. Note that this category can have multiple, or even no, winners, although under a new rule, the show that doesn't get the most votes needs to get at least a 90% vote to win an Emmy. For those of you interested in such things, the only other nomination that a Fox animated show got was Family Guy being nominated for Music & Lyrics (i.e. Original Song) for the song "Down's Syndrome Girl" in the episode "Extra Large Medium" (that's the episode with the girl with Down's syndrome who says her mother "is the former governor of Alaska"). The voiceover and animation categories are currently scheduled to be presented at the Creative Arts (aka the "Who Cares") Emmy ceremony on August 21 (the main ceremony is August 29 – E! usually shows a heavily edited version the following Friday or Saturday, but there is also a Twitter feed "broadcasting" the winners as they are announced. However, the Academy is in the habit of moving one of the Creative Arts categories to the main show, and since the infamous South Park "Muhammad" episode is nominated for Animated Program, I would not be surprised if they decide to move that category up. UPDATE (08/23): The show won two Emmys this year: Anne Hathaway won for Voiceover Performance for her part as Princess Penelope in "Once Upon a Time in Springfield". Additionally, Charles Ragins won one of the Individual Achievement in Animation Emmys as a background designer on "Postcards from the Wedge" (Some lists will leave this one off, as it was one of the "juried" awards).
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For season 22 news and spoilers, enter the Upcoming Episodes Page. [ FAQs, Guides & Lists | Upcoming Episodes | Episode Guide | Capsules | Miscellaneous | Web Links | About | Home ] Last updated August 24, 2010 by Jouni Paakkinen (webmaster@snpp.com)
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Coca-Cola's new commercial slated to debut during the Super Bowl will feature a variety of characters from
The Simpsons. According to The Coca-Cola Company, Hard Times features "most notably greedy
billionaire C. Montgomery Burns, who has fallen on difficult times. Just when all hope seems to be lost, Mr. Burns learns to
appreciate life's simple pleasures as he joins other characters enjoying Coca-Cola and Opening Happiness in a neighborhood park."
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