Wednesday 29 Oct 2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Drama picked up a spectacular 33 nominations in this year's Emmy Awards, it was announced last night.
Andrew Davies' major adaptation of Dickens'classic Little Dorrit leads the way with nominations in 11 categories, followed closely by House Of Saddam, Wallander and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
The forthcoming Into The Storm was the fourth most nominated programme, with a total of 14.
Ben Stephenson, Controller, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Drama Commissioning, said: "The nominations are a testament to the strength of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drama and to all the well-deserved writers, producers, directors and actors involved."
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One's Little Dorrit, which was co-produced by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and WGBH Boston, will compete for the Outstanding Mini-series title, with Andrew Davies being nominated for his adaption and actors Sir Tom Courtenay and Andy Serkis doing battle in the best supporting actor category.
Kenneth Branagh won a nod for best actor in a mini-series or film for his title role as Inspector Kurt Wallander in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One's Wallander, from Leftbank Pictures, Yellow Bird and TKBC, as well as picking up a nomination in the Best Director category.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two's gripping series House Of Saddam, a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ/HBO co-production, received four nominations for its intimate portrait of the world of Saddam's inner circle that charted the rise and fall of one of the world's most terrifying regimes.
There were three nominations for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ co-production, the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, adapted from the novels by Alexander McCall Smith and directed by the late Anthony Minghella – a Mirage Enterprises Production in association with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and The Weinstein Company.
Into The Storm, a HBO/Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Film, Scott Free and Rainmark Films Production, which has aired in the US and will be seen on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two later this year, won nominations for actors Brendan Gleeson and Janet McTeer in their roles as Winston and Clementine Churchill in the story of Churchill's pre-Second World War years.
The award winners will be announced in Los Angeles on 20 September 2009.
Little Dorrit
Into The Storm
Wallander
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
House Of Saddam
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