Early this week, members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences began receiving HBO’s Emmy campaign box, which includes 2 episodes of True Blood: Episode 1.05 Sparks Fly out and Episode 1.09 Plaisir d’Amour.
Complete content of the HBO Emmy campaign box:
BOX 1: SERIES, DOCUMENTARIES
“Big Love” (“Prom Queen,” “On Trial,” “Come, Ye Saints”)
“In Treatment” (Week One: “Mia,” “April,” “Oliver,” “Walter,” “Gina”)
“True Blood” (“Sparks Fly Out,” “Plaisir d’Amour”)
“The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (“Pilot”)
“Entourage” (“Gotta Look Up to Get Down,” “Play’n with Fire,” “Return to Queens Blvd.”)
“Flight of the Conchords” (“A Good Opportunity,” “The New Cup,” “The Tough Brets”)
“Eastbound & Down” (“Chapter One”)
“The Life & Times of Tim” (“Angry Unpaid Hooker / Rodney’s Bachelor Party,” “Latino Tim / The Priest Is Drunk,” “Mad Dog Tim / Monday Night Confession”)
“Little Britain USA”
“Real Time With Bill Maher” (“Oct. 31, 2008: Amy Holmes, John Legend, Michael Moore, Connie Schultz, Cornel West,” “Nov. 3, 2008: Christiane Amanpour, Alec Baldwin, Garry Shandling, Bob Woodward”)
“Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired”
“The Black List: Volume One”
BOX 2: MOVIES, MINISERIES, SPECIALS, FAMILY
“Grey Gardens”
“Taking Chance”
“My Zinc Bed”
“Generation Kill”
“House of Saddam”
“Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger”
“Ricky Gervais: Out of England — The Stand-Up Special”
“Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies”
“Lisa Lampanelli: Long Live the Queen”
“Jacques d”Amboise in China: The Other Side of the World”
“Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression”
Update:
We have a photo now of the list of the actors that HBO would like to see nominated for an Emmy Award.
Lead actress: Anna Paquin
Lead actor: Stephen Moyer
Supporting actress: Rutina Wesley
Supporting actor: Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Nelsan Ellis and Alexander Skarsgard
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source: Los Angeles Time via TruebloodItalia
Nooo, they should have gotten Cold Ground!
But yay anyway!! lol
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mizmode Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 5:15
That’s what I was thinking.
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Yay! I too would have preferred Cold Ground and Sparks Fly Out. Cold Ground (IMO) was a real watershed episode. Fingers and toes crossed that TB progresses to the finish line and brings home the prize.
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I think this is great! Best of luck to True Blood at the Emmy’s! I sure hope TB gets a nod, the show so deserves it. AND, let’s not forget Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. Anna has already seen some acknowledgment at the Golden Globes. I think it’s time for Stephen now, he so deserves to get some attention for his perfect portrayal of Bill Compton!
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BTW: I do also love “No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency” – so warm and charming. I have been really so wonderfully surprised by this show.
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SFO is Stephen’s showcase (back story) and PDA is Anna’s spotlight(single tear cry) I love how the True Blood Emmy is riding on their shoulders. Good Job, HBO!
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While Cold Ground is my favorite episode, I think HBO selected two of the top episodes of this series. In particular, these episodes cast favorable light on Stephen Moyer, as SFO is his backstory and PDA is the scene where he leaves for the tribunal. (However, PDA also has that V-induced wild romp with Jason and Amy that I didn’t like.)
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Ooh, I just remembered that the Bill/Sookie bed scene after they found her cat is in the 9th episode and only that scene is worth an Emmy, lol So I guess they took the right episodes. Even though I still wanted them to take Cold Ground
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I love that Sparks Fly Out is included, but agree with others that the second ep (or one included in addition to these two) should have been Cold Ground. It was all around *the best* episode of the entire first season.
Plaisir d’Amour is good too, though, so I hope both eps included will entice voters to nominate TB in all categories.
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yeah why no cold ground, that is utterly surprising, i think that episode has emmy written all over it. honestly i wanted episodes 2 & 6.
and stephen deserves a nomination. he is so good and his character is so complex. and he’s fine. do they have an emmy for being sexy???
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Ooh, I just saw the update with the nominations for the actors and actresses. I so hope Anna and Stephen will get nominated. Squee!!
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stephenlovesanna Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 10:59
Get a good night sleep- Anna and Stephen will both be nominated (along with Rutina and Nelsan).
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Sari Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 17:51
What about a double nomination for Anna? she was amazing in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, it’ll be very cool. Do anybody have news about CBS campaign for Emmys?
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What are you talking about, I have already slept! LOL
I think everyone in this show is amazing, but those 4 is my wish too. Anna, Stephen, Rutina and Nelsan
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HI, just wondering what your source is for the actors categories?
As I’m only seeing Sam and Ryan listed in the best supporting (drama) category (not Nelsan or Alex)
And Skarsgard for lead actor in a mini-series.
I know, they’re only submissions for consideration, but still…
I got that info from here
http://goldderbyforums.latimes.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1106078764/m/358107362/p/1
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Shadaliza Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 13:58
It is written in the official HBO campaign box, you can see it on the photo.
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beerwolf Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 14:11
doh! what a doofus I am. Sorry about that.
I’d be really upset if Nelsan didn’t get put forward for a nomination
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Steve – dust off your tux boyfriend – September is just around the corner.
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So when do they announce who is nominated??
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beerwolf Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 15:30
July 16th!
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Sanna Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 20:40
Ooh, really?? That’s soon! Yay
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I can’t belive they forgot grandma (Lois Smith)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kay Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 18:02
They are campaigning Lois to be nominated for the guest actress category. Her name is above Adina Porter’s in the picture. (Lettie Mae)
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So glad to see Alex’s name submitted for both True Blood (Supporting Actor) and Generation Kill (Lead Actor). Now that Anna won the Golden Globe, it would be great for Stephen to go home with an Emmy.
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Hilarious. Alexanders name is always last on this site.
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Shadaliza Reply:
April 29th, 2010 at 0:28
This is the order of the supporting actors as listed on the information included in the box. Click on the last photo to enlarge and you will see.
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