Velvet shows score Emmy nominations

MANILA, Philippines - Join your favorite primetime TV stars celebrate the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards on Velvet and see which among the year’s hit shows rule. Among the roster of nominees, a number of Velvet’s top programs score multiple nominations, with an impressive 32 nominations in total.

Velvet’s The Good Wife and Nurse Jackie dazzled in this year’s Emmys with nine and eight nominations, respectively.

Aired on Velvet every Thursday night at 8:30, The Good Wife landed nods in Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Outstanding Costumes for a Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Julianna Margulies, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Archie Panjabi and Christine Baranski, and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for both Alan Cumming and Dylan Baker. The drama series focuses on Margulies as Alicia Florrick, wife of a disgraced state attorney Peter Florrick (Chris Noth) who rebuilds her reputation after her husband was jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal.

Nurse Jackie, which airs Thursday nights at 9:30, gained nominations in Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Main Title Design, Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Edie Falco, and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Eli Wallach. The dark comedy is about the strong-willed and brilliant but very flawed emergency room nurse Jackie Peyton, R.N. played by three-time Emmy Award winner Edie Falco.

 So You Think You Can Dance was recognized in the Outstanding Choreography and Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) categories. Also in the list of nominees are Velvet’s Spotlight specials, 82nd Annual Academy Awards and Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas (Great Performances). The 82nd Annual Academy Awards gained nominations in 12 categories including Outstanding Art Direction For Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Short-Form Picture Editing (two nominees), Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series or Special, Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming, Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic), Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Special Class Programs, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special, Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, and Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special. Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas (Great Performances), on the other hand, was nominated in Outstanding Music Direction.

Witness live your glammed- up favorite Velvet stars go up the grand Emmys stage to receive their trophies.

Watch it with the rest of the world on Aug. 30 via Velvet for exclusive coverage of red carpet arrivals and interviews at 7 a.m. with the Awards Pre-Show, followed by the main ceremony at 8 a.m. Hosted by late night host Jimmy Fallon, the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will happen at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.