• Pushing Daisies, Halina Siwolop Set Decorator, Photo by Bryan Hurley
  • Mad Men, Amy Wells Set Decorator
  • How I Met Your Mother, Susan Eschelbach Set Decorator
  • Heroes, Ron Franco Set Decorator, Photo by Ken Haber
  • New Adventures of Old Christine, Amy Feldman Set Decorator


Congratulations to the following Emmy Nominees for their achievements in Art Direction.


Winners are designated with an Emmy statuette:



Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries, Or Movie

Cranford (MASTERPIECE) • PBS • A BBC and WGBH/Boston co-production
Donal Woods, Production Designer
Trisha Edwards, Set Decorator

John Adams • HBO • Playtone in association with HBO Films
Gemma Jackson, Production Designer
David Crank, Supervising Art Director (USA)
Christina Moore, Supervising Art Director (Hungary)
Kathy Lucas, Set Decorator (USA)
Sarah Whittle, Set Decorator (Hungary)

Recount • HBO • Spring Creek/Mirage Productions in association with Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures and HBO Films
Patti Podesta, Production Designer
Christopher Tandon, Art Director
Radha Mehta, Set Decorator

The Andromeda Strain • A&E • Scott Free/Traveler's Rest Productions in association with Universal Pictures, A&E Network
Jerry Wanek, Production Designer
Dan Hermansen, Art Director
Merlin Dervisevic, Set Decorator

Tin Man • Sci Fi Channel • RHI Entertainment
Michael Joy, Production Designer
Paulo Venturi, Art Director
Mark Lane, Set Decorator

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-camera Series

How I Met Your Mother • The Yips, No Tomorrow, Miracles • CBS • 20th Century Fox
Stephan Olson, Production Designer
Susan Eschelbach, Set Decorator

The New Adventures Of Old Christine • Between A Rock And A Hard Place, The New Adventures Of Old Christine, House • CBS • Kari's Logo Here in association with Warner Bros. Television
Cabot McMullen, Production Designer
Amy Feldman, Set Decorator

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-camera Series

Dexter • That Night, A Forest Grew • Showtime • Showtime Presents John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
Tony Cowley, Production Designer
Linda Spheeris, Set Decorator

Heroes • Out Of Time • NBC • Universal Media Studios in association with Tail Wind Productions
Ruth Ammon, Production Designer
Matthew Jacobs, Art Director
Ron Franco, Set Decorator

Mad Men • Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot) • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Bob Shaw, Production Designer
Henry Dunn, Art Director
Rena DeAngelo, Set Decorator

Mad Men • Shoot • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Dan Bishop, Production Designer
Christopher Brown, Art Director
Amy Wells, Set Decorator

Pushing Daisies • Pie-Lette • ABC • Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Michael Wylie, Production Designer
William Durrell, Jr., Art Director
Halina Siwolop, Set Decorator

Ugly Betty • How Betty Got Her Grieve Back • ABC • ABC Studios
Mark Worthington, Production Designer
Jim Wallis, Art Director
Archie D'Amico, Set Decorator

Outstanding Art Direction For A Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming

2007 MTV Video Music Awards • MTV • Den of Thieves in association with MTV
Scott Storey, Production Designer
Joe Celli, Art Director
James Connelly, Art Director

50th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • John Cossette Productions / Ken Ehrlich Productions
Steve Bass, Production Designer
Brian Stonestreet, Production Designer
Alana Billingsley, Art Director

80th Annual Academy Awards • ABC •
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Roy Christopher, Production Designer
Joe Celli, Art Director

Hell's Kitchen • Episode # 401 • FOX • Granada America
John R. Janavs, Production Designer
Robert Frye, Art Director
Stephen Paul Fackrell, Set Decorator

MADtv • Episode # 1315 • FOX • Girl Group Company
Nicole Elespuru, Production Designer
James Yarnell, Production Designer
Daryn Reid Goodall, S.D.S.A., Set Decorator




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