True Blood Nominated For Five Emmys!

Emmy nominations were announced this morning, and True Blood snagged 5 nods, including Outstanding Drama Series! This marks the first time any vampire-related show has been nominated for the big prize at the Emmy Awards, so kudos to the Academy for thinking outside the box. Here’s the full list of True Blood nominations:

• Outstanding Drama Series
• Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series: “Never Let Me Go”, “I Will Rise Up”, “Frenzy” – Suzuki Ingerslev, Production Designer; Cat Smith, Art Director; Laura Richarz, Set Decorator
• Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series: Junie Lowry Johnson, CSA, Casting Director; Libby Goldstein, Casting Director
• Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special: “Scratches” – Brigette Ellis, Department Head Makeup Artist; Ned Neidhardt, Special Makeup Effects Artist; Bernhard Eichholz, Special Makeup Effects Artist; Anthony Barlow, Special Makeup Effects Artist; Sam Polin, Special Makeup Effects Artist; Danielle Noe, Special Makeup Effects Artist;  Todd Masters, Prosthetic Designer, Special Makeup Effects Artist; Dan Rebert, Prosthetic Designer
• Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series: “Beyond Here Lies Nothin'” – John Benson, Supervising Sound Editor; Jason Krane, Dialogue/ADR Editor;  Stuart Martin, Sound Effects Editor;  Brian Thomas Nist, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor;  Bruno Coon, Music Editor;  Zane Bruce, Foley Artist; Jeff Gunn, Foley Artist

Congratulations to True Blood and its amazing cast and crew! The Emmy Awards ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, will air live coast-to-coast on NBC, Sunday, August 29 at 8/7c.