As awards season approaches, DGC Ontario Members and Productions are once again receiving international acclaim and accolades! The first stop on the 2023-2024 awards circuit is the Emmys, with over 15 Members and Productions in the running. These Emmy-nominated artisans share their reactions to this recognition from the Academy.
The Children’s & Family Emmys will be handed out on December 16 & 17, and the Creative Arts Emmys will take place on January 6 & 7, with the ceremony broadcasting live on January 15.
Creative Arts Emmy Awards
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More):
Tamara Deverell, Brandt Gordon
“Being nominated for an Emmy feels amazing!… I am so proud of the team of Designers, Decorators, Artists, Builders, and Painters who helped me breathe life into the eight very different stories in this anthology series. Getting this Emmy nomination is yet another nod to our amazing crews… it’s a continued affirmation of the talented artists that we have in the Toronto film industry.” – Production Designer Tamara Deverell
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special
For episode “The Autopsy”:
Nelson Ferreira
Jill Purdy
Paul Germann
Robert Hegedus
Rose Gregoris
“It feels great to be nominated in this category with our friends and colleagues on Cabinet of Curiosities but also with nominees from other projects. Our team really stretched to create something fun and original, and having our work recognized alongside theirs by the Television Academy is an honour.” – Supervising Sound Editor Nelson Ferreira
“It’s been a genuine thrill and honour to be nominated for an Emmy for Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities. Working with Guillermo, the incredible roster of directing talent he assembled, and our amazing Sound team has been a highlight of my career, and to be recognized for that work is truly gratifying.” – Sound Editor Paul Germann
Behind-the-scenes photos of What We Do in the Shadows, “The Night Market,” courtesy of Shayne Fox.
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
For the episode “The Night Market”
Shayne Fox, Aaron Noël
“Having worked for decades in Toronto’s film industry, to get this type of pat on the back is extremely rewarding, exciting and humbling. Emmy attention is also a testament to the inspired work of every single person who works on the show as well as its overall popularity.” – Production Designer Shayne Fox
FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL
Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode
For the episode “Day Two”
Matthew Whelan
“It was a privilege to work with such amazing people on such an important story, and my hope is that we accurately and respectfully represented it. To be nominated for the work only gilds the lily.” – VFX Supervisor & 2nd Unit Director Matthew Whelan
WEDNESDAY (DGC ONTARIO POST ONLY)
Outstanding Comedy Series
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Children’s & Family Emmy Awards
JANE – Children’s or Family Viewing Series
GHOSTWRITER – Young Teen Series
“Sinking Ship exists in a sort of perpetual creative chaos, constantly trying to push itself to be more visually innovative and more honest and sophisticated with our storytelling. For that to be recognized by the Academy across three of our shows (Jane, Ghostwriter and Odd Squad for Makeup & Hairstyling) is the cherry on top of a particularly challenging year.” – Director & Executive Producer JJ Johnson
CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Directing for a Single Camera Program
Directors Annie Bradley, Matthew Hastings (INT Member), Romeo Candido, Samir Rehem, Wendy Morgan
“Being nominated for Best Directing for Circuit Breakers is amazing as I’m very proud to be a part of the cast, crew and creative team behind this show!” – Director Annie Bradley
“As a Filipino Canadian who took 20 years to get my first DGC job and for that job to be Emmy nominated, I feel not just lucky but validated. Validated that my years of unpaid labour karmically came through, and came through big.” – Director Romeo Candido
“I’m thrilled, honoured and moved by the nomination. Everyone worked very hard to bring this show to life, especially our fearless creator Melody Fox!” – Director Farhad Mann
“My Dad won a lifetime achievement Emmy for his 50 years playing “Dr. Bob Hughes” on As the World Turns. Being nominated for an Emmy means a lot as recognition for the work I’ve done as a Director, but to possibly stand on the stage as a second-generation Emmy winner would be a dream come true.” – Director Matthew Hastings
MALORY TOWERS – Children’s or Family Viewing Series
FRAGGLE ROCK: BACK TO THE ROCK – NIGHT OF LIGHTS (DGC ONTARIO POST ONLY)
Fiction Special
And a special congratulations to Production Designer Martha Sparrow and Sound Editor Jill Purdy. Martha and Jill are DGC Ontario Members who worked under a non-DGC Ontario contract in a different jurisdiction.
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More)
Martha Sparrow, Poker Face
“I am thrilled to be nominated for an Emmy this year for my work on Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson’s series Poker Face. The show presented us with a unique, marathon challenge: to create ten distinct story worlds, set in a new state each episode. Judy Rhee and our wonderful crews in New York and in New Mexico worked incredibly hard to keep pace and bring the stories to life. I’m personally very proud of the collection of colourful and nostalgic worlds we created for Charlie to haphazardly investigate.” – Production Designer Martha Sparrow
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
Jill Purdy, Stranger Things, “Chapter Nine: The Piggyback”
“I am so thrilled and honoured to be nominated with the Sound Editing teams of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities and Stranger Things. To have a career that I love, which allows me to indulge in my wildest childhood aspirations, is the ultimate dream come true. With science fiction and horror being my favourite genres, I absolutely loved working on these shows and to be nominated for both is truly the icing on an already incredible cake!” –Sound Editor Jill Purdy
