Disney animation, “The Simpsons,” the Grammy Awards, “Portlandia” and the documentary “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God” have won the first Emmy Awards of 2013, the Television Academy announced on Wednesday.
Those programs, and several others, were given Emmys in three juried categories. The Emmys do not have standard nominations in those categories but instead convene special peer-group screening committees to view eligible achievements and decide if each one is deserving of an Emmy. More than one award in each category is possible, but only programs or individuals winning unanimous approval are given Emmys.
The awards will be given out on Sept. 15 during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.
Among the winners is HBO Documentary Films chief Sheila Nevins, who won her 24th Emmy for serving as executive producer on Alex Gibney's “Mea Maxima Culpa” to break her own award as the biggest Emmy winner of all time.
The awards:
Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation
"Adventure Time" • Puhoy • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios
Andy Ristaino, Character Design
"Disney Mickey Mouse Croissant de Triomphe" • Disney.com • Disney Television Animation
Jenny Gase-Baker, Background Paint
"Disney Mickey Mouse Croissant de Triomphe" • Disney.com • Disney Television Animation
Joseph Holt, Art Direction
"Disney TRON: Uprising" • "The Stranger" • Disney XD • Disney Television Animation
Alberto Mielgo, Art Direction
"Dragons: Riders of Berk" • "We Are Family (Part 2)" • Cartoon Network • DreamWorks Animation
Andy Bialk, Character Design
"The Simpsons" • "Treehouse Of Horror XXIII" • FOX • Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Paul Wee, Character Animation
Outstanding Costumes For A Variety Program Or A Special
"The 55th Annual Grammy Awards" • CBS • AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC
Marina Toybina, Costume Designer
Courtney Webster, Assistant Costume Designer
"The Men Who Built America" • "Bloody Battles" • HISTORY • Stephen David Entertainment For History
Sarah Beers, Costume Designer
Rachael Leah Greene, Costume Supervisor
Lisa Faibish, Costume Supervisor
"Portlandia" • Blackout • IFC • Broadway Video in association with IFC
Amanda Needham, Costume Designer
Monika Schmidt, Costume Supervisor
Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking
"Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" • HBO • HBO Documentary Films in association with Jigsaw Productions, Wider Film Projects and Below The Radar Films
Alex Gibney, Producer
Todd Wider, Producer
Jedd Wider, Producer
Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
