'Matt Damon,' 'Conchords,' Disney Earn Emmy Nods
July 17, 2008
- Rock and Pop
By Ann Donahue, L.A.
The nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning, with the Disney Channel's "Phineas and Ferb" taking home two nominations in outstanding original main title theme music and outstanding original music and lyrics; "Flight of the Conchords" picking up two nominations for original music and lyrics; and, in the song heard 'round YouTube - "I'm F***ing Matt Damon" from ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" also was nominated for outstanding original music and lyrics.
The nominations in the music categories are:
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
"Canterbury's Law" FOX Apostle in association with Sony Pictures Television Tree Adams, Theme By
"Phineas And Ferb" Disney Channel Walt Disney TV Animation in association with Disney Channel Carl Hill Williams, Main Title Theme by Michael Walker, Main Title Theme by Michael Culross, Jr., Main Title Theme by
"Kid Nation: Episode 101" CBS Forman Productions Jeff Lippencott, Series Original Music Mark T. Williams, Series Original music
"Pirate Master: Episode 102" CBS Mark Burnett Productions Russ Landau, Composer
"Saving Grace: Pilot" TNT Fox Television Studios Eric "Everlast" Schrody, Main Title Theme by
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
"Phineas And Ferb" Song: "I Ain't Got No Rhythm" Disney Channel Walt Disney TV Animation in association with Disney Channel Danny Jacob, Music by Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh, Written by Robert F. Hughes, Written by Martin Olson, Written by Dan Povenmire, Written by
"Flight Of The Conchords" Song: "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)" HBO Dakota Pictures and Comedy Arts in association with HBO Entertainment Bret McKenzie, Composer and Lyricist Jemaine Clement, Composer and Lyricist
"Flight Of The Conchords" Song: "Inner City Pressure" HBO Dakota Pictures and Comedy Arts in association with HBO Entertainment Bret McKenzie, Composer and Lyricist Jemaine Clement, Composer and Lyricist James Bobin, Lyricist
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Song: "I'm F***ing Matt Damon" ABC Jackhole Industries in association with ABC Studios Sarah Silverman, Writer/Composer Tony Baubirei, Writer/Composer Wayne McClaucey, Writer/Composer Sal Lacono, Writer/Composer Dan Warner, Writer/Composer
"MADtv" Song: "Sad Fitty Cent" FOX Girl Group Company Greg O'Connor, Music and Lyrics by Jordan Peele, Music and Lyrics by Jim Wise, Music and Lyrics by
Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (original Dramatic Score)
"Bernard And Doris" HBO Trigger Street Independent Productions in association with Little Bird and Chicago Films and HBO Films Alex Wurman, Composer
"John Adams: Independence" HBO Playtone in association with HBO Films Rob Lane, Composer
"Masters Of Science Fiction: Jerry Was A Man" ABC Reunion Pictures Laura Karpman, Composer
"Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day" ABC Harpo Films Lennie Niehaus, Composer
"Sense & Sensibility (Masterpiece Theatre)" PBS A BBC and WGBH/Boston co-production Martin Phipps, Composer
"The Company: Night 1" TNT Scott Free/John Callery Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television Jeff Beal, Music By
Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (original Dramatic Score)
"Family Guy: Lois Kills Stewie" Fox Fuzzy Door Productions in association with Fox Television Animation Studios Ronald Neal Jones, Composer
"House: Guardian Angels" Fox Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions Jon Ehrlich, Music By Jason Derlatka, Music By
"Little People, Big World: Roloff Road Trip: Grand Canyon" TLC Gay Rosenthal Productions in association with TLC Joey Newman, Original Music
"Lost: The Constant" ABC ABC Studios Michael Giacchiano, Music By
"Pushing Daisies: Pigeon" ABC Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Bros. Television Jim Dooley, Music By
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVIII" FOX Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Alf Clausen, Music by
Outstanding Music Direction
"50th Annual Grammy Awards" CBS John Cossette Productions / Ken Ehrlich Productions Rickey Minor, Music Director
"80th Annual Academy Awards" ABC Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Bill Conti, Music Director
"Barry Manilow: Songs From The Seventies" PBS Stiletto Entertainment Ron Walters, Jr., Music Director, Conductor, Keyboards
"Christmas In Washington" TNT The Stevens Co. Ian Fraser, Music Director
"Movies Rock" CBS A Conde Nast Media Group production in association with Don Mischer Productions Steve Jordan, Music Director Mark Watters, Music Director
Overall, HBO's miniseries "John Adams" lead the way with 23 nominations.
The Emmys will be held on September 21, and broadcast from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on NBC.
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