- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
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Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Primetime Emmy AwardAwarded for "outstanding continuing or single voice-over performance in a series or a special" Presented by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Country United States First awarded 1992 Currently held by Maurice LaMarche, Futurama (2011) Official website http://www.emmys.com The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance is a creative arts Emmy Award given out by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It is awarded to a performer for an outstanding "continuing or single voice-over performance in a series or a special."[1] Prior to 1992, voice-actors could be nominated for their performance in the live action acting categories.[2] The award was first given in 1992 when six voice actors from The Simpsons shared the award. From 1992 to 2008, it was a juried award, so there were no nominations and there would be multiple or no recipients in one year. In 2009, the rules were changed to a category award, with five nominees.
Usually, the winner is a voice actor from an animated show, but some narrators of live action shows have won such as Keith David in 2005 and 2008. No winner was named in 1996 or 2007.[3]
Nine voice actors from The Simpsons have won a combined 14 Emmys. Of those, Dan Castellaneta has won four and Hank Azaria has won three. Ja'net Dubois won two for The PJs and Keith David won two for his narration of various documentaries. Voice actors from shows on Fox have won 17 of 27 awards.
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Rules
While most of the Primetime Emmy Awards choose winners from a group of nominees, the award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance is juried. Each entrant is screened by a panel of Academy of Television Arts and Sciences members from the Animation branch as well as members of the Acting branch with voiceover credits. Potential nominees must submit a DVD that contains an edited version of a single episode and a picture of the character(s) that were voiced. Submissions that are less than 30 minutes must be edited to be shorter than five minutes; entries longer than 30 minutes are edited to be less than ten.[1] Prior to 2007, the maximum edited lengths were ten and fifteen minutes respectively.[4] Each entrant with majority approval goes on to a second panel. Emmy winners must be unanimous choices of this second panel, except that for every 12 persons or fraction thereof on the panel, one "no" vote is allowed, except from the head of the panel.[1]
In 2009, the Academy changed the award from a "juried" award to a "category", with five nominees and one winner.[5]
Winners (1992–2008)
Nominees and winners (2009–present)
Year Result Nominee Character(s) Series or special Episode Network Ref. 2009 Won Dan Castellaneta Homer Simpson The Simpsons "Father Knows Worst" Fox [21] Nominee Ron Rifkin Narrator American Masters "Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About" PBS [22] Seth MacFarlane Peter Griffin Family Guy "I Dream of Jesus" Fox Seth Green Various Robot Chicken "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II" Cartoon Network Hank Azaria Moe Syzlak The Simpsons "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe" Fox Harry Shearer Mr. Burns, Smithers, Kent Brockman and Lenny The Simpsons "The Burns and the Bees" Fox 2010 Won Anne Hathaway Princess Penelope The Simpsons "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" Fox [23] Nominee H. Jon Benjamin Sterling Archer Archer "Mole Hunt" FX [24] Dave Foley Wayne Disney Prep & Landing ABC Seth Green Cobra Commander, Movie Narrator and Robot Chicken Nerd Robot Chicken "Cannot Be Erased, So Sorry" Cartoon Network Hank Azaria Apu and Moe Syzlak The Simpsons "Moe Letter Blues" Fox Dan Castellaneta Grampa Simpson and Homer Simpson The Simpsons "Thursdays with Abie" Fox 2011 Won Maurice LaMarche Lrrr, Orson Welles Futurama "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences" Comedy Central [25] Nominee Bob Bergen Porky Pig The Looney Tunes Show "Jailbird And Jailbunny" Cartoon Network [26] Dan Castellaneta Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, Louie The Simpsons "Donnie Fatso" Fox Seth Green Various characters Robot Chicken "Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack" Cartoon Network Christopher Plummer Narrator Moguls and Movie Stars "The Birth of Hollywood" TCM Brenda Strong Mary-Alice Young Desperate Housewives "Come on Over for Dinner" ABC References
- ^ a b c "60th Primetime Emmy Awards 2007–2008 Rules and Procedures". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2008/pte60_rulesandproced.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-20.[dead link]
- ^ "Simpsons' Can't Compete For Emmy as Top Comedy". Associated Press. San Francisco Chronicle. 1990-08-02. p. L44.
- ^ "Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Emmy Award Winners in costumes for a variety or music program and individual achievement in animation". Emmys.org. 2007-08-21. http://www.emmys.org/media/releases/2007/rel_pte07-juried2.php. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "58th Primetime Emmy Awards 2005–2006 Rules and Procedures". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. http://www.emmys.org/downloads/PT_rules2006.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-20.[dead link]
- ^ "61st Primetime Emmy Awards 2008–2009 Rules & Procedures". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2009/pte61_rulesandproced.pdf.
- ^ a b c d e f "Briefing–'Simpsons' score big in Prime-Time Emmys". Daily News of Los Angeles. 1992-08-03. p. L20.
- ^ "The Emmy Awards: The Complete List of Winners". Associated Press. The Palm Beach Post. 1993-09-21. p. 3D.
- ^ "Who Won at the Emmy Awards". Associated Press. The Plain Dealer. 1994-09-12. p. 10E.
- ^ "'ER' tops list of Emmy winners David Hyde Pierce was named best supporting actor in a comedy series for his work on "Frasier."". Associated Press. The San Francisco Chronicle. 1995-09-12. p. 10E.
- ^ a b Brian Lowry (1997-09-09). "NBC Takes Home 15 Emmys in Early Award Presentations". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1997/sep/09/entertainment/ca-30178. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Emmy Prime-Time Award Winners". Associated Press. The Seattle Times. 1998-09-14. p. E3.
- ^ "'The PJs,' 'Animated Epics' win Emmys". CNN. 1999-08-06. http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9908/06/showbuzz/#story2. Retrieved 2008-08-20.[dead link]
- ^ a b Brian Lowry (2000-08-28). "NBC Leads Tally of Early Emmys, Boosted by ‘West Wing’". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/aug/28/entertainment/ca-11405. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ a b Elaine Dutka (2001-08-14). "Morning Report". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/14/entertainment/ca-33997. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ a b "Academy of television arts and sciences – 54th annual primetime Emmy Awards". Emmys.org. 2002-09-14. http://www.emmys.org/downloads/images/2002emmys/2002caa-winners.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-20.[dead link]
- ^ "Early Bird Emmys: Voice-Over, Animation". Emmys.org. 2003-07-17. http://www.emmys.org/primetime/2003/awards/2003creativevoanimation.php. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ Denise Martin and Justin Chang (2004-09-12). "HBO takes Emmys big haul". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117910337.html?categoryid=14&cs=1. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ Justin Chang (2005-08-17). "Cartoon Net draws Emmys". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117927646.html?categoryid=1050&cs=1. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Television Academy Announces 2006 Emmy Award Winners in Juried Categories; Costumes For A Variety or Music Program, Voice Over Performance and Individual Achievement in Animation". Emmys.org. 2006-07-19. http://cdn.emmys.tv/media/releases/2006/rel_pte58_juried.php. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Emmy Award Winners in Outstanding Costumes For A Variety Or Music Program, Outstanding Voice Over and Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation". Emmys.org. 2008-08-18. http://cdn.emmys.tv/media/releases/2008/rel-pte60-jur.php. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ Goodman, Dean (2009-09-13). "Tina Fey wins Emmy award for Sarah Palin spoof". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/13/AR2009091300092.html. Retrieved 2009-09-13.[dead link]
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- ^ "Betty White lands 5th Emmy". CBC News. 2010-08-23. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/08/22/emmy-white-betty.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "2010 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/62ndemmys_noms.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Boardwalk Empire' rules Creative Arts Emmys". L.A. Times. 2011-09-10. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/09/boardwalk-empire-rules-creative-arts-emmys.html. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ^ "2011 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 2011-07-14. http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/PressReleaseNoms2011emmys.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
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Primetime Emmy Award categories Programming Comedy Series · Drama Series · Variety, Music or Comedy Series · Miniseries · Made for TV Movie · Variety, Music or Comedy Special · Directing – Comedy Series · Directing – Drama Series · Directing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · Writing – Comedy Series · Writing – Drama Series · Writing – Variety, Music or Comedy Program · Writing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · Reality Program · Reality-Competition Program
Performance Lead Actor – Comedy Series · Lead Actor – Drama Series · Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie · Lead Actress – Comedy Series · Lead Actress – Drama Series · Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie · Supporting Actor – Comedy Series · Supporting Actor – Drama Series · Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie · Supporting Actress – Comedy Series · Supporting Actress – Drama Series · Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie · Guest Actor – Comedy Series · Guest Actor – Drama Series · Guest Actress – Comedy Series · Guest Actress – Drama Series · Host – Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Creative Arts Animated Program – Less Than One Hour · Animated Program – More Than One Hour · Voice-Over Performance · Casting – Comedy Series · Casting – Drama Series · Casting – Miniseries, Movie or a Special · Choreography · Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series · Cinematography for a One Hour Series · Costumes for a Series · Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special · Main Title Design · Main Title Theme Music · Music Composition for a Series · Picture Editing for a Comedy Series · Picture Editing for a Drama Series · Visual Effects for a Series · Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
Retired Actor of the Year · Actress of the Year · Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program · Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series · Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series ·Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance 1990–2000 Nancy Cartwright / Dan Castellaneta / Julie Kavner / Jackie Mason / Yeardley Smith / Marcia Wallace (1992) · Dan Castellaneta (1993) · Christopher Plummer (1994) · Jonathan Katz (1995) · none (1996) · Jeremy Irons / Rik Mayall (1997) · Hank Azaria (1998) · Ja'net Dubois (1999) · Seth MacFarlane / Julie Harris (2000) ·
2001–present Hank Azaria / Ja'net Dubois (2001) · Peter Macon / Pamela Adlon (2002) · Hank Azaria (2003) · Dan Castellaneta (2004) · Keith David (2005) · Kelsey Grammer (2006) · none (2007) · Keith David (2008) · Dan Castellaneta (2009) · Anne Hathaway (2010) · Maurice LaMarche (2011)
Complete list: (1990–2000) · (2001–present)
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