Emmy Nominating Ballot Stage Reaches Deadline

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This week, Emmy voters returned their nominating ballots to the academy with their suggestions of which shows and actors should get nominated.

All three CSI shows are in the running this year, and CSI and New York specifically put all their faith in the actors. But it all comes down to the Emmy voters, who were bombarded with CSI DVDs and ads.

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One of the Hollywood Reporter ads featured<font color=yellow>George Eads</font> (Nick Stokes), who has a good chance of catch the eyes of Emmy voters for the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category. Eads's performance in "Grave Danger" pleased the critics this year, and though the network has been pushing for <font color=yellow>William Petersen</font> (Gil Grissom) and <font color=yellow>Marg Helgenberger</font> (Catherine Willows) as well, Eads is the only supporting actor who has been awarded a Hollywood Reporter ad.

And the network must have a lot of faith in the CSI actors, as Emmy campaigns don't come cheap. According to the Hollywood Reporter, For Your Consideration ads for hit shows such as CSI can burn a $120,000 hole on CBS's pocket. With the clever packaging, discs, and DVD formats, mailing a single DVD box to every member of the Academy costs approximately $44,250. That means that this year, CBS spent approximately $132,750 on the CSI, Miami, and New York DVDs, all of which were nothing short of fancy. Add the For Your Consideration ads for the actors and the figure could make the humblest man cry. However, the costly campaign is worth it if CSI is awarded a statuette.

Eads isn't the only element of "Grave Danger" generating Emmy buzz. The episode is currently the top contender to snatch the Best Direction award, which would go straight to the hands of <font color=yellow>Quentin Tarantino</font>. However, the director might not have the chance to go onstage to read his thank you speech. In order to attract more viewers, the Academy of TV Arts & Sciences has decided to eliminate live acceptance speeches from winners in all directing and writing categories. The academy hopes that a shorter ceremony will have less people tuning in to other networks.

The Emmy nominations will be announced on July 14th, while the ceremony airs on September 18th. For an in-depth look at the award process, visit the Hollywood Reporter.<center></center>
 
It's exciting to know that GE and "Grave Danger" are getting the appreciation they deserve! I keep telling myself not to get my hopes up, but I can't help but look forward to the event. We shall see! *crosses fingers*

p.s. GE has even less hair in that ad than he did at the beginning of the season...
 
It's good to see CBS giving GE such strong support, he certainly deserves it. I'll be awaiting July 14th with interest. CSI and the actors deserve some hardware for the display cabinet!
 
Yes! Nominated or not, they were definitely giving him the recognition he deserves. This is what I was hoping for. This is awesome!

*waves George Eads flag*
 
GE deserves to be nominated for an Emmy! His performance in the Grave Danger episode was excellent. He is an excellent actor! I would be very mad if he doesn't get the nod!

I even told one of my sorority sisters via email that GE deserves the Emmy for his performance in that eppy!
 
Is it just me or did anyone notice the little burb about the director and writing categories won't be featured in the main award show?

I just think...I know the actor's contribute a good deal to their work but I think the writers shouldn't be pushed off the main show. A good deal of credit goes to them for the storylines as well as to the director. Is it just me?
 
I always thought writing and directing were important. As an actor you can modify your lines to a degree (if you have lenient co workers) but the directing and cutting is so important! The difference bw a good and a bad movie is in many cases a question of who directed it.

Sure there are actors who are great in ANYTHING. Like Meryl Streep, Julian Moore, the girl in Million Dollar Baby, Dustin Hoffman..maybe Kevin Spacey(there are more I can´t hink of right now). And there are actors who SUCK no matter which script or who directs *cough* Ben Affleck *cough*.

But for most actors directing is very important :)

I also want to say I´m happy for GE but surprised and disappointed Jorja Fox is not mentioned for the Emmy´s. She owned this season and did the best job out of the whole team (along with PG as usual). But there´s still time I hope. :)
 
After what they put him through last year, he deserves their support. You know I read other stuff on the web about GE and I swear he's still getting flack for that firing incident. I know what it's like never being able to live something like that down. I will add GE into my prayers to win an Emmy for this..alongside with world peace, my daughter's health, my pet's health, saving the environment and oh God please make sure George Eads wins an Emmy..

Signed this old gal and Nick's littlest fan..
 
GE has my vote all the way. Of course, I'm someone who would root for any CSI actor for an Emmy. (Esp. WP, goodness he deserves one).

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think CSI has won an Emmy yet? (I'm shocked and appalled if this is true) and therefore am doubly rooting for 'Grave Danger' and GE.
 
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