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This is the first Emmy love for B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 Creek,B次元官网网址� which also stars showrunner Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy as a formerly wealthy family who now live in a motel in a small town they once bought as a joke.
The Levys share the nomination for best comedy series for being the co-creators of the half-hour show, which has become an international phenomenon and recently finished filming its sixth and final season.
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B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 CreekB次元官网网址淏次元官网网址榮 competition for best comedy series includes HBOB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏arryB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淰eep,B次元官网网址� Amazon Prime B次元官网网址B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淔leabagB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,B次元官网网址� NetflixB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淩ussian Doll,B次元官网网址� and NBCB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Good Place.B次元官网网址�
Eugene Levy and OB次元官网网址橦ara were also on the Emmys circuit together in 1982 and B次元官网网址�83, when they were starring on B次元官网网址淪CTVB次元官网网址� and got nominations for their writing on the sketch series.
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Other Canadians named in TuesdayB次元官网网址檚 nominations include Ottawa native Sandra Oh, who is up for two trophies. One nomination is for her leading role as an MI5 operative hunting down a female assassin on BBC AmericaB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淜illing Eve,B次元官网网址� which airs on Bravo in Canada.
Last year Oh made history as the first Asian woman to be nominated for an Emmy for lead actress in a drama series for the same show. Her other nod this year is for guest actress in a comedy series for hosting NBCB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪aturday Night Live.B次元官网网址�
Meanwhile, Hamilton native Luke Kirby is nominated for guest actor in a comedy series for playing New York City comedian Lenny Bruce in B次元官网网址淢rs. Maisel.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淔ull Frontal with Samantha Bee,B次元官网网址� hosted by the titular Toronto-born comedian, is up for best variety/talk series. Bee also shares a nomination for writing on the show, which airs The Comedy Network in Canada.
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Canadian-born former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter is a contender for being part of the producing team of HBOB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley.B次元官网网址�
Nova ScotiaB次元官网网址檚 Paula Fairfield shares a nomination for sound editing on HBOB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淕ame of Thrones,B次元官网网址� which has a record-breaking 32 nods this year.
HBOB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪harp Objects,B次元官网网址� directed by Montreal filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee, is up for trophies including best limited series. ValleeB次元官网网址檚 Crazyrose Productions is named in that nomination.
And several Canadians who worked on B次元官网网址淭he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 TaleB次元官网网址� are also up for honours, in categories including production design, best fantasy/sci-fi costumes, and picture editing.
The 71st Emmy Awards will air Sept. 22 on Fox and CTV, with the host yet to be announced.
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Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
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