Grammys pick up six Emmy noms

GRAMMY, MEET EMMY: This year’s Grammys telecast picked up six Emmy nominations, the most ever for the show. The nods are for Outstanding Special Class Programs, Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special, and Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or Special. The news prompted the requisite statement from Neil Portnow, who said in part: "This was a remarkable year that presented unique challenges, which were met with swift action and creativity by our dynamic and first-rate production teams at AEG Ehrlich Ventures and John Cossette Productions, who every year help raise the bar for our telecast. We congratulate them and our superb director, Louis J. Horvitz, on being recognized by the Television Academy for production and direction excellence, and we continue to be grateful for our partnerships with our friends at CBS and Staples Center." The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards will air Sept. 23 on ABC from the Nokia Theatre, right across the street from Staples. (7/20a)