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The Walking Dead Nabs Three Emmy Nominations for Season 1

Original story at The Walking Dead Blog

July 14, 2011

This morning the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced their nominees for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, and The Walking Dead was honored with three nominations in the categories of Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, Outstanding Visual Effects and Outstanding Sound Editing.

The nominations are part of 29 total picked up by AMC this year, with Mad Men receiving 19 nods including Best Drama, Best Actor (Jon Hamm) and Best Actress (Elisabeth Moss), The Killing receiving six honors in categories like Best Actress (Mireille Enos) and Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Forbes) and Rubicon getting a nomination for Outstanding Main Title Design.

Click here to see a complete list of AMC’s nominations.
Click here to see a complete list of Mad Men‘s nominations.
Click here to see a complete list of The Killing‘s nominations.
Click here to see a complete list of Rubicon‘s nominations.

Read after the jump to see a complete list of The Walking Dead nominations.

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series — The Walking DeadDays Gone Bye • AMC • AMC Productions
Sam Nicholson, Lead Visual Effects Supervisor
Jason Sperling, Visual Effects Supervisor
Kent Johnson, Visual Effects Producer
Kristin Johnson, Lead Matte Artist
Christopher Martin, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Michael Enriquez, Lead Model Maker
Anthony Ocampo, Lead Visual Effects Animator
Michael Cook, Lead CGI Artist
Gregory Nicotero, Lead Special Effects Artist

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series — The Walking Dead • Days Gone Bye • AMC • AMC Productions
Walter Newman, Supervising Sound Editor
Kenneth Young, Co-Supervisor/Sound Editor
Darleen Stoker, Supervising Dialogue Editor
Jerry Edemann, Supervising Foley Editor
Michael Baber, Music Editor
Hilda Hodges, Foley Artist
David Lee Fein, Foley Artist

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special — The Walking Dead • Days Gone Bye • AMC • AMC Productions
Greg Nicotero, Special Makeup Effects Department Head
Andy Schoneberg, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Garrett Immel, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Jake Garber, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Howard Berger, Prosthetic Designer
Jaremy Aiello, Prosthetic Designer

The 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air Sun., Sep. 18 on FOX.

To read an interview with Emmy nominee Greg Nicotero, click here