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www.postmagazine.com 6 POST AUGUST 2018 BITS & PIECES EMMY TIME! LOS ANGELES — Nominations for the 70 th Emmy Awards were announced last month, with Game Of Thrones taking the lead in nominations (22) in all categories, followed by Saturday Night Live (21) and Westworld (21). Leading the nominations in totals by platform were Netflix (112), HBO (108) and NBC (78). Shows being recognized in the creative arts cat- egories include: Lost in Space (Netflix), Westworld (HBO), Stranger Things (Netflix), Altered Carbon (Netflix) and, naturally, Game of Thrones (HBO) for Outstanding Special Visual Effects. Nominees for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series are Game of Thrones, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) and Stranger Things. Nominees for Outstanding Cinematography For A Single- Camera Series (One Hour) are The Crown (Netflix), The Hadmaid's Tale, Legion (FX Networks), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Studios), Ozark (Netflix), Stranger Things and Westworld. "Wow! Lost in Space was such a massive project so we are so excited it's being recognized," says visual effects producer Terron Pratt. "We have such an amazing team all around the world and wouldn't be here without each and every one of them." "It's very exciting to be nominated again, espe- cially alongside our wonderful Crown family," says Ben Turner, VFX supervisor on The Crown, which was nominated in the category of Outstanding Visual Effects in a Supporting Role. "The scale and ambition on this show are parallel to none and we are humbled and honored that our hard work has been celebrated and recognized by the Academy." "We are so happy to be included in this wonder- ful group of peers," says Paul Graff, VFX supervisor and Christina Graff, VFX producer of Stranger Things, in a joint statement. "Stranger Things 2 was a crazy creative ride — and we had the best exam- ple of seamless collaboration right in front of our eyes with the fabulous Duffer brothers. This is just the tip of the iceberg — there are a lot of people who put their heart and soul into this project day in day out. Thank you to our industry and congrat- ulations to all our fellow nominees in this category. You are awesome and I can't wait to dress up and see you all at the Emmy's!" The 70th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 17, (8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT) on NBC. Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che will serve as co-hosts. The 70th Emmy Awards will be executive pro- duced by Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon). The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will air Saturday, September 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on FXX. For more Emmy Awards coverage, visit Post online where we feature more in-depth articles on a few of this year's nominees. Lost in Space Game of Thrones The Handmaid's Tale Westworld