TV
F E AT U R E
TAG members are no strangers to
the Emmys, and with all of this year's
Outstanding Animated Program nominees
done under Guild contracts, they show
their collective strength. As Bob's Burgers'
Supervising Director Simon Chong points
out, because this award is for a program
rather than a person, "it's truly the whole
crew's nomination from top to bottom."
This year's nominees display the breadth of TV animation,
from twists on old favorites (Bart Simpson in anime) to a
new contender—Entergalactic. It's an animated Black rom-
com, and because it's driven by the album of the same name
by Kid Cudi, "it's also a new way to release music," says
Director and Executive Producer Fletcher Moules. Moules'
goal was to make the show look like a moving painting, and
the creative direction included not only animation artists
but also fashion designers, graphic designers, street artists,
and comic book artists.
Despite a legacy of excellence, the established shows
faced challenges as they pushed fresh visions. In Rick and
Morty's "Night Family," the family uses a device called a
TAG m e m b e r s h i t a h i g h n ot e w i t h a ll f i v e
Primetime Emmy nominees for Outstanding
Animated Program from TAG signatory studios.
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The
Simpsons
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20th
Television
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