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Dr. John Leverence on the ambiguity surrounding how programs are categorized, and on the issues surrounding the classification of the documentary Surviving R. Kelly as a documentary rather than as an informational series, resulting in a review by the peer group of the guidelines defining the category 00:55
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on the issue with guest actors and the eligibility rules around their eligibility for Emmy nominations 03:35
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on the issues surrounding the category of supporting player in long-form and the issues surrounding the so-called "Ellen Burstyn Rule" (Ed. note: Dr. Leverence would like to note he misspoke here and meant Ellen Burstyn, not Ellen Barkin) 02:59
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on which Television Academy rules he personally lobbied to change after so many years administering the Emmys 01:07
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on the Television Academy Rule of 14 where if in two consecutive years a category has fewer than 14 Emmy nominations, the Television Academy Board votes on whether to discontinue the category or merge it with another 01:39
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on the 2009 decision to expand the main Primetime Emmy categories beyond five nominees 03:30
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on the issues arising from the same individual winning an Emmy in the same category every year 01:46
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on how and when the names of the winners get affixed to the actual Emmy statuette - since no one knows the names of the winners in advance, all the nominees' names are actually engraved on plates in advance then the non-winning plates are disposed of and the winners' names are affixed to the statuette 02:01
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on the origin of and design of the Emmy statuette, designed by Louis McManus; on the actual weight (about six pounds) and heft of the statuette, made out of compound metal by R.S. Owens 03:39
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on the ballot and voting process and how the accounting firm Ernst & Young is able to keep the names of the winners secret - the names of the Emmy winners are first disclosed when the envelopes are opened live on the telecast 03:15
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on the Emmys "cutoff rule" that almost made the final season of The Sopranos ineligible for nomination until the year after it aired, and how then-HBO chairman Chris Albrecht appealed to the Television Academy Awards department and the accommodation was made to allow the show to be eligible for an Emmy in its final year 02:32
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on the Emmys "cutoff rule" that almost made the final season of The Sopranos ineligible for nomination until the year after it aired, and how then-HBO chairman Chris Albrecht appealed to the Television Academy Awards department and the accommodation was made to allow the show to be eligible for an Emmy in its final year 02:32
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on Emmy category classifications and changes, such as with the program Shameless which had elements of both comedy and drama categories, and how the show's producers appealed to change the classification to a comedy 02:28
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on Emmy category classifications and changes, such as with the program Shameless which had elements of both comedy and drama categories, and how the show's producers appealed to change the classification to a comedy 02:28
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
On his recollections of some of the more memorable Emmy Awards shows; on the 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1980 - his first with the Television Academy, which occurred during a SAG (Screen Actors Guild) strike, hosted by Dick Clark and Steve Allen, and on how, because of the strike, no performers attended the award ceremony with the sole exception of the actor Powers Boothe; on Hill Street Blues winning an Emmy at the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1981, just as the show was on the verge of being cancelled; on the NCTA's (National Cable Television Association) attempt to compete with the Emmys by coming up with the Cable ACE awards; on the importance of the Emmy award within the industry, and on the sheer stupor and emotion that he has witnessed by those who win the Emmy; on stories of people being overwhelmed, injured, or dazed by winning the award; on how he believes winning an Emmy Award to be a life-altering event for those who experience it 15:44
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
On the 50th anniversary of the Emmy Awards in 1998; on the legacy of the Television Academy and the importance of archiving the stories and the history of the industry; on Dean Valentine's idea to create the Archive of American Television and the oral history program (now, The Interviews) at the Television Academy; on the vital importance of archiving history and what can be learned from those who came before us; on how he works with the Emmys producers to present the show in a way that reflects the significance of the moment; on his input on the content of both the Creative Arts Emmy Awards and the Primetime Emmy Awards; on the qualities that make a good Emmys show producer; on choosing presenters and why you cannot trust a comedian to host the show 17:48
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
On how he prepares nominees for acceptance speeches; on his limited input regarding the content of the Primetime Emmys telecast; on his advice for acceptance speeches that are heartfelt rather than transactional; on Viola Davis winning an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 (for How to Get Away with Murder) as the first Black actress to win in that category; on how the Television Academy has addressed inclusivity and avoided the kind of criticism that the #OscarsSoWhite reaction to the Motion Picture Academy's Oscar awards has experienced in recent years 06:52
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on the NCTA (National Cable Television Association) and their attempt to compete with the Emmys by coming up with the Cable ACE awards, and on the importance of the Emmy Award within the industry and how people react to winning the award 01:46
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on bearing witness through his long tenure as the Administrator of the Emmy Awards of the sheer stupor experienced by those who win an Emmy Award 04:51
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the 32nd annual Emmy Awards in 1980, which occurred during a SAG (Screen Actors Guild) strike and no performers attending the ceremony because of the strike, with the sole exception of the actor Powers Boothe 03:06
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Person: Powers Boothe
Dr. John Leverence on actor Jon Hamm being overwhelmed by finally winning an Emmy award after numerous nominations 03:31
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Person: Jon Hamm
Dr. John Leverence on Dean Valentine's idea to create the Archive of American Television and the oral history program (now, The Interviews) at the Television Academy, on the vital importance of archiving history, the value of indexing oral histories, and the academic importance of the oral history archive, and on what he feels would have been a significant failure on the part of the Television Academy had they not taken the steps (in 1996) to create such an archive, and the lasting impact it will have on its contributions to the culture of television 02:13
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Person: Dean Valentine
Dr. John Leverence on Viola Davis winning an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 (for How to Get Away with Murder) as the first Black actress to win in that category 00:59
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Person: Viola Davis
Dr. John Leverence on Dean Valentine's idea to create the Archive of American Television and the oral history program (now, The Interviews) at the Television Academy, on the vital importance of archiving, indexing, and preserving oral histories and what he feels would have been a significant failure on the part of the Academy had they not taken the steps (in 1996) to create such an archive, and the lasting impact it will have on the culture and academic study of television 02:13
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on Hill Street Blues winning an Emmy at the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1981, just as the show was on the verge of being cancelled, and on what winning the Emmy meant for the show as well as the genre of the police procedural 02:15
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: Hill Street Blues
Dr. John Leverence on Viola Davis winning an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 (for How to Get Away with Murder) as the first Black actress to win in that category 00:59
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on Viola Davis winning an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 (for How to Get Away with Murder) as the first Black actress to win in that category 00:59
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: Emmy Awards, The: 67th Primetime (2015)
Dr. John Leverence on Viola Davis winning an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 (for How to Get Away with Murder) as the first Black actress to win in that category 00:59
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: How to Get Away with Murder
Dr. John Leverence on bearing witness through his long tenure as the Administrator of the Emmy Awards to the sheer stupor experienced by those who win an Emmy award and some of his memories of various people getting injured by the physical award statuette, and on sound editor Russ Tinsley, whose son Rusty had a prosthetic leg, winning the award and waiting for his son to put the leg back on before he would go onstage to receive the award 04:52
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards
Dr. John Leverence on actor Jon Hamm being overwhelmed by finally winning an Emmy award after numerous nominations 03:30
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Topic: Emmy Awards