Sunday, September 8, 2024

Star Trek vs. Star Wars at the 2024 Emmy Awards for Star Trek Day


Happy Star Trek Day! Seeing today on the calendar reminded me of a possibility I described at the end of 'Barbie,' 'Poor Things,' 'Doctor Who,' and 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' among Hugo nominees for dramatic presentations.*
Seeing Star Trek and Star Wars nominated at the Hugo Awards is inspiring me to update Star Trek vs. Star Wars — futuristic politics and government at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards for this year's awards. Stay tuned to see if I follow through.
I decided to postpone posting about last night's nonfiction winners, which I suggested yesterday as the topic of today's Sunday entertainment feature, until tomorrow. Without any further ado, here are the nominations of Star Trek and Star Wars shows at the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Legends" – Tim Kimmel, Luke Gibleon, John Matter, Bradley C. Katona, Justin Helle, Micha Liberman, Stefan Fraticelli, Jason Charbonneau, and William Kellerman (Netflix)
  • Fallout: "The Target" – Sue Gamsaragan Cahill, Daniel Colman, Joseph Fraioli, Jane Boegel-Koch, Sara Bencivenga, Jonathan Golodner, Karen Triest, Randall Guth, Christopher Kaller, Clint Bennet, Nancy Parker, and Katie Rose (Prime Video)
  • Shogun: "Broken to the Fist" – Brian J Armstrong, Benjamin Cook, James Gallivan, John Creed, Ayako Yamauchi, Mark Hailstone, Ken Cain, Melissa Muik, Matt Salib, and Sanaa Kelley (FX)
  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: "Hegemony" – Matthew E. Taylor, Michael Schapiro, Sean Heissinger, Kip Smedley, Ian Herzon, Deron Street, Clay Weber, John Sanacore, Rick Owens, and Jesi Ruppel (Paramount+)
  • 3 Body Problem: "Judgment Day" – Tim Kimmel, Paula Fairfield, John Matter, Tim Hands, Bradley C. Katona, Justin Helle, David Klotz, Stefan Fraticelli, Jason Charbonneau, and William Kellerman (Netflix)
Look at all the genre series nominated — science fiction, fantasy, and action/adventure! These are all shows I expect to see nominated at the Saturn Awards. That makes me happy. Unfortunately for the only live-action Star Trek series nominated at these awards, it's not likely to win. I think that's because I think it's between 3 Body Problem and Shogun, the former on merit (I watched the entire first season and was impressed) and the latter because it's likely to achieve a sweep or near-sweep. Shogun won the one category it was contending in last night, Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series for Shogun – The Making of Shogun. I thought it would be between Hacks: Bit by Bit or Saturday Night Live Presents: Behind the Sketch. Nope. Watch for the broom as Shogun tries to pull off a sweep tonight and next Sunday.

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
  • Ahsoka: "Part Four: Fallen Jedi" – Matthew Wood, Bonnie Wild, David Acord, James Spencer, Vanessa Lapato, Stephanie McNally, Trey Turner, Kimberly Patrick, Tim Farrell, Joel Raabe, Chris Tergesen, Ronni Brown, Heikki Kossi, and Shelley Roden (Disney+)
  • The Bear: "Forks" – Steve "Major" Giammaria, Andrea Bella, Evan Benjamin, Jonathan Fuhrer, Annie Taylor, Jason Lingle, Jeff Lingle, Leslie Bloome, and Shaun Brennan (FX)
  • Blue Eye Samurai: "All Evil Dreams and Angry Words" – Myron Nettinga, Paulette Lifton, Sam Hayward, Jared Dwyer, Andrew Miller, Johanna Turner, Justin Helle, Iko Kagasoff, Stefan Fraticelli, and Jason Charbonneau (Netflix)
  • Only Murders in the Building: "Sitzprobe" – Mathew Waters, Danika Wikke, Taylor Jackson, Meredith Stacy, Erika Koski, Micha Liberman, Sanaa Kelley, and Iris Dutour (Hulu)
  • Star Trek: Lower Decks: "The Inner Fight" – James Lucero, Drew Guy, Mak Kellerman, John Wynn, and Michael Britt (Paramount+)>
This is the one category where Star Wars and Star Trek are competing against each other. I think the advantage goes to Ahsoka, but I'm not confident it will win here, as The Bear won last year and I expect it will win this year, too, as part of a near-sweep of its nominated categories. As a genre television fan, I find that a bit disappointing, as The Bear would also win a game of "one of these things is not like the others" in this field full of science fiction, animation, and thriller/mystery nominees. At least Blue Eye Samurai isn't walking away empty-handed; it won four Emmy Awards last night, one for Outstanding Animated Program and three for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. Congratulations!

Follow over the jump for the rest of Ahsoka's Emmy nominations plus a combined brag and whine about my picks for the Hugo Awards.


In addition to Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation, Ahsoka earned nominations for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling, Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie. I think it's competitive for the first, but it's up against What We Do in the Shadows, the only previous winner in the field, previous nominee Loki, and Fallout, which might benefit from a its drama series nomination. Echo should just be happy to be nominated. I doubt Ahsoka will win Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling, as it's competing against a field of period pieces, including Shogun. Good luck beating Shogun! I could say the same about Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, where it's contending against not only Shogun, but Fallout again plus True Detective: Night Country and The Witcher. I think Shogun and Fallout are the favorites, just like they are for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie, where Ahsoka is also competing against Avatar: The Last Airbender and Loki. It's not looking good for Ahsoka to walk off the stage with a statuette. Wait for the Saturn Awards, where Star Trek vs. Star Wars might be more even than both last year and at the Emmy Awards.

Stay tuned for more Emmy Awards coverage tomorrow, either last night's nonfiction and documentary winners or diversity among Creative Arts Emmy winners.

*I called two winners at the Hugos, The Last of Us for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form and Baldur’s Gate 3 for Best Game or Interactive Work. Yay, me. I didn't call the winner for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, but I wasn't surprised, either.
Just like the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), my pick to win is Barbie. I would be surprised if the science fiction fans follow the movie makers and vote for Poor Things. I think they'd be more likely to vote for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse or even Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. I enjoyed the latter and think it was the best movie about Dungeons and Dragons ever made. It's still not better than Barbie, which I think will get one final award next week.
Nope, the Hugo Awards staged a revenge of the nerds by awarding Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves the rocket trophy. This reminded me of the Saturn Awards voters voting for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny over Barbie for Best Fantasy Film. I guess Barbie was too much of a normie movie for the nerds' and geeks' tastes.

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