The Emmys

by O'Neil, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780399526114
• ISBN10: 0399526110
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

-- List of more than 6,500 winners in all categories
-- Year-by-year awards show anecdotes

All-time Emmy champs and losers
-- TV Hall-of-Famers
-- Dramatic victories and surprise moments
-- Prime time, daytime, sports, news, movies, and documentaries
-- Emmy facts and records
-- Who's never won and why
-- and more

Author Biography

Thomas O'Neil is one of America's foremost authorities on showbiz awards, having written about them for Variety, TV Guide, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Billboard and other publications. He appears regularly on E! Entertainment network in addition to numerous other television shows. The author of The Emmys, he is also the editorial director of Hearst Magazines Enterprises.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Peter Bart
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(18)
The Emmys (1948--1999)	19	(622)
Emmy Extras	641	(30)
How Winners are Chosen	643	(2)
Best Acceptance Speeches	645	(3)
Prime-Time Emmy Winners	648	(6)
Prime-Time Scores	654	(3)
Daytime's Brightest	657	(3)
Daytime Scores	660	(2)
Sports Champs	662	(2)
Hall of Fame	664	(2)
Fast Emmy Facts and Trivia	666	(4)
Television Academy Leaders	670	(1)
Index	671