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PBS Programs Receive 25 Primetime Emmy® Award Nominations

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On July 18, 2013 the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy® Awards. PBS programs received 25 nominations for their work over the past year.

PBS programs receiving multiple nominations include MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton Abbey” (12 nominations), LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER (3), AMERICAN MASTERS (3) and THE DUST BOWL (2).

“I’m very proud of all of the PBS programs nominated for Emmys this year,” said PBS President & CEO Paula Kerger. “It’s very rewarding to see 'Downton Abbey' on MASTERPIECE receive such critical acclaim to go along with its immense popularity. I’m also very honored to see some of our most iconic programming recognized, from Ken Burns’s THE DUST BOWL to AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. It’s fantastic to see these programs recognized for bringing stories to our audiences that might otherwise go untold. And, of course, as America’s largest stage for the arts, we’re very pleased to see AMERICAN MASTERS and LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER recognized for their quality programming, which reflects PBS’ commitment to share exceptional programming across many genres.”

The Primetime Emmy Awards will be telecast September 22, 2013, on ABC from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

A complete list of PBS nominees and their categories follows. For a complete list of all 65th Annual Primetime Emmy nominations, go to http://www.emmy.com. For streaming video of PBS nominees visit www.pbs.org/awards.

PBS congratulates all of our nominees!

PBS Nominees:


MASTERPIECE “Downton Abbey”
Outstanding Drama Series 
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham 
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley 
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Jim Carter as Mr. Carson 
Outstanding Supporting Actress an a Drama Series 
- Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham 
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Julian Fellowes 
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Jeremy Webb
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series 
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series 
Outstanding Costumes for a Series
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series

AMERICAN MASTERS 
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
- AMERICAN MASTERS “Mel Brooks: Make A Noise”
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
- AMERICAN MASTERS “Mel Brooks: Make A Noise”

LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel”
Outstanding Special Class Programs
Outstanding Choreography 
Outstanding Music Direction

THE DUST BOWL
Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
-Dayton Duncan
Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 
Outstanding Reality Program

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: DEATH AND THE CIVIL WAR 
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

THE ABOLITIONISTS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE 
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

GREAT PERFORMANCES “Andrea Bocelli: Love In Portofino”
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special

MASTERPIECE “Mr. Selfridge”
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)