Commissioner Zemsky Congratulates 11 New York-Based Productions Winning 28 Emmy Awards

Productions Generated More Than $278 Million in Spending; Created More Than 16,500 New Hires in the State

Empire State Development (ESD) tonight congratulated 11 New York-based productions that received 28 awards at the 2017 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Of the winning productions, 5 participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program, garnering 18 awards and generating an estimated $278 million in spending and more than 16,500 new hires statewide.

“Under Governor Cuomo’s leadership, New York State continues to attract top notch television productions across the state, which drives billions of dollars in New York State spending, and generates hundreds of thousands of jobs each year,” said ESD President, CEO & Commissioner Howard Zemsky.  “Congratulations to tonight’s New York-based Emmy award winners that once again prove New York State is home to outstanding talent.”

The New York State Film Tax Credit Program attracts award-winning television series, which both film and complete post-production in New York State. Television production has increased exponentially across the state spurring infrastructure investments that will continue to impact the state’s economy for years to come. The state is currently home to 85 Qualified Production Facilities (QPFs) and each major studio has expanded. Since 2011, 1,587 television productions have applied for the New York State Film Tax Credit Program, generating more than $18.4 billion in local spending and creating more than 1.1 million new jobs.

The following is a list of 2017 Emmy Award Winners that participated in the New York Film Tax Credit program.

Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Nonfiction, Reality Or Reality-Competition Series
Saturday Night Live • Host: Alec Baldwin • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Eugene Lee, Production Designer   
Akira Yoshimura, Production Designer
Keith Ian Raywood, Production Designer
N. Joseph DeTullio, Production Designer

Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie
The Night Of • Ordinary Death • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with BBC, Bad Wolf Productions and Film Rites
Fred Elmes, ASC, Director of Photography

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
Master of None • The Thief • Netflix • Universal Television, Oh Brudder Productions, Alan Yang Productions, Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment
Jennifer Lilly, Edited by

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie
The Night Of • The Beach • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with BBC, Bad Wolf Productions and Film Rites
Jay Cassidy, ACE, Edit or
Nick Houy, Additional Edit or

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Saturday Night Live • Host: Alec Baldwin • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Louie Zakarian, Department Head Makeup Artist
Amy Tagliamonti, Key Makeup Artist
Jason Milani, Key Makeup Artist
Daniela Zivcovic, Makeup Artist
Rachel Pagani, Makeup Artist
Andrew Sotomeyer, Makeup Artist

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
Saturday Night Live • Host: Jimmy Fallon • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Don Roy King, Directed by

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie
The Night Of • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with BBC, Bad Wolf Productions and Film Rites
Riz Ahmed as Nasir "Naz" Khan

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Kate McKinnon as Various Characters

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live • Host: Dave Chappelle • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Dave Chappelle as Host

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live • Host: Melissa McCarthy • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Melissa McCarthy as Host

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
The Night Of • Subtle Beast • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with BBC, Bad Wolf Productions and Film Rites
Nicholas Renbeck, Sound Supervisor
Marissa Littlefield, Supervising ADR Edit or
Steve Visscher, Supervising Foley Edit or
Rut h Hernandez, ADR Edit or
Sara Stern, Dialogue Edit or
Luciano Vignola, Dialogue Edit or
Odin Benitez, Dialogue Edit or
Ruy Garcia, Sound Effect s Edit or
Wyatt Sprague, Sound Effect s Edit or
Warren Shaw, Sound Effect s Edit or
Roland Vajs, Sound Effect s Edit or
Heather Gross, Foley Edit or
Dan Evans Farkas, Music Edit or
Grant Conway, Music Edit or
Marko Costanzo, Foley Artist

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie
The Night Of • The Beach • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with BBC, Bad Wolf Productions and Film Rites
Nicholas Renbeck, Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Barry, Re-Recording Mixer
Felix Andrew, Product ion Mixer
Larry Hoff, Product ion Mixer

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role
Gotham • Heavydirtysoul • FOX • Warner Bros. Television
Thomas Mahoney, Visual Effect s Supervisor
Matthew Wheelon Hunt, Visual Effect s Producer
Alex Gitler, Compositing Supervisor
Sina San, Senior Matte Painter / Art Director
Michael Capton, CG Supervisor / Lead CG Artist
Jon Anastasiades, Senior Lead Compositor
Ryan Bauer, Sequence Lead Compositor
Mark Anthony Nazal, Sequence Lead Compositor
Randy Little, On-Set Supervisor

Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, Limited Series Or Movie
Marvel's Luke Cage • Netflix • Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios
James Lew, Stunt Coordinator

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
Saturday Night Live • Host: Jimmy Fallon • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Steven Cimino, Technical Director
John Pinto, Camera
Paul Cangialosi, Camera
Len Wechsler, Camera
Eric Eisenstein, Camera
Dave Driscoll, Camera
Susan Noll, Video Control
Frank Grisanti, Video Control
Jeff Latonero, Camera
Ann Bergstrom, Camera
Randy Bittle, Camera

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Master Of None • Thanksgiving • Netflix • Universal Television, Oh Brudder Productions, Alan Yang Productions, Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment
Aziz Ansari, Written by
Lena Waithe, Written by

The following is a list of NY-based projects that are NOT IN the New York State Film Tax Credit Program:

Outstanding Directing For A Nonfiction Program
O.J.: Made In America • Part 3 • ESPN • ESPN Films and Laylow Films
Ezra Edelman, Directed by

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver • F*ck 2016 (segment) • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Anthony Miale, Editor

Outstanding Interactive Program
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Partially Important Productions

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television

Outstanding Special Outstanding Class Program
70th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment
Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producer
Glenn Weiss, Executive Producer
Allen Kelman, Supervising Producer
James Corden, Producer/Host
Ben Winston, Producer

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
The Daily Show - Daily Between The Scenes • TheDailyShow.com • Central Productions, LLC
Jennifer Flanz, Executive Producer
Steve Bodow, Executive Producer
Ramin Hedayati, Supervising Producer
Jocelyn Conn, Produced by
Trevor Noah, Host

Outstanding Children's Program
Once Upon A Sesame Street Christmas • HBO • Sesame Workshop
Brown Johnson, Executive Producer
Ken Scarborough, Co-Executive Producer
Benjamin Lehmann, Supervising Producer
Karyn Leibovich, Producer
Stephanie Longardo, Producer
Mindy Fila, Producer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Kevin Avery, Written by
Tim Carvell, Written by
Josh Gondelman, Written by
Dan Gurewitch, Written by
Geoff Haggerty, Written by
Jeff Maurer, Written by
John Oliver, Written by
Scott Sherman, Written by
Will Tracy, Written by
Jill Twiss, Written by
Juli Weiner, Written by

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents Not The White House Correspondent’s Dinner • TBS • JAX Media
Samantha Bee, Writer
Jo Miller, Writer
Ashley Nicole Black, Writer
Pat Cassels, Writer
Eric Drysdale, Writer
Mat han Erhardt , Writer
Travon Free, Writer
Joe Grossman, Writer
Miles Kahn, Writer
Melinda Taub, Writer

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program
O.J.: Made In America • ESPN • ESPN Films and Laylow Films
Bret Granato, ACE, Editor
Maya Mumma, ACE, Editor
Ben Sozanski, ACE, Editor

About the Governor’s Office of Motion Picture & Television Development
The New York State Governor’s Office of Motion Picture & Television Development (MPTV), a division of Empire State Development, offers film, television and commercial productions and post-production tax credits for qualified expenditures in New York State. The office also serves as a liaison between production companies and city and local governments, state agencies, a network of statewide contacts, local film offices and professional location scouts and managers. For more information on filming in New York State or the Film Production and Post-Production Tax Credit Programs, please visit www.NYSFilm.com.

Contact:
Madeline Belloff | [email protected] | (212) 803-3744
ESD Press Office | [email protected] | (800) 260-7313