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    Rings of Power at the Creative Arts Emmys – Let’s Get Nerdy!

    Ashley Victoria RobinsonBy 7 Mins Read

    Amazon Studios The Rings of Power is here. The Second season is on its way. We want all Spoilerites to have the best viewing experience possible and have the widest knowledge base about the Second Age of Middle-Earth. This is a weekly Let’s Get Nerdy article series highlighting a different piece of Tolkien I think you need to know about!


    Yesterday was the Golden Globes, the first show that kicks off the awards season here in Los Angeles, California. Genre had an okay showing: Barbie, The Boy and the Heron being the leaders among genre award winners. Per usual, genre showed out a little more well at the Creative Arts Emmys (yes, there are two Emmys, one of the fun-sexy-people and one for the below-the-line people). In addition to the Golden Globes this past week the Creative Arts Emmys. 

    The Rings of Power had a predictably small presence but, definitely some fun stuff worth celebrating!

    Actor Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who plays Queen Míriel, present Emmy for Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:

    https://twitter.com/TelevisionAcad/status/1743816689433895394

    The show itself was nominated for six Creative Arts Emmys including:

    Outstanding Main Title Design – 2023
    NOMINEE:
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
    Prime Video
    Amazon Studios
    Katrina Crawford, Director
    Mark Bashore, Director
    Anthony Vitagliano, Creative Director
    Fernando Domínguez Cózar, Animation Director

    Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup – 2023
    NOMINEE:
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
    “Adar”
    Prime Video
    Amazon Studios
    Jason Docherty, Prosthetics Designer
    Dan Perry, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist
    Mark Knight, Senior Prosthetics Makeup Artist
    Simon Rose, Senior Prosthetic Makeup Artist

    Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music – 2023
    NOMINEE:
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
    Prime Video
    Amazon Studios
    Howard Shore, Composer

    Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) – 2023
    NOMINEE:
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
    “Udûn”
    Prime Video
    Amazon Studios
    Robert Stambler, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
    Damian Del Borrello, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
    Ailene Roberts, MPSE, Dialogue Editor
    Stefanie Ng, Dialogue/ADR Editor
    Paula Fairfield, MPSE, Sound Designer
    Chris Terhune, Sound Editor
    James Miller, Sound Editor
    Michael Baber, Music Editor
    Jason Smith, MPSE, Music Editor
    Amy Barber, Foley Editor
    Jonathan Bruce, Foley Artist

    Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie – 2023
    NOMINEE:
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
    Prime Video
    Amazon Studios
    Ron Ames, VFX Producer
    Jason Smith, VFX Supervisor
    Nigel Sumner, VFX Supervisor, Industrial Light & Magic
    Ara Khanikian, VFX Supervisor, Rodeo FX
    Dean Clarke, SFX Supervisor
    Ken McGaugh, VFX Supervisor, Wētā FX
    Tom Proctor, VFX Supervisor, DNEG
    Greg Butler, VFX Supervisor, Method Studios
    Joe Henderson, Visualization Creative Supervisor, The Third Floor, Inc.

    Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes – 2023
    NOMINEE:
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
    “A Shadow Of The Past”
    Prime Video
    Amazon Studios
    Kate Hawley, Costume Designer
    Libby Dempster, Assistant Costume Designer
    Lucy McLay, Assistant Costume Designer
    Jaindra Watson, Assistant Costume Designer
    Pip Lingard, Costume Supervisor
    Jenny Rushton, Costume Supervisor

    … and left the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony with no wins under its belt.

    One of the winners was Barrie Gower who led the prosthetics team for HBO’s The Last of Us. Even if you haven’t watched the show if you’re familiar with the look of The Clickers (fun fact: a top cosplay at comic conventions in 2023), you know Gower and his team create nothing short of top tier works.

    https://twitter.com/TeawithTolkien/status/1743813849868857593

    Early last year the rumours had begun swirling around Gower’s potential involvement, including the Tweet from Rings of Power Updates you can see quote Tweeted above, with IMDB confirming this detail in the Upcoming Tab or his work:

    Orcs and Goblins were pretty prominent throughout the first season of The Rings of Power and with such an incredible team (aside from The Last of Us they also have Chernobyl at their backs), it begs the question of what new or more expansive creatures we might have ahead of us in The Rings of Power season two. In the great tradition of Star Trek creatures also have the possibility of changing and evolving (here’s looking at you, The Kinglons from Star Trek!), so the most likely answer is bigger and scarier orcs than we’re used to seeing. If these new team members only herald an evolution I’m certainly looking forward to seeing it!

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