Amanda Plummer, Ray Liotta and Bobby Cannavale, all of whom have made impression in the theatre world as well as in film and on television, are some of the early announced winners of the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
While some of the Emmy Awards will be announced and given out (as well as televised) on September 18th, the names of some of this year's recipients were called out at Los Angeles' Creative Arts Emmy ceremony on Sunday, September 11th.Plummer, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," received a 1982 Tony Award for her performance in Agnes of God; she was also nominated for A Taste of Honey and Pygmalion. Other Broadway credits include The Stitch in Time and You Never Can Tell. On screen, she has been seen in My Life Without Me, 8 1/2 Women, A Simple Wish, Pulp Fiction and Joe vs. the Volcano.Liotta was chosen as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance on "E.R.;" he was previously nominated in 1994 for guesting on the same show.He was seen on Broadway in 2004's Match, and film credits include Identity, Blow, Hannibal, TV's "The Rat Pack," Corrina, Corrina, Goodfellas and Field of Dreams.
Cannavale, who recently starred in the New Group's hit revival of Hurlyburly, garnered an Emmy as Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his turn as Vince on "Will and Grace." His other off-Broadway credits include F&*#ing A and A Flea in Her Ear. This spring, he will act opposite gal pal Annabella Sciorra in the New Group's Everything is Turning into Beautiful. Shall We Dance, Gloria, The Station Agent and "Third Watch" are among his film and TV credits.In addition to those actors, a number of other Emmys were awarded to
theatre-related programs and actors who have worked on New York stages:
The 58th Annual Tony Awards received the Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, the miniseries Broadway: The American Musical netted Outstanding Nonfiction Series, the "Live from Lincoln Center" broadcast of Passion received Outstanding Special Class Program, and the song "Mary Jane/Mary Lane" from the Showtime film version of the off-Broadway hit Reefer Madness took Outstanding Music and Lyrics. In addition, the Music Direction Emmy was given to the NBC production of the musical A Christmas Carol, actor Keith David was awarded the Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy for the PBS special The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, and HBO's Lackawanna Blues received the Emmy for Outstanding Casting of a Miniseries, Movie or Special.
The Emmy Awards will air on CBS at 8 PM EST on Sunday, September 18th.
