Conchords on Emmy shortlist
01 Jul 2008
New Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords' television show has been shortlisted for this year's Emmy awards.
In the self-titled HBO series, Wellington pair Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie play marginally talented folk singers struggling to make it in New York.
The show is included in the list for 'Outstanding Comedy Series' along with 9 other series.
The Emmy announcement follows an already successful year for Flight of the Conchords who picked up a Grammy for best comedy album in February and had the soundtrack from the TV show go to number three the American billboard charts.
Other shows on the shortlist include Emmy winners for the last two years, 30 Rock and The Office, both on NBC, as well as CBS's bawdy sitcom Two and a Half Men, Fox's animated series Family Guy, and ABC's Ugly Betty and Pushing Daisies.
Awards process
The next step in the Emmy Awards process of elimination is the Blue Ribbon Panel screenings where judges watch the work of each finalist. Those results represent 50 percent of the vote and are then averaged out with the votes from the entire Television Academy to come up with the five nominees in each category.
Those nominees will be announced by the Television Academy on Thursday, July 17.
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place September 21, and will also include awards for TV actors, actresses, mini-series, made-for-TV movies and a host of other honours.
The list of finalists so far are:
Top 10 Comedy Series Finalists
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight of the Conchords
The Office
Pushing Daisies
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty
Weeds
Top 10 Drama Series Finalists
Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Grey's Anatomy
House
Lost
Mad Men
The Tudors
The Wire
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