Oh, Okazaki get Emmy Nods

Sylvie Kim
July 17, 2008

There's a smattering of Asian/American nominees in categories like sound editing, lighting and design. You know, the categories that never get aired on the award show broadcast. Props to all the AA nominees for their excellence in and contribution to the television industry.

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Sylvie Kim

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Sylvie Kim is a contributing editor at Hyphen. She previously served as Hyphen's blog coeditor with erin Khue Ninh, film editor, and blog columnist.

She writes about gender, race, class and privilege in pop culture and media (fun fun fun!) at www.sylvie-kim.com and at SF Weekly's The Exhibitionist blog. Her work has also appeared on Racialicious and Salon.

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mike wrote on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 11:26am
Sandra rocks. I am glad she is getting the attention she deserves. She is totally down for the API film community as well. I saw her in 2003 at the San Diego Asian Am film festival. I believe she was helping organize it and run a few of the shows or something to that degree. If I did not know she was an actress I would have thought she was just some event volunteer. She really went out of her way. I have always thought well of her since then and have been happy to see her career grow.
Asianmommy wrote on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 4:59pm
Hey, that's great! I remember Sandra from the movie "Sideways". She did a good job.
momo wrote on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 5:18pm
very cool. Steven Okazaki definitely deserves it for White Light/Black Rain.
lisalee wrote on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 5:27pm
i just finished watching white light/black rain this week. i don't know. i felt like i wanted more out of it. of course, all of the images were horrifying. but i wanted to hear more from the japanese government, or more from the american people that knew, or didn't know about the aftermath. i guess at the end of the film, i just didn't feel like we learned anything. or am i being too critical?
lisalee wrote on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 11:04pm
oh and i just saw this list on CAPE's eblast! congrats everyone!CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) Congratulates the following EMMY nominees:The Simpsons · Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind · FOX · Gracie Films in association with 20th Century FoxPatricia Shinagawa, Animation TimerSpongeBob SquarePants · Inmates of Summer / Two Faces of Squidward · Nickelodeon · Nickelodeon with United Plankton Pictures, Inc.Tom Yasumi, Animation DirectorRecount · HBO · Spring Creek/Mirage Productions in association with Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures and HBO FilmsRadha Mehta, Set DecoratorMy Name Is Earl · Stole A Motorcycle · NBC · Amigos de Garcia in association with 20th Century Fox TelevisionMichael Goi, ASC, Director of PhotographyJohn Adams · Don't Tread On Me · HBO · Playtone in association with HBO FilmsTak Fujimoto, ASC, Director of PhotographyJohn Adams · Independence · HBO · Playtone in association with HBO FilmsTak Fujimoto, ASC, Director of PhotographyOutstanding Picture Editing For A Special (Single Or Multi-Camera)The AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Al Pacino · USA · The American Film InstituteNarumi Inatsugo, EditorPushing Daisies · Smell Of Success · ABC · Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Bros. TelevisionYuko Tokunaga-Koach, Key HairstylistBernard And Doris · HBO · Trigger Street Independent Productions in association with Little Bird and Chicago Films and HBO FilmsGarson Yu, Creative Director/Art DirectorSynderela Peng, Designer/Art DirectorEtsuko Uji, Designer/AnimatorChuck · NBC · From College Hill Pictures, Wonderland Sound and Vision in association with Warner Bros. TelevisionKarin Fong, Title DesignerDana Yee, Title DesignerGrey's Anatomy · ABC · ABC StudiosSandra Oh as Cristina YangExtreme Makeover Home Edition · ABC · Endemol USAJeanne Kazumi Petrone, Produced byProject Runway · Bravo · Magical Elves for The Weinstein Company, Full Picture, BravoJane Cha, Executive ProducerWhite Light/Black Rain · HBO · Farallon Films in association with HBO Documentary FilmsSteven Okazaki, ProducerER · The War Comes Home · NBC · Constant c Productions, Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. TelevisionBruce Honda, Dialogue EditorBattlestar Galactica · He That Believeth In Me · Sci Fi Channel · Universal Media Studios in association with R & D TVDavid Takemura, Visual Effects CoordinatorHeroes · Four Months Ago · NBC · Universal Media Studios in association with Tail Wind ProductionsDaniel Kumiega, Lead CGI AnimatorStargate Atlantis · Adrift · Sci Fi Channel · Pegasus Productions IV Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.Jamie Yukio Kawano, Lead CGI ArtistDaniel Osaki, Lead Model MakerComanche Moon · Part 1 · CBS · The Firm / Sony Pictures Television / CBS ParamountMegan Omi, Visual Effects CompositorDaniel Kumiega, Visual Effects AnimatorLife After People · History Channel · Flight 33 Productions for History Television Network Productions, A&E Television NetworksDanny Kim, Matte Painter/CompositorDancing With The Stars · Episode 502A · ABC · BBC Worldwide Productions, LLCEaster Xua, Camera OperatorLate Show With David Letterman · Episode 2827 · CBS · Worldwide Pants Inc.Fred Shimizu, CameraOutstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special80th Annual Academy Awards · ABC · Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesEaster Xua, CameraAmerican Idol · Idol Gives Back · FOX · FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.Easter Xua, CameraOutstanding Special Class - Short-Format Animated ProgramsCamp Lazlo · Lazlo's First Crush · Cartoon Network · Cartoon Network StudiosWon Dong Kun, Animation DirectorChowder · Burple Nurples · Cartoon Network · Cartoon Network StudiosJuli Hashiguchi, Director