Ohhhh! So no Pat Sajak Then…
Apparently I'm a little slow on the uptake. I kept seeing that the Daytime Emmy Awards are "Live from Las Vegas Sunday, June 19th," and yet I knew I was going to the Emmys Friday, June 17th.
How could this be? Was the Vegas thing not really live? Was it some kind of soap opera fan event two days after the fact?
I'm guessing you're several steps ahead of me and already know where this is going. I swear I had no clue. It only hit me last night as I was talking about it with my husband.
You know how during the Oscars, they cut away to the movie star who says, "Last night, I had the honor of hosting an awards dinner for all the people whose names you wouldn't recognize in a million years"? And then they show snippets of all these people dressed up at a banquet and getting Oscars?
That's me!
Except, you know, no Oscars. And I think we get soap stars, not movie stars, but still!
I did a little research and yes, that's what's going on. Craig Bartlett, Joe Purdy, and I are indeed nominated for an Emmy for our Dinosaur Train work, but that Emmy is presented not at the Daytime Emmy Awards, but at the Creative Arts and Entertainment Daytime Emmy Awards.
Daytime Emmys = Fathers Day, Vegas, Soap Opera and I think Talk Show on-camera talent.
Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmy Awards = June 17th, Downtown L.A., Behind-the-Scenes Soap People, and Kids' TV People
At least, I think I have that right. Not entirely sure. I think maybe the kids' TV actors are at the Las Vegas ceremony… but I'm not positive. I keep trying to ferret out on the web which awards are which day, but I'm having trouble. This could be because it's hard information to find… or because it's after midnight and I'm tired.
Either way, it's all good. I do better in smaller environments with more people I know, so this will be terrific — lots of people I've met over the years from working in kids' TV: people I haven't seen in ages, people I won't recognize because we'll actually be dressed up and not schlubbing around the way we do at work.
Plus with fewer awards, there's less time between when we sit down at 6pm, and when they feed us after the ceremony.
I still think I should bring snacks. And the awesome Populazzi business cards my husband made. GORGEOUS!
Okay, need to rest. Gotta go to bed so I'm awake for tomorrow. Can't wait to tell you all about it!
