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The 2022 Emmy nominees for main title design are Hulu’s Candy and Only Murders in the Building; Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop; and Apple TV+’s Foundation, Lisey’s Story, Pachinko and Severance.
Here’s how the main titles design category has looked between 2002 and 2021:
Winners by Genre
TV Academy voters strongly favor drama series, which earned the vast majority of nominations and wins in the past two decades
Victory, Multiplied Game of Thrones opening titles
The category’s rules stipulate that titles for a program not in its first season must be substantially changed (at least 75 percent different) to be eligible. HBO’s Game of Thrones is the only series to win twice for main title design, for its first season in 2011 and its final season in 2019.
Emmys’ Top Designers
These creatives boast multiple Emmys to their name for their dramatic title sequences.
The 2022 Emmy nominees for main title design are Hulu’s Candy and Only Murders in the Building; Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop; and Apple TV+’s Foundation, Lisey’s Story, Pachinko and Severance.
Here’s how the main titles design category has looked between 2002 and 2021:
Winners by Genre
TV Academy voters strongly favor drama series, which earned the vast majority of nominations and wins in the past two decades
Victory, Multiplied Game of Thrones opening titles
The category’s rules stipulate that titles for a program not in its first season must be substantially changed (at least 75 percent different) to be eligible. HBO’s Game of Thrones is the only series to win twice for main title design, for its first season in 2011 and its final season in 2019.
Emmys’ Top Designers
These creatives boast multiple Emmys to their name for their dramatic title sequences.
- 9/4/2022
- by Kelsey Stefanson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As any TV viewer knows, there is nothing quite like a good main title sequence. Some shows work fine without them, but it never hurts to set a story’s mood with a well-edited arrangement of eye-catching graphics. If the design is good enough to make watchers refuse to hit or even forget about the “skip intro” button, it deserves recognition, and that is exactly what the Best Main Title Design Emmy category is for.
Four of the seven shows currently nominated for their title sequences – “Foundation,” “Lisey’s Story,” “Pachinko” and “Severance” – are Apple TV+ originals. Also included in the 2022 lineup are Hulu’s “Candy” and “Only Murders in the Building” and Netflix’s “Cowboy Bebop.” To discern which opener will most likely win the TV academy’s favor, let’s take a look at each of them individually. Be sure to make your Emmy predictions in this and 26 other...
Four of the seven shows currently nominated for their title sequences – “Foundation,” “Lisey’s Story,” “Pachinko” and “Severance” – are Apple TV+ originals. Also included in the 2022 lineup are Hulu’s “Candy” and “Only Murders in the Building” and Netflix’s “Cowboy Bebop.” To discern which opener will most likely win the TV academy’s favor, let’s take a look at each of them individually. Be sure to make your Emmy predictions in this and 26 other...
- 8/27/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
While there has been a trend of shortening opening title sequences on television or even doing away with them altogether, this year’s Emmy nominees for Best Main Title Design prove there are still shows that value the power of a good intro. The 2019 Emmy nominees for Best Main Title Design are: “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” (Netflix), “Game of Thrones” (HBO), “Star Trek: Discovery” (CBS All Access), “True Detective” (HBO) and “Warrior” (Cinemax).
All five of these main titles share similarities in emphasizing symbolism and iconography present throughout their respective shows. Two of the nominated creative directors have previously won Emmys for previous seasons of their respective series, Angus Wall for “Game of Thrones” and Patrick Clair and Raoul Marks for “True Detective,” both for the first seasons. So what will win the Emmy for Best Main Title Design this year? Let’s take a closer...
All five of these main titles share similarities in emphasizing symbolism and iconography present throughout their respective shows. Two of the nominated creative directors have previously won Emmys for previous seasons of their respective series, Angus Wall for “Game of Thrones” and Patrick Clair and Raoul Marks for “True Detective,” both for the first seasons. So what will win the Emmy for Best Main Title Design this year? Let’s take a closer...
- 8/10/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
In an age when Netflix’s “Skip Intro” button threatens to make a TV show’s opening credits into an endangered species, it’s more important than ever to acknowledge the work being done by the artists who set the tone for some of the year’s most notable series. “I have two jobs,” says two-time Emmy winner Patrick Clair, nominated this year for the haunting introduction to “True Detective” Season 3. “The main title needs to prove its worth — and also make it worth watching again and again.” His fellow nominees in the main title design category share that philosophy, while also revealing how they went about innovating — or in some cases, re-innovating — the art of these brief yet stunning sequences.
“Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes”
(Netflix)
Elastic creative director Lisa Bolan was inspired by the actual cassette tape technology that captured those original interviews in her...
“Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes”
(Netflix)
Elastic creative director Lisa Bolan was inspired by the actual cassette tape technology that captured those original interviews in her...
- 8/1/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Variety Film + TV
The so-called new Golden Age of Television has not only ushered in unprecedented production values for the small screen; it has spawned new frontiers for eye-catching opening credits sequences as shows aim to gain a quick edge on a growing number of rivals. And just like the showrunners who strive to keep these programs fresh season after season, the designers of the opening graphics must constantly raise their game to grab audiences at the outset of each airing.
Now, with the Creative Arts Emmys around the corner, the industry is curious to see which show will take this year’s trophy for main title design: The contenders are TNT’s “The Alienist,” Netflix’s “Altered Carbon” and “Glow,” Starz’s “Counterpart” and HBO’s “Westworld.”
Jake Ferguson, a digital designer Emmy-nominated this year for his work on “Counterpart,” says a title sequence is “hugely critical because it’s the first...
Now, with the Creative Arts Emmys around the corner, the industry is curious to see which show will take this year’s trophy for main title design: The contenders are TNT’s “The Alienist,” Netflix’s “Altered Carbon” and “Glow,” Starz’s “Counterpart” and HBO’s “Westworld.”
Jake Ferguson, a digital designer Emmy-nominated this year for his work on “Counterpart,” says a title sequence is “hugely critical because it’s the first...
- 9/6/2018
- by Calum Marsh
- Variety Film + TV
“Main Title Design” may not sound like the most glamorous Emmy award out there, or even as crucial an element as it is to a series. But while it’s often underrated, a show’s titles do all the heavy lifting right at the start, setting the tone and pace, and giving audiences a taste of what’s to come in terms of themes, characters, visual aesthetic and artistic ambition. It’s a tall order for such a short sequence, but when done right, it economically conveys all that and more, as evidenced by this year’s five Emmy nominees.
The Alienist (pictured above)
TNT
Combined with its pulsing, urgent score, the opening’s flickering montage quickly paints a vivid picture of late-1800s New York City. Gas lamps, the Statue of Liberty, ambitious bridges and buildings under construction all act as a backdrop to the crime-solving drama that follows.
The Alienist (pictured above)
TNT
Combined with its pulsing, urgent score, the opening’s flickering montage quickly paints a vivid picture of late-1800s New York City. Gas lamps, the Statue of Liberty, ambitious bridges and buildings under construction all act as a backdrop to the crime-solving drama that follows.
- 8/16/2018
- by Iain Blair
- Variety Film + TV
The 2018 Emmy nominees for Best Main Title Design once again prove that the opening credits sequence is not dead yet. The five nominees include TNT’s “The Alienist,” Netflix’s “Altered Carbon,” Starz’s “Counterpart,” Netflix’s “Glow” and HBO’s “Westworld.” These choices are inspired compared to other categories, which mostly comprise of shows nominated in their respective series categories. While we do have three such shows, “Westworld” (21 noms overall), “Glow” (10 noms) and “The Alienist” (6 noms), “Altered Carbon” has just one other nomination and this is the only nom for “Counterpart.”
Three of this year’s Emmy-nominated creative directors have won this category in the past: “The Alienist’s” Angus Wall, “Counterpart’s” Karin Fong (“Exxon Mobil Masterpiece Theatre’s American Collection” in 2001) and “Westworld’s” Patrick Clair. So what makes an Emmy-winning opening credits? Let’s take a closer look at all five nominated title sequences this year.
Three of this year’s Emmy-nominated creative directors have won this category in the past: “The Alienist’s” Angus Wall, “Counterpart’s” Karin Fong (“Exxon Mobil Masterpiece Theatre’s American Collection” in 2001) and “Westworld’s” Patrick Clair. So what makes an Emmy-winning opening credits? Let’s take a closer look at all five nominated title sequences this year.
- 7/31/2018
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
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