An Emmy for Megan
| An Emmy for Megan | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Megan Amram |
| Written by | Megan Amram |
| Directed by | Megan Amram |
| Starring | Megan Amram Patton Oswalt |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Megan Amram Dave Kneebone Janel Kranking |
| Producer | Joseph Carnegie |
| Production location | United States |
| Cinematography | Barry Elmore |
| Editor | Drew Kordik |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production company | Abso Lutely Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | anemmyformegan.com |
| Release | April 26, 2018 |
An Emmy for Megan is a comedy web series created, directed, written, and starring Megan Amram. It depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for a nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category.
The first series was nominated for two awards at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Amram.[1] The series lost to James Corden's Next James Corden, and Amram lost to Christina Pickles.[2]
The second series was nominated for two awards at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and the Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Patton Oswalt.[3]
The first series aired on IFC on September 17, 2018 to counterprogram the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards.[4]
Cast
- Megan Amram (Seasons 1–2)
- Patton Oswalt (Season 2)
Guest appearances
- J. J. Abrams
- Rachel Axler
- Awkwafina (Season 2)
- Kate Berlant (Season 2)
- Alex Borstein (Season 2)
- D'Arcy Carden
- James Corden (Season 2)
- Ted Danson
- John Early (Season 2)
- Nathan Fielder (Season 2)
- Leslie Grossman (Season 2)
- Rian Johnson
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Andrew Law (Season 2)
- Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Season 2)
- Natasha Lyonne (Season 2)
- Ira Madison III (Seasons 1–2)
- Audra McDonald (Season 2)
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (Season 2)
- Mandy Moore (Season 2)
- Natalie Morales (Season 2)
- John Mulaney (Season 2)
- Megan Mullaly (Season 2)
- Cliff Murray (Seasons 1–2)
- Nick Offerman (Season 2)
- Kaitlin Olson (Season 2)
- Brian Polk (Seasons 1–2)
- Retta (Season 2)
- Alison Rich (Seasons 1–2)
- Seth Rogen
- RuPaul
- Shannon Woodward (Seasons 1–2)
- Alan Yang
Episodes
Season 1 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Rules" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 | |
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Guests: Brian Polk, Alison Rich, Shannon Woodward | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Weight" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 | |
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Guests: Cliff Murray, Brian Polk | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Diversity" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 | |
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Guests: Ira Madison III | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Music" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 | |
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Guests: Rachel Axler | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 | |
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Guests: D'Arcy Carden | ||||||
Season 2 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 | |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 | |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 | |
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Guests: Retta, Alison Rich, Patton Oswalt | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 | |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 | |
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Guests: Andrew Law, Patton Oswalt | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series[5] | An Emmy for Megan | Nominated |
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series[6] | Megan Amram | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series[7] | An Emmy for Megan | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series[8] | Patton Oswalt | Nominated |
References
- ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (12 July 2018). "'An Emmy For Megan', The Comedic Web Series About Trying To Get An Emmy, Lands Two Noms". Deadline. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Darby, Luke (9 September 2018). "Megan Amram Didn't Win Her Emmy So Now It's Time for Revenge". GQ. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ Wright, Megh (July 16, 2019). "Megan Amram's Emmy for Megan Gets Nominated for Some Emmys (Again)". Vulture.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ Desk, TV News. "IFC to Counterprogram the Emmy Awards with Megan Amram's AN EMMY FOR MEGAN". Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | 2018 Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | 2018 Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | 2019 Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | 2019 Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
