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Hasbro Studios Earns Eight Daytime Emmy Award Nods for aTransformers Prime,a aMy Little Ponya &aFamily Game Nighta


Published on 2012-05-10 10:57:18 - Market Wire
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LOS ANGELES--([ ])--[ Hasbro Studios ], the Los Angeles-based production and distribution division of [ Hasbro, Inc ]. (NASDAQ: HAS), has collected eight Daytime Emmy Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for Transformers Prime, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Family Game Night.

"We are delighted to have the Academy once again recognize these high-quality and highly entertaining series"

The Academy also provided Transformers Prime with an early trophy for aOutstanding Individual Achievement in Animation,a as well as multiple nominations in three additional categories: aOutstanding Special Class Animated Program,a aOutstanding Directing in an Animated Programa and aOutstanding Achievement in Sound Editinga"Animation.a

The popular series My Little Ponyearned two nods in the aOutstanding Original Song- Childrenas and Animationa category, while Family Game Night host Todd Newton garnered his second consecutive nomination for aOutstanding Game Show Host.a

aWe are delighted to have the Academy once again recognize these high-quality and highly entertaining series,a said Hasbro Studios President, Stephen Davis. aThe many talented, hardworking individuals honored with these multiple nominations and awards have successfully re-imagined our beloved brands into three incredible shows and we couldnat be more proud of them.a

A full list of The Hubas Daytime Emmy Award nominees follows:

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM
aTransformers Primea
Roberto Orci, Executive Producer
Stephen Davis, Executive Producer
Shuzo Shiota, Executive Producer
Alex Kurtzman, Executive Producer
Jeff Kline, Executive Producer
Duane Capizzi, Supervising Producer
Mandy Safavi, Producer
Rafael Ruthchild, Producer
Shinji Santoh, Producer
Meiko Sato, Line Producer
Therese Trujillo, Animation Producer

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST
TODD NEWTON, as HOST
aFamily Game Nighta

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
aTransformers Primea
David Hartman, Supervising Director
Vinton Heuck, Director
Shaunt Nigoghossian, Director
Todd Waterman, Director
Jamie Simone, Voice Director

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
**WINNER
aTransformers Primea
Christophe Vacher, Supervising Color Designer

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG - CHILDREN'S AND ANIMATION
aMy Little Pony Friendship is Magica
Every Pony
Daniel Ingram, Composer & Lyricist

aMy Little Pony Friendship is Magica
Find A Pet
Daniel Ingram, Song Writer

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING a" ANIMATION
aTransformers Primea
Robbi Smith, Dialogue Editor
Robert Poole II, Sound Effects Editor
Roy Braverman, Foley Editor

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING - ANIMATION
aTransformers Primea
Ray Leonard, Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Bieriger, Re-Recording Mixer

About Hasbro Studios:

Hasbro Studios is the Los Angeles-based production division of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The studio develops and produces shows based on Hasbroas world class brands, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and SCRABBLE. Many of these shows air on The Hub, a television network for kids and their families. Studio programming can also be seen in more than 160 countries globally. The Hub is a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK).

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