The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences passed over most SF and paranormal series in the creative arts portion of the 1999 Emmys, tapping only three SF shows as winners in the first round of largely technical awards announced Monday.
The X-Files, nominated for eight awards, won only one -- for outstanding makeup in the two-part episode "Two Fathers/One Son." The award brought the long-running show's lifetime Emmy count to 16.
However, the jury is still out on whether Gillian Anderson, who plays the ever-popular "Dana Scully" on the show, will win a second Emmy for outstanding lead dramatic actress. The "headline" categories, including best show and best leading actors, will be announced on Sunday, September 12.
Many of the 56 Emmy categories lumped into the "creative arts" component of the annual awards are considered to be of limited public interest because they focus on the behind-the-scenes craft required in TV production. As such, the Academy announces them separately from the more popular awards and does not feature them in the gala televised ceremony that many viewers associate with "the Emmys."
On the Star Trek front, Deep Space Nine was shut out of all four of the technical categories -- including art direction, makeup and visual effects -- for which it was nominated. Voyager, which received three separate nods for visual effects, picked up a single Emmy for the episode "Dark Frontier."
Animated miniseries Invasion America won the award for outstanding music composition for a series, the only category in which it was recognized.
Other than Anderson's lead actress bid, the only space-oriented Emmy questions left for the September 12 telecast to decide are whether Kristen Johnston will win as supporting comedic actress or John Lithgow will win lead comedic actor, both for their work on 3rd Rock from the Sun.
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