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 | Vera Drew |
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]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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1 | 1 | "Rules" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 | |
Guests: Brian Polk, Alison Rich, Shannon Woodward | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Weight" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 | |
Guests: Cliff Murray, Brian Polk | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Diversity" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 | |
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 | |
Guests: Rachel Axler | ||||||
6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 | |
Guests: D'Arcy Carden |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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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 | |
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 | |
Guests: Andrew Law, Patton Oswalt | ||||||
12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 | |
Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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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 |
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