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2008 Hall of Fame Inductees Selected
With our new selection rules in place, the Television branch has selected an eclectic group of inductees. The three-step process involves a select committee making nominations, viewing all submissions and selecting the best of the bunch in a two-tier voting system. Then, the committee's final recommendations are submitted to the entire membership who ranks each nomination and the best of each group is inducted.
In the newly combined Programs area, series, movies made for television and miniseries are combined to allow a more diverse selection of inductees. While no movies or miniseries were inducted, there were submissions in those areas. The lucky series to be inducted this year are: diner comedy Alice, sleuth drama Columbo, black-and-white cop drama Dragnet, fantasy laffer I Dream of Jeannie, HBO comedy program The Larry Sanders Show, variety drama Letters to Loretta, panel game show The Match Game, British import Monty Python's Flying Circus, puppet variety program The Muppet Show, and courtroom drama Perry Mason.
In the Acting area, we inducted the singing cowboy Gene Autry, Honeymooners buddy Art Carney, late night legend Johnny Carson and Captain James T. Kirk William Shatner.
In the Behind the Scenes Area, we welcome series creators Richard Levinson & William Link (Columbo, Mannix, Murder, She Wrote) and Sherwood Schwartz (Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch), and makeup artist Michael Westmore (MacGyver, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Enterprise).
Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Today we announce these inductees into the Television Hall of Fame.
In the Series Area, the OFTA has inducted a slew of one-word series including comedies Bewitched, Roseanne, Seinfeld and Soap, and western Gunsmokelong-running news magazine 60 Minutes, classic comedies Taxi and Three's Company, time-travel drama Quantum Leap, and the first series ever to win the OFTA award for Best Comedy Series Frasier.
In the Movies and Miniseries Area, the OFTA inducts And the Band Played On, Band of Brothers and Something About Amelia.
In the Acting Area, the OFTA brings in I Love Lucy stars Desi Arnaz and Vivian Vance alongside Don Knotts and Valerie Harper.
In the Behind the Scenes Area, we welcome John Frankenheimer, Garry Marshall and Lorne Michaels.
Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
We are proud today to announce these inductees into the Television Hall of Fame.
In the Series Area, the OFTA has inducted long-running news magazine 60 Minutes, classic comedies Taxi and Three's Company, time-travel drama Quantum Leap, and the first series ever to win the OFTA award for Best Comedy Series Frasier.
In the Movies and Miniseries Area, the OFTA inducts the Sally Field multiple personality disorder drama Sybill, Mystery! drama Prime Suspect which has spawned five successful sequels and five Emmy nominations for star Helen Mirren, and AIDS drama Angels in America based on the Tony award winning play and winner of 12 OFTA awards.
In the Acting Area, the OFTA welcomes beloved kids show icon Mr. (Fred) Rogers, Laugh-In alumnus Lily Tomlin, long-time leading man James Garner, and one six-time Emmy winner Tyne Daly.
In the Behind the Scenes Area, we induct three celebrated TV writers: Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue writer David Milch, Rockford Files and The Sopranos scribe David Chase, and Magnum P.I. creator Donald P. Bellisario.
Hall of Fame Inductees to Be Announced
On Tuesday, August 29, 2006, when the winners of the 10th Annual OFTA Television Awards are announced, the Television Hall of Fame inductees will be announced.
The Television Hall of Fame is broken into four categories. The first category is for Series. These are any programs that are presented in serial format from year to year. These can included scripted, informational or variety programs. Previous inductees have included The Ed Sullivan Show, M*A*S*H, The Carol Burnett Show and Star Trek. Five such programs are inducted annually from a list of nominees selected by the membership.
The second area for induction is the Motion Picture/Miniseries area. This field is for programs that often air only once in any given season. Some of the noteworthy members of this area include The Day After, Lonesome Dove, Roots and The Thorn Birds. Three entires are admitted every year from a list of selections made by the membership.
Actors and Actresses fill the third area. Anyone who performs in front of the camera for either series, motion pictures made for television or miniseries are eligible. Past inductees include Angela Lansbury, Bill Cosby, Lucille Ball and Bob Newhart. Two actors and two actresses are selected by the membership from a slate of nominees each year.
The final category is for those wonderful people who work Behind the Scenes. These can be producers, writers, directors, production designers, composers or any such related position. Some of the notable inclusions are James Burrows, Steven Bochco, Gene Roddenberry and Jim Henson. The membership selects three such individuals are chosen annually from a list of eligible nominees annually.
This year's crop of inductees should be no less impressive. Join us in two weeks to find out who has been included. Meanwhile, please use the menu at the right to browse the past winners of these awards.