Fans of Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Foyle’s War have known for years, decades even, just how brilliant these critically-acclaimed series are. For voting members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences who may or may not make up subsets of the shows’ respective fan groups, Acorn TV has screeners for you, as both programs’ final episodes are for your consideration for the 2015 Primetime Emmy® Awards.
As detailed in this post from last week, Acorn TV has submitted the series finales of Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Foyle’s War — respectively “Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case” and “Elise: The Final Mystery” — for your consideration in the following Emmy categories:
Agatha Christie’s Poirot: “Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case”
- Outstanding Television Movie
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie — David Suchet
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie — Hugh Fraser
- Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special — Kevin Elyot
- Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special — Hettie MacDonald
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Movie
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More)
- Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or a Movie
- Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
- Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special
Foyle’s War: “Elise: The Final Mystery”
- Outstanding Television Movie
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie — Michael Kitchen
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie — Honeysuckle Weeks
- Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special — Anthony Horowitz
- Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special — Andy Hay
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Movie
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More)
- Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or a Movie
- Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
- Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special
Screeners for the “Curtain” and “Elise” TV movies are available at this special Acorn TV mini-website: For Your Consideration: The Finales of Foyle’s War and Agatha Christie’s Poirot
As per Matt Graham, Vice President, Acorn TV, the screeners are specifically for Emmy voters. However, US-based viewers who would like to watch the two movies may also do so free of charge for a limited time.
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