Dr Horrible WINS the Emmy - Dr. Horrible

Woot! Emmy-winning Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

And the Dr. Horrible Twitter corroborates. Since, you know, the linked tweet was from such an unreliable source.

Congratulations Horrible team! You guys deserved it a hundred times. One will have to do for now, though.

sumogrip | September 12, 17:33 CET

Yes he did!
This is a sign that web content can get Emmys, too. Maybe next year it will be Felicia Day's turn, or Lisa Kudrow's, or the next big star hoping to make a splash with web-only shows. This is legend....ary!

impalergeneral | September 12, 17:34 CET

Corrected link to be more exact.

zeitgeist | September 12, 17:35 CET

Kick-ass and congratulations to everyone involved! Very very well deserved.

Eric_Curtis | September 12, 17:35 CET

Congrats to the entire Dr Horrible team!

NYPinTA | September 12, 17:35 CET

Jobo the Emmys are an unreliable source?

RavenU | September 12, 17:37 CET

Z, consider adding the following link: http://www.emmys.com/nominations?tid=73

It's the page from the Emmys showing the winner of the category.

Just Awesome.

Numfar PTB | September 12, 17:38 CET

Can we correct the spelling of Zack's name too?
Felicia is all happy too. She tweeted "Dr Horrible WON!!!!!!!!!" and then " Is that the first time a show won an Emmy and never was on tv? :D"

Lioness | September 12, 17:46 CET

WOO HOO! *does dance of joy*

buffyfanatic18 | September 12, 17:48 CET

Fan-freakin'-tastic! Congrats to all those connected to the Horrible-ness!

TDBrown | September 12, 17:50 CET

Doctor Steele will not be pleased.

@theonetruebix | September 12, 17:50 CET

Oh wow, congratulations to everyone involved! Nobody deserves it more. I know awards aren't everything, and it's the fans that count ;) but damn if it isn't good to see some official recognition. (so happy right now)

MattK | September 12, 17:51 CET

Crazy awesome! And totally deserved.

Amaranth | September 12, 17:51 CET

YAY!!!! znachki raises her Gin & Tonic in a toast to the Horrible cast and crew

Znachki | September 12, 17:53 CET

Whoo-hoo!

Anonymous1 | September 12, 17:59 CET

Score one for Team Whedon. Gratz guys, you all deserve it.

The Xan Man | September 12, 18:01 CET

Well deserved. But I'm still kinda pissed that Joss and the gang don't get the chance to do the whole acceptance speech thing. If anyone deserves it....

AngelDiva | September 12, 18:05 CET

Now they can put a Emmy sticker on the DVD!

Anonymous1 | September 12, 18:05 CET

The Creative Arts Emmys air next Friday on E.

@theonetruebix | September 12, 18:06 CET

Just brilliant! Happy for our Horrible Heroes. As I twitted earlier, it kinda - to me, anyway - feels like a win somehow for the WGA Writers strike. Born from it, produced away from the major amptp producers & system, and now honored by the mainstream/system for its excellence.

I hope all Doc Horrible folks have a super-awesome-funtastic-happy-time celebrating tonight, and remember how much we love them. Woo and a final hoo!

Yes, indeedy, let me second that - that's Zack avec une KAY. (Or @ZDubDub in twitspeak. ; >)

QuoterGal | September 12, 18:06 CET

heh, when i saw Maurissas tweet, I imagined her bouncing up and down at the emmys *G*

Hunted | September 12, 18:11 CET

Never doubted it. As much as they screw up, the Emmys are bound to get some things right.

Egghead | September 12, 18:14 CET

AWESOMENESS++...

Isn't this also an amusing fact that Joss Whedon's first Emmy victory is a show not involved with any television network involvement?

[ edited by Mort on 2009-09-13 03:17 ]

Mort | September 12, 18:15 CET

Congratulations Team Horrible!

zillah | September 12, 18:17 CET

This'll add a little spring to NPH's step when he hosts. Now if we could only get a clip -- or live song -- during the award ceremony...

SteveP | September 12, 18:22 CET

Felicia twittering away.

RavenU | September 12, 18:28 CET

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

sunshineguinn | September 12, 18:31 CET

Great moment.

@theonetruebix | September 12, 18:32 CET

Dr. Horrible as the opening number? Take that, Hugh Jackman.
Of course, it's unlikely, but imagine the doc vs. Wolverine. That's a cross-over and a half

impalergeneral | September 12, 18:34 CET

This is the best thing I've heard all day!

refrigeratorelf | September 12, 18:42 CET

So this is some internet thing?

Pointy | September 12, 18:49 CET

So the NYC screening on 9/21 will be announced as "the Emmy award winning" Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along blog. Nice... (and with Joss and special guests [Nathan?] there too!)

SteveP | September 12, 18:52 CET

The world makes sense again.

buffywrestling | September 12, 18:54 CET

This is the ballad of Dr. Horrible
A blow against class warfare deplorable

Artists who struck for a place in the middle class
Produced this themselves and kicked some creative ass

Attend the tale of Dr. Horrible
An Emmy statue is unignorable!

Pointy | September 12, 18:54 CET

SteveP,

Yes. And see if someone can printup some Emmy cardboard cutouts or something else similar to put up at the theater! Maybe catch some newbies!

Anonymous1 | September 12, 19:00 CET

Grats to all!
I totally heart how Dr H has gone from a random geek thing to being the little web production that could. And did.
I just feel like hugging everyone. But then, I'm kinda drunk, so...?!

missb | September 12, 19:04 CET

I'm seriously tearing up here. I think this may be the first time I've ever actually cared who won an Emmy.

alessandriana | September 12, 19:18 CET

YES! Even though the Emmys seem to get it wrong all the time, it's still pretty awesome when they get it right. Congratulations to everyone involved. This is going to make the sing along next Monday even better.

WindTheFrog | September 12, 19:30 CET

Awesome.

Sunfire | September 12, 19:33 CET

Huge yays of awesome - congrats to the Horrible team, so well deserved. And extra sweet, because of what Quoter Gal mentioned - a child of the WGA strike.

Not too shabby competition either, this wasn't a slam-dunk.

Thanks to everyone for sharing pics, and to Pointy for the verse .... wait, this is beginning to sound like an acceptance speech. :)

Giddy now, you guys just rock.

Shey | September 12, 19:43 CET

Hee hee hee :)

Arise, ye musical geeks
Jazz hands waaavvvving free!

Pointy | September 12, 19:47 CET

So awesome and made of win. Yay. :D \o/

druzilla | September 12, 20:15 CET

congratulations to all!

goodridd | September 12, 20:28 CET

Hey, it's me. Yes, nobody. I'll be quick cos I'm on an iPhone and my fingers are short and stubby (and deeply manly).

At the point of the strike, I remember joss posting a kinda-of call to arms thing here, where he referenced a bunch of us and - in effect - asked for our help with the situation. Kinda. Sorta. I remember him asking me (in said post) to help them get their word out. And I remember thinking 'How? Big Media has all the money and all the power of their platform'.

I replied to joss, here, saying respectfully - you've got that fight, we can try and help you win it, but you have the platform of fandom and talent to get something out there. A message.

I've no idea if he read that, or if anybody did since I loves me some speechification. But he and his friends went on to make an entirely indy production which won a fucking Emmy.

That speaks volumes to people I can't even begin to type (plus, iPhone). So happy.

gossi | September 12, 20:29 CET

Congrats to everybody involved. Horrible was fantastic and you all rock.

archon | September 12, 20:38 CET

Congratulations to everyone involved! Now, more please?

deadbessie | September 12, 20:40 CET

So awesome. Totally deserved and way inspiring.

AthenaMuze | September 12, 20:42 CET

This is spectabfabulicious.
Deserved!

Illyria | September 12, 20:57 CET

Guess I'm going to have to watch this now, huh?

'course, what with dial-up it's gonna take forfreakinever to download it...

But I kinda wanna know what all the fuss is about.

ShadowQuest | September 12, 20:58 CET

Yaaaayyyy!!!!!!!

mister0 | September 12, 21:00 CET

Go Team Horrible! They absolutely deserved to win.

Listening to the soundtrack in celebration.

Rachelkachel | September 12, 21:01 CET

ShadowQuest, I think you can buy it at Best Buy for $9.99. Or Amazon.com. Lots of places carry the DVD, and I recommend that because of Commentary! The Musical. No downloading and lots of extra features.

I actually just watched all of the easter eggs today.

VeryVeryCrowded | September 12, 21:02 CET

YAY!

I think the ceremony is supposed to air in the US on E! channel on Friday September 18.

DearBoy | September 12, 21:11 CET

Congrats to the Whedon Bros, actors, and crew !

Kris | September 12, 21:14 CET

Very cool.

kmb99 | September 12, 21:28 CET

Congratulations!!!! Excellent!!!

Nebula1400 | September 12, 21:32 CET

Maurissa and Joss.

@theonetruebix | September 12, 21:59 CET

Joss and his precious.

RavenU | September 12, 22:33 CET

What a lovely thing to wake up to. Congrats to everyone involved.

Simon | September 12, 22:38 CET

A world of YAAAAAAAAAAY!!
Lovely thing to wake up to, indeed!!
So very well deserved..

Go Team Whedon!!! :-D

JotheCat | September 12, 22:47 CET

I can't wait to see his acceptance next Friday. Even if youtubes show up I'm going to wait and make sure I get the full glory of it. :)

cabri | September 12, 23:01 CET

Shiny!

So when are we getting a sequel dammit!?

zz9 | September 12, 23:01 CET

Congratulations and well done to all who brought Dr. Horrible to life!

misnomer | September 12, 23:29 CET

Congratulations!!! It was most definitely well deserved! - Happy now... :)

Valerie | September 12, 23:37 CET

The gang, accepting.

@theonetruebix | September 12, 23:40 CET

Well, hurray and hurrah! Congratulations to all the Horrible gang.

redders | September 13, 00:16 CET

Yay, made of win, Dr H truly is the little mushortio that could. Congratulations to all the gang, seeing good work rewarded gives me a case of the warm fuzzies.

Saje | September 13, 00:38 CET

Wahey! Awesomeness.

skittledog | September 13, 01:24 CET

Bravo!

will.bueche | September 13, 01:43 CET

For whatever reason I always expected the envelope to be a lot more dramatic in terms of presentation. Like so as to minimize the potential leakage of the winner they hire 26 illiterate people to do calligraphy of each letter which is then pasted together by a monkey trained to recognize shapes.

In any case though, still neat!

orangewaxlion | September 13, 01:56 CET

Woop!!! Congrats and well done to everyone involved!

Whedonette | September 13, 01:58 CET

::does Numfar's Dance of Joy::

Hooray for Team Whedon! This is just so terrific!

And may I say, It's about friggin' time!

Giles'chainsawchick | September 13, 02:03 CET

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
*does the Dance of Joy*

Congrats to everyone involved!!

Shep | September 13, 02:07 CET

I know this is several hours after the fact but I'm still so very excited about all of this. It's about damn time this camp got some official recognition!

jiggyfly | September 13, 02:36 CET

Absolutely wonderful news, and we were just singing along with the Commentary last night too!!

Congratulations to the DrH team. Best.Emmy.Ever.

The Do That Girl | September 13, 02:53 CET

There are some short clips up at Emmys.com showing people on the red carpet. Seth Green (whose Robot Chicken did not win) is among them. There's a picture of him and Clare Grant here.

Lioness | September 13, 02:55 CET

I am so beyond thrilled about this...there are no words.

'Except to say that the photo of the Emmy Winners is my new desktop background. And Congrats to everyone! :D

[ edited by josswhedonaddict on 2009-09-13 12:39 ]

josswhedonaddict | September 13, 03:38 CET

Fantastic. Love the picture of everyone on stage. Who would have thought when we first heard about Dr. Horrible, that they'd end up accepting an Emmy. Of course, Joss should have won an Emmy before now, but there is something great that it came for this project and with members of his family.

NotaViking | September 13, 03:48 CET

FAN TAS TIC!!!

Congratulations Team Horrible!!! Joss is finally an Emmy winner. How ironic is that?

I can't wait to tell my son. All of a sudden a week or so ago my son told me he was a huge fan of Dr. Horrible. It was so weird because I didn't get that feeling at all before. I mean we went to the sing a long at the Paley Center last spring and he enjoyed it, but I did not get the feeling he was all that keen. NOw he LOVES it.

Damn, I wish I could get a ticket for him for the show in NYC on the 21st.

[ edited by newcj on 2009-09-13 13:23 ]

newcj | September 13, 04:24 CET

What they all said. Well done TeamWhedon! About bloody time your collective awesomeness was recognised. \o/

Gill | September 13, 04:25 CET

Congratulations to everyone involved.

Michael | September 13, 04:28 CET

This is awesome ! I'm so happy for Joss and everyone.

Nico-Angel | September 13, 05:46 CET

Glad to see a Whedonesque project get the honor it deserves!

chazman | September 13, 06:00 CET

Fantastic! Congrats to all.

AliciaJo | September 13, 06:14 CET

hurrah!!!

starbreez | September 13, 06:26 CET

HURRAAAY!
Congratulations Team Whedon and everyone involved - fantastic job and so well deserved!
Can't wait to hear Colbert b**ching about losing to Joss again: his tantrums over "Serenity" space module were hilarious! :)

Nata | September 13, 06:51 CET

I just watched it all again in celebration... what an amazing achievement.. great songs and amazing humour.... and did I mention the great songs?

mortimer | September 13, 07:06 CET

*SNOOPY DANCE*

So, so awesome. Congratulations Joss and Co.!

Spikesgurl | September 13, 07:18 CET

Whedon! Whedon! Whedon! Tancharoen!
Great big tanks of talent overflowin'!

Pointy | September 13, 07:25 CET

Wonderful, wonderful news. FINALLY! Congratulations to all. *claps*

Willowy | September 13, 07:25 CET

That is shiny indeed!

By the way, I know a bunch of us are going to the NYC screening (+ Q&A with Joss). How should we organize a Whedonesque meetup / dinner before the show?

AnotherFireflyfan | September 13, 07:30 CET

I guess the Firefly emmy doesn't count as Joss winning, since it was for special effects?

AnotherFireflyfan | September 13, 07:32 CET

WHOO HOO!!! Awesome! Congrats to all :D

Krusher | September 13, 07:36 CET

I guess the Firefly emmy doesn't count as Joss winning, since it was for special effects?

Didn't Buffy also win an Emmy for Make Up for "Suprise"/"Innocence"?

wiesengrund | September 13, 07:40 CET

I almost cried with joy when I heard this news.

sarahisavampire | September 13, 07:43 CET

@wiesengrund:
No, only nominations *sigh*

Emmy Awards:

* Outstanding Hairstyling For A Series -- "Hell's Bells" (2002)
* Outstanding Makeup (non-prosthetic) for a Series -- "Hell's Bells" (2002)
* Outstanding Makeup (prosthetic) for a Series -- "Hell's Bells" (2002)
* Outstanding Music Direction -- "Once More with Feeling" (2002)
* Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series -- "[Chosen]]" (2003)

Krusher | September 13, 07:44 CET

Another "yay," another "congrats," another "well deserved" & another "about time"!
Encore!

jcs | September 13, 07:57 CET

@Krusher:
Hm, according to IMDb, we'd have to add:

* Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series -- "Hush" (2000)
* Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series -- "Hush" (2000)
* Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series -- "Beer Bad" (2000)
* Outstanding Makeup for a Series -- "The Zeppo" (1999)
* Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series -- "Lover's Walk" (1999)
* Outstanding Makeup for a Series -- "Suprise"/"Innocend" (1998) Won
* Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series -- "Becoming I & II" (1998)
* Outstanding Makeup for a Series -- "Welcome To The Hellmouth" (1997)

And I guess OMWF was "technically" nominated for writing.

I don't know how reliable IMDb is for that kind of stuff. But I do remember that "Hush"-nomination being mentioned on other places too. ;)

wiesengrund | September 13, 08:04 CET

Woohoo! So deserved! Those pictures are so wonderfull. Anyone know if there are any vids available anywhere?

ETA: Hush atleast lost to The West Wing & Aaron Sorkin, there's no shame in that. The Once More With Feeling ballot thing on the other hand was just stupid.

[ edited by the Groosalugg on 2009-09-13 17:30 ]

the Groosalugg | September 13, 08:26 CET

WOOOOO!!!

Giles_314 | September 13, 08:32 CET

That photo is perfect. So nice to see outstanding talent rewarded. I especially love that this added exposure (for the 3 people out there that haven't seen Dr. H already) will no doubt mean more success.

Is the acceptance speech available somewhere yet?

alexreager | September 13, 09:24 CET

Congratulations, Dr. Horrible gang! Woohoo! Amazing news for me as a fan, so I can only imagine how rewarding that experience is for all of you!

Emmie | September 13, 09:40 CET

Sweet! Congrats! Never has anyone so deserved their Emmy like this bunch.

RaisedByMongrels | September 13, 09:47 CET

wow,this is brilliant! I'm so happy about the DH team. It is most deserved. An Emmy!

okelay | September 13, 09:50 CET

Congratulations! Well done and well deserved.

Peanut Noir | September 13, 09:57 CET

Buffy did win a couple of Emmys in its second season, for makeup and a music composition category. And how do you "technically" get a nomination?
Well, never mind that, our Joss finally got the Emmy love because he made something that no one could ignore and everyone should praise.
So, when do we start the campaign to get Emmy recognition for "The Guild"?

[ edited by impalergeneral on 2009-09-13 19:02 ]

impalergeneral | September 13, 10:06 CET

Is the acceptance speech available somewhere yet?

Considering that E! has the broadcast rights to the ceremony, don't expect anything like this until Friday when it airs, unless someone in the audience bootlegged it, which I doubt.

@theonetruebix | September 13, 10:17 CET

*CRIES*

TIS A GLORIOUS DAY. ITS ABOUT GORRAM TIME!!!!

MySerenity | September 13, 10:17 CET

Getty Images and WireImage have some nice pics of Joss and co.

link 1:

link 2:

Simon | September 13, 10:18 CET

Hah. This one is the front-on of this one tweeting by Maurissa.

@theonetruebix | September 13, 10:33 CET

Congratulations to all!!! Well deserved.

TawnyJayne | September 13, 10:37 CET

Buffy did win a couple of Emmys in its second season, for makeup and a music composition category. And how do you "technically" get a nomination?

I only see one win for Makeup, any link to the other one?

And OMWF was nominated, but they forgot to put it on the ballot.

wiesengrund | September 13, 10:54 CET

Congrats 2 all the Dr Horrible team, it was so deserved, I'm so chuffed for you all. It was a great way to wake up this morning finding out this news!

Gota luv that Buffy | September 13, 11:05 CET

FINALLY!

fortunateizzi | September 13, 11:22 CET

To wiesengrund,

try this link from Wikipedia, 1998 Emmy Awards. Christophe Beck was the winner here.

impalergeneral | September 13, 11:51 CET

Congratulations to all the gang that put Dr. Horrible together! I was listening - and singing along - to the soundtrack and the Commentary again last evening, even before I knew about the win.

With Joss's gracious permission and assistance, CSTS events were allowed to show Dr. Horrible and the Commentary this year and it was very well-received by everyone at our event. A lot of positive comments - and new fans! :)

samatwitch | September 13, 13:03 CET

With Joss's gracious permission and assistance, CSTS events were allowed to show Dr. Horrible and the Commentary this year and it was very well-received by everyone at our event. A lot of positive comments - and new fans! :)

Off-topic, the final CSTS event this year, in Dublin, is a Dr. Horrible screening that accidentally happens on my birthday.

@theonetruebix | September 13, 13:05 CET

Congratulations to all involved! It is a well deserved win. :-)

Whimsicalnbrainpan | September 13, 13:15 CET

Yeah!! I'm so happy for them :)

Angel TheVampire | September 13, 13:17 CET

So, when do we get to see NPH and Nathan in costume fighting over the statuette?

@theonetruebix | September 13, 13:21 CET

This brought a tear to my eye. If anyone deserves it, it is Joss. Congratulations.

Livewire | September 13, 13:24 CET

2009 is a great year for Joss and company. First Dollhouse was renewed, now this. I'm so happy for everyone involved in both endeavors.

CrazyKidBen | September 13, 13:50 CET

gossi: "I've no idea if he read that, or if anybody did since I loves me some speechification. But he and his friends went on to make an entirely indy production which won a fucking Emmy."

I've located the WHEDONesque Joss-post you mentioned: here and while Joss was asking us for ideas/ways to help get the word out specifically about the Pencils 2 Media Moguls strike campaign, what is actually fascinating to see today about his post is that it's obvious that Joss was already working on Doctor Horrible when he mentioned you & the rest of us. Note that his post contains:

"EVIL LEGION of EVIL"
"E.L.E."
"Best, Dr Horri -- a man"

It's very cool to notice in retrospect - knowing what we know now, and via his sly hints - that he was already working on his Emmy-winning production just a few weeks after the strike began.

QuoterGal | September 13, 13:58 CET

Congrats guys! Seeing that photo of Joss holding the Emmy he just won.
What a wonderful couple, Joss and Emmy!
It's about time!

Little Green Kid | September 13, 14:16 CET

People on Buffy won the two Emmys, not Joss. Now Joss has won an Emmy.

newcj | September 13, 14:24 CET

Oh, right, impalergeneral, it's actually on IMDb too. I was just to stupid to read it. :)

wiesengrund | September 13, 15:14 CET

Congratulations to Joss and the Dr. Horrible team.

Buffyfantic | September 13, 17:03 CET

Wow. I never thought I'd see Joss holding one. This is awesome! Let's see if Dollhouse can make it next year.

ChosenOne5376 | September 13, 17:25 CET

Yeah, that's great. But would it have killed Whedon to button up his shirt and wear proper shoes?

robfearon | September 13, 17:27 CET

Congrats, Joss. I loved it and you deserved the Emmy!

Dietcoke | September 13, 18:01 CET

What did his speech say?!

streetartist | September 13, 23:32 CET

As it has already been stated many times in this very thread, the creative awards will be broadcast this Friday on E.

IrrationaliTV | September 13, 23:40 CET

what is actually fascinating to see today about his post is that it's obvious that Joss was already working on Doctor Horrible when he mentioned you & the rest of us.

It's also really interesting that in the same post we can see that Joss was toying with the Epitaph One idea of calling everyone on the planet simultaneously.

Let Down | September 14, 00:28 CET

Congrats to Joss and all involved. A well-deserved honor.

palehorse | September 14, 04:28 CET

By the way, since the Emmy has come and gone and there was no short filmed Dr. Horrible segment as some people speculated, doesn't this suggest that they might have been filming a Dr. Horrible sequel the other week when those pictures went online?

Ugh, that's a long sentence but I'm too lazy to split it up

Let Down | September 14, 05:15 CET

The Emmys are not gone. This was just the Creative Arts part, the "real" Emmys, hosted by NPH, will be on Sunday. If there's no Dr. Horrible-connected short there, then we can do what we do best: Continue speculating about what they were filming. ;)

wiesengrund | September 14, 05:24 CET

Let Down, the main emmy award show that NPH is hosting will be next Sunday. That is when people were speculating the Dr. Horrible short might show up. There are two ceremonies.

IrrationaliTV | September 14, 05:25 CET

Ah, oops. Thanks guys.

By the way, I have a transcript of the acceptance speech.

Maurissa: Wow, we are so thrilled.
Joss: I ...
Kanye West: Yo Joss, I'm gonna let you finish but The Face of the Enemy was the best Short-format Live Action video of all time! Of all time!!!

Let Down | September 14, 06:51 CET

Hee hee hee.

Pointy | September 14, 07:08 CET

My Internet-fu is faster than yours, I made that joke on Twitter last night. ;)

Actually, that just means we are both kind of lameish, I think

@theonetruebix | September 14, 08:06 CET

Congratulations, It couldn't have happened to an eviler bunch.

sporter | September 14, 20:55 CET

Actually, that just means we are both kind of lameish, I think

Haha yeah, I wouldn't be admitting to having come up with that first. I was embarassed myself when I posted it

Let Down | September 14, 21:48 CET

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, team! You earned it. A lot.

Harridan | September 22, 08:05 CET

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