LA Honors Its Homegrown TV Shows: Is Your Favorite Show Local?

LOS ANGELES, CA — The sixth annual Made In Hollywood Honors for Television was held Wednesday and honored 24 Emmy-nominated productions that were locally made.

The event was held at the program's official venue, 1600 VINE, and matched the highest number of awards given out in its six-year history, with Emmy nominations spread over eight categories.

The event was co-hosted by Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, and actresses Rene Taylor and Diane Ladd.

"Rene Taylor and Diane Ladd have distinguished themselves as giants in the entertainment industry," O'Farrell said. "Their brilliant comedic and dramatic skills are well known, and they each exhibit personal charm that Hollywood as the entertainment capital of the world is known for."

This year's nominees are drawn from eight Emmy production categories, including ABC's "Blackish," HBO's "Westworld" and Adult Swim's "Rick and Morty."

O'Farrell said the number of MIHH recipients is "a reflection of the great work that the state of California has done to provide competitive tax incentives to support local production, as well as the work in such organizations as the California Film Commission, Film L.A., Inc., and the other MIHH sponsors to accelerate bringing production activity home to Hollywood."

The Made In Hollywood Honors was initiated in 2011 by former Councilman Tom LaBonge and O'Farrell, whose two districts encompass Hollywood. The program's objective is to celebrate film and television productions made in Hollywood and California.

Co-partners with the Los Angeles City Council on the program are SAG- AFTRA, FilmL.A., California Film Commission, Teamsters Local 399, Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund and Producers Guild of America, and co-sponsor 1600 VINE.

The 2018 MIHH Honorees include:

COMEDY SERIES

-- "Blackish" from ABC/ ABC Studios

-- "Glow" from Netflix/Glitter Productions LLC

-- "Barry" from HBO/HBO Entertainment in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply

-- " Curb Your Enthusiasm" from HBO/HBO Entertainment

-- "Silicon Valley" from HBO/ HBO Entertainment in association with Judgmental Films, Alec Berg and 3 Arts Entertainment

DRAMA SERIES

-- "This Is Us" from NBC/Twentieth Century Fox Television

-- "Westworld" from HBO/HBO Entertainment in association with Kilter Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television

LIMITED SERIES

-- "The Assassination of Gianni Versace" from FX Networks/Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions

VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

-- "Drunk History" from Comedy Central/Gary Sanchez Productions

-- "I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman" from Hulu/Hulu Entertainment, Funny or Die, Gary Sanchez Productions and Oh Us

VARIETY TALK SERIES

-- "Jimmy Kimmel Live" from ABC/ ABC Studios in association with Jackhole Industries

-- "The Late Late Show with James Corden" from CBS/ CBS Television Studios and Fulwell 73

CHILDREN'S SERIES

-- "Alexa and Katie" from Netflix/ Netflix Original Programming

-- "Fuller House" from Netflix/ Miller-Boyett Productions and Jeff Franklin Productions in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television

TELEVISION MOVIE

-- "The Tale" from HBO/HBO Films in association with Gamechanger Films, A Luminous Mind, Untitled Entertainment, Blackbird and One Two Films

ANIMATED PROGRAM

-- "Bob's Burgers" from FOX/ 20th Century Fox Television and Bento Box Entertainment

-- "Rick and Morty" from Adult Swim/Williams Street Productions

-- "South Park" from Comedy Central/Central Productions

-- "Baymax Returns" from Disney XD/ Disney Television Animation

-- "The Simpsons" from FOX/ Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television

SHORT FORM NON-FICTION OR REALITY SERIES

-- "Jay Leno's Garage" from NBC/nbc.com/NBC Entertainment and Big Dog Productions

-- "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story: America's Obsessions" FX Networks/More Media

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM:

-- "RuPaul's Drag Race" from VH1/World of Wonder Productions

-- "The Voice" from NBC/MGM Television, Talpa Media USA, Warner Horizon Unscripted & Alternative Television

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