Danette Herman was one of the key staff members of the Academy Awards ceremonies from the 1970s into the 2010s, beginning as a production assistant and rising through the ranks to become the show’s executive in charge of talent and coordinating producer. One of the few women to serve in key positions at the Oscars, she was with the show during the years of its highest ratings and largest cultural impact.
As the Academy prepares for the 95th Oscars ceremony, Herman asked TheWrap if she could share some memories of past shows, from an encounter with Katharine Hepburn in 1974 to a pair of anniversary shows in which she assembled historic groups of past winners. —Steve Pond
Congratulations to the Academy on 95 years of the Academy Awards. Almost 40 of those years are my history, also.
It began in April 1968 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The 40th Academy Awards were hosted by Bob Hope,...
As the Academy prepares for the 95th Oscars ceremony, Herman asked TheWrap if she could share some memories of past shows, from an encounter with Katharine Hepburn in 1974 to a pair of anniversary shows in which she assembled historic groups of past winners. —Steve Pond
Congratulations to the Academy on 95 years of the Academy Awards. Almost 40 of those years are my history, also.
It began in April 1968 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The 40th Academy Awards were hosted by Bob Hope,...
- 3/10/2023
- by Danette Herman
- The Wrap
The Emmy Awards’ production team has added Danette Herman, Al Gurdon, Florian Wieder and Raj Kapoor to its ranks, producers announced today. The newcomers arrive as the Emmy telecast nears with a Sunday, Sept. 22 airdate on Fox.
The announcement was made by the telecast’s executive producers Don Mischer, Charlie Haykel and Juliane Hare at Don Mischer Productions, and Ian Stewart and Guy Carrington at Done+Dusted.
Both Herman and Gurdon return this year in their respective roles as talent producer and lighting designer, while Wieder has been brought on to serve as production designer and Kapoor as screens producer.
Additionally, Done+Dusted’s Hamish Hamilton will direct the live telecast, airing from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The announcement marks talent producer Herman’s 24th year as talent producer at the Emmy Awards. She also has had long-term relationships with the Kennedy Center Honors, the Academy Awards and the Producers Guild Awards,...
The announcement was made by the telecast’s executive producers Don Mischer, Charlie Haykel and Juliane Hare at Don Mischer Productions, and Ian Stewart and Guy Carrington at Done+Dusted.
Both Herman and Gurdon return this year in their respective roles as talent producer and lighting designer, while Wieder has been brought on to serve as production designer and Kapoor as screens producer.
Additionally, Done+Dusted’s Hamish Hamilton will direct the live telecast, airing from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The announcement marks talent producer Herman’s 24th year as talent producer at the Emmy Awards. She also has had long-term relationships with the Kennedy Center Honors, the Academy Awards and the Producers Guild Awards,...
- 8/20/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The telecast may not have a host, but the 2019 Emmys have rounded out the production team.
The Television Academy and Fox announced Tuesday morning that Danette Herman, Al Gurdon, Florian Wieder and Raj Kapoor will all join the Don Mischer Productions and Done+Dusted awards show.
Both Herman and Gurdon return in their respective roles as co-producer and lighting designer. Wieder has been brought on to serve as production designer, and Kapoor will serve as screens producer.
As previously announced, Done+Dusted’s Hamish Hamilton will direct the telecast — which is set to air live across the U.S. on ...
The Television Academy and Fox announced Tuesday morning that Danette Herman, Al Gurdon, Florian Wieder and Raj Kapoor will all join the Don Mischer Productions and Done+Dusted awards show.
Both Herman and Gurdon return in their respective roles as co-producer and lighting designer. Wieder has been brought on to serve as production designer, and Kapoor will serve as screens producer.
As previously announced, Done+Dusted’s Hamish Hamilton will direct the telecast — which is set to air live across the U.S. on ...
- 8/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ruth Herman, the mother of veteran Oscar and Emmy talent booker and producer Danette Herman, died Nov. 4 in the Los Angeles apartment that she had lived in for 50 years. She was 96.
Born in Philadelphia on Sept. 9, 1921, Ruth Herman came to L.A. in 1941 with her late husband, Karl. She had a long career as an escrow officer at Security Pacific Bank, and he worked in several restaurants, including one in Culver City opposite the old MGM studios.
Her daughter said that her passions included the movies, theater, television, art,...
Born in Philadelphia on Sept. 9, 1921, Ruth Herman came to L.A. in 1941 with her late husband, Karl. She had a long career as an escrow officer at Security Pacific Bank, and he worked in several restaurants, including one in Culver City opposite the old MGM studios.
Her daughter said that her passions included the movies, theater, television, art,...
- 11/16/2017
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards is only five days away, and today CBS and the Television Academy announced the trophy show’s production team. White Cherry founders Glenn Weiss (executive producer/director) and Ricky Kirshner (executive producer) will be joined by Steve Bass, head writer Dave Boone, Bob Dickinson, Sarah Levine Hall, Danette Herman, Rickey Minor and Rob Paine to produce the telecast. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Ep Chris Licht previously was announced…...
- 9/12/2017
- Deadline TV
Louis J. Horvitz will return to direct his 17th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, the TV Academy said today in announcing the production staff for the Fox broadcast. Danette Herman is also back for a 26th year with the Emmy telecast as co-producer for Don Mischer Productions, which has set Mischer, Charlie Haykel and Juliane Hare as executive producers. Bob Dickinson (Peter Pan Live!) is also returning as lighting designer for the live telecast. Newcomer Baz Halpin…...
- 7/2/2015
- Deadline TV
Louis J. Horvitz has been set to direct the 67th annual Emmy Awards, and Danette Herman, Bob Dickinson and Baz Halpin have joined the production team, it was announced Thursday. Herman and Dickinson are returning this year in their respective roles as co-producer and lighting designer. Halpin has been brought on to serve as production designer, and Tamlyn Wright will serve as co-designer. This will be Horvitz’s seventeenth time directing the Emmy Awards telecast, and he has also directed the Oscars 12 times, winning seven Emmys for his work. Also Read: TV Showrunners-Actors Exclusive Portraits From TheWrap Magazine Emmy Shoot (Photos) Emmy Award-winning.
- 7/2/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
The 66th annual Emmy Awards will remember Robin Williams with a “proper and meaningful remembrance,” executive producer Don Mischer said in a statement on Wednesday. “Plans for the In Memoriam segment are in discussion,” Mischer said. “While we are all still coming to terms with this week's tragic news, we are working to give Robin Williams the proper and meaningful remembrance he so well deserves.” Also executive producing the Aug. 25 TV awards show — which will air on NBC — are Glenn Weiss, Danette Herman, Keith Raywood, Bob Dickinson and Steve Jordan, along with Charlie Haykel and Juliane Hare. Also read: Robin Williams...
- 8/13/2014
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards has announced the production team for the telecast on Sunday, Sept. 22 on CBS. Producer Renato Basile, co-producer Danette Herman, director Louis J. Horvitz and scenic designer Brian Stonestreet round out the production team with previously announced executive producer Ken Ehrlich and host/producer Neil Patrick Harris. "With such an exciting year in television to celebrate, I'm thrilled to have an equally exciting and wonderfully creative production team working with me on this year's show," said Ehrlich in a statement. Also read: Emmy Predictions: A Very Wild 'Card' May...
- 7/17/2013
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
NoHo Arts District, Calif., July 17, 2013 – Renato Basile, Danette Herman, Louis J. Horvitz and Brian Stonestreet will join previously announced producer Neil Patrick Harris on the production team for The 65th Primetime Emmy® Awards, Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich announced today. Basile will serve as producer for the telecast with Herman as Co-Producer. Additionally, the program will be directed by Louis J. Horvitz while Brian Stonestreet will serve as Scenic Designer for The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, airing live coast-to-coast on Sunday, September 22rd (8:00 Pm Et / 5:00 Pm Pt) on CBS from the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles. “With such an exciting year in television to celebrate, I’m thrilled to have an equally exciting and wonderfully creative production team working with me on this year’s show,” said producer Ken Ehrlich. “The Emmys are always one of television’s most looked forward to events, and I...
- 7/17/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
A year after being moved into a consultant's role on the Oscars show, Danette Herman is back as coordinating producer of the 85th Academy Awards. Herman has been one of the key members of the Oscar production team for more than three decades. Last year's initial Oscar producers, Brett Ratner and Don Mischer, hired Melissa Watkins Trueblood to be the show's talent producer and signed Herman as a consultant – a position that the Academy said she would occupy for two years. Ratner was later replaced by Brian Grazer. "Danette has just...
- 10/22/2012
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Emmy announces the creative team for its 2012 telecast: "Producer Don Mischer is bringing back a veteran production team for the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards including Charlie Haykel as co-executive producer, Juliane Hare as producer and Danette Herman as co-producer. Glenn Weiss will return to direct the telecast, and Steve Bass will serve as production designer. 'Each of these individuals brings the highest level of creativity and experience,' says Mischer, who made the announcement on Tuesday." Hollywood Reporter Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert extend their contracts with Comedy Central: "Comedy Central released a statement that Stewart will remain the executive producer, writer and host of 'The Daily Show' through the middle of 2015. Colbert’s extension will keep him and 'The Colbert Report' on the network through the end of 2014 ... Both 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report' received multiple Emmy nominat...
- 7/25/2012
- Gold Derby
Producer Don Mischer is bringing back a veteran production team for the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards including Charlie Haykel as co-executive producer, Juliane Hare as producer and Danette Herman as co-producer. Glenn Weiss will return to direct the telecast, and Steve Bass will serve as production designer. Photos: Emmys 2012: 'Mad Men,' 'Downton Abbey' and More Nominees “Each of these individuals brings the highest level of creativity and experience,” says Mischer, who made the announcement on Tuesday. This is Haykel’s third year as part of the Emmys production team. He worked on the 61st and
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- 7/24/2012
- by Brandon Kirby
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NoHo Arts District, CA, July 24, 2012 – Charlie Haykel, Juliane Hare, Danette Herman, Glenn Weiss and Steve Bass have been named to the 64th Primetime Emmy® Awards production team, Executive Producer Don Mischer announced today. Haykel will serve as Co-Executive Producer, Hare as Producer, and Herman as Co-Producer on the Emmys. Weiss will once again return to direct the program, while Bass will serve as Production Designer for the telecast, airing live coast-to-coast on Sunday, September 23rd (8:00 Pm Et / 5:00 Pm Pt) on ABC from the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles. “I am thrilled to have such an outstanding production team with me again this year,” said Mischer. “Each of these individuals brings the highest level of creativity and experience, and I am excited for us to begin planning the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards.” Haykel returns for his third year as part of the Primetime Emmys production team.
- 7/24/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Danette Herman To Consult For Oscar® Show
Beverly Hills, CA . Melissa Watkins Trueblood has been named talent producer for the 84th Academy Awards, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer announced today. This will be her first association with the Oscar telecast. In addition, Danette Herman has signed on to consult for the 84th and 85th shows.
“As the newest addition to our team, Melissa brings a wealth of experience and years of great talent relationships to the table,” Ratner and Mischer said. “We know she is going to be a fantastic asset.”
Trueblood has served as a co-producer or talent producer on numerous awards shows, recently serving as co-producer for “The 63rd Primetime Emmy® Awards.” Her other credits include the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe® Awards, the People.s Choice Awards and the World Music Awards.
“Danette has been an integral and committed Oscar presence for well 38 years,...
Beverly Hills, CA . Melissa Watkins Trueblood has been named talent producer for the 84th Academy Awards, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer announced today. This will be her first association with the Oscar telecast. In addition, Danette Herman has signed on to consult for the 84th and 85th shows.
“As the newest addition to our team, Melissa brings a wealth of experience and years of great talent relationships to the table,” Ratner and Mischer said. “We know she is going to be a fantastic asset.”
Trueblood has served as a co-producer or talent producer on numerous awards shows, recently serving as co-producer for “The 63rd Primetime Emmy® Awards.” Her other credits include the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe® Awards, the People.s Choice Awards and the World Music Awards.
“Danette has been an integral and committed Oscar presence for well 38 years,...
- 10/31/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In an innocent-sounding announcement that signals a huge change in the behind-the-scenes world of the Academy Awards, Melissa Watkins Trueblood has been named talent producer for the 84th Oscars. The bombshell in Monday's Academy release is that Danette Herman, who has worked on the Oscars for 38 years and has served as the executive in charge of talent for decades, will become a consultant for the next two Oscar shows but will not work on those shows in her usual capacity. Trueblood has served as co-producer or talent producer on a number...
- 10/31/2011
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Danette Herman has been named coordinating producer for the 83rd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced today.
.Danette brings solid-gold experience with the entire film community to the show,. said Cohen and Mischer. .We are extremely pleased that she will once again be an integral part of the Oscar team..
A specialist in live and taped television specials and events, Herman has served in various capacities on the Academy Awards telecast for more than 36 years. In 2010 she was co-producer of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Governors Awards, coordinating producer for .The 33rd Kennedy Center Honors. and co-producer for .The 62nd Primetime Emmy® Awards.. She also has continuing associations with .CNN Heroes,. .Stand Up to Cancer. and .An American Celebration at Ford.s Theatre..
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland...
.Danette brings solid-gold experience with the entire film community to the show,. said Cohen and Mischer. .We are extremely pleased that she will once again be an integral part of the Oscar team..
A specialist in live and taped television specials and events, Herman has served in various capacities on the Academy Awards telecast for more than 36 years. In 2010 she was co-producer of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Governors Awards, coordinating producer for .The 33rd Kennedy Center Honors. and co-producer for .The 62nd Primetime Emmy® Awards.. She also has continuing associations with .CNN Heroes,. .Stand Up to Cancer. and .An American Celebration at Ford.s Theatre..
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland...
- 1/20/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The second essential addition to producers Bruce Cohen's and Don Mischer's Oscar team is now in place – or rather, she's been in place for some time, but the Academy made it official on Thursday with the announcement that Danette Herman will serve as the show's Coordinating Producer. Like Supervising Producer Michael Seligman, whose appointment was confirmed earlier in the month, Herman is a veteran of more than 30 Oscar shows, and a key member of the Oscar team every year for decades. Her first job on an Oscar show came...
- 1/20/2011
- The Wrap
Danette Herman has been named coordinating producer for the 83rd Academy Awards telecast. Herman has previously co-produced the Academy's Governors Awards as well as serving as coordinating producer for the 33rd Kennedy Center Honors. She has also participated in other live broadcasts such as the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, CNN Heroes and An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre.
Herman has worked on the Oscars in various capacities for more than three decades, primarily as the executive spearheading talent booking and wrangling.
Telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer said in a statement, "Danette brings solid-gold experience with the entire film community to the show. We are extremely pleased that she will once again be an integral part of the Oscar team."
The 83rd annual Academy Awards air Feb. 27 on ABC.
Herman has worked on the Oscars in various capacities for more than three decades, primarily as the executive spearheading talent booking and wrangling.
Telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer said in a statement, "Danette brings solid-gold experience with the entire film community to the show. We are extremely pleased that she will once again be an integral part of the Oscar team."
The 83rd annual Academy Awards air Feb. 27 on ABC.
- 1/20/2011
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
• Brooks Barnes wonders, "If awards shows are experiencing a renaissance, why are the Globes struggling?" His answer: "NBC is no longer a ratings powerhouse. Because of the saturation of celebrity news coverage, the telecast’s primary draw -- a room full of A-listers -- may be losing its allure. And while the producers talk about the coming show’s “anything goes” vibe, stars in the YouTube era are more self-conscious." The solution: "Cramming even more stars into the ballroom of the Beverly Hilton hotel; hiring a host -- the British actor and comedian Ricky Gervais -- for the first time in 15 years; broadcasting the ceremony live from coast to coast; mixing up the order of the awards; following the telecast with an after-party show; and turning up the volume on the marketing." New York Times
• Showcasing all that talent comes at a cost, reports Melena Ryzik: "The producers are aiming for a 10 percent ratings increase,...
• Showcasing all that talent comes at a cost, reports Melena Ryzik: "The producers are aiming for a 10 percent ratings increase,...
- 1/14/2010
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
Danette Herman will serve as coordinating producer for the 2010 Academy Awards, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic have announced. According to the Academy’s press release, Herman "Herman has served in various capacities on the Academy Awards telecast for more than 30 years. She served as co-producer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ inaugural Governors Awards, held in November 2009, and subsequently completed her duties as coordinating producer for ‘The 32nd Kennedy Center Honors.’" The 2010 Academy Award nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. Pt in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The 2010 Academy Awards ceremony will [...]...
- 1/14/2010
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
By Steve Pond
As she told theWrap at the Governors Awards ceremony in November, Danette Herman is returning to the Oscars to serve as coordinating producer for the 82nd Academy Awards show.
Herman has been associated with the Oscar show for more than 30 years, most of them as the executive in charge of booking and dealing with the talent. She worked her first Oscar show as a college student in 1968, the year the ceremony was postponed for two days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
She has worked on virtually every Oscar show since the early ‘70s; she’s booked t...
As she told theWrap at the Governors Awards ceremony in November, Danette Herman is returning to the Oscars to serve as coordinating producer for the 82nd Academy Awards show.
Herman has been associated with the Oscar show for more than 30 years, most of them as the executive in charge of booking and dealing with the talent. She worked her first Oscar show as a college student in 1968, the year the ceremony was postponed for two days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
She has worked on virtually every Oscar show since the early ‘70s; she’s booked t...
- 1/14/2010
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
By Steve Pond
The new producers of the Oscar show have been praised by the Academy, scrutinized by the press, and analyzed for what they might bring to the show.
But what do the people who are going to be working for Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman think?
Producers come and go, after all. The Oscar crew, for the most part, sticks around year after year. From top staff like associate producer Michael Seligman and executive in charge of talent Danette Herman – both of whom have more than 30 years of experience – to associate directors, stage managers and stagehands, it’s n...
The new producers of the Oscar show have been praised by the Academy, scrutinized by the press, and analyzed for what they might bring to the show.
But what do the people who are going to be working for Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman think?
Producers come and go, after all. The Oscar crew, for the most part, sticks around year after year. From top staff like associate producer Michael Seligman and executive in charge of talent Danette Herman – both of whom have more than 30 years of experience – to associate directors, stage managers and stagehands, it’s n...
- 10/21/2009
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Make this blog item your home page for the rest of Oscar day. Tom O'Neil and Paul Sheehan are blogging live continuously all day. Keep hitting "refresh" for constant updates about what's happening at the Kodak Theatre.
9:06 p.m. — As with all of the past seven Oscars held at the Kodak Theater, the Governors Ball takes place in the adjoining Grand Ballroom which is 25,090 square feet. The menu for the Governors Ball was created by Wolfgang Puck for the fifteenth consecutive year. He promises the return of old favorites like tuna tartare in sesame miso cones and Maine lobster as well as, of course, caviar. And pastry chef Sherry Yard will once more be creating her gold-dusted chocolate Oscars as consolation prizes for those who didn’t get one of the real ones. Music will be spun by Kcrw radio host Jason Bentley who will alternate with The Impulse...
9:06 p.m. — As with all of the past seven Oscars held at the Kodak Theater, the Governors Ball takes place in the adjoining Grand Ballroom which is 25,090 square feet. The menu for the Governors Ball was created by Wolfgang Puck for the fifteenth consecutive year. He promises the return of old favorites like tuna tartare in sesame miso cones and Maine lobster as well as, of course, caviar. And pastry chef Sherry Yard will once more be creating her gold-dusted chocolate Oscars as consolation prizes for those who didn’t get one of the real ones. Music will be spun by Kcrw radio host Jason Bentley who will alternate with The Impulse...
- 2/22/2009
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
Ken Ehrlich, who recently was named executive producer of the 57th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, has rounded out his core production team with several awards show veterans. Bruce Gowers will direct, while Renato Basile and Michael B. Seligman will produce. Danette Herman will be coordinating producer and executive in charge of talent. Meanwhile, Emmy winner Michael Imperioli and Emmy nominee Jami Gertz are set to join Academy of Television Arts & Sciences chairman and CEO Dick Askin to announce the Primetime Emmy Award nominees at 5:39 a.m. Thursday at ATAS' Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood.
- 7/12/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ken Ehrlich, who recently was named executive producer of the 57th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, has rounded out his core production team with several awards show veterans. Bruce Gowers will direct, while Renato Basile and Michael B. Seligman will produce. Danette Herman will be coordinating producer and executive in charge of talent. Meanwhile, Emmy winner Michael Imperioli and Emmy nominee Jami Gertz are set to join Academy of Television Arts & Sciences chairman and CEO Dick Askin to announce the Primetime Emmy Award nominees at 5:39 a.m. Thursday at ATAS' Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood.
- 7/11/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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