| For the first time in its 28 year history, the first place winners of the 2007 College Television Awards—in a move to more realistically emulate the Primetime Emmy® Awards—were announced live from the stage.
Held March 31 at the historic Culver Studios and hosted by Tom Bergeron (ABC's Dancing with the Stars), the annual College Television Awards competition recognized the nation’s best in student film, television and digital works.
This year's enthusiastic sold-out crowd included family and friends of the winners, another first.
The Television Academy Foundation undertook a successful effort to sell sponsorships and programs ads.
As a result, the audience also included several industry leaders, agents and managers who were on hand to celebrate the winners.
Students Honored in Ten Categories
Awards were presented in ten categories:
• Animation (Traditional)
• Animation (Non-Traditional)
• Music
• Comedy
• Children's
• Drama
• Commercial
Informational
• Documentary
• Newscast
• Magazine
Octavio Warnock-Graham (pictured above right) swept the swept the evening with three wins for his documentary Silences: Best Documentary, the Bricker Humanitarian Award and honors for Best Directing.
The autobiographical piece tells the story of a biracial son, who confronts his mother and experiences her refusal to acknowledges that he is of African-American descent.
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28th CTA winner Octavio Warnock-Graham garnered three awards for his documentary Silences.
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Innovation in Television Award
Esteemed producer and show creator Mark Burnett was awarded the first Innovation in Television Award, which recognizes a creative force who has made a significant, groundbreaking impact on the television landscape.
Bergeron deftly and humorously hosted the evening, much to the delight of the audience, closing with “is it over already!!?”
Stars Honors Students
Among the star presenters were:
Aaron McGruder (The Boondocks)
Gary Anthony Williams, Mark Valley,
Constance Zimmer, (all of Boston Legal)
Cesar Millan (The Dog Whisperer)
Sean Callery (24)
Nigel Lythgoe (American Idol)
Christine Devine (Fox 11 News)
James Lesure (Las Vegas)
Benito Martinez (The Shield)
Paris Barclay, (CSI, ER)
Becki Newton, Michael Urie (both of Ugly Betty)
Aimee Garcia (The George Lopez Show)
Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy)
Dave Annable (Brothers and Sisters)
Kathryn Joosten (Desperate Housewives)
Eric Close (Without A Trace)
G.W. Bailey, Corey Reynolds (both of The Closer)
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