Uma Thurman was nominated as Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her work as a needy star in the new musical series Smash. In the category of Outstanding Choreography, Joshua Bergasse was nominated for his work on the Smash musical numbers “National Pastime,” “Let’s Be Bad” and “Never Met a Wolf…”
Tony Award winner Marc Shaiman (Hairspray), along with Christian Bacon, was also nominated for Outstanding Music Composition For a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for Smash, for the episode “Publicity”. Shaiman (composer-lyricist) and Hairspray collaborator Scott Wittman (lyricist) were also nominated for their song “Let Me Be Your Star” from the Smash pilot. (Shaiman was also Emmy-nominated for co-writing the 2012 Academy Awards show.)
