TALLAHASSEE FL—The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced yesterday that HBO Films’ critically acclaimed movie, Recount, which was shot in Florida and chronicles the weeks following the 2000 U.S. presidential election, is the recipient of 11 Emmy Award nominations. The nominations are the most ever received for a Florida-based movie production. In 1998, Florida-based mini-series From Earth to the Moon received 13 Emmy nominations, taking home three of the awards and also winning a Golden Globe.
Recount, starring Kevin Spacey, was a recipient of the 2007/2008 Florida Film, Television & Digital Media Incentive program offered by the Governor’s Office of Film and Entertainment. Those looking to see where the film was shot can go to Jacksonville and Tallahassee.
