'Jack' gets 16 nods
07.09.10
"You Don't Know Jack," HBO's biopic on controversial Dr. Jack Kevorkian, earned 16 Emmy nominations Thursday, including outstanding made-for-television movie.
Leading the "Jack" pack was Al Pacino, who starred as the eccentric Michigan doctor who became the national symbol for the assisted-suicide movement. He was nominated for outstanding lead actor in a movie or miniseries.
Most of his supporting cast was too, including John Goodman (Neal Nicol), Susan Sarandon (Hemlock Society activist Janet Good) and Brenda Vaccaro, who played Margo Janus, Kevorkian's older sister. Director Barry Levinson also earned a nod for his work behind the camera.
The film, which was shot primarily in New York in 2009, traveled to metro Detroit for a few days to shoot at locations such as the Oakland County Courthouse in Pontiac and the old Wayne County Building in Detroit.
The film's detail, including the re-creation of Kevorkian's trademark cardigan sweater, helped "Jack" earn nominations in costuming, art direction, cinematography and more.
