UPDATE - 2/11@12:05PM: The winner in this category will be announced during the pre-telecast ceremony which takes place Sunday, February 13th from 1-4PM PST at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The pre-telecast will be streamed live at Grammy.com and the winner in the Long Form Music Video category is traditionally one of the last to be announced. Rush has been nominated 6 times in the past in the Rock Instrumental category, losing each time. This is their first nomination in the Long Form Music Video category. In a Winnipeg Free Press article yesterday it was confirmed that none of the members of the band will appear at the ceremony although filmmakers Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen will be in attendance. From the article:
... We tried to bring the band and (drummer) Neil (Peart) said the last time he came to the Grammys — he's only been once — it was the worst day of his life," McFadyen said during a party at the Canadian consul general's residence on Thursday. "So he said he's never coming again."...
..."We're proud to be category 109 of 109 categories," Dunn joked.
The directors of "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" and "Iron Maiden: Flight 666" were dressed casually for the swanky soiree, pairing sport coats with T-shirts and sneakers on a balmy L.A. evening. They acknowledged that they stood out a bit.
"This event's a little more formal than what we're used to dealing with," Dunn said.
Added McFadyen: "The invite said 'business attire,' and we were like: 'Should we just wear our sweat pants — like what we wear to work?'"
The duo will square off against some other highly regarded films at the Grammys, including movies about the White Stripes, Blur and the Doors, so they weren't necessarily optimistic about their chances of winning.
"We're not holding our breath," McFadyen said.
But they can't deny the allure of helping Rush secure its first Grammy.
"If we could bring it home for those guys, that would be amazing," Dunn said. "It would be amazing for us and I think for the band as well."
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The list of nominees for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards was announced last night and the Rush documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage was nominated in the Best Long Form Music Video category. Here's the complete list of nominees in that category:
No Distance Left To Run
Blur
Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, video directors; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, video producers
(Parlophone/EMI)When You're Strange
(The Doors)
Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers
(Eagle Vision)The Greatest Ears In Town: The Arif Mardin Story
(Arif Mardin)
Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video directors; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video producers
(Nunoise Records)Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage
Rush
Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video directors; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video producers
(Zoe)Under Great White Northern Lights
The White Stripes
Emmett Malloy, video director; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, video producers
(Third Man/Warner Bros.)
The ceremony will take place on February 13th at 8PM and air on CBS. Thanks to Mark Stench II for the heads up.
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