WAYNE, N.J. — Nominations for the 57^th Annual New York Emmy Awards have been announced, and GAF has received seven nominations for its series of commercials starring Jesse the Jack Russell Terrier. John Rathjen, director of media productions for GAF’s internal ad agency, produced the 30-second spots, which were nominated in several categories.

GAF secured three nominations in the category of “TV Commercial: Single Spot/Campaign;” two nominations for “Director: Short Form (Promos, PSAs, TV Commercials, Opens, etc.);” and two nominations for “Editor: Short Form.”