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Jul 28, 2023 6:41 AM CDT

Emmy Awards Delayed Indefinitely

This is the first time show has been postponed since 2001

(Newser) - The Emmy Awards have been officially postponed due to the strikes that have brought Hollywood to a standstill. Vendors have been informed that with actors and writers on strike, the show will definitely not be happening on the original date of September 18, Variety reports. No new date has been...

3 HBO Shows Score
74 Emmy Nominations

Jul 12, 2023 12:40 PM CDT

3 HBO Shows Score 74 Emmy Nominations

'Succession' leads the way with 27

(Newser) - HBO dominated Wednesday morning's Emmy nominations, with the elite trio of Succession, The White Lotus, and The Last of Us combining for a whopping 74—though the news comes against the backdrop of the ongoing writers strike and the looming possibility that actors may join them in as little...

Kimmel Takes Flak
Over Emmys Stunt

Kimmel Takes Flak Over Emmys Stunt

He's accused of upstaging winner Quinta Brunson

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel is taking a fair amount of flak online Tuesday over a jokey stunt he pulled at Monday night's Emmy Awards. He and Will Arnett presented the award for best writing in a comedy series, except that Kimmel pretended to be drunk over losing in his own category,...

These Are Your
Emmy Winners

Sep 13, 2022 12:01 AM CDT

These Are Your Emmy Winners

'Succession,' 'Ted Lasso' win top honors

(Newser) - Succession and Ted Lasso topped the Emmy Awards on Monday, in a ceremony that touted the influence of TV and extended honors to Squid Game and winners who delivered messages of empowerment. The evening's uplifting tone, as voiced especially by Zendaya, Lizzo, and Sheryl Lee Ralph, was in contrast...

Barack Obama Is
Halfway to an EGOT

Sep 4, 2022 7:30 AM CDT

Barack Obama Is Halfway to an EGOT

Former president wins Emmy for narrating national parks series

(Newser) - Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT. The former president won an Emmy Award on Saturday to go with his two Grammys. Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, Our Great National Parks. The five-part show, which features national parks from around the...

Bridgerton Hair and Makeup
Designer Dead of COVID

Oct 5, 2021 3:30 AM CDT

Bridgerton Hair and Makeup Designer Dead of COVID

2 weeks after accepting an Emmy award in LA

(Newser) - On Sept. 19, Marc Pilcher accepted an Emmy Award for his hair and makeup design work on Bridgerton. Two weeks later, he died of COVID-19. The 53-year-old tested negative for the virus multiple times as he traveled from the UK to Los Angeles and back again for the ceremony, but...

Seth Rogen
at Emmys:
This Isn't Very
COVID-Safe

Sep 20, 2021 12:32 AM CDT

Seth Rogen at Emmys: This Isn't Very COVID-Safe

Actor appears shocked at COVID protocols

(Newser) - Seth Rogen presented an award at Sunday night's Emmy Awards , but he didn't sound too comfortable with the whole thing. "Let me start by saying: there’s way too many of us in this little room," he said. The event took place outdoors in a tent,...

Here Are Your Emmy Winners

Sep 20, 2021 12:00 AM CDT

Here Are Your Emmy Winners

'The Crown' and 'Ted Lasso' are big winners

(Newser) - Netflix’s The Crown and The Queen’s Gambit combined with Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso to win top series honors at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, a first for streaming services that have cemented their rise to prominence in the television industry, the AP reports. "I’m at a...

Emmy Host
to Go Light
on Politics

Sep 19, 2021 1:00 PM CDT

Emmy Host to Go Light on Politics

Cedric the Entertainer says the emphasis will be on celebration

(Newser) - The Emmy Awards will be held in a tent Sunday night instead of a theater, the big winners look likely to be streaming services instead of broadcast networks, and political humor might be among the losers. Cedric the Entertainer, who will host the show, has signaled he won't revisit...

Cuomo Just Lost His Emmy

Aug 24, 2021 6:38 PM CDT

Cuomo Just Lost His Emmy

Award granted for COVID briefings was rescinded hours after he left office

(Newser) - Andrew Cuomo is now an ex-governor—and an ex-Emmy winner. The former New York governor, who resigned amid sexual harassment allegations, has been stripped of the award he was granted last year , reports Politico . The move was announced by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences hours after Cuomo...

Here Are This Year's
Emmy Nominees

Jul 13, 2021 12:00 PM CDT

Here Are This Year's Emmy Nominees

The Crown and The Mandalorian have the most nominations

(Newser) - "The Crown" tied with "The Mandalorian" for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday with 24 apiece, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up "WandaVision." The nominations reinforced the rapid rise of streaming, with the top-nominated scripted shows on services that largely emerged in the...

Cicely Tyson Played
Roles of 'Real Substance'

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Jan 28, 2021 7:00 PM CST

Cicely Tyson Played Roles of 'Real Substance'

Groundbreaking actor starred in 'Sounder' and 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'

(Newser) - Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who received an Oscar nomination for her role as a sharecropper’s wife in Sounder, won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88, and touched TV viewers’ hearts in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, died Thursday at age 96. Tyson's death...

Cuomo Is Getting an
Emmy. No, the Other One

Nov 21, 2020 3:10 PM CST

Cuomo Is Getting an Emmy. No, the Other One

New York's governor is applauded for his 'masterful use of television'

(Newser) - And the Emmy award goes to ... New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced Friday that it was giving Cuomo an international Emmy for his "masterful use of television to inform and calm people around the world" during the pandemic, the Hill reports....

Not Everyone
Loved Jen Aniston's
Firefighting at Emmys

VIDEO

Sep 21, 2020 8:20 AM CDT

Not Everyone Loved Jen Aniston's Firefighting at Emmys

Some say joke involving a flaming trash can was insensitive to those affected by Calif. wildfires

(Newser) - At any moment during the past eight months or so, have you felt like just setting everything on fire? In that regard, Jimmy Kimmel was all of us Sunday night at the Emmy Awards, and Jennifer Aniston was the hero who swooped in to temper our fears and put out...

This Show Just Made
History at the Emmys

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Sep 21, 2020 6:53 AM CDT

This Show Just Made History at the Emmys

'Schitt's Creek' sweeps comedy awards

(Newser) - Schitt's Creek, the little Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, made history at Sunday's Emmy Awards with a comedy awards sweep, something even TV greats including Frasier and Modern Family failed to achieve, the AP reports. The awards for the Pop TV series included best comedy series and...

A Big Wish
for Schitt's Creek
at Tonight's Emmys

OPINION

Sep 20, 2020 7:44 AM CDT

A Big Wish for Schitt's Creek at Tonight's Emmys

Rachel Simon hopes the underdog wins for once

(Newser) - The Emmys are tonight, and Rachel Simon is rooting for the underdog—albeit, an underdog that managed to rack up 15 nominations for its sixth and final season. She's lobbying for Schitt's Creek, the beloved Canadian sitcom that follows a family who lost their fortune and ends up...

Emmys Could Take You
Into Celebrities' Bedrooms

Jul 30, 2020 12:30 AM CDT

Emmys Could Take You Into Celebrities' Bedrooms

Awards show tells celebs 'we'll come to you!'

(Newser) - The Emmys will be held virtually, host Jimmy Kimmel and the producers of the awards show confirmed Wednesday. "As you’ve probably guessed, we’re not going to be asking you to come to the Microsoft Theatre in downtown LA on September 20th," reads a letter sent to...

Mindy Kaling:
Emmys Organizers
Singled Me Out

Oct 10, 2019 1:16 PM CDT

Mindy Kaling: Emmys Organizers Singled Me Out

Television Academy insists it did not

(Newser) - In a new interview with Elle , Mindy Kaling revealed that in her early days on The Office, the Television Academy wanted to cut her (the only woman of color on the production team) from the list of producers when the show was nominated for an Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy, because...

Emmys Took a Dig
at Felicity Huffman

Sep 23, 2019 7:53 AM CDT

Emmys Took a Dig at Felicity Huffman

Commentator jokes about previous winners watching from prison

(Newser) - One of the jokes during the Emmy broadcast Sunday night drew more attention than the rest. The show didn't have a host, but it did have a commentator in comedian Thomas Lennon, and he delivered a clear jab at Felicity Huffman. “The producers have asked me to give...

A Major Upset,
a Historic Win at
This Year's Emmys

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Sep 23, 2019 6:42 AM CDT

A Major Upset, a Historic Win at This Year's Emmys

Julia Louis-Dreyfus lost out

(Newser) - The no-host, three-hour 71st annual Emmy Awards kicked off at 8pm ET Sunday, with Ben Stiller handing out the first award for best supporting actor in a comedy series to Tony Shalhoub for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel—after a chat with Bob Newhart. Presenters included Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hugh Laurie, Maya...