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  • Father-son duo Dan and Eugene Levy to host this year’s Emmy Awards – National | Globalnews.ca

    Father-son duo Dan and Eugene Levy to host this year’s Emmy Awards – National | Globalnews.ca

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    Eugene and Dan Levy are bringing their father-son comedy stylings to the Emmy Awards.

    The Canadian stars and co-creators of Schitt’s Creek say they are thrilled to host the awards ceremony next month.

    “For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the idea of being asked to host this year in an actual theatre was incentive enough,” the pair said in a statement posted Friday to the Television Academy website.

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    Emmy organizers say the Levys will be the first father-son duo to host the celebration of the best in television, which has been around for three-quarters of a century.


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    It’s also the first time since Howie Mandel in 2008 that a Canadian has hosted.

    The Levys’ hosting stint comes four years after Schitt’s Creek swept the comedy categories at the Emmys, winning nine and setting a record for the most-ever wins for a comedy series in a single year. The Canadian-shot sitcom centred on the formerly-wealthy Rose family.


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    Eugene Levy is also nominated for an Emmy Award this year.

    His Apple TV Plus series The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy is up for outstanding hosted non-fiction series or special.

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    Dan Levy most recently portrayed Andy Warhol in the Jerry Seinfeld Netflix comedy Unfrosted, which is up for the outstanding television movie Emmy.

    The awards show will air Sept. 15.


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  • Sofía Vergara Wants to Revisit ‘Modern Family’ and Suggests Doing a ‘TV Movie’; She Jokes to Ed O’Neill: ‘Don’t Die’ Before

    Sofía Vergara Wants to Revisit ‘Modern Family’ and Suggests Doing a ‘TV Movie’; She Jokes to Ed O’Neill: ‘Don’t Die’ Before

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    Sofía Vergara declares Ed O’Neill isn’t allowed to die.

    Recently nominated for an Emmy for her lead role in Netflix’s crime drama “Griselda,” the Colombian star revealed in her Variety cover story that she is open to reprising her role as the hilarious trophy wife Gloria Delgado-Pritchett from ABC’s “Modern Family.” However, there’s one condition: Ed O’Neill, who played her husband Jay on the sitcom, must still be alive to join her.

    “I’d die to be on that set,” Vergara says. “It’d be so much fun. A TV movie, maybe?”

    While she believes now is too soon to bring the Pritchett family back to screens, Vergara regularly jokes with O’Neill about the possibility.

    After watching him in the FX miniseries “Clipped,” in which O’Neill portrayed former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling, Vergara says she humorously told him, “You look fucking old.”

    “I always joke with him [saying], ‘Ed, don’t die because if we do the sequel, it will take some time, and you’re the oldest of us. You can’t be dead,’” Vergara told Variety.

    The Emmys are not unfamiliar to Vergara. She received four consecutive noms in the supporting comedy actress category, from 2010 to 2013, for her role as Gloria in “Modern Family.” But despite her frequent nods, Vergara has yet to win a statuette — though many believe she deserved to win at least one Emmy during her time on the ABC sitcom.

    “That’s what I tell Julie Bowen,” Vergara jokes about her “Modern Family” co-star, who took home the Emmy twice for her role as Gloria’s step-daughter, Claire. “I was nominated four times. Julie was also, and I always rub it in her face, ‘One of those is mine, but I’m just letting you have it in your house.’”

    The relationship between Bowen and Vergara is quite different from their characters’ on-screen rivalry. Vergara shared that Bowen sent her a video of herself voting for the Colombian actress on this year’s Emmys ballot. (Vergara’s nomination this year makes her the first Colombian-born actress and the second Latina nominated in the limited series category.)

    Vergara noted that the “Modern Family” cast remains close after the series ended in 2020. Co-creator Steven Levitan tells Variety she was always the cast member everyone wanted to sit next to at dinners.

    “Sofía has that rare combination of being strong, funny and beautiful,” he says. “Sofía is naturally savvy. She knows how to make people feel good about themselves … She was never pretentious. Despite all her hard-earned success, when she messed up, she was always the first one to laugh at herself, which signaled to everyone on set that it was fine to laugh along with her.”

    “Griselda” is now streaming on Netflix.

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  • ‘Fallout’ Amazon FYC Stunt Strikes Deals With 33 L.A. Business to Promote Emmy Noms (EXCLUSIVE)

    ‘Fallout’ Amazon FYC Stunt Strikes Deals With 33 L.A. Business to Promote Emmy Noms (EXCLUSIVE)

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    The streamer that gave you “Maisel Day” is doing it again, this time for its Emmy-nominated drama “Fallout.” Amazon MGM Studios has struck deals with 33 local Los Angeles businesses to give away free or discounted goodies across town on August 15.

    Dubbed “All Out for Fallout Day,” the event is inspired by the show’s “Vault 33” set. Deals across the region includes 33-cent ice cream scoops at Sweet Rose Creamery, $3.33 bagels and a Nuka Cola at Hank’s Bagels, free “Fallout” donuts at Trejo’s Coffee & Donuts, 33-cent double burgers at The Win~Dow and more. Prime Video has also partnered with Grubhub to offer a “Fallout” gift to users who make select purchases.

    Beyond food, “All Out for Fallout” will also include both deals and immersive experiences at the vintage clothing store Wasteland, Sunset Ranch as well as Pacific Park at the Santa Monica Pier:

    At Wasteland, some retro-themed clothing will be sold at 33% off, while the store’s Melrose Avenue location will feature props and costumes from the show. Pacific Park’s ferris wheel will be turned in to a “Fallout” experience and Churrita Churros will include 33-cent concessions. A photo op will also be available next to the Power Armor and “Fallout” backdrop.

    As for Sunset Ranch, Amazon is partnering with Sunset Ranch for 33-cent “Guided Ghoul Horseback” riding tours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT in Beachwood Canyon. Views will include the Griffith Park Observatory, which is featured in “Fallout.”

    The full list of partners for “All Out for Fallout Day” include Amoeba Music, Beignet Box, Boba Guys Culver City, Boba Guys Topanga Village, Canter’s Fairfax, Clark Street Diner, Creamy Boys Ice Cream, Desert 5 Spot, Elliott Salter Pawnshop, GLOSS, Grubhub, Hank’s Bagels, Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen DTLA, Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen Eagle Rock, Kismet Rotisserie Los Feliz, Kismet Rotisserie Studio City, LA Video Games, LOQUI Culver City, LOQUI DTLA, Los Angeles Ale Works, Mels Drive in, Muscle Lab, Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, Pitfire Pizza, Sunset Ranch Hollywood, Sweet Rose Creamery, Sweetfin Larchmont, The Brig, The Dinghy Deli & Wine Bar, The Win~Dow, Trejo’s Coffee & Donuts, Trejo’s Hollywood Cantina and Wasteland.

    Based on the game franchise, “Fallout” was nominated for 17 Emmy awards including outstanding drama series, outstanding writing and outstanding lead actor for star Walton Goggins.

    Here’s a map of where to find the goodies on August 15:

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  • Ready or Not, We’re Predicting the Emmy Nominations

    Ready or Not, We’re Predicting the Emmy Nominations

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    If you feel like we were just talking about Emmy shows, you’re not wrong. The 2023 Emmy season only ended earlier this year, when the delayed ceremony aired in January. But here we are on the eve of Emmy nominations once again. And yet again, the Little Gold Men team is taking our best stab at predicting all the nominees in the major categories.

    On this week’s Little Gold Men (listen below), we walk through the reasons we think Shōgun should have a strong showing in the drama categories—including the fact that the hit new show doesn’t have a holdover winner like Succession to compete against this year. “It actually captured the zeitgeist and did so by being a very artistically driven show, which is increasingly rare to do these days,” says David Canfield. The bigger question in the drama categories is if a show like Fallout will reap Emmy love (we think it will).

    On the comedy side, it feels like a two-show race between The Bear and Hacks. But we wonder if the tepid response to The Bear’s third season will have any effect on its chances to win these categories down the road. As for limited series? Expect Netflix’s breakout Baby Reindeer to lead the pack. We also dive deep into the acting categories and even touch on the reality-series races, which are often slow to change but could see some fresh blood this year.

    Beyond all this talk of Emmy season, we dig into this weekend’s most promising new movie release: A24’s Sing Sing, which feels like the first real Oscar contender to hit theaters this year. Plus, we analyze some early fall-festival announcements, like Steve McQueen’s Blitz opening London and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice landing at Venice—and what those choices could indicate for their Oscar chances.

    Listen to Vanity Fair’s Little Gold Men podcast now.

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  • Vanity Fair’s 2024 Emmy Nomination Predictions

    Vanity Fair’s 2024 Emmy Nomination Predictions

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    First, a reminder: the Emmys 2024 haven’t actually happened yet. The Emmy Awards held this past January were in fact honoring TV shows released between June 2022 and May 2023; they were handed out in 2024 only because the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes pushed the ceremony out of its usual September perch. So: Now that that’s out of the way, which TV series should we expect to walk away with nominations for the actual Emmys 2024? VF’s experts have educated guesses for every major category.

    COMEDY SERIES

    Abbott Elementary
    The Bear
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    The Gentlemen
    Hacks
    Only Murders in the Building
    Reservation Dogs
    What We Do in the Shadows

    Five returning nominees here feel fairly locked in. We’ll start with reigning champ The Bear, which—while a bit more dramatic than your average comedy-series contender—has swept races not just at the Emmys, but at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and various industry guilds. It’s the front-runner. After a two-year hiatus, Max’s Hacks returned triumphant and has emerged as the primary challenger with its series-best season three. Abbott Elementary and Only Murders in the Building have been Emmy mainstays for their first seasons too, and will comfortably return to the fold for their own strong third seasons. Curb Your Enthusiasm meanwhile is up for its final season more than 20 years after its first nod in this category.

    After that, things get tricky. The big remaining streamers each have one newbie they’d love to sneak in, with each carrying obvious advantages and disadvantages. Apple TV+ has Palm Royale, the starriest and most heavily marketed of the bunch. But it’s designated “rotten” on Rotten Tomatoes and faded in visibility over the spring. Prime Video’s I’m a Virgo was severely underseen—and aired a full year ago—but ranked among the best-reviewed shows in 2023. The best-positioned may be Netflix’s The Gentlemen, which, while not an obvious awards play on its face—Guy Ritchie hasn’t exactly been in the Academy’s conversation ever—was a success for the streamer that critics also embraced.

    Can all three freshmen get in? Those first two face especially tough hurdles, especially when past nominee What We Do in the Shadows is a proven hit with the TV Academy, and another acclaimed FX half-hour, Reservation Dogs, is on its last chance for its final season—after being completely snubbed above the line until now, no less. Maybe, given the scattered nature of the field, enough voters have come around for Reservation Dogs to sneak in. —David Canfield

    ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

    Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Theo James, The Gentlemen
    Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
    Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
    Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

    This category is straightforward. Jeremy Allen White will be back for The Bear’s second season, primed to win once again. The only other 2023 nominee on the ballot is Only Murders in the Building’s Martin Short, so expect him to return as well. His costar, Steve Martin, fell off after being nominated for season one, but I’d bet on him finding his way back as a nominee—along with Curb’s Larry David, also snubbed for his most recent season—given the lack of alternatives. The most viable of them is The Gentlemen’s Theo James, seeing as he’s fresh off his first Emmy nod for The White Lotus and The Gentlemen found a significant audience. You could argue past Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome stands a shot for his terrific work in I’m a Virgo, or that Kelsey Grammer could get checked off for the Frasier revival, but I’m not convinced either series is on the TV Academy’s radar enough to put their leads ahead of a rather obvious five. —DC

    ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

    Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
    Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
    Maya Rudolph, Loot
    Jean Smart, Hacks
    Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale

    We’ve got a race here, as three of the presumed nominees are coming off wins for their respective roles. Jean Smart won for Hacks two years ago, before taking off the last cycle. In her place, Quinta Brunson took home the gold for Abbott Elementary. Ayo Edebiri won the supporting-actress prize for The Bear’s first season, but this time around is bumping up to lead. All three are certain at least to make it to nominations. Beyond them? Even when Only Murders was at its hottest, voters snubbed Selena Gomez, so although this is her best chance, it remains a climb. It’s unclear just how many Academy members watched—and for that matter, liked—Apple’s relevant contenders, Palm Royale and Loot, but both Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph are Academy favorites. Their charming, consistent runs on the campaign trail these last few months may just be enough to get them into the race. For those looking outside the box, I’d hope Netflix’s push for Girls5Eva nets Renee Elise Goldsberry the nod she’s been unfairly denied thus far. It’s one of the best comic performances on TV. —DC

    SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

    Lionel Boyce, The Bear
    Paul W. Downs, Hacks
    Matty Matheson, The Bear
    Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
    Oliver Platt, The Bear
    Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

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  • ‘SNL’ & ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Face Unusual Emmy Battle

    ‘SNL’ & ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Face Unusual Emmy Battle

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    Two of the most celebrated shows in Emmy history are set to experience a weird awards season.

    Saturday Night Live, which has won more Emmys than any other show in television history, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which has won in its category eight years in a row, could both face the indignity of not being officially nominated for an Emmy as a result of submission rules.

    The number of submissions in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category is expected to be significantly lower than last year. In addition to SNL and Oliver’s HBO show, the only other shows understood to be submitting in this category are CBS’ Taylor Tomlinson-hosted After Midnight, HBO’s Painting with John and The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman, which launched in April.

    Per TV Academy rules, categories with fewer than 7 submissions will be “screened by the appropriate peer group for nomination”.

    This is in contrast with last year’s 12 submissions, which included a number of shows that have subsequently been canceled including HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, which was nominated, and Random Acts of Flyness, Paramount+’s Inside Amy Schumer and Crank Yankers, Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News and Showtime’s Ziwe.

    SNL, which has received over 300 nominations and secured 84 wins, and Last Week Tonight, which has over 60 nominations and 28 wins, are now heading towards a juried selection, with entries that received approval from 90% of the group receiving a nomination. However, if they don’t, the show with the highest approval receives the Emmy.

    “This is a major snub,” said one source close to one of the shows.

    Sources suggest that something will need to be changed with the late-night categories if this is the case for the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category, while the Outstanding Variety Talk Series category is not faring much better.

    It’s not looking like a great year for Lorne Michaels, who is also involved in two shows – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers – vying for nominations in the latter category.

    A similar lack of submissions – largely thanks to a number of shows that are no longer on the air such as The Late Late Show With James Corden, The Amber Ruffin Show, Hell Of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God, Pause With Sam Jay and The Problem With Jon Stewart – means that category could only have three nominations – down from five last year.

    Given The Daily Show’s recent win under Trevor Noah and Jon Stewart’s return, the Comedy Central series is expected to be in with a healthy shout, while Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert are regulars in that category. Meyers’ show has earned nominations for the last two years.

    Then there’s also the introduction of John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A, a wildly chaotic show that was well received, and Hot Ones, which drew attention recently for the appearance of late-night legend Conan O’Brien.

    This time last year, the late-night community was celebrating five nominations but are expected to be slightly more disappointed this time around.

    Emmy voting for nominations begins June 13.

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  • Jason Kelce Is an Emmy Nominee for ‘Kelce’ Documentary

    Jason Kelce Is an Emmy Nominee for ‘Kelce’ Documentary

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    Jason Kelce can now add Emmy nominee to his list of accomplishments.

    The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday, April 9, the nominees for the 45th annual Sports Emmy Awards. Kelce, 36, received two nominations for his Amazon Prime documentary, Kelce, in the Outstanding Long Documentary and Outstanding Editing categories.

    In the Outstanding Long Documentary category, Kelce is up against Netflix’s The Deepest Breath about free diving, Vimeo’s Full Circle, which follows a permanently disabled skier, Netflix’s The Saint of Second Chances about Mike Veeck and Showtime’s Stand, which tells the story of basketball player and activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.

    For editing, Kelce will face off against HBO Max’s Hard Knocks recent season that focused on the New York Jets, Netflix’s Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team, the Golf Channel’s Unredeemable and YouTube’s Freeride Skiing.

    In the Kelce doc, the former Philadelphia Eagles center shared his journey throughout the 2022 NFL season, which he ultimately thought would be his last. Instead, Jason and his team had an epic year as they went to battle brother Travis Kelce and his team the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII. (The Chiefs ultimately won.)

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    In addition to focusing on Jason’s career, fans also got a glimpse inside his life off the football field. Travis, 34, the brothers’ parents, Ed and Donna Kelce, Jason’s wife, Kylie Kelce, and their daughters, Wyatt, now 4, and Ellie, now 3, all made appearances in the movie. At the time of filming, Kylie was pregnant with daughter Bennett, 13 months, whom they welcomed following the Super Bowl.

    “We tried to be as organic as possible, as authentic as possible — really let people into our lives, our heads, and kind of everything that happened through the course of an NFL season,” Jason told Today during a joint interview with Kylie in October.

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    Kelce premiered on Prime in September 2023. One month after it was available to stream, the doc became the streamer’s most-watched documentary ever in the U.S., according to Deadline. After learning that the film was doing well, Jason joked its success had absolutely nothing to do with Travis’ romance with girlfriend Taylor Swift.

    “By the way, the number one documentary of all time [on Amazon Prime] — did you see that, how crazy is that?” Jason teased on an October 2023 episode of the brother’s New Heights podcast. “All because of you and me, doesn’t have anything to do with this Taylor Swift drama.”

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  • Emmy Awards Move (Back to) September in 2024

    Emmy Awards Move (Back to) September in 2024

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    It’s been less than a month since we enjoyed the Primetime Emmy Awards, but another celebration of the best in TV is already looming on the horizon. The Television Academy announced Saturday that its 76th annual ceremony will be held on Sunday, September 15, 2024, with live broadcast on ABC and—sorry, cord cutters—streaming available the day after via Hulu. Nominations for this year’s Emmys will be announced on July 17.

    This double-Emmy-ceremony year is the result of 2023’s combined Writer’s and Screen Actors guild strikes. Last year’s event was planned for September 18, 2023, but was postponed as the labor actions continued. That’s why many of the nominees at the January, 2024 ceremony were from shows we only distantly remembered, if at all.

    The postponement also made for an even-more-intense-than-usual awards season for TV actors who were also contenders for film awards, or just for those nominated for Golden Globes (which were held the week before). The timing also made for record-low viewership, with awards fatigue and the NFL playoffs at least partially to blame.

    There are fewer viewership obstacles in September, and the Academy is trying another strategy, as well: as opposed to Monday, the day January’s and the 2022 ceremony were held, the 2024 Emmys will be held on a Sunday. That, too, might help give its sagging viewership a boost.

    A host for the ceremony has yet to be announced; in January, Anthony Anderson took the stage, while Kenan Thompson hosted in 2022 and Cedric the Entertainer moved things along in 2021. As in years past, the show will take place in Los Angeles, at Peacock Theater. 

    The September ceremony will honor TV that aired between June 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024, with submissions opening on February 29. (Yes, 2024 is a leap year.) Nomination round voting will begin on June 13, final round voting kicks off on August 15, and voting in all categories will end on August 26.

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  • So The Academy Clearly Didn’t Watch Barbie

    So The Academy Clearly Didn’t Watch Barbie

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    Every year, Awards Season is special for one reason: we all come together in outrage against a very specific group of voters, and publicly shame them until we grow bored. The Golden Globes and Emmys are great predictors of who will be ultimately nominated for an Oscar…but this year, it appears that the Academy stopped watching movies altogether.

    When I woke up yesterday, I was bombarded by thousands of Tweets calling for the evisceration of the Academy after the 2024 Oscar Nominee list was revealed. It’s your modern-day mob mentality — and get your pitchforks ready, because there were quite a few notable snubs.

    • Hunky Charles Melton for May/December
    • Leonardo DiCaprio for Scorsese’s 10-hour epic Killers Of The Flower Moon
    • Greta Gerwig as Best Director for Barbie
    • Margot Robbie as Best Actress for Barbie
    • Dua Lipa’s “Dance The Night Away” for Barbie
    • Saltburn, in general.

    Okay, so I was already up in arms about the lack of nominations for Jacob Elordi and Charles Melton. But nothing was more offensive than the glaringly obvious
    Barbie irony: the Academy chose to honor “I’m Just Ken” by Ryan Gosling in a movie created by women, for women, about the struggles of feminism in a male-dominated society.

    This is no hate to Ryan Gosling, who has owned his Ken-ergy in the best, candid way possible. He has supported his cast and uplifted its women during every single press event, red carpet, and personal statement. But the fact that they chose to nominate the one song about men taking over is laughable.
    Commenting on the lack of nominations himself, Gosling took to social media to say:

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    But there is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally-celebrated film…To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement,”

    Sure, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For” was nominated considering it’s a beautiful, haunting ballad that perfectly fits the film. But the Oscars have proven they’re Billie stans before by honoring her
    James Bond ballad. What about the two women who made Barbie possible? Who revived cinema and brought millions of moviegoers to the theaters dressed in pink? Who created a whole movement surrounding celebrating women after years of being told we should bring each other down?

    Barbie was a statistically bigger first-week success story than its release-day twin, Oppenheimer, and the biggest film of the year. Yet, no nomination for the director and face of the film. It’s almost like the Academy realized this movie was about them…

    Here’s the worst part: you don’t have to let them win if you don’t want to. To not even recognize Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig’s work and impact on the
    2023 cinemascape is like saying Taylor Swift didn’t dominate the music industry this year. It’s just a lie.

    So I will end this the way Taylor Swift would, with lyrics from “The Man”:

    “I’m so sick of running as fast as I can

    Wondering if I’d get there quicker

    If I was a man”

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  • Emmy Rules Changes Set For Short-Form Categories, Guest Performer Qualifications & More For 2024 Awards

    Emmy Rules Changes Set For Short-Form Categories, Guest Performer Qualifications & More For 2024 Awards

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    The Television Academy has announced rules changes for the 76th Emmy Awards. They include combining several short form categories due to a decline in admissions over the past five years, redefining qualifications for guest performers and expanding recognition of behind-the-scenes professionals. 

    Here are details on the changes approved by the Academy’s Board of Governors for the 2024 Emmys.

    Adjusted Short Form Animated Program and Short Form Performer Categories

    Short Form Animated Program: This category has been combined with the Animated Program category and two tracks have been created, one for short form programs (between 2 – 20 minutes) and one for all other programming (over 20 minutes).

    Short Form Performer Categories: Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series have been combined into one category – Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.

    New Rule for Guest Performer Categories

    Guest Performers are defined as appearing in less than 50% of all eligible series episodes. To ensure that a guest performer’s role is significant to the episode being submitted, the following rule has been added for Guest Performer categories: “The minimum stand-alone and contiguous-screen time (performer has an ongoing engagement in the scene, on or off camera) for eligibility is 5% of the total running time of the submitted episode.” 

    Line Producers to Receive Eligible Credit for Documentary/Nonfiction Categories

    “Line Producer” has been added as an Emmy-eligible credit on Documentary/ Nonfiction Specials, Documentary/Nonfiction Series and Hosted Nonfiction Programs.

    Head of Workroom to Receive Eligible Credit for Costume Design

    Head of Workroom (AKA Cutter/Fitter) has been added as an Emmy-eligible title. Their eligibility will be determined by the designer. Contribution to the project will be weighed on a percentage basis as is done for all other positions. Verification will be made by call sheet, deal memo and designer input. Those eligible must be individuals, rather than a costume house or facility. However, the head of a facility workroom may be considered. 

    Changes to Hairstyling and Makeup Categories

    Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program and Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program categories now only have panels to prescreen the submissions for nominations. The full peer group votes in the final round to determine who receives an Emmy Award. Previously, these were juried awards.

    The Academy’s complete new Emmy Rules and Procedures Handbook will be available online on Monday, Jan. 29. Submissions for the 76th Emmy Awards will open on Thursday, Feb. 29.

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  • This Week In Entertainment January 20, 2024

    This Week In Entertainment January 20, 2024

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  • Kieran Culkin Had 1 Aww-Inducing Request For His Wife In Emmys Acceptance Speech

    Kieran Culkin Had 1 Aww-Inducing Request For His Wife In Emmys Acceptance Speech

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    The “Succession” star won big on Monday — and made a *very* public ask.

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  • Too Early 2024 Grammy Predictions

    Too Early 2024 Grammy Predictions

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    The end of the year calls for reflection — hence our 2023 Popdust Music Awards, celebrating all of the great music we heard last year. And now, the beginning of the year indicates a time of anticipation. For that, we have our
    2024 Artists to Watch, which also means that Awards Season is right around the corner.

    Starting with the Golden Globes on January 7, we are about to experience countless red carpet shots, couples debuts (
    still waiting for you, Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan), and teary-eyed acceptance speeches.

    While there are the BAFTAs, the Emmys, the Oscars, and the SAG Awards, my speciality is music. And there is no bigger mecca for musicians than
    the GRAMMY Awards. Held on February 4, 2024, and hosted by comedian Trevor Noah, the GRAMMYs are music’s biggest night.

    Awards Season brings out everyone’s inner critic. Suddenly, we think we know more than the Recording Academy. Every year, there are viral moments and scandalous decisions. The Recording Academy ultimately outrages the general public in some way or another — and inevitably, fandoms will take to apps like X to become the next Joan Rivers.

    It’s a delicious time of year when your favorite celebrities are forced out of hiding and into the spotlight, and we can’t wait. To get everyone in the spirit of judgment, here are
    some way-too-early GRAMMY predictions for the year!

    Record Of The Year: “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus

    Any Kid Harpoon song is a classic, and Cyrus’ return from a brief hiatus from music was met with high marks. It was Spotify’s most streamed song in a week ever, spent time at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100, and was the fastest song in Spotify history to reach 1 billion streams.

    Album Of The Year: Midnights by Taylor Swift

    She’s won this coveted award three times already, and it’s impossible to discredit the year of Taylor Swift. She is on track for the highest-grossing tour of all time with the Eras Tour, Midnights is Apple Music’s biggest pop album of all time in terms of first-day streaming, and the album is the reason she was all 10 of Billboard’s Top 10 Songs (the first time all women have dominated the charts ever). Give Swift her flowers.

    Song Of The Year: “A&W” by Lana Del Rey

    Another Jack Antonoff production, Lana Del Rey’s album is a spiritual awakening. With an essence of transcendentalism and a hint of gospel, it’s Lana to her core. “A&W” is hailed Song of the Year by many already, and it’s time we recognize her for the artist she is, was, and always will be.

    Best New Artist: Ice Spice


    I haven’t seen many people rise to the top as quickly as Ice Spice, nor have I seen someone garner such a passionate fanbase. The rapper has hits like “Deli” and collabs with rap queen Nicki Minaj on “Barbie World” and Taylor Swift on “Karma”, not to mention her Munchkin drink at Dunkin Donuts.

    Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical): Jack Antonoff

    Not only is Antonoff the mastermind behind many Taylor Swift albums, including Midnights, but he has Lana Del Rey’s multi-nominated album, “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard?,” under his belt. He can’t miss, and for that, he wins.

    Best Pop Solo Performance: “What Was I Made For? [From The Major Motion Picture Barbie]”

    This song is stunning, productionally perfect, and sonically flawless. Billie and Finneas continue to grow as an unstoppable singer-songwriter duo who can make any song fit any moment.

    Best Pop Vocal Album: GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo

    Olivia Rodrigo wanted to have fun with her sophomore album following the immense pressure and success of her debut, SOUR. With GUTS, we had viral singles yet again that promise Rodrigo is here for the long haul.

    Best Dance/Electronic Recording: “Strong” by Romy + Fred again…

    Developing a cult following in the electronic music world, Fred again… is one of the hottest house dance artists in the world right now. Following a successful bout of live shows and reaching fans on almost every platform imaginable, “Strong” is a winner.

    Best Pop Dance Recording: “Rush” by Troye Sivan

    Troye Sivan understands how to make out-of-the-box pop music, and seals it with one hell of a dance number. He’s the embodiment of a popstar, and “Rush” was just an example of the high precedent he’s set.

    Best Rock Performance: “Not Strong Enough” by boygenius

    Compiled of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus, boygenius is a supergroup showing the world how to rock again. “Not Strong Enough” showcases what each member brings to the group in one sound synergy.

    Best Rock Album: Starcatcher by Greta Van Fleet

    Hailed as The Next Led Zeppelin, Greta Van Fleet brings you on a journey with their Starcatcher album. Each song a delight, Greta Van Fleet has developed their sound and found their stride.

    Best R&B Performance: “Kill Bill” by SZA

    SOS is one of the best albums of the year, and while I don’t see it winning in the Big 4 due to competitors like Swift, I still think it wins in general. “Kill Bill” was one of the biggest songs and continues to be one of the most viral.

    Best Rap Performance: “Rich Flex” by Drake & 21 Savage

    The saying “I like what Drake likes” holds true for many…and the collaboration album, Her Loss, with 21 Savage was one of the biggest of the year. “Rich Flex” makes sense for two of the biggest rappers out there right now.

    Best Rap Album: Heroes & Villains by Metro Boomin’

    Metro Boomin’ is the rapper and producer responsible for countless hits like Migos’ “Ric Flair Drip”. His Heroes & Villains album is a masterclass for high quality rap, intricate detail in production and songwriting, and straight up hits.

    Watch the 2024 Grammy Awards live on February 4, 2024 at 8 PM EST exclusively on Paramount+!

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  • How Jeremy Allen White Got Ready for Another Big Win at the Emmys 2024

    How Jeremy Allen White Got Ready for Another Big Win at the Emmys 2024

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    Jeremy Allen White, whose winning streak now includes a best-actor trophy at the Emmys 2024, finally wore the closest thing to chef’s whites on Monday’s red carpet. His custom Armani suit conveyed a gentlemanly polish, every detail just so. The imagined Calvins underneath reverberated in the mind’s eye of his very devoted fan base. And above that pert black bow tie, White modeled his usual cherubic looks, skin youthfully aglow and tendrils coiled at his forehead.

    That visage and hair are the purview of KC Fee, the celebrity groomer who reconnected with White for The Bear’s season one premiere and has accompanied his wild ride ever since. Arguably there are similarities between the high-stress environment of a restaurant kitchen and the awards-season gauntlet. “This is something I’ve witnessed with all my clients: It’s an experience nobody knows unless they have to go through it,” Fee says. “There is a lot of wear and tear, and there’s a lot being asked of them. It can be draining, but at the same time, positive, wonderful things are happening.” 

    The day’s lineup of Aesop skin care, ahead of the Emmys red carpet.

    Courtesy of KC Fee.

    That, in microcosm, sums up the scene at White’s house on Monday, where, amid the pre-show swirl of activity, the actor dipped into a state of relaxation. “My thing is I always do a very calming facial massage—doing a lot of still hand-placing on the face, and then working in the products,” says Fee, who used an array of Aesop skin care. First came the Parsley Seed serum, kneaded into the face and neck; the B Triple C gel, designed to help even the complexion, followed. The Seeking Silence hydrator locked in moisture. “Then I go in with some tinted moisturizer and concealer just to correct the skin tone and under-eyes and stuff like that”—an appreciated, if unseen, level of finesse for the camera.

    The unwind continues with White’s hair, as Fee multitasks a scalp massage while applying product. “At this point with his hair, I just intuitively feel what it’s doing when I show up and kind of go with it,” she says. “[Tonight] we leaned into the curls he had at the moment.” She singles out RŌZ’s Milk hair serum as a favorite, created by hairstylist Mara Roszak, whose own red-carpet weekend took her from Emma Stone for Critics Choice to Juno Temple for the Emmys. The lightweight leave-in can be cocktailed together with RŌZ’s Santa Lucia styling oil: “That’s what I use in my hair. I swear by them,” adds Fee.

    White at home soaking in the preshow relaxation.

    White at home, soaking in the pre-show relaxation.

    Courtesy of KC Fee.

    However much White’s own vibe is “super chill,” per the groomer—music playing and candles burning as he prepped for the Emmys—the internet is aflame after the recent Calvin Klein campaign dropped. “It’s hilarious. I have my [working] relationship with him, so when I see all this, it’s kind of like, ‘Okay, this feels weird!’” Fee laughs—a normal response when you catch sight of a colleague in their underwear. For now, with a break before next month’s SAG Awards, Fee will be cheering him on from afar and getting back to her day-to-day, with kids and a soon-to-arrive puppy. “I am the chef in my own life,” Fee says. “Everyone is ‘Yes, Chef’-ing me.”

    The actor at the Emmys shortly before claiming his latest bestactor award for The Bear.

    The actor at the Emmys, shortly before claiming his latest best-actor award for The Bear.

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  • Stephen Colbert Shares New Harrowing Details On Blood-Poisoning Emergency

    Stephen Colbert Shares New Harrowing Details On Blood-Poisoning Emergency

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    The “Late Show” host had interviewed Bradley Cooper and drank tequila with chef José Andrés before his wife wisely advised him to go to the hospital.

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  • Emmys 2024: See All the Winners Here

    Emmys 2024: See All the Winners Here

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    It wasn’t just the fact that the Emmys were delayed from their assumed 2023 date, or that a behemoth like Succession was eligible for the last time: the 2024 Emmys had an air of inevitability around them, crowning many of the winners we saw coming in our predictions, and whom it was impossible to imagine losing. 

    Yes, Succession won big, with a best drama series win in addition to three acting trophies (the first ever for Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook) and awards for writing and directing. The Bear enjoyed a nearly identical sweep, eligible for the first time at the Emmys and taking home two awards for creator Christopher Storer in addition to best comedy series and three acting trophies. And though Beef had to share some of the glory with fellow limited series winners Black Bird (for supporting actor Paul Walter Hauser) and Dahmer: Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (for supporting actress winner Niecy Nash-Betts), the Netflix series won for writing, directing, and its stars Ali Wong and Steven Yeun in addition to the best limited series prize. As has become a trend in recent years at the Emmys, three shows took the lions share of the prizes. 

    But at the Emmys there’s always room for something new — even when that something new is an Emmy win for music legend Elton John that makes him an official EGOT winner. This year’s Emmy nominations made room for a wide range of contenders, from the buzzy dramas that prompted week-by-week speculation to the surprise hit comedy that made a star out of one unassuming California man. See the full list of winners below, and for all the biggest moments of the night, revisit our live blog.

    Drama Series

    WINNER: Succession

    Andor

    Better Call Saul

    The Crown

    House of the Dragon

    The Last of Us

    The White Lotus

    Yellowjackets

    Actor in a Drama Series

    WINNER: Kieran Culkin, Succession

    Jeff Bridges, The Old Man

    Brian Cox, Succession

    Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

    Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us

    Jeremy Strong, Succession

    Actress in a Drama Series

    WINNER: Sarah Snook, Succession

    Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters

    Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets

    Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

    Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us

    Keri Russell, The Diplomat

    Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

    WINNER: Matthew Macfadyen, Succession

    F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus

    Nicholas Braun, Succession

    Michael Imperioli, The White Lotus

    Theo James, The White Lotus

    Alan Ruck, Succession

    Will Sharpe, The White Lotus

    Alexander Skarsgård, Succession

    Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 

    WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

    J. Smith-Cameron, Succession

    Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown

    Meghann Fahy, The White Lotus

    Sabrina Impacciatore, The White Lotus

    Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus

    Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul

    Simona Tabasco, The White Lotus

    Guest Actor in a Drama Series

    WINNER: Nick Offerman, The Last of Us

    Murray Bartlett, The Last of Us

    James Cromwell, Succession

    Lamar Johnson, The Last of Us

    Arian Moayed, Succession

    Keivonn Montreal Woodard, The Last of Us

    Guest Actress in a Drama Series

    WINNER: Storm Reid, The Last of Us

    Hiam Abbass, Succession

    Cherry Jones, Succession

    Melanie Lynskey, The Last of Us

    Anna Torv, The Last of Us

    Harriet Walter, Succession

    Writing for a Drama Series

    WINNER: Jesse Armstrong, Succession (“Connor’s Wedding”)

    Beau Willimon, Andor (“One Way Out”)

    Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul (“Point and Shoot”)

    Peter Gould, Better Call Saul (“Saul Gone”)

    Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, and Brett Baer, Bad Sisters (“The Prick”)

    Craig Mazin, The Last of Us (“Long, Long Time”)

    Mike White, The White Lotus (“Arrivederci”)

    Directing for a Drama Series

    WINNER: Mark Mylod, Succession (“Connor’s Wedding”)

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  • This Show Has the Unfortunate Honor of Losing the Most Emmys

    This Show Has the Unfortunate Honor of Losing the Most Emmys

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    While Succession, The Bear, and Beef took home the most awards at the Emmys on Monday night, the cast and crew of Better Call Saul left the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles empty handed.

    But it’s not a new experience for the highly lauded crime drama series, which first aired in 2015 and concluded in 2022. Better Call Saul now reportedly holds the record for the most Emmy losses, according to trade publication Variety, which dubbed it “the most snubbed series of all time.”

    The show—which featured actor Bob Odenkirk as the titular lawyer and served as a prequel to the critically acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad—has received a whopping 53 Emmy nominations during its six-season run but did not end up winning any. 

    This year, Better Call Saul’s final season was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (which Odenkirk has been nominated for six times), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. It lost to Succession in all but one category (Jennifer Coolidge of The White Lotus beat Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn for best supporting actress.)

    Read More: ‘The Bear’ Co-Stars Share Chefs’ Kiss at Emmys

    Despite its historic level of being overlooked by the Television Academy, Better Call Saul has received a slew of other awards during its run. Last year, it won best drama series and best actor in a drama series at both the Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globe Awards.

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  • Elton John Earns EGOT Status With Emmy For Farewell Concert Film

    Elton John Earns EGOT Status With Emmy For Farewell Concert Film

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  • Anya Taylor-Joy Wore 2024's Most Elegant Trend to the Emmys After Party

    Anya Taylor-Joy Wore 2024's Most Elegant Trend to the Emmys After Party

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    Putting together an elegant party outfit is about as close to impossible as winning the lottery or getting a table at NYC’s Polo Bar… the two concepts just don’t really go together. Yet Anya Taylor-Joy managed to create one seemingly with ease for the Emmys after party she attended last night. For the event in West Hollywood, the The Menu actress chose an all-black ensemble consisting of a black leather miniskirt, matching go-go boots, and an hourglass-shaped blazer that added just the right amount of formality and glamour to the otherwise fun and playful look. 

    Hourglass silhouettes like Taylor-Joy’s are quickly becoming some of 2024’s most sought-after items, with trending styles by designer labels like Alaïa, Tory Burch, Versace, and Gabriela Hearst, as well as more affordable options that can be found at Aritzia, Reformation, and Helsa. Below, scroll through 15 of my favorite nipped-in, structural pieces, each of which is more elegant than the next. 

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  • The 2024 Emmys Had Heart and Soul, but Few Surprises

    The 2024 Emmys Had Heart and Soul, but Few Surprises

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    The January awards season got off to a very rocky start at the Golden Globes last Sunday, during which comedian Jo Koy delivered the worst awards show emceeing this critic has maybe ever seen. But then Koy’s former romantic partner Chelsea Handler restored balance with her solid (and slightly Koy-skewering) stint hosting this Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards. And thus the awards carnival marched on to tonight, for the long-delayed 2024 Emmys—honoring the best television of the roughly defined 2022–2023 season. It was another improvement on the mess that was the Globes.

    This year’s ceremony, the 75th, was hosted by TV mainstay Anthony Anderson. He opened the show with a musical medley, riffing on sitcom theme songs of the 1980s. So, not exactly timely, but charming in its nostalgia, an earnest, goofy appreciation of the medium. Anderson then did a funny bit with his mom—announcing that she would essentially act as the play-off music for speeches that went too long—and that was it! Anderson kept it short, sweet, and totally alienating to Gen Z, a cohort I’m sure advertisers were hoping to court, but who were probably never going to tune in anyway. 

    Anderson’s brevity was matched by much of the speeches, which were heartfelt but efficient. Perhaps it was the threat of Anderson’s mother, who did occasionally make good on her promise, or it was just Fox trying to hurry through the show to get to the local news. Maybe other winners could have availed themselves of comedy-actress winner Quinta Brunson and Beef creator Lee Sung Jin’s interesting invention: As they gave their speeches, a text bar appeared at the bottom of the screen displaying the names of the people whom they also wanted to thank. That was a nice gesture—insular, certainly, but who is this show for but the industry people who make it possible?

    The broadcast had other appealing gimmicks. Throughout, presenters from classic shows—The Sopranos, Martin, Cheers, All in the Family—were reunited to pay homage to their series, sometimes on recreated sets. It was, sure, the Academy celebrating itself. But, again, who else is this show for? The Emmys is fighting an interest slump, and tonight the ceremony tried its hardest—though not too aggressively—to prove to its dwindling audience why the whole thing matters. I’m not sure this particular campaign will win many hearts and minds, as that would require certain hearts and minds bothering to watch at all. But after a bruising six months for the business, I’m sure the “what wonderful things we’ve made” energy was appreciated in the room.

    There were certainly meme-worthy moments, comedic and stirring, that might penetrate the membrane between the devoted few who watch the Emmys and the rest of the world: Niecy Nash Betts’s stirring speech about speaking truth to power, Christina Applegate’s wry humor about her MS and long tenure in the business, perhaps Pedro Pascal (in an arm sling) explaining facetiously that Kieran Culkin had beaten the shit out of him. Those clips, or others, will make their way around the internet, thus ensuring that this Emmys broadcast makes some cultural impact beyond its glittery echo chamber. 

    As well it should, I suppose, when you look at the strong array of winners—many of them from zeitgeisty hits like Beef and The Bear and Succession. It was a diverse group, perhaps most notably highlighting the stellar work of women of color on the small screen this year. (Or, last year. Or the year before. The timeline of this particular ceremony remains disorienting.) The Emmy Awards are famous for picking a horse and sticking with it year after year, so maybe we will eventually get sick of something like Beef picking up prizes. But for now, such wins seem novel, exciting, reflective of a television industry in productive dialogue with itself. Even if, yes, category sweeps like the ones enjoyed by the three aforementioned shows make for a slightly less than thrilling evening. 

    All told, it was a respectable, pretty traditional Emmys: A show that liked shows. The broadcast didn’t try anything too fancy, though Anderson’s occasional interludes and interjections endearingly kept the momentum going. The pressure on the Emmys has always been less than that of the Globes—where TV is something of an afterthought—or, certainly, the Oscars. Those ceremonies exist precariously at the center of studio campaigns that cost millions upon millions of dollars. The Emmys, while no stranger to costly lobbying, are usually pretty safe (and smaller in scale) in their usual September slot. The awards are a big deal for those who care, sure, but they are entirely free of the hard, culture-defining associations of Oscar season.

    That wasn’t the case this year, when a strike placed them right in the furnace. But the Emmys nonetheless held their own. The small screen isn’t so small these days, after all. Though I’m still not sure we needed that sad In Memoriam cover of the Friends theme.

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