UPDATED with video:Saturday Night Live‘s Emmy win Sunday was hardly unexpected, but the show’s usually stoic creator Lorne Michaels delivered a surprisingly emotional acceptance speech, taking the time to make a touching tribute to the late Chris Farley.
Accepting the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series – a…
UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 23, 8:30 AM: The federal judge in the battle between HBO and the estate of Micheal Jackson over the Emmy winning documentary Leaving Neverland has made his tentative ruling now final.
In a decision filed late on September 20 (read it here), Judge George Wu reaffirms his inclination of September 19 to…
The takeaways from the Emmy Awards are not very golden for the Big Four broadcast networks.
Not only did Fox’s broadcast of Sunday’s Primetime Emmysdrop to an all-time ratings low, but broadcasters’ tally of 16 total Emmy wins from the three September ceremonies also set a record. The previous low was 19 combined…
HBO topped all networks with nine wins at Sunday night’s 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Amazon Prime Video surged to a second-place finish with seven. The streaming service was paced a several surprise wins for its Fleabag, which won a leading four Emmys as it dominated the comedy categories — leaving lame-duck…
If Fox aimed to take a swipe at Felicity Huffman on the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, they missed by a wide margin – as any glance at the calendar would have shown them.
“The producers have asked me to give a special shout-out to our previous lead actress winners who are watching from prison. Hopefully those…
Fleabag cleaned up at the Emmys on Sunday, beating out such Emmy stalwarts as Veep and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to take home best comedy series, while creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge additionally won for lead comedy actress and best writing, along with Harry Bradbeer’s directing win.
Backstage, Waller-Bridge once again…
UPDATED with speech video: A sex addict won over the Vice President of the United States at the Primetime Emmys on Sunday as Amazon Prime Video’s Fleabag won Outstanding Comedy series over HBO's multiple Emmy-winning Veep, considered to be a sentimental favorite in its final season.
"Well, this is just getting…
The 2019 Primetime Emmys on Sunday felt more like the BAFTAs as half of the awards were handed to Brits or Brit-produced shows.
"This is getting ridiculous," said Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who was certainly the toast of Hollywood, picking up four awards for BBC/Amazon co-pro comedy Fleabag, whileKilling Eve, which she…
In the major acting categories, diverse winners was off to a slow start at the Creative Arts Emmys last week when Jane Lynch and Luke Kirby won for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel while Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones won for The Handmaid’s Tale. If you include reality host in the mix, you can include RuPaul Charles as…
President Donald Trump once complained that the Emmys were rigged. When it came to mentions of him on Sunday night’s broadcast, the ceremony was restrained.
Absent a host, there was no opening monologue for a host to make sharp quips or smart takes aimed at the occupant of the Oval Office. Stephen Colbert, John…
Jharrel Jerome’s Emmy win tonight is one (or two actually two) for the record books. The When They See Us star, made history as the youngest person to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie as well as the first Afro-Latino to win for acting.
“It's a blessing and I hope this is a step…
Craig Mazin’s limited series Chernobyl took home another slew of Emmys on Sunday, following its success last weekend in the Creative Arts categories. Mazin won for writing, director Johan Renck collected for directing and the show itself won best limited series after its previous seven below-the-line wins. It had a…
