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With the 2021 Emmys in the rear view and the Fall television season is in full swing, what better time is there to look forward and make a few bold predictions about what we might see being honored when the Emmys roll around again come September of 2022? If this sounds like fool’s folly, think again. The Television…

The winners of the Documentary categories of the 42nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards are in, with PBS once again topping the contenders with 10 wins, while Netflix nabbed four trophies. The PBS documentary Belly of the Beast, which exposed eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons, won…

There is a glut of great TV, movies and music to celebrate in 2021. But it’s been a bumpy ride for awards shows, with many canceled, moved or modified in 2020 as the pandemic waxed and waned. In 2021, the schedule seems a little more steady and awards organizations a little more savvy. The fall and winter months could…

(UPDATED WITH NFL NUMBERS) With a predictable night of winners at the low-drama 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS and a high-stakes battle between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs over on NBC's Sunday Night Football, we all thought we knew how this was going to end. 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Deadlin…

A big night for The Crown and The Queen's Gambit helped Netflix score the most wins by any platform or network at Sunday night's Emmys, equaling the record set by CBS in 1974 with 44 wins. 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Deadline's Full Coverage Netflix bosses, including head of global TV Bela Bajaria, head of…

An Emmys ceremony like no other — held in a tent during a pandemic — was sure to deliver surprising moments, and the 2021 edition of TV’s biggest night did not disappoint in that regard. 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Deadline's Full Coverage The show opened with sort of feel-good In Memoriam singalong, with host…

With a huge challenge in trying to stage a live awards show while still in the shadow of Covid, the Emmys pulled off a mostly entertaining three hours and 15 minutes, even if (save for a couple of surprise wins) it was all a pretty predictable outcome. Most pundits (including me) were forecasting wins of Ted Lasso for…

While there’s zero hope for a second season of 11-time Emmy winner The Queen’s Gambit, odds are more favorable for another season of HBO’s four-time Emmy-winning miniseries Mare of Easttown starring Kate Winslet. No, there’s nothing concrete yet, as Winslet told us during the virtual backstage at the Emmys on Sunday…

Here is the final tally of wins by program and network/platform for the 2021 Emmy Awards, including the Primetime and Creative Arts ceremonies and the pre-announced juried winners. 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Deadline's Full Coverage Emmys TV Review: Slog Of A Show Was Way Too Status Quo, Full Of Time…

Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale went into Sunday night’s Primetime Emmy Awards with 21 nominations, coming in third behind The Crown, which had 24 noms, and WandaVision with 23. But after last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys and Sunday night’s ceremony, the 15-time Emmy winner came out zero for 21, setting a record for most…

The 2021 Emmy Award nominations showed major improvement in recognizing the contributions of BIPOC talent, and Black performers had a strong showing at the Creative Arts ceremonies. But this positive upswing was more of a wrecking ball on Sunday night when nominees of color failed to win most categories, including all…

Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso, which scored 20 nominations this year in a record showing for a first-year show, capped a strong night Sunday at the Primetime Emmys by winning the Outstanding Comedy Series trophy. 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Deadline's Full Coverage The victory gave the series created by Jason Sudeikis…