A live audience will feature as a backdrop to the Emmy Awards this fall, after last year’s semi-virtual show delivered catastrophic ratings amid a slew of on-stage political protests and airing of grievances.
With awards season just around the corner, Hollywood studios are highlighting and promoting their series’ stars for nominations. Now Disney is promoting actress Gina Carano prominently on their “For Your Consideration” poster, pushing her for a Supporting Actress nod for her role in The Mandolorian. The move comes just three months after Carona was ostensibly fired and removed from all future roles for Lucasfilm and Disney projects.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is remaining silent about the growing scandals surrounding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who recently received an Emmy award from the group in recognition of his daily coronavirus press briefings.
A Democratic lawmaker in New York is demanding that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) Emmy Award be rescinded following allegations that the governor covered up the true extent of nursing home deaths during the coronavirus pandemic in an effort to avoid a federal investigation.
As New York prepares to go back under lockdown that could put thousands of people out of work, Gov Andrew Cuomo (D) accepted his International Emmy Award on Monday by claiming victory, saying that his daily coronavirus press conferences offered “authentic truth and stability.”
Comedian Dave Chappelle blasted critics on Sunday evening after winning an Emmy award for best Variety Special on Netflix.
Tyler Perry celebrated how he emerged from a working poor family to become a multimedia mogul, during his emotional acceptance speech after being honored with the Governors Award at the Emmys on Sunday.
Actresses America Ferrera and Issa Rae portrayed the Hollywood television industry as bigoted towards ethnic minorities during the 72nd Emmy Awards on Sunday, calling out industry gatekeepers who demeaned and insulted them at the start of their careers.
The 72nd Emmy Awards embraced a new, virtual format on Sunday as the entertainment industry continues to deal with fallout from the coronavirus. But some things in Hollywood never change.
The 72nd Emmy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel joined Black-ish star Anthony Anderson in a chant of “Black Lives Matter” during the live broadcast on Sunday, in a skit that saw Anderson lament how the awards show was forced to go virtual, stopping all the black nominees and winners from basking in their victory together.
Actor Mark Ruffalo, who won his first Emmy Award Sunday for HBO’s I Know This Much Is True, urged people to cast their ballots in November for “love and compassion and kindness” during his impassioned acceptance speech.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emmy host Jimmy Kimmel and an alpaca sharing the spotlight. Winners accepting at home in designer pajamas or maybe yoga pants. More than 100 chances for a balky internet connection to bring Sunday’s ceremony to a crashing halt.
Actor John Leguizamo said he will boycott Sunday’s Emmy Awards over the lack of Latino representation among this year’s nominees, saying that Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States and will “decide who is president this year.”
Hollywood actor Jon Cryer picked a fight with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Twitter over the weekend, prompting the congressman to hit back by comparing the actor unfavorably to his former sitcom co-star. “Charlie Sheen totally carried Two and a Half Men,” the congressman replied.
Tyler Perry has become the newest billionaire in the entertainment industry, according to a new report from Forbes.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday slammed the Emmy Awards for their “erasure” of Latino actors, calling the lack of a single Emmy Award nominee as “demoralizing.”
Hollywood elites showed their love for Barack and Michelle Obama by bestowing their two Netflix documentaries American Factory and Becoming with a total of seven Emmy Award nominations.
Brad Pitt has scored an Emmy nomination for his three-minute performance as Dr. Anthony Fauci on an April broadcast of “Saturday Night Live.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Watchmen,” cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, received a leading 26 nominations Tuesday for the prime-time Emmy Awards.
Jimmy Kimmel, who has been taping his ABC talk show from his home during the coronavirus pandemic, said he is taking the summer off.
Actor Asia Kate Dillon, star of Showtime’s “Billions,” wants to see non-gendered acting awards at the Emmys, but so far Hollywood is resisting the pressure to make categories gender neutral.
Joe Biden took to Twitter to praise actor Billy Porter for becoming the first openly gay black actor to win an Emmy in a drama series.
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox drew a record low viewership on Sunday as TV fans opted to tune out of the telecast that featured woke celebrities lecturing America on issues including the gender pay gap and transgender rights.
Fierce fashion was in full force at this year’s Emmy Awards, with lots of stellar hits and almost as many tragic misses.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Fleabag” leaped over formidable competition early in Sunday’s Emmy Awards with three awards, including the best comedy actress award and a writing trophy for series star and creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
A Nike commercial featuring former NFL player and national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick has been nominated for an Emmy, TMZ reported.
Rock star and outspoken leftist activist Bruce Springsteen promoted his new Netflix film, Springsteen on Broadway, by telling an anecdote about how former president Barack Obama inspired the tour behind it.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The brother of Bob Einstein says the comedy veteran known for “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” has died. He was 76.
Golden Globes co-host Sandra Oh has no intention of criticizing President Donald Trump at the 76th annual awards show this weekend.
Pop star turned Democratic activist Taylor Swift headlined the American Music Awards Tuesday night, and the ratings dropped to a new all-time low.
Mainstream media outlets ran numerous op-eds on Tuesday criticizing the Emmy Awards for promoting diversity, but then failing to give awards to “people of color.”
The 2018 Emmy Awards — these are the awards for television, by the way — were a bit of a bore. Lots of the usual virtue-signaling, which explains the show’s record all-time ratings low. Pretty pathetic.
An advertisement for the popular Amazon Studios series The Man in the High Castle aired during the 70th Emmy Awards Sunday. The advert depicts the drama’s lead character states “we are the resistance” paralleling a common phrase used by anti-Trump
Emmy Awards co-host Michael Che kicked off the show with political commentary and disparaging jokes, and Christians were not spared.
Ratings for Monday’s Emmy Award show collapsed by ten percent compared to 2017, which was already an all-time low.
Actress Thandie Newton said that she didn’t “even believe in God” but would “thank her” anyway after she won an Emmy award for her role on Westworld.
Actress Rachel Brosnahan from the hit Amazon show “The Marvelous Ms. Maisel” urged Hollywood elite to register to vote for the 2018 midterm elections at the Emmy Awards on Monday night.
During the opening monologue of the Emmy Awards tonight, hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost of SNL fame went after Roseanne Barr and made predictable jokes about Nazis.
The 70th annual Emmy Awards, broadcasting live on NBC, will see Hollywood stars celebrate the best of TV — but the event is also expected to be dominated by politics.
Actress Jennifer Lewis wore a casual Nike sweatshirt to the 2018 Emmy Awards on Monday night to “applaud” to the sportswear brand for “supporting Colin Kaepernick.”
