‘Schitt’s Creek,’ HBO Dominate at Pandemic Emmy Awards
Schitt’s Creek became the first show ever to sweep all four Emmy acting categories, adding to its record haul during the night As Jimmy Kimmel took to the stage of a nearly empty Staples Center to host the 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, he could not have known that the 2020 show was about to make history – and not just for the obvious reasons of being held six months in to the coronavirus pandemic. During the next hour, a...
Academy Shakes Things Up for More Inclusive Oscars
Perhaps #OscarsSoWhite wasn’t such a bad thing, because it has forced big changes at the Motion Picture Academy, a longtime bastion of older white men. In addition to the concerted push to diversify its membership of nearly 10,000, the Academy just announced major moves to make the Oscars more inclusive, particularly the prestigious Best Picture category. To be eligible for the top prize, the Academy announced new representation...
Netflix Dominates and HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Scores Top Number of Emmy Nominations for 72nd Annual Primetime Awards
There’s never been an Emmy season quite like this one and it’s safe to say there’s never been a program quite like “Watchmen,” which garnered more Emmy nominations than any other program when the nods were announced for the 72nd annual edition of the awards show scheduled for September 20 on ABC. In its opening scenes, “Watchmen” brought to light a sordid chapter of American history that was not previously well-known, the 1921...
‘Queer Eye,’ ‘Cheer’ Score Big at Critics Choice Real TV Awards
Last year it was held at the ritzy Beverly Hilton and televised on VH1 but this year the Second Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards were virtual. Hosted by OG Real Housewife NeNe Leakes from—where else—Atlanta, trophies were handed out and honored the best nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming presented on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms in a number of categories. Due to the pandemic circumstances, winners were...
Oscars Delayed Two Months Until April 2021
You could see this one coming, with coronavirus leaving its insidious, invisible handprints all over the world. Its latest victim, Hollywood’s biggest night – the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that the 93rd Academy Awards will no longer take place on February 28, 2021 as planned. They’re being rescheduled to April 25 next year. And not only that, because of the current closure of movie...
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