Emmy-Nominated Writers Headline WGA’s Sublime Primetime
What a difference 48 hours can make. On Friday night, Lena Waithe was one of a panel of Emmy-nominated writers featured in the annual Writers Guild of America West’s Sublime Primetime event. Two nights later, she became the first black female recipient ever to receive an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, an honor she shared with Aziz Ansari for an episode of Master of None called “Thanksgiving.”...
Audi Celebrates the 69th Emmy Awards at New Rooftop Hollywood Hotspot
Hot stars, hot new cars, and hot new Hollywood venue. Those were the ingredients that went into making Audi’s pre-Emmy party a roaring success. The luxury marque is the official automotive sponsor of the 2017 Emmy Awards and it kicked off the round of awards parties in high style by honoring top talent in TV with an exclusive red carpet and rooftop celebration at the new Highlight Room atop the Dream Hotel in Hollywood. ...
The Golden Grandeur of the Emmy Awards Governors Ball
It is the be-all and end-all ball of the year. Actually, the gig is so huge that there are three separate Governors Balls for the 69th annual Emmy Awards. This is the second year in a row that the Creative Arts Emmys have been split over two nights, September 9 and 10, the Saturday and Sunday before the primetime Emmy Awards air live on CBS with host Stephen Colbert September 17. The twin Creative Arts evenings are because statuettes...
Paley Fest Showcases and Celebrates Fall Television Shows
It’s coming up on that time of the season when the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills presents its fall television festival, Paley Fest. It runs from September 6-16 at the center’s location on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills. Among the programs being showcased are Showtime’s “Shameless,” Univision’s “Chapo,” Hulu’s “The Mindy Project,” which is entering its final season, and the streamer’s new “Future Man,” ABC’s new sitcom “The...
NFL Network Gets Into the Game with Newly Minted Hall of Famers
Pro football season is just around the corner and the NFL Network ratcheted up the anticipation with a special event last Thursday honoring its three newest members of the team – newly inducted Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson, Terrell Davis and Kurt Warner. The new crew means NFL Network, which is going into its 15th season, nabbed three of the seven of this year’s newest HOF members, who were installed in ceremonies in Canton,...
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