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...
GBK’s Emmy Lounge Ups the Giving Back Game
One of the highlights of Emmy week is always GBK Productions’ Celebrity Luxury Gifting Lounge, which keeps it fresh by shifting locales every season, getting cool new vendors as well as old favorites and of course, attracting top-tier talent, including a slew of awards nominees and presenters on Sunday’s telecast. This season, the hot-ticket event was held at the iconic Beverly Wilshire Hotel at the foot of Rodeo Drive — also...
70th Annual Prime Emmy Awards Are ‘Marvelous’
It was a heady night at the Microsoft Theater for actress Rachel Brosnahan and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as the freshman 1950s-set comedy series dominated the comedy categories by picking up five golden statuettes at the 70th Prime Emmy Awards, televised on NBC and hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost– known for their comedy on “Saturday Night Live.” The tale of a woman finding her voice on a standup comedy stage in...
GBK & Pilot Pen Pre-Emmy Celebrity Lounge Celebrates the Awards
It’s an annual tradition for GBK to mark the Emmy Awards with its luxury gifting lounge for performers, presenters and other television talent and VIPs. This year’s event was held over two days on the rooftop at Viceroy L’Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills. As guests walked into the tented event, they were greeted by sponsor Pilot Pen, which showcased its “Modern Classics” theme to encourage them to write inspirational messages with the...
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.”...
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