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How ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Broke Through the Emmy Clutter
It was January 2024, and I was interviewing Rob Mills, Disney’s executive VP of unscripted and alternative entertainment, at a Realscreen…
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The Art of the Emmy Submission: Which Stars and Series Chose Wisely (and Wrongly) to Win Gold
The art of the Emmy submission has long been a strategic tightrope walk — part performance showcase, part calculated gamble. This year’s…
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‘Survivor’ Went Through a ‘Radical Transformation,’ Says Jeff Probst. Now, It’s Back in the Emmy Conversation: We ‘Reimagined the Entire Show’
It’s not easy to still be part of the Emmy conversation 25 years into a series. But “Survivor” is doing just that. After missing a nod…
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Why Sci-Fi and Genre Series Like ‘The Penguin’ and ‘The Last of Us’ Resonate With Emmy Voters Now More Than Ever
Science fiction and horror have become forces at the Emmys, with “The Penguin,” “The Last of Us,” “Andor,” “Severance,” “Paradise” and…
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Emmy Nominee and DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter on the Evolution of TV Directing and Her Hopes that the Biz Will ‘Build Back Up’
We’ve been talking a lot about groundbreaking Emmy nominations this year, like Kathy Bates as the oldest-ever drama actress nominee for…
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Do Emmy Episode Submissions Still Matter? Kathy Bates, Quinta Brunson and Britt Lower Make the Case
With the Television Academy officially revealing this year’s Emmy nominees, attention turns not only to who’s in the running — but what…
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LISTEN: ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ and the Pricing Debate in Gaming; Inside Variety’s Emmy Extra Editions
As the gaming biz gears up for the dawn of “Grand Theft Auto 6” next year, there’s a growing debate about pricing strategies for premium…
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How ‘The Studio’ Producer Frida Perez Went From Seth Rogen’s Assistant to Making Emmy History
As final-round Emmy voting approaches, Apple TV+’s The Studio has emerged as a serious contender, after tying the all-time nomination…
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‘Adolescence’ Star Ashley Walters Almost Quit Acting, Now He’s an Emmy Nominee, Making Movies With M. Night Shyamalan and Getting Calls From Spielberg’s Office: ‘It’s Crazy, It’s Nuts, It’s Surreal’
Ashley Walters and Stephen Graham often end up crying when they speak on the phone. Close friends for more than two decades after meeting…
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Jamie Lee Curtis on Reuniting with Lindsay Lohan for ‘Freakier Friday,’ Her ‘The Bear’ Emmy Nom and Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Cancellation: ‘It’s Awful’
Jamie Lee Curtis says she’s learned a lot from Lindsay Lohan since reuniting for “Freakier Friday,” the much buzzed-about sequel to 2003’s…
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The Era of Emmy Sweepers: How Recent Trends Point to ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Severance’ and ‘The Studio’ Winning Big
Are we in store for more “Emmy sweepers?” With more than 25,000 voting members, the Television Academy is made up of 31 peer groups, each…
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Emmy Noms Breakdown: ‘The Studio’ Claims Frontrunner Status; ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Adolescence’ Gear Up for Drama and Limited Series Showdowns
The excitement of Emmy nomination morning fades quickly for studios and networks, because the more daunting question is always the same:…
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LISTEN: Parse the Emmy Nominations With Variety Awards Experts, Revisit Robert Altman’s ‘Nashville’ with Owen Gleiberman
After months of predictions, prognistication and heavy-duty FYC campaigning, the big day finally arrived Tuesday as the revelation of the…
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‘Superman’ Box Office Muscle, David Zaslav’s Early Victory Lap, Last-Minute Emmy Predictions and Waiting for Rihanna
“Superman” flexed solid box office muscle in its debut weekend. Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav took an early victory lap over…
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Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors’ Earns Fourth Daytime Emmy Nomination
Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” has received its fourth Daytime Emmy nomination. The PBS SoCal series, which pairs actors for candid…
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Lola Petticrew, Scoot McNairy Join Emmy Rossum in Liz Meriwether Hulu Series Inspired by 1987 Movie ‘Black Widow’
Liz Meriwether has cast two key roles in her upcoming Hulu series. Variety has learned that both Lola Petticrew and Scott McNairy are now…
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CBS Tops 2025 News Emmy Wins; CNN’s ‘The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper’ and ABC’s ‘World News Tonight with David Muir’ Land Key Program Prizes
CNN led night one of the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, with five wins in the news categories — including one for “The Whole…
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How Emmy Contenders Like ‘Hacks,’ ‘Life Below Zero,’ ‘The Americas’ and ‘Shark Tank’ Are Tackling the Climate Crisis
Keep an eye peeled during Emmy nominations for shows that are managing to include important messages of climate crisis — and how to…
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12 Shows You Shouldn’t Forget Before Emmy Voting Closes
Emmy voting has entered its final stretch, with just 12 hours remaining before ballots officially close at 10:00 p.m. PT on Monday, June…
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Emmy Voters, Don’t Forget About ‘Laid’: Peacock’s One-Season Dramedy Is Worth a Second Look
It’s been 30 years since the publication of Nick Hornby’s novel “High Fidelity,” and there’s a reason that it has been adapted into a…
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Jeremy Allen White and Quinta Brunson: Who Is Leading in the Best Comedy Performance Emmy Races?
On the latest Variety Awards Circuit presented by Paramount+, Variety TV editors Emily Longeretta and Michael Schneider discussed the best…
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Don’t Forget ‘Severance’ Star Trammel Tillman This Emmy Season
When Tramell Tillman’s smiling, happy-go-lucky (at least on the surface) Mr. Milchick makes his first formal appearance in the cryptic…
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Don’t Forget ‘Severance’ Star Tramell Tillman This Emmy Season
When Tramell Tillman’s smiling, happy-go-lucky (at least on the surface) Mr. Milchick makes his first formal appearance in the cryptic…
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Why Nicola Coughlan Is the Soul of ‘Bridgerton’ and Deserves an Emmy Nomination
Anyone who’s seen Nicola Coughlan in “Derry Girls” knows that she’s a brilliant comedic performer. As nerdy teenager Clare Devlin,…