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Final Emmy Predictions, As Chosen By Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast Hosts
We did it! Well, almost. It’s just a few days until we finally learn who won the “Severance”/ “The Pitt” smackdown… and this weekend’s…
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LISTEN: Fifth Season Chiefs on ‘Severance,’ Emmys and Building an Indie Studio; A Bold Proposal for the Next Emmy Awards TV Contract
It felt like a moment from “Severance.” That’s how Fifth Season co-CEOs Chris Rice and Graham Taylor described waking up in July to the…
Culture
Emmys 2025 Party Guide With Noah Wyle, Brian Tyree Henry and Parker Posey
With the television industry’s biggest night of the year just around the corner, it’s time to start popping some champagne. From…
Culture
LISTEN: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Slays at Box Office; Giancarlo Esposito, Shawn Hatosy Talk Biz at Creative Arts Emmy Awards
“The Conjuring: Last Rites” busted past all expectations in its debut weekend to make it lucky No. 7 of a streak of successful openings at…
Celebrity
Jimmy Kimmel Says It’s Unlikely ‘Live In Front of a Studio Audience’ Will Ever Return
Jimmy Kimmel is keeping “Live In Front of a Studio Audience” on a permanent pause. The series of specials, which earned raves and multiple…
Culture
Merritt Wever Wins Emmy for Guest Actress in a Drama for ‘Severance’
Merritt Wever has won the Emmy for guest actress in drama for AppleTV+s “Severance.” This season, her character is revealed as Outie…
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Bryan Cranston Wins Emmy for Guest Actor in Comedy for ‘The Studio’
Bryan Cranston has won the Emmy for best guest actor in a comedy for “The Studio. This marks Cranston’s seventh Emmy win. He previously…
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‘Hacks’ Julianne Nicholson Wins Emmy for Guest Actress in a Comedy
Julianne Nicholson has won the Emmy for guest actress in a comedy. Nicholson is a double nominee this year, scoring two Emmy nominations —…
Culture
How Celebrities Are Rethinking Cosmetic Care: 2025 Emmys
The red carpet is evolving, and so are the rules of cosmetic care. While some public figures are increasingly open about cosmetic…
Culture
How ‘SNL’s’ Birthday at Friendly’s Sketch With Lady Gaga Was Inspired by ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’
If the ritualistic scenes during the “Birthday at Friendly’s” sketch on “Saturday Night Live” looked familiar, your eyes didn’t deceive…
Lifestyle
Kristen Kish on Finding Her Confidence Hosting ‘Top Chef,’ Her Least Favorite Food and Agreeing to Do ‘The Traitors’: ‘It Was a Business Decision’
“Top Chef” host and chef Kristen Kish has eaten her fair share of culinary delights, but there’s one dish she’s not a fan of: smoked…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Celebrity
As Fascism Takes Hold in the U.S., How Will — and Should — the TV Landscape Depict Our Real-Life Horrors?
I fear people are going to stop inviting me to parties. At what should be a happy reception for a new series, or a celebration for Emmy…
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L.A. Plays Itself: How Shows Like ‘Nobody Wants This,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Shrinking’ and More Are Honoring the City of Angels Right When We Need It Most
From its very first beat, “Nobody Wants This” spoke to me. The series opens with a quick montage of Los Angeles sights — palm treelined…
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‘The Pitt’ Star Katherine LaNasa Shot Such a ‘Disgusting’ Scene for Season 2 She Told Producer ‘He Needed to Give Me Some Diamonds’
“The Pitt” star Katherine LaNasa says the most challenging word she’s had to say on the medical drama was “campylobacter.” “It’s bacteria…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
PBS SoCal Leads L.A. Area Emmys 2025 Winners Tally, While Telemundo’s KVEA Sweeps All Three Station Newscast Awards
PBS SoCal (KOCE/KCET) led the 2025 L.A. Area Emmy awards with eight total, but the other big winner of the night was Telemundo’s KVEA-TV,…
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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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Anthony Mackie Jokes He’s a ‘White Dude Legend’ Since His Co-Stars Often Get Award Nominations Over Him: ‘I Made Ryan Gosling Famous. Jeremy Renner…’
Anthony Mackie appeared on “The Tonight Show” to promote “Twisted Metal” Season 2, but the interview started with host Jimmy Fallon…
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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:…