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Best & Worst Of The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards: ‘Fleabag,’ Billy Porter, ‘Masked Singer’

September 23, 2019 3:02 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News, Television

There were some head-scratching surprises. Few saw Jason Bateman winning Directing for a Drama Series for "Ozark" or "Bandersnatch" winning TV Movie over "Deadwood: The Movie," but for the most part the 2019 P...

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‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘Fleabag’ & ‘Chernobyl’ Triumph At 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards

Gregory Ellwood

September 22, 2019 7:46 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News, Television

The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out Sunday night in a ceremony broadcast on FOX and "Game of Thrones," "Chernobyl," "RuPaul's Drag Race" and "Fleabag" took the top awards. The host-less telecast was...

Final 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Predictions: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ & ‘Chernobyl’

Gregory Ellwood

September 20, 2019 10:17 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News, Television

And so it ends. After, effectively, seven months of campaigning, the 2019 Emmy Season is about to reveal its primetime champions. What was once thought of a year with few races beyond the Limited Series categor...

‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Chernobyl’ & ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Dominate Creative Arts Emmys Night Two

Gregory Ellwood

September 15, 2019 10:27 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

After handing out 46 winners last night, the Television Academy bestowed another 49 winners on Sunday night for the second and final night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The remaining honors will be announc...

‘Free Solo,’ ‘Queer Eye’ & ‘SNL’ Rule First Night Of 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Gregory Ellwood

September 14, 2019 10:33 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

The Television Academy handed out the first wave of Emmy Awards this year with Saturday night's Creative Arts Emmy ceremony in downtown Los Angeles. The winners of 46 awards were announced Saturday with another...

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Thomas Kail’s Legend Keeps Growing As He Jumps From ‘Hamilton’ To ‘Grease: Live’ To ‘Fosse/Verdon’ [Podcast]

Gregory Ellwood

August 23, 2019 10:19 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Podcasts, Television

Sometimes you meet a filmmaker and you just get it. In just a few minutes it's obvious why they are as successful as they are in what they do. "Fosse/Verdon's" Thomas Kail is one of those creative forces. Be...

Emmy Voting Halfway Mark: ‘Fleabag,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ Beyonce & That Limited Series Race

Gregory Ellwood

August 21, 2019 2:41 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

We've now reached the halfway point in the voting period for the 71st Emmy Awards. At this point, any additional FYC ads, screening events or publicity stunts will only do so much. There are 24,000 or so membe...

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RuPaul Goes For Emmy History After An Impressively Busy 12 Months [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

August 19, 2019 12:01 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News, Television

Despite an already legendary three-decade career in the public eye, it's hard to imagine a 12-month period as busy as the last year has been for RuPaul Charles. Last September, not only did Charles take his thi...

Police Forced To Shut Down ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Cheap Gas Emmy Promotion

Gregory Ellwood

August 15, 2019 3:13 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

Final voting for the 2019 Emmy Awards began today and "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" is making headlines. The Prime Video series earned 20 nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, which prompted Amazon go to...

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Asante Blackk: Bus Trips From Maryland To NYC Auditions Paid Off For Emmy-Nominated ‘When They See Us’ Star [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

August 8, 2019 5:11 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News, Television

On Emmy nomination morning the only acting nomination the Netflix and "When They See Us" team expected to see was for Jharrel Jerome's decade-plus spanning performance as Korey Wise. Instead, seven other actors...

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