Megan Thee Stallion shared a bit of TMI news about herself when she and Cardi B teamed up for a livestreamed conversation ahead of the premiere of their new single, “Bongos”.
25.08.2023 - 17:47 / deadline.com
A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit.
The collision of awards season(s) is about to happen. Just as we get ready to head out to Venice/Telluride/Toronto and the beginning of Oscar season, the Emmy campaigns are on their final sprint.
As the Television Academy reminds its 20,000-ish voters on almost a daily basis there are only a few precious days left to cast a final ballot for the 75th Emmy Awards. They do not want people to procrastinate like yours truly who just hasn’t gotten around to it yet (but I will this weekend). All ballots must be in by 10:00pm PT on Monday. Certainly you have to live under a rock not to notice all the visible signs of the campaign around town, particularly with all those FYC ads, and more Emmy nominee billboards than I can ever remember.
In any normal year this would all be perfectly timed momentum to the September Emmy shows originally planned for September 9 and 10 for Creative Arts and September 18 for the Primetime Emmys. But even before we could cast our votes the Academy and this year’s broadcast partner Fox moved the 2023 show into 2024, January 15, 2024 to be exact which also happens to be the Martin Luther King holiday, following the Critics Choice Awards on The CW Jan 14 and the Golden Globes Jan 7 on whatever tv deal they can wrangle for that (which will also compete with the Creative Arts Emmys that weekend).
Here’s the rub. After this Monday night no one is going to be talking about the Emmys any more, and the aforementioned momentum will be zilch as we have to wait a very long 4 1/2 months to find out who won. Instead we will be well into the Oscar season and just a week away from hearing who is nominated for Academy Awards just as the 75th TV
Megan Thee Stallion shared a bit of TMI news about herself when she and Cardi B teamed up for a livestreamed conversation ahead of the premiere of their new single, “Bongos”.
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski are enjoying a family outing!
Megan Thee Stallion is sharing some of her sexual preferences!
Longtime CBS New York chief medical correspondent Dr. Max Gomez, affectionately known as Dr. Max, died Saturday after a long illness, the station reported. He was 72.
When Big Brother made its debut in 2000 on Channel 4, the show marked the start of a new genre of TV. It promised contestants the chance to take part in a “social experiment”, and involved hopefuls entering a custom-built house where viewers at home could watch their every move. Over the course of 18 years and 19 series, the reality show turned competitors such as Alison Hammond, Jade Goody and Adele Roberts into household names, with the series three finale amassing an impressive 9.9 million viewers.
The Big Bang Theory will soon be celebrating its 16th anniversary!
Disney has hit back at claims by Charter Communications execs that the media company declined to pursue innovative carriage deals and instead just wanted to ram through price increases.
Kylie Minogue will be looking back at her career alongside VIP guests at London’s Royal Albert Hall later this year.
Helen Mirren is stepping out for a dinner date with her husband!
via a statement from Barker’s publicist Roger Neal. “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” Neal statement read.Barker, who celebrated his 99th birthday in December last year, was best known for his role as the host and emcee of CBS’ The Price Is Right. The game show – which is the longest-running game show in United States history – debuted in 1972 and featured Barker as its host from then until his retirement from the show in 2007.Besides his tenure on The Price Is Right, Barker also led Truth And Consequences from 1956 to 1975.
Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Growing up in Israel, Guy Nattiv knew one narrative about Golda Meir, the country’s prime minister from 1969-1974. “She was the pariah of Israel,” says Nattiv. “Everyone treated her like she’s a monster.” Unlike other historical figures, there were no parks or schools named after Israel’s first (and only) female prime minister.
EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker George C. Wolfe was not interested in doing what he termed “icon crap” in his movie Rustin, about the multi-layered life of Bayard Rustin, regarded as one of the most influential organizers of the Civil Rights Movement and the architect of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which took place 60 years ago this week.
superb “The Queen” took place during the mournful days after Princess Diana’s death, and the electrifying “Frost/Nixon,” starring Frank Langella, showed Richard Nixon during his bombshell interviews with David Frost post-presidency. But a lot more movies and TV shows have been made about Elizabeth II and Nixon than there are about Meir. It would be nice to get to know her.The viewer would understand and care more about her actions during the war if we delved deeper into her early life in the Russian Empire and Wisconsin before she came to the Middle East.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Mary Lou Belli knows she’s the longshot to win the Emmy for outstanding comedy director, and that’s fine with her. After all, she’s up against some marquee names, including Tim Burton (“Wednesday”), Bill Hader (“Barry”) and Amy Sherman-Palladino (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”).
Wolf Blitzer and director-producer Barbara Kopple will be this year’s Lifetime Achievement Honorees at the 44th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Tuesday.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large CNN news anchor Wolf Blitzer and Oscar-winning director/producer Barbara Kopple are this year’s recipients of the 44th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards lifetime achievement honors, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was set to announce on Tuesday. The News & Doc Emmys take place over two days next month in New York: Blitzer will receive his honor at the news ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 27, and Kopple’s Emmy will be presented at the documentary ceremony on Thursday, September 28.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large For those of us who write about the industry, it’s been a bit of a challenge finding ways to still cover the Emmy Awards, especially as Phase 2 voting got underway on Aug. 17. My colleague Emily Longeretta, who oversees our special Emmy extra editions, has gotten creative in turning some of our podcast interviews into stories, for example, and relying on other approaches to covering nominated shows and talent.
Hozier released his mega hit song, “Take Me To Church”, 10 years ago, and in a new interview, is looking back on the impact.
So many stars are set to appear at BravoCon 2023.
Kody Brown, Janelle Brown has now confirmed that she's «single» and that their marriage is «over.» Though the star claimed to be «separated» back in January during the TLC reality series' special with interviewer Sukanya Krishnan, the mother of six later clarified that she no longer considers herself to be in a plural marriage. «Because we never were legally married, I can't really say I'm divorced,» Janelle explained to magazine in an interview with her sister wife, Christine Brown. «When I say it to outside people, I just say, 'I'm no longer with my partner.'»Christine, who split from Kody in 2021, said, «Really? Oh, I say I'm straight-up divorced.