An Annual Emmy Plea: Why 10 Is the Perfect Nomination Number for Top Categories (Column)

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeQuibi shut down in December, less than a year after its much-heralded launch. The Jeffrey Katzenberg-Meg Whitman startup and its promise of delivering “quick bite” content to users exclusively on their phones became a bit of a punchline in the industry.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“I always figured it was a neighborhood where I’m not allowed. I always thought it was a gated community [and] I could never get over that gate,” he told me at the time.“Game of Thrones” busted that gate open.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWorlds are colliding: “Seinfeld” star Jason Alexander will guest this upcoming season on “The Conners,” making him the latest 1990s icon to appear on the “Roseanne” sequel series.Alexander will appear in two episodes this season as “Pastor Phil,” described as “an unconventional cleric with a rebel past.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDone+Dusted, which is producing next month’s Emmy telecast along with Reggie Hudlin, has hired former Quibi exec Alex Montalvo to oversee its expansion in original programming.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is Aug. 16, 2021, which means it’s 3 days until final-round voting starts on Aug.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIconic director, performer and choreographer Debbie Allen has been selected to receive the Television Academy’s 2021 Governors Award, “in recognition of her numerous contributions to the television medium through multiple creative forms and her philanthropic endeavors around the world.”Allen, a staple in TV and film for decades, was chosen by the Television Academy’s Board of Governors “for her unprecedented achievements in television and her commitment

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAmazon Prime Video is hoping to caffeinate your Emmy vote via pop-up For Your Consideration a coffee truck activation around Los Angeles.The mobile coffee truck, promoting Prime Video’s Emmy nominations, will be stationed around town from Aug. 13 to Aug.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen the Emmy nominations for lead comedy actress were announced this year, it was quite a pleasant surprise to see Allison Janney’s name back on the list.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThis much we know: There will be a Primetime Emmys telecast, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, on CBS on Sept. 19, as well as three Creative Arts shows the weekend before.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Television Academy is taking the Emmys outdoors. The org announced Tuesday afternoon that the Emmy ceremonies, both Primetime and Creative Arts, will be held on the Event Deck at L.A.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeTelevision Academy voters aren’t necessarily a nostalgic bunch when it comes to sending off departing shows or series cast members with one final Emmy.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeYou would have excused the cast for not exactly being on cloud nine with the news. But they handled it like pros — and when I asked them to address the elephant in the room, they cleverly took out the network talking points and read, word-for-word, how they had been coached to explain the sudden decision to end the show.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe TV Academy is revealing more plans for this year’s Emmy telecast, and safety protocols in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the new, contagious delta variant. The org just announced that a red carpet will only be held during the Primetime Emmys on Sept.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Imagen Foundation has announced nominations for the 36th annual Imagen Awards, honoring film and TV shows that celebrate Latino talent.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is Aug. 2, 2021, which means it’s 17 days until final-round voting starts on Aug.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePBS led all networks in nominations for the 42nd annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, landing 52 overall — thanks to the strength of signature series “Frontline,” “Independent Lens,” “POV,” “Nova,” “PBS News Hour” and “Nature.”The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced this year’s nominees on Tuesday morning, noting that more than 2,200 submissions were entered, from content that premiered in calendar year 2020.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is July 26, 2021, which means it’s 24 days until final-round voting starts on Aug. 19; 35 days until final voting ends on Aug.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Producers Guild of America has announced the key dates and timeline for the org’s 2022 Producers Guild of America Awards. Celebrating its 33rd awards ceremony, the PGA Awards will return to an in-person event at the Century Plaza Hotel — newly renovated and reopened as the Fairmont Century Plaza — on Saturday, Feb.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePublic broadcaster KCET, which had led all local TV stations in nominations for the this year’s Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, also wound up taking home the most (for the fifth year in a row), with nine awards. It was followed by Telemundo’s KVEA and Spectrum SportsNet, both of which landed six.The Television Academy announced the 2021 Los Angeles Area Emmy Award winners in an in-person ceremony at its North Hollywood headquarters on Saturday.