Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is Aug. 30, 2021, which means final voting ends TODAY; and it’s now just 20 days until the Primetime Emmys telecast on Sept.
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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.
And the limited Emmy audiences will feature nominees and their guests, all of whom must show proof of vaccination before they enter. (Nominated teams will be kept to just four tickets.) We also know there won’t be any Governors Ball events, and as far as we know right now, there don’t
.Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is Aug. 30, 2021, which means final voting ends TODAY; and it’s now just 20 days until the Primetime Emmys telecast on Sept.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“The Masked Singer,” “The Simpsons” and “Love, Death and Robots” are among early winners for this year’s Emmy Awards, as the Television Academy announced juried category honorees in the fields of animation, costume, interactive programming and motion design.Unlike the rest of the Emmy Awards, there are no nominees in these juried categories.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large When the world shut down in spring 2020, production ground to a halt and comedy clubs closed their doors, Cedric the Entertainer was still working.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeJust when networks, studios and streamers thought it might be safe to resume their Emmy campaign plans, COVID-19 had other ideas.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen Michael Rapaport signed on to play shoe mogul Steve Madden in a TV project based on Madden’s life, the pair soon realized they had a lot in common — and began trading ideas on how to actually get into business together. That has led to the formation of 212Works, a new production company that Rapaport and Madden have launched to develop film, TV and digital projects.“We met and hit it off,” Rapaport says.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has taken back the honorary Emmy it had awarded then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is Aug. 23, 2021, which means it’s 7 days until final voting ends on Aug.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFor Maya Rudolph and Nick Kroll, there’s a bit of déjà vu to this year’s Emmy nominations. Rudolph is back nominated again as guest comedy actress (“Saturday Night Live”) and character voice over performance (“Big Mouth”), two categories she won last year.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs concerns grow over a rising number of COVID-19 delta variant cases in Los Angeles County, the Television Academy will also require Creative Arts and Primetime Emmy attendees to test negative for the pandemic in addition to showing proof of vaccination.Separately, the TV Academy also announced that two more categories have been added to the primetime telecast on CBS: Variety sketch series and variety special (live) will now be seen on the CBS show
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAfter all, it was the appearance of “Emily in Paris” as a Golden Globe nominee that helped almost take down the entire Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
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 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 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.