Fred Willard And Director Lynn Shelton Earn Posthumous Emmy Nominations For ‘Modern Family’ And ‘Little Fires Everywhere’

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Kerry Washington is a four-time Emmy nominee — in this year alone. In a statement to ET, the actress called her impressive round-up of nominations «such an honor,» but said «tears came» when she heardthe nomination for her late friend and director, Lynn Shelton. Shelton died on May 16 after being hospitalized as a result of a previously unidentified blood disorder.

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Fred Willard and director Lynn Shelton have received posthumous 72nd Emmy Awards nominations. Willard, who died in May, was nominated in the guest in actor in a comedy series category for his role as Frank Dunphy, the kind, tender and goofy father of Phil Dunphy, in Modern Family.

Lynn Shelton was honored with her first-ever Emmy nomination on Tuesday, just over two months after her death.The director, who helmed episodes of TV series like and more — in addition to her feature film work — earned a posthumous nod for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special for the series finale of titled «Find a Way.»«That Lynn is honored by the Television Academy is not only a tribute to her accomplishments as a director but her style of directing,» said

Three brand new streaming services have picked up Emmy nominations in their first year of eligibility. Disney+ leads the pack of first-time nominees with 19 total nominations, followed by Apple TV+ with 18 nominations and Quibi with 10 nominations.

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Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com“Variety Studio: Actors on Actors,” Variety‘s biannual awards season offering, pairs actors who have delivered the best performances of the year for candid conversations about their craft and what really happens on set.This year, 10 actors who participated in Variety‘s television issue received an Emmy nomination.

Two months after his death, Fred Willard has earned his fifth Emmy nomination.