Here's What the Emmy Awards Censored During Laverne Cox's Speech

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorAmerican poet and former U.S.

Even though Spike Lee is a diehard Knicks fan and a longtime resident of NYC, the latter of which has been under attack recently due to its strict COVID precautions, the filmmaker is having one hell of a 2020. Not only is his recent Netflix feature, “Da 5 Bloods,” deep in the conversation for awards season but he’s also set to release a new HBO film, “David Byrne’s American Utopia” later this month.

Clockers, Bamboozled and Chi-Raq, was found over the weekend after police were called to a home in Atlanta.They found an unresponsive man, who was pronounced dead by paramedics from multiple gunshot wounds to the back, Atlanta police spokesperson Anthony Grant confirmed (via USA Today).Grant added that homicide detectives were “working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident”.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticAs expected, the Producers Guild of America is following the lead of the Oscars and other awards shows and moving its 32nd annual awards show into the spring of 2021. The American Cinema Editors’ Eddie Awards also announced Wednesday a later date for their awards, which will now be held on April 18, 2021, while adding an Animated Series category to the mix.The PGA Awards will now be held Wednesday, March 24, and it will be virtual.

HBO is teaming up with Rock the Vote— and enlisting talent including Spike Lee, Samantha Bee and Jay Ellis— to encourage Americans to share why they're voting in the 2020 fall elections.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures Content Group is set to land international rights to Spike Lee’s David Byrne’s American Utopia following the film playing opening night at this year’s TIFF.HBO has domestic rights to the project, which is a filmed version of the acclaimed Broadway show, and is set to release stateside on October 17.Universal PCG is now tying up a deal for all international rights and is eyeing a roll out from November.

The world needs something to lift its spirits. 2020 has been rough, to say the least, with a global pandemic leaving so many people tragically dead, political turmoil in governments around the world, and civil unrest as systemic racism becomes headline news.

Every four years at the Winter Olympics, everybody pretends that they're experts in figure skating, befouling Twitter with gripes that a skater who did a clean routine (usually an American, if we're being honest) lost to somebody who fell down twice — ignoring that said skater (usually a Russian) did like 17 quadruple jumps or something.

Laverne started her speech by saying “Good evening everyone. I am living proof of the American dream.

Laverne Cox’s Emmys comments were censored Sunday night.

Laverne Cox was one of the few stars who appeared live and in person at Sunday's Emmy Awards.

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong used his Emmys acceptance speech to criticise Boris Johnson and Donald Trump for their responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mark Ruffalo won the best lead actor in a limited series or movie award at the72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awardson Sunday night. The actor began his acceptance speech by speaking to the significance of his role."Our story is about family," Ruffalo said.

Watchmen, Succession and Schitt’s Creek were the big winners during a politically charged Emmy Awards and a ceremony unlike any before.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday at the age of 87, received a tribute at the 2020 Emmy Awards. Ginsburg, who has been portrayed by Kate McKinnon on, and by Felicity Jones in the 2018 film, was remembered by host Jimmy Kimmel ahead of the In Memoriam segment.«On Friday, we lost a great American. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a compassionate and tireless champion of equality and justice.

Regina King is a three-time Emmy Award winner and she’s expected to win yet another award during tonight’s virtual show!