Inside Emmy Contenders’ FYC Pandemic Pivots From ‘The Boys’ to ‘Hacks’

Bo Burnham won his first Emmy x 3 at the Sunday Creative Arts ceremony for his Netflix musical comedy special Inside, claiming the trophies for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special, Outstanding Music Direction and Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special.

made history on Sunday at the Creative Arts Emmys when she won two awards in the same categories she won in last year — and became the third black woman to win two years in a row.The funnywoman earned a Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series statuette for her “SNL” appearances this past season, and was named Best Character Voice-Over for her work on the animated comedy “Big Mouth.”“Wow, that’s amazing.

Jennifer Aniston is laughing off the dating rumours between herself and her “Friends” co-star, David Schwimmer, that popped up shortly after the sitcom’s HBO Max reunion special aired back in May.

Claire Foy, Courtney B. Vance, Maya Rudolph and Dave Chappelle won guest actor Emmys at Sunday’s creative arts awards ceremony.

Jennifer Aniston is laughing off the dating rumors between herself and her co-star, David Schwimmer, that popped up shortly after the sitcom's HBO Max reunion special aired back in May. During a junket for her Apple TV+ series,, Aniston, 52, addressed the rumors with ET's Rachel Smith and her co-star, Reese Witherspoon. «That was bizarre. I could not believe that, actually.

The last category that closed out the Creative Arts Emmy Awards — an anchor position typically reserved for Outstanding Series at the main ceremony —  was Casting for a Comedy Series, which went to Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso.

Jon Burlingame editorOscar-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez won their first Emmy Sunday night for their popular “Agatha All Along” song from Marvel Studios and Disney Plus’ limited series “WandaVision.”The collaborators, whose credits include Disney’s “Frozen” and “Coco” movies, won in Emmy’s music and lyrics category, beating out tunes from “The Queen’s Gambit,” “The Boys,” “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” “Bo Burnham: Inside” and “Soundtrack of Our Lives.”“Agatha

Holiday movies are great business, consistently bringing in female audiences and delivering big ratings to establish themselves one of the most lucrative programming genres. But along with their success, the holiday movies also have carried stigma over formulaic plots and characters and are not typically considered awards material.

On Sunday, Courtney B. Vance accepted his guest actor Emmy Award for Lovecraft Country, and took the opportunity to pay touching tribute to his recently passed co-star Michael K. Williams.

Ted Lasso kicked off its first Emmys season with a strong showing at the first night of the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, as the Apple TV+ comedy scored its first pair of Emmy Awards.

Marvel Studios took home its first two Emmy Awards on Saturday night for WandaVision.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFox alternative entertainment head Rob Wade said the quick spread of the COVID-19 delta variant this summer caught everyone off guard — and led to the outbreak of cases registered on the set of “The Masked Singer.”Last month Los Angeles County’s Public Health department reported 12 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Red Studios Hollywood, where “The Masked Singer” was shooting its sixth season.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeBut despite the difficulty in organizing the events as the COVID -19 pandemic’s Delta variant causes a spike in cases, producer Bob Bain says he’s relieved to once again oversee these in-person shows.“We’re hoping for something that — in terms of energy — feels a lot more like the prior shows that we used to do at the Microsoft Theatre than last year, when it was all virtual and Zooms that no one really wants to watch,” Bain says.

For a film that almost didn’t get made, 76 Days has racked up an impressive number of awards.

Winners were revealed Wednesday in four juried categories for this year’s Emmy Awards, with the Television Academy bestowing honors in Animation, Costume, Interactive Programming and Motion Design.

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.

Whitney Friedlander Most unscripted television series operate on the premise that they depict real people in their actual professions or day-to-day lives. So, it’s significant that all the shows nominated in the reality or competition host category at the Emmys this year feature people from marginalized groups or cultures.