Lynn Shelton Celebrated With Posthumous Emmy Nomination for Directing 'Little Fires Everywhere'

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineIt took ample trial and error for composers Mark Isham and Isabella Summers to get to the heart of Little Fires Everywhere.Created by Liz Tigelaar, the Hulu miniseries centers on a Shaker Heights matriarch and her family whose lives are upended, when a mysterious mother and daughter come into town. The drama called for a score that would “capture the essence of these women,” Summers says, who had become completely entangled with one another.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOn Most Dangerous Game, Christoph Waltz embarked on his first American project made for the small screen, earning his first Emmy nomination for the series, which had initially sparked some skepticism on his part.Created by Scott Elder, Josh Harmon and Nick Santora, based on a classic short story by Richard Connell, the action-thriller centers on Dodge (Liam Hemsworth), a Detroit everyman up to his eyeballs in debt, who is looking to secure the financial

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOn Disney+ short-form series Forky Asks a Question, Bob Peterson seized the chance to work with a beloved new character from the Toy Story franchise, which was introduced to him before the rest of the world, creating stories at the same time for characters that had never gotten much screen time in the Pixar films.A spastic, plastic spork voiced by Tony Hale, who knows nothing of the world, Forky was brought to life by toddler Bonnie in Toy Story 4.

For the past two months, protests have provoked difficult conversations around social justice, race and inequality, discussions that have often been aided or informed by storytelling in its many forms. One story in particular that has risen to the challenge, both as a novel and a limited series: Little Fires Everywhere.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is happy for Brad Pitt and his Emmy nomination for playing thedirector of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Saturday Night Live, but he admits his focus is elsewhere.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVFive months into the coronavirus pandemic, and Television Academy voters already seem to be over the plethora of remotely produced content created during, and in response to, the new social-distancing health and safety guidelines.

Emmy nominations have finally been announced and the snubs and surprises are all everyone can talk about today.The awards ceremony has already experienced a seismic shift this year, and that’s not solely due to Game of Thrones’ absence from the nominations list for the first time in what seems like a century.Earlier this year, the Television Academy announced that ‘unprecedented challenges’ resulted in the decision to delay the eligibility and voting deadline for the Emmys amid the Coronavirus

awards season feeling like a thing of the past - exaggerated by the Coronavirus lockdown, which makes it seem like a live event hasn't taken place in a decade - the Emmy nominations for 2020 have been announced.Saturday Night Live's Leslie Jones hosted the nominations reveal on Tuesday, with the help of Laverne Cox, Josh Gaad and Tatiana Maslany.

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.

Zendaya said her heart is “overflowing with love and gratitude” as she celebrated her surprise Emmy nomination.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineFollowing a remarkable morning for Watchmen—with 26 Emmy nominations for the HBO limited series—creator Damon Lindelof and star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are opening up about creative pursuits to come.A first-time Emmy nominee, recognized for his turn as stay-at-home dad Cal Abar and the omnipotent Doctor Manhattan, Abdul-Mateen has the biggest years of his career coming up, with starring roles in Candyman, Aquaman 2, The Matrix 4 and Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial

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.

, the documentary that true-crime lovers became obsessed with amid the coronavirus pandemic, is now Emmy-nominated!The Netflix docuseries about the life of now-imprisoned zookeeper Joe Exotic (real name: Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage) and his rivalry with big cat conservationist Carole Baskin received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations on Tuesday.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterKerry Washington earned an Emmy nomination for her turn as conflicted mother Mia in the Hulu drama Little Fires Everywhere which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Celeste Ng. However, it was one of three projects she received Emmy love for on Tuesday morning.

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.

Billboard.And in singer and This Is Us star Mandy Moore's case, she offered cheers to not only colleagues who received nominations, but to her own spouse as well. "SO proud of our #thisisus team on the Emmy love," tweeted the actress, who did not receive a nom.

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.

Brad Pitt scored a surprise Emmy nomination on Tuesday, when he was recognized in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category for his portrayal of Dr. Anthony Fauci on in April.Pitt's Emmy nomination on Tuesday is actually his fourth one.