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the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 22 times over the years to such luminaries as Richard Pryor (1998), Lily Tomlin (2003), Steve Martin (2005), Eddie Murphy (2015) and David Letterman (2017). But only two of those televised presentations have been nominated for Emmy Awards.

Emmy Awards. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the nominations were announced Tuesday in a virtual show hosted by Leslie Jones.

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Television Academy’s decision to change the formula for the number of nominations in each category may have benefited the artisans and below-the-line talent on programs the most.While the number of comedy and drama nominees expanded to eight, all other categories had to rely on a submission count to determine how many slots they got. For most of the supporting performer categories, that also meant an expansion to eight.

Angelica Ross has slammed the Television Academy for not "valuing trans lives" after the transgender stars of 'Pose' were snubbed from the Emmy Award nominations.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Emmy smackdown between Netflix and HBO has taken another dramatic turn. As the Television Academy announced the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards nominations on Tuesday morning, Netflix came out on top swinging with a whopping 160 nominations, followed by rival HBO in second at 107 nods.HBO still had reason to celebrate, however, as limited series “Watchmen” scored 26 nods, the most of any program.

Leslie Jones is set to host the 2020 Emmy nominations, which will be announced on Tuesday morning (July 28). She'll join presenters Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany for the event.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Daytime Emmys completed its third and final pandemic-delayed ceremony on Sunday night, with Amazon Prime Video, HBO and Netflix all landing six wins in the various children’s, lifestyle and animation awards handed out, while Disney Channel and sister network Disney Junior combined for a total of nine wins.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSome years, it’s easy to predict Emmy nominations and winners. And then there’s 2020.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeProducer/director Reginald Hudlin, whose credits include the 2016 Oscars, will become the first-ever Black executive producer of the Primetime Emmys, Variety has learned exclusively.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeLocal public broadcaster KCET was once again the major winner at this year’s Los Angeles Area Emmys, and then, when combined with its sister station KOCE (“PBS SoCal”), the two outlets further dominated the awards. KCET won eight Emmys this year, the most of any station, followed by Univision’s KMEX-TV, which won five.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Emmy nomination ballots are now closed, but in scouring this year’s entries, I was sad to see that “Succession” composer Nicholas Britell didn’t submit the show’s seminal Season 2 rap, “L to the OG.”Featured in the “Succession” episode “Dundee,” the song was one of the cringiest, most memorable moments of the last TV season: At a black-tie dinner celebrating mega-mogul Logan Roy’s 50th year running Waystar Royco, his son Kendall (Jeremy Strong) —

Guy Ritchie has teamed with Creative Access, the Brit organization offering support for people from under-represented backgrounds to get into the creative industries, to launch a new diversity initiative providing paid film internships. Called Set Access, the initiative — which will be initially open to young Black candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds — aims to eventually establish a talent pool of at least 250 interns from under-represented groups over a five-year period.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeJai Rodriguez, one of the original stars of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” has been tapped to host the second of this year’s three Daytime Emmy virtual ceremonies. This one, focusing on digital dramas, is set to live stream on Sunday, July 19, at 9 p.m.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen Lynn Shelton died in May, she left behind a legacy that included directing episodes of programs such as “Little Fires Everywhere,” “The Morning Show,” “Dickinson,” “GLOW,” “Shameless,” “Fresh off the Boat,” “The Mindy Project,” “New Girl” and “Mad Men.” She also directed multiple Marc Maron standup specials, including this year’s “Marc Maron: End Times Fun.” However, Shelton has never been nominated for an Emmy — yet.