News & Documentary Emmy Nominations: ‘60 Minutes’ & ‘Vice News Tonight’ Lead Programs; PBS Tops Nets

Addie Morfoot ContributorAuthor Joshua J. Marine says, “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” The same can be said for documentary filmmaking, especially this year’s Emmy-nominated documentary/nonfiction program directors, who all faced various obstacles while creating their six respective films.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePBS led all networks in nominations for the 42nd annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, landing 52 overall — thanks to the strength of signature series “Frontline,” “Independent Lens,” “POV,” “Nova,” “PBS News Hour” and “Nature.”The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced this year’s nominees on Tuesday morning, noting that more than 2,200 submissions were entered, from content that premiered in calendar year 2020.

Channing Dungey has hired Vicki Dummer, one of her former top lieutenants at ABC, as head of current programming for Warner Bros. Television Group.In her new role, Dummer will be responsible for managing creative affairs for all current scripted series produced by WBTV across all platforms, including HBO Max, external streaming services, premium and basic cable channels, and the five U.S.

Courteney Cox admitted her recent Emmy nomination for "Friends: The Reunion" was not the type of Emmy she was looking for. "Honestly, I am so happy that the reunion has been recognized because I think it's terrific, Cox said during an interview with Entertainment Weekly published on Wednesday.  "[Director] Ben Winston did a great job and all of his crew," the 57-year-old actress added.

Mj Rodriguez, left as Blanca, and Hallie Sahar, as Lulu, star in an episode of “Pose.” Photo: Eric Liebowitz/FX

Tracee Ellis Ross has been nominated for yet another Emmy Award, and the Black-ish star had the best reaction to finding out the news.MORE: Tracee Ellis Ross stuns fans with bold hair transformationThe actress had just finished a session in the gym, unaware that the nominations list was about to be released, and she was thrilled with the news.WATCH: Tracee Ellis Ross has incredible reaction to Emmy nominationSitting in her car in a blue gym top, she enthused: "Oh my god," before she broke down

Jennifer Aniston is celebrating Friends: The Reunion‘s Emmy nomination!

Hacks actor Carl Clemons-Hopkins welcomed his first Emmy nomination with open arms. Their phone, ringing off the hook with messages and calls of congratulations? Not so much.

here. We don’t know if he has a chance, but here’s hoping if Cheadle is skipped, he’ll be back next year after Disney+’s “Armor Wars,” which puts War Machine front and center, for the lead actor category.

The most Marvel-ous nominations. Marvel has taken on Ragnarok, Ultron and Thanos, but now they’re fighting for the Emmys. The first superhero series from Marvel Studios scored big with the 2021 Emmy nominations.

Reno 911!, Die Hart and Mapleworth Murders, which all began as original series on the ill-starred Quibi and now stream as Roku Originals, collected a total of eight Emmy nominations.

Oprah Winfrey just landed her eighth Primetime Emmy nomination. On Tuesday, it was revealed that was up for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special at the 73rd annual Emmy Awards. The explosive special, which marked Harry and his wife’s first interview since leaving the royal family, was seen by over 49.1 million viewers worldwide when it debuted in March.

Few things are as exciting in life as landing a major nomination whether it’s for an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, or Tony Award. It was no surprise then that this year’s Emmy nominations were overjoyed at their recognition.

Bowen Yang has made both Emmys and Saturday Night Live history.

The Television Academy giveth and the Television Academy taketh away. Even in a year with insanely wide-open races in the comedy and drama categories, the Television Academy raised eyebrows once again with the 2021 Emmy Awards.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe Emmy nominations, announced Tuesday morning, were, appropriately enough, a coronation.While the actual awards won’t be handed out until September, “The Crown,” in its fourth season, garnered 24 nominations — a field-leading total, tied with Disney Plus’ effects-heavy “The Mandalorian.” Netflix’s royals drama had been a major player in awards races of recent years: It had previously won awards for Claire Foy’s second-season performance as Queen Elizabeth II

Kate Aurthur editorAs the COVID-19 pandemic continued, “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” shot virtually this spring and continued to be a valuable stop for awards hopefuls.On Tuesday morning, 15 actors who participated in Variety’s franchise — which celebrates the year’s best television performances — received Emmy nominations.The pairing of Kaley Cuoco (HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant”) and Elizabeth Olsen (Disney Plus’ “WandaVision”) were both nominated in their respective categories of lead

Mj Rodriguez just made history at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards by earning her first nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Blanca on the FX drama “Pose“.