Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Netflix Docuseries Snubbed By Emmy Voters
12.07.2023 - 17:03
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Netflix’s megahit documentary series on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle failed to earn any Emmy nominations this morning, a snub that presumably will delight critics of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The six-part series Harry & Meghan directed by Liz Garbus was under consideration for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The Emmy oversight is particularly glaring because the series scored extraordinary numbers for Netflix, racking up the second most viewing minutes of any documentary program on the streaming platform, behind only The Tinder Swindler.
As a consolation, Harry & Meghan did earn an honor on Tuesday when it was nominated for the Hollywood Critics Association Awards in the category of Best Streaming Nonfiction Series.
The series dropped on Netflix last December, immediately triggering an uproar in the U.K. because of Prince Harry’s candid words about the Royal Family. In one episode, he said his family exhibits a “huge level of unconscious bias,” although he suggested it wasn’t the fault of individuals, but reflective of the culture broadly speaking. He did add, “Once it’s been pointed out or identified within yourself, you then need to make it right. It’s education, it’s awareness and it’s a constant work-in-progress for everyone, including me.”
Prince Harry also said that when his relationship with Meghan became public and the British media played up Markle’s biracial background, the Palace told the couple to ignore that element of coverage.
“As far as a lot of the family was concerned, everything that she as being put through, they’d been put through as well,” the Prince said. “So, it was almost like a rite of passage. Some of the members of the family were like, ‘But my wife had to go through