Stars react to nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Television Academy has finished updating 2020’s Emmy nomination roster, and three overachievers stand out from the pack: Kerry Washington, Daniel Levy and Will Ferrell, all of whom earned four nods this year.Close behind them, Jason Bateman, Jimmy Kimmel, Issa Rae, Maya Rudolph and RuPaul each have three nominations.The TV Academy released the updated numbers after vetting producer credits for all Emmy-nominated narrative programming (comedy and

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAs the Black Lives Matter movement took hold of the U.S., Kerry Washington could not help but remember filming “Scandal” while she was pregnant. “It’s impossible to not worry about the Black men in my life out in the world.

Also Read: Emmys Producers Confirm Virtual Ceremony This Year“I know, but he’s not here to take our questions about what it’s going to be!” said Washington, who is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her part in Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere.”“We have a lot of followup questions!” Reese said, with Kerry adding: “Jimmy, come back from vacation!”Washington then asked Witherspoon, whose production banner Hello Sunshine has garnered 18 Emmy nominations this

Tyler Perry will be awarded the 2020 Governors Award from the Television Academy at the 2020 Emmy Awards!

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVTyler Perry and The Perry Foundation have been selected as recipient of the Television Academy’s 2020 Governors Award. The entertainment mogul will be presented with an Emmy statuette during the 72nd Emmy Awards telecast on ABC on Sept.

The Democratic National Convention is set to have four stars join its lineup. Eva Longoria, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kerry Washington and Julia Louis-Dreyfus will all participate.

Reese Witherspoon showed how her mood has changed every month of this tumultuous year with a trending twist on mood boards using stills from her film/TV projects, and Hollywood gave the meme the green light.

The Federalist is a right wing, anti-LGBTQ website whose leaders can be seen on Fox News and the Sunday talk shows.People for years have been wondering who funds it. Up until now no one knew.The site’s co-founder Ben Domenech resigned after just three days from The Washington Post over previous plagiarism allegations.

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.

The Blade’s Chris Johnson beat out reporters from the New York Times, USA Today and other mainstream outlets to win Outstanding Newspaper Article. (Blade file photo by Michael Key)

LOS ANGELES -- Notable facts and figures from Tuesday’s nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards: ——— ‘WATCHMEN’ SOARS BUT ‘ROOTS’ RUNS DEEP HBO's “Watchmen” led all shows with a whopping 26 nominations, but that doesn't come close to the record for a limited series. That honor belongs to the 1977 mega-hit “Roots,” which like “Watchmen” looked at American history and the legacy of racism, though in a very different way.

. No damage has been reported.A number of celebrities immediately took to Twitter to react to the news, including Khloé Kardashian, who wrote, «Oh man!!! Wow that felt much bigger than a 4.5 #earthquake.

The gladiators were back in action — for one night, at least, as Kerry Washington came together with members of the “Scandal” cast for a special “Stars in the House”-hosted reunion to benefit COVID-19 relief.

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.

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.

Kerry Washington wasn’t just nominated for one Emmy at the 2020 Emmy Awards, but for four! The 43-year-old actress and producer woke up to the news that not only had she been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, but is also included in the nominations for Outstanding Variety Special (for Live in Front of a Studio Audience), Outstanding Television Movie (American Son), and Outstanding Limited Series (Little Fires Everywhere). Kerry reacted to the nomination by

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.

Grammy Awards earned four nominations for its direction, lighting design, sound mixing and production design. The hit series “The Masked Singer” earned two nominations, including outstanding competition program, earning a nod for actor-rapper-TV host Nick Cannon, one of the show’s executive producers.