Awardsline

The Primetime Emmy nominations came unusually late this year, pushed by the coronavirus pandemic. The week or so delay from their traditional time frame made the announcement almost coincide with Norman Lear’s July 27 birthday. The TV great turned 98. Lear, who last September became the oldest Emmy winner in history…

The one Emmy acting nomination this morning for Disney+’s The Mandalorian belonged to Giancarlo Esposito, who plays the series enigmatic baddie Moff Gideon who squares off with the title bounty hunter. Esposito’s nomination, out of the series’ 15 count, was in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama category. What’s a…

Casting director David Rubin has been re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s board of governors. This will be the second one-year term for Rubin, who earlier in the day was nominated for an Emmy for his casting work on Big Little Lies. The board also elected to…

This a first — a prequel and sequel to a beloved TV series are existing at the same time and both looking to repeat some of the Emmy success of their esteemed predecessor. The Breaking Bad prequel series, AMC’s Better Call Saul, this morning landed seven Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series. The Breakin…

NBC’s This Is Us ended a five-year Emmy drought for broadcast in the Outstanding Drama Series category when it landed a nomination for its breakout first season in 2017. It was nominated in the top drama category for each of its three seasons as the only U.S. broadcast drama to crack the top category in almost a…

With four Emmy nominations announced on Tuesday, BBC/ Hulu limited series Normal People got its just desserts—almost. Although one of its two leads, Paul Mescal, received an acting nom, Daisy Edgar-Jones did not. As magnetic love match Connell and Marianne in this adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel, the…

Quibi, the Jeffrey Katzenberg-led streaming player whose early path has been altered by COVID-19 and other challenges, drew 10 Emmy nominations Tuesday in a rare moment of validation for the startup. The company, whose name is short for “quick bites,” dominated the short form categories, nabbing two of the five…

Following 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…

Dime Davis, director of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, has become the first Black woman to secure an Emmy nod for directing a variety series. Debbie Allen was nominated in 1989 for directing ABC's The Debbie Allen Special when the category was known as Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program, but Davis…

Netflix’s Never Have I Ever may have not seen any love from the TV Academy as Emmy nominations rolled out on Tuesday, but co-creator/executive producer Mindy Kaling says she’s proud of its performance, with or without the recognition. “We love our #neverahaveiever cast, are so proud of the reviews and the 40+ million…

Kerry 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. In addition to acting in and serving as…

The Directors Guild of America today announced that the 73rd Annual DGA Awards will take place on Saturday, April 10, 2021, the latest date for the ceremony in at least 20 years. The latest they've been held in two decades was on March 10, 2001. The 2020 awards were held on Jan. 25; last year on Feb. 1, and in 2018 on…