Emmys
Dolly Parton, Robert Lopez & More Music Makers Win 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The Creative Arts Emmys are the lead-up to the 73rd annual Emmy Awards, which will be presented on Sept. 19. Several other notable music names or programs also won Creative Arts Emmys this year. Take a look: Choreographer Debbie Allen won two Emmys for her work on the Parton project – one as an executive producer and the other for for outstanding choreography for scripted programming. Allen is also set to receive the governor’s award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Sept. 19. These three Emmys in one year equal the number of Emmys Allen had received in her entire career prior to this year. She won two Emmys for her work on the series Fame in 1982-83 and one on the 1991 special, Motown 30: What’s Going On! Composer Steven Price won his first E...
2021 Creative Arts Emmys: Complete List of Winners (Updating)
First ceremony: Sept. 11 Outstanding main title design: The Good Lord Bird, Showtime Outstanding contemporary hairstyling: Pose, FX Networks Outstanding period and/or character hairstyling: Bridgerton, Netflix Outstanding contemporary hairstyling for a variety, nonfiction or reality program: Saturday Night Live, NBC Outstanding interactive program: Space Explorers: The ISS Experience Oculus, Felix & Paul Studios TIME Studios Outstanding motion design: Calls, Apple TV+ Outstanding innovation in interactive programming: For All Mankind: Time Capsule, Apple TV+, Apple, Tall Ship Productions Outstanding period and/or character makeup (non-prosthetic): The Queen’s Gambit, Netflix Outstanding contemporary makeup (non-prosthetic): Pose, FX Networks Outstanding contemporary makeup for a ...
The Grammys Have Never Won a Top Program Emmy: Could This Be the Year?
1977The 19th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding achievement in coverage of special events. The nod went to the show’s producer, Marty Pasetta. This was the first nomination (in any category) for a Grammy telecast. About the show: This was the seventh and final show hosted by Andy Williams, whose TV star power in the early ’70s helped get the Grammys on the air in 1971. Stevie Wonder won album of the year for Songs in the Key of Life and performed via satellite from Africa. (The satellite transmission was glitchy, to say the least.) George Benson took record of the year for “This Masquerade.” Barry Manilow’s signature hit “I Write the Songs” won song of the year for songwriter Bruce Johnston. Starland Vocal Band won best new artist on the back of their wimpy smash “Afternoon...
‘Framing Britney Spears’ & More Music Docs That Are Vying for 2021 Emmy Nods
Another music doc, Tina (HBO), about rock legend and survivor Tina Turner is also seen as a very likely nominee in the category, while still others are seen as having a reasonably good chance of receiving a nod: The Boy From Medellín, which follows musician J Balvin as he prepares for a concert in his hometown (Medellín, Colombia); The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, a look at the famed brother trio, of which Barry Gibb is the sole survivor; and The Go-Gos, a look at the iconic female rock band. The last two winners in the category — Leaving Neverland and The Apollo, about the legendary Harlem club — were both music docs, and both aired on HBO. Two other music docs have won in the category in the past decade: George Harrison: Living in the Material World, a...
Kelly Clarkson Wins Twice at 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards
Sheryl Underwood, co-host of CBS’ The Talk, hosted the Daytime Emmys for the fifth time. Red Table Talk won outstanding informative talk show, beating, among others, Red Table Talk: The Estefans. Jada Pinkett Smith co-hosts Red Table Talk with her daughter, “Whip My Hair” hitmaker Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris. Gloria Estefan co-hosts Red Table Talk: The Estefans with her daughters Emily and Lili Estefan. Both shows air on Facebook Watch. CBS Sunday Morning, which frequently runs profiles of top music artists, won outstanding morning show. The show’s host, Jane Pauley, formerly co-hosted NBC’s The Today Show, one of the other nominees in this category. The show included tributes to three TV legends who died in the past year — Regis Philbin, Alex Treb...
Recording Academy Decries Anti-Asian Hate in New Statement After Atlanta Shootings
Below, find the Recording Academy’s full statement in support of AAPI (Asian American/Pacific-Islander) communities following the Atlanta-area shootings: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a disturbing rise in discrimination against the Asian-American community. On Tuesday, March 16, a shooting in the Atlanta area left eight people dead. The Recording Academy is deeply saddened by this incident and denounces any and all hate crimes and asks the music community to stand together against these incidents. Every day, our work as creators demonstrates the power of diversity and the strength that comes when individuals from different backgrounds come together. Let’s continue to be a positive example for the rest of the world and work collectively to drive change. We encourage you to support ...
Sorry, ‘SNL’: Variety Talk & Sketch Series Will Now Compete in One Emmys Category
“Saturday Night Live” has won outstanding variety sketch series the last four years running, but now it will be up against talk shows too, like five-time winner “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.” The Television Academy announced its rule changes for the upcoming 73rd Emmy Awards competition on Friday (Dec. 4) — and fans of NBC’s Saturday Night Live may not like the first one. Separate awards for variety talk and variety sketch series have been recombined into one category: outstanding variety series. Saturday Night Live has won outstanding variety sketch series the last four years running. It was nominated the two years before that, but lost, in turn, to Inside Amy Schumer and Key & Peele. By contrast, between 1976 and 2014, when SNL had to compete with...
Jimmy Kimmel Responds to Low Emmys Ratings
Jimmy Kimmel addressed the all-time-low ratings for the 72nd annual Emmys ceremony, which he hosted, at the top of his ABC show on Monday. “Well, I hosted the virtual Emmys last night. They’re saying it was the highest-rated Emmys ever. Oh, the lowest? Oh, all right,” he joked during his monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in his first episode back from a summer-long vacation (Live! was hosted, in Kimmel’s absence, by several guest hosts including Anthony Anderson and Billy Porter). “Well, we set a record, let’s just say that.” The 2020 Emmys, which aired on ABC, pulled in 6.1 million viewers and a 1.2 rating for the 18-49 age demographic, per time-adjusted Nielsen numbers. It’s the second consecutive year the show has had record-low ratings: Fox’s 201...
2020 Primetime Emmy Winners: Schitt’s Creek Sweeps Comedy Awards in Historic Run
The Emmy Awards are going virtual for 2020 in an unprecedented move. Now in its 72nd year, the ceremony honors the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1st, 2019 until May 31st, 2020. Jimmy Kimmel is the night’s canary in a coal mine host, proving three time’s the charm as he presides over the live ABC broadcast. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kimmel admitted he’s bracing for a “beautiful disaster,” and acknowledged some limitations. “Not being able to pre-tape limits you as well,” he shared. “But I think what we found from watching the late night shows during this time is that you do find things that are better when you’re handcuffed.” The night will see a number of presenters hopping online, including forthcoming She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany,...
Eddie Murphy & Dave Chappelle Win Big At Creative Arts Emmy Awards
‘SNL’ has now won 83 Emmys, more than any other series in TV history. Forty years after he burst to stardom on Saturday Night Live, Eddie Murphy won his first Emmy Award on Saturday (Sept. 19) for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for his return to the show. For such a major star, Murphy has a surprisingly spare awards cabinet. He has won one Grammy (for Eddie Murphy: Comedian, 1983). He was nominated for an Oscar for Dreamgirls (2006), but did not win. Maya Rudolph won outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her appearance on that same Murphy-hosted episode of SNL in which she played Senator (and now VP nominee) Kamala Harris. Rudolph also won a second Emmy this year for outstanding character voice-over performance for Netflix’s Big Mouth. These are her first...
‘The Mandalorian’ & ‘Watchmen’ Win Big on Night 3 of Creative Arts Emmys
Are these shows now the front-runners to win on Sunday for outstanding drama series and outstanding limited series? Are you watching The Mandalorian on Disney + and/or Watchmen on HBO? Lots of Emmy voters are. These shows won five and four awards, respectively on Night 3 of the Creative Arts Emmys. Both shows are in the running to win more awards at Sunday’s Emmy Awards broadcast on ABC. The Mandalorian is a contender for outstanding drama series; Watchmen, for outstanding limited series. Other shows that were saluted on Night 3, albeit with just award each, include The Crown, Succession, Stranger Things and The Handmaid’s Tale, all of which are also nominated for outstanding drama series; and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which is nominated for outstanding comedy series. Read the tea leaves ...
‘The Apollo’ (About the Legendary Theater) and ‘Apollo 11’ Win Big on Night 1 of Primetime Emmy Awards
This year’s creative arts and other pre-telecast awards are being split into five (count ‘em) nightly shows. The Apollo, an HBO film about the legendary Harlem theater, won the Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding documentary or nonfiction special on Monday (Sept. 14). This year’s creative arts and other pre-telecast awards are being split into five (count ‘em) nightly shows, leading up to the televised Primetime Emmy Awards next Sunday (Sept. 20). This first night was devoted to reality and non-fiction programming. Apollo beat formidable competition– Beastie Boys Story (Apple TV+), (Michelle Obama’s) Becoming (Netflix), The Great Hack (Netflix) and Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time (Epix). Apollo 11, about the 1969 space launch which put man on the moon, won t...
