As television enjoys a golden era, with more than 400 scripted series on offer, people of color were nominated this year in every leading actor category for the first time in the 68-year history of the Primetime Emmys, the highest honors in television.
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Red carpet coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the awards at 8 p.m. ET.
Will cable and streaming services steal all the drama from the broadcasters?
The Emmys air this coming Sunday to continue the brilliant award season.
The HBO fantasy drama has so far clocked up 35 wins over six series – picking up nine wins at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, which encompasses numerous technical awards – already making it the biggest-winning dramas series of all time. Correspondents will be staked out across the carpet, asking questions about gowns, suits, manicures and – hopefully – much, much more.
– Whether the broadcast networks can achieve any reversal of their dwindling share of Emmy gold.
File picture of the cast of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” backstage with their award for Outstanding Drama Series during the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 20, 2015.
Will the plebeians give any love to “Downton Abbey” in its final season?
Kate McKinnon offered an emotional – and at times seemingly muted by the censors – speech after her work on “Saturday Night Live” won her the outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series Emmy. It is in any case what we can say today since Game of Thrones won 9 Creative Arts Emmy Award. Check after the show for even more interviews.
Instead, voters were told to check only a top choice – with the most votes deciding the victor. Easily the most captivating and memorable performance on TV in the a year ago. James Corden who also tweeted his look for the night dressed in a blue cheerleader costume, said: ” I’m the only nominee at the Emmy’s wearing this right now!”
Now, all 2,500 branch members can jump in if so inclined – but they have to agree to view all episodes in contention before voting, as the panels did.
The best comedy competition probably will not be as dramatic.
Game of Thrones is expected to reign over the Emmys again, with 23 award nominations, but it’s too close to call in the drama category. The rules change could also make hacking thriller “Mr. Robot” a “Game of Thrones” spoiler.
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Bush asked Kimmel if he was a nominee, and when Kimmel said yes, Bush said, “Wow, what’s that like?” In the 1960s, he recalled, the TV academy was forced to call in respected writer-producer Rod Serling (“The Twilight Zone”) to overhaul a voting approach that had similarly veered off course. “I think it’s changing the landscape, period”, he said.
