Awards

Call them the COVID Contenders.  The coronavirus pandemic has fueled a boom in creativity since mid-March, with stay-at-home orders leading to some unique and completely unexpected programming in the past few months. Prior to mid-March, who would have predicted a “Parks and Recreation” reunion, or the fact that we would soon get to know what

The Daytime Emmy Awards are heading back to TV. Nine years after the kudocast last aired on a broadcast network — and five years after it was last on TV — CBS will once again telecast the Daytime Emmys, to be held on Friday, June 26. CBS last aired the Daytime Emmys in 2011. The

The Television Academy Foundation’s College Television Awards are going virtual. In the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the annual event will take place via a remote webcast, rather than an in-person event, for the first time in its history. The livestream of the awards will take place on Saturday, May 30, at 5 p.m.

In the two and a half decades I’ve been covering the Emmy Awards, nothing stands out like what happened to the show in 2001, the year the ceremony almost didn’t happen. In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Emmys were postponed twice — the second time on Oct. 7 (with producers already

Last year, Amazon Prime Video promoted its Emmy-winning comedy “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” with a “Maisel Day.” This year, they’re giving “Maisel” its own day of the week. As part of the show’s Emmy For Your Consideration push, Amazon will launch a “Maisel Mondays” campaign for eight weeks to highlight the show’s third season. With

In the time of coronavirus, even the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, not taking place until Sept. 20, are going to look noticeably different. From For Your Consideration events being banned to shifting calendar deadlines, the Television Academy has instituted notable changes based on public health and safety recommendations amid a deadly pandemic. But, the

The Television Academy has ruled: No more double dipping. After several years of documentary projects walking the line between the Oscars and Emmys — and finding the loophole to submit for both — the org has ruled that programs won’t be eligible for an Emmy if they’ve been nominated for an Oscar. The TV Academy

The 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards will carry on without an in-person ceremony this year, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences confirmed on Wednesday. Instead, the org is moving forward with at-home remote video productions for various Emmy awards in 2020, including Daytime, Sports, News & Documentary, and Technology & Engineering. Originally scheduled

“Black Mirror” is back in the Emmy TV movie race. The second episode of the Netflix series’ fifth season, “Smithereens,” will be submitted in the TV movie and movie/mini categories this year, insiders confirm — potentially keeping its Emmy streak going. The submission will also bring Emmy winner Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”) to the movie/mini lead

In a move that could shake up the Emmy comedy actress race, the Television Academy has ruled that Showtime’s “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” is a drama, not a comedy. That means star Kirsten Dunst, who had been considered one of the top front runners to earn a nomination in the outstanding comedy

The 13th annual Television Academy Honors awards ceremony, originally scheduled for April, has been “postponed indefinitely,” due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But the TV Academy has gone ahead and announced this year’s honorees. The six programs set to be honored by the Television Academy this year are “16 Shots” (Showtime), “At the Heart

The Television Academy’s decision to push back this year’s Emmy Awards voting calendar, and eliminate officially sanctioned campaign events, was applauded on Friday by many network, streamer and studio execs — several of whom had been asking the org to do such a thing. “People are happy they acknowledged the situation,” one network exec said

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will postpone the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which had been scheduled for June. “Given our concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided that we will not be staging the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Pasadena this coming June,” NATAS chairman Terry O’Reilly said in

Epix is kicking off the post-DVD era of Emmy campaigning. On Wednesday, the MGM-owned pay cable network will be the first network or studio to officially launch its FYC screening site this year. The network will direct the TV Academy’s 25,000 voters to its Epix FYC2020 customized website via an email to members. The campaign

The Television Academy is putting a halt to Emmy For Your Consideration events as concerns continue to grow over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Academy had already offered networks and studios the option of throwing FYC events without a live audience/membership attendance, but in the immediate future that will now be the only option. The

Eugene Smith was already a renowned photojournalist for his photo essays like “Country Doctor” and his coverage of World War II. But one of his most memorable essays came near the end of his career, in the 1970s, when he and his wife Aileen M. Smith profiled the residents of the Japanese fishing village Minamata,

As concern grows over coronavirus (COVID-19), the Television Academy has stopped the practice of talent and other panel participants from interacting with audience members during For Your Consideration events. That ban on interactions includes autographs, selfies, meet-and-greets and questions from the audience, the org told members in a note sent out on Friday. The decision

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences president and CEO Adam Sharp hopes that spreading the Daytime Emmys out over three nights this year will give more winners their due — and the audience a chance to breathe. The 47th Daytime Emmy Awards will take place June 12-14 at the Pasadena Convention Center, adding an

Veteran sportscaster Lesley Visser will be honored with the lifetime achievement award at this year’s 41st annual Sports Emmys. It reps the first time a woman has received the accolade. “To be a pioneer at nearly every juncture of sports reporting isn’t easy despite how Lesley Visser makes it look, said Justine Gubar, executive director,

The 92nd annual Academy Awards quickly lost its own plot amid a million distractions courtesy of ABC’s frenetic, often baffling production decisions. But then, through the sheer pleasure of the groundbreaking winners of “Parasite” breaking through the expected narrative to triumph, the show became something far more beautifully chaotic than the show’s producers could have

Bong Joon Ho made history on Sunday night, becoming the first South Korean filmmaker to win the best director Oscar for “Parasite.” It’s the latest awards glass ceiling “Parasite,” a twisty thriller about a poor family infiltrating a wealthy household, has broken. Earlier in the evening, it became the first South Korean film to win

February 9, 2020 7:36PM PT Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” won the best international film prize at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night, making history as the first South Korean film to do so. The thriller was nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture, and was already the first South Korean feature to

Netflix’s “American Factory,” produced by Michelle and Barack Obama, took home the award for best documentary at the 92nd Oscars. It’s the first Academy Award for the Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground. The former president and first lady weren’t able to attend Sunday’s ceremony in Hollywood. The award was accepted by the film’s co-directors Steven

The biggest night in Hollywood is finally here. The 92nd Academy Awards could potentially be a historic night, depending on how key races pan out. If “Parasite” wins best picture, it would be the first foreign-language film to do so. Its win in the international feature film or director (for Bong Joon Ho) categories would

Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” a comic-book origin story about Batman’s biggest foe, scored a leading 11 Oscar nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards, including best picture, best director for Phillips and best actor for Joaquin Phoenix. Martin Scorsese’s mob epic “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino’s ode to Los Angeles “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and Sam

On the eve of the organization’s 35th Spirit Awards ceremony, to air live Feb. 8, Josh Welsh, president of Film Independent, celebrates not only the opportunity to champion projects and their creators after other organizations failed to do so, but also his team’s consistent frequency — and as he describes it, relative ease — in

Every year, controversy mounts over some Oscar selection. Whether it’s the lack of women director nominees, not enough racial diversity among the acting categories, or the choices made in the documentary or foreign-language category, the Academy’s picks are sure to be questioned. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made a concerted effort

Jarin Blaschke — “The Lighthouse” The startling black-and-white cinematography of “The Lighthouse” struck a chord with the Academy, resulting in Blaschke’s first nom after 20 years of work in the independent film scene. Having previously collaborated with director Robert Eggers on their acclaimed horror film “The Witch,” the duo went to new lengths in psychological

The 92nd Academy Awards are just days away. For films like “Joker” and “Marriage Story,” the journey to the Oscars began five months ago with their premieres in Venice. “1917” had the least amount of time on the campaign trail: The Sam Mendes war movie didn’t start screening until late November. In the end, however,

The shortest Oscar season ever has been especially brutal for strategists trying to gain traction with smaller-scale offerings later in the season: Early birds and conventional choices scooped up the lion’s share of Oscar nominations. And yet, as final voting comes to a close on Feb. 4 with certain categories seemingly locked up, it bears