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'Tremendous Bittersweetness':
Bourdain Shows Win 6 Emmys

Sep 10, 2018 4:53 AM CDT

'Tremendous Bittersweetness': Bourdain Shows Win 6 Emmys

(Newser) - If Anthony Bourdain were still with us, Sunday would have been one of the proudest days of his life. The chef, who died by suicide in June, was honored with six awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Variety reports. His CNN show, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, won awards for...

Sandra Oh on 'Ripple Effects' of Her Historic Emmy Nomination

Sandra Oh's Emmy Thrill
Mixed With 'Sober Reminder'

Jul 13, 2018 11:41 AM CDT

Sandra Oh's Emmy Thrill Mixed With 'Sober Reminder'

She's first person of Asian descent to be nominated for lead actress in a drama

(Newser) - Emmy nominations were announced Thursday, and no one was more excited than Sandra Oh—not only for the honor of being recognized for her acting skills in BBC America's Killing Eve, but also for being the first person of Asian descent nominated as lead actress in a drama. It'...

Game of Thrones Grabs the Most Emmy Nominations

Here Are Your
Emmy Nominees

Jul 12, 2018 11:57 AM CDT

Here Are Your Emmy Nominees

'Game of Thrones' leads the nominations with 22

(Newser) - Game of Thrones roared back onto the Emmy battlefield, topping Thursday's nominations with 22 bids but facing a formidable opponent in The Handmaid's Tale, last year's top drama series, the AP reports. The latter series got 20 bids, while HBO's Westworld earned 21. The nominations for...

Actress Uses Emmy Cash to Help Undocumented Immigrant

Jane the Virgin Star
Has Unusual
Use for Her
Emmy Cash

Jun 21, 2018 9:00 AM CDT

Jane the Virgin Star Has Unusual Use for Her Emmy Cash

Gina Rodriguez sets up scholarship for student's 4 years at Princeton

(Newser) - Right now, Gina Rodriguez could be spending the money doled out to her by CBS Television Studios to promote her Emmy run. But the Jane the Virgin star decided to use the cash for something else instead: setting up a college scholarship for an undocumented Latinx immigrant. Today and the...

'Lack of
Credibility'
Proving an
Issue for Spicer

Sep 20, 2017 8:01 AM CDT

'Lack of Credibility' Proving an Issue for Spicer

Major networks pass on exclusive paid contributor role

(Newser) - The Emmys helped Sean Spicer "rebrand," according to CNN —but apparently not enough. The five major news networks have passed on the opportunity to have the former White House press secretary as an exclusive paid contributor, reports NBC News . Spicer's representatives had brought the proposal to...

Spicer Regrets the Inauguration Crowd Brouhaha

Spicer Is 'Absolutely'
Sorry, Period.

Sep 19, 2017 8:23 AM CDT

Spicer Is 'Absolutely' Sorry, Period.

Ex-press secretary says he regrets sparking debate about inauguration crowd size

(Newser) - Days before Sean Spicer appeared at the Emmys , Stephen Colbert suggested the former White House press secretary shouldn't be forgiven for lying to the public. "He wants to be forgiven, but he won't regret anything he did," Colbert said on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday. "...

After Spicer's
Emmy Cameo,
the Knives
Come Out

the rundown

Sep 18, 2017 1:40 PM CDT

After Spicer's Emmy Cameo, the Knives Come Out

He thought it was 'kinda funny,' but critics aren't laughing

(Newser) - Sean Spicer's surprise cameo at the Emmys Sunday night continues to be a big talker, and it seems that all praise or criticism can be directed to host Stephen Colbert. It was Colbert himself who raised the idea at a planning meeting, reports CNN . The host then helped pitch...

And the Emmys Go to...

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Sep 18, 2017 12:33 AM CDT

And the Emmys Go to...

'Veep,' 'Big Little Lies,' 'The Handmaid's Tale' win biggest awards

(Newser) - After a song, a bunch of jokes about President Trump , and even a surprise appearance by Sean Spicer during host Stephen Colbert's opening monologue, the Emmy Awards were off and running Sunday night. The first award, for best supporting actor in a drama, went to John Lithgow for The ...

Nicole Kidman
Appears to Forget
2 of Her Kids

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Sep 17, 2017 9:57 PM CDT

Nicole Kidman Appears to Forget 2 of Her Kids

She mentions her latest 2, not her 2 with Tom Cruise

(Newser) - While accepting her Emmy award for outstanding lead actress in a limited series for Big Little Lies, Nicole Kidman specifically mentioned that she's a mom—to two little girls with husband Keith Urban. She wants her Emmy to go on their shelf as a reminder of what she was...

Twitter Not Happy
With One Aspect of
'In Memoriam' Segment

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Sep 17, 2017 9:21 PM CDT

Twitter Not Happy With One Aspect of 'In Memoriam' Segment

Or incredibly happy, depending on how you look at it

(Newser) - The "In Memoriam" segment at Sunday night's Emmy Awards included one controversial name: Fox News founder Roger Ailes. A sampling of reactions on Twitter:

@seanoneal : "My favorite television moment of 2017 years is the cold silence that greeted Roger Ailes during the Emmys In Memoriam."
@Smoregasboredom

...

Here's Why
#DCPublicSchools
Is Trending on Twitter

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Sep 17, 2017 8:56 PM CDT

Here's Why #DCPublicSchools Is Trending on Twitter

Dave Chappelle started it, John Oliver ran with it

(Newser) - For anyone not watching Sunday night's Emmy Awards and wondering why the hashtag #DCPublicSchools is trending on Twitter, a quick explainer: Dave Chappelle first offered a shout-out to DC Public Schools while onstage to present the Emmy for outstanding directing in a comedy series. "Now we’re going...

Sean Spicer
Shocks Emmys Crowd

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Sep 17, 2017 7:38 PM CDT

Sean Spicer Shocks Emmys Crowd

Appears onstage to 'trump up' the size of the audience

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert had more than just a song and a few jokes about President Trump up his sleeve for his opening monologue Sunday night at the Emmy Awards: He brought former White House press secretary Sean Spicer onstage to, as Entertainment Weekly puts it, "trump up" the size of...

Colbert Opens Emmys
With Song, Trump Jokes

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Sep 17, 2017 7:20 PM CDT

Colbert Opens Emmys With Song, Trump Jokes

'Everything is better on TV,' he sings

(Newser) - Host Stephen Colbert opened the Emmy Awards Sunday night with a song urging people concerned about the state of the world today to just turn on the boob tube, because "everything is better on TV." The song featured cameos from quite a few TV stars including Allison Janney,...

The 2017 Emmy
Nominations
Are Here

Jul 13, 2017 11:13 AM CDT

The 2017 Emmy Nominations Are Here

22 nods each for 'Westworld,' 'SNL'

(Newser) - Emmy nominations are out, and Saturday Night Live and Westworld are in the lead with 22 nods each, the AP reports. One of the nominations for HBO's Westworld was outstanding drama series, a category that also included AMC's Better Call Saul, Hulu's The Handmaid’s Tale, NBC'...

Colbert Named as
Emmys Host,
Makes Trump Joke

Jan 23, 2017 6:35 PM CST

Colbert Named as Emmys Host, Makes Trump Joke

'This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period'

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert will host the annual Emmy Awards telecast, this year to be shown on his home network of CBS, the AP reports. The annual awards show honoring the best in television will take place on Sept. 17 in Los Angeles. Colbert is host of the Late Show on CBS,...

5 Best, Worst Dressed
at the Emmy Awards

EMMY AWARDS 2016

Sep 19, 2016 5:33 AM CDT

5 Best, Worst Dressed at the Emmy Awards

'Bedazzled trash bag' topped many lists

(Newser) - Once again, the Emmy Awards are being talked about almost as much for the dizzying variety of fashions on display as for the awards themselves—with a few outfits controversial enough to feature on some best-dressed lists while being named as major misses by others. A selection of critics' picks:...

PB&Js for
Everyone at
Kimmel's
Emmys

EMMY AWARDS 2016

Sep 18, 2016 10:45 PM CDT

PB&Js for Everyone at Kimmel's Emmys

Some are wondering why he's never been asked to host the Oscars

(Newser) - USA Today recalls how Jimmy Kimmel's 2012 hosting gig at the Emmys didn't wow the masses, but the late-night host apparently redeemed himself Sunday at this year's awards show, earning an "affable" rating from the newspaper, which said "he hit the mark right all...

'Topple the
Patriarchy!':
Emmys Get
Political

EMMY AWARDS 2016

Sep 18, 2016 10:21 PM CDT

'Topple the Patriarchy!': Emmys Get Political

Talk of diversity, online harassment, and Trump infiltrated the awards

(Newser) - It's not surprising that, in a tense election year, politics and other weighty topics made a prominent appearance at this year's awards, per the AP . How they were broached, with both seriousness and a touch of levity:

First, the explicit shout-outs to Election 2016: Jeb (with an exclamation

...

The Night's
Biggest
Laugh-Cry
Moment

EMMY AWARDS 2016

Sep 18, 2016 8:24 PM CDT

The Night's Biggest Laugh-Cry Moment

Julia Louis-Dreyfus wins, thanks her late father

(Newser) - Julia Loius-Dreyfus won lead actress in a comedy series yet again for Veep, and her acceptance speech "made us go through every emoji," one Twitter user noted . Per the Week , Loius-Dreyfus first apologized for today's current political climate, saying her HBO show had "torn down the...

Game of Thrones,
OJ Simpson
Series Win
Big

EMMY AWARDS 2016

Sep 18, 2016 7:25 PM CDT

Game of Thrones, OJ Simpson Series Win Big

The 68th Emmys are underway in LA

(Newser) - A beautiful night on the red carpet jump-started the 68th Emmy Awards at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater, followed by Jimmy Kimmel's exodus to the awards ceremony, with the cast of Modern Family, James Corden, and even Jeb Bush giving him a lift to the show. Kimmel's opening monologue...