Emmy Awards
20 Sep 2021
Netflix’s “The Crown” was the big winner at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards which held at L.A. Live’s Event Deck instead of the Microsoft Theater, which has been home to the Emmys since 2008. The historical drama streaming television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II brought home seven wins, the most of any…
17 Sep 2021
The 73rd annual Emmy Awards will be held on Sunday at L.A. Live’s Event Deck instead of the Microsoft Theater, which has been home to the Emmys since 2008. Cedric the Entertainer, the veteran stand-up comedian and star of the CBS comedy “The Neighborhood,” will host this year’s ceremony. Netflix's latest season of British royals…
5 Aug 2020
Rapper and actor 50 Cent has criticised the Emmy awards after his crime drama series Power was not nominated for the Emmys 2020 awards. Power, a crime drama television series, in which 50 Cent acted and executive-produced aired from June 7, 2014, to February 9, 2020. Despite positive reviews from critics and viewers, it has…
30 Jul 2020
A day after announcing nominations for the Emmy Awards, the Television Academy on Wednesday informed top nominees that the ceremony in September will be held online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was expected given the restrictions and lockdowns imposed since the virus outbreak which has wreaked havoc in the entertainment industry. The Emmys…
29 Jul 2020
The Emmy nominations on Tuesday yielded a step forward for diversity, a new record for Netflix and nods aplenty for ESPN's popular Michael Jordan documentary. Here are some top takeaways form the announcement by the Television Academy, ahead of the Emmy Awards on September 20: Diversity Of the more than 100 acting nominations in the…
28 Jul 2020
The 2020 Emmy Awards are underway despite the coronavirus’s best efforts. Nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday and it was a diverse mix. Netflix dominated with 160 nominations, as new services like Disney+, Apple TV+ also made their mark. Winners will be announced on September 20, 2020, at 8:00 PM.…
17 Jul 2019
The divisive final season of "Game of Thrones" smashed the record for most Primetime Emmy nominations by a drama series in a single year, earning a whopping 32 nods Tuesday. HBO's fantasy epic enraged fans with its bumpy conclusion but still trounced the competition to strengthen its iron grip on the small-screen equivalent of the…
22 Jun 2019
The Chief Executive of EbonyLife Media, Mo Abudu, has been unveiled as Chair for the 47th edition of the International Emmy Awards Gala scheduled to take place in November. The announcement was made via the International Emmy Instagram page. Speaking on the unveiling, the Nigerian media amazon said: “As producers, we are in a unique…
10 Sep 2018
John Legend has added another award to his profile. He achieved the EGOT status by winning the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards after carting the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) ) for his role on Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert at the 2018 Emmy Awards which held on September, 9. With this, he not…
12 Jul 2018
Announced by The Handsmaid's tale actress Samira Wiley and actor Ryan Eggold, the highly anticipated 2018 Emmy nominations was released on Thursday, July 12. Game of Thrones leads the nominations list with 22 nominations, followed by another HBO show Westworld with 21, and then The Handmaid’s Tale with 20. With major awards divided into separate…
10 Jul 2018
Television industry watchers are expecting past winners to relive old glories Thursday as Hollywood's awards season kicks into high gear with the announcement of the Emmy nominations. The Television Academy's 22,000-plus members were given two weeks in June to sift through a crowded field of several thousand entries for the small-screen equivalent of the Oscars.…
18 Sep 2017
It was a night of glam frocks, political virtue-signalling, and an R-rated speech, with Elisabeth Moss turning the air blue and Dolly Parton talking about sex toys. After all 27 awards were given out, there were some shocked shows going home empty-handed but — as usual — entertainment was the big winner. Here are five of the most…