Jul 28 ‘Watchmen’ leads all Emmy nominees with 26 By Lynn Elber, Associated Press The prime-time Emmys are the first major entertainment awards to cope with limitations forced by the pandemic. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 6:27 What blockbuster ‘Game of Thrones’ meant for the fantasy genre By Jeffrey Brown For the millions of viewers around the world addicted to HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” winter is coming, this weekend. The television phenomenon, which upwards of 17 million people watch per episode, concludes its eighth and final season with no shortage… Continue watching
Jul 12 ‘Game of Thrones’ slays with a leading 22 Emmy nominations By Lynn Elber, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — "Game of Thrones" roared back onto the Emmy battlefield, topping Thursday's nominations with 22 bids but with a formidable opponent in last year's winner "The Handmaid's Tale," while a streaming platform made history by earning the most… Continue reading
Sep 18 Here’s who won (and poked fun) at the Emmy Awards By Lora Strum Colbert's direct shot at the president was just one of the ways politics made its way into Sunday's television awards, from nods to the cut-throat Washington drama “House of Cards” to Alec Baldwin's infamous impersonation on “Saturday Night Live.”… Continue reading
Jul 14 5 episodes of television you should be watching now By Alison Thoet James Poniewozik, the chief television critic at the New York Times, shares his favorite television episodes this season. Here are his top five. Continue reading
Jul 13 Read the full list of 2017 Emmy nominees By Elizabeth Flock It was a glorious, packed, binge-worthy season of television. Watch live as the nominees for the Emmy Awards, honoring the best of those shows, are announced Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch PBS NewsHour’s 6 Emmy-nominated reports By PBS News Hour The PBS NewsHour, co-anchored by managing editors Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff, was nominated for six News and Documentary Emmy Awards from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. PBS programming received a total of 54 nominations, more than… Continue reading
Sep 19 Trump becomes punchline at this year’s Emmys By David Bauder, Associated Press Since it often seems like the most entertaining limited series on television, there was little surprise that the presidential campaign made its presence felt at the Emmy Awards. Continue reading
Sep 16 Emmy quiz: Do you know what critics are saying about your favorite TV show? By Joshua Barajas Ahead of the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards this Sunday, can you guess which Emmy-nominated show these critics praised or bashed?… Continue reading
Mar 06 Albert Maysles, award-winning filmmaker and documentary pioneer, dies at 88 By Victoria Fleischer Albert Maysles, the award-winning documentary filmmaker who helped pioneer a new set of documentary conventions, died Thursday night at his home in Manhattan. Maysles, who made films with his brother David, is best known for his for his cinema verite… Continue reading