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Emmys: HBO/HBO Max Vanquishes Netflix by 1, 130-129, for 19th Record Season with Most of Any Network

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Emmys: HBO/HBO Max Vanquishes Netflix by 1, 130-129, for 19th Record Season with Most of Any Network

For the 19th time, HBO now coupled with HBO Max, set the Emmy Awards ablaze. It was tight this time. They beat Netflix by just 1, 130-129 (although I would have deducted 7 for the terrible “Allen vs. Farrow.”)

Netflix could have had more had something not gone wrong with “The Undoing.” It was a shock that the series, Nicole Kidman, and Donald Sutherland got no nods. Very surprising.

HBO picked up 15 noms just for “Hacks,” the best comedy series of the year. “Mare of Easttown,” the best limited series, got 16 by itself. So HBO is still in there fighting the good fight, staying in the lead on both cable and streaming.

Here is the full list:

HBO Emmy nominations:

18 nominations for LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Jurnee Smollett), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Jonathan Majors), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Michael K. Williams), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Aunjanue Ellis), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Courtney B. Vance), and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Misha Green)

16 nominations for MARE OF EASTTOWN, including Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie, Outstanding Lead Actress in a A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie (Kate Winslet), 2 for Outstanding Supporting Actress for A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie (Julianne Nicholson and Jean Smart), Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie (Evan Peters), Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie (Brad Ingelsby), and Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie (Craig Zobel)

9 nominations for I MAY DESTROY YOU, including Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (Michaela Coel), Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie (Paapa Essiedu), Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie (Michaela Coel), and 2 for Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie (Sam Miller, Michaela Coel)

7 nominations for LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, including Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series, and Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series (Christopher Werner)

7 nominations for ALLEN V. FARROW, including Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series, Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program (Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering, Mikaela Shwer and Parker Laramie) and Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program (Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering)

6 nominations for THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART, including Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special, Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program (Mark Monroe), and Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program (Frank Marshall)

6 nominations for DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA, including Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special (Spike Lee)

5 nominations for A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, including Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, 2 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (Yvette Nicole Brown, Issa Rae)Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series,

4 nominations for PERRY MASON, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Matthew Rhys) and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (John Lithgow)

3 nominations for EUPHORIA, including Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour), Outstanding Contemporary Costumes, and Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

3 nominations for TINA, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program (Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin), and Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program

2 nominations for THE UNDOING, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (Hugh Grant) and Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program

2 nominations for OSLO, including Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special

1 nominations for IN TREATMENT, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Uzo Aduba)

1 nomination each for BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, THE NEVERS, Q: INTO THE STORM, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, and WELCOME TO CHECHNYA

HBO Max Emmy nominations:

15 nominations for HACKS, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Jean Smart), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Hannah Einbinder), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Carl Clemons-Hopkins), Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (Jane Adams), Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky), Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Lucia Aniello)

9 nominations for THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Kaley Cuoco), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Rosie Perez), Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Steve Yockey), Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Susanna Fogel)

4 nominations for FRIENDS: THE REUNION, including Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special (Ben Winston)

2 nominations for LEGENDARY, Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program and Outstanding Contemporary Makeup For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic)

2 nominations for A WEST WING SPECIAL TO BENEFIT WHEN WE ALL VOTE, including Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special (Thomas Schlamme)

1 nomination each for DOOM PATROL, MADE FOR LOVE, RAISED BY WOLVES, and WARRIOR

The 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, September 19.

Emmy Nominations: Shock Snubs for Nicole Kidman and “The Undoing,” “Genius: Aretha,” Ditto Corden, Myers, Fallon

Roger Friedman
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Emmy Nominations: Shock Snubs for Nicole Kidman and “The Undoing,” “Genius: Aretha,” Ditto Corden, Myers, Fallon

The Emmys will be held on September 19th on CBS, hosted by one of their stars, Cedric the Entertainer.

The presenters for the Emmy noms were father and daughter Emmy winners Ron Cephas and Jasmine Cephas Jones who would have each benefited from rehearsing pronunciation of many names.

“The Crown” and “The Mandalorian” tied for 24 nominations apiece.

The biggest shock snubs are Nicole Kidman acting in “The Undoing” and the show itself. I am surprised by this. Only Hugh Grant was nominated. “Genius: Aretha” mini series wasn’t nominated but its main actor, Cynthia Erivo, got a nod.

Among talk shows, no nods for Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, or James Corden. In competition shows, nothing for “American Idol.”

Link to full list.

Kathleen Turner was snubbed for her role in “The Kominsky Method.”

GOOD NEWS: Jean Smart was nominated twice, for “Hacks” and “Mare of Easttown.” Julianne Nicholson was also nominated from “Mare,” as was Evan Peters.

“Saturday Night Live” picked up 21 nominations including performers Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, and Bowen Yang. Four of the five nominees for Guest Actor in a comedy came from “SNL” and two more for Guest Actress.

Drama Series

The Boys
Bridgerton
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Pose
This Is Us

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K Brown
Jonathan Majors
Josh O’Connor
Rege-Jean Page
Billy Porter
Matthew Rhys

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Uzo Aduba
Olivia Colman
Emma Corrin
Elisabeth Moss
MJ Rodriguez
Jurnee Smollett

Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series

I May Destroy You
Mare of Easttown
The Queen’s Gambit
The Underground Railroad
WandaVision

Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology/Movie

Michaela Coel
Cynthia Erivo
Elizabeth Olsen
Anya Taylor Joy
Kate Winslett

Lead Actor in a Limited/Anthology/Movie

Paul Bettany
Hugh Grant
Ewan McGregor
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Leslie Odom Jr

Comedy Series

Black-ish
Cobra Kai
Emily In Paris
Hacks
The Flight Attendant
The Kominsky Method
Pen15
Ted Lasso

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson
Michael Douglas
William H. Macy
Jason Sudeikis
Kenan Thompson

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Aidy Bryant
Kaley Cuoco
Allison Janney
Tracee Ellis Ross
Jean Smart

Competition Program

The Amazing Race
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Variety Talk Series

Conan
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Keep refreshing as we add the names of nominees…

UPDATING 2021 Emmy Award Nominations Should Include “The Crown,” “Hacks,” “Mare,” “Undoing,” More

Roger Friedman
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UPDATING 2021 Emmy Award Nominations Should Include “The Crown,” “Hacks,” “Mare,” “Undoing,” More

The Emmy nominations are coming at 11:30am. Keep refreshing here for the full list (which takes a bit to pull together).

Many popular shows simply didn’t have seasons this past year because of the pandemic. But there are plenty that did. HBO is going to clean up with “Hacks” and “Mare of Easttown,” Netflix has “The Crown.” Who will be snubbed?

Stay tuned…

Cannes: Harvey Weinstein’s Ex-Wife Gets Back at Him by Returning to Cannes, Kissing Boyfriend Adrien Brody on Red Carpet

Roger Friedman
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Cannes: Harvey Weinstein’s Ex-Wife Gets Back at Him by Returning to Cannes, Kissing Boyfriend Adrien Brody on Red Carpet

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

And so Harvey Weinstein’s ex-wife, Georgina Chapman, hired a gourmet chef for this order.

For years, Chapman attended the Cannes Film Festival as the wife of Harvey Weinstein, walking the red carpet and attending the most glamorous parties with the movie mogul. Her husband even persuaded his various female stars to wear Chapman’s Marchesa gowns for publicity.

But then it turned out Harvey was living a double or triple life. He is now in prison for 23 years after being convicted in New York in 2020 of rape and criminal sexual assault. She got primary custody of their two small children and a settlement of around $20 million.

That wasn’t enough to assuage Chapman, evidently. How could she really stick it to Weinstein, in prison, reportedly with deteriorating sight and all alone? Why not go to the Cannes Film Festival with a movie star? And kiss him on the red carpet?

The Daily Mail reports that’s exactly what Chapman did yesterday with actor Adrien Brody,  who appears in Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch.” Getty Images captured the lovers stopping for the cameras and making quite a scene on the red carpet, unnecessarily, but just enough to send poor Harvey a message behind bars.

Poor taste? I’d say so. When Chapman married Weinstein she had no business and no money. He may have done terrible things, but he also put her on the map and gave her a lavish lifestyle. Living well would have been the best revenge. Just appearing on the red carpet with Brody would have been enough of a stab to the heart. The kiss was a painful turn of the knife through the rest of the organs.

Brody, as I reported exclusively earlier this summer, will appear in HBO’s “Succession” this coming season, his first foray into American television.

 

What is Love? Albert Mielgo Tries to Answer That Question with His Heralded Cannes Animated Short Film

Leah Sydney
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What is Love? Albert Mielgo Tries to Answer That Question with His Heralded Cannes Animated Short Film

What is love? That is one of life’s eternal questions, and one that, that Spanish filmmaker Alberto Mielgo tries to answer in his signature creative way with his much heralded animated short film “The Windshield Wiper,” which is a part of the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes.

Mielgo has a wildly impressive resume. He’s a director, animator, musical and art director, designer and more; his work is well regarded in the industry. Among his projects: “Tron: Uprising,” “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” “Love, Death and Robots,” and numerous others.

“Windshield Wiper” also boasts Barry Jenkins’ production company Pastel as a producer. The film is a passion project for Mielgo, it’s his “very personal and particular vision on love and relationships.” The film starts with an older man, thoughtfully and wistfully, smoking a cigarette in a café and asking this age old question of What is love? Through vignettes, the man traverses an existential journey to try and find the elusive answer.

The animation is off the charts amazing, truly visionary, but alas, not for the kiddies. Mielgo does not shy away from adult themes. Mielgo has said that,“I wanted to bring an adult them to animation that isn’t a video game either, and that’s not something we see in animation very often.” He has wildly succeeded, bringing a tortured view of what love is and is not. No wonder that Mielgo says he was inspired by David Lynch’s filmmaking style. Mielgo’s artistry, craftmanship and talent are not to be denied.

Watch the trailer for “Windshield Wiper” here:

The Windshield Wiper / TRAILER 2021 from alberto mielgo on Vimeo.

Sharon Stone Lured Back to Host Cannes amFAR Dinner After Group’s Finances Went into Decline

Roger Friedman
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Sharon Stone Lured Back to Host Cannes amFAR Dinner After Group’s Finances Went into Decline

Sharon Stone is doing a solid for amFAR this Friday. She’s returning to host their downsized Cannes dinner on Friday despite being treated like dirt by them for years.

The reason amFAR desperately needs her back: their finances are in decline. As I told you last week, amFAR salaries and expenses are up, but income is down.

This year, amFAR’s other problem is that their venue was changed from the glamorous Hotel du Cap Eden Roc to a local estate operated by the city of Antibes. They had to rent the location, which was only available on the undesirable date of this Friday. By then all the big stars who’ve been on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival will have left the area.

So amFAR is flying in — at a great expense– a bunch of celebs including Alicia Keys for entertainment. And Sharon. And “Mrs. Maisel” star Rachel Brosnahan.

Sharon will host the night, but the guest list is limited to just 400 people because of French restrictions for COVID. She’s being damned nice to do it considering how badly amFAR has treated her after years of Stone raising millions and millions for them.

Daytime Drama: “The Young and the Restless” Loses 2 Young Romantic Stars at Center of Show

Roger Friedman
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Daytime Drama: “The Young and the Restless” Loses 2 Young Romantic Stars at Center of Show

Say goodbye to Kyle and Summer, aka Skyle.

The actors who play the central young romantic characters on CBS’s “The Young and the Restless” are out after not being able re-renegotiate contracts.

Michael Mealor, who’s been on the show for three years, and Hunter King, who’d been there since 2012, have left the show. The 48 year old soap will recast, no doubt, as these are core characters.

King for a time alternated on CBS’s sitcom “Life in Pieces,” in a deal she made with CBS. Now she’s leaving to do a pilot for ABC that sounds “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” meets “The King and I” about a 19th century schoolteacher who goes from a big city to the country. King’s sister is indie favorite actress Joey King.

Mealor wrote on Twitter:

“From every engagement and every heart break, whether you were #KOLA or #SKYLE, y’all were along for the rollercoaster. Thank you @youngandrestlesscbs, @cbstv and @sony for trusting me with this incredible character. Thank you for allowing me to be your Kyle Abbott. So much love!”

 

Where Mealor is going is unknown, although there’s so much prime time and streaming work right now, he’s bound to pick up something. Otherwise, he’ll join the decades of dudes who thought they’d leave soaps and become stars, only to vanish. We’ll see.

Hot Song Debut: G-Eazy with Incendiary Carlos Santana on Diane Warren’s “She’s Fire” is Radio Ready

Roger Friedman
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Hot Song Debut: G-Eazy with Incendiary Carlos Santana on Diane Warren’s “She’s Fire” is Radio Ready

Listen to this! Carlos Santana plays a blistering guitar on Diane Warren’s “She’s Fire,” with a vocal from G-Eazy that just hit YouTube.

Songwriter extraordinaire Warren is coming with an album of her songs by a host of guest stars later next month. The album is called “The Cave Sessions, Volume 1.” The other artists include John Legend, Celine Dion, Ty Dolla $ign, LP and Darius Rucker.

We’re usually squawking away here about Diane Warren’s 12 Oscar nominations. But she’s written dozens of top 10 hits and number 1 hits like “If I Could Turn Back Time” and “Rhythm of the Night.”

Now comes “She’s Fire” and it’s on fire!

Rupert Murdoch’s Knewz.com Folds After Less Than 2 Years, Shared Name with a Buffalo Polka Band

Roger Friedman
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Rupert Murdoch’s Knewz.com Folds After Less Than 2 Years, Shared Name with a Buffalo Polka Band

This will not come as knewz to anyone. Rupert Murdoch’s www.knewz.com has folded, closed up shop after less than 2 years.

You may not have known about knewz. If you snoozed, you…well, you know what I mean. This was the second attempt to launch a news website apart from the New York Post and other News Corp. sites that would be tabloidy and traffic in made up news. It was designed as a “news aggregator,” meant to take on the Drudge Report, the sixth highest ranked news site on the internet. Knewz.com was ranked number 7,425 on Alexa.com among all US websites.

The first was a right wing leaning site called Heatstreet.com. That site, before it also expired after a short run, had trouble with its url because it shared a name with a tattoo and piercing parlor in South Carolina. Knewz had an issue because some might have confused with a polka band of the same name from Buffalo, New York.

Both Heatstreet and Knewz were run by News Corp’s online wunderkind, Noah Kotch. He’s now run two spectacular failures for the company. What’s next is anyone’s guess: editor of the Wall Street Journal?

All that’s left of Knewz.com is this farewell on their landing page: “We started Knewz as an experiment in news aggregation because we wanted to gather a diverse range of quality journalism, to highlight all sides of every story and to protect and project provenance. We certainly had provenance, but not profits, and so we bid Knewz farewell. Thank you to the millions of Knewz users who saw the value of the service and supported our mission.”

 Here’s a musical farewell, polka style

Cannes 15 Minute Standing O for Wes Anderson’s “French Dispatch”: But Director Refuses to Give Press Conference

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Cannes 15 Minute Standing O for Wes Anderson’s “French Dispatch”: But Director Refuses to Give Press Conference

UPDATE There was a 15 minute total standing ovation apparently. Originally it was said to be 9 minutes, but it went on and on according to my spies.

The French Dispatch has finally arrived in Cannes, a year late.

Director Wes Anderson brought an all star cast to the Croisette tonight but refused to give a press conference. The word is he was avoiding questions about his long time producer Scott Rudin, who has been made a pariah on Broadway for having a toxic work environment.

Todd McCarthy reviewed “The French Dispatch” for Deadline.com calling the director  “the king of twee.” McCarthy writes: This is Anderson in full flower, one that only grows in a rarified altitude… this is a film about and for The New Yorker constituency. If Anthony Lane doesn’t like it, there will be a price to pay. Searchlight Pictures probably shouldn’t even bother to release it in the red states, except maybe in Austin.”

Co-star Timothee Chalamet wore a designer suit that made him look like the Tin Man. The suit has gotten more attention on line than the movie.

Disney (Fox) Searchlight brought a lot of people for this premiere, so they spent some big bucks. Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Tilda Swinton, Chalamet, etc are all four star travelers. Plus I’m sure there’s a big fancy dinner after the screening.

Frances McDormand did not attend. Apparently, there’s a sex scene between her and Chalamet that has set jaws dropping and tongues wagging. Not for the faint of heart.

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