Emmy Nominations 2020: Biggest Snubs and Surprises

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The New York Times.“I know that most people in Russia are against this war, and I am confident that the more people would talk about their real attitude to it, the faster we can stop this horror,” said Oxxxymiron in a statement (translated by the Times).“I cannot entertain you when Russian missiles are falling on Ukraine—when residents of Kyiv are forced to hide in basements and in the metro, while people are dying.”He is one of several other Russian musicians who have voiced their protest at the war. Kasta, Shym, Vladi, Khamil, Zmey, and Noize MC have all voiced their opposition to the attack on Ukraine.A post shared by Oxxxymiron (@norimyxxxo)Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation.Since Oxxxymiron’s post last night (February 24), Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that 137 people had been killed, with 316 more wounded.Troops from Russia crossed the Crimea border into Ukraine on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin gave the order for his invasion to begin.The actions of Putin, who has claimed that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine and that his country’s actions amount to a “special military operation”, have drawn widespread condemnation from across the globe.Reactions to the situation in Ukraine from prominent figures in the worlds of music, entertainment and politics have been posted on social media, with the likes of Foals’ Yannis Philippakis, Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Yungblud, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Taika Waititi and Amanda Palmer all speaking out in support of Ukraine.

Pocketpair, the studio behind Palworld, has given staff a paid holiday today (February 25) so they can stay at home and play Elden Ring.FromSoftware’s open-world action role-playing game is out today and according to Pocketpair’s CEO Takruo Mizobe, he believes staff will be “unable to focus on work”.The company announced the “Elden Holiday” in a company wide email, which was later shared on Twitter.ポケットペアは、全社員対象者にエルデン休暇を支給します！エルデの王は金、月は出勤する必要はありません！ pic.twitter.com/HforPa0TkN— ポケットペア公式 – Craftopia/クラフトピア (@PocketpairJapan) February 22, 2022Rumour has it that the Dragon Quest series is so popular in Japan, that developer Square Enix now releases its games on Saturdays to prevent kids from skipping school and adults from calling in sick to work to play the game.And last year, Japanese tech developer Mark-On Ltd announced a ‘Monster Hunter Holiday’ for all non-executive employees to coincide with the launch of Monster Hunter Rise after CEO Masaki Hiyama received an overwhelming number of holiday requests for that day.Elden Ring launched earlier today. Steam reviews for the PC version of the game are currently “mixed” due to performance issues and missing features. Bandai Namco has since released a post about the issues in Elden Ring, stating that it is “constantly working to improve the game so that it can be played comfortably on various PC environments and platforms.” In a five-star review of the game NME wrote: “Trying to summarise all of Elden Ring‘s successes, trying to pinpoint why it feels so special, is a gargantuan task.

Inhaler have confirmed that they’re working on their second album by sharing a behind-the-scenes studio clip – watch below.The Dublin band released their debut full-length effort, ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’, last July ahead of appearing at a string of festivals and embarking on a UK/Ireland headline tour.Having wrapped up a run of US dates in late 2021, the group revealed on social media yesterday (February 24) that they’re currently at work on new music.“Here’s a little treat from us working on new album material, alongside an instrumental we released on vinyl many moons ago,” Inhaler captioned a video, which shows them recording at Narcissus Studio in London.Shot by photographer Lewis Evans, the one-and-a-half-minute, vintage film-style montage sees the members of the band playing their respective instruments before it fades to black.

Peaky Blinders attended the premiere for the show’s sixth and final season on Thursday (February 24) at Cineworld in Birmingham.Sophie Rundle (Ada Shelby), Kate Phillips (Linda Shelby) and Natasha O’Keeffe (Lizzie Stark) were among those at the event, alongside Finn Cole (Michael Gray), Ned Dennehy (Charlie Strong) and Harry Kirton (Finn Shelby).Amber Anderson and Charlene McKenna were also in attendance, along with James Frecheville who is a newcomer for the final season.Cillian Murphy, who plays Tommy Shelby, was unable to make the premiere due to filming commitments on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film Oppenheimer.The actor will play the lead role of J. Robert Oppenheimer in the biopic, an American physicist whose involvement in the Manhattan Project led him to be dubbed the “father of the atomic bomb”.Speaking about the role recently, Murphy said: “I’m interested in the man and what [inventing the atomic bomb] does to the individual.

Former striker Michael Owen believes Erik ten Hag would bring the structure that Manchester United are desperately in need of if he was to be appointed the club's next manager.

the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 22 times over the years to such luminaries as Richard Pryor (1998), Lily Tomlin (2003), Steve Martin (2005), Eddie Murphy (2015) and David Letterman (2017). But only two of those televised presentations have been nominated for Emmy Awards.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVFive months into the coronavirus pandemic, and Television Academy voters already seem to be over the plethora of remotely produced content created during, and in response to, the new social-distancing health and safety guidelines.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVIt may be the dawn of a new era: Freshman series, especially in the unscripted categories, are having their moment with the Television Academy.Of 15 nominees across competition, unstructured and structured programs, almost half (seven) were newcomers to the Emmy race, with six of those seeing accolades their first time eligible.

If you caught the nominations announcement for the 72nd Emmy Awards on Tuesday you were greeted with a virtual production that has become commonplace since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The emcee, Leslie Jones, described how she took an empty plane from New York to Los Angeles and was taken to an empty studio which included only a cameraperson.

nd Primetime Emmy Awards was unveiled. The announcement was made in a virtual event hosted by Leslie Jones, who was joined by presenters Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany along with Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma.With 160 nominations, Netflix originals received most nods than any other network or streaming service.

Primetime Emmy Awards pay tribute to some of the best projects in show, lauding TV’s most stunning performances at one of the biggest nights in Hollywood. Its 2019-2020 season has undoubtedly been the busiest in entertainment history, and the number of Emmy submissions to be considered reflects that; almost 800 different shows and programs were submitted for this year’s Emmy consideration.

Angelica Ross has slammed the Television Academy for not "valuing trans lives" after the transgender stars of 'Pose' were snubbed from the Emmy Award nominations. The Academy announced the nominations for the 2020 Emmy Awards on Tuesday (28.07.20), and whilst Billy Porter was nominated in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category for his role as Pray Tell in the FX show - which follows New York City's African-American and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming ballroom culture scene in the 1980s - every other cast member was left out of all the categories open to actors and actresses.

Jennifer Aniston is reacting to the good news – and already planning her socially distanced outfit!

Jennifer Aniston is reacting to the good news!

Kerry Washington wasn’t just nominated for one Emmy at the 2020 Emmy Awards, but for four! The 43-year-old actress and producer woke up to the news that not only had she been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, but is also included in the nominations for Outstanding Variety Special (for Live in Front of a Studio Audience), Outstanding Television Movie (American Son), and Outstanding Limited Series (Little Fires Everywhere). Kerry reacted to the nomination by saying: “To be recognized in this way this morning is such an honour.” “To be able to share it with my partner Pilar Savone and our Simpson Street family makes it even more meaningful.” “The experiences we’ve been able to have this year were beyond our

Laverne Cox almost didn't believe she was an Emmy nominee! On Tuesday morning, the 48-year-old actress joined Josh Gad, Tatiana Maslany and host Leslie Jones to announce the nominations for the 2020 Emmy Awards, but reacted with uncertainty and disbelief when Jones told her that she nabbed a nomination herself — Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role on .As Jones repeatedly yelled, «You've been nominated!» Cox questioned, «Really?,» which led the host to hilariously exclaim, «Do you not believe me?!»«I was still trying to process it,» Cox explained to ET's Nischelle Turner of the interaction. «I'm like, 'What was I nominated for?'… I [was] confused [and was] trying to hold it together.»"… I was in one episode in the last season of, so

announced Tuesday morning by a raucous, overly enthusiastic Leslie Jones and presenters Josh Gad, Laverne Cox and Tatiana Maslany — includes an overabundance of “I’ll have the usual” nods. (Note to Leslie, for next time: “Ironside” was in a wheelchair, not “Perry Mason.”)The line between broadcast, cable and streaming was erased some time ago, so that’s a nonissue, but for all the talk in 2020 about diversity and change in the TV industry, there was little in the way of shockers in this year’s crop of nominees.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVJust a week before the Emmy nominations were announced, “Schitt’s Creek” star Catherine O’Hara didn’t think she would be lauded again.“I did ‘For Your Consideration,’ after all,” O’Hara told Variety at the time, referencing the 2006 Christopher Guest mockumentary in which she played a veteran actress who industry prognosticators said had Oscar buzz around her for her latest film, only to have her heartbroken when the phone never rang with the notification of, let alone congratulations for, a nomination.The difference, of course, is that the buzz for the the movie-within-the-movie was at-first created just to make those working on it feel better about the work being done on it, and it snowballed

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe Television Academy nominated a record number of Black actors for Emmys on Tuesday morning, with 34.3% of the acting nominees being Black.There were 102 acting nominees this year across lead, supporting and guest categories for drama, comedy and limited series/TV movie. Thirty-five of those slots went to Black actors (notably, Maya Rudolph actually accounts for two of those slots, being nominated against herself in the guest comedy actress category for her work on both “The Good Place” and “Saturday Night Live”).Other nominees in top acting categories include Billy Porter, Sterling K.

Schitt’s Creek, Ozark, Watchmen, Succession, Dead To Me, and Killing Eve lead the the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations with three nods apiece.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVJennifer Aniston has officially crossed over from beloved comedy star to beloved drama actor in the eyes of the Television Academy: She nabbed her first-ever dramatic acting Emmy nomination (for Apple TV Plus’ “The Morning Show”) on Tuesday.“You did the work. It was just really clear.

After weeks of waiting, the 2020 Emmy Awards nominations are finally here!

announce the nominees for the 2020 Emmy Awards, celebrating the best of the 2019-2020 TV season, during a virtual event hosted by Leslie Jones.The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be handed out Sunday, Sept. 20 during a live broadcast hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on ABC.

via livestream on YouTube and the Television Academy’s Facebook page.Three-time Emmy nominee Leslie Jones will host the nomination reveal — which will also be streamed on Emmys.com — with an assist from Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany.“Television has played an integral role in navigating these unprecedented times and has brought us together as we remain apart,” said Frank Scherma, Television Academy chairman and CEO, on the official site. “We are honored to have these groundbreaking actors, producers and comedians announce this year’s Emmy nominees — whose extraordinary work has been vital to the evolution of the television landscape this season.”Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is set to emcee the actual Sept.

After pushing back deadlines amid the uncertainty surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Emmy Awards are back on track with the nominations announcement airing live on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. PT.

Leslie Jones is set to host the 2020 Emmy nominations, which will be announced on Tuesday morning (July 28). She'll join presenters Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany for the event.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“Saturday Night Live” alum and upcoming “Supermarket Sweep” revival host Leslie Jones has been tapped to host the 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, the Television Academy announced Thursday.Actors Laverne Cox (“Orange is the New Black”), Josh Gad (“Avenue 5”) and Tatiana Maslany (“Perry Mason”) are also onboard as presenters.Nominations for this year’s awards will be announced live July 28 beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m.