Pete Hammond’s Emmy Predictions 2020: In The Outstanding Comedy Series Race Are Voters About To Send ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Up ‘Schitt’s Creek’?

Wilson Chapman editorThe Alliance for Women Film Composers (AWFC) has released a statement condemning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ decision to not broadcast the best original score category live during this year’s Oscar ceremony.The Academy first confirmed its decision to present several Oscar categories outside of the live March 27 telecast on Tuesday, via a letter from president David Rubin that was sent to Academy membership. The letter explained that these awards will instead be given out an hour prior to the on-camera ceremony, with clips from the speeches being incorporated into the telecast.

Khloe Kardashian is enjoying a night out with her friends!

Trayvon Martin was tragically killed on Feb 26, 2012 at the hands of former Neighborhood Watch captain George Zimmerman, who was allegedly racially profiling him at the time for being suspicious. The case sparked nationwide outrage, with protesters calling for justice for the 17-year-old boy. During a memorial held for her son a decade later, Trayvon’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, said, “If you don’t do anything else, don’t give up. That’s my message. Don’t ever give up. Ten years later and I’m still standing strong.” Here’s everything you need to know about the trial surrounding Trayvon’s shooting and death.

Sometimes, the sidelines are the most fun place to be…at least Prince George, 8, made them look that was as he hilariously stuck out his tongue and whispered with parents Prince William and Kate Middleton while attending a rugby match on Feb. 26. The trio were all smiles, class, and British spirit in new photos, where they chuckled amongst themselves, sang along to the national anthem, and cheered on their home team.

Rihanna is ‘proud’ to show off her bare baby bump as her boyfriend and father of her baby, A$AP Rocky, is making ‘sure she’s comfortable 100 percent of the time’ during her pregnancy.

Kanye West says he takes issue with Kim Kardashian's claim that the rapper's «been putting a lot of misinformation regarding our private matters and co-parenting on social media,» because he says she can't prove he wrote the social media posts.According to new legal documents, obtained by ET, the rapper claims Kim's allegations of «misinformation» is «double hearsay.» He claims that his estranged wife, for starters, never bothered to attached the said social media posts to her declaration and «Kim needed to offer the social media posts into evidence» as well as «show that the posts were written by Kanye.»The rapper claims that had that been done, «the posts would be admissible as statements» but since Kim didn't submit the social media posts in her declaration, it's therefore not in the record. And as such, West wants Kim's «misinformation» statement to be inadmissible at a hearing next week when a judge is set to decide whether to grant Kim's request that she be declared legally single.Kim filed legal docs earlier this week saying Kanye's «misinformation» campaign on social media «has created emotional distress.» Among some of those posts includes attacking her boyfriend, Pete Davidson.

STRICTLY star Maisie Smith is taking a quick step back to EastEnders — just three months after her character was written out of the soap. Maisie, 20, who has played Tiffany Butcher since she was six, was seen leaving Albert Square with a suitcase in December.

SHERIDAN Smith teared up as she shared an emotional moment with a contestant on Starstruck. The actress choked back tears after one of the performers returned to singing on the ITV show for the first time since her dad died.

VANESSA Feltz has given fans a look inside her incredible Gothic-style home. The 60-year-old lives in a £3.5m London home that was previously owned by millionaire businessman Charles Saatchi.

JAMES Argent is nearly back to his best and has “stunned” pals with his recovery, The Sun Online can reveal.  We exclusively reported earlier this month how the star was at the centre of a dramatic 999 dash after suffering a relapse in his fight with alcohol addiction.  He’s since been attending daily rehab sessions near his home and sources say that - along with the support of pals - has helped him get back on track.  “James is doing really, really well,” a pal said. “He’s nearly back to his best and considering how bad things were a week or so ago everyone is pretty stunned at how he’s turned things around.

SATURDAY Night Takeaway fans praised the new segment Ring My Bell, but many had to deal with some unexpected consequences. Hosts Ant and Dec, both 46, had a great time during the competition which sees people rush to their neighbour's house for the chance to win £500.

LOOSE Women fans were left confused when they spotted Stacey Solomon was missing from a group photo celebrating ITV's female presenters. Stacey, 32, has been a panellist on the ITV show since 2016 and followers demanded to know why she wasn't included in the shot with the rest of the Loose Women.

No shortcuts. Kanye West responded to Kim Kardashian‘s latest filing in their divorce, and he wants her comments to stay off the record — unless she submits proper evidence.

Are Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers planning on reconciling?

Chris Willman Music WriterIf you’re easily triggered by 30- to 40-foot props, dance routines with dozens of performers, childish wonder, juvenile humor, drug-trip simulations or just color, by all means avoid “Katy Perry: Play.” “You can come totally sober and still feel high,” Perry says of her phantasmagorical Resorts World Las Vegas residency, already famous for its talking face masks and poo, and dancing mushrooms, toothbrushes and tube socks.Between the spectacle, glamour, literal bathroom humor and (not incidentally) breezy run-through of some of the indelible pop songs of the last 20 years, “Play” is a captivating, grin-inducing show that you may well wish you could mainline, repeatedly, or at least have captured in shroom form that could be put on sale in the gift shop. But, alas, its oversize pop-art pleasures can only be found in one location, so what happens in Vegas may demand a return trip to Vegas as the production returns to Resorts World March 2-19, May 27-29, June 3-11, July 29-30, Aug.

Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has revealed fans will be seeing a lot more of her character in the highly-anticipated second season of Netflix’s regency romance. The 35-year-old Irish actress will be reprising her role as Penelope Featherington in the hit period drama – which will focus on the sizzling courtship between Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and newcomer Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley).

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Prince George joined his parents William and Kate to watch England's Six Nations rugby match against Wales today and a number of people made the same comment about how he looked. Rugby fans who spotted the young Prince said they couldn't believe how much he is starting to look like his grandmother Princess Diana.

Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as well as hit gameshow Catchphrase. The Stratford-born star is close friends with some of the biggest names in showbiz. For the latest celebrity and TV news, click here Even though Stephen is all over our TV screens, like many celebs he prefers to keep his private life away from the spotlight.

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On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 64 new deaths from Covid-19, along with 2,275 new positive cases.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticSome things never change.  Here we are at the end of the 72nd Emmy Awards and once again the story in terms of major wins is HBO proving they could lose Emmy juggernauts like Game Of Thrones and Veep, and then one year later come back just as strong with wins for Best Drama Series for Succession, and Limited Series for Watchmen , plus on top of that pulling off an upset win making Zendaya the youngest winner ever in Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Euphoria, a year old show few thought would be remembered at Emmy time.

Nellie Andreeva, Mike Fleming Jr, Pete Hammond, Joe Utichi After a long Emmys season that actually began before the worldwide coronavirus pandemic shut down life and awards shows as we know it, it is coming to an end tonight as the Primetime Emmy show will hand out statuettes in 23 different categories – virtually. That’s right, no red carpet, no live audience, no dressed-to-the-nines nominees.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticIt’s always hard to pick a winner (I have been making predictions all week on Deadline), and I have some favorites (yes, I am one of the 23,000 or so eligible Emmy voters) in what has turned out to be an exceptional year for television.A number of people didn’t get nominations who should have, for example Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery, so good in Defending Jacob; Joe Mantello, so heartbreakingly good in Hollywood; the great Patti LuPone in the same limited series; Reese Witherspoon in everything this year; Allison Janney opposite her nominated co-star Hugh Jackman in Bad Education; Daisy Edgar-Jones opposite her nominated co-star Paul Mescal in Normal People; and Nicole Kidman (I know—she

Pete Hammond, Dominic Patten It all comes down to this. The 72nd Annual Emmy Awards take place Sunday night  in a way they never have before –  virtually.  Past ceremonies have been deeply impacted by the 9/11 World Trade Center attack that forced two postponements and finally a stripped down Emmys hosted memorably by Ellen DeGeneres.  And how about the year a SAG strike led to NO actors agreeing to present, and NO winners with the exception of one who even showed up.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticAnother year, another Emmys. Well, maybe it’s not that simple this time around, because this 72nd annual celebration of television’s best is destined to be anything but just another Emmys.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticReginald Hudlin, one of the executive producers of this year’s unique (to say the least) virtual 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards show, has actually produced the Oscars in 2016. But even that did not prepare him for what he is experiencing at the helm of this year’s Emmys.“We’ve all seen the Emmys, this is the 72nd one.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticA returning champ vs. another past winner sets up the possibility of a repeat victor for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, but there are a couple of veterans in the mix who have 13 acting Emmy nods between them and no win, so sentiment could be a factor.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticThis may be the toughest overall competition of any Emmy category this year. In fact, in a year where Elisabeth Moss, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Mandy Moore, and many others weren’t nominated, you might be right to get the feeling that the contest for Lead Actress In A Drama Series is going to be brutal.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticJimmy Kimmel isn’t mincing words about the pitfalls of hosting the 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy show this coming Sunday on ABC.“I know everyone will get crazy when I say this, but this will probably be the lowest-rated Emmys of all time. I would best almost anything on it.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticAside from Ramy Youssef, this category is loaded with veteran names. Anderson, Cheadle, Danson, Douglas and Levy are a formidable quintet making up the field for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, who have all been in this category before, but only one of them has previously prevailed—and not for the show they currently star in ( that would be you , Ted Danson).

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticAfter Phoebe Waller-Bridge crushed the Emmys last year, robbing Julia Louis-Dreyfus of a seventh statuette for Veep in her final year and also depriving Rachel Brosnahan of a second win in a row for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category seems to be a bit of a toss-up this year.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticHBO has been familiar in the Outstanding Limited Series winners circle, last year triumphing overwhelmingly with Chernobyl, even though Netflix gave them a run for their money with When They See Us. This year the two will go head to head again, but HBO seems to have the magic touch here, and, if not them, it has been FX in past seasons, with Ryan Murphy fare, such as The People v.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticThis once-proud category fell on hard times when the networks abandoned the format, and increasingly cable outlets did too. HBO and Netflix have kept it alive, the latter finding safe harbor here the past three years with an anthology series of ‘movies’ from its Black Mirror franchise, which was finally ruled ineligible here.