‘Yellowstone’ shocker: hit series ignored — again — by Emmy voters
nypost.comthe same thing hadn’t happened last year. Viewership for the soapy Western drama far outstrips anything else on cable or broadcast, but perhaps the ongoing alleged “feud” between series star Kevin Costner and “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan — the latter of the reported “God complex” — had supporters on both sides whispering to each other to slag off the other guy this time around.
Whatever the case, “Yellowstone” deserves to be nominated, in several categories … time and time again.This really sucks. Meanwhile, academy members got mostly everything else right in Wednesday’s announcement, live-streamed, from Hollywood, by actress Yvette Nicole Brown and TV academy president Frank Scherma in a somewhat somber presentation — overshadowed by the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike and a potential SAG-AFTRA work stoppage that could shut down the entire television industry.
This is definitely not how the TV Academy envisioned celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Emmy Awards. In his opening remarks, Scherma made sure to mention, in a roundabout way, the ongoing labor strife — that everyone wants “an equitable and swift resolution” — and circled back to that in mentioning, once all the nominees were announced, that this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards are “currently” planned for Sept.
18.We’ll see.Here are my reactions for some of the major categories.I’m glad that Jeff Bridges, terrific in “The Old Man,” garnered a nod in a category dominated by “Succession” stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong.
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