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It wasn't just Hollywood's release calendar that suffered from the strikes that began last year among screenwriters and actors. The awards schedule also faltered during the period, with the Primetime Emmy the biggest casualty.
Since the biggest award in American television and streaming could not take place on its traditional date in September, it has been postponed to this Monday the 15th, from 10 p.m. Brazilian time. In Brazil it is possible to watch it live on the pay channels TNT and HBO Max.
With television audiences in free fall for not just the Emmy, but for all awards of its kind in recent years, the biggest movie stars have been unable to attend the ceremony during the strike they are prohibited from assisting in the announcement Embargoing studios to help with Emmy works would be reckless.
Despite the postponement and party atmosphere across Hollywood earlier in the year and the Oscars imminent, the Fox network chose to leave the Emmys on a Monday night rather than the much more prime Sunday timeslot it has had in the past gave busy. However, in the United States it is Martin Luther King Day, a national holiday.
This was also the case the year before last, when the ceremony took place on a Monday and viewership continued to fall to 5.9 million viewers, a 25% decline compared to the previous year.
For the 75th edition, the TV Academy, which presents the trophy, wants to turn on television programs anchored in the appeal of series that have recently been TV milestones and are competing for the last time, such as “Succession”, winner of the nominations. Also, as a farewell and with the power to increase public interest, there are “Barry,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Better Call Saul” and “Ted Lasso.”
“Succession” received 27 nominations, including in the Drama category for best series: Actors Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong Actress Sarah Snook Supporting Actors Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck and Alexander Skarsgard and supporting actress for J. SmithCameron.
Next up are “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus” from the same HBO with 24 and 23 mentions respectively. Both take part in the dramatic race for the best series. The first also has chances in the Actor and Actress categories with Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, and the second dominates the supporting categories winning four out of eight nominees in the Actor category and five out of eight nominees in the Actor category. Actress”.
It is in these last two categories that the most difficult disputes of this issue lie. It's difficult to choose someone to leave out, and the nominees have sparked preference battles even among fans of the same series.
In addition to Braun, Macfadyen, Ruck and Skarsgard, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Imperioli, Theo James and Will Sharpe from “The White Lotus” also appear in supporting roles. Joining SmithCameron as supporting actresses are Jennifer Coolidge, Meghann Fahy, Sabrina Impacciatore, Aubrey Plaza and Simona Tabasco, also from the Paradisiacal series, Elizabeth Debicki from “The Crown” and Rhea Seehorn from “Better Call Saul”. .
The ubiquity of “The White Lotus” in the major drama categories reveals the tragic impact of the postponement due to the strikes imposed on the Emmys. Since the party took place four months later than usual, many of the nominees were shown in the distant year of 2022.
“Wandinha,” which was popular on TikTok many, many months ago, is nominated for Best Comedy Series. “Dahmer,” which caused heated debate that no one remembers, is competing for the miniseries trophy. These are presences that contribute to an atmosphere of anachronism in this edition of the Emmys.
And if you think that The Crown's six nominations, including best drama series, apply to its farewell season released last month, you're wrong. The episodes in competition are the fifth season, not the sixth, which are left over for the next ceremony.
To ensure that these older publications are not forgotten, the TV Academy postponed the end of voting until August last year. As much as we're tired of the gothic dance “Wandinha,” it can still emerge victorious, as this Monday's winners will reflect what was pop in the first half of last year. As a result, it will be an obsolete party, there is no doubt about it.
This Emmy is also plagued by strikes because it is an opportunity to break the ice in the industry. The Golden Globes may have opened meetings between strikers and millionaire executives last week, but it didn't calm everyone down, thanks to disastrous host Jo Koy, who made embarrassing jokes throughout the evening.
Given the climate of hostility created by the strikes, the television award now has the opportunity to show the public that it is in the past and that the industry remains united in doing what is expected of it, namely producing good audiovisual works.
The bets are on presenter Anthony Anderson, who is far more popular and has experience hosting competitive shows. Expect selfdeprecating jokes because the “black” actor and producer is a historic Primetime Emmy loser with 11 nominations and no wins.
With its category list a mile long, this year's Emmy or rather, last year's has already announced several winners in ceremonies more devoted to technical awards and the occasional acting trophy.
For now, the score is led by “The Last of Us,” which already has eight trophies guest actress, for Storm Reid, guest actress, for Nick Offerman, prosthetic makeup, visual effects, vignette design, sound editing, sound mixing and editing. Next up are “O Urso,” “Wandinha,” and “The White Lotus,” each with four voices.
In the previously announced main categories, best television film went to “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”; Original song for “Ted Lasso” featuring “A Beautiful Game” by Ed Sheeran; opening song for Danny Elfman and “Wandinha”; structured reality show for “Queer Eye”; Competition or reality show host for “RuPaul and his Drag Race” and best animation for “The Simpsons.”
Check out the list of major nominees