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Anya Taylor-Joy attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on 19 September 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Picture: Rich Fury/Getty Images/AFP

Emmy awards

Television's best bring glamour to Emmys red carpet

By AFP

Hollywood's top stars rocked up to the first in-person Emmys in two years and didn’t hold back when it came to their outfits.

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    Netflix has transformed the TV landscape since creating its first original show in 2012, but had never won any top series prize before Sunday's ceremony -- the small-screen equivalent of the Oscars.

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  • The poster for season four of The Crown. Picture: Netflix

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    252 days ago
  • In this file photo an Emmy statuette is seen on the red carpet before guests arrive for the 71st Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on September 22, 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Streamers and superheroes battle for pandemic-era Emmy nods

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    319 days ago
  • FILE: An Emmy Awards logo is pictured ahead of the 71st Emmy Awards on 21 September 2019, in Los Angeles, California. Picture: AFP

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    617 days ago
  • Jodie Comer, winner of the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award for 'Killing Eve,' poses in the press room during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on 22 September 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Picture: AFP

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    667 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied

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    668 days ago
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    668 days ago
  • FILE: Jimmy Kimmel. Picture: AFP.

    Emmy Awards to go ahead, host Jimmy Kimmel says still figuring out how

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    709 days ago
  • International Emmy Awards trophy and medals dispalyed in New York, October 2015. Picture: @iemmys.

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    736 days ago
  • Gwendoline Christie arrives at the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on 22 September 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Picture: AFP

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    977 days ago
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    978 days ago
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    980 days ago
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    981 days ago
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    1046 days ago
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    1047 days ago
  • Actress Thandiwe Newton. Picture: AFP

    Thandie Newton admits to being ill-prepared for her Emmy success

    The 45-year-old British star won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series gong for her performance as Maeve Millay in the HBO series 'Westworld'.

    1347 days ago
  • Glenn Weiss (L), winner of the Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special award for 'The Oscars,' and Jan Svendsen react after getting engaged on stage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on 17 September 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Picture: Getty Images/AFP

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    1347 days ago
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