Emmy awards
Television's best bring glamour to Emmys red carpet
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.
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.
Despite turning the entire TV landscape upside-down since its groundbreaking online platform launched in 2007, leading streamer Netflix has never won for best drama at the small-screen version of the Oscars, nor best comedy, nor best limited series.
Nominees for TV's equivalent of the Oscars will be announced in a live-streamed ceremony starting at 1530 GMT, after which final-round voting begins for the 73rd Emmy Awards, set for September 19.
The coronavirus has turned Tinseltown upside down, bringing productions to a halt even as stay-at-home orders around the world send binge-watching through the roof.
The Emmy Awards is one of the few entertainment industry gatherings that have not been canceled because of the pandemic.
'Watchmen' scored 26 nods, including best limited series, while Amazon Studio’s 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' got 20, including a best actress nod for star Rachel Brosnahan.
The live, virtual ceremony is taking place at a turbulent time for the industry, which has been hit hard by the virus outbreak that derailed the TV calendar and prevented some shows from being considered for this year's awards.
ABC gave no details for how the 20 September show, which hands out the highest honours in television, would be produced in an era when the coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of multiple live events.
The annual ceremony will not only still be going ahead as planned on 26 June, but it will also be broadcast on CBS, the first time it has been shown on screen in five years and the first airing on the network since 2011.
The 40-year-old actress wanted to honour everything she felt her alter ego, Brienne of Tarth, represented so put herself forward for a place on the shortlist for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series but never expected to make the cut.
'Game of Thrones' wrapped up its run with an Emmy for best drama series - and 12 total for its final season.
Despite its misfiring finale which divided fans, the fantasy epic about feuding families and flame-shooting dragons secured a whopping 32 nominations for this year's Emmys, television's version of the Oscars.
The show earned the nod in the Best Telenovela category on Thursday.
A documentary about alleged sexual abuse by Michael Jackson won an Emmy on Saturday while RuPaul was named best reality show host and Beyonce went home empty-handed.
The HBO series, which concluded in May after eight years on screen, was in the running for a host of honours at this year's ceremony.
The Television Academy's 24,000 members sifted through a record number of entries for this year's Emmys, the small-screen equivalent of the Oscars.
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'.
Award-winning director and producer Glenn Weiss surprised his girlfriend by asking her to marry him at the Emmys on Monday.