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Emmy winners highlight push for social justice
Read full article: Emmy winners highlight push for social justice(The Television Academy and ABC Entertainment via AP)LOS ANGELES – Regina King and Uzo Aduba used the come-as-you-are fashion edict for Sunday's virtual Emmy Awards to highlight the national struggle for social justice. Both Black actresses wore T-shirts featuring Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT from Louisville, Kentucky, who was shot and killed by police in March. Aduba, sitting behind a table at home, wore a black T-shirt with Taylor's name in gold. Aduba wanted to give a boost to the demands for social justice that have swept the nation during the coronavirus pandemic this year. He took the stage at Staples Center wearing a black T-shirt with white letters BLM for Black Lives Matter and a white raised fist.
The Latest: 'Succession' swipes the crown for best TV drama
Read full article: The Latest: 'Succession' swipes the crown for best TV dramaThe HBO series won best television drama series at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night for its second season. It also won the best actor trophy for Jeremy Strong along with best writing and best directing. She won best actress in a drama for her role on HBO’s “Euphoria,” scoring one of the few long shot victories in a Sunday night full of wins from favorites. Star Regina King won best actress, her co-star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II won best supporting actor and the show’s creator Damon Lindelof won for writing. Eugene Levy won best actor, Catherine O’Hara won best actress, Annie Murphy won best supporting actress, and Levy’s son, Dan Levy, claimed three: for best supporting actor, writing and directing.
Nomination surprises: 'The Mandalorian,' Quibi get Emmy love
Read full article: Nomination surprises: 'The Mandalorian,' Quibi get Emmy loveThe program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (Disney Plus via AP)NEW YORK The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises. But it also earned Disney+ a nod for guest actor in a drama series for Giancarlo Esposito and a spot in the best drama race. AIRING JORDANMichael Jordan proved his competitive pull once more as the ESPN documentary The Last Dance earned three Emmy nominations. Homeland over its run has won eight Emmy awards for outstanding drama series, writing, editing and casting, among the trophies.
'Lost' Creator Damon Lindelof Addresses Reboot Rumors and Why 'Watchmen' Is a
Read full article: 'Lost' Creator Damon Lindelof Addresses Reboot Rumors and Why 'Watchmen' Is aSo when ET recently sat down with Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof at the junket for his highly anticipated HBO series, Watchmen, we asked him to set the record straight on all those reboot rumors once and for all. "I, personally, am not going to be involved with other versions of Lost because we told the most complete version," Lindelof clarified. Lindelof currently has his hands full with his dream project as the creator and executive producer of the new Watchmen TV series, which premieres on HBO this Sunday, Oct. 20. HBOOne of the things Lindelof is most excited for Watchmen fans to discover are all of the special Easter eggs he's hidden throughout the first season. So what's the one thing Lindelof wants audiences to know before tuning in to the first episode of Watchmen?
'Watchmen' Trailer Sees a Masked Regina King Facing Off With Vigilantes
Read full article: 'Watchmen' Trailer Sees a Masked Regina King Facing Off With VigilantesThe Watchmen are back with a whole new saga, which is previewed in HBOs first official trailer for the upcoming series. The original Watchmen is being remixed, as the creator puts it, with the introduction of new characters that live in a world years after the original events took place. In this Watchmen, Rorschach's followers are white supremacists, and the police don these masks as they fight against terrorists in their theoretical backyard. Speaking to ET in late April while she was filming Watchmen in Atlanta, Chau admitted she was having a great time on set. RELATED CONTENT:HBO's 'Watchmen': White Supremacists, President Robert Redford and a 'F**k You' To Alan MooreRegina King Teases HBO's 'Watchmen' Series & Whether Broadway Is in Her Future (Exclusive)Hong Chau on Taking the Lead and Why She Hasnt Watched Her Acclaimed Forever Episode (Exclusive)
How HBO's 'Watchmen' Is Different: White Supremacists, President Robert Redford and a
Read full article: How HBO's 'Watchmen' Is Different: White Supremacists, President Robert Redford and aIn this Watchmen, Rorschach's followers are white supremacists. "I went through a very intensive terror of f**king it up I'm not entirely sure I'm out of that tunnel. "I'm channeling the spirit of Alan Moore to tell Alan Moore, 'F**k you, I'm doing it anyway.'" In this Watchmen, Robert Redford is president of the United States, and has been since the '90s. "They've abolished term limits," Lindelof explained, adding that the show analyzes "what happens if a well-intentioned white man is president for far too long."