Jill Soloway has won her
second Emmy for best comedy directing in the first-of-its-time Amazon original,
Transparent. The show follows a family with a father who has come out to
his adult children as transgender. Soloway’s directing is an unapologetic and
raw portrait of what it means to be a transgender...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Diverse Emmys Highlight TV Inclusivity
Comedy series created by
and starring minorities are more popular than ever. The 68th Emmys demonstrated a turn
toward diversity with 18 out of the 73
nominees being people of color. With actors of color nominated for
every leading acting category, the Emmys boasted a record number of diverse
nominees....
AT THE EMMYS, MULTIPLE CAMERAS AREN’T BETTER THAN ONE
The best comedies on TV
look a little different than they used to. For decades, TV comedy was dominated
by Multi-camera (or Multi-Cam) shows. Over the past decade, things have changed
dramatically. When Veep took home the crown for Outstanding TV Comedy at
the 2016 Emmy Awards, it became the tenth...
Social spread is key to variety show success
In the 68th annual Primetime Emmy
awards.“Variety Talk series”, six
shows were nominated:
·
Comedians In Cars Getting
Coffee (Crackle) - 3 nominations, 0 wins
·
Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) -
23 nominations, 3 wins
·
Last...
Cable Wins Big, Broadcast Lags In Emmy Comedy Awards
Cable network series dominated
the comedy categories at the 2016 Emmy awards. Streaming series won the second
most with broadcast network series trailing behind.
In the past two years, HBO
series Veep took home the award for Outstanding
Comedy Series. A closer analysis shows
cable network and streaming...