Lessons in Chemistry is a drama miniseries developed for television by Lee Eisenberg. Based on a novel of the same name by Bonnie Garmus, the Apple TV+ series is set in 1960s America and it revolves around Elizabeth Zott, who has always dreamed of being a scientist but because of the patriarchal society she is denied her dream. That’s when he accepts a job on a TV cooking show and teaches the housewives of the nation way more than recipes. Lessons in Chemistry stars Brie Larson in the lead role with Lewis Pullman, Stephanie Koenig, Kevin Bussman, Aja Naomi King, and Thomas Mann starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the Apple TV+ series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
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Synopsis: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel from renowned creator Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) and Executive Producer Daniel Palladino...
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video) Credit – Prime Video
Synopsis: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel from renowned creator Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) and Executive Producer Daniel Palladino...
- 10/14/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Tristan Séguéla and Olivier Demangel have created the French upcoming biography history drama series ‘Class Act’ which is a fictionalized biopic of Bernard Tapie.
The plot follows Tapie, an extremely ambitious working-class man who becomes one of the most controversial public figures in France.
French actor Laurent Lafitte will star as Bernard Tapie in the series. The series Class Act is set to be released on Netflix on September 13, 2023.
Following is a list of other television series narrating real-life incidents and characters.
Also Read: Christopher Nolan’s Top 10 Films- A Definitive Ranking
Top 10 Television Series Like Class Act. Strange Angel – Number of Seasons: 2 Amazon.com
Mark Heyman created this historic period drama tv series that is adapted from the biography of Jack Parsons, the Thelemic magician, and scientist.
The plot is set in 1930s Los Angeles and revolves around a brilliant blue-collar worker named Jack Parsons whose ambition and fantastical dreams...
The plot follows Tapie, an extremely ambitious working-class man who becomes one of the most controversial public figures in France.
French actor Laurent Lafitte will star as Bernard Tapie in the series. The series Class Act is set to be released on Netflix on September 13, 2023.
Following is a list of other television series narrating real-life incidents and characters.
Also Read: Christopher Nolan’s Top 10 Films- A Definitive Ranking
Top 10 Television Series Like Class Act. Strange Angel – Number of Seasons: 2 Amazon.com
Mark Heyman created this historic period drama tv series that is adapted from the biography of Jack Parsons, the Thelemic magician, and scientist.
The plot is set in 1930s Los Angeles and revolves around a brilliant blue-collar worker named Jack Parsons whose ambition and fantastical dreams...
- 8/21/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Welcome to My Favorite Scene! In this series, IndieWire speaks to actors behind a few of our favorite television performances about their personal-best onscreen moment and how it came together.
When Cate Blanchett first guest-starred in “Documentary Now!”, the two-time Oscar-winner played a part suited for her elite status. Directors Alex Buono and Rhys Thomas needed to cast for Izabella Barta, a Marina Abramović-inspired performance artist whose renowned work includes everything from sitting inside a rotating clothes dryer to flinging her paint-soaked body against a blank wall. Blanchett, no ordinary thespian, was the logical choice. If she can bring immediate veracity to both Lydia Tár, a pseudo-fictional character, and Katharine Hepburn, a very real Hollywood legend, then she can instill comedic credence to a legend of the art world, while perfectly serving the episode’s winking parody.
Her return to “Documentary Now,” however, somehow extends the actor’s range even further.
When Cate Blanchett first guest-starred in “Documentary Now!”, the two-time Oscar-winner played a part suited for her elite status. Directors Alex Buono and Rhys Thomas needed to cast for Izabella Barta, a Marina Abramović-inspired performance artist whose renowned work includes everything from sitting inside a rotating clothes dryer to flinging her paint-soaked body against a blank wall. Blanchett, no ordinary thespian, was the logical choice. If she can bring immediate veracity to both Lydia Tár, a pseudo-fictional character, and Katharine Hepburn, a very real Hollywood legend, then she can instill comedic credence to a legend of the art world, while perfectly serving the episode’s winking parody.
Her return to “Documentary Now,” however, somehow extends the actor’s range even further.
- 5/17/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Few would argue against the idea that Cate Blanchett is one of the great actresses of her generation. The sheer versatility she has displayed in her performances on film has especially made her one of the world’s most sought-after screen stars over the past three decades. For 2022, she received her eighth career Oscar nomination for “Tar.”
In 2021, in the span of just a few weeks, she displayed her signature multi-talent: For Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” Blanchett turned herself into a cable news host in the vein of Megyn Kelly or Mika Brzezinski to score major laughs in the biting comedy; for Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley,” Blanchett transformed into a 1940s femme fatale who gets one over on an overconfident con man (Bradley Cooper).
Blanchett has two Academy Awards wins for “The Aviator” (2004) and “Blue Jasmine” (2013), prevailing as a supporting actress the first time and then as a lead.
In 2021, in the span of just a few weeks, she displayed her signature multi-talent: For Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” Blanchett turned herself into a cable news host in the vein of Megyn Kelly or Mika Brzezinski to score major laughs in the biting comedy; for Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley,” Blanchett transformed into a 1940s femme fatale who gets one over on an overconfident con man (Bradley Cooper).
Blanchett has two Academy Awards wins for “The Aviator” (2004) and “Blue Jasmine” (2013), prevailing as a supporting actress the first time and then as a lead.
- 5/5/2023
- by Christopher Rosen, Chris Beachum and Tom O'Brien
- Gold Derby
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Abigail Disney’s Fork Films, the production company and funder that has backed titles including The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, Crip Camp and The Tale, has closed its doors, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
A handful of staff positions (fewer than 10) at the company, which put an emphasis on impact-driven documentary projects, have been terminated as a result of the closure. Disney first informed the staff of her decision in February, with the intention of shutting down entirely by September. Variety was the first to report the news.
“After much reflection, Abigail decided to close Fork Films,” a representative said in a statement. “Several Fork Films’ staff members will continue working on ‘The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,’ its release and impact campaign in the coming months. She plans to continue making films.”
Founded in 2007 by Disney, the granddaughter of...
Abigail Disney’s Fork Films, the production company and funder that has backed titles including The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, Crip Camp and The Tale, has closed its doors, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
A handful of staff positions (fewer than 10) at the company, which put an emphasis on impact-driven documentary projects, have been terminated as a result of the closure. Disney first informed the staff of her decision in February, with the intention of shutting down entirely by September. Variety was the first to report the news.
“After much reflection, Abigail decided to close Fork Films,” a representative said in a statement. “Several Fork Films’ staff members will continue working on ‘The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,’ its release and impact campaign in the coming months. She plans to continue making films.”
Founded in 2007 by Disney, the granddaughter of...
- 10/4/2022
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fresh off the “Tár” festival circuit, two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett seems poised to assume the role of Oscars front-runner in this year’s Best Actress race. Blanchett has garnered mountains of acclaim for her performance as the virtuosic composer Lydia Tár in Todd Field’s third feature film. Following the film’s world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, she has received universal praise for what Rebecca Ford, senior awards correspondent for Vanity Fair, calls “Blanchett’s career-best performance, which will likely land her an eighth Oscar nomination.”
It’s no wonder that critics are raving over Blanchett’s turn, with the performance being a typical awards magnet. Lydia Tár is described as an “iconic musician” who is an Egot winner, a brilliant conductor and composer, and a protégé of the legendary Leonard Bernstein. Lydia’s towering career begins showing signs of crumbling when she finds herself in...
It’s no wonder that critics are raving over Blanchett’s turn, with the performance being a typical awards magnet. Lydia Tár is described as an “iconic musician” who is an Egot winner, a brilliant conductor and composer, and a protégé of the legendary Leonard Bernstein. Lydia’s towering career begins showing signs of crumbling when she finds herself in...
- 9/19/2022
- by Hunter K. Taylor
- Gold Derby
First published April 22nd, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.
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The always delightful Andrew Garfield earned an Oscar nomination this year for his performance in tick, tick… Boom! — and it was well deserved. He...
- 5/21/2022
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett is a chameleon of epic proportions: From portraying Phyllis Schlafly in “Miss America” to Bob Dylan in “I’m Not There” and Katharine Hepburn in “The Aviator,” Blanchett doesn’t shy away from being completely unrecognizable on the big screen.
It’s one of her many gifts, in fact, and one that was on full display for 2015’s “Manifesto,” for which Blanchett became a homeless man, a scientist, a funeral speaker, a tattooed punk, a reporter, and a teacher, plus seven more characters ranging from male to female, polished to grunge.
“I’ve realized over the years that my relationship with the costume designer and the hair and makeup people is really profound,” Blanchett told The New York Times in a joint interview with feminist photographer Cindy Sherman. “It’s profound to see what the character looks like, and therefore how a character might move or project.”
Yet...
It’s one of her many gifts, in fact, and one that was on full display for 2015’s “Manifesto,” for which Blanchett became a homeless man, a scientist, a funeral speaker, a tattooed punk, a reporter, and a teacher, plus seven more characters ranging from male to female, polished to grunge.
“I’ve realized over the years that my relationship with the costume designer and the hair and makeup people is really profound,” Blanchett told The New York Times in a joint interview with feminist photographer Cindy Sherman. “It’s profound to see what the character looks like, and therefore how a character might move or project.”
Yet...
- 5/5/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
As Chicago lawyer Michelle Obama becomes First Lady Michelle Obama in Showtime’s newest drama, her predecessor Laura Bush offers some words of advice and comfort. “You may think you have nothing in common with the First Ladies before you,” Laura tells her, “[but] trust me when I say we all felt that way.” Here, Laura Bush acts as both some benign voice of reason (an odd choice) and also as a mouthpiece for “The First Lady” writ large (odder), which tackles the stories of three First Ladies who share little beyond the fact of living in the White House.
There’s Michelle, played by Viola Davis with Obama’s familiar cadence (if also some very exaggerated stenciled half-moon eyebrows). In the timeline that comes closest to working is Betty Ford, embodied by an especially sharp Michelle Pfeiffer. Rounding out the cast is Gillian Anderson’s Eleanor Roosevelt, whose defining characteristic...
There’s Michelle, played by Viola Davis with Obama’s familiar cadence (if also some very exaggerated stenciled half-moon eyebrows). In the timeline that comes closest to working is Betty Ford, embodied by an especially sharp Michelle Pfeiffer. Rounding out the cast is Gillian Anderson’s Eleanor Roosevelt, whose defining characteristic...
- 4/12/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Few would argue against the idea that Cate Blanchett is one of the great actresses of her generation. The sheer versatility she has displayed in her performances on film has especially made her one of the world’s most sought-after screen stars over the past three decades. In 2021, in the span of just a few weeks, she displayed her signature multi-talent: For Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” Blanchett turned herself into a cable news host in the vein of Megyn Kelly or Mika Brzezinski to score major laughs in the biting comedy; for Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley,” Blanchett transformed into a 1940s femme fatale who gets one over on an overconfident con man (Bradley Cooper).
See‘Nightmare Alley’ trailer puts Oscar contenders Cate Blanchett and Bradley Cooper in the spotlight
Blanchett has been nominated for seven Academy Awards with two wins for “The Aviator” (2004) and “Blue Jasmine...
See‘Nightmare Alley’ trailer puts Oscar contenders Cate Blanchett and Bradley Cooper in the spotlight
Blanchett has been nominated for seven Academy Awards with two wins for “The Aviator” (2004) and “Blue Jasmine...
- 12/18/2021
- by Christopher Rosen and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
TV writer Annie Weisman was captivated by Don Draper and Walter White, the two very complicated family men at the heart of “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad,” when those ground-breaking characters were introduced nearly 15 years ago. Yet she yearned for more female-centric storytelling from both shows.
“I love ‘Mad Men,’ and I love ‘Breaking Bad,’ but I wanted to know about their wives,” says Weisman, creator and showrunner of Apple TV Plus’ “Physical,” starring Rose Byrne as a tormented young mother living in San Diego circa 1981.
Byrne’s Sheila Rubin, a disillusioned progressive afflicted by intense self-loathing and an ongoing eating disorder, is on a par with Draper and White for sheer complexity. And she’s easily the most conflicted of new wave of moms getting a share of the TV spotlight these days in shows ranging from “Mrs. America” to “Girls5Eva” to “Hacks.” They present an image of motherhood...
“I love ‘Mad Men,’ and I love ‘Breaking Bad,’ but I wanted to know about their wives,” says Weisman, creator and showrunner of Apple TV Plus’ “Physical,” starring Rose Byrne as a tormented young mother living in San Diego circa 1981.
Byrne’s Sheila Rubin, a disillusioned progressive afflicted by intense self-loathing and an ongoing eating disorder, is on a par with Draper and White for sheer complexity. And she’s easily the most conflicted of new wave of moms getting a share of the TV spotlight these days in shows ranging from “Mrs. America” to “Girls5Eva” to “Hacks.” They present an image of motherhood...
- 6/18/2021
- by Diane Garrett
- Variety Film + TV
Margaret Atwood has always been waiting for the other shoe to drop. Born in Ottawa in 1939, Atwood has been consumed with the specter of a sudden totalitarian takeover, like the one she imagined in her 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale, since she was a girl. She watched with trepidation, then, if not necessarily surprise, as Donald Trump was swept into power in 2016. When the TV adaptation of her book debuted on Hulu in the early months of his administration, it was heralded as an allegory for our times. But Atwood sees...
- 5/19/2021
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
“The story has many elements of filmmaking and storytelling that matches with my timeline as a filmmaker about race, about gender, about sexuality, about, you know, being on the margins,” says Cheryl Dunye about the “Lovecraft Country” episode “Strange Case,” which she directed. This season she also helmed an episode of the FX documentary series “Pride,” about the fight for LGBT rights throughout the 20th century. Watch our exclusive video interview with Dunye above.
Marginalization is a major theme in “Lovecraft Country,” which explores anti-Black racism in 1950s America through the lens of supernatural horror. And Dunye’s episode was an especially unique exploration of that subject, following Ruby (Wunmi Musaku) after magic gives her the opportunity to experience the world as a white woman. Those fantasy elements “allowed me to elevate the storytelling” and “allowed me to put another layer on the messages that I wanted to already speak.
Marginalization is a major theme in “Lovecraft Country,” which explores anti-Black racism in 1950s America through the lens of supernatural horror. And Dunye’s episode was an especially unique exploration of that subject, following Ruby (Wunmi Musaku) after magic gives her the opportunity to experience the world as a white woman. Those fantasy elements “allowed me to elevate the storytelling” and “allowed me to put another layer on the messages that I wanted to already speak.
- 5/18/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Three-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Todd Field has emerged with his first film in 15 years since the release of “Little Children,” and it’s set to star Cate Blanchett. The “In the Bedroom” director and Blanchett have paired for “Tar,” an original drama that Field wrote and will direct for Focus Features. While the plot details are under wraps, the film is reported to be set in Berlin. Production is aiming to kick off this September. Deadline first reported the news. Field will also produce “Tar” under his Standard Film Company banner alongside Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert for Emjag Productions.
Todd Field broke out of the American Film Institute to direct his explosive feature debut “In the Bedroom,” starrring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, and Marissa Tomei in Oscar-nominated roles. The drama about parents grappling with the death of their son after an incident involving his girlfriend earned rave reviews and...
Todd Field broke out of the American Film Institute to direct his explosive feature debut “In the Bedroom,” starrring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, and Marissa Tomei in Oscar-nominated roles. The drama about parents grappling with the death of their son after an incident involving his girlfriend earned rave reviews and...
- 4/12/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
After Cate Blanchett won her first Screen Actors Guild Award as an ensemble member in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” in 2004, it took her another 10 years to conquer the remaining two film acting categories. She garnered a supporting actress win for “The Aviator” in 2005 and then a lead actress victory for “Blue Jasmine” in 2014. Now, with her performance in the miniseries “Mrs. America,” she is looking to follow in the footsteps of Helen Mirren, Viola Davis, and Allison Janney by earning a trophy in a fourth category.
See‘The Crown’ will reign supreme in drama ensemble again because SAG Awards history deems it so
Blanchett faces off against Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”), Nicole Kidman (“The Undoing”), Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”) and Kerry Washington (“Little Fires Everywhere”) in the TV movie/limited series actress race. Coel and Taylor-Joy are SAG newcomers. Washington has...
See‘The Crown’ will reign supreme in drama ensemble again because SAG Awards history deems it so
Blanchett faces off against Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”), Nicole Kidman (“The Undoing”), Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”) and Kerry Washington (“Little Fires Everywhere”) in the TV movie/limited series actress race. Coel and Taylor-Joy are SAG newcomers. Washington has...
- 3/25/2021
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Cate Blanchett often gets the attention of awards voters when she sinks her teeth into real-life figures. She won the BAFTA, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress with her performance as Katharine Hepburn in “The Aviator,” and she’s most recently been a nominee at the Emmys and the Golden Globes for her work as Phyllis Schlafly in “Mrs. America” (she’ll compete for a SAG Award next month as well). It turns out Blanchett is gearing up to play yet another real-life figure in her next movie, James Gray’s “Armageddon Time.” The filmmaker told Screen Daily that Blanchett is starring in the film as Donald Trump’s sister.”
“Cate Blanchett is going to play Donald Trump’s sister which is the weirdest sentence I have ever said,” Gray said. “She’s only in it for three days, she’s doing me a favor.
“Cate Blanchett is going to play Donald Trump’s sister which is the weirdest sentence I have ever said,” Gray said. “She’s only in it for three days, she’s doing me a favor.
- 3/17/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for upcoming awards. To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
2021 Golden Globe Final Predictions:
Best Actress In A Limited Series Or TV Movie
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021
Awards Commentary:
What a year for Anya Taylor-Joy. “The Queen’s Gambit” star is a double nominee at this year’s Golden Globes, both in the best actress in a limited series or TV movie category, as well as in the best actress in a motion picture (comedy or musical) field for “Emma.” Not bad, and clearly the HFPA members are fans — which is why she’s the front runner in this category. But as we’re predicting “The Queen’s Gambit” will be named best limited series or TV movie, it makes sense the program’s star would also be honored. The show hit the zeitgeist at the right time,...
2021 Golden Globe Final Predictions:
Best Actress In A Limited Series Or TV Movie
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021
Awards Commentary:
What a year for Anya Taylor-Joy. “The Queen’s Gambit” star is a double nominee at this year’s Golden Globes, both in the best actress in a limited series or TV movie category, as well as in the best actress in a motion picture (comedy or musical) field for “Emma.” Not bad, and clearly the HFPA members are fans — which is why she’s the front runner in this category. But as we’re predicting “The Queen’s Gambit” will be named best limited series or TV movie, it makes sense the program’s star would also be honored. The show hit the zeitgeist at the right time,...
- 2/24/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
There’s a lot to admire about “Amend,” a new documentary series from Netflix whose goal is to educate the viewing public on the history of civil rights in America. The project — executive-produced by Will Smith and former “Nightly Show” host Larry Wilmore, and featuring both on-camera — is the sort of fundamentally educational product that’s unusual from an entertainment company. It’s done in a refreshing tone of complete earnestness, walking the audience through the different permutations of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, that which guarantees equal protection under the law, and ways it is has been used to expand rights for various protected classes. While this may be well-known to some, if you are looking for a teaching tool about recent and not-so-recent history, you could do a great deal worse than this.
“Amend” has a fairly loose structure. Smith, an affable presence who provides a sort of low-pressure template for learning,...
“Amend” has a fairly loose structure. Smith, an affable presence who provides a sort of low-pressure template for learning,...
- 2/17/2021
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Cate Blanchett is celebrating the trifecta of TV nominations for “Mrs. America” today. After scoring an Emmy nomination for her turn as Phyllis Schlafly in the FX on Hulu miniseries last year, Blanchett picked up corresponding Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild bids this week. While those nominations were expected, the snubs for her Emmy-winning costar Uzo Aduba, who played Shirley Chisholm, caught us by surprise. Aduba ranked second in our Globes odds and fourth in our overall SAG predictions.
It may seem confounding that Aduba missed out with these awards bodies after her surprise Emmy victory, especially since she’s one of the most awarded performers in SAG history with five trophies for “Orange is the New Black.” But her missing out on kudos at the Globes and SAG says less about her performance and much more about how their categories disadvantage supporting players.
See ‘The Crown’ leads 2021 Golden...
It may seem confounding that Aduba missed out with these awards bodies after her surprise Emmy victory, especially since she’s one of the most awarded performers in SAG history with five trophies for “Orange is the New Black.” But her missing out on kudos at the Globes and SAG says less about her performance and much more about how their categories disadvantage supporting players.
See ‘The Crown’ leads 2021 Golden...
- 2/4/2021
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
As usual, the SAG Awards manages to pick up what the Golden Globe nominations left off. In particular, the biggest mistake the mostly solid Globes nods made this year, in missing the boat on Michaela Coel’s stunning, heartbreaking HBO series “I May Destroy You.”
Coel landed a first-ever SAG Award nom in the female actor in a TV movie or limited series category for playing Arabella in “I May Destroy You,” in a strong field that also includes fellow first-timer Anya Taylor-Joy, for “The Queen’s Gambit,” as well as superstars Cate Blanchett (“Mrs. America”), Nicole Kidman (“The Undoing”) and Kerry Washington (“Little Fires Everywhere”).
Other shows overlooked by the Globes on Wednesday but acknowledged by the SAG Awards include Netflix’s buzzy “Bridgerton”, the “Dead to Me” duo of Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, both of whom will compete together in the female actor in a comedy category, and AMC’s “Better Call Saul,...
Coel landed a first-ever SAG Award nom in the female actor in a TV movie or limited series category for playing Arabella in “I May Destroy You,” in a strong field that also includes fellow first-timer Anya Taylor-Joy, for “The Queen’s Gambit,” as well as superstars Cate Blanchett (“Mrs. America”), Nicole Kidman (“The Undoing”) and Kerry Washington (“Little Fires Everywhere”).
Other shows overlooked by the Globes on Wednesday but acknowledged by the SAG Awards include Netflix’s buzzy “Bridgerton”, the “Dead to Me” duo of Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, both of whom will compete together in the female actor in a comedy category, and AMC’s “Better Call Saul,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Australian talent has been recognised in the television categories for this year’s Golden Globes, with Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman and The Great, created by Tony McNamara, all earning nominations.
Blanchett and Kidman will face off in the Best Actress in a Television Series category for their work on Mrs America and The Undoing, respectively.
They will be up against Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People), Shira Haas, (Unorthodox), and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit).
It’s not the first time Blanchett has been recognised for her portrayal as Phyllis Schlafly, having received an Emmy nomination for the character last year.
Kidman’s nomination is one of four for Made Up Stories’ The Undoing, which will also vie for Best Television Motion Picture against Normal People, The Queen’s Gambit, Small Axe and Unorthodox.
Elsewhere, The Great is up for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, vying against Emily in Paris, The Flight Attendant,...
Blanchett and Kidman will face off in the Best Actress in a Television Series category for their work on Mrs America and The Undoing, respectively.
They will be up against Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People), Shira Haas, (Unorthodox), and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit).
It’s not the first time Blanchett has been recognised for her portrayal as Phyllis Schlafly, having received an Emmy nomination for the character last year.
Kidman’s nomination is one of four for Made Up Stories’ The Undoing, which will also vie for Best Television Motion Picture against Normal People, The Queen’s Gambit, Small Axe and Unorthodox.
Elsewhere, The Great is up for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, vying against Emily in Paris, The Flight Attendant,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Heads up, Golden Globe fans: Wednesday morning’s slew of nominations will honor the best TV shows of 2020, which means programs that aired during the 2019 calendar year are ineligible. Since the HBO juggernaut recently took the Emmys by storm, winning 11 trophies in the limited series races, that means there are some big shoes to fill at the 2021 Golden Globes. So what’s predicted to win Best Limited Series/TV Movie now?
According to our Golden Globe predictions, “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Unorthodox,” “The Undoing,” “Mrs. America” and “Normal People” will be the five series nominees. Three other programs have better than 100/1 odds: “Small Axe,” “I May Destroy You” and “The Good Lord Bird.” There’s still time to make or update your Globe predix before the nominations are announced on February 3, so get to it!
See 5 reasons why ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ can sing its way to a series bid at...
According to our Golden Globe predictions, “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Unorthodox,” “The Undoing,” “Mrs. America” and “Normal People” will be the five series nominees. Three other programs have better than 100/1 odds: “Small Axe,” “I May Destroy You” and “The Good Lord Bird.” There’s still time to make or update your Globe predix before the nominations are announced on February 3, so get to it!
See 5 reasons why ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ can sing its way to a series bid at...
- 2/3/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“Mrs. America” is gaining back buzz ahead of the Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations, landing five nominations at the Critics’ Choice Awards and being named one of the 10 best TV shows of the year by the American Film Institute. While the FX on Hulu series made a big splash at the Emmys last year with 10 nominations, star Cate Blanchett did not win for her chilling portrayal of controversial conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly. Blanchett lost the Emmy to a fellow Oscar winner, Regina King in “Watchmen,” who she does not have to compete against at the upcoming award shows. Will that be all the difference?
Only the accountants for the Television Academy know precisely how close Blanchett was to winning the Emmy for “Mrs. America.” It is very possible that Blanchett would have won if King had not been there, especially with such a showy, carefully researched performance. King is...
Only the accountants for the Television Academy know precisely how close Blanchett was to winning the Emmy for “Mrs. America.” It is very possible that Blanchett would have won if King had not been there, especially with such a showy, carefully researched performance. King is...
- 2/2/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
This year’s Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress field at the Golden Globes is insanely crowded. Among the actresses in contention are past champs Cate Blanchett (“Mrs. America”), Nicole Kidman (“The Undoing”), Octavia Spencer (“Self Made”) and Reese Witherspoon (“Little Fires Everywhere”), past nominees Michelle Dockery (“Defending Jacob”) and Kerry Washington (“Little Fires Everywhere”), and up-and-comers Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”), Shira Haas (“Unorthodox”), Daisy Edgar-Jones (“Normal People”) and Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”). Amid this uber-stacked field, I urge you, dear Globe voter, not to forget about Kate Mara, who deserves her inaugural nom for her revelatory turn on FX/Hulu’s “A Teacher.”
Based on series creator Hannah Fidell‘s 2013 film of the same name, the 10-part miniseries chronicles the teacher-student relationship between Mara’s 32-year-old Claire Wilson and Nick Robinson‘s 17-year-old Eric Walker over the span of 11 years — encompassing everything from their first encounter,...
Based on series creator Hannah Fidell‘s 2013 film of the same name, the 10-part miniseries chronicles the teacher-student relationship between Mara’s 32-year-old Claire Wilson and Nick Robinson‘s 17-year-old Eric Walker over the span of 11 years — encompassing everything from their first encounter,...
- 1/30/2021
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
For the first time in ages, it doesn’t seem like the best year to be FX.
Constructed under the watchful eye of John Landgraf, Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, the network developed a murderer’s row of projects that allowed them to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the Emmy Awards with TV’s heaviest hitters, including HBO and Netflix. And while FX was less successful translating nominations into wins, there was nevertheless a feeling that the network often had arguably the best roster of shows on TV in any given year, with “The Americans,” “Atlanta,” “Better Things,” and a glut of Ryan Murphy programming filling its ranks.
But 2020 has been a strange beast for the network, which has seen its programming turned upside down with the introduction of FX on Hulu. In 2019, Disney acquired 20th Century Fox for $71 billion and, in the process, gained control of the entirety of FX’s catalog of content,...
Constructed under the watchful eye of John Landgraf, Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, the network developed a murderer’s row of projects that allowed them to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the Emmy Awards with TV’s heaviest hitters, including HBO and Netflix. And while FX was less successful translating nominations into wins, there was nevertheless a feeling that the network often had arguably the best roster of shows on TV in any given year, with “The Americans,” “Atlanta,” “Better Things,” and a glut of Ryan Murphy programming filling its ranks.
But 2020 has been a strange beast for the network, which has seen its programming turned upside down with the introduction of FX on Hulu. In 2019, Disney acquired 20th Century Fox for $71 billion and, in the process, gained control of the entirety of FX’s catalog of content,...
- 1/23/2021
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for upcoming awards. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. Eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and will be displayed next to revision date.
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2021 Golden Globe Predictions:
Best Actress In A Limited Series Or TV Movie
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021
Awards Commentary:
Superstars Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett will face off with up-and-comers like Anya Taylor-Joy, Shira Haas and Michaela Coel in an extremely competitive category for best actress in a limited series or TV movie. Kidman is an HFPA favorite, having won four Globes as a performer — including this category for “Big Little Lies.” But last year, HFPA made...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
Draft>>>Pre Season>>>Regular Season>>>Post Season
2021 Golden Globe Predictions:
Best Actress In A Limited Series Or TV Movie
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021
Awards Commentary:
Superstars Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett will face off with up-and-comers like Anya Taylor-Joy, Shira Haas and Michaela Coel in an extremely competitive category for best actress in a limited series or TV movie. Kidman is an HFPA favorite, having won four Globes as a performer — including this category for “Big Little Lies.” But last year, HFPA made...
- 1/15/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Nurse Mildred Ratched from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is one of the most-recognized and iconic movie villains of all time. But prior to Net ix’s “Ratched,” the audience only knew her during one distinct slice of her life. When Sarah Paulson set out to shape who the woman was before she worked at a psychiatric facility in Oregon, she had the freedom to play with “some similarities and some things you recognize, but they’re not fully developed; they haven’t settled into her being [and] they have not come to define her,” as she previously told Variety.
Paulson took on the origin story of this well-known figure as she’s “still in the middle of experiencing” those things that will come to define her behavior in “Cuckoo’s Nest” for the new streaming ensemble drama series. It may be daunting for an actor or a casting director to...
Paulson took on the origin story of this well-known figure as she’s “still in the middle of experiencing” those things that will come to define her behavior in “Cuckoo’s Nest” for the new streaming ensemble drama series. It may be daunting for an actor or a casting director to...
- 1/14/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano and Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for upcoming awards. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. Eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and will be displayed next to revision date.
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
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2021 Golden Globe Predictions:
Best TV Movie/Limited Series
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021
Awards Commentary:
Last year, the HFPA somehow completely missed out on honoring HBO’s “Watchmen,” the critically acclaimed limited series that went on to dominate the Emmys. This year, the limited series race is stacked with contenders — too many worthy programs to all make the cut. But don’t keep your eye on any TV movies — in comparison to limited series, there aren’t...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
Draft>>>Pre Season>>>Regular Season>>>Post Season
2021 Golden Globe Predictions:
Best TV Movie/Limited Series
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021
Awards Commentary:
Last year, the HFPA somehow completely missed out on honoring HBO’s “Watchmen,” the critically acclaimed limited series that went on to dominate the Emmys. This year, the limited series race is stacked with contenders — too many worthy programs to all make the cut. But don’t keep your eye on any TV movies — in comparison to limited series, there aren’t...
- 1/12/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Four members of the most star-studded TV ensemble of the year — Cate Blanchett (as conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly), Uzo Aduba (Shirley Chisholm, the U.S.’ first Black female congresswoman and presidential candidate), Margo Martindale (Rep. Bella Abzug) and Sarah Paulson (Alice Macray, a fictional Schlafly supporter) — joined THR’s TV critic Inkoo Kang for the following conversation about the critically acclaimed limited series Mrs. America, which depicts the politically charged fight to pass the Equal Rights Amendment.
What was it like to research your characters?
Margo Martindale I did two months of research to [understand] the relationships between Bella Abzug and the ...
What was it like to research your characters?
Margo Martindale I did two months of research to [understand] the relationships between Bella Abzug and the ...
Four members of the most star-studded TV ensemble of the year — Cate Blanchett (as conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly), Uzo Aduba (Shirley Chisholm, the U.S.’ first Black female congresswoman and presidential candidate), Margo Martindale (Rep. Bella Abzug) and Sarah Paulson (Alice Macray, a fictional Schlafly supporter) — joined THR’s TV critic Inkoo Kang for the following conversation about the critically acclaimed limited series Mrs. America, which depicts the politically charged fight to pass the Equal Rights Amendment.
What was it like to research your characters?
Margo Martindale I did two months of research to [understand] the relationships between Bella Abzug and the ...
What was it like to research your characters?
Margo Martindale I did two months of research to [understand] the relationships between Bella Abzug and the ...
Actors portraying feminist icon Gloria Steinem might be nominated in three categories at the upcoming Golden Globes. If that happens, it will be the first time that three actors are nominated in the same year for playing the same role.
SEEDear Golden Globes: Don’t drive a stake through the heart of ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ nominate it instead
On the TV side, Rose Byrne plays Steinem in the FX on Hulu limited series “Mrs. America,” which chronicles the struggle for women’s rights between conservative Phyllis Schlafly (Cate Blanchett) and progressive feminists led by Steinem. On the film side, Oscar winners Alicia Vikander and Julianne Moore play Steinem at different stages of her life as she rises to prominence as a leader of the women’s liberation movement in Julie Taymor‘s biopic “The Glorias.”
It is not unprecedented for two actors from the same film to be nominated for one role.
SEEDear Golden Globes: Don’t drive a stake through the heart of ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ nominate it instead
On the TV side, Rose Byrne plays Steinem in the FX on Hulu limited series “Mrs. America,” which chronicles the struggle for women’s rights between conservative Phyllis Schlafly (Cate Blanchett) and progressive feminists led by Steinem. On the film side, Oscar winners Alicia Vikander and Julianne Moore play Steinem at different stages of her life as she rises to prominence as a leader of the women’s liberation movement in Julie Taymor‘s biopic “The Glorias.”
It is not unprecedented for two actors from the same film to be nominated for one role.
- 12/11/2020
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
For the first time in ages, it doesn’t seem like the best year to be FX.
Constructed under the watchful eye of John Landgraf, Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, the network developed a murderer’s row of projects that allowed them to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the Emmy Awards with TV’s heaviest hitters, including HBO and Netflix. And while FX was less successful translating nominations into wins, there was nevertheless a feeling that the network often had arguably the best roster of shows on TV in any given year, with “The Americans,” “Atlanta,” “Better Things,” and a glut of Ryan Murphy programming filling its ranks.
But 2020 has been a strange beast for the network, which has seen its programming turned upside down with the introduction of FX on Hulu. In 2019, Disney acquired 20th Century Fox for $71 billion and, in the process, gained control of the entirety of FX’s catalog of content,...
Constructed under the watchful eye of John Landgraf, Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, the network developed a murderer’s row of projects that allowed them to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the Emmy Awards with TV’s heaviest hitters, including HBO and Netflix. And while FX was less successful translating nominations into wins, there was nevertheless a feeling that the network often had arguably the best roster of shows on TV in any given year, with “The Americans,” “Atlanta,” “Better Things,” and a glut of Ryan Murphy programming filling its ranks.
But 2020 has been a strange beast for the network, which has seen its programming turned upside down with the introduction of FX on Hulu. In 2019, Disney acquired 20th Century Fox for $71 billion and, in the process, gained control of the entirety of FX’s catalog of content,...
- 12/10/2020
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
“White Noise” director Daniel Lombroso’s interest in the alt-right started in 2016, five months before Donald’s Trump’s election. Working as a reporter for The Atlantic magazine, he spent three years in the field, starting his research on Reddit and 4chan before gaining the trust of three of the movement’s brightest stars: Richard Spencer, organizer of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville; social media personality Mike Cernovich; and Canadian activist Lauren Southern.
“It was a slow process,” says Lombroso. “People had this idea that Trump had radical supporters, but no one had defined it. I was 23 years old at the time and I saw people my age [that were] really energized by this candidate that no one expected to win. I started with the profile of Richard Spencer and caught a room full of people doing Nazi salutes [at a conference in Washington], which went viral. It clarified that it was fundamentally a white nationalism movement.
“It was a slow process,” says Lombroso. “People had this idea that Trump had radical supporters, but no one had defined it. I was 23 years old at the time and I saw people my age [that were] really energized by this candidate that no one expected to win. I started with the profile of Richard Spencer and caught a room full of people doing Nazi salutes [at a conference in Washington], which went viral. It clarified that it was fundamentally a white nationalism movement.
- 11/18/2020
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
By Abe Friedtanzer
Is there any project that wouldn’t be able to write in a great part for Sarah Paulson? The Emmy-winning actress is a frequent Ryan Murphy collaborator, most recently working with him in the title role of Netflix’s Ratched, which finds a role almost tailor-made for her as a passionate nurse with subversive aims and a formidable will to achieve them. She was also very memorable as one of the few fictional characters in Mrs. America, a stoic supporter of conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly who undergoes a fascinating transformation over the course of the limited series. Now, she’s back on streaming in the Hulu movie Run, a tense thriller not to be confused with HBO’s recent dark comedy effort.
Paulson stars as Diane, a woman who is devastated to learn upon giving birth that her daughter is afflicted with a number of conditions that...
Is there any project that wouldn’t be able to write in a great part for Sarah Paulson? The Emmy-winning actress is a frequent Ryan Murphy collaborator, most recently working with him in the title role of Netflix’s Ratched, which finds a role almost tailor-made for her as a passionate nurse with subversive aims and a formidable will to achieve them. She was also very memorable as one of the few fictional characters in Mrs. America, a stoic supporter of conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly who undergoes a fascinating transformation over the course of the limited series. Now, she’s back on streaming in the Hulu movie Run, a tense thriller not to be confused with HBO’s recent dark comedy effort.
Paulson stars as Diane, a woman who is devastated to learn upon giving birth that her daughter is afflicted with a number of conditions that...
- 11/16/2020
- by Abe Friedtanzer
- FilmExperience
The upcoming Golden Globes will honor the best TV shows of 2020, which means programs that aired in the 2019 calendar year won’t be eligible. Since the HBO juggernaut recently took the Emmys by storm, winning 11 trophies in the limited series races, that means there are some big shoes to fill at the 2021 Golden Globes. So what’s predicted to win Best Limited Series now?
The top three shows to watch out for are Netflix’s “Unorthodox,” FX’s “Mrs. America” and HBO’s “The Undoing,” according to early Golden Globe predictions.
SEE2020 Emmy records: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweep, ‘Watchmen’ wins most …
“Unorthodox” stars Shira Haas as an Orthodox Jewish woman who runs away from her New York home to start a new life in Germany. Maria Schrader surprised on Emmy night with a victory for directing the miniseries. “Mrs. America” tells the story of 1970s Republican women who wanted to stop...
The top three shows to watch out for are Netflix’s “Unorthodox,” FX’s “Mrs. America” and HBO’s “The Undoing,” according to early Golden Globe predictions.
SEE2020 Emmy records: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweep, ‘Watchmen’ wins most …
“Unorthodox” stars Shira Haas as an Orthodox Jewish woman who runs away from her New York home to start a new life in Germany. Maria Schrader surprised on Emmy night with a victory for directing the miniseries. “Mrs. America” tells the story of 1970s Republican women who wanted to stop...
- 11/15/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Cate Blanchett in “Mrs. America” is the type of contender that always used to win Emmys. Movie stars doing TV typically bodes well in the Best Limited Series/Movie Actress category, to which Kate Winslet (“Mildred Pierce”), Julianne Moore (“Game Change”) Frances McDormand (“Olive Kitteridge”) and Michelle Williams (“Fosse/Verdon”) can attest.
But at this year’s ceremony, it was Regina King who collected her fourth Emmy in six years for “Watchmen,” derailing any possibility for a TV awards sweep for Blanchett. But with King out of contention for the upcoming winters awards, can Blanchett make up for lost momentum and collect a few trophies?
Blanchett’s best chance at a win for her chilling performance as Phyllis Schlafly in the FX on Hulu series is at the SAG Awards, according to Gold Derby odds. The two-time Oscar winner is in the frontrunner position for Best Limited Series/Movie Actress,...
But at this year’s ceremony, it was Regina King who collected her fourth Emmy in six years for “Watchmen,” derailing any possibility for a TV awards sweep for Blanchett. But with King out of contention for the upcoming winters awards, can Blanchett make up for lost momentum and collect a few trophies?
Blanchett’s best chance at a win for her chilling performance as Phyllis Schlafly in the FX on Hulu series is at the SAG Awards, according to Gold Derby odds. The two-time Oscar winner is in the frontrunner position for Best Limited Series/Movie Actress,...
- 10/25/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
The wild hair. The orange skin. The constant sniffing. No, we’re not referring to Alec Baldwin‘s Emmy-winning gig as Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live.” Instead, it’s Brendan Gleeson‘s turn to take on the U.S. President in “The Comey Rule,” Showtime’s miniseries from writer/director Billy Ray that depicts the downfall of former FBI director James Comey (Jeff Daniels).
Gleeson gives a delicious performance as Trump in the second part of the two-night program, as inspired by Comey’s book “A Higher Loyalty.” The Irish actor already has one Emmy on his mantel for “Into the Storm” (2009), but could easily win a bookend trophy for his transformative supporting performance. Up first for Gleeson are major precursors like the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice and SAG Awards, where “The Comey Rule” will compete as a limited series.
See‘The Comey Rule’ trailer just dropped so it...
Gleeson gives a delicious performance as Trump in the second part of the two-night program, as inspired by Comey’s book “A Higher Loyalty.” The Irish actor already has one Emmy on his mantel for “Into the Storm” (2009), but could easily win a bookend trophy for his transformative supporting performance. Up first for Gleeson are major precursors like the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice and SAG Awards, where “The Comey Rule” will compete as a limited series.
See‘The Comey Rule’ trailer just dropped so it...
- 10/2/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
It was a great night for Sister Night: Watchmen star Regina King won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role in the HBO comic book adaptation at Sunday’s virtual ceremony.
King accepted the Emmy from her home, wearing a pink blazer over a T-shirt bearing the face of Breonna Taylor with the words “Say Her Name.” She thanked Watchmen executive producer Damon Lindelof and his “brilliant mind” along with the entire writing team, and added: “Gotta vote. I would be remiss not to mention that being a part of a show as prescient as Watchmen.
King accepted the Emmy from her home, wearing a pink blazer over a T-shirt bearing the face of Breonna Taylor with the words “Say Her Name.” She thanked Watchmen executive producer Damon Lindelof and his “brilliant mind” along with the entire writing team, and added: “Gotta vote. I would be remiss not to mention that being a part of a show as prescient as Watchmen.
- 9/21/2020
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
What will win Best Limited Series at the 2020 Emmys? As of this writing, 28 Emmy Experts from major media outlets have chimed in with their Emmy predictions and “Watchmen” unsurprisingly leads their combined odds by a strong margin. “Mrs. America” comes in second place, and then there’s a three-way tie for third place between “Unbelievable,” “Unorthodox” and “Little Fires Everywhere.” Find out what program wins when Jimmy Kimmel hosts ABC’s broadcast on Sunday night.
Do you agree or disagree with our Experts’ Emmy picks? Be sure to show everyone how much of a savvy awards prognosticator You are by making your own predictions right now. Read on for the full racetrack odds as of Sep. 18.
See 2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards
“Watchmen” (HBO) — 31/10 odds to win
HBO’s comic book adaptation dominated Emmy nominations morning with 26 total bids (including lead actress Regina King...
Do you agree or disagree with our Experts’ Emmy picks? Be sure to show everyone how much of a savvy awards prognosticator You are by making your own predictions right now. Read on for the full racetrack odds as of Sep. 18.
See 2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards
“Watchmen” (HBO) — 31/10 odds to win
HBO’s comic book adaptation dominated Emmy nominations morning with 26 total bids (including lead actress Regina King...
- 9/18/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The 2020 Emmys feature a slate of exciting nominees, from first-timers to veterans getting their due. Variety’s chief TV critics Daniel D’Addario and Caroline Framke discuss.
Daniel D’Addario: It’s been a while since we’ve had categories of just five nominees, but one thing I’m struck by this year is just how big the Emmys feel. Both drama series and comedy series, for instance, made room for one genuinely surprising nominee — Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian” and FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows,” respectively. It’s not that these shows don’t deserve to be there, but both shows, in their own manner, significantly expand the definition of what it means to be “an Emmy show.”
For that reason, I’m kind of rooting for “The Mandalorian” to take the top prize. Part of it is the why-not factor — it would be a genuinely fun further...
Daniel D’Addario: It’s been a while since we’ve had categories of just five nominees, but one thing I’m struck by this year is just how big the Emmys feel. Both drama series and comedy series, for instance, made room for one genuinely surprising nominee — Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian” and FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows,” respectively. It’s not that these shows don’t deserve to be there, but both shows, in their own manner, significantly expand the definition of what it means to be “an Emmy show.”
For that reason, I’m kind of rooting for “The Mandalorian” to take the top prize. Part of it is the why-not factor — it would be a genuinely fun further...
- 9/16/2020
- by Daniel D'Addario and Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Heavy is the heart for whom the crown remains just out of reach. Earlier this year, Mrs. America took viewers back in time to the tumultuous 1970s, when the feminist quest for equality took center stage and faced some major (and majorly disheartening) opposition. Now nominated for 10 Emmys, the FX on Hulu limited series chronicles the ultimately unsuccessful fight for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, a common cause that brought iconic activists Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm and Bella Abzug together, but which also exposed the schisms within the feminist movement—cracks that existed even before they ran up against conservative firebrand Phyllis Schlafly. ...
- 9/15/2020
- E! Online
Alex Borstein has won two consecutive Emmys for Best Comedy Supporting Actress for her role as manager Susie Myerson on Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” She’s nominated again this year, so can she pull off a hat trick in the category? Borstein has submitted the episode “Marvelous Radio” for Emmy consideration.
See Exclusive Q&a: Tony Shalhoub, Marin Hinkle and Luke Kirby on ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
In the episode, Susie meets with Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) for a whirlwind day of radio ad recordings, a temporary means to sustain themselves while the Shy Baldwin tour is on hiatus; much to Susie’s chagrin, they are occasionally paid in lifetime supplies of tampons and maple syrup. Midge gets offered a live recording gig for extremist politician Phyllis Schlafly, but refuses to say the lines after learning about Schlafly’s racism. Susie quickly jumps in for Midge in an attempt to save the broadcast,...
See Exclusive Q&a: Tony Shalhoub, Marin Hinkle and Luke Kirby on ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
In the episode, Susie meets with Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) for a whirlwind day of radio ad recordings, a temporary means to sustain themselves while the Shy Baldwin tour is on hiatus; much to Susie’s chagrin, they are occasionally paid in lifetime supplies of tampons and maple syrup. Midge gets offered a live recording gig for extremist politician Phyllis Schlafly, but refuses to say the lines after learning about Schlafly’s racism. Susie quickly jumps in for Midge in an attempt to save the broadcast,...
- 9/15/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
HBO has been familiar in the Outstanding Limited Series winners circle, last year triumphing overwhelmingly with Chernobyl, even though Netflix gave them a run for their money with When They See Us. This year the two will go head to head again, but HBO seems to have the magic touch here, and, if not them, it has been FX in past seasons, with Ryan Murphy fare, such as The People v. O.J. Simpson and The Assassination of Gianni Versace. This year FX is back with another formidable contender just to mix things up. Let’s look at the landscape and see which one gets the Pete’s Winner Pick stamp.
Little Fires Everywhere
Hulu
Yet another streamer invades this space with the female-driven limited series based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller. With Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington battling it out on screen as well as producing, it certainly doesn’t lack for star power,...
Little Fires Everywhere
Hulu
Yet another streamer invades this space with the female-driven limited series based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller. With Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington battling it out on screen as well as producing, it certainly doesn’t lack for star power,...
- 9/11/2020
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
“I felt like, in a way, the studio system as we had known it was beginning to calcify, and that some of the most adventurous storytelling was happening in the television space or the streaming space —whatever we call it now,” says Cate Blanchett as I ask her, on an episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, what led her to take on a substantial role on TV — that of anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly on the FX on Hulu limited series Mrs. America— for the first time since becoming a movie star 22 years ago. “But,” continues the ...
- 8/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
“I felt like, in a way, the studio system as we had known it was beginning to calcify, and that some of the most adventurous storytelling was happening in the television space or the streaming space —whatever we call it now,” says Cate Blanchett as I ask her, on an episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, what led her to take on a substantial role on TV — that of anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly on the FX on Hulu limited series Mrs. America— for the first time since becoming a movie star 22 years ago. “But,” continues the ...
- 8/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nominated for two Emmy Awards – Outstanding Variety Special and Writing for a Variety Special for her Netflix stand-up show Douglas, Hannah Gadsby has already recorded her acceptance speech.
Despite winning an Emmy in the same writing category last year for Nanette, Gadsby says: “It’s odds on that I won’t win. I’ll put it in my sizzle reel.”
The comedian was speaking today in an Australians in Film webinar with fellow nominees Hugh Jackman, Sarah Snook and Tony McNamara.
Moderator Jenny Cooney pointed out the Emmy organisers are arranging to send a camera to the homes of each of the 140 nominees and asked where all four will be when the awards are presented next month.
McNamara, who is in the running for Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series for Hulu’s The Great, will be at home in the country with his wife and children. Confessing that he is not technically minded,...
Despite winning an Emmy in the same writing category last year for Nanette, Gadsby says: “It’s odds on that I won’t win. I’ll put it in my sizzle reel.”
The comedian was speaking today in an Australians in Film webinar with fellow nominees Hugh Jackman, Sarah Snook and Tony McNamara.
Moderator Jenny Cooney pointed out the Emmy organisers are arranging to send a camera to the homes of each of the 140 nominees and asked where all four will be when the awards are presented next month.
McNamara, who is in the running for Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series for Hulu’s The Great, will be at home in the country with his wife and children. Confessing that he is not technically minded,...
- 8/26/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
On Mrs. America, composer Kris Bowers was excited to immerse himself in a story of an icon he knew little about, crafting unique sounds for the opposing sides of a major historical battle.
Starring Cate Blanchett, the FX miniseries follows conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, as she leads a fight against the Equal Rights Amendment movement during the 1970s, examining at the same time the group of feminists that opposed her.
Initially intending to complete his score for the series in the room, with a full-sized orchestra, Bowers was thrown into a whirlwind when the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., and self-quarantine became the new normal. In this surreal time, the composer managed to regroup with Mrs. America’s key creatives, recording sessions with individual musicians remotely, and finishing the score, which would land him his second consecutive Emmy nomination.
One of the most sought-after composers of today, Bowers has...
Starring Cate Blanchett, the FX miniseries follows conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, as she leads a fight against the Equal Rights Amendment movement during the 1970s, examining at the same time the group of feminists that opposed her.
Initially intending to complete his score for the series in the room, with a full-sized orchestra, Bowers was thrown into a whirlwind when the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., and self-quarantine became the new normal. In this surreal time, the composer managed to regroup with Mrs. America’s key creatives, recording sessions with individual musicians remotely, and finishing the score, which would land him his second consecutive Emmy nomination.
One of the most sought-after composers of today, Bowers has...
- 8/25/2020
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
How tough is the competition for this year’s Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie? How about three Oscar winners going head to head… to head?
Yes, the five-nominee field includes a trio of Academy Award winners, led by Watchmen‘s Regina King, who already has three Emmys to her credit and is looking to add one more for her work as Angela Abar, aka masked detective Sister Night. Plus, Cate Blanchett landed her first-ever Emmy nod for playing anti-era firebrand Phyllis Schlafly in FX on Hulu’s political biopic Mrs. America, and Octavia Spencer...
Yes, the five-nominee field includes a trio of Academy Award winners, led by Watchmen‘s Regina King, who already has three Emmys to her credit and is looking to add one more for her work as Angela Abar, aka masked detective Sister Night. Plus, Cate Blanchett landed her first-ever Emmy nod for playing anti-era firebrand Phyllis Schlafly in FX on Hulu’s political biopic Mrs. America, and Octavia Spencer...
- 8/25/2020
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
While the Era battle lines were clearly drawn in “Mrs. America” between “the libbers and anti-libbers” for costume designer Bina Daigeler (“Mulan”), the contradictions inherent in Phyllis Schlafly’s (Emmy-nominated Cate Blanchett) conservative crusade made the FX limit series a lot more interesting. Schlafly was an unfulfilled Illinois housewife with political ambitions, who wielded her media power to fight second-wave feminists to preserve traditional family values.
“Phyllis Schlafly used her strong style in public to create a very strong image for herself and this movement,” Daigeler said. “And she had to be creative in unifying this movement. On her first TV appearance, she was simply dressed with a pale blue sweater, and, I think, she was self-conscious at that moment about how it is to be on television and how much power that is.”
“But she was [smart] enough after this appearance to dress up as a public person,” Daigeler said,...
“Phyllis Schlafly used her strong style in public to create a very strong image for herself and this movement,” Daigeler said. “And she had to be creative in unifying this movement. On her first TV appearance, she was simply dressed with a pale blue sweater, and, I think, she was self-conscious at that moment about how it is to be on television and how much power that is.”
“But she was [smart] enough after this appearance to dress up as a public person,” Daigeler said,...
- 8/24/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Women’s stories dominate this year’s Emmy field for Outstanding Limited Series — but could an unconventional superhero series swoop in and take home the big prize?
HBO’s acclaimed Watchmen adaptation certainly made a big impression on Emmy voters, scoring a whopping 26 nominations overall — or just one fewer than the four other Limited Series contenders combined. (Plus, executive producer Damon Lindelof already has an Emmy in his trophy case from his years on Lost.) But it’ll face stiff competition from a quartet of female-centered dramas, including two from streaming powerhouse Netflix: the wrenching crime drama Unbelievable, starring nominee Toni Collette,...
HBO’s acclaimed Watchmen adaptation certainly made a big impression on Emmy voters, scoring a whopping 26 nominations overall — or just one fewer than the four other Limited Series contenders combined. (Plus, executive producer Damon Lindelof already has an Emmy in his trophy case from his years on Lost.) But it’ll face stiff competition from a quartet of female-centered dramas, including two from streaming powerhouse Netflix: the wrenching crime drama Unbelievable, starring nominee Toni Collette,...
- 8/24/2020
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
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