Emmy Nominations Roundtable: ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Hacks’ Dominate, But ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘Pluribus’ Are Waiting in the Wings
Those questions, and a lot more, are discussed as the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast‘s Michael Schneider, Emily Longeretta and Jazz Tangcay hit the...
Key points
- Those questions, and a lot more, are discussed as the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast‘s Michael Schneider, Emily Longeretta and Jazz Tangcay hit the roundtable to go over the winners, snubs and surprises from this week’s Emmy nominations.
- Popular on Variety And another HBO Max smash, “Hacks,” earned 24 nominations for its fifth season, the most ever for a comedy.
- (“Hacks” beat out the previous record holders, “The Bear” and “The Studio,” which both had 23.) Star Jean Smart is now in line to win her fifth Emmy for the show and her eighth overall, which would put her in a tie for the actress with the most Emmy acting wins in history.
- Also, the next nominee toppers were both first-year Apple TV phenomenons: Horror comedy “Widow’s Bay,” which saw a surge of interest toward the end of Emmy FYC season, earned 19 nods.
What happened
Those questions, and a lot more, are discussed as the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast‘s Michael Schneider, Emily Longeretta and Jazz Tangcay hit the roundtable to go over the winners, snubs and surprises from this week’s Emmy nominations. Popular on Variety And another HBO Max smash, “Hacks,” earned 24 nominations for its fifth season, the most ever for a comedy. (“Hacks” beat out the previous record holders, “The Bear” and “The Studio,” which both had 23.) Star Jean Smart is now in line to win her fifth Emmy for the show and her eighth overall, which would put her in a tie for the actress with the most Emmy acting wins in history. Also, the next nominee toppers were both first-year Apple TV phenomenons: Horror comedy “Widow’s Bay,” which saw a surge of interest toward the end of Emmy FYC season, earned 19 nods. And not recognizing the show overall because the writing was insane.” Meanwhile, the “Widow’s Bay” showing was a pleasant surprise, as shows that premiere late in the Emmy cycle often have a tough time garnering attention. It was lovely to see her do that.” Variety’s “Awards Circuit” podcast, hosted by Clayton Davis, Jazz Tangcay, Emily Longeretta and Michael Schneider, who...
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