Emmys
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‘Insecure’ Star Yvonne Orji and Other Emmy Contenders on the Trap of ‘Diversity Porn’ and How Viewers Can Make a Difference (Video)
Orji was joined by “Silicon Valley’s” Thomas Middleditch, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’s” Alex Newell, “Never Have I Ever’s” Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and “Normal People’s” Paul Mescal for the roundtable discussion
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Emmy Underdogs to Remember, From Elle Fanning to Zoë Kravitz to ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ (Photos)
TheWrap Emmy magazine: As Emmy voting begins, TheWrap staff suggests TV Academy members check out these people and shows who deserve a spot on the nominating ballot
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‘Insecure’ Creator Issa Rae on Comedy in a Time of Crisis: ‘We Are More Than Our Trauma’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “We don’t really get a lot of television shows that promote Black beauty, Black art, without having to have our burden be front and center all the time,” exec producer Prentice Penny says
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‘Dummy’ Creator Cody Heller on Working With ‘Unwieldy,’ ‘Diva’-Like Sex Dolls for Anna Kendrick Quibi Comedy (Video)
“I salute any person who has a commitment to having a sex doll in their life because truly, it is a lot to deal with,” Heller tells TheWrap
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‘The Young and the Restless,’ ‘The View,’ ‘Jeopardy’ Win Top Daytime Emmy Awards
Additional winners in a virtual ceremony broadcast on CBS include Kelly Clarkson, Alex Trebek and actors Jason Thompson and Heather Tom
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How Niecy Nash Connected With a Baby Kidnapper for ‘Stolen by My Mother’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “The thing you can never judge is someone else’s pain,” says the three-time Emmy-nominated actress
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How Racism’s Legacy Shaped André Holland’s Performance in Damien Chazelle’s ‘The Eddy’ (Video)
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “I think that trauma has a lot to do with how much he will allow himself to feel and to express,” Holland says of the jazz musician he plays
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Why Joey Soloway Didn’t Walk Away From ‘Transparent’ After the Jeffrey Tambor Scandal
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “It really felt like, we have to do this on our terms — not on Jeffrey’s terms, not on MeToo’s terms, not on ‘Transparent’ fans’ terms,” says the showrunner formerly known as Jill Soloway
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‘Normal People’ Stars Were Frustrated With Their Characters Too: ‘You Just Want to Shake Them!’ (Video)
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “You want to go, ‘Your incapacity to speak is going to result in you having a very unhappy year in your life!’” says Paul Mescal, who stars with Daisy Edgar-Jones in the limited series
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What the ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Interactive Movie Learned From ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: Co-creator Robert Carlock says one scene from series finale is so “deeply hidden” fans have to look at code to find it
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Will the New Emmy Rules Really Lead to More (and More Diverse) Nominees?
If the rules had been in place last year, they actually would have resulted in fewer nominees
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Why ‘Watchmen’ Star Tim Blake Nelson Loved Acting Behind a Mask
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “Taking away the face actually empowered my character,” says the veteran character actor who plays Looking Glass in the sci-fi miniseries
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Why ‘American Son’ Director Kenny Leon Is ‘Radically Optimistic’ Amid Unrest Over Racial Injustice (Video)
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “This is our moment to really make some progress. It appears that the world is listening in a different way, so I’m hopeful of that,” Leon says
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How ‘Mrs. America’ Directors Went From ‘Captain Marvel’ to a Feminist History Lesson
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “We were toward the end of postproduction and thinking of a long nap,” says Anna Boden of her and Ryan Fleck’s decision to tackle the FX miniseries
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‘Defending Jacob’ Star Michelle Dockery on the Challenges of Getting Spat on for a Role
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “As intense and as sad as those scenes are, it’s important to have a sense of humor about those things that you have to do,” the actress says
