The Best Short Form Comedy/Drama Series slate has mostly been wiped clean for domination by Quibi, a new streaming service comprised entirely of short-form content. Netflix made a play last year with three entries, but they are sitting out this time. Also clearing the stage are two past nominees that were expressly produced to get Emmys for their headliners, as neither “An Emmy for Megan” nor “This Eddie Murphy Role is Mine, Not Yours” returned for a third season. Sundance swept last year with the critically-acclaimed “State of the Union,” but that network does not have a player this year.
See our rundown on 15 of Quibi’s new short form series.
So Quibi is filling that void with ten new shows, six of which are strong contenders. The app’s flagship is an adaptation of “Most Dangerous Game,” which is additionally being campaigned by CBS Television Studios under Viacom.
See our rundown on 15 of Quibi’s new short form series.
So Quibi is filling that void with ten new shows, six of which are strong contenders. The app’s flagship is an adaptation of “Most Dangerous Game,” which is additionally being campaigned by CBS Television Studios under Viacom.
- 7/6/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Winter is coming. That’s probably what most Emmy nominees thought at the Creative Arts Awards, which were held on the weekend of September 14-15. Awards for dramas, comedies, movies and limited series were presented on Sunday night, which meant a potentially dominant performance by HBO’s epic fantasy series “Game of Thrones.” But how well did it really do? Find out below in our live blog with all the hottest takes and analysis of the results. Check out the complete list of winners as they’re announced here.
“Game of Thrones” earned an unprecedented 32 Emmy nominations this year, 18 of which were decided at the Creative Arts Awards. And it had opportunities to make history in a few different ways. The episode “The Long Night” had the potential to be the most awarded episode in the history of the Emmys, exceeding the six prizes won by the “Boardwalk Empire” pilot...
“Game of Thrones” earned an unprecedented 32 Emmy nominations this year, 18 of which were decided at the Creative Arts Awards. And it had opportunities to make history in a few different ways. The episode “The Long Night” had the potential to be the most awarded episode in the history of the Emmys, exceeding the six prizes won by the “Boardwalk Empire” pilot...
- 9/15/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson picked up their first Emmy nominations as performers for their web series “Hack Into Broad City” this year, an offshoot of their Comedy Central series “Broad City.” Glazer and Jacobson are nominated in the category of Best Short-Form Actress.
Glazer and Jacobson spoke with Gold Derby contributing writer Charles Bright before the Emmy nominations about the decision to end “Broad City,” their favorite guest stars over the years and more. Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEETales of the City: Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (‘Broad City’) deserve Emmys for bringing the real New York City to life
Gold Derby: I’m here with Ilana and Abbi here to ask them why they felt it was time to wrap up the show. I was gonna say why are you doing this to us but I’m sure there’s probably good reason.
Glazer and Jacobson spoke with Gold Derby contributing writer Charles Bright before the Emmy nominations about the decision to end “Broad City,” their favorite guest stars over the years and more. Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEETales of the City: Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (‘Broad City’) deserve Emmys for bringing the real New York City to life
Gold Derby: I’m here with Ilana and Abbi here to ask them why they felt it was time to wrap up the show. I was gonna say why are you doing this to us but I’m sure there’s probably good reason.
- 7/28/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
As the TV landscape continues to expand across various cable and streaming services, filmmakers are finding a wide variety of ways to tell stories — sometimes multiple times in a single season. Such is the case for Stephen Frears, who this year is an Emmy contender for a long form series (“A Very English Scandal”) and a short form series (SundanceTV’s “State of the Union”).
Frears is best known for his work on the big screen, where he has directed films including “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988), “High Fidelity” (2000), “Philomena” (2013) and “Florence Foster Jenkins” (2016). He earned Oscar nominations for directing “The Grifters” (1990) and “The Queen” (2006). But he’s no stranger to TV, having won two BAFTAs out of seven nominations for his work on the small screen.
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Frears is best known for his work on the big screen, where he has directed films including “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988), “High Fidelity” (2000), “Philomena” (2013) and “Florence Foster Jenkins” (2016). He earned Oscar nominations for directing “The Grifters” (1990) and “The Queen” (2006). But he’s no stranger to TV, having won two BAFTAs out of seven nominations for his work on the small screen.
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- 6/7/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson are packing up and moving on from “Broad City.” But first — yaaaassssss, queen, they still have one more season of the critically acclaimed Comedy Central series left. “Broad City” will be back in early 2019 for its fifth and final season, the network announced on Thursday.
But that’s not the end of Glazer’s and Jacobson’s relationship with Comedy Central. The channel has signed a new first-look development deal with both stars, which means they’ll continue to create and develop programming for Comedy Central. The deal actually covers all of Viacom’s networks, which means Glazer and Jacobson could wind up developing and producing for other outlets like MTV and Paramount Network as well.
Under the deal, Glazer and Jacobson will create and develop projects both together and separately for Comedy Central and Viacom. They already have three projects in the works at the channel: “Mall Town USA,...
But that’s not the end of Glazer’s and Jacobson’s relationship with Comedy Central. The channel has signed a new first-look development deal with both stars, which means they’ll continue to create and develop programming for Comedy Central. The deal actually covers all of Viacom’s networks, which means Glazer and Jacobson could wind up developing and producing for other outlets like MTV and Paramount Network as well.
Under the deal, Glazer and Jacobson will create and develop projects both together and separately for Comedy Central and Viacom. They already have three projects in the works at the channel: “Mall Town USA,...
- 4/12/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
This could be the year that Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes Emmy history.
Nominated once again for playing Selina Meyer on HBO’s “Veep,” Louis-Dreyfus is the favorite to win her sixth consecutive Emmy as outstanding comedy actress. In doing so, she would beat the record for most Emmys won by a performer in the same role for the same series.
Right now, Louis-Dreyfus is in a three-way tie with Candice Bergen (“Murphy Brown”) and Don Knotts (“Andy Griffith Show”). All three thesps won five Emmys for their roles on those shows. Now, Louis-Dreyfus is poised to leap ahead.
What’s more, she’s also in line this year to tie Cloris Leachman for the most Emmys ever won by a female performer. Leachman has eight; Louis-Dreyfus has seven – tied with Mary Tyler Moore and Allison Janney. (Janney, of course, is competing with Louis-Dreyfus in the comedy...
Nominated once again for playing Selina Meyer on HBO’s “Veep,” Louis-Dreyfus is the favorite to win her sixth consecutive Emmy as outstanding comedy actress. In doing so, she would beat the record for most Emmys won by a performer in the same role for the same series.
Right now, Louis-Dreyfus is in a three-way tie with Candice Bergen (“Murphy Brown”) and Don Knotts (“Andy Griffith Show”). All three thesps won five Emmys for their roles on those shows. Now, Louis-Dreyfus is poised to leap ahead.
What’s more, she’s also in line this year to tie Cloris Leachman for the most Emmys ever won by a female performer. Leachman has eight; Louis-Dreyfus has seven – tied with Mary Tyler Moore and Allison Janney. (Janney, of course, is competing with Louis-Dreyfus in the comedy...
- 7/13/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Digital producers cheered last year when the Television Academy expanded its short-form programming categories. But then they saw the nominees and winners.
Most of last year’s short form contenders didn’t come from digital-first producers or platforms, but came from traditional networks and talent. Adult Swim’s “Childrens Hospital” led all nominees, followed by the History channel’s “The Crossroads of History” and AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462.”
“Childrens Hospital” ultimately won the Outstanding Series category, which included just one independent contender: “Her Story,” about two transgender women living in Los Angeles. Besides “Crossroads of History” and “Flight 462,” the two other nominees were behind-the-scenes looks at popular TV shows: “Hack into Broad City” and “UnREAL The Auditions.”
In the short form nonfiction or reality series, another marketing series won, FX’s “Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”
That wasn’t quite what...
Most of last year’s short form contenders didn’t come from digital-first producers or platforms, but came from traditional networks and talent. Adult Swim’s “Childrens Hospital” led all nominees, followed by the History channel’s “The Crossroads of History” and AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462.”
“Childrens Hospital” ultimately won the Outstanding Series category, which included just one independent contender: “Her Story,” about two transgender women living in Los Angeles. Besides “Crossroads of History” and “Flight 462,” the two other nominees were behind-the-scenes looks at popular TV shows: “Hack into Broad City” and “UnREAL The Auditions.”
In the short form nonfiction or reality series, another marketing series won, FX’s “Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”
That wasn’t quite what...
- 6/27/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
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