The 75th Emmy Awards will now take place on Jan. 15, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said in a statement Thursday, confirming a widely anticipated delay as dual strikes grind much of the Hollywood entertainment industry to a halt.
last month and include zombie-thriller “The Last of Us,” British royal drama “The Crown,” anxiety-inducing sandwich-shop series, “The Bear,” and soccer comedy, “Ted Lasso.”Big franchise shows such as “Wednesday,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and “Andor” also earned nods.
Among this year’s biggest contenders for top awards is the HBO drama “Succession,” about a dysfunctional family of billionaires, which has earned more than two dozen Emmy nominations. One of its lead stars, Brian Cox, , saying that low pay and the encroachment of AI technology has put actors “at the thin edge of a really horrible wedge.”such as actors Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Leonardo DiCaprio each made donations of $1 million or more, in support of an emergency aid fund for striking individuals.
“I remember my days as a waiter, cleaner, typist, even my time on the unemployment line,” Streep said in a press release. “In this strike action, I am lucky to be able to support those who will struggle in a long action to sustain against Goliath. We will stand strong together.”many popular late-night talk shows, the filming of Netflix hit “Stranger Things” and an HBO “Games of Thrones” spinoff series titled “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight.
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