Emmy records, LGBTQ firsts and Omar: five things to watch eNCA
In addition to the return of a audience, there are plenty of potential records and historic firsts to look out for:Michael K Williams is a favorite to win an Emmy for his work in "Lovecraft Country" -- but it will be a posthumous honor, after the actor died before the September 2021 ceremonyMichael K. Williams, forever remembered as Baltimore stick-up man Omar Little in seminal HBO crime drama"The Wire," died earlier this month.
Many viewers will hope for a victory for Williams, which would make him part of an elite group of posthumous acting winners at the Emmys -- one that includes Ingrid Bergman.Mj Rodriguez, seen here at the Met Gala in New York in September 2021, could become the first transgender Emmy winner in the lead actress categoryFX's"Pose" -- about New York's 1980s underground ballroom culture -- has already done much to advance LGBTQ representation.
Since then, the Elisabeth Moss-starring series offering a bleak portrait of an authoritarian America has seen diminishing returns -- in terms of both critical response and awards tallies.