Friday, July 13, 2018

Sandra Oh is the first Asian woman nominated for a lead actress Emmy

It’s Emmy Nomination Day in America, which means it’s time to obsess over potential winners, losers, and first-timers — and, of course, to tally the snubs, line up the grudges, and consider what the nominees say about what the television industry values right now. The Emmy Awards ceremony will be held on September 17th.

The biggest news: Netflix continues to cement its domination of the television landscape, racking up an eye-popping 117 nominations this year, and breaking HBO’s 17-year streak of having the most Emmy nods. While that’s great news for the streaming giant — and yet another sign that Reed Hastings’ merry band of studio executives is redefining television — it’s not great for HBO. In a massive merger, telecom giant AT&T just...

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