Emmys: David Fincher and Michael Douglas headline movie vet winners

Posted by · 7:40 pm · September 22nd, 2013

It was a big night for prestige film personalities in front of and behind the camera at the Emmys tonight. Names include David Fincher, Steven Soderbergh, Jeff Daniels and Michael Douglas

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Oscar winners crash the 2013 Emmy nominations

Posted by · 7:47 am · July 18th, 2013

I’ll leave it to those more embedded in Emmy history to tell us whether Oscar winners landing a slew of nominations from the TV Academy is typical or not. But it was nevertheless striking to me how many Academy Award winners popped up on today’s nominations list.

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My favorite Emmy nominees: Anna Chlumsky, David Fincher, Jonathan Banks

Posted by · 5:52 am · July 18th, 2013

Amid the usual, spotlights on ‘Veep,’ ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ made my day.

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Emmys Q&A: Beth McCarthy-Miller on directing the two-part '30 Rock' series finale

Posted by · 9:09 am · June 25th, 2013

Beth McCarthy-Miller has been a part of the “30 Rock” family almost since inception. HitFix spoke with her about the process of directing the series finale as Emmy voters are casting ballots — McCarthy-Miller has been nominated five times for her work on “30 Rock,” but never won.

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Emmys: Is 'The Colbert Report' poised to break 'The Daily Show's' decade-long variety series dominance?

Posted by · 11:10 am · June 17th, 2013

“The Daily Show” has won 10 Emmys in a row for Outstanding Variety Series, and they’re probably hoping for that to go up to a “Spinal Tap” 11 this year. But the stage could be set, finally, for a change-up in the category.

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Emmys: 10 'modern-day Susan Luccis' who have yet to win

Posted by · 1:00 pm · June 13th, 2013

It took Susan Lucci 19 Emmy attempts to win her first award. Her name has become synonymous with perennial bridesmaids looking to break a losing streak. This year, a number of contenders across a variety of categories are hoping to finally grace the Emmys stage.

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