Atin Ito First Filipino Community Newspaper in Ontario
Succession, the HBO drama about an ultra-wealthy family fighting for control of a sinister media empire, led the nominations Wednesday for the Emmys – television’s version of the Oscars.
The show’s critically adored final season earned a whopping 27 nods, in a live-streamed announcement overshadowed by the threat of a Hollywood actors’ strike that could derail the industry’s entire awards calendar.
Succession was followed by two more HBO dramas – video-game adaptation The Last of Us (24) and satire The White Lotus (23).
Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso topped the comedy section with 21, while Netflix’s Beef and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story led the limited series category, with 13 nods apiece.
After a final round of voting by the Television Academy’s 20,000-odd members, the 75th Emmy Awards are scheduled to take place on September 18.
But that ceremony is highly likely to be delayed if the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) calls a strike, with a negotiations deadline looming at midnight (0700 GMT Thursday.)
An actors’ strike would mean a boycott of the ceremony by stars. Studios including Netflix and Disney have called in federal mediators to help resolve the deadlock over pay and other conditions. AFP
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