Tag: Emmy

The activist who became an artist

Belafonte learned a lot from Robeson during his formative years, and by the time he began to consider himself an artist, he had activism at the core of his heart. Belafonte claimed that his appreciation of the arts was sparked by his perception of “theatre as a social force, as a political force.”

May 8, 2023

Riz Ahmed becomes first Asian to win an Emmy

Riz Ahmed has become the first man of Asian descent to win an acting award at the Emmys, according to a media report. He is a British actor of Pakistani descent. The two actors of Asian descent who have won at the Emmys earlier are British-Indian Archie Panjabi in 2010 for The Good Wife and Iranian-American...

September 18, 2017

Kidman kisses Skarsgard, Urban claps away!

Actress Nicole Kidman took a moment to kiss her onscreen husband Alexander Skarsgard on the lips at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards here on Sunday. Her real life husband Keith Urban clapped away. At the red carpet of the gala at the Microsoft Theater here, Kidman couldn’t keep her hands off Urban as they walked...

September 18, 2017

Baldwin, Tomlin, Glover criticise Trump at Emmys

Lily Tomlin, Alec Baldwin and Donald Glover were amongst some of the celebrities who criticised US President Donald Trump during their speeches at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards here. Host Stephen Colbert began his opening monologue on Sunday night and surprised the A-list crowd when he brought out former White House press secretary Sean Spicer....

September 18, 2017

Anil Kapoor in awe of John Lithgow’s Emmy win

Anil Kapoor has congratulated Hollywood actor John Lithgow, who got the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Crown at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards. The Bollywood star says he is a big fan of the actor. Lithgow got the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the awards night held in Los...

September 18, 2017

Lena Waithe, Aziz Ansari win Emmy for coming out story

Indian-American Aziz Ansari and African-American Lena Waithe added a shade of diversity to the winners of the 69th Primetime Awards here as co-writers of a Master of None episode on a character coming out to her family as a lesbian. They won for the Thanksgiving episode, in which Waithe’s on screen character Denise discovers her sexuality and...

September 18, 2017

Alec Baldwin bags Emmy for Trump impersonation

Actor Alec Baldwin walked away with the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series trophy at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards here for his portrayal of US President Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live. After accepting his first Emmy since 2009, Baldwin began his speech by saying: “I suppose I should say, at long last,...

September 18, 2017

Almost nobody watches most Emmy-nominated shows!

Nearly all of the series nominated for Best Drama or Comedy at the upcoming 69th Primetime Emmy Awards have been watched by fewer than half of all potential viewers, according to a new survey. The survey was conducted by Katz Media Group, and it states that nearly half are shows that 50 per cent or...

September 16, 2017