2023-07-12 21:22:31
With a spatula
July 12 2023, 3:22 pm
Scottish actor Brian Cox, Australian actress Sarah Snook, American actor Jeremy Strong, British actor Matthew Macfayden, American actress J. Smith-Cameron and American actor Nicholas Braun pose after winning the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for “Succession” during the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on September 12, 2022. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)
The HBO drama series “Succession” leads the race by a few premios Emmy clouded by the threat of an actors’ strike that could almost completely paralyze Hollywood.
“Succession“, which follows the conflicts and ambitions of a powerful family at the head of a media empire, earned 27 nominations on Wednesday when actress Yvette Nicole Brown and the head of the Television Academy, Frank Scherma, announced the competitors for the 75th edition. of the so-called Oscars of American television.
For the second consecutive year at the head of the dispute, “Succession” competes for best drama series and won three of the six vacancies for best actor in a drama series, with Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong fighting for the coveted statuette.
In a successful morning for HBO, which totaled 127 nominations, its adaptation of the video game about a zombie apocalypse “The Last of Us” became the second favorite.
The acclaimed show starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey garnered 24 nominations, including for Best Drama Series and Best Actor.
Pascal, a Chilean-American, is the first Latino to earn a nomination in this category since 1999, when Jimmy Smits competed for the fifth consecutive time thanks to his role in “NYPD Blue.”
Also from HBO, “The White Lotus,” the satire that explores the dark side of wealthy people in heavenly settings, is third in the Emmy race, with 23 nominations.
‘Succession’, the brilliant series about power within the media, will have a fourth season on HBO
The second season of the series, set in Sicily, ripped into drama categories, including a best supporting actress nomination for Jennifer Coolidge.
Pedro Pascal and Jenna Ortega
“Ted Lasso”, the Apple TV+ comedy that follows an American football coach who tries his luck at the head of a soccer team in England, once again stood out in the Emmy nominations with 21 chances to win a statuette.
Cultural phenomena Netflix’s “Bronca” and FX’s “The Bear” tied with 13 nominations each.
“Merlina,” the Netflix spinoff that centers on the daughter of the Adams Family, came into the fray with 12 nominations.
Its protagonist, Jenna Ortega, will compete for the best comedy actress statuette, an achievement that a Latina has not reached since 2008, when América Ferrara was nominated for the second time for playing Betty Suárez, the central character of the American adaptation of “Betty the ugly”.
In more of the Latin scene, “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities” is listed with seven nominations, mostly for technical categories.
The Mexican Diego Luna was left out of the list, although his acclaimed “Andor” totaled eight nominations.
Along with the similar “The Mandalorian” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, the Disney+ platform received 22 nominations for productions from the “Star Wars” universe.
The fantasy genre featured with “House of the Dragon,” the prequel to HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” with eight nominations, and the pricey “Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power,” with six.
In the shadow of the pickets
The 75th Emmy Awards ceremony, hosted by the Television Academy, is scheduled for September 18. However, the lavish event is threatened by a dramatic situation in Hollywood.
While the scriptwriters have already been picketing outside the studios for more than two months in protest for better working and economic conditions, the Screen Actors Union (SAG-AFTRA) could go on strike at midnight this Wednesday ( 07:00 GMT) if they do not reach a contractual agreement with the studios.
Screenwriters and actors fight for salary increases and other benefits.
The situation is so latent that Scherma opened the virtual ceremony this Wednesday referring to the matter.
“We hope that the union’s ongoing negotiations will reach a quick and equitable solution,” Scherma said.
“We are committed to supporting a television industry that remains strong and equitable, and where we can continue to honor all the incredible work you do.”
But the actors’ union said in a statement Tuesday night that it “does not trust that the employers intend to negotiate a deal.”
A double strike in Hollywood, something not seen since the 1960s, could bring the tinsel town to a near standstill, forcing, among other things, a postponement of the ceremony. AFP
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