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An Emmy win can be based on a single scene. Here, some of the nominated writers for comedy and drama series tell us the moments that were key to them.
HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ earned 19 Emmy nominations, but it’s not the whole story. These books and films add to the picture.
HBO’s “Chernobyl” is not just a look at the past, say the Emmy-nominated series’ writer Craig Mazin and director Johan Renck. It’s a warning.
Ava DuVernay, writer-director of ‘When They See Us,’ wanted to honor the five teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of beating and raping a woman
Mandy Moore gets old and frail in the third season of “This Is Us,” she says in this video interview.
Roundtable discussions
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Showrunners: How to choose a project and end a series
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Comedy: TV is in a funny place, and it’s worth the risks
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Drama: Leaving your comfort zone for weirder places
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The complete Oscars actors roundtable interview
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The women of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ -- Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein and Marin Hinkle -- find their voices and their strength in the fictional 1950s and in today’s Hollywood. -
The stories behind Billy Porter’s flashy ‘Pose’ gowns and other costumes
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Bill Hader earned a directing nomination (and shared a writing nod) for the crazy “Barry” episode “ronny/lily,” in which a hit goes terribly wrong and the hitman makes a key realization. Here’s how it came together.
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“Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about the absurdities of life and the blessings found in creative collaboration.
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HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ demonstrates how close the world was ‘to an event that was going to decimate most of Europe, and would also have this tremendous impact, obviously, on the rest of the world,’ notes actor Jared Harris.
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We know “Game of Thrones” is going to win drama series. But how many other Emmys can it take for its final season?
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The Canadian comedy “Schitt’s Creek” racked up major Emmy nominations -- including for comedy series and its two leads, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara. They play the parents in the show’s fish-out-of-water, formerly wealthy family, but it’s a real family affair for Levy: Son Daniel co-created and stars in the show.
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Some ‘Game of Thrones’ fans wanted Sansa Stark to land on the Iron Throne. Sophie Turner didn’t, and she should know what Sansa wanted — she grew up playing her.
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Giancarlo Esposito talks about returning to the Emmys, seven years after his first nomination for “Breaking Bad,” in a video interview at the Los Angeles Times.
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David Rubin, newly elected president of the motion picture academy, addresses some of the organization’s most pressing challenges.
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Fire-spewing dragons, a city aflame, falling buildings: How visual effects carved the path to the epic destruction of King’s Landing in ‘Game of Thrones.’
Awards
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The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards will go host-less this year, says Charlie Collier, new chief of Fox, which will air this year’s ceremony.
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The film academy’s new president immediately inherits a range of challenges facing the 92-year-old institution
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Will Julia Louis-Dreyfus win a last Emmy for “Veep”? Can “Fleabag” pull off upsets? Emmy predictions for comedy series, comedy actor and actress.
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Gwendoline Christie believes her Brienne of Tarth on ‘Game of Thrones’ emerged a winner. ‘Her happy ending wasn’t defined by a man.’
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In Hulu’s “The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,” filmmaker Ben Berman meets 60-year-old magician John Szeles shortly after the performer has been given one year to live. When Berman goes to interview Szeles in Las Vegas, he discovers numerous surprises.
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“Good Boys” brought in $21 million at the box office. “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” “47 Meters Down: Uncaged” and “Blinded by the Light” disappoint.
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New movies opening in L.A. for Aug. 18-25 include “Brittany Runs a Marathon,” “Angel Has Fallen” and “Overcomer”
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