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2025 Emmys: These are the episodes every Best Drama Guest Actress/Actor submitted
Before voting for the Emmy winners (beginning Aug. 18), Television Academy members are encouraged to watch all of the nominees' episode submissions, though it's not a requirement. While the lead and supporting acting episode submissions will be unveiled soon by Gold Derby, the guest stars' choices in drama and comedy were publicly available on the nominating ballots. Read on for everything to know about the Emmy episode submissions for Best Drama Guest Actress and Best Drama Guest Actor, where the contenders include four-time Oscar nominee Jane Alexander (The Great White Hope, All the President's Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Testament) and Best Actor Oscar winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland). More from Gold Derby Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin in first look at Season 5 of 'Only Murders in the Building': Everything to know 'South Park' creators strike deal for 50 more episodes, streaming on Paramount+: What to know BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS Jane Alexander as Sissy Cobel in SeveranceEpisode: "Sweet Vitriol"Recap: Celestine, or 'Sissy, ' is Harmony Cobel's maternal aunt, whom Harmony visits in Season 2. A fervent acolyte of Lumon founder Kier Eagan, Sissy lives a monastic and reclusive life in the remote town of Salt's Neck, before the return of her niece awakens a long-dormant history: This is Alexander's eighth Primetime Emmy nomination; she previously won for Playing for Time (1981) and Warm Springs (2005), both in Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actress. Gwendoline Christie as Lorne in SeveranceEpisode: "Cold Harbor"Recap: Lorne is the head of Mammalians Nurturable, a Lumon department inexplicably devoted to the breeding and raising of goats. Initially wary of protagonists Mark and Helly, she becomes a ferocious ally after her beloved animals are history: This is Christie's second Primetime Emmy nomination. Kaitlyn Dever as Abby in The Last of UsEpisode: "Through the Valley"Recap: Abby, driven by vengeance for her father's death, travels to Jackson to try and find Joel and mercilessly exact her history: This is Dever's second Primetime Emmy nomination. Cherry Jones as Holly in The Handmaid's TaleEpisode: "Exile"Recap: June tries to settle in a new community where she reunites with her mother, Holly. Serena seeks a sanctuary. Luke and Moira take a big history: This is Jones' sixth Primetime Emmy nomination; she previously won Best Drama Supporting Actress for 24 (2009), and Best Guest Actress for both The Handmaid's Tale (2019) and Succession (2020). Catherine O'Hara as Gail in The Last of UsEpisode: "Future Days"Recap: Gail is the town therapist in Jackson who counsels Joel as he grapples with past traumas, including his killing of Gail's husband, history: This is O'Hara's 10 Primetime Emmy nomination; she previously won Best Variety Writing for SCTV Network (1982) and Best Comedy Actress for Schitt's Creek (2020). Merritt Wever as Gretchen George in SeveranceEpisode: "Who Is Alive?"Recap: Gretchen is a police dispatcher, a mother of three, and the wife of a severed worker, Dylan George. At his employer's request, Gretchen visits her husband's work persona, or "innie, " forming a strange connection as he comes to remind her of the man she first history: This is Wever's fifth Primetime Emmy nomination; she previously won Best Comedy Supporting Actress for Nurse Jackie (2013) and Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actress for Godless (2018). Emmy Records View Gallery15 Images BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar in The BoysEpisode: "Beware The Jabberwock, My Son"Recap: Former Vought CEO Stan Edgar receives a visit in federal prison from Butcher and Mother's Milk. Butcher offers Edgar exoneration and custody of his granddaughter Zoe if he helps them locate the anti-Supe virus. Upon arrival at Edgar's farm, they discover Compound V-infected livestock including flying murderous sheep and history: This is Esposito's sixth Primetime Emmy nomination. Scott Glenn as Jim Hollinger in The White LotusEpisode: "Killer Instincts"Recap: In Bangkok, Rick meets face-to-face and confronts the man he thinks ruined his life, Jim Hollinger, the owner of The White Lotus Thailand history: This is Glenn's first Primetime Emmy nomination. Shawn Hatosy as Dr. Jack Abbot in The PittEpisode: "9:00 P.M."Recap: Utilizing his former military experience at a combat support hospital, Dr. Abbot comes in on his day off to help during the mass casualty incident. He recognizes the toll this shift has taken on Dr. Robby and offers encouragement. Later, it is revealed Abbot sustained a leg amputation in history: This is Hatosy's first Primetime Emmy nomination. Joe Pantoliano as Eugene in The Last of UsEpisode: "The Price"Recap: While on patrol, Joel and Ellie come across Eugene, a member of the Jackson community and husband to town therapist, Gail. Eugene was bitten by a Clicker and pleads with Joel for one last trip to Jackson to say goodbye to Gail, forcing Joel to make a difficult history: This is Pantoliano's second Primetime Emmy nomination; he previously won Best Drama Supporting Actor for The Sopranos (2003). Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera in AndorEpisode: "I Have Friends Everywhere"Recap: Saw Gerrera forces Wilmon to help steal rocket fuel for the rebels. Wilmon discovers that Saw is a truly ruthless and unhinged rebel history: This is Whitaker's fourth Primetime Emmy nomination; he previously won for producing Best TV Movie Door to Door (2003). Jeffrey Wright as Isaac in The Last of UsEpisode: "Day One"Recap: Isaac is the ruthless, uncompromising leader of the Washington Liberation Front (WLF) who is waging war against a religious cult known as the history: This is Wright's seventh Primetime Emmy nomination, and he's also up this year for What If...? in Best Character Voice-Over Performance; he previously won Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actor for Angels in America (2004). Best of Gold Derby 'Five new life forms from distant planets': Everything to know about 'Alien: Earth' as new trailer drops Everything to know about 'The Pitt' Season 2, including the departure of Tracy Ifeachor's Dr. Collins Everything to know about 'Too Much,' Lena Dunham's Netflix TV show starring Megan Stalter that's kinda, sorta 'based on a true story' Click here to read the full article. Solve the daily Crossword
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2025 Emmys: These are the episodes every Best Comedy Guest Actress/Actor submitted
Before voting for the Emmy winners (beginning Aug. 18), Television Academy members are encouraged to watch all of the nominees' episode submissions, though it's not a requirement. While the lead and supporting acting episode submissions will be unveiled soon by Gold Derby, the guest stars' choices in comedy and drama were publicly available on the nominating ballots. Read on for everything to know about the Emmy episode submissions for the Best Comedy Guest Actress and Best Comedy Guest Actor nominees, where last year's two winners, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jon Bernthal from The Bear, are both hoping to prevail again. More from Gold Derby Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin in first look at Season 5 of 'Only Murders in the Building': Everything to know 'South Park' creators strike deal for 50 more episodes, streaming on Paramount+: What to know BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS Olivia Colman as Chef Terry in The BearEpisode: "Forever" Recap: Chef Terry emotionally closes Ever, prioritizing personal connections and life beyond culinary history: This is Colman's sixth Primetime Emmy nomination; she previously won for The Crown in Best Drama Actress (2021). Jamie Lee Curtis as Donna Berzatto in The BearEpisode: "Ice Chips" Recap: Donna supports Sugar through childbirth, confronting her past and promising to be better for her daughter and history: This is Curtis' third Primetime Emmy nomination; she previously won for The Bear in this category (2024). Cynthia Erivo as Amber Kazinsky/Bebe Kazinsky/Cece Kazinsky/Delia Kazinsky/Felicity Price/Fauxlicity (Amber)/Fake Delia (Amber) in Poker FaceEpisode: "The Game Is a Foot" Recap: Erivo guest stars as quadruplets and former child stars Amber, Delia, Bebe, Cece and secret quintuplet Felicity Price. When the quad's cruel and ailing momager Norma changes her will, leaving their stolen childhood earnings to Felicity, Amber, her devoted caretaker of many years, locates Felicity and plans her history: This is Erivo's second Primetime Emmy nomination. Robby Hoffman as Randi in HacksEpisode: "Cover Girls" Recap: Kayla takes a chance on an industry outsider, Randi, who must prove to Jimmy that she's got what it takes to be a great history: This is Hoffman's first Primetime Emmy nomination. Zoë Kravitz as herself in The StudioEpisode: "The Presentation" Recap: After accidentally overindulging on Matt's shroom chocolates the night before CinemaCon, Kravitz navigates existential ego death while preparing for her history: This is Kravitz's first Primetime Emmy nomination. Julianne Nicholson as Dance Mom in HacksEpisode: "A Slippery Slope" Recap: After going on an all-night bender, Dance Mom has to sober up with the help of Jimmy and Kayla for one last history: This is Nicholson's third Primetime Emmy nomination, and she's also up this year for Paradise in Best Drama Supporting Actress; she previously won for Mare of Easttown in Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actress (2021). Emmy Records View Gallery15 Images BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR Jon Bernthal as Michael Berzatto in The BearEpisode: "Napkins" Recap: Mikey comforts Tina at the Beef, offering an opportunity by hiring her as a cook, reigniting her hope and purpose amid personal and professional history: This is Bernthal's third Primetime Emmy nomination; he previously won for The Bear in this category (2024). Bryan Cranston as Griffin Mill in The StudioEpisode: "CinemaCon" Recap: Griffin Mill is Matt's boss and the CEO of Continental Studios. Under pressure from his board of directors to sell the studio, he goes on a psychedelic fueled bender in Las Vegas, vanishing on the eve of Matt's make-or-break CinemaCon history: This is Cranston's 16th Primetime Emmy nomination; he previously won for Breaking Bad in Best Drama Actor (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014) and Best Drama Series (2013 and 2014). Dave Franco as himself in The StudioEpisode: "CinemaCon" Recap: Franco travels to Las Vegas to promote his movie at CinemaCon, where he stays up all night, taking psychedelics and gambling and gets beaten up by bitter poker players right before his history: This is Franco's second Primetime Emmy nomination. Ron Howard as himself in The StudioEpisode: "The Note" Recap: Howard butts heads with Matt over whether or not to cut a long, self-indulgent montage in his movie, which leads to an explosive confrontation over a grudge they've held over a note Matt gave him years history: This is Howard's 14th Primetime Emmy nomination; he previously won for From the Earth to the Moon in Best Miniseries (1998), Arrested Development in Best Comedy Series (2004), and Jim Henson: Idea Man in Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special (2024). Anthony Mackie as himself in The StudioEpisode: "The Note" Recap: Mackie tries to get Matt to cut a long, self-indulgent sequence that threatens the commercial prospects of his movie while indulging his director's creative history: This is Mackie's first Primetime Emmy nomination. Martin Scorsese as himself in The StudioEpisode: "The Promotion" Recap: Scorsese sells his passion project, a gritty Jonestown Biopic to Matt, only to find that Matt has killed his project in favor of a middlebrow family-friendly movie about the Kool Aid history: This is Scorsese's 13the Primetime Emmy nomination; he previously won for Boardwalk Empire in Best Drama Directing (2011), and George Harrison: Living in the Material World in Best Nonfiction Special and Best Nonfiction Directing (2012). 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Malcolm-Jamal Warner wanted to be remembered for his 'post-Cosby life'
Despite his star turn on "The Cosby Show," actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner once said his proudest achievement wasn't his memorable work as Theo Huxtable on the hit sitcom. Warner, who was 54 when died Sunday after drowning near a beach in Costa Rica, told the Television Academy back in 2013 that he wanted to be remembered for his life and career after "The Cosby Show" ended in 1992. "I'd say my proudest achievement is being able to have a post-Cosby life and post-Cosby career and still have my head on as straight as possible," Warner said. Warner was 13 when he started playing the Huxtable son on "The Cosby Show." He would go on to portray Theo for eight seasons from 1984 until 1992, until he was 21, and arguably grew up on the show set himself. "I've had such an awesome life. You know, I literally, I've got my ups and downs and all of that, but if I die tomorrow, I know I would go with a smile on my face," Warner said in his Television Academy interview. "I haven't wronged anybody to get ahead, and people that I may have hurt or wronged unintentionally, I've had the opportunity to own up to those things and be responsible for my part," he continued. Even though he was a child star, Warner seemed to adjust well over the years to fame and life in Hollywood. He was also married and had a daughter. "I have peace of mind and for me, you can't put a price on that," he told the Television Academy. "And I can definitely say that I feel successful in my post-Cosby life and having a peace of mind."
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‘The Last of Us' Season 2 Just Scored a Bunch of Emmy Nominations
The Last of Us season two might have divided fans, but the new episodes were clearly a hit with Television Academy voters. HBO's post-apocalyptic drama earned 16 Emmy nominations on Tuesday morning. While that's fewer than the first season's 24 noms, it still represents a terrific haul. More from The Hollywood Reporter HBO's 'Harry Potter' Reveals First Costumed Photo; Casts Neville and Dudley Billy Joel HBO Documentary Trailer Highlights Classical Music to "Uptown Girl" Journey Amid "Hard Lessons": "Life Is a Fight" Larry David Returning to HBO With Obamas-Produced Sketch Series Perhaps the most interesting nomination is that Pedro Pascal was nominated for best actor. While Pascal's performance was widely praised, his character Joel had very limited screen time, appearing in only three of the season's seven episodes. The nomination is similar to Brian Cox's nomination for the final season of HBO's Succession, where his character was killed off in the season's third episode. Star Bella Ramsey was nominated for best actress for their portrayal of Ellie for the second season in a row. Plus, the show was also nominated for best drama. Several other actors scored Emmy guest actor noms: Joe Pantoliano as Eugene, Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, Kaitlyn Dever as Abby and Catherine O'Hara as Gail. The other Emmy nominations for The Last of Us include best production design, casting, picture editing, contemporary makeup, prosthetic makeup, music supervision, nonfiction short (for a making-of documentary), sound editing, sound mixing and special visual effects. Some snubs include Isabela Merced's performance as Gina, the writing categories and the directing categories (particularly Mark Mylod, who helmed the season's second episode, 'Through the Valley,' which was the episode submitted for four of the received nominations). Here's a list of nominations in key categories for the 77th annual Emmy Awards. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise Solve the daily Crossword
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Category confusion mirrors shifting definition of ‘TV'
The 2025 Emmy nominations were announced this week. There were predictable results, such as 23 nods for Seth Rogen's The Studio, partly because this series about anxious movie execs is funny, knowing and nicely crafted and partly because the entertainment industry just loves shows about the entertainment industry. There was the usual scattering of snubs (justice for Diego Luna!) and surprises (so good to see the 77-year-old Kathy Bates getting attention for Matlock — and for network TV!). And as always with the Emmys, there was a certain amount of category confusion. The contentious debate over what qualifies as comedy and what qualifies as drama continues this year. But there are other questions raised by our increasingly complex, overwhelming and overlapping viewing universe. What exactly is a 'television movie' these days? What does 'limited series' even mean anymore? The Emmys started way back in 1949, when nominees included titles like What's the Name of that Song? The Television Academy's awards continued through decades when folks watched three TV channels on a box in their living room. Now we have entertainment being delivered by multi-platforming, vertically integrated global conglomerates, with options spread across broadcast TV, cable TV and proliferating streaming services. Then there's the simultaneous-release model, in which movies debut on big screens and small screens at the same time. The Emmys are ostensibly a way to award excellence in television, but they have also become a way to track the seismic shifts in what we watch, how we watch, and even why we watch. Emmy categories have always modified as viewing patterns have changed. In the early 1950s, for instance, the drama side was divided into 'Best Dramatic Series,' 'Best Mystery or Intrigue Series' and 'Best Western or Adventure Series.' Overall, though, the lines between comedy and drama have remained clear-cut. From the '60s onwards, comedies were generally 30 minutes long, while dramas expanded magisterially to an hour. Comedies often involved catchy theme songs, laugh tracks, running jokes and wacky neighbours. Dramas often meant hospitals, courtrooms, police precincts, serious talk and big issues. Lately, those lines have blurred to the point the straight-up binary of drama and comedy doesn't really work anymore. Partly, it feels as if we're living in a tragicomic era, an 'if you don't laugh, you'll cry' world, and our pop culture reflects that. But TV writing has also evolved, becoming more hybridized, more in-between. There are now feel-bad comedies, cringe comedies and trauma-coms that can be as difficult and draining to watch as Chernobyl. Think Fleabag, a hilarious story about grief. Then there are dramedies where gruelling emotions and big ideas get peppered with jokes. Think Succession, a drama about family dysfunction and late-capitalist crisis that sometimes plays like a foulmouthed sitcom. In this year's Drama noms, The Pitt feels the most like an old-school Emmy drama, covering life-and-death stakes in an underfunded, overcrowded Pittsburgh ER. But The White Lotus? With its uniformly ghastly characters, it probably works better as sharp, nasty eat-the-rich satire. Certainly, its most memorable beats were comic in this latest season. ('Piper, nooooooo!') Or Severance? While the show's continuing examination of the impossibility of work-life balance reached astonishing moments of poignance, the story still retains its core of super-stylized, deadpan absurdist humour. Can a series that features Burt G.'s head carved from watermelon ever really class as drama? Then there's Slow Horses. Because it's a spy series and a lot of people die (like, a lot), it's viewed as a drama. But its titular screw-up spies spend more time wrangling with their crosstown colleagues than they do on proper espionage. And honestly, Gary Oldman as their shambolic but shrewd leader has never been funnier. I laughed more at Slow Horses than I ever did at Season 3 of The Bear. And that brings us to issues in the Comedy category. The Bear was already facing backlash for submitting in the comedy category before its mopey third season. Meanwhile, other shows are testing the limits of comedy, often in intriguing ways. This season of Nathan Fielder's wildly uncomfortable docu-comedy The Rehearsal, which was nominated for comedy writing and directing, was funny — provided you didn't have any plane travel booked. But as Fielder's experimental and deliberately awkward comic approach took on real-life issues in air safety, it was also terrifying. Partly what determines Emmy categories is not subject matter or even tone but strategy on the part of the production studios. This year, there were 126 submissions in the drama category, making for the most crowded and competitive classification, 69 in the comedy and 33 in the limited series category. The limited series category is for shows with a predetermined number of episodes that tell a complete, non-recurring narrative. It's exemplified this year by the British series Adolescence, which felt brilliant, dark and absolutely unrepeatable. But sometimes the studio approach is to make a supposedly limited series and then see what happens. If nobody tunes in, well, it was definitely limited. If the show is a hit, though, then perhaps that self-contained story can be stretched out a little. Downton Abbey started as a limited series — which the Emmys were calling a miniseries at the time — and then just kept going. (And going and going.) This year The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell (and his prosthetics) and Cristin Milioti, makes for an interesting case. It leads the Limited Series pack, but its 24 nominations have created such a buzz, there are already rumours about a possible Season 2. There's a lot going on, then, with this year's Emmy nominations, and in September we'll see how this all plays out. In the meantime, nominees might want to take some advice from those nervous characters in The Studio, who can tell you that awards shows don't matter at all. (Except they do.) Alison GillmorWriter Studying at the University of Winnipeg and later Toronto's York University, Alison Gillmor planned to become an art historian. She ended up catching the journalism bug when she started as visual arts reviewer at the Winnipeg Free Press in 1992. Read full biography Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
