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Diversity now seen as "optional"
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TV’s So White Again: Diversity Now Seen as “Optional” Original
Shut out: Quinta Brunson (left), Sterling K. Brown and Zendaya were among the stars who didn’t receive an Emmy this cycle. Layer Ø; brunson: Gilles Mingasson/Disney; Ser Baffo/Disney; Patrick Wymore/HBO When #Emmyssowhite began trending after white actors swept the lead and supporting acting categories during the Sept. 14 ceremony, it unearthed a reality deeper than the demand for equal acclaim: Actors of color can’t win accolades for roles that don’t exist.
Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood Return to Urbanworld as Ambassadors of 30th Anniversary Festival Original
Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood attend the "Children of Blood and Bone" Trailer Launch Event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood will serve as ambassadors of the 30th annual Urbanworld Film Festival taking place Oct. 14-18 in New York City. The post marks a notable return to Urbanworld for the married filmmakers who have a long history with the festival.
Jamie Foxx Does Not Want to Be Canceled Over New Hulu Stand-up Special: “After That Kevin Hart Roast, I Had to Cut Everything” Original
Jamie Foxx in new Hulu special 'Take Care of Yourself.' Disney/Gary Askew Jamie Foxx is back with another stand-up special two years after What Had Happened Was… and the tone is noticeably different from the Netflix comedy he taped in 2024, just one year after suffering a brain bleed which led to a stroke that nearly cost him his life. Take Care of Yourself, set for release on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ on Wednesday (Oct.
Kerry Washington to Serve as Ambassador of 2027 American Black Film Festival
Kerry Washington Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for Pomellato Kerry Washington will serve as ambassador of the 31st annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), set to take place May 20-23, 2027, in Los Angeles. “ABFF has spent three decades championing Black storytellers and helping their voices be heard,” Washington said in a news release.
Debbie Allen Recalls Inviting George Bush to Appear on Netflix’s Timely ‘A Different World’ Sequel Original
Debbie Allen as Dr. Langhorne in the 'A Different World' sequel. Netflix Debbie Allen has entertained generations of viewers onscreen and mentored just as many behind the scenes. The actress, dancer, choreographer, director and producer earned her first TV acting credit on Good Times in 1976 and gained widespread notoriety for her role as Lydia Grant on the NBC musical drama Fame, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for best actress, from 1982-1987.
MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift’s Record, Madonna’s Domination, Snoop Dogg’s Dig, and More Memorable Moments Original
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Madonna, Troye Sivan and Charli xcx at The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) Stewart Cook/CBS The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards were handed out Sunday night, and the show was full of big moments. Read on to find out more.
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Watch Madonna perform at the 2026 MTV VMAs
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Nirvana Pays Homage to Kurt Cobain as Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear Accept Video Vanguard Award at MTV VMAs: “He Was One of One” Original
Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear of Nirvana accept the Video Vanguard Award onstage at the 2026 MTV VMAs. Rich Polk/Billboard via Getty Images Public Enemy frontman Chuck D celebrated Nirvana‘s musical legacy as he presented the ’90s grunge rock band with the Video Vanguard Award at the 2026 VMAs. “Nirvana never bent to the will of the mainstream; they always stayed true to their vision,” Chuck D stated onstage. “Their sound was loud, beautiful, daringly open.
Madonna Opens 2026 VMAs With Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX Original
Madonna at The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) Francis Specker/CBS Pop ruled the opening of the 2026 VMAs, as Madonna kicked off the show with a medley of “Bring Your Love” and “Danceteria Afterhours” alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX minutes before K-pop star Lisa won the award for best pop for “Dream” ft. Kentaro Sakaguchi. Madonna began her performance of “Bring Your Love” spread-eagle atop a black grand piano as Carpenter played the keys below.
Felicia Pride on Capturing Innocence, Humanity in ‘A Different World’ Sequel and Revering the Original: “We’re Not Replacing It” Original
Chibuikem Uche as Kojo, Alijah Kai as Rashida, Kennedi Reece as Hazel and Jordan Aaron Hall as Amir in the new 'A Different World.' Daniel Delgado Jr/Netflix Thirty-nine years to the day after A Different World premiered on NBC on Sept. 24, 1987, its long-awaited sequel has debuted on Netflix.
Charles D. King’s MACRO Makes Foray Into Streaming With Acquisition of ALLBLK
Charles D. King Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for MACRO Charles D. King‘s media company, MACRO, has acquired ALLBLK from AMC Global Media, marking its entry into direct-to-consumer streaming.
Emmy Producers Reveal How They Pulled Off That Taylor Swift Cameo Original
Mariska Hargitay, Taylor Swift and her cat Olivia Benson appear onscreen during the 2026 Emmys. Patrick T.
David Harbour wins best supporting actor in a limited series at Emmys
David Harbour became a first-time Emmy winner on Night 2 of the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys . The DTF St. Louis star won for best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for his portrayal of Floyd Smernitch in the HBO dark comedy created by Steven Conrad. "I can't believe that you've embraced our show so much, this beautiful, vulnerable, weird show that I love so much," Harbour said in his acceptance speech. "In terms of my fellow nominees, it was not a fair fight.
David Harbour wins best supporting actor in a limited series at Emmys
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David Harbour Thanks HBO for “Tons of Notes” as He Lands First Emmy Win
David Harbour Thanks HBO for “Tons of Notes” as He Lands First Emmy Win Mon, September 7, 2026 at 2:27 a.m. UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Harbour Thanks HBO for “Tons of Notes” as He Lands First Emmy Win David Harbour became a first-time Emmy winner on Night 2 of the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys.
David Harbour Thanks HBO for “Tons of Notes” as He Lands First Emmy Win
David Harbour JC Olivera/Variety via Getty Images David Harbour became a first-time Emmy winner on Night 2 of the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys. The DTF St. Louis star won for best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for his portrayal of Floyd Smernitch in the HBO dark comedy created by Steven Conrad. “I can’t believe that you’ve embraced our show so much, this beautiful, vulnerable, weird show that I love so much,” Harbour said in his acceptance speech.
David Harbour Thanks HBO for “Tons of Notes” as He Lands First Emmy Win
David Harbour became a first-time Emmy winner on Night 2 of the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys. The DTF St. Louis star won for best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for his portrayal of Floyd Smernitch in the HBO dark comedy created by Steven Conrad. "I can't believe that you've embraced our show so much, this beautiful, vulnerable, weird show that I love so much," Harbour said in his acceptance speech. "In terms of my fellow nominees, it was not a fair fight.
‘Palm Royale’ Went Full ‘Dynasty’ for Its Biggest Fight Yet Original
From left: Kristen Wiig stunt double Colby Lemmo, Wiig, stunt coordinator Mallory Thompson, Claudia Ferri with her double Sonja Wajih. Courtesy of Apple TV Rivalries are a defining aspect of the drama on Palm Royale, but in season two, the claws literally came out in a knock-down, drag-across-the-house showdown between Kristen Wiig’s Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons and Claudia Ferri’s Raquel Kimberly-Marco.
Salli Richardson Whitfield on Her Second Historical Emmy Nominations: “Female Directors Can Do Action”
Denée Benton and Jordan Donica in The Gilded Age Karolina Wojtasik/HBO When Salli Richardson-Whitfield learned the season three finale of The Gilded Age would culminate with Peggy (Denée Benton) being proposed to at the Black Ball, she immediately called dibs. “Yeah, no one else is directing that,” Richardson-Whitfield, who’s also an executive producer of the series, recalls saying.
The TikTok Comment That Let Megan Gallagher Know She Nailed the Representation of Motherhood in ‘All Her Fault’ Original
Sarah Snook and Jake Lacy in All Her Fault Sarah Enticknap/PEACOCK Megan Gallagher is something of an adaptation whisperer. The writer and executive producer whose credits include the BBC miniseriesWolf, based on the Jack Caffery novels by Mo Hayder, and the upcoming ITV drama The Blame, adapted from Charlotte Langley’s novel, delivered Peacock’s most watched original series to date — 46 million hours viewed in its first three weeks — withAll Her Fault.
‘Paradise’ Executive Producer Explains Why Julianne Nicholson’s Character Had to Go Down with the Bunker in Season 2
Onscreen husband and wife Enuka Okuma and Sterling K. Brown encounter another survivor in season two of Paradise. Disney/Ser Baffo As a thriller, Paradise is very careful about the amount of suspense it leaves its audience in. “We have a marching order for ourselves, which is not to frustrate,” says executive producer John Hoberg.
Bring Me ‘The Pitt’ Stats — Stat!
Warrick Page/HBOMax Patrick Ball Dr. Frank Langdon Your storyline represents something we don’t often see — a doctor who struggled with addiction making amends to colleagues and patients. What has been the fan response? This spring, while doing [the play Becky Shaw], I’d come out of the stage door and be face-to-face with a lot of Pitt fans.
“We Don’t See This as Entertainment”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With Octavia Spencer on True Crime Docu-Series ‘Lost Women of Alaska’ Original
The murders of two Alaskan Native women, Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk, at the hands of serial killer Brian Steven Smith, are centered in ID’s Lost Women of Alaska.
“We Don’t See This as Entertainment”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With Octavia Spencer on True Crime Docu-Series ‘Lost Women of Alaska’
The murders of two Alaskan Native women, Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk, at the hands of serial killer Brian Steven Smith, are centered in ID's Lost Women of Alaska.
Erin Foster Says ‘Nobody Wants This’ Was Never Trying to Make Its Jewish Characters Stereotypes Original
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody as Joanne and Noah in Nobody Wants This. Erin Simkin/Netflix Rarely are employees told they’re working too much, but that’s the first observation Jenni Konner made when she and Bruce Eric Kaplan joined season two of Nobody Wants This as co-showrunners and put the writers room on a strict five-hours-per-day schedule.
Chase Infiniti on What Terrifies Her Most About ‘The Testaments’
“The tipping-point episodes were the hardest ones to do … the moments where Agnes sees her world collapsing and crumbling in front of her,” says The Testaments star Chase Infiniti. Photographed by Guy Aroch Chase Infiniti is too humble to use this vernacular, but prepare to be sick of her (in the best way possible).
‘Boyz N The Hood’ 35 Years Later: See The Cast Then And Now
Beyond beginning John Singleton’s acting, directing, and producing career, the movie also jumpstarted the careers of many of its cast members. By Brande Victorian and Okla Jones Essence https://www.essence.com/ The hood classic starring Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, and Cuba Gooding Jr. is coming to the streaming service. Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures In 1986, John Singleton crafted the idea for the coming-of-age drama Boyz n the Hood as part of his application for film school.
Tal Anderson on Her First Emmy Nomination: “It’s OK to be Autistic, Disabled and Different” Original
Tal Anderson and Taylor Dearden in 'The Pitt.' HBO HBO’s hospital drama The Pitt racked up a total of 25 Emmy nominations on Wednesday, including 13 in acting categories. Among them is Tal Anderson, who received a nod for best guest actress — her first ever — for her portrayal of Becca King, the younger, autistic sister of Taylor Dearden’s Dr. Mel King. “The recognition, it’s so hard to comprehend,” Anderson tells The Hollywood Reporter.
Tal Anderson on Her First Emmy Nomination: “It’s OK to be Autistic, Disabled and Different”
HBO’s hospital drama The Pitt racked up a total of 25 Emmy nominations on Wednesday, including 13 in acting categories. Among them is Tal Anderson, who received a nod for best guest actress — her first ever — for her portrayal of Becca King, the younger, autistic sister of Taylor Dearden’s Dr. Mel King. “The recognition, it’s so hard to comprehend,” Anderson tells The Hollywood Reporter. “As an autistic actress in particular, it feels like a very big moment.
AAFCA TV Honors: ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Paradise,’ ‘Shrinking’ Among Winners
'Shrinking,' 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Paradise.' Apple, ABC, Hulu The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has announced the recipients of the eighth annual AAFCA TV Honors. Among the top winners are ABC’s Abbott Elementary, which will be awarded for best ensemble and best writing; FX’s Love Story, which won for best limited series and best directing (drama) by Crystle Roberson Dorsey; and Hulu’s Paradise, named best drama, with lead Sterling K. Brown being recognized as best actor.
What Happens When ‘Finding Your Roots’ Uncovers a Famous Family Secret Too Big to Air? Original
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Courtesy of PBS Minutes into a Zoom interview with Henry Louis Gates Jr., he’s quoting Don King as he discusses two discoveries in season 12 of his PBS series Finding Your Roots: actress America Ferrera finding out one of her ancestors was a free mulatto of mixed African origin — and she’s a distant cousin of director Ava DuVernay — and actress Sanaa Lathan learning she’s the descendant of a wealthy white slave owner. “Only in America,” says the host.
Geena Davis Says ‘The Boroughs’ Was Canceled Without Explanation: “We’re All Terribly Disappointed” Original
Geena Davis, Alfred Molina and Carlos Miranda in 'The Boroughs' Netflix When Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews sent Geena Davis the script for the first episode of what would become their Netflix sci-fi drama The Buroughs, the actress was all in on the show and her character, Renee, especially, a vibrant, confident former music manager who resides in the titular retirement village. “I was like, ‘This is crazy how perfect this is for me,’ Davis tells The Hollywood Reporter.
Why Padma Lakshmi Wants ‘America’s Culinary Cup’ to Mark a New Wave of “High-End” Food TV Original
Wylie Dufresne, Michael Cimarusti, Padma Lakshmi and Katie Button. CBS The World Cup may currently be dominating TV screens, but this Emmy season, America’s Culinary Cup also did its fair share of captivating audiences. “I’m happy to say that even though it’s a first-season show, we had a 96 percent retention rate,” host and creator Padma Lakshmi tells The Hollywood Reporter.
Inside ‘Widow’s Bay’s’ Creepiest Sound Cue: The Voice of the Island Original
Matthew Rhys films a trippy scene in episode five of Widow’s Bay. Apple TV+ In the final moments of Widow’s Bay‘s “What to Expect on Your Trip” episode, Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), high on mushrooms, is hurled over the toilet, hands clasped in prayer as a deep, haunting sound calls to him and images of his wife, then pregnant, flash in his mind.
Why TV’s Small Towns Are Having a Huge Season
Courtesy of HBO (3); Emerson Miller/Paramount+ (2); Courtesy of Netflix; Disney/Ser Baffo; Brooke Palmer/HBO; Elizabeth Morris/Peacock; Courtesy of Apple Tv+ (2) Hacks, The Bear and Only Murders in the Building aside, metropolises like Vegas, Chicago and New York aren’t the epicenter of storytelling on TV this Emmy season. Instead, it’s shows exploring the unneighborly — and oft-otherworldly — disputes within rural and remote cities that are dominating screens.
Billy Crudup teases season 5
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‘The Morning Show’: Billy Crudup Teases What’s to Come for Cory in Season 5 Original
Billy Crudup stars as Cory Ellison on The Morning Show. The slow-burn romance between Cory and Reese Witherspoon’s Bradley Jackson ended in flames in season four.
Kareem Rahma wants an Emmy, not another Webby nomination
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Kareem Rahma wants an Emmy, not another Webby nomination
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At 100, David Attenborough Still Has Emmy Momentum With ‘Ocean’ Original
David Attenborough filmed his latest nature doc, Ocean With David Attenborough, at the age of 99. Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios/Keith Scholey Famed English broadcaster David Attenborough’s career has spanned nearly as many decades as his life. The historian, who turned 100 on May 8, began his career as a producer with the BBC nearly 75 years ago, in 1952. His hosting journey started not long after with the network’s 1954 multipart nature documentary, Zoo Quest.
Kareem Rahma Wants an Emmy, Not Another Webby Nomination Original
Subway Takes host and creator Kareem Rahma Courtesy of Subject “I used to love arguing as a child and as a young man; I always found that to be my happy place,” Kareem Rahma says with a slightly mischievous smile over Zoom.
Best Supporting: Meet the 22 Actors Behind Emmy Season’s Most Talked-About Shows
Top Row From left: Leah Lewis (Matlock), Timothy Simons (Nobody Wants This), Karolina Wydra (Pluribus), Charles Melton (Beef), Erika Alexander (The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins) and Tom Pelphrey (Task) Bottom Row From left: John C. McGinley (Rooster), Taylor Dearden (The Pitt), Michael Peña (All Her Fault), Chris Perfetti (Abbott Elementary) and Naomi Watts (Love Story) The group was photographed April 9 and 10 at PMC Studios in Los Angeles.
The Surprising A-Listers Who Got Their Break on ‘Law & Order’: “A Rite of Passage”
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Illustration by Neil Jamieson Before Timothée Chalamet set foot on Arrakis, before Pedro Pascal started battling post-apocalyptic fungi, before Bradley Cooper, Viola Davis and Samuel L. Jackson became Bradley Cooper, Viola Davis and Samuel L. Jackson, they all underwent the same New York actor initiation: showing up on Law & Order to get murdered, accused of murder, arrested, raped, stabbed, stalked, strangled or — in John Stamos’ case — commit condom-related crimes too weird to get into here.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones, Nicholas Hoult, Janelle Monáe and More Step Out for UTA Pre-Met Gala Soirée
Brande Victorian Mon, May 4, 2026 at 2:40 p.m. UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stylish celebrity sightings started ahead of fashion’s biggest night at the UTA Pre-Met Gala Soirée Sunday.
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Nicholas Hoult, Janelle Monáe and More Step Out for UTA Pre-Met Gala Soirée
Stylish celebrity sightings started ahead of fashion’s biggest night at the UTA Pre-Met Gala Soirée Sunday. Held at Nubeluz by José Andrés at The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad, the rooftop cocktail bar, known for its 270-degree views of the New York City skyline, was filled with actors, singers, supermodels, stylists and more sipping spirits and celebrating Monday’s forthcoming Met Gala.
Imperfect Women finale: Killer reveal explained by creator
Brande Victorian [This article contains major spoilers from the series finale of Imperfect Women .] The whodunnit at the center of Imperfect Women - since Kate Mara's Nancy was murdered in episode one - has finally been answered in the thriller's series finale. And Mary (Elisabeth Moss) was right.
‘Imperfect Women’ Finale: Creator Talks Killer Reveal and “Scary Reality” for Women Exposed by the Ending Original
Kate Mara as Nancy in 'Imperfect Women' Apple [This article contains major spoilers from the series finale of Imperfect Women.] The whodunnit at the center of Imperfect Women — since Kate Mara’s Nancy was murdered in episode one — has finally been answered in the thriller’s series finale. And Mary (Elisabeth Moss) was right.
Peabody Awards: ‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Pluribus, ‘The Pitt’ Among Winners Original
'Pluribus,' 'Heated Rivalry' and 'The Pitt.' Apple, HBO The 34 winners of the 2026 Peabody Awards have been announced. Entertainment and documentary titles had a strong showing with a total of 11 and 10 wins, respectively, in each category. Among networks, HBO earned the most wins with six: three in the documentary category for The Alabama Solution, Pee-wee as Himself and Thoughts and Prayers, and three for the TV series Heated Rivalry, The Pitt and The Rehearsal.
Danielle Brooks on ‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ Being Acquired and How the Independent Film Inspired Her to Make Her Own Short Original
Danielle Brooks Miami Film Festival Major productions across the stage and screen have been a cornerstone of Danielle Brooks’ career, from her breakout role in Netflix’s Orange is the New Black to her Broadway debut in The Color Purple, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination for best featured actress in 2016, to the 2023 musical film adaptation of Alice Walker’s book which earned her Oscar and Golden Globe nominations.
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