The Emmys have been getting better in recent years, with winners like Tatiana Maslany and Rami Malek being welcome and deserved surprises, but the Academy’s frustrating history of repeat nominees and winners has made it hard for deserving performances and series to make their mark. No awards show is ever going to be perfect, especially the Emmys when you consider just how many options there are to choose from each year, but it’s never not heartbreaking when you realize the likes of Kristen Bell, Carrie Coon, Michael K. Williams and more all went unnoticed for iconic TV performances.
With the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards airing this Sunday, IndieWire looks back at the 20 best performances that went unrecognized by the Television Academy over the last 17 years. The group is made up of actors both comedic and dramatic, in roles ranging from lead to supporting, but they’re all united in their greatness.
With the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards airing this Sunday, IndieWire looks back at the 20 best performances that went unrecognized by the Television Academy over the last 17 years. The group is made up of actors both comedic and dramatic, in roles ranging from lead to supporting, but they’re all united in their greatness.
- 9/12/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller and Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
On Thursday, July 14, the Television Academy will announce the nominees for the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, and we have all the faith in the world they’ll get every single choice just right.
Ok, maybe they won’t, but only because the 19,000-plus voters literally can’t get every choice right. Unless all the categories squeeze out miraculous ties resulting in extra nominees — similar to last year’s Comedy Supporting Actress category — there are simply too many outstanding series and performers to fit on the overall ballot.
So our choices below not only represent IndieWire’s highest recommendations in the top-line comedy categories, but also some of the shows and performers overlooked thus far in the campaign season. On a related note, category placement is determined, aptly, by our own wishes and not the submission guidelines of the TV Academy. It would be grand to hear their names announced at all come nomination day,...
Ok, maybe they won’t, but only because the 19,000-plus voters literally can’t get every choice right. Unless all the categories squeeze out miraculous ties resulting in extra nominees — similar to last year’s Comedy Supporting Actress category — there are simply too many outstanding series and performers to fit on the overall ballot.
So our choices below not only represent IndieWire’s highest recommendations in the top-line comedy categories, but also some of the shows and performers overlooked thus far in the campaign season. On a related note, category placement is determined, aptly, by our own wishes and not the submission guidelines of the TV Academy. It would be grand to hear their names announced at all come nomination day,...
- 7/6/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Comedy Central’s Drunk History is so hilarious if you’re in the right mood, and probably even if you aren’t. So, what’d we learn from “Nashville”? (Nsfw language and somewhat blurry hand gestures ahead.)
Key ‘Drunk History’ Lessons for the week of August 20, 2013
–When Dolly Parton (Casey Wilson) went to New York to tell the RCA executives she was leaving The Porter Wagoner Show, her exact words were “I’m gonna be in f*cking movies. “Are you in or are you out? Back me or back the f*ck off.” And they were like yeah, sure.
Key ‘Drunk History’ Lessons for the week of August 20, 2013
–When Dolly Parton (Casey Wilson) went to New York to tell the RCA executives she was leaving The Porter Wagoner Show, her exact words were “I’m gonna be in f*cking movies. “Are you in or are you out? Back me or back the f*ck off.” And they were like yeah, sure.
- 8/21/2013
- by Annie Barrett
- EW.com - PopWatch
Is there any greater Arrested Development character than Lucille Bluth? Jessica Walter does an incredible job portraying the scheming, booze addled, snarky, hasn’t-cried-in-60 years, loving mother.
As the driving force behind the wall, Lucille’s arrested development - "Queen B." - goes far in pulling together many loose strings.
The episode picks up with Lucille commandeering the Queen Mary and the immediate aftermath. Of course Buster would be her alibi. Was there ever any doubt?
Tony Hale specializes in playing the co-dependent spineless man. Whether it be as Buster Bluth or Gary Walsh on Veep, he seems right at home yelling about a woman’s lipstick. It’s a gift, really. However, even the most weak-willed person will reach his breaking point and apparently it’s around the seventh cigarette in a half hour point.
At first the cigarette thing was mildly amusing, but it certainly did not have...
As the driving force behind the wall, Lucille’s arrested development - "Queen B." - goes far in pulling together many loose strings.
The episode picks up with Lucille commandeering the Queen Mary and the immediate aftermath. Of course Buster would be her alibi. Was there ever any doubt?
Tony Hale specializes in playing the co-dependent spineless man. Whether it be as Buster Bluth or Gary Walsh on Veep, he seems right at home yelling about a woman’s lipstick. It’s a gift, really. However, even the most weak-willed person will reach his breaking point and apparently it’s around the seventh cigarette in a half hour point.
At first the cigarette thing was mildly amusing, but it certainly did not have...
- 6/5/2013
- by miranda.wicker@gmail.com (Miranda Wicker)
- TVfanatic
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