The Serie Succession leads the Emmy Awards with 25 nominations for the 74th edition, marked by a record number of nominations after the end of the health restrictions linked to the pandemic. Here are five takeaways from the nominations revealed Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Posthumous nomination for Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman, also known as “Black Panther”, died in August 2020 from colon cancer, a disease he had never spoken about publicly. Last year, he came close to winning a posthumous Oscar for Ma Rainey Blues but Anthony Hopkins had finally prevailed.
The 2022 Emmys are probably Hollywood’s last chance to reward this artist, who lent his voice to an animated version of Black Panther for an episode of the series. And yes…? streamed on Disney+.
Actress Jessica Walter (arrested development), who died in March 2021 at the age of 80, is also selected this year posthumously for having lent her voice to a character in the animated series Goalkeeper.
progress for women
The latest Emmy nominations in directing, writing and technical categories show clear progress for women, traditionally underrepresented at entertainment industry awards in these areas.
Almost half of the directors selected this year are women, such as Amy Poehler for her documentary lucy and desi and Lorene Scafaria, nominated in the flagship drama series category for Succession. There are also about 40% women in the script nominations.
Obama versus Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
Hollywood awards are always resourceful when it comes to lining up high-profile names in nominations, and this batch of Emmys is no exception.
Nominees in the “narrative” category include British wildlife documentary legend David Attenborough and Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o.
Even more surprising, the 74th edition brings together in the same category former basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, for a documentary on the black heroes of the American Civil War, and former President Barack Obama, who comments on a documentary series on parks nationals.
Barack Obama will have to wait for the September 12 ceremony to find out if he can add an Emmy to the Nobel Peace Prize and the two Grammy Awards already enthroned on his mantelpiece.
Dave Chappelle selected despite controversy
Comedian Dave Chappelle has generated controversy in the United States for jokes that some consider disparaging towards transgender people, including on his show. the closer It aired last year on Netflix.
The protesters gathered in particular in front of the headquarters of the video-on-demand giant, in Los Angeles, to denounce the actor’s comments. On this show, the stand-up star stated in particular that “the existence of the genre is a fact” and that her detractors are “too sensitive.”
“In our country, you can shoot and kill” a black man, “but don’t you dare offend a gay person,” said Dave Chappelle, himself black. The Emmy Awards Academy voters obviously weren’t put off by this controversy and selected Dave Chappelle for “The Closer.”
“Yellowstone” snubbed
The Serie yellow stone, which mixes modern western and soap opera, starring Kevin Costner and gathered 11 million viewers for the launch of its fourth season. However, she walked away empty-handed from the Emmy nominations on Tuesday.
Since its inception, the series has really only garnered a meager nomination, in a minor technical category.
Voters may have been put off by the show’s overtly conservative undertones or its airing on the relatively modest Paramount Network. The popularity of yellow stone however, it has continued to grow, especially among elites with progressive tendencies.
Source: BFM TV
