AwardsWatch - hacks

73rd Primetime Emmy Awards: Netflix earns first ever series awards as ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and ‘The Crown’ take big wins

Erik Anderson September 19, 2021

Netflix ties CBS’ all time record from 1974 for total wins for a network in a single year with 44 The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards... Read More

2021 Television Critics Association (TCA) awards: ‘Ted Lasso’ wins big, ‘Mare of Easttown’ tops ‘The Queen’s Gambit’

Erik Anderson September 15, 2021

Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso was the big winner with the Television Critics Association (TCA) 2021 awards today, taking three prizes: Program of the Year, New... Read More

FINAL 2021 Emmy Predictions: The Comedy categories

Erik Anderson September 14, 2021

Much like last year’s Schitt’s Creek sweep, Ted Lasso is expected to come out on top in several categories but will the freshman season match... Read More

The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season two, exclusively on Disney+. © 2020 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved.

2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards – Night Two, Show Two: ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ surge going into the Primetime Emmys

Erik Anderson September 12, 2021

Tonight was the last of three Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, where The Mandalorian and The Queen’s Gambit continued their domination going into the Primetime... Read More

Interview: Carl Clemons-Hopkins (‘Hacks’) on the future of gender-neutral acting categories and bringing some androgyny to the Emmys red carpet

Daniel Trainor August 17, 2021

Carl Clemons-Hopkins is no overnight success. After over a decade in the business, the veteran stage actor had their mainstream breakthrough this year with Hacks,... Read More

‘Hacks’ creators Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs on their multiple Emmy nominations

Dewey Singleton July 20, 2021

While it’s an unwritten rule to not “play” favorites when reporting on the latest in Hollywood, the creators of Hacks make it awfully hard not... Read More

Television Critics Association nominations: Love for ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Hacks’ and ‘WandaVision’ mirrors Emmys but group also rights some wrongs

Erik Anderson July 15, 2021

Hot off the Emmy nominations this week, the Television Critics Association (TCA) added more love to Ted Lasso, Hacks, Mare of Easttown, WandaVision and much... Read More

FINAL 2021 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Expect big numbers for ‘The Crown,’ ‘I May Destroy You,’ The Underground Railroad,’ ‘Hacks’ and more

Erik Anderson July 9, 2021

Yeah, it seems like the Oscars just ended a minute ago…because they kinda did. The extended Oscar season gave us no break and we jumped... Read More

PEN15 -- "Vendy Wiccany" - Episode 203 -- Anna and Maya discover secret powers within, allowing them to control rocky aspects of their lives through magic. Anna Kone (Anna Konkle), Maya Ishii-Peters (Maya Erskine), shown. (Photo by: Courtesy of Hulu)

2021 Emmy Predictions: Writing for a Comedy Series

Tyler Doster July 5, 2021

The first thing done on any show is the writing. Before directors are attached or actors can perform scenes, the episodes of the series have... Read More

Emmy Podcast #38: The Comedy Categories [VIDEO]

Erik Anderson June 24, 2021

We hope you enjoyed our first Emmy video podcast, The Limited Series Categories, because now it’s time for comedy. Comedy is a section that feels... Read More