Month: September 2021

Netflix has nabbed the most Emmys ever for a single platform with 44 including 11 for The Crown, more than double its nearest rival, HBO/HBO Max. The 2021 edition of the awards was also a watershed year for Apple TV+, which took home 10 Emmys including seven for its comedy series Ted Lasso. To be sure, a huge chunk of Netflix's Emmy harvest came from the 34 Creative Arts Emmys it won last week. However, it still took a further 10 primetime Emmys including acting awards for Olivia Colman, Gillian Anderson and Josh O'Connor in The Crown, along with Ewan McGregor in Halston. The Crown also won for writing and directing, while taking the prestigious best drama series prize. Netflix's The Queen's Gambit, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, won for best limited series. Mario Anzuoni / reutersMeanwhil...

"Tiger King" zookeeper Erik Cowie's body was not picked up by Jeff Lowe as planned ... instead, someone claiming to be Erik's relative got the remains from the medical examiner. Jeff tells TMZ … he and his wife Lauren were notified this week someone claiming to be Erik's family member claimed the remains, and they are scrapping their plans to have him cremated and spread his ashes at their Oklahoma zoo. As we first told you ... Jeff was under the impression Erik didn't have a family and his remains might go unclaimed, so Jeff was ready to step in so Cowie's body wouldn't be dumped into a mass grave without a proper send-o...

Chris Rock has revealed he has been diagnosed with Covid-19 while urging people to get vaccinated for the virus. On Sunday (19 September), the comedian shared the health update with his fans on Twitter. “Hey guys I just found out I have Covid. Trust me you don’t want this. Get vaccinated,” he wrote. Rock’s breakthrough case of Covid comes after he revealed during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that he had received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. “I’m vaccinated. I’m two shots Rock. That’s what they call me,” the 56-year-old had joked at the time, before revealing that he had actually gotten the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which only requires one dose. At the time, the Grown Ups star had also joked that he had used his fame to cut the line, telling Fallon...

Shows on streaming services dominated many people’s spare time during the pandemic. Many of those shows ended up dominating this year’s Emmys as well. The 73rd annual Emmy Awards were held on Sunday night in Los Angeles, where they were hosted by the comedian Cedric the Entertainer. Netflix won two of the top awards, including best drama for the British royal drama “The Crown,” and best limited series for the chess-prodigy odyssey “The Queen’s Gambit.” “Ted Lasso” on Apple TV+ won for best comedy series. Winners in the acting categories included Kate Winslet, Jean Smart, Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Colman. Michaela Coel, the creator, writer, co-director and star of the HBO limited series “I May Destroy You,” won for best writing in a limited series, her first Emmy. She also became the firs...

The Emmys ended with a big bang after an evening in which television’s biggest shows and stars were highlighted in show-stopping fashion thanks to host Cedric the Entertainer. After the show drew to a close, many of the night’s biggest winners hit the backstage press room where they fielded questions from journalists who appeared virtually.  One common question asked? How "Mare of Easttown" star Kate Winslet and "Ted Lasso" lead, Jason Sudeikis, would be celebrating their big wins respectively.   "I think we're probably going to get drunk," Winslet, 45, told reporters at the backstage mic before speaking on the challenges she and cast and crew faced when filming the series. EMMYS 2021: RED CARPET ARRIVALS "Honestly, I just feel truly, incredibly happy because the show was so hard, i...