Can the Emmys Buck This Year’s Trend of Terrible Awards Shows?
A version of this story about 2020’s awards first appeared in the Drama/Comedy/Actors issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine. The Television Academy has delayed its voting schedule, delayed its nominations announcement and turned its two Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies into a multi-night virtual presentation with details yet to be announced. But with Emmy voting now underway 17 days later than originally scheduled, it has also stuck with a plan to hold the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards on schedule on Sept. 20, a date first announced in early January. I wouldn’t want to suggest that the ceremony is doomed — but even before the coronavirus came along to throw schedules into disarray, and long before the protests surrounding the killing of George Floyd made giving out showbiz awards seem frivolous, 2020 had been a miserable year for awards shows. Ratings were down across the board, sometimes to record lows. The credibility of many awards shows was fraying, with viewers increasingly aware of and concerned about the narrow-minded perspective that continually ignores the work of women and artists from underrepresented groups. Also Read: Oscars Academy Introduces New Inclusion Initiatives, Expands Best Picture Category And even the Oscars, which made the bold choice of...
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