Emmy Awards: Netflix is ​​the new leader in the television industry

There are those who believe that the Hollywood awards, whether it is Oscar or television movies


Emmy
Events are too long, too lenient and too boring to pay attention. And they may be right. However, beyond the glamorous ceremonies that will come, there is no stronger indicator of the state of the entertainment industry than the list of nominees. At least in the case of the Emmy, the awards given by the Hollywood Television Academy each year serve as a historical record of the resounding changes that the audio-visual industry has experienced.
This is indicated by the figures that emerge from the appointments announced today for the 70th Awards Ceremony: for the first time in 18 years


HBO
with 108 mentions was not the chain with more nominations for the gold price. The coveted leadership is now busy


Netflix
with 112. The change of custody reflects, of course, the definitive arrival and legitimacy of the


Streaming
as the mode of television consumption that guarantees a quality content and a variety of themes, genres and formats that traditional channels do not offer.In fact, the most interesting thing about the dominance of Netflix in the nominations is that it has not devastated the main categories (best drama, comedy, miniseries and TV movie) and in fact the most nominated series are
Game of Thrones and
Westworld from both HBO and
Hulu's Handmaids Tale, but its reach is present in almost every field.

Of course, for the viewer of the series, the most significant change offered by the streaming revolution is how Emmy is for them. Five years ago, there were more nominated programs that were not available locally than those that had them. Today, it makes more sense to be happy because such a series finally found its place on the list or got angry because our favorite was ignored. Thus, thanks to streaming systems and world premieres, the Emmy season has become infinitely more fun for fans of the series.

Justice was made

for five seasons
The Americans were one of those series that deserved to have an outstanding place in the Emmys and yet it did not get it. The sixth, the definitive end of the story of Soviet spies infiltrated into the United States by Ronald Reagan, was to arrive so that eventually Academy members deign to include it among the best drama series and acknowledge their protagonists Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as candidates for best actress and lead actor. And even though it took less time to wait for the mention of Yvonne Strahovski for her role in
The Handmaid's Tale also has a taste of revenge, especially since this year almost all actors in the series (Elisabeth Moss, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, Alexis Bledel, Joseph Fiennes, Kelly Jenrette and Cherry Jones) were nominated. In the case of comedies, the best news is that Ted Danson, the brilliant veteran of the same awesome but not named
The Good Place, got a spot in one of the most fought out categories: Best Comedy Actor.

The forgotten

Since categories can not have twenty nominees each, it makes sense and expects that some of the favorites will be left behind. This does not prevent the absence of provoking some indignation. For example: as well as
The Good Place has not been nominated and its protagonist, Kirsten Bell, is not on the list, an actress who does everything she touches better and in this case still raises plus the quality of one of the best comedies of the last decade Equally disappointing is the absence in the dramatic areas of Jodie Corner, protagonist of
Killing Eve, one of the most original, smart and best written series of the year. That her lead actress, Sandra Oh, and her creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, got appointments hardly relieves the injustice with the series and the fabulous badbadin played by Corner

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A few years ago, it is evident that the TV Academy apprehends the need to reflect in his fictions and genre and racial diversity of society today much faster and better than his pair of movies. An advantage that will be further appreciated in this Emmy award given that Antonio Banderas (
Genius: Picbado), Penélope Cruz, Ricky Martin and Edgar Ramírez (
Assbadination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) were nominated.

The Emmys gave another big step towards diversity with the nomination of Sandra Oh who became the first actress of Asian descent to be included in the category of the best actress protagonist of the drama series. The Canadian-born performer who became famous for his participation in
Series of Gray & # 39; s Anatomy whereby
competed and lost five times in the category of Best Supporting Actress. And what good news would be that the academy finally acknowledges its enormous talent that with the role of the agent Eve Polastri, perhaps one of the best characters written and interpreted from the l '39; ;year.

Actors of multiple uses

Just as some artists are just starting to walk with the Emmys in 2018, others are starting to say goodbye, at least in the roles that made them famous. In that they will be


Claire Foy
Matt Smith and Vanessa Kirby who were nominated for their performances as Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Princess Margaret in


The Crown
. It is that although the series will have at least two more seasons by the very characteristics of the story that portrays the life of the British monarch, the named actors will no longer be in the game.
Olivia Coleman, Tobias Menzies and Helena Bonham Carter will become the fourth season of next year.

Surprises

Although little l & # 39; have predicted and despite the lukewarm warm welcome that has received its second season,
Westworld has added about twenty nominations and is present in the most important articles, including the best drama, the best lead actor for Jeffrey Wright and Ed Harris and the main actress for Evan Rachel Wood. In less predictable categories like that of telefilm the episode of
Black Mirror "USS Callister", which technically is not a TV movie and its protagonist, Jesse Plemmons while in the female category appears Letitia Wright, protagonist of the Black Museum chapter of the anthology series that many have begun to know through his role as Princess Wakanda smart and powerful in Black Panther.

In memoriam

In the review of appointments announced today the mention of the cycle appears
Unknown Parts produced and driven by


Anthony Bourdain
The chief, traveler and writer died in June. The program, which was created in 2013, has already won five Emmys in the category of informative series, a category in which it will compete again this year. He also participates in the categories of photography, image and sound, sound mixing, scripting and reality television in short format.

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