What 10 Emmy Nominees Confessed: Inside Our Women Shaping TV Event

Emmy Nominees Head To Final Emmy Campaign Stops Of 2026

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. There must be something in the air. Although the Primetime Emmys are a few weeks away, you might not be crazy to think they are actually happening this weekend as networks and streamers (mostly streamers) are gathering just about every nominee they can find to […]

Black Women Earned Record Emmy Directing Noms as Asian Auteurs Made Gains. Will Wins Follow?

One of the most consequential storylines of this Emmy season involves the ones who say, “Action!” Black women hold five directing nominations across three categories this year, the most the Television Academy has ever recognized in a single cycle. Salli Richardson-Whitfield is nominated twice in drama directing, for HBO Max’s “The Gilded Age” and “Task,” […]

What 10 Emmy Nominees Confessed: Inside Our Women Shaping TV Event

“I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone this before, but…” When someone is holding a microphone and saying that to a room full of people, it’s a pretty good indication you’re in a place a lot more comfortable and inviting than your average Emmy season event. And that was absolutely the vibe at The Ankler’s inaugural Women Shaping Television luncheon, where Emmy-nominated stars mingled with executives (Shondaland’s Betsy Beers, Paramount’s Jane Wise…