Emmy Nominations
Full coverage of nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy
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‘Lovecraft Country’
American history is up for examination in HBO's new drama that uses horror traditions to tell a story of racism.
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‘Immigration Nation’
"Immigration Nation" is a damning indictment of the systems that make ICE so powerful, and a wrenching examination of the human cost.
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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’
The CBS All Access animated series leans on a goofy sensibility, but loses some of the "Trek" earnestness.
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‘On the Trail’
The HBO Max doc follows female campaign embeds, a worthy goal, but feels less urgent with 2020 politicking on hold.
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‘Project Power’
A sinister drug turns ordinary people invincible (for five minutes) in a visually busy conspiracy drama that's more hurtling than hypnotic.
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Critics Pick
‘An Easy Girl’
Rebecca Zlotowski challenges society's biases about promiscuity and female empowerment in this nonjudgmental portrait.
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‘Sputnik’
Egor Abramenko's Cold War-era genre exercise is saved by its familiar roots and strong Ellen Ripley-like protagonist.
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‘Endless’
This teen-targeted tale of young love and demise won't haunt, but it may keep audiences caring.
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Holly Humberstone's 'Falling Asleep at the Wheel'
Holly Humberstone's "Falling Asleep at the Wheel" finds this remarkably talented 20-year-old singer-songwriter arriving nearly fully formed.
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Luke Bryan’s ‘Born Here Live Here Die Here’
On Luke Bryan's "Born Here Live Here Die Here," as always, depth comes in the album's second half, which doesn't negate its early pleasures.
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Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’
"Black Is King," Beyoncé's musical film for Disney Plus, is a colorful reminder of the glory of black lives.
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Taylor Swift's 'Folklore'
It's hard to remember any superstar album that has represented a more serious act of sonic palette cleansing than Taylor Swift's "Folklore."
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‘Richard II’
Andre Holland leads the cast of a surprisingly intimate audio version of Shakespeare, from the Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park.
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‘The Line’
Meet the COVID-19 pandemic's first responders in this streaming docu-play about health care workers.
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‘And So We Come Forth’
In Richard Nelson's latest Apple Family play, a Zoom call hums with virtual unease over generational shifts.
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‘The Present’
Helder Guimarães' modest Zoom-based magic show brings audiences together nightly during lockdown.
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Wendy Williams Loses a Bundle on Sale of Glamified New Jersey Mansion
$1.475 million
Livingston, N.J.
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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Buy $14.7 Million Montecito Compound
$14.7 million Montecito, Calif.
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Simon Cowell Sells Longtime Beverly Hills Home for $25 Million
$25 million Beverly Hills, Calif.
