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Do Multiple Nominees Help ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ in Supporting Acting Categories?
The pandemic made a lot of things strange this year. With plenty of filming shutdowns and delays, there were many less shows in the running for the Emmys this year. Rather than broaden their tastes to new shows, voters seemed to default to old favorites. This meant only a few shows took up a majority […] More
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Awards Radars Updated 2021 Emmy Predictions and Rankings
*Editor’s Note: As always, I’m fairly ignorant to television, so kudos to Steve and company for handling the ARTV team. Awards Radar is not just about films, so thanks again to everyone who helped out with these Emmy predictions. Take a look and enjoy!* The 72nd Emmy Awards season is upon us and as you […] More
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Interview: Yvonne Strahovski On the Challenge of Playing Serena on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
The fourth season of Hulu’s critically-acclaimed dystopian drama series, The Handmaid’s Tale, which is currently streaming, presents significant new circumstances for most of the main characters, including Serena Joy, the brutally cruel Gilead wife who now finds herself the one being confined and subjected to some long overdue justice. But Serena seemingly always finds a […] More
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Interview: TV Legend Warren Littlefield on an Evolving Career and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Hulu’s dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale, which is currently airing its fourth season, offers a frightening portrait of what society could look like if the wrong people amass too much power and set civilization back a few hundred years. It represents an eerie parallel of the world today, one never intended to so closely mirror […] More
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Interview: Sam Jaeger on Joining ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Fleshing Out His Character
Over the course of its first three seasons, The Handmaid’s Tale has featured a fantastic ensemble, including series regulars Joseph Fiennes and Ann Dowd, who were interviewed by Awards Radar for the show’s fourth season debut. A few new faces have joined throughout its run, but most have not lasted (or lived) long enough to […] More
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Interview: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Lead Makeup Artist Burton LeBlanc Talks About Capturing that Dystopian Look
Makeup artist Burton LeBlanc has been working in film and television since 1998 and has cultivated an impressive resume, having worked on such films as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Lars and the Real Girl, The Love Guru, The Incredible Hulk and last year’s hit The Invisible Man, which starred Elisabeth Moss. LeBlanc’s relationship with […] More
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Interview: Joseph Fiennes on His Evil, Weak Commander Fred Waterford in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Joseph Fiennes got his breakout role more than two decades ago as the title character in the Oscar-winning Best Picture Shakespeare in Love. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television series. For the past three seasons, he has played Commander Fred Waterford, one of the primary antagonists on Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, […] More
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Interview: Actress Ann Dowd Talks Aunt Lydia’s Complexity In ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Ann Dowd is a fascinating character actress who’s responsible for turning in compelling performances in film and television. She’s taken on complex roles in critically acclaimed shows like The Leftovers as faction leader Patti Levin and Sister Margarita in the Australian series Lambs of God. In 2017, Dowd stepped into the formidable role of Aunt […] More
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Previously on… The Handmaid’s Tale
What is Previously On…? Awards Radar obviously loves film, but we also love our television and streaming series, too. The challenge is that once a series has a couple seasons behind it, jumping in can be intimidating. That is why we created “Previously On…” The column will provide full-series recaps of the most buzz-worthy shows […] More
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Emmy Analysis: Outstanding Drama Series
The game is over. Game of Thrones that is. No matter what fans thought of the final season, its impact on the Emmys was indisputable. 160 nominations with 59 of those ending in wins. That’s a lot of Emmy gold. In its absence, eight drama series have stepped up to take their seat in the […] More
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Emmy Analysis: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series is one that has been dominated over the years by two performances – Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones and Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad. While there have been other winners besides those two – John Lithgow and Ben Mendelsohn to name a few – […] More
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Emmy Analysis: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Last year this category was dominated by four women from Game of Thrones. Despite taking up a majority of the slots, Julia Garner was able to pull off a surprise win for Ozark. Vote splitting may have helped Garner stand out and win, but with eight nominees from seven shows, this year may prove to […] More
