Local News: Seattle, WA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Emmy Awards News Editors

News Widget

Display the Emmy Awards news headlines on your website.

Get the Topix Headlines Widget

Share & bookmark

RSS icon mobile icon

Emmy Awards News

News on Emmy Awards continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

34 min ago | WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Carol Burnett to receive Mark Twain prize for humor

Being the recipient of the 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor must be the feather in Carol Burnett's legendary comedy cap.

Comment?

Related Topix: The Carol Burnett Show, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Carol Burnett

34 min ago | Deadline

'24' Alum David Fury Signs Overall Deal With 20th TV,...

EXCLUSIVE : Former 24 executive producer David Fury has closed a two-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television , the studio behind the Emmy-winning real-time Fox drama.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, David Fury, Tyrant

1 hr ago | BroadwayWorld.com

Tracy Letts, Lawrence Clayton & More to Guest on HOMELAND Season 3

Today, Showtime announced a number of guest stars that will appear in a variety of roles in the upcoming third season of its Emmy and Golden Globe-winning drama series HOMELAND .

Comment?

Related Topix: Homeland, Entertainment, Television, Tracy Letts, Damian Lewis, Celebrities, Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin

5 hrs ago | New Pittsburgh Courier Online

'Scandal' cast performs finale live for Academy

Millions of fans actually watched the season-two finale of the ABC drama "Scandal" the old-fashioned way: on a TV screen, as it was fed from the network to their local affiliates.

Comment?

Related Topix: Scandal, Entertainment, Television, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Media, Kerry Washington, Theater, Arts

8 hrs ago | KMIZ

The cult of 'Arrested Development'

Seven years after its finale, one of the greatest cult hits in television history is making a return.

Comment?

Related Topix: Arrested Development, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Hip-Hop

9 hrs ago | Hollywood Reporter

CBS to Air Tony Awards Through 2018

The deal comes as live events continue to be a top priority in the era of time-shifted DVR viewing.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Music!, Tony Awards, Theater, Arts, How I Met Your Mother, Comedy

10 hrs ago | Hollywood Reporter

'American Horror Story,' 'Big Bang Theory' Lead Critics' Choice TV Nominations

Bryan Cranston and Claire Danes, best actor and actress in a drama last year, are both nominated again this year.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Homeland, Celebrities, Claire Danes, The Big Bang Theory, Comedy

14 hrs ago | JAM! Showbiz

'Modern' thrives on relatability

Not at least after the cancellation of The New Normal, the single-camera sitcom in which he co-starred, about a gay couple and the surrogate mother of their child - a cancellation he blamed partially on bigotry.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television

Tue May 21, 2013

MetroMix

TV tonight: 'Middle,' 'Family,' 'Fire'

Alex and the entire Pritchett clan heads to Florida after Phil's mom dies on 'Modern Family.' The last day of the broadcast season also brings the last new episodes of two of TV's best comedies, starting with The Middle .

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Modern Family, Ariel Winter, The Middle, Marion Ross, Movies

Malaysian National News Agency

Citing Fatigue, Director Ang Lee Leaves Pilot Of TV Series 'Tyrant'

Oscar winner Ang Lee canceled his plans to direct the pilot of new U.S. television series "Tyrant," saying on Tuesday that he needed to rest after spending four years working on 3D fantasy-adventure film "Life of Pi." Lee, 58, signed on to direct the pilot of the drama series for cable network FX in March, shortly after winning the Best Director ... (more)

Comment?

Related Topix: Life of Pi, Tyrant, Entertainment, Television, Oz the Great and Powerful

Chicago Sun-Times

Justin Bieber booed because he's 'a whiner,' music insider says

Explaining those somewhat surprising boos hurled at Bieber at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night, a veteran industry pro said, "A lot of people are just tired of Bieber and his antics.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Drama

KSL-TV

Family loses combined 375 pounds over 3 years

The Olson family today looks very different than it did three years ago. The three family members had been overweight most of their lives, but have now lost a combined 375 pounds.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television

Hollywood Reporter

Carol Burnett Wins Mark Twain Prize for Humor

This year, the Kennedy Center has chosen Carol Burnett as the recipient of the 16th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Comment?

Related Topix: The Carol Burnett Show, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, The Four Seasons, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Once Upon a Mattress, Carol Burnett

Politico

Burnett picked for Twain honor

The Kennedy Center has named Carol Burnett the recipient of this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Comment?

Related Topix: The Carol Burnett Show, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Carol Burnett

Hollywood Reporter

'Crossing Lines' to Open Monte Carlo Television Festival

Crossing Lines , a new 10-hour series featuring William Fichtner , Marc Lavoine , Gabriella Pession , Tom Wlaschiha , Richard Flood , Moon Dailly and Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner Donald Sutherland .

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, William Fichtner, Prison Break, Drama, Crime Movies, The Good Thief, Drama Movies, Marc Lavoine, Jesus, Family

The Miami Herald

Seth MacFarlane leaves Oscars host gig open, but who wants it?

Now that Seth MacFarlane has tweeted that he simply can't find the time to host the Oscars again, is it too early to say: "Tina Fey, come on down!" "I think that's too hard," Fey tells the Los Angeles Times over the phone, when asked if she'd take the job.

Comment?

Related Topix: Oscars, Now, Entertainment, Television, Recreational Vehicle, Phoenix Cruiser

Derry Today

Unique Game of Thrones show to open this year's 2D Comics Fest

For the first time ever, the artwork of Prehen-born comic artist Will Simpson - including his stunning concept art and storyboard work on HBO's global smash 'Game of Thrones' - will be shown as a collection to launch this year's 2D Northern Ireland Comics Festival.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television

Alabama Live

Alabama seafood coast documentary 'In the Path of the Storms' nominated for Emmy

A documentary based on the book "In the Path of the Storms" is up for an Emmy. MOBILE, Alabama --At an awards ceremony in Atlanta on Saturday June 8, a locally-made documentary starring Bayou La Batre will be in the running for the Emmy for Outstanding Achievement.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, University of Alabama, Mobile, AL, Bayou La Batre, AL

Mon May 20, 2013

MetroMix

Ang Lee bows out of FX's 'Tyrant' pilot

Film director Ang Lee, pictured at Cannes, has decided not to direct the FX pilot, 'Tyrant.' Ang Lee, who won the Academy Award this year for directing Life of Pi , has decided not to go ahead with plans to direct the FX pilot Tyrant .

Comment?

Related Topix: Life of Pi, Tyrant, Entertainment, Television, Movies

The Day

Conn College grads ready for the next challenge

Though the clouds and occasional cold wind hinted otherwise Sunday morning, Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon, Jr.

Comment?

Related Topix: Connecticut College, Entertainment, Television