The 2023 VMAs: From nominees to performers, here’s what to know

[ad_1] The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards are just around the corner. In the words of this year’s top nominee, VMAs veteran Taylor Swift, “Are you ready for it?” On Sept. 12, silver statues of MTV moon people will be ripe for the picking by a handful of today’s top musicians. The annual ceremony will… Continue reading The 2023 VMAs: From nominees to performers, here’s what to know

Among ‘Succession’s’ nominees: Three directors and a casting vet

[ad_1] For three-time Emmy-winning casting director Avy Kaufman — twice a victor for “Succession” and a nominee again this year for the show’s fourth and final season — the complexity of series television is twofold. “Casting ensembles is tricky, because everybody has to melt into everything,” Kaufman says via Zoom from New York City. “You… Continue reading Among ‘Succession’s’ nominees: Three directors and a casting vet

Understanding the Emmy writing nominees’ key moments

[ad_1] The critical instant within an Emmy nominated episode — what we here at The Envelope like to call its “key scene” — is often best-defined by the writer (or writers) who crafted it. But in this unusual Emmy season in which writers are on strike, we’ve reached out to producers, editors and directors to… Continue reading Understanding the Emmy writing nominees’ key moments