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2016 Emmy Nominations at the Water Cooler

On a special edition of the Water Cooler Podcast, Joey, Megan, and Clarence are joined by ADTV’s own Jalal Haddad to review the 2016 Emmy Nominations. We take a look at the surprises, the “omissions” (we used to call them snubs), and the trends reflected in today’s announcement. Podcast

For Every Sadness There Is Joy – Emmy Analysis

It takes a bit for me to absorb it all, but I’m equally split down the middle on this morning’s Emmy nominations. There are certainly a lot of reasons to be satisfied with this morning’s Emmy nominations. Like Tatiana Maslany last year (and again this year), years of campaigning and online outrage finally resulted in serious Emmy attention for FX’s critically acclaimed The Americans. I’m happy for this series even though I haven’t yet caught up to it. In the final Emmy analysis, the Television Academy saved face by nominating what is widely considered to be the best drama on television today… Emmy Analysis

Emmy Nominee Reactions!

AwardsDaily TV has assembled reactions from today’s Emmy nominees, including this gem from Matt Walsh (Veep):

“I was playing squash with David Wain and was oblivious to the morning until I got off the court and saw an onslaught of messages. I am so happy to be part of this cast and honored to be nominated with such an outstanding group of people and many of my friends. This will be fun!”

Read the full set of Emmy nominee reactions at ADTV. Reactions

Emmy Nominations: The Biggest Emmy Surprises

Every year Emmy voters know how to shock with their nominations and 2016 did not disappoint. A lot of the collected clutter from throughout the years was thrown out and voters shockingly included some of their best choices in years, including a totally revamped Supporting Actress in a Drama Series race. This year Emmy voters gave us a huge amount of surprises to celebrate. Emmy Surprises

16 Emmy Nomination Snubs and Surprises in 2016

It was a very good day for The Americans (or any American for that matter with American Crime, American Crime Story, and American Horror Story all getting nominations), but it wasn’t a great day for everyone. Check out Megan McLachlan’s 16 most surprising Emmy snubs. Emmy Snubs