Deadline’s two-day Contenders Television: The Nominees kicks off Saturday morning, with a total of 34 shows and 117 speakers from 16 networks and studios joining our annual award-season gala event across two days as the industry gears up for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer on September 19.Yes, our well-established event is virtual again due to the ongoing pandemic, but the range of the participants and projects is a powerful testament to the breadth and depth of the best of TV in 2021.In fact, Emmy history has already been made this year.
Mj Rodriguez’s nomination for Pose marks the first lead acting nod for a trans performer. Bowen Yang has become the first Chinese-American man to be nominated
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