The nominations for the 2024 Oscars are finally here, and we have the full list for you to see!
04.01.2024 - 00:07 / deadline.com
Writers from late-night shows including Last Week Tonight, The Daily Show and The Late Show among others are heading to the Primetime Emmys after the Television Academy performed a U-turn on its decision to exclude a key writing category from the main awards.
The TV Academy, Fox and the WGA have reached an agreement to include the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series category, which also includes nominees Late Night with Seth Meyers and Saturday Night Live, during the live telecast.
The TV Academy, which runs the Emmys, set to air on Fox on January 15, had previously stated that the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series was set to be handed out at the Creative Arts Emmys, rather than during the Primetime show.
It had been replaced by Outstanding Variety Special (Live) in November.
However, a campaign from the WGA and a number of high-profile late-night stars including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thede, Colin Jost, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah, John Oliver and Jon Stewart, as well as the threat of an additional payment charge for clips, has helped it change its mind.
The Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series category has been won by the writers of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for the past seven years so all eyes will now be on Fox as to whether Oliver’s scribes can keep up their win streak.
After the announcement on November 13 that the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category would air in lieu of Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series or Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special, which have traditionally alternated during the primetime telecast, the WGA lobbied the Emmys organizers.
On November 28, it urged writers to “express your feelings” about the “regrettable”
The nominations for the 2024 Oscars are finally here, and we have the full list for you to see!
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