A few years back, Dale Dickey walked into a department store looking for a dress. She was wearing what she usually wears — T-shirt, shorts, flip-flops, no makeup — and a salesperson gave her the once-over and redirected her. “I sort of was treated like Julia Roberts in ‘Pretty Woman,’” Dickey tells Variety. “It’s like,
Apple TV executives can’t help but boast about their Emmy nomination batting average: 87 nominations (the platform’s best showing yet) across 15 shows, out of just 31 titles submitted for voter consideration, less than half of what their competitors submitted. “This simply reinforces our strategy, the ‘quality over quantity’ programming approach that continues to reward
It’s the morning of the 2026 Emmy nominations and there were plenty of surprises from the start. From unexpected wins to celebrities who campaigned hard and didn’t make the cut, it’s already a heated race long before the September 14 ceremony. Read below for some of the morning’s biggest snubs and surprises. And remember: Some