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‘Hacks' Emmy Awards category submissions: Which episodes are being recognized?
Ahead of tonight's fourth season finale, the team behind last year's Best Comedy series winner Hacks has revealed its submissions for Emmy nominations, and Gold Derby has confirmed the list. Out in front is Deborah Vance herself, Jean Smart, who has won Best Actress in a Comedy Series for each of the three previous seasons, giving her six wins overall. She's currently the odds-on favorite to win again, according to Gold Derby's combined predictions. Her fellow cast members Hannah Einbinder, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, and Carl Clemons-Hopkins have all also been submitted in their respective Supporting categories. More from GoldDerby Directors open up about identity, risk and emotional storytelling at Disney's FYC fest 'M*A*S*H' star Loretta Swit dies at 87, and more of today's top stories 'Maybe Happy Ending' star Darren Criss on his Tony nomination for playing a robot: 'Getting to do this is the true win' Behind the scenes, the show's trio of showrunners — Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky — are being submitted for writing the fourth season's penultimate episode, "A Slippery Slope." A win for the writing team would mark their third Emmy in the category. Max additionally put Downs down for his directing duty on the same episode. Recurring cast members Kaitlin Olson, Jane Adams, and Christopher McDonald are being joined by recent additions Robby Hoffmann, Tony Goldwynn, and Julianne Nicholson as Guest Actor and Actress submissions. Check out the rest of the below-the-line Emmy nomination submissions for Hacks below! Casting Linda Lowy, Morgan Smith Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) Adam Bricker "I Love L.A." Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) Rob Tokarz, Jeanine Ringer, Jennifer Lukehart "A Slippery Slope" Contemporary Costumes Kathleen Felix-Hager, Keely Crum "Heaven" Contemporary Hairstyling Aubrey Marie, Jennifer Bell, Becca Weber, Marva Stokes, Sade Stafford "I Love LA" Contemporary Makeup, Non-Prosthetic Debra Schrey, Erin Good Rosenmann, Rachel Galey, Denise DellaValle, Keith Sayer "I Love L.A." Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Carlos Rafael Rivera, David Stal "A Slippery Slope" Music Supervision: Matt Biffa "I Love L.A." Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series and Animation Brett Hinton, Daniel Coleman, Ben Rauscher, Owen Granich-Young, Jordan Aldinger, Sam Munoz, Noel Vought, Adam DeCoster, Ben Zales, Brendan Leong "I Love L.A." Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series and Animation John W. Cook II, James Parnell, Jim Lakin Best of GoldDerby 'I cried a lot': Rob Delaney on the heart and humor in FX's 'Dying for Sex' — and Neighbor Guy's kick in the 'zone' TV directors roundtable: 'American Primeval,' 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' 'Paradise' 'Paradise' directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra on the 'chaos' of crafting 'the world coming to an end' Click here to read the full article.
USA Today
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Dodgers raise World Series banner, then Shohei Ohtani homers in home opener in Los Angeles
Dodgers raise World Series banner, then Shohei Ohtani homers in home opener in Los Angeles Show Caption Hide Caption With the Dodgers favored to repeat, is the MLB becoming too top-heavy? Bob Nightengale and Gabe Lacques discuss whether or not the MLB is lacking parity and could be facing a potential problem in the future. Sports Seriously LOS ANGELES − It wasn't a domestic season-opener Thursday at Dodger Stadium, it was a Hollywood premiere. The Los Angeles Dodgers' homer opener against the Detroit Tigers, culminating with a 5-4 victory, belonged on the big screen, not on a grass field in front of a frenzied sellout crowd of 53,595. There was Shohei Ohtani homering for the second time this season, with Hollywood stars Tom Hanks, Mary Hart and Rob Lowe celebrating as if they just won an Oscar. There was Teoscar Hernandez with the biggest hit of the game, a go-ahead 3-run homer, making manager Dave Roberts look like a genius for putting him third in the batting order. There there were the Dodgers winning once again, baseball's only 3-0 team, with visions of winning more regular-season games than any team in history. And once again, there was Randy Newman's 'I Love L.A,'' blaring into the night as fans headed for the exits. When the night was over, all the Dodgers could talk about was their spectacular pre-game ceremony, making the game almost anti-climatic. 'It was amazing,'' Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy told USA TODAY Sports. 'It just gives you chills kind of seeing everything and seeing the trophy back on the field. It's just really cool. They went above and beyond. 'But it's kind of what you've come to expect out of this city, out of this organization, and that's a good thing.'' The party began with fans driving early in the morning to grab a close parking spot, walking briskly into the ballpark, and three hours before game-time, the gift shops were jammed, the concession stands were long, and everybody was buying everything they could find with the Dodgers' name on everything from uniforms to shot glasses to hats. Why, even Dodgers CEO Stan Kasten was parading around with an eight-time World Series championship leather jacket in the clubhouse and on the field, reminding everyone that they're available for $300 in Dodger souvenir stores. The continuation of the World Series celebration began at 6:34 p.m. ET when the Dodgers, wearing gold trim on their white uniforms and gold numbers on the back, strolled out through the center-field gate. They were accompanied by blue pyrotechnics and white smoke machines, and skipped along the blue carpet on the field as the sellout crowd screamed louder and louder. They lined up along the third-base line, when everyone was instructed to look at the scoreboard. There was a video of rapper Ice Cube driving a dark blue Chevy Bel-Air convertible with the World Series trophy in the passenger's seat. The center-field gate opened, and there he was live, driving along the warning track and parking in front of the Dodgers' dugout where he walked out and handed it to Magic Johnson, who took it to home plate. The Dodgers weren't done. They wanted to commemorate Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees, so they brought the entire Freeman family out on the field with his wife, kids, dad and stepmom. Freeman's father, Fred, was handed the mic, who said, 'I'm living the Dad's perfect dream.'' Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis reminded everyone that Freeman's homer was so eerily reminiscent of Kirk Gibson's 1988 home run in Game 1 of the World Series against Oakland that he felt it was time the two should get together on the field. 'Gibby, meet Freddie,' said Davis, a reversal of his Game 1 call last year when he said, 'Freddie, meet Gibby.' Gibby, meet Freddie! Kirk Gibson throws out the first pitch to Freddie Freeman prior to the @Dodgers game. #OpeningDay — MLB (@MLB) March 27, 2025 Out came Gibson, who also led the Detroit Tigers to the 1984 World Series title, and the crowd roared. He walked onto the field to shake Freeman's hand, took pictures, and stepped to the mound to throw the ceremonial first pitch, with Freeman catching it, of course. Now, it was time for the unveiling of the World Series banner, with the Dodgers' ownership group huddled in the center-field pavilion, and with Johnson and tennis legend Billy Jean King tugging on the rope, hoisted the banner high into the air next the American flag. The 2024 World Series plaque was then unveiled in the right-field corner by captains of the Los Angeles and Pasadena fire departments. The teams lined up for the national anthem, sung by Josh Groban, followed by a flyover with four jets, two F-15Cs and two F-35 Lightning fighter jets, and then Ice Cube grabbing the mic and announcing, 'It's time for Dodger baseball.'' 'I thought the ceremony was fantastic,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, 'a beautiful day, acknowledging what we accomplished in 2024. I thought the fans were really into it. The presentation with Freddie meeting Gibby, I thought Gibby throwing out the first pitch was fantastic. 'Every day is special in its own right, but having these gold hats and uniforms, we nailed it.' The game was a thriller, too, but paled in comparison to the pre-game festivities, even with two-time Cy Young award winner Blake Snell making his Dodgers debut against reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. Snell gave up nine baserunners in just five innings, but the Tigers couldn't capitalize, going 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position off Snell, and 0-for-15 in the game. 'I'm excited to get that one out of the way,'' Snell said. 'They're a scrappy team.'' Snell would have loved to catch the pre-game ceremony, but he figures he'll watch the replay, and would trade off missing Thursday's ceremony for Friday's ring presentation any day. 'I can't wait for that,'' said Snell, even though he won't be getting a ring since he pitched last season for the San Francisco Giants. 'I'm just excited to see what they look like.'' Meanwhile, the decision of the day belonged to Roberts when he decided to bat Hernandez third in the lineup, dropping Freeman, a left-handed hitter, to the cleanup spot with left-handed Skubal on the mound. 'There's a Teoscar tax to get to Freddie a third time,'' Roberts said before game. 'It makes it tougher for a pitcher and manager to navigate though our lineup with Freddie facing a lefty.'' So what happens? Hernandez, with two men and two outs and the Dodgers trailing 2-1, belted Skubal's 96-moh fastball into the center-field seats for a 3-run homer, a lead the Dodgers never surrendered. 'Obviously, I put the best show that I can give to the fans,'' Hernandez said, 'so they can enjoy the game.'' Next up, the World Series ring ceremony Friday. They'll be facing Tigers starter Jack Flaherty, who just so happened to help them win that ring, and will get his ring Saturday. Besides infielder/outfielder Enrique Hernandez feeling sick and unable to even come to the game, the only glitch of the Dodgers' day came in the early afternoon when Ohtani entered the Dodger' glitzy new two-level clubhouse, which looks more like a bar 'W'' with its lighting than a baseball locker room. Ohtani, one of the last to arrive, quickly dressed, but he couldn't find his uniform belt. He summoned a clubhouse attendant. He searched the three enclaves in Ohtani's locker. He looked into the bottom four drawers in Ohtani's locker. Still nothing. Finally, he stood on his tip-toes, reached into the space high above Ohtani's locker, and pulled out his duffel bag. Ohtani and the attendant fumbled through the bag, and finally, there it was, the shiny new blue belt. The show could go on, and, yes, Ohtani was wearing the same belt when he smacked a home run into left field, with everyone going home happy and believing this could be yet another season to remember. 'This was technically not the opening series for us so I was able to play the game the way I wanted to,'' Ohtani said. 'But with that being said though, playing in front of these fans, and this circumstance, it does make want to motivate myself to win another championship.'' In the words of Roberts, 'We want to run it back.'' Again and again and again. 'There's a lot of excitement with our fanbase,'' Roberts said, 'and our players can feel it.'' Three down, 159 more games, and the month of October to go. Follow Nightengale on X: @Bnightengale
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Luka Doncic's hot first quarter sparks Lakers to win over short-handed Nuggets
The streamers would eventually fall Wednesday night. The huge cheers for Bronny James coming off the bench in the fourth quarter were bound to happen. Randy Newman's 'I Love L.A.' would play. It was a fate that was almost assured by the time fans started filing into the building. The latest chapter in the Lakers-Nuggets recent history was going to look a lot different, with word buzzing around near the court during pregame work that Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray weren't going to be able to play. The script was flipped — the Lakers and their fans used to seeing Nuggets come off the injury report ahead of games against Los Angeles instead of them staying on it. But without Denver's two best players, all it was going to take from the Lakers was a focused performance to get the job done. Read more: Lakers don't shy away from 'naked' opportunities in blowout win over Spurs By midway through the first quarter, Luka Doncic was so good that the bar for 'focused performance' suddenly had been significantly lowered. The Lakers handled the Denver Nuggets 120-108, Doncic's monster first quarter was enough to cover up for sluggish, sloppy play that might've cost them if Jokic and Murray were on the floor. Doncic scored 21 points in the first quarter, including nine in the first three minutes of the game, to give the Lakers a lead that grew all the way to 30 in the second half before the Lakers fully eased off the gas. The Nuggets outscored the Lakers by 16 in the fourth quarter, Doncic able to spend the entire final 12 minutes on the bench with the Lakers set to host Milwaukee Thursday. It'll be the Lakers' sixth game in the past eight days. Doncic finished Wednesday with 31 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. And while he cooled off significantly after the first quarter, his presence again allowed the Lakers to take and make wide-open threes all game. Dorian Finney-Smith, Gabe Vincent and Dalton Knecht combined to make 10 threes on 17 attempts. While the win earn the Lakers' a 2-2 split with Denver this season, a valuable asset in a tight West race in which the Lakers' should finish ahead of the Nuggets in tiebreaker scenarios, it didn't really offer any grand information about where either team stands heading into the final four weeks of the season. Read more: Luka Doncic scores 33 and gritty Lakers beat Suns to end four-game losing skid Pregame, Michael Malone forcefully said that Jokic and Murray weren't 'resting' as the Nuggets missed their lead duo for the second consecutive game. Both players, he said, are dealing with injuries. Without them, Denver didn't have a chance, the Lakers riding a dominant quarter from Doncic during which he was able to get whatever he wanted near the basket or behind the three-point line. Sign up for our weekly newsletter on all things Lakers. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Luka Doncic's hot first quarter sparks Lakers to win over short-handed Nuggets
The streamers would eventually fall Wednesday night. The huge cheers for Bronny James coming off the bench in the fourth quarter were bound to happen. Randy Newman's 'I Love L.A.' would play. It was a fate that was almost assured by the time fans started filing into the building. The latest chapter in the Lakers-Nuggets recent history was going to look a lot different, with word buzzing around near the court during pregame work that Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray weren't going to be able to play. The script was flipped — the Lakers and their fans used to seeing Nuggets come off the injury report ahead of games against Los Angeles instead of them staying on it. But without Denver's two best players, all it was going to take from the Lakers was a focused performance to get the job done. By midway through the first quarter, Luka Doncic was so good that the bar for 'focused performance' suddenly had been significantly lowered. The Lakers handled the Denver Nuggets 120-108, Doncic's monster first quarter was enough to cover up for sluggish, sloppy play that might've cost them if Jokic and Murray were on the floor. Doncic scored 21 points in the first quarter, including nine in the first three minutes of the game, to give the Lakers a lead that grew all the way to 30 in the second half before the Lakers fully eased off the gas. The Nuggets outscored the Lakers by 16 in the fourth quarter, Doncic able to spend the entire final 12 minutes on the bench with the Lakers set to host Milwaukee Thursday. It'll be the Lakers' sixth game in the past eight days. Doncic finished Wednesday with 31 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. And while he cooled off significantly after the first quarter, his presence again allowed the Lakers to take and make wide-open threes all game. Dorian Finney-Smith, Gabe Vincent and Dalton Knecht combined to make 10 threes on 17 attempts. While the win earn the Lakers' a 2-2 split with Denver this season, a valuable asset in a tight West race in which the Lakers' should finish ahead of the Nuggets in tiebreaker scenarios, it didn't really offer any grand information about where either team stands heading into the final four weeks of the season. Pregame, Michael Malone forcefully said that Jokic and Murray weren't 'resting' as the Nuggets missed their lead duo for the second consecutive game. Both players, he said, are dealing with injuries. Without them, Denver didn't have a chance, the Lakers riding a dominant quarter from Doncic during which he was able to get whatever he wanted near the basket or behind the three-point line.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Alabama Shakes are back, band announces first tour in 8 years with this Nashville stop
It's a good day to be a rock 'n' roll fan — after years of waiting, the Alabama Shakes are back. The blues and soul group's first tour in eight years will bring them to Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater on Friday, July 25. The "Hold On" band — which is comprised of Nashville singer and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg and bassist Zac Cockrell — will be headed out on a 30-date North American tour starting in July. They'll stop in cities across the country, including Las Vegas, New Orleans, Austin, Boston and Seattle. The band is also slated to hit the stage at the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival and Bourbon and Beyond. The Alabama Shakes will be supported by various acts on their upcoming tour, including Bahamas, Shannon & The Clams, El Michels Affair, The Budos Band, Sam Evian, and Lee Fields. The Nashville show will see opening sets from Alanna Royale and Caleb Elliott. Howard announced the news on social media on Friday morning, saying "WE. ARE. BACK." "@alabama_shakes will always hold a special place in my heart, and we can't wait to bring these songs—and this band—back this summer," she continued. "It's gonna feel so good to be together again. And hey… we might be working up some new music too. Can't wait to share it with you later this year. The wait is OVER! Let's go!" The announcement comes on the heels of Howard's performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards in the show's opening number, a cover of Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." She hit the stage with Dawes, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent and Brad Paisley. The artist pre-sale launches on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at A following Live Nation pre-sale will begin on Friday, Feb. 14 at You can access the sale with the code DUET. General on-sale will begin on Friday, Feb. 14 on Ticketmaster. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Alabama Shakes' first tour in 8 years has Nashville stop, tickets
