Emmys Voting Closed - Coverage Plans For The Season

By: Christopher James

Emmys voting closed yesterday, but it will be a while before we know who our winners are.

Currently, the Primetime Emmys are scheduled for Monday, January 15th on FOX. The Creative Arts Emmys will take place the weekend before on Saturday, January 6th and Sunday, January 7th, with an edited version of the ceremony airing on FXX on Saturday, January 13th on FOX. The reason for the push is the ongoing WGA and SAG strikes, which The Film Experience stands with the striking members.

Since voting has closed, there’s nothing more that nominees or studios can do to curry votes or campaign. We’re in a holding period. That doesn’t mean the coverage will stop, but it does mean we can space it out more before we head into Oscar madness.

Expect weekly category analyses across the comedy, drama and limited series/TV movie fields each Tuesday, as well as ad hoc Creative Arts category deep dives.

Check out our Emmys coverage so far:

• Category Analysis

  • Drama Supporting Categories by Abe Friedtanzer

  • Comedy Supporting Categories by Abe Friedtanzer

  • Drama Guest Categories by Abe Friedtanzer

• “A History of the Oscars at the Emmys (Can They Win Variety Special, Live, for the First Time?)” by Chris James

• “The Strange History of Iconic TV Characters That Never Won Emmys,” by Eric Blume

• “Emmy Spotlight: "The Other Two" and the tradition of the 'lone writing nomination’,” by Chris James

• “Emmy Nominations - Who's Up and Who's Down?,” by Chris James

• “Four shows entirely dominated the Emmy nominations. Worthy or excessive?” by Abe Friedtanzer

• “Team Experience Reacts to the 2023 Emmy Nominations”

• “"Succession" Leads 2023 Emmy Nominations”

What shows do you hope will win Emmys this year? Let us know in the comments below.

What did you see this week?

by Nathaniel R

Moviegoing is slowing down as summer winds down. It's the way of things. Even "Barbenheimer" is finally losing theaters though the legs are still impressive; Barbie will cross the rare $600 million domestic mark by next weekend and Oppenheimer crosses $300 any day now which is in its own way even more impressive given the limits of the prestige biopic genre. In an effort to not lose their standings in the "biggest hits of the year" race, Super Mario Bros the Movie and The Little Mermaid reexpanded though Barbie and Oppenheimer have officially leapfrogged them in receipts. Did you hit the movies this weekend? We caught Emma Seligman's irreverent absurd Bottoms which was very funny and surprisingly* violent.

* I skipped the trailer on that one and only went because I loved Emma Seligman's debut, Shiva Baby. 

Weekend Box Office Aug 25-27 🔺 = new or expanding /  ★ = Recommended
WIDE (Over 600 Screens)	LIMITED / PLATFORM
GRAN TURISMO	BOTTOMS
1 🔺 GRAN TURISMO $17.4 *NEW* 3856 screens	1 🔺★ BOTTOMS (US, comedy)  $461k *NEW* 10 screens

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Denmark's Three Oscar Submission Finalists for 2023

by Nathaniel R

Mads Mikkelsen in "The Promised Land", a Danish Oscar submission finalist

We've shared this observation before but Germany and Denmark have (so far at least) been to the Oscars of the 21st century what France and Italy were to the 20th century. The two countries cannot be discounted in any upcoming Oscar race. Since 2000 Denmark has received 8 nominations and 2 wins (their grand total now being 14/4) and they've made the finals three additional times in that time span, too. Germany is Oscar's current favourite country scoring 9 nominations, 3 wins, and 5 additional finalists since 2000 (their all time stats are now 21/4). Germany has submitted the contemporary drama The Teacher's Lounge which premiered at Berlinale and will be at TIFF soon for the upcoming Oscar race. Now we know the three Danish finalists for the submission honor though their choice won't be announced until late September. They are...

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Review: An unlikely friendship blossoms "Before, Now & Then"

by Cláudio Alves

Indonesia's troubled history serves as backdrop for director Kamila Andini's latest feature. Adapted by Ahda Imran from her novel, Before Now & Then sets its scene during the 1960s ascendancy of General Suharto, but the bloody strife is only perceived through gossip and radio, murmurs at the margins of privileged domesticity. Other older horrors live on within the intimacy of memory, influencing the lives of those without the power to change more than their fate. In some ways, the film is an example of classic melodrama in period costume. That said, its cultural specificities and an affinity between two women who should be at odds comprise a strong backbone that both supports and elevates the simple tale.

In 2022, this West Java-set narrative competed at the Berlin Film Festival, where Laura Basuki won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance. Now, it arrives in American cinemas, in limited release…

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Is Visual Effects this year's least competitive Oscar category?

by Nathaniel R

Oppenheimer

The Oscar race that looks the most perplexing from this distance and could get worse with strike related delays is surely Best Visual Effects. Dune Part Two, before its departure from the calendar year, was an easy lock for a nomination and threat for a repeat win. Oscar voters are hardly purists or elitists in this category, since some truly questionable nominations have occured over the years. But still, every presumable contender remaining (whether already released or planning to arrive in time) has significant obstacles to success...

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