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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Actress Selma Blair made a surprise appearance at Monday’s Emmy Awards to present the final award of the night and brought the audience to their feet. “I am so, so honored. Thank you,” she said as she received a standing ovation. “I am honored to be here this evening to present

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jennifer Coolidge has set a new standard on how award winners should respond to being played off the stage. Coolidge won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for her role as the quirky Tanya McQuoid in the HBO limited series “The White Lotus”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Boy does Kelly Ripa have a story for the world. The popular daytime talk-show host has a book coming out, “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories,” and one of the stories she has included has created quite a stir. As shared in Haute Living, the vignette, titled “Don’t Let Your Husband

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Grappling with middle age, “Clerks III” turns out to be unexpectedly sentimental and nostalgic, reflecting that writer-director-editor-co-star Kevin Smith inherently recognizes this will likely be the gang’s final visit to Quick Stop Groceries. If so, it’s an uneven if gentle way to hang out the “We’re closed” sign. The original

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Zendaya was euphoric with her second Emmys acting win, which also made history. At 26 years old, she became the youngest to win two Emmys for acting when she snagged the trophy for outstanding lead actress in a drama series Monday at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. She won in

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN In the last few days, the world has seen a double whammy of successions; one of a centuries-steeped tradition and the other of contemporary television glamor. The two collided on Monday night during an acceptance speech given by “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong at the 74th Emmy Awards. After the HBO hit

By Arnaud Siad and Hafsa Khalil, CNN French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard — a key figure in the Nouvelle Vague, the filmmaking movement that revolutionized cinema in the late 1950s and 60s — has died aged 91, French media is reporting. French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted a tribute to the director on Tuesday, writing the country

By Amir Vera, Taylor Romine and Stella Chan, CNN Rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery in Los Angeles Monday, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday. Police responded to a possible robbery at Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles on West Manchester Avenue at 1:15 p.m., where they found a

By Heather Chen and Gawon Bae, CNN Smash Netflix series “Squid Game” racked up multiple wins at Monday’s Emmy Awards, with South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae winning outstanding lead actor in a drama series and director Hwang Dong-hyuk taking the award for top director of the same. Set in Seoul, the dystopian series which became

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Quinta Brunson brought the audience to its feet when she won her first Emmy — but at her feet during the moment was Jimmy Kimmel, who pretended to be unconscious and stayed on the floor while she accepted her award as part of an intended joke that ended up miffing some

By Scottie Andrew, CNN “Abbott Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph used her Emmy acceptance speech to remind the audience — and viewers everywhere — that she’s got major pipes. While on stage, Ralph, who won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy for her role as seasoned teacher Barbara Howard, broke out into

By Brian Lowry, CNN “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” emerged as returning champions at the 74th annual Emmy Awards, on a night that tilted toward repeat winners while spreading the wealth in a way that appeared to celebrate diversity among talent, platforms and content. After Netflix’s record-tying performance in 2021, HBO reasserted its dominance in its

By Scottie Andrew, CNN The 74th Emmy Awards, celebrating the best in television, were presented Monday in Los Angeles. “The White Lotus,” “Ted Lasso” and “Succession” picked up some of the biggest awards of the night. (HBO, Warner Bros. Television and CNN are all owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.) See who else won below: Outstanding