It’s a good thing that there’s such a wide variety of shows on television these days, so I suppose we shouldn’t complain too much when the Emmy ballot forces a bunch of impossible decisions. How can you decide which actor gives the best comedic performance when you’re choosing between Bill Hader’s haunted, desperate Barry and Martin Short’s theatrical Oliver Putnam? Or even if the nominees are from the same series, can you really pick between The White Lotus’s sinister Cameron (Theo James) and overwhelmed Ethan (Will Sharpe)?
And that’s just the actors! I’m Katey Rich, and in poring over this year’s complete Emmys ballot I found so many impossible showdowns like this one, whether they’re pitting two wildly different shows against each other or forcing voters to choose among actors who feel like an inseparable pair. Even with the air date for this year’s Emmys very much up in the air—and most likely happening next year, based on the current speculation—voting is still scheduled to start next Thursday, which means voters are going to have to get comfortable making some choices. I gathered 10 of my favorite showdowns for a VF story this week, but if you peruse the ballot yourself, you’ll probably find 10 more.
The Emmy Awards may not have their usual spot on the busy September calendar this year, but the fall festivals certainly do, and we’re already sharing some glimpses of what’s ahead. David Canfield talked to writer-director Chloe Domont for an exclusive first look at Fair Play, her debut feature film that premiered at Sundance earlier this year and sold to Netflix for a whopping $20 million. It’s now set to make its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September before debuting in theaters on September 29, but Domont is feeling nothing but thrilled about the high expectations. “I’m here to slap people in the face, strangle them a little bit, choke them out,” she tells David. “I’m excited to open it up because I think it’ll stir even more conversation and debate.”
Also primed for sparking conversation? Our September issue cover story on Riley Keough, the Emmy nominee for Daisy Jones & the Six who digs in on growing up Presley, losing Lisa Marie, her recent legal settlement with her grandmother Priscilla, and so much more. You’re not going to want to miss this one.
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