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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Politics of the Emmys

    Ballots went out to members of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences this week. But as they consider which TV shows deserve Emmys, there are some odd choices. For example, how can someone with her own show - Amy Schumer - be nominated for supporting actress? We talk about the rules of the Emmys and how some people are trying to bend them.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 11, 2014 • 1 min read

    Ballots went out to members of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences this week. But as they consider which TV shows deserve Emmys, there are some odd choices. For example, how can someone with her own show - Amy Schumer - be nominated for supporting actress? We talk about the rules of the Emmys and how some people are trying to bend them.

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      David Sims

      The Wire

      News

    The full episode

    6 of 6
    Uniquely LA Film, Gaming the Emmys, and Goodbye Eric Cantor
    1. 0:00Cantor's Loss is a Loss for Immigration Reform
    2. 8:31Violence in Iraq
    3. 16:57LA Films at the LA Film Fest
    4. 25:50World Cup Preview
    5. 33:02NHL Playoffs and Anti-Redskins Ad
    6. 43:10Politics of the EmmysYou’re reading this
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand