Awards Circuit Podcast’s Michael Schneider, Danielle Turchiano, Jazz Tangcay and Clayton Davis recount the big wins, huge upsets, major surprises and super snubs at the 73rd Emmy Awards. Is straight-ticket voting now the Emmy norm? Did the telecast work? What was Conan doing? And what might be some wild ways the Academy might consider for the Emmys next? We wrap up the Emmys with one final mega roundtable.  

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Emmy-nominated “The Crown” stars Gillian Anderson, Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor discuss the breakout fourth season of the Netflix hit, and their takes on Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana and Prince Charles. But first, on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast roundtable, we share our final predictions for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards, which take place Sept. 19.  

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Benedict Cumberbatch had two films that screened at the Telluride Film Festival, and discusses his other upcoming projects including “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Doctor Strange 2” in this bonus edition of the Awards Circuit Podcast.

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“Y: The Last Man” star Amber Tamblyn on how the show is finally airing after years in gestation, and the unexpected people that inspired her character’s portrayal. Also, we share a 2017 interview with Michael K. Williams, in tribute to the star’s tragic passing. And on the roundtable, we preview the Creative Arts Emmys, including the guest performer categories. 

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“Hacks” stars Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins and creators Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky discuss the success of the comedy and what to expect in Season 2. Also: Variety Virtual TV Fest: The Nominees comedy panelists Courtney Lilly (“Black-ish”), William Zabka (“Cobra Kai”), Rosie Perez (“The Flight Attendant”), Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”), Paul Reiser (“The Kominsky Method”), Debbie Liebling (“Pen15”) and Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”). And the Awards Circuit Podcast roundtable dissects the competition and other unscripted categories. 

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Emmy nominee Kate Winslet on playing a non-nonsense police detective in HBO’s critically acclaimed “Mare of Easttown,” and how the show managed to pull off a satisfying ending. Also: “Saturday Night Live” breakout Bowen Yang on his interesting year, including playing a now-infamous Titanic iceberg. And the Variety Awards Circuit Roundtable discusses the Emmy drama category, and dissects the “Jeopardy” drama. 

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Netflix’s “Big Mouth” co-creator and star Nick Kroll and “Big Mouth”/”Saturday Night Live” star Maya Rudolph meet up and conduct a wild interview that goes from Season 4 of “Big Mouth” and what’s next for the show (including the spinoff “Human Resources”) to the really big sandwich that Kroll is eating. Also in this episode: Auntie Sima from the addictive, Emmy-nominated Netflix series “Indian Matchmaking.” 

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Emmy-nominated "The Handmaid's Tale" star Yvonne Strahovski discusses this past season of the series and what its shocking finale might mean for her character. Also, we chat with Hannah Einbinder, who stars opposite Jean Smart in HBO Max's Emmy-nominated comedy "Hacks." But first, on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast Roundtable, we discuss COVID contingencies, whether streamers are moving more to weekly episode drops, and if "Ted Lasso" can be beat in the comedy series Emmy race.

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Emmy-nominated “Pose” star Mj Rodriguez discusses the third and final season of “Pose” and how it ended, the legacy of the FX series, her history-making nomination and what’s next for her. Also: “Cobra Kai” executive producers Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg on landing a comedy series Emmy nom, and what to expect in Season 4. And the Awards Circuit roundtable looks at the variety talk and variety sketch categories. 

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Emmy nominated actor Kaley Cuoco discusses her critically acclaimed HBO Max series “The Flight Attendant,” what to expect in Season 2, and also her role in the animated “Harley Quinn,” plus her grand plans for her new production company. Later in the episode, we also chat with Michelle Visage from reigning Emmy competition series champ “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” But first, on the Variety Awards Circuit podcast Roundtable, we look at the various longform acting categories. 

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