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Will Succession dominate again? Can Abbott Elementary upset Ted Lasso? Our picks for who will, and who should, win TV’s top awards on 12 September

These are the best TV shows of the past year, according to voters

So many TV shows, so few nominees who will end up with trophies at the Primetime Emmy Awards

The actor says Murphy, who died in 2009, felt pressure to change to be “successful actor”

I could prattle on for a few paragraphs in this introduction about what might happen in the drama categories when the 74th Emmys are presented on Sept. 12. But let's be concise. Remember that series of McDonald's commercials that "Succession" star Brian Cox did, the spots that were so delightful…

Melanie Lynskey started talking about herself as a character actor very early on, she said in a recent interview — possibly because deflecting the spotlight was easier than having makeup and costume people constantly body-shame her size-4 frame as unacceptably fat.

The actor says she received “really intense feedback about my physicality, my body” on the set of the 2000 film

Sometimes parting is not such sweet sorrow. When the Television Academy revealed this year's Emmy nominations on Tuesday, "black-ish," "Better Things" and "This Is Us" were barely recognized, despite the fact that all three shows just took their final bows.

At 45, Melanie Lynskey has been working steadily and delivering standout performances throughout her three decades in the business. But no one can deny she is having a moment, coming off two back-to-back TV projects that had viewers talking.

There was also plenty of British talent recognised in the star-studded list, including Colin Firth and Lily James

Last year at the Emmys, "The Crown" took not only the drama series trophy but also all four drama acting categories, with Olivia Colman and Josh O'Connor winning lead prizes and Gillian Anderson and Tobias Menzies prevailing for their supporting turns.