US EditionStephen Colbert’s Canceled ‘Late Show’ Just Scored Its First Emmy
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert received its first Emmy for Outstanding Directing after 33 nominations since 2015, despite cancellation due to $40-$50 million annual losses.
- At the Creative Arts Emmys on September 7, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert won its first-ever Emmy, earning Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series for Jim Hoskinson.
- Amid merger approval and legal scrutiny, CBS announced July 18 the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, citing 'financial reasons' including a reported $50 million annual loss.
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert had 33 Emmy nominations since 2015 but won its first when Jim Hoskinson earned Outstanding Directing for the episode featuring David Oyelowo, Finn Wolfhard, Alan Cumming, and Ok Go.
- Fans flooded social media after the win, suggesting the Emmy proved the network wrong and The Late Show remains in contention at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14 in talk series and directing categories.
- Some interpreted the Emmy as a response to the controversy, but whether it will affect The Late Show's future remains uncertain, industry observers say.
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Colbert Wins First Late Show Emmy After Being Cancelled: Is This Recognition or a Hollywood Political Statement?
In one of the strangest twists in recent Hollywood memory, Stephen Colbert has finally won an Emmy for The Late Show—just weeks after CBS announced his program is being canceled. After nearly a decade on the air and 33 nominations without a single victory, Colbert’s show secured its first statuette in the Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series category. The timing couldn’t be more suspicious. Was this really about rewarding creative merit, o…
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The Independent (US)The Late Show with Stephen Colbert wins first-ever Emmy weeks after being canceled
Cancelation of Colbert’s show was announced in July
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