The Television Academy has announced that the nominations for the 76th Emmy® Awards will be presented by Tony Hale and Sheryl Lee Ralph at a ceremony slated for Wednesday, July 17, at 8:30 AM PDT/11:30 AM EDT. The ceremony will stream live from the historic El Capitan Theatre on Emmys.com/nominations.
Television Academy chair Cris Abrego will join Hale and Ralph at the nominations ceremony. “While this year has been marked by significant challenges for our industry and its workforce, there has been an abundance of remarkable programs, extraordinary performances and impactful storytelling,” said Abrego. “Great television relies on the contributions of so many, and we are delighted to have Tony and Sheryl help us acknowledge excellence across our field as we embark on a season of tremendous celebration.”
Three-time Emmy Award-winning actor, producer and author Hale is best known for his role as “Gary Walsh” in HBO’s Emmy Award-winning political satire Veep. Hale won two Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Veep in 2013 and 2015 and was nominated in the same category in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2019. He won his third Emmy in 2023 for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Children’s Program for The Mysterious Benedict Society on Disney+. Currently, Hale can be heard in theaters worldwide as the voice of “Fear” in Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2, and on July 25, he will co-star in Netflix’s The Decameron, a dark comedy series set during the bubonic plague in 1348 Italy. Later this year he will also co-star in the Netflix period crime drama, Woman of the Hour, opposite Anna Kendrick.
With an acclaimed career spanning over four decades, award-winning actress Ralph currently stars as “Barbara Howard” on ABC’s hit comedy series Abbott Elementary. In 2022, the role garnered her the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and in 2023, the Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series. Additionally, Ralph has received five NAACP Image Award nominations for her work in over 100 episodes of UPN’s Moesha and had a lead role in Nickelodeon’s hit series Instant Mom. Other television credits include Showtime’s Ray Donovan, CBS’s Emmy-nominated Designing Women and HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. Ralph has starred in numerous films and will next be seen in the Bleecker Street comedy The Fabulous Four alongside Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, and Megan Mullally in theaters July 26.
The 76th Emmy Awards will be broadcast live Sunday, Sept. 15 (8:00-11:00 PM EDT/5:00-8:00 PM PDT) on ABC.
Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over phone settings, accusing them of violating antitrust laws
Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices.
At issue is Samsung's "Auto Blocker" feature, which only allows for apps from authorized sources, such as the Samsung Galaxy Store or Google Play Store, to be installed. The feature is turned on by default but can be changed in a phone's settings. The tool prevents the installation of applications from unauthorized sources and blocks "malicious activity," according to Samsung.
In a lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court — Epic's second against Google — the company said Auto Blocker "is virtually guaranteed to entrench Google's dominance over Android app distribution." Epic, developer of the popular game "Fortnite," filed the suit to prevent Google from "negating the long overdue promise of competition in the Android App Distribution Market," according to the complaint.
"Allowing this coordinated illegal anti-competitive dealing to proceed hurts developers and consumers and undermines both the jury's verdict and regulatory and legislative progress around the world," Epic Games said in a post on its website.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Samsung said it "actively fosters market competition, enhances consumer choice, and conducts its operations fairly."
"The features integrated into our devices are designed in accordance with Samsung's core principles of security, privacy, and user control, and we remain fully committed to safeguarding users' personal data. Users have the choice to disable Auto Blocker at any time," Samsung said, adding that it plans to "vigorously contest Epic Game's baseless... Read More