When “The Crown” took home the prize for best drama at the 73rd Emmy Awards on Sunday it capped a years-long campaign mounted by Netflix to win one of television’s top awards. The streamer picked up a record-tying 44 Emmys including best limited series for “The Queen’s Gambit.” With the Apple+ series “Ted Lasso” winning best comedy, streaming services swept the awards.
Joining us to discuss the Emmys as well as all the movies she saw at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals is Anne Thompson, editor-at-large of Indiewire. She gives us a preview of all the films that were creating a buzz on their way to stirring up this year’s awards season.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why the West End is ditching matinees, Christopher Nolan heads to Universal Pictures and Fox picks up TMZ.

‘Dune’ Reaps A Heap With $37M From Early Offshore Debut; ‘Shang-Chi’ Tops $320M WW
https://deadline.com/2021/09/dune-opening-weekend-shang-chi-global-international-box-office-1234839288/
‘Shang-Chi’ Ruling Box Office In Third Weekend With $21M+
https://deadline.com/2021/09/shang-chi-weekend-box-office-1234839150/
With ‘The Crown,’ Netflix Finally Takes the Emmys Throne
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/arts/television/2021-emmys.html
Telluride 2021 Recharged the Film World and Anointed 2022 Awards Contenders
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/09/telluride-2021-recharged-film-2022-awards-contenders-1234662752/
The Oscar Race Gets Clearer After the Toronto International Film Festival
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/09/oscar-race-the-toronto-international-film-festival-1234665851/
TIFF Winners Jessica Chastain, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Denis Villeneuve Build Oscar Momentum
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/09/tiff-tribute-awards-jessica-chastain-benedict-cumberbatch-denis-villeneuve-oscars-1234663897/
Shari Redstone’s Radical Paramount Overhaul Sets Up Clash With Filmmakers
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-overhaul-sets-up-clash-with-filmmakers-1235013964/
How Universal Beat Other Studios to Land Christopher Nolan’s New World War II Epic
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/christopher-nolan-universal-deal-1235064461/
Fox Corp. Acquires TMZ in $50 Million Deal, Expanding Digital News Operations
https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/tmz-fox-corp-acquisition-harvey-levin-toofab-1235063443/