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Emmy Gallery: Supporting Actors and Actresses

Ricky Martin

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story 

“What I did with ‘American Crime Story,’ I tapped into some emotions that I had no idea they even existed. I lived as Antonio. I called Penelope [Cruz] and she said, ‘Wow, Ricky, you sound very affected. And my advice is to work on letting go. Move on to the next project, Ricky. This is part of your past already.’”

Emmy Contenders: Limited Series or Movie

Darren Criss

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story 

“There are so many things that don’t belong to you. I think the thing that I really embrace is if you create anything, whether it’s a song or a character or a show or a painting or anything in life, that’s when it belongs to you, but once it’s out there for the world, it belongs to that person.”

Variety Announces Updated List of Panelists for A Night in the Writers’ Room

Variety is proud to announce its complete lineup for A Night in the Writers’ Room. The event, which takes place June 14th at the Jeremy Hotel, includes lively discussions with the top comedy and drama Emmy-contending writers.

Earlier this week, Variety was called out on social media for the lack of women represented on both of its comedy and drama series panels. We take conversations about inclusion in the entertainment industry very seriously, and consequently we revised our panelist line-up to include parity among female and male writers. Variety will continue to strive to do our part in contributing positively to the all-important inclusion initiative.

The full lineup listed below:

DRAMA PANEL

Salim Akil (“Black Lightning”)

Joel Fields (“The Americans”)

Soo Hugh (“The Terror”)

Andrea Newman (“Chicago Fire”)

Raamla Mohamed (“Scandal”)

Chris Mundy (“Ozark”)

George Pelecanos (“The Deuce”)

Matthew Roberts (“Outlander”)

Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (“UnReal”)

David Shore (“The Good Doctor”)

Krista Vernoff (“Grey’s Anatomy”)

Alexis Martin Woodall (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”)

Variety Announces Updated List of Panelists for A Night in the Writers’ Room

Emmys: ‘Howards End,’ ‘The Sinner,’ ‘Patrick Melrose’ Bring Unique Sounds to Small Screen

For FX’s “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” composer Mac Quayle credits producer Ryan Murphy’s love of electronic music for informing the score, but says, ultimately, they were writing a soundtrack to a “creepy serial killer.”

Flourishes abound in the “Versace” music, with nods to the fashion icon’s Italian heritage and that of his sister, or what Quayle, who scored last season’s initial offering in Murphy’s “American Crime Story” series, “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” describes as “classical flavor along with … a tense, creepy, atmospheric bed.” Unlike “O.J.,” which “needed to be very understated, subtle and minimal,” “Versace” demanded something a little bigger and more dramatic, he says.

Emmys: ‘Howards End,’ ‘The Sinner,’ ‘Patrick Melrose’ Bring Unique Sounds to Small Screen

TV Roundup: Alethea Jones to Direct ‘Queen America’ for Facebook Watch

EVENTS

Hollywood Radio and Television Society will host “A Conversation with Ryan Murphy, Moderated by Ronan Farrow” as part of its Newsmaker Luncheon series, on Thursday, July 19, at 11:30 a.m. PT at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Ryan Murphy is an Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody-Award winner, known for creating numerous television shows, including: “Nip/Tuck,” “Glee,” “American Horror Story” and “American Crime Story.” His latest FX series “Pose”  made history by featuring the largest transgender series regular cast and the largest LGBTQ cast ever for a scripted series.

TV Roundup: Alethea Jones to Direct ‘Queen America’ for Facebook Watch