Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Netflix Docuseries Snubbed By Emmy Voters

[MamoruHisaishi]

https://deadline.com/2023/07/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-documentary-series-emmy-snub-1235435396/

I guess Deadline has it in for the Sussexes too.
Just like the British press, the Cut, then WSJ, Bloomberg News, and Rolling Stone magazine. It's all a vast conspiracy against the Sussexes.

In what way are the 'relying' on any award? the show was already a hit! Why would they rely on this? for what? It was never their nomination, it would of been the people that actually made it. You realise that right? Or are you a wee bit confused and you think the people the show is about get the award?

😂😂😂

A lot to do with back scratching, PR pressure, old boys network and money in envelopes 😂😂😂😂.

If it's UK add the weird handshake

Of course it's a snub. Most widely promoted on Netflix. Watched by millions. Grossed millions $$ Most popular on Netflix for weeks. No one on the planet (well not many) have heard of it. Massive newspaper coverage all over the world

Glad you are finally recognising the success of it!

As I said previously. A train crash in slow motion is fascinating to watch. That's what people watched it for. No one denies its popularity but the Emmys have recognised why it is popular and sadly it's not for its artistic merit

I’m honestly surprised.

I just wonder did Netflix push the series as much as they could have and what this means for the sussex/Netflix relationship.

Or were Netflix waiting to see if the Sussex’s could get a nomination on their own.

You do realise it was up for just three Emmys right?

Including for best Music and Best End Titles or something like that.

Meghan's old series SUITS has been topping the charts since it went to Netflix a few weeks ago.

Ae people watching it for the "car crash" too?

No Emmy in sight there either.

@MrsMaxDeWinter

I did see that suits was doing well, Netflix have promoted it on their platform, so I’m just surprised that the documentary didn’t get an Emmy nod

I'm assuming they're saying 'snub' because a lot of people watched it, so had high ratings ... except many people realised what it actually was (lies, manipulating, 'their truth', egotistical narcissism... I could go on) ... so 'snub' yes ... or ... just didn't cut the mustard - just because people watched it, doesn't mean it's any good

... or failure ... people watched it and thought it was rubbish ...

Variety came out with an article stating that it was potentially up for an emmy with a strong chance of winning.

This is the bit I find interesting. Variety was bigging up the Netflix series chances of a nomination and a win at the Emmys. Variety, the same publication that published the relaunch of Meghan as an “American Mom” last October, and also announced the news of her signing with WME earlier this year. I’m sure that’s a complete coincidence, of course. 🤣

And people said it was rubbish and hadn't watched it.

I doubt any detractors of H&M sat through 6 one hour episodes

I really don't think the success of it, and as said in the post you quoted the millions it grossed, and most popular on NF for weeks, was down to those who thought it was 'rubbish'

That was my initial thought too!

@Roussette - it was hyped up, people watched it because they thought they'd get some insight... they didn't ... thats new reflected in the nominations - that tells the full story

@Serenster

Thats a very interesting take

why do you comment like you speak for everyone? Plenty of people did get insight, I did, plenty of people did enjoy it. the nominations for Emmys do not reflect whether or not it offered insight 😂talk about reaching, Jesus! How many nominations are there, 5 or 6? SO only those shows were enjoyed? come on. try and be reasonable.

If you read the linked article it explains why it was a snub. But here you go, hope this helps:

The six-part series Harry & Meghan directed by Liz Garbus was under consideration for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The Emmy oversight is particularly glaring because the series scored extraordinary numbers for Netflix, racking up the second most viewing minutes of any documentary program on the streaming platform, behind only The Tinder Swindler

Not to mention that Variety, an industry broadsheet, predicted the documentary as being a strong emmy contender. And the Tindler Swindler by comparison had multiple emmy nominations so yeah I would call this a ‘snub’.

But then again, perhaps it wasn't a snub, and the emmy voters just recognised the documentary for the trash it was and therefore rightly rejected it. 🤷

If you read the linked article it explains why it was a snub.

It doesn't explain anything. Lots and lots of really popular shows do not get nominated. They're not snubbed either. This is silliness. Every time they do something and don't get an award it'll be a snub, every time they get an award they'll be accused of buying it/not deserving it.

Okay, you're right, it wasn't a snub. It was an outright rejection because the emmy voters recognised it for the crap it was? How about that?

Perhaps you should read the article again because you seem to have either missed or willingly ignored this part (which I have posted here numerous times already):

The six-part series Harry & Meghan directed by Liz Garbus was under consideration for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.

Yes it was up for consideration because Netflix was pushing for it to get nominated for an emmy award just like the tindler swindler.

@MamoruHisaishi I think Emmy awards for documentaries should actually have some integrity. Taking photos of photographers at a Harry Potter premier and passing it off as the couples 'press intrusion' a case in point. Being full of easily exposed lies would make it a non starter and having a clear agenda which it pursued relentlessly to discredit the Royal family and the British people while clearly benefiting from their involvement, exposed a level of hypocrisy incompatible with the integrity a real documentary needs

Yes it was up for consideration because Netflix was pushing for it to get nominated for an emmy award just like the tindler swindler.

that's what they do for a lot of shows, that's how nominations work, you have to put yourself up or the producers put forward their show. Otherwise it won't be considered. If this was the only show they put forward not to get nominated then this silly article you keep reposting the link to, might have a point. But it isn't, so it doesn't.

It was an outright rejection because the emmy voters recognised it for the crap it was?

Again, lots of shows put forward will not be selected. That is not the Emmy voters saying: everything else was crap and lies. Honestly this gets more and more bizarre, the lengths people are going to in order to paint them as failing so you can rejoice in that.

That's very true. I'm glad that the emmy voters made the right choice by outright rejecting it. The documentary was such a joke, and the sussexes themselves have already contradicted the narrative that the documentary tried to build. It reminded me of more of a Kardashian episode instead of a critically acclaimed award winning documentary. I now agree it wasn't a snub, it should never have even been pushed for an emmy nomination.

Or perhaps the other shows put forward were actually crap and were rightly rejected? It's like if the Kardashians tried to push their show for an Emmy nomination.

The lengths you go to to defend this couple is what I find bizarre.

But hey, you don't have to be so upset that the Emmys rejected it. They've been nominated via the Hollywood critics award show (a barely recognised awards show that's been through some time trouble themselves). Which rightly fits them tbh.