Best Actress 2026: Julia Roberts in ‘After the Hunt’
Julia Roberts won four Oscar nominations across her star-studded career. She won for 2000's Erin Brockovich, and that win (widely assumed...
2025 Emmys: Our Wildly Different Reactions To the Noms
The Contending team members gather around the Water Cooler to discuss their reactions to the 2025 Emmys nominations. Severance dominated the...
2025 Emmy Nominations: ‘Severance’ Leads All With 27 Nominations
AppleTV's Severance, as expected, wildly improved over its freshman season Emmy nomination haul with a series-leading 27 2025 Emmy nominations. The...
2025 Cooler Awards: ‘White Lotus’ Dominates With 8 Noms
Emmy winner Mike White's return to The White Lotus received a leading 8 nominations at the 2025 Cooler Awards. As expected,...
2025 Emmys: No Guts, No Glory Edition
You've seen or heard our official 2025 Emmy predictions, so now it's time to take things out on a limb....
Limited Series Emmy® Predictions: An ‘Adolescence’ To Rule Them All
The Television Academy unveils their nominations for the 2025 Primetime Emmy® Awards on Tuesday, July 15. Through Friday, The Contending...
Voting Closed! Vote For the 10th Annual Cooler Awards!
It's time to nominate entries for the 10th Annual Cooler Awards at The Contending! These independent awards originally launched at...
NATAS Announces Nominees For 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy ®...
TCA Nominations: ‘Severance’ Leads All Nominees
The Television Critics Association (TCA) has announced the nominees for the organization’s 41st annual TCA Awards from the 2024-2025 television...
Comedy Emmy® Predictions: Will ‘Hacks’ Repeat Or Is ‘Studio’ Rising?
The Television Academy unveils their nominations for the 2025 Primetime Emmy® Awards on Tuesday, July 15. Through Friday, The Contending...
© 2025 The Contending