Primetime Emmys spark controversy

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Primetime Emmys spark controversy

By: Scarlett LaBuda


This past weekend, the Primetime Emmys were hosted, not to be confused with the Creative Arts Emmys that were awarded two weeks ago. The Emmys are defined as “a collection of awards presented to individuals and programs that demonstrate excellence in the American television industry.” The Emmy Awards are presented by multiple organizations, including the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, NATAS, and the Television Academy.


The Emmy Awards that are grouped into the Primetime Emmys show are: Primetime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, Sports Emmy Awards, News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards, Regional Emmy Awards, and International Emmy Awards. 


This year’s host of the awards show, comedian Nate Bargatze, offered an incentive to keep the acceptance speeches at the allocated 45 seconds per award in what is being referred to as both “kindhearted” and “cutthroat.” Bargatze told the recipients that he was going to donate $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of America for each speech that did not exceed 45 seconds. He added the catch, however, that any speech that went over he would deduct $1,000 for each second, and any speech that was less than 45 seconds, he would donate $1,000 for each second that created the difference. 


In the end, this awards show left the total to be donated to the Boys and Girls Club in the negative. Bargatze said that this was “embarrassing” and offered to still donate $250,000, with CBS pledging an additional $100,000. The Boys and Girls Club of America will be receiving a total of $350,000. But in comparison to what they could have received had acceptance speeches been shorter, it is significantly smaller in comparison. It can be estimated that there were roughly 25 acceptance speeches at the Primetime Emmys, which could have cost Bargatze 2.5 million dollars.


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