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The 70th Annual Tony Awards has won the Emmy Award for Best Special Class Program.The broadcast also received a nomination for Outstanding Lighting of a Variety Special and Outstanding Special Class Program. Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the show aired on CBS on Sunday, June 12th and was hosted by Tony Award winner James Corden.

“The 70th Annual Tony Awards” was named Best Special Class Program at the 2017 Creative Arts Emmys on September 9th. The awards ceremony honoring the best of Broadway has been a consistent victor in this category, winning seven times in the previous 10 years, including five consecutive wins from 2010 to 2014. The 2016 ceremony, hosted […]...

Over the weekend, a trio of big precursors announced their winners. Specifically, it was late Saturday night and the precursors in question were the Directors Guild of America, the American Society of Cinematographers, and the Annie Awards. They continue to move this season along towards its end point. There’s still some big precursors coming our way, though these were notable in their own right, especially DGA, which is one of the biggest each season. Two of the three went as expected, while one provided an upset. Read on to see which was which, and sit tight for more precursors in the final days and weeks before the big show… Of main note were Damien Chazelle continuing his all but undefeated run with a win at the DGA awards. He’s now all but a lock in Best Director at the Oscars. The Asc result was a bit surprising though,...

Awards season is really starting to heat up now with the Oscars on the horizon. They’ll take place on February 26th and a clear frontrunner is beginning to emerge in the form of La La Land. The film has been cleaning up for a while and last night, it snagged another big prize, as director Damien Chazelle took home the top honor (Best Feature Film) at the Director’s Guild of America Awards.

Though the 32-year-old faced tough competition in the form of Denis Villeneuve for Arrival, Barry Jenkins for Moonlight, Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea, and Garth Davis for Lion, he had no trouble winning over voters and is now a clear favorite as we inch closer to the Oscars. It’s well earned, too, as La La Land is truly an incredible film and Chazelle deserves all the praise he’s getting for it.

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This article originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly.

La La Land continued its charmed run through awards season, this time at the Directors Guild of America Awards. There, Damien Chazelle claimed the top prize, winning Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for the modern-day musical about two aspiring artists falling in love.

The recognition comes hot off of star Emma Stone picking up the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and the film’s top honors at the PGA Awards and record-breaking seven Golden Globe wins, among other awards season accolades. Not to mention,...

The Directors Guild of America has announced the nominees in the documentary and television categories for this year’s DGA Awards, with O.J. Simpson present in both fields: “O.J.: Made in America” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” both picked up nods. Other contenders include “Atlanta,” “Westworld” and “The Eagle Huntress.” The feature film nominees, meanwhile, are scheduled to be announced tomorrow.

This year’s ceremony takes place on February 4 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Full list of nominees below:

Read More: 2016 Producers Guild Awards TV Nominations: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Atlanta’ and ‘Westworld’ All Land Nods

Dramatic Series

The Duffer Brothers, “Stranger Things,” “Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers”

Ryan Murphy, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” “From the Ashes of Tragedy”

Jonathan Nolan, “Westworld,” “The Original”

Miguel Sapochnik, “Game of Thrones,” “The Battle of the Bastards”

John Singleton, “The People v.

“Hamilton” just keeps proving it’s a winner — and the hit stage play can even now make a case via TV ratings. The 70th Annual Tony Awards delivered the show’s highest overnight rating in 15 years. Hosted by James Corden, the “Hamilton”-heavy program soared 33 percent from last year, per Nielsen. From 8-11:15 p.m., the Broadway celebration averaged a 6.8 rating/11 share per the 56 metered markets. Last year, the same show landed a 5.1/8, for comparison. National ratings will be available later this morning. Also Read: All 14 Tony Awards Musical Performances (Videos) “Hamilton” took home 11 Tonys on Sunday, including Best Musical.

Lights, camera, show time! The 70th Annual Tony Awards are off to a star-powered start this evening in New York City. This year's awards show marks the return of the Tonys being held at the Bacon Theatre three years after the event took place inside Radio City Music Hall. And with James Corden taking the stage as this evening's host, there's no doubt that there will be plenty of spontaneity, hilarity and singing numbers. Hamilton earned 16 nominations this year—the most receivied by any Broadway production in history—while Shuffle Along garnered 10 and She Loves Me nabbed eight nominations. Several of Hollywood and Broadway's famous faces are expected to...

Organizers of the 70th Annual Tony Awards have released a statement in response to last night's horrific mass shooting in a gay nightclub in Orlando, in which 50 people were killed and 53 more wounded. "Our hearts are heavy for the unimaginable tragedy that happened last night in Orlando," said the statement from Tony Award Productions. "Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those affected. The Tony Awards dedicate tonight's ceremony to them." The Tonys have deep ties to the LGBT community. Long before gay marriage entered the national conversation, Tony winners regularly were thanking their

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The 70th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 12th at 89c hosted by James Corden. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize.