Variety - September 15, 2022

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EMMYS
FEATURES
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P.32 Golden Moments
“Abbott Elementary” creator-
star Quinta Brunson feels the
weight of her show’s big wins.
By Michael Schneider
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Sheryl Lee Ralph won the comedy supporting
actress Emmy for her work in ABC’s “Abbott
Elementary.”
MORE EMMYS
(cid:132) Takeaways from the ceremony p.38
(cid:132) Variety’s critics weigh in p.40
(cid:132) The scene on the gold carpet and
Gabbana at all the parties p.42
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Dolce
Dress:
Makeup: Renee Loiz;
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Hair:
Bryon Javar;
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Cover photograph by Dan Doperalski
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4 ● CONTENTS 09.15.2022
F O C U S
P.53 Marketers look to fans to create buzz
around film and TV projects. Plus: A
list of the industry’s brandmakers

P.66 Producers in need of funding are eye-
ing the risky world of cryptocurrency
BIZ + BUZZ
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P.13 Media outlets worldwide are gearing
up to cover the funeral of Queen Eliza-
beth II and surrounding events
P.18 Variety looks back at the profound
influence of helmer Jean-Luc Godard
P.19 CBS is trying out a new ending format
for venerable newsmag “60 Minutes”
P.20 Organizers of Norway’s Øya music
festival discuss its eco-friendly ways P.62
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P.23 Filmmaker Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
channels her teen years in “Do Revenge”
Tilda Swinton stars in “Memoria,” which will be the subject of a case study at the AFCI Cineposium in Bogota, Colombia.
OUR TOWN ARTISANS REVIEWS
FILM TV
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8 ● EDITORS’ LETTER 09.15.2022
The Industry Calendar
Contributors
Never Rests
Variety television editor
Michael Schneider didn’t
get much sleep Emmy
night, meeting with “Abbott
Elementary” creator and star
Quinta Brunson the next day,
then crashing to file the cover
story before the last school bell.
Variety senior culture and
events editor Marc Malkin
owned the Emmys gold carpet,
chatting with Lily James,
Hannah Waddingham and
Sheryl Lee Ralph. Between
parties, he hosted The
C O - E D I T O R S - I N - C H I E F Creative Coalition’s Television
Humanitarian Awards.
Cynthia Littleton Ramin Setoodeh
We can’t remember a busier stretch for Variety we ask our subjects to be captured in the same glam-
than the marathon of the past few weeks. orous threads they wore to the ceremony.
It began in late August in Venice at the film festival Michael Schneider, Variety’s television editor, is a
where Olivia Wilde, who graced the cover of our Aug. genius at scoping out the great stories of awards
24 edition, and her latest film, “Don’t Worry Darling,” season. He’s been impressed by “Abbott Elementary” Variety digital design
director Dan Doperalski
were the talk of the Lido. At the same time, we rep- creator Quinta Brunson for some time. Brunson is captured Quinta Brunson
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