A History of the Oscars at the Emmys (Can They Win Variety Special, Live, for the First Time?)
by Christopher James
The Academy may hand out awards, but they also compete for them! The Oscars regularly compete at the Emmys in the Variety Special categories, having won 7 Emmys from 68 nominations over the past 10 years. This flies in the face of the common joke that the Oscars are regularly the most maligned awards show on the block. Still, Hollywood's big show has never won the Variety Special (Live) prize, nor the Special Class Program award before it. This year’s Oscars got above average reviews, including from The Film Experience. It contends in four categories, including Directing (which it has won twice previously).
Could a strong show and a great winner with Everything Everywhere All At Once propel the Oscars to a big Emmys win?