IT'S EMMY TIME!

Television is exploding and it's time to hand out some hardware. The Primetime Emmy Awards are Sept. 22 and many of the leading nominees are on this year's edition of The Frame Emmy Special. Plus, John Horn and L.A. Times TV critic Lorraine Ali break down the best of this past year in television. Featuring excerpts of interviews with all of the following nominees:

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, VEEP

Mahershala Ali, True Detective

Ava DuVernay, When They See Us

John Leguizamo, When They See Us

Craig Mazin, Chernobyl

Ben Stiller, Escape At Dannemora

Patricia Arquette, Escape At Dannemora

Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon

Samantha Bee, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Sian Clifford, Fleabag

LIVING BY MARIE KONDO'S RULES + HOW TO WIN AN EMMY IN REALITY TV

Frame contributor Collin Friesen files two stories for this special. In one, he and his wife Stephanie Czajkowski agree to live according to the Marie Kondo method to see if it’s as simple as it looks on TV. Spoiler alert … it’s not. 

Then, Collin surveys people working in reality television to find out what would go into making an Emmy-bait reality show. His hypothetical show is so crazy it just might work.