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'Orange Is the New Black' locked as 'drama' in Emmys
Los Angeles, March 23
TV series "Orange Is the
New Black" will compete at the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards in the drama
category, after a petition for it to be shifted to the comedy slug, was
denied.
The TV Academy denied streaming service Netflix’s
petition to consider "Orange Is the New Black" a comedy in this year’s
Emmy race. The show, which competed as a comedy at last year's Emmys,
will have to compete as a drama, and its actors, writers and director
too will compete in drama categories.
The organisation has
officially announced the decision, just days after granting petitions
that "Shameless", "Jane the Virgin", and "Glee" should be considered
dramas at the awards show, reports variety.com.
"Orange Is the
New Black" earned a total of 12 nominations last year. The series won in
three categories, including one for guest actress Uzo Aduba.
It
was considered a comedy at this year's Golden Globes and Screen Actors
Guild Awards and won best comedy ensemble as well as female actor in a
comedy for Aduba.
Netflix had petitioned the Academy for a
waiver, per the new rules that deemed half-hours as comedies and
hour-longs as dramas. Earlier this week, the Academy had granted
petitions by hour-long shows like “Gleeâ€, “Shameless†and “Jane the
Virgin†to be considered comedies.