By Lee Alan HillSpecial to TelevisionWeek Since the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences created the Outstanding Reality-Competition Program category in 2003, “The Amazing Race” has won the Emmy both times. As it shoots for No. 3, it has several…
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By Brad PomeranceSpecial to TelevisionWeek Shohreh Aghdashloo received an Oscar nomination in 2004 for her work in “House of Sand and Fog,” but to the American audience, this highly acclaimed Iranian actress remained mostly unknown-that is, until her powerful performance…
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By Lee Alan HillSpecial to TelevisionWeek It has won the Emmy for outstanding variety, music or comedy series for the past two years, and coming off a season with a presidential election to lampoon and a war that is always…