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Apple released iOS 15 on Monday and there’s already a vulnerability making the rounds.

Security researcher Jose Rodriguez published a video Monday detailing how he was able to bypass the lock screen on an iPhone with iOS 15 (and iOS 14.8) in order to access the Notes app.

The vulnerability requires an attacker to have physical access to the targeted device.

In the video, with his iPhone locked, Rodriguez asks Siri to activate VoiceOver, a feature that audibly describes what’s on the screen. He then pulls down the Control Center and taps Instant Notes, which allows users to quickly jot down a note without unlocking the iPhone. Rodriguez then accesses the Control Center again, this time opening the stop watch app.

From there, Rodriguez taps on a few areas of the screen with the stop watch app open but the VoiceOver is describing Notes app actions. Eventually, he access a saved note in the Notes app and VoiceOver starts reading it to him.

This note is not supposed to be accessible with the iPhone locked.

From there, he’s able to copy the note, including links and attachments, using the VoiceOver rotor.

Rodriguez then begins to showcase all of the ways he’s able to access the content. He declines a call and then opens the custom Messages option and pastes the note’s content. He’s also able to send the content of the note in reply to a message he receives as well.

Again, this is all occurring without unlocking the iPhone.

The exploit is certainly not good, but, there are a number of features the iPhone needs to have had previously enabled in order to be vulnerable to this bug.

According to AppleInsider, in order for the exploit to work, the targeted iPhone must have Siri activated as well. In addition, the iPhone must have Control Center enabled in the lock screen and the Notes and Clock controls added to the Control Center.

Also, password-protected notes are not affected by this vulnerability.

For the attacker to export the Notes content from the locked iPhone, the phone number attached to the targeted device must be known so a secondary device can contact it.

However, Rodriguez also shows how you can share the locked iPhone’s phone number with an attacker’s phone so they can receive the Notes content.

Opening an Instant Note from Control Center, Rodriguez types “tel: (attacker’s phone number).” He highlights the text and chooses “Copy Phone Number” from the dropdown menu. He then pastes the copied text back into the note where it appears as a link.

Normally, clicking this link will tell the iPhone to call the number. However, a locked iPhone will ask for a passcode before doing so. In Rodriguez’s video, he taps the cursor next to the linked number toggles through the pop-up and chooses the “Open Link” option, which bypasses the passcode and places the call.

Rodriguez told Mashable he was sending the video to us and making the exploit public on his YouTube channel in order to not only shine a light on the vulnerability, but Apple’s bug bounty system as well.

A recent report by the Washington Post finds other security researchers echoing their dissatisfaction with Apple’s bug bounty program. Security researchers claim other tech companies like Google and Microsoft communicate and pay much better than Apple.

The researcher claims he previously reported a “more serious issue” to Apple and feels he wasn’t paid an adequate payout according to the company’s own policy.

Rodriquez, who has a knack for finding lock screen bypasses, previously reported other exploits, CVE-2021-1835 and CVE-2021-30699. These lock screen vulnerabilities allowed attackers to bypass a lock screen to access messaging apps like WhatsApp on an iPhone.

According to Rodriguez, Apple’s bug bounty program would normally pay “up to $25,000” for discovering such an exploit. He was paid $25,000 for the first exploit but only $5,000 for the second. Rodriguez also says that Apple just “mitigated” the previously reported issues and didn’t fix them, opening the door for his most recent discovery with the Notes app.

Rodriguez did not report the exploit to Apple before publishing the video. He says it currently works on both iOS 14.8 and the newly released iOS 15.

Mashable has reached out to Apple for comment, and we will update this post if we hear back.

UPDATE: Sept. 21, 2021, 12:08 p.m. EDT This story has been updated to include the latest deals.

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Tesla’s more advanced version of its standard Autopilot feature — its “Full Self-Driving” software — will very soon be available to more drivers. Previously only available to a select number, the FSD Beta v10.0.1 update will be possibly released on Sept. 24 if all goes to plan, so significantly more drivers could be using the software on public roads (depending on one’s driving skills, according to CEO Elon Musk). People who have paid for FSD mode have been promised a button that enables said update.

But the feature comes with some forewarning. A new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests that Autopilot may lead to drivers becoming inattentive when administering the advanced driving system.

The model for the study is based upon glance data from 290 human-initiated autopilot disengagement epochs. Essentially, it replicated the observed glance pattern of drivers. MIT’s Alberto Morando, Pnina Gershon, Bruce Mehler, and Bryan Reimer conducted the study by following Tesla Model S and X owners for fractions of a year or more, all based in the greater Boston area.

The results? Visual behaviour amongst drivers is altered before and after Autopilot is disengaged. That means before the feature is switched on/off, drivers look less on the road and pay more attention to “non-driving related areas.” In short, drivers may not be using the feature “as recommended”, becoming less attentive and too relaxed while driving. These shifts in attention are far less common in manual driving.

“This change in behaviour could be caused by a misunderstanding of what the system can do and its limitations, which is reinforced when automation performs relatively well,” write the authors.

It’s important to note that Autopilot and Full Self-Driving mode do not make the car fully autonomous and still require full driver supervision. “Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Capability are intended for use with a fully attentive driver, who has their hands on the wheel and is prepared to take over at any moment,” reads Tesla’s support site. “Full autonomy will be dependent on achieving reliability far in excess of human drivers as demonstrated by billions of miles of experience, as well as regulatory approval, which may take longer in some jurisdictions.”

Though the MIT recognises that Tesla’s safety reports say its current consumers (those who have access to self-driving) are using Autopilot safely, the study urges the implementation of additional systems within the vehicles to monitor driver attention and provide feedback in real time. Tesla’s Autopilot does currently monitor driver engagement with a hands-on-wheel sensing system, but doesn’t consider attention through eye or head regulation. The authors suggest that eye/head tracking is far more linked to paying attention to the road. If applied, the study suggests this could save drivers from inattention and keep them engaged while driving — still hands-free.

Comparatively, Ford and General Motors have hands-free assisted driving systems that use eye/head tracking, with their Blue Cruise and Super Cruise systems, respectively.

A number of high-profile crashes, including a fatal Model X crash in 2018, involving Autopilot have caught the attention of not only investigations such as the MIT study, but also federal forces. Autopilot is currently under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for various safety concerns — including the fact that the feature can be all too easy to trick.

iOS 15 is officially here for everyone. Here’s a sneak peak at some of the features that make it worth the download.

Apple officially made iOS 15 available to everyone on Monday.

The latest software update was announced back in June at Apple’s WWDC event, and was only available in beta until now. With the release of the iPhone 13, the fully formed iOS 15 can be downloaded by anyone with an iPhone 6S or newer.

To download it, go to Settings > General > Software Update. Here are a few of our favorite iOS 15 features.

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1. SharePlay on FaceTime

Sharing your screen just got so much easier. SharePlay on FaceTime lets users, well, share whatever they’re playing on their phones to others on the call. It works with Apple native apps, like Apple Music and Apple TV, and certain third-party partners, like TikTok, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Paramount Plus, and Twitch. Netflix and YouTube are notably missing from the list of compatible apps —we hope they’ll join the fun soon.

2. Background Sounds

This is an accessibility feature that Apple rolled out in an effort to “mask unwanted environmental or external noise and help you focus, stay calm, or rest.” Background Sounds lets you play soothing sounds that can continue playing while your phone is locked or while you’re using other apps. It’s pretty hidden in the iPhone’s settings, so we recommend adding it to your Control Center if you plan on using it often.

3. Live Text

Ever take a picture of a phone number that you swear you’ll add to your contacts later? And then you don’t do it because who wants to memorize a phone number? Live Text solves this issue, and any other situation that requires a good ol’ copy and paste.

The new feature allows you to point your camera at printed or handwritten text and numbers, tap on the Live Text button, and then copy, select, look up, translate, or share it. You can do the same thing with photos you’ve already snapped.

4. FaceTime links

FaceTime got a bevy of upgrades, but our favorite is the ability to create FaceTime links, which let you schedule calls ahead of time. Even more exciting: the link opens up FaceTime to non-Apple users. As long as they’re using a Chrome or Edge browser, any Android or PC user can join a FaceTime call. This just might be the end of Zoom happy hours.

5. Focus Mode

For those who need a little help staying off their phones while trying to work or study, Focus Mode is here to assist. Previously, silencing notifications required you to put your iPhone in Do Not Disturb mode, which blocked everything and everyone. Focus Mode lets you customize what notifications and people get through while it’s on.

You can create separate modes for work, relaxing at home, and other scenarios. It’s handily located in your Control Center.

Did Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg promise then-President Trump that it wouldn’t fact-check political speech?

According to a new book The Contrarian by reporter Max Chafkin on Trump supporter Peter Thiel, Zuckerberg did just that in order to avoid new regulations from the Trump administration.

Remember 2019, that now-distant year before the COVID-19 pandemic and a heated presidential election? All the way back then, more than a year before the 2020 Presidential election, there was a report about a secret October dinner between Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and then-President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Mashable covered it at the time.

Zuckerberg was in Washington, D.C. for a Congressional hearing on its seemingly now-cancelled digital currency, Libra. While in town, he accepted an invite from Trump for dinner at the White House.

A Facebook statement at the time characterized the meal as completely “normal.”

“As is normal for a CEO of a major U.S. company, Mark accepted an invitation to have dinner with the President and First Lady at the White House,” a Facebook spokesperson told NBC News in 2019 without providing any further insight into what was discussed over said meal.

Chafkin’s new book about Trump backer and Silicon Valley venture capitalist Peter Thiel, The Contrarian, which is out on Tuesday, is now shedding some light into what Trump and Zuckerberg discussed during that normal 2019 dinner.

Thiel was in attendance at that 2019 dinner, along with Trump, Zuckerberg, and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. According to an excerpt from The Contrarian, published Monday in NY Mag, Thiel told a “confidant” about a supposed “understanding” between Zuckerberg and Kushner. Facebook would “continue to avoid fact-checking po­litical speech.”

The alleged deal, as reported by Chafkin, would allow Trump – as well as other politicians – to continue saying whatever they’d like on the social network without their speech being fact-checked.

As long as Facebook continued to avoid fact-checking political speech, Trump would avoid any “heavy-handed regulations” targeting Facebook.

Just one month before the dinner, Facebook had announced a new policy that exempted politicians’ speech from the company’s Community Standards. In its announcement, Facebook also reiterated a prior policy commitment: politicians were also exempt from fact-checking on the platform. The announcement proved to be highly controversial, yet, based on the alleged details of dinner, Zuckerberg promised the Trump administration that the company would stand by them.

Then, just days after Zuckerberg’s D.C. hearing and his dinner at the White House, Facebook would announce another odd decision.

The company was partnering with the far-right website Breitbart for its new News tab feature. This feature, which also included news outlets like CBS, NBC, and the Washington Post, was meant to provide “high-quality” news to combat the misinformation running wild on Facebook.

Yet, here was Breitbart, one of the biggest purveyors of misinformation and extremist content, being included as “high quality.” Trump’s former 2016 campaign manager, Steven Bannon, formerly ran the far-right outlet as well.

During a live event to promote the new News tab feature, Zuckerberg avoided any questions from reporters regarding the inclusion of Breitbart.

Mashable has reached out to Facebook for a statement on The Contrarian‘s details of the formerly secret Trump – Zuckerberg dinner. We will update this post when if hear back.

Last year, with the introduction of watchOS 7, Apple added the ability to track your sleep metrics using the Apple Watch. Now, with watchOS 8, you can also track your respiratory rate throughout the night, which could help to detect early signs of medical conditions like sleep apnea, and chronic lung disease, among others.

Using its built-in accelerometer, the Apple Watch can track the number of breaths you take per minute while asleep. The results are then recorded in the Health app, which also gives you deeper insight into the data on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis.

Here’s how to monitor your breathing rate while you sleep with Apple Watch.

First, let’s make sure your Apple Watch is compatible

Before you get too excited, it’s important to make sure your Apple Watch is compatible with watchOS 8, which was launched on Sept. 20, 2021. Here’s a list of models that play nicely with the new operating system:

• Apple Watch Series 3

• Apple Watch Series 4

• Apple Watch Series 5

• Apple Watch SE

• Apple Watch Series 6

Set up and turn on “Sleep Mode” at night

To enable Sleep Mode, you have two options:

Manually turn it on every night

Swipe up to the Control Center on your Apple Watch, tap on the Do Not Disturb icon, and then tap on the “Sleep” tab.

You can also do this on your iPhone, which will then automatically put your Apple Watch into Sleep Mode, too. To do this, swipe down to the Control Center, tap on the Focus tab, and then tap the Sleep icon.

Set it to automatically turn on

If you’re the type to forget to turn Sleep Mode on before going to bed, it can be set to turn on automatically, too. On your Apple Watch, tap on the Sleep app, choose your Wake Up time and Bedtime, and then set the specific days you’d like for it to kick in.

Sleep Mode can also be set up on your iPhone.

Go to the Health app > Browse > Sleep and scroll down to “Your Schedule.” Tap on the “Full Schedule & Options” tab, and then “Edit” to set your Bedtime and Wake Up time.

Open the Health app in the morning

When you wake up, you can check on your breathing rate via the Health app. Open the app and scroll down until you see the Respiratory Rate section, and then tap on it. You can also access it using the app by tapping on the Browse tab followed by the Respiratory tab.

Check your stats

At the top, the Respiratory Rate section includes a chart that shows your range of breaths per minute based on the hour, day, week, month, and year. Additional data and information on the topic will appear as you scroll down.

To see your breaths per minute while asleep, tap on “Show More Respiratory Rate Data.” At the bottom is a dedicated Sleep section that displays your specific number of breaths per minute.

As you continue to wear the Apple Watch to bed and monitor your breathing, the Health app will be able to identify more in-depth and useful trends over time.

This article originally published and in July 2021 and was updated in Sept. 2021.

FaceTime is now for everyone.

With iOS 15, Apple’s finally letting Android and PC users get in on the FaceTime action. The operating system update, which will be officially released this fall, adds the ability to schedule and send a FaceTime link to anyone you would like to video chat with — no iPhone necessary.

This means that you can use the link feature to set up FaceTime calls in advance for fellow Apple users, or in the moment for Android or web users. As a participant, all you’ll need is a friend with an Apple device running iOS 15 to set up the link and you should be able to tune in from any device you choose.

If you’ve been selected as the designated Apple friend and you have no idea how to set up the FaceTime link for your virtual group hangout, do not fret. We’ve got you covered with step-by-step instructions below.

First, you need to update to iOS 15

This whole tutorial will be pretty useless if you haven’t gotten the latest iOS 15 update yet. So go ahead and update your device. Apple officially released iOS 15 on Sept. 20, 2021.

1. Navigate to the FaceTime app

Normally, when I FaceTime other Apple users, I just go to their contact card or latest texts in my iMessage app, and tap on the FaceTime icon there. But to set up a group or individual FaceTime link, you have to go to the actual FaceTime app.

2. Tap “Create Link”

When you open the app, the new Create Link feature will appear up at the top. You’ll want to tap this.

3. Name and share your link

The naming function is a little hidden. Tap on the green text that says “Add Name” under “FaceTime Link” at the top of the pop-up box. You can also opt to not name your call, but that’s no fun people!

You can choose to send your link the same way you send almost anything on an iPhone: AirDrop to a nearby Apple device; iMessage/text; email; or just copy the link to paste elsewhere.

4. Tune into your call at whatever time you decide

If you’re making the link in advance of when you actually want to FaceTime, make sure you tell your friends what time to click on the link and join the call when you send it to them. There isn’t an exact scheduling function like you’d find with Google Meet or Zoom, where you would input a time for the call while making the link. It’s up to you to inform your participants when to tune in.

Your scheduled link will appear at the top of your FaceTime app as soon as you’re done creating it, and it’ll stay there until you delete the link. So, theoretically, you could keep reusing the same link for future calls with the same people, as long as they save the link somewhere handy.

5. Let other people in the call

Once you’re in the FaceTime, tap “Join” and wait for any others to arrive. Every time a participant clicks the link, they will input their name in a pop-up box and you will get an approval request before they can officially join in.

If you want to add more people to the link while you’re on the call, you can also tap on the call’s name. This will display the call’s settings menu, where you can add people, switch to a grid layout, or silence join requests if you’re getting random people trying to hop in.

6. Gab it up, baby!

All that’s left is to chat to your heart’s content. You can even mess with how other people see you on FaceTime by activating some old and new settings, like Animoji and Portrait Mode on FaceTime.

This article originally published and in Aug. 2021 and was updated in Sept. 2021.

The Emmys can be rough, especially if you’re a longtime television actor who has never taken that coveted stage. 2021 Emmys host Cedric the Entertainer led a tongue-in-cheek support group including actors Scott Bakula, Alyson Hannigan, Fred Savage, Zooey Deschanel, Jason Alexander, and surprise guest Dr. Phil.

“If you want an Emmy, get yourself booked on Ted Lasso or The Crown!” he urged them. Given the sweeping wins for both in acting categories, it wasn’t bad advice.

The lighthearted sketch and Dr. Phil’s comments do point at something more insidious in the Emmys’ recent history, which is that the same shows seem to win all their nominated categories.

In a landscape of over 500 TV shows between networks and streaming, it’s possible that The Crown offers the best acting, writing, and directing of any drama series, but it’s not likely — and it’s a missed opportunity to award different shows for the various elements that make them excellent. Even when they didn’t win, shows like Ted Lasso, and The Handmaid’s Tale had multiple nominations in most of their categories, creating an illusion to Emmy audiences that there are only a few shows worthy of such recognition.

Television’s biggest night is back in person after COVID-19’s virtual ceremony in 2020. The 73rd Annual Emmy Awards took place Sunday in Los Angeles, bringing together the brightest TV talent in Hollywood, and probably James Corden too.

Awards aren’t important, but it’s still pretty cool to win. So who took home Emmys gold? Read on for the full list of winners.

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Rosie Perez, The Flight Attendant

Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live

Juno Temple, Ted Lasso

Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso – WINNER

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Hacks

Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso – WINNER

Brendan Hunt, Ted Lasso

Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso

Paul Reiser, The Kominsky Method

Jeremy Swift, Ted Lasso

Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live

Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton

Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision

Moses Ingram, The Queen’s Gambit

Julianne Nicholson, Mare Of Easttown – WINNER

Jean Smart, Mare Of Easttown

Phillipa Soo, Hamilton

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Thomas Brodie Sangster, The Queen’s Gambit

Daveed Diggs, Hamilton

Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You

Jonathan Groff, Hamilton

Evan Peters, Mare Of Easttown – WINNER

Anthony Ramos, Hamilton

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The Boys (Episode: “What I Know”), Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine (Prime Video)

The Crown (Episode: “War”), Written by Peter Morgan (Netflix) – WINNER

The Handmaid’s Tale (Episode: “Home”), Written by Yahlin Chang (Hulu)

Lovecraft Country (Episode: “Sundown”), Written by Misha Green (HBO)

The Mandalorian (Episode: “Chapter 13: The Jedi”), Written by Dave Filoni (Disney+)

The Mandalorian (Episode: “Chapter 16: The Rescue”), Written by Jon Favreau (Disney+)

Pose (Episode: “Series Finale”), Written by Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Our Lady J, Janet Mock, and Ryan Murphy (FX)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Bridgerton (Episode: “Diamond of the First Water”), Directed by Julie Anne Robinson (Netflix)

The Crown (Episode: “Fairytale”), Directed by Benjamin Caron (Netflix)

The Crown (Episode: “War”), Directed by Jessica Hobbs (Netflix) – WINNER

The Handmaid’s Tale (Episode: “The Wilderness”), Directed by Liz Garbus (Hulu)

The Mandalorian (Episode: “Chapter 9: The Marshal”), Directed by Jon Favreau (Disney+)

Pose (Episode: “Series Finale”), Directed by Steven Canals (FX)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Aunjanue Ellis, Lovecraft Country

Emerald Fennell, The Crown

Gillian Anderson, The Crown – WINNER

Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown

Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale

Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale

Madeline Brewer, The Handmaid’s Tale

Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Chris Sullivan, This is Us

Michael K Williams, Lovecraft Country

John Lithgow, Perry Mason

Tobias Menzies, The Crown – WINNER

O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid’s Tale

Max Minghella, The Handmaid’s Tale

Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale

Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian

Best Writing for a Variety Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER

Saturday Night Live

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Amber Ruffin Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show

Best Variety Talk Series

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Conan

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

A Black Lady Sketch Show

Saturday Night Live – WINNER

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

The Flight Attendant (Episode: “In Case of Emergency”), Written by Steve Yockey

Girls5eva (Episode: “Pilot”), Written by Meredith Scardino

Hacks (Episode: “There Is No Line”), Written by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky – WINNER

PEN15 (Episode: “Play”), Written by Maya Erskine

Ted Lasso (Episode: “Make Rebecca Great Again”), Written by Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, and Jason Sudeikis

Ted Lasso (Episode: “Pilot”), Written by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

B Positive (Episode: “Pilot”), Directed by James Burrows

The Flight Attendant (Episode: “In Case of Emergency”), Directed by Susanna Fogel

Hacks (Episode: “There Is No Line”), Directed by Lucia Aniello – WINNER

Mom (Episode: “Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak”), Directed by James Widdoes

Ted Lasso (Episode: “Biscuits”), Directed by Zach Braff

Ted Lasso (Episode: “The Hope that Kills You”), Directed by MJ Delaney

Ted Lasso (Episode: “Make Rebecca Great Again”), Directed by Declan Lowney

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy

Aidy Bryant, Shrill


Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant


Allison Janney, Mom


Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish


Jean Smart, Hacks
 – WINNER

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, black-ish


Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method


William H. Macy, Shameless


Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
 – WINNER

Kenan Thompson, Kenan

Outstanding Competition Program

The Amazing Race


Nailed It!


RuPaul’s Drag Race

 – WINNER

Top Chef


The Voice

Governor’s Award

Debbie Allen

Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series/Movie

Hamilton, Directed by Thomas Kail

I May Destroy You (Episode: “Ego Death”), Directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel

I May Destroy You (Episode: “Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes”), Directed by Sam Miller

Mare of Easttown, Directed by Craig Zobel

The Queen’s Gambit, Directed by Scott Frank

 – WINNER

The Underground Railroad, Directed by Barry Jenkins

WandaVision, Directed by Matt Shakman

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series/Movie

I May Destroy You, Written by Michaela Coel

 – WINNER

Mare of Easttown, Written by Brad Ingelsby

The Queen’s Gambit, Written by Scott Frank

WandaVision (Episode: “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!”), Written by Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron

WandaVision (Episode: “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”), Written by Jac Schaeffer

WandaVision (Episode: “Previously On”), Written by Laura Donney

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You

Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha

Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision

Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit

Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown – WINNER

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Paul Bettany, WandaVision

Hugh Grant, The Undoing

Ewan McGregor, Halston – WINNER

Lin Manuel-Miranda, Hamilton

Leslie Odom Jr, Hamilton