The last time a penguin was this serious of an awards contender, it was tap dancing with happy feet. Now, HBO’s “The Penguin,” fleshing out the origin story of the waddling, tuxedo-clad “gentleman ...

Television Academy viewers didn’t treat The Penguin like some waddling bafoonish, cartoon villain, rather as a high-end prestige series. The DC Studios HBO show swam toward 24 Primetime Emmy ...