There were
some genuine surprises for the 76th Emmy Awards, I’ll get to those
in a bit. Father and son duo, Eugene and Dan Levy did an admirable job hosting.
Their banter was light and they kept the proceedings going. Like last year, the
Emmys honored TV history with representatives from family and occupational TV
archetypes. They also brought back actors for the anniversaries of Happy Days and West Wing, which was nice.
There’s not much to write about the presenters and speeches. There was a bizarre Johnny Walker Blue sponsored entrance for a couple actors that was mega-awkward. I did enjoy Candice Bergen’s comments about her old days fighting with the VP and comparing that to today. Unfortunately, her glittery dress was lighting up the bottom of her face like a flashlight during campfire horror stories. I also enjoyed the touching tribute given to Greg Berlanti (along with Joshua Jackson shaking his head while entering to the Dawson’s Creek music). Berlanti also gave a good speech as the winner of the Governor’s General Award. Okay, maybe there was a bit to write about the presenters and speeches.
The biggest shock of the night was Hacks beating The Bear for Best Comedy Series. I love The Bear but Hacks is the funnier show and was super deserving. Them beating The Bear for writing as well was surprising since The Bear episode was “Fishes” with their intense family dinner. I was so happy when some of my favourites defied odds and won against the predicted winners. Ripley and Slow Horses winning made me shout for joy. The other long shot that made me grin from ear to ear was Lamorne Morris winning for Fargo, he’s come along way from New Girl.
The couple awards that annoyed me a bit was Daily Show winning despite the fact that Jon Stewart is only on one night a week. I also thought that Liza Colon-Zayas was more deserving of her Emmy for The Bear’s next season and not season two – were the voters confused which season they were voting for?
Anyway, here were the winners:
THE WINNERS:
Drama Series: Shogun (Predicted)
Comedy Series: Hacks
Limited Series: Baby Reindeer (Predicted)
Talk Series: The Daily Show (Predicted)
Variety Series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Predicted)
Lead Actor [Drama]: Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun)
(Predicted)
Lead Actress [Drama]: Anna Sawai (Shogun)
(Predicted)
Lead Actor [Comedy]: Jeremy Allen Shite (The
Bear) (Predicted)
Lead Actress [Comedy]: Jean Smart (Hacks)
(Wanted)
Lead Actor [Limited]: Richard Gadd (Baby
Reindeer) (Predicted)
Lead Actress [Limited]: Jodie Foster (True
Detective) (Predicted)
Supp. Actor [Drama]: Billy Crudup (The
Morning Show) (Predicted)
Supp. Actress [Drama]: Elizabeth Debicki
(The Crown) (Predicted)
Supp. Actor [Comedy]: Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The
Bear) (Predicted
& Wanted)
Supp. Actress [Comedy]: Liza Colon-Zayas (The
Bear)
Supp. Actor [Limited]: Lamorne Morris (Fargo)
(Wanted)
Supp. Actress [Limited]: Jessica Gunning (Baby
Reindeer) (Predicted)
Directing [Drama]: Shogun – Crimson Sky (Predicted)
Directing [Comedy]: The Bear – Fishes (Predicted & Wanted)
Directing [Limited]: Ripley (Wanted)
Writing [Drama]: Slow Horses – Negotiating with
Tigers (Wanted)
Writing [Comedy]: Hacks – Bulletproof
Writing [Limited]: Baby Reindeer (Predicted)
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