Transparent’s Jeffrey Tambor paid an emotional tribute to the LGBT community while accepting the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy award. He dedicated his award to the transgender community.
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“She could tomorrow try to find an apartment, and in 32 states, it would be legal for the landlord to look her in the eye to say, ‘We don’t rent to trans people, ‘” Soloway said.
Jeffrey Tambor won best actor in a comedy for his role as a transgendered person on “Transparent“.
After singing a thank-you list to colleagues and family, she lauded the comedy for reminding those lives that are touched by addiction that “there is hope”. “Thanks for letting us be part of the change”, said Tambor, who plays a man journeying toward womanhood. Stars who received guest actor trophies at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys and are returning as presenters include Bradley Whitford (“Transparent”), Joan Cusack (“Shameless“), Reg E. Cathey (“House of Cards”) and Margo Martindale (“The Americans”).
Host Andy Samberg performs at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015.
Viola Davis of “How to Get Away with Murder” or Taraji P. Henson of “Empire” could become the first African-American to win as best drama series actress. It was Janney’s sixth Emmy; she won five times before for “The West Wing”. Julie Louis-Dreyfus won the top comedy actress award for “Veep”.
“Donald Trump is running for president, to the delight of uncles everywhere”, Samberg said. “Because I’m probably not going to get onstage”.
The Emmy Awards are heaping early praise on the HBO comedy “Veep”.
After its final season with Jon Stewart as host, “The Daily Show” won Emmys for best series, best writing and best direction in variety-series categories.
Comedies with female protagonists were all the rage this season.
Louis-Dreyfus, who had just picked up her fourth straight lead actress win for HBO’s “Veep”, obliged.
Janney, who won for her role in the sitcom “Mom“, explained that she was feeling nervous and overwhelmed to have been the first victor of the night and wanted some friendly support.
Popular singing contest “The Voice” won the reality competition category.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Emmy Awards, television’s annual celebration of itself, are always a big night.
With gay and transgender themes enjoying a boom in Hollywood, “Transparent” is seen as a threat to ABC’s “Modern Family”, which has won the comedy series Emmy for each of the past five years. There was some initial confusion on Twitter as many people and media outlets were reporting that the green ribbon was for mental health awareness, but that was actually a lime green ribbon that was worn by a number of attendees at last year’s EMMY Awards to raise awareness for mental health in honor of Robin Williams.
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With the help of cameos by fellow actors Jon Hamm, Kerry Washington and Will Forte, Andy Samberg opened the show with a taped musical segment that showed him watching “every show” from a TV bunker.
