“Cookie represents the American dream”, said Henson, as she arrived for the ceremony in a sleek black Alexander Wang dress, referring to her character in the series.
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The show had stars, who failed to score good marks, with Heidi Klum leading the list.
“If you’re speech goes on for too long, tonight instead of being played off by the orchestra, you’re going to have to deal with the mean nun from Game of Thrones”, Samberg joked.
The Emmys would like to see the devotion being accorded TV – binge-viewing, anyone? – converted into ratings.
“We were so thrilled, she just completely deserved it”, she said.
For the past sixteen years, Jon Stewart has done it better than practically anyone: he knows when to be amusing and bring humor to a subject, but he also knows when to be serious about a topic and speak his mind honestly.
Viola Davis, who stars as a cutthroat attorney in ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder”, and Taraji P. Henson, unyielding matriarch Cookie in Fox’s hip-hop family drama “Empire“, are vying to be the first black woman to claim top drama acting honors. “It would have been great, but I just think the universe orders up what it needs when it needs it. And I think the world needed to hear what she had to say last night”. “It is a barren wasteland out there”.
Few things aside from the election of Barack Obama have shocked me over the years, but I did receive one unforgettable surprise a few months back, during the season finale of “Empire”.
King, who was up against Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Mo’Nique and Angela Bassett, won her first nomination Sunday night, followed by an intense reaction from the crowd and fellow nominees.
Another much-honored actress, Allison Janney, won a supporting trophy for playing the title character in the CBS comedy, “Mom“. It was a big win for the Amazon streaming service. “Thank you for letting us be part of the change”.
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And: “I can not WAIT to watch the limited series about Taraji and Terrence Howard’s presentation of that award”. “Inside Amy Schumer” won for best variety sketch series.
