“Thanks to Mark Burnett”, Kimmel said, “we don’t have to watch reality shows anymore, we’re living in one”. The sketch features Julia Louis Dreyfus, James Corden, and Jeb Bush, who all refuse to give him a ride! “A great director can make you look a lot better, and great actors make you seem a lot smartly, so we’re just very lucky that we get to work with the people we work with”, he said. The rules change could also make hacking thriller “Mr. Robot” a “Game of Thrones” spoiler.
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But the possibility that not all new voters are doing their homework by faithfully watching DVDs of the nominees is cause for concern, said awards maven O’Neil, giving buzz the potential to sway uninformed voters.
The night’s first trophy, for best supporting actor in a comedy, went to Louie Anderson of FX’s Baskets. The award goes to Aziz Ansari for his Netflix show “Master of None”.
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie: Regina King, “American Crime”. “After five episodes airing, they made a decision to keep us for another year”, Anderson said backstage.
“Games of Thrones”, the fantasy saga based on George R.R. Martin’s novels, received a total of 12 awards Sunday and at last weekend’s technical arts ceremony for a cumulative 38, besting “Frasier” by one to claim most prime-time series awards ever. Kimmel had some fun with the not-typically-comedic half-hour being classified as a comedy.
The comedy acting race includes Anthony Anderson of ABC’s modern black family series ‘black-ish, ‘ which tackles issues ranging from the Black Lives Matter movement to fallen African-American comedian Bill Cosby, who is awaiting trial for sexual assault.
When Jeffrey Tambor collected his Emmy for best actor in a comedy series, he said, “I would not be unhappy were I the last cisgender male to play a transgender character on television”. She thanked the crew, among others.
Her nod comes at a time when TV is being hailed for improved inclusivity – compared to the film industry – in both its recognition and hiring of minorities.
Louis-Dreyfus, who plays the vainglorious USA president Selina Meyer on HBO’s Veep, apologized for what she called “the current political climate”. For her part, Maslany also seemed dazed when her name was called: “I should have had this written down”, she said. “It was political satire, and now it’s a sobering documentary”.
A shaking Louis-Dreyfus ended her speech by dedicating the trophy to her father, who she said died Friday.
Perennial Emmy favorite HBO won 22 honors overall, the biggest haul for any single network. The two were on The Larry Sanders Show together.
The ceremony started out with a political edge. The victor is. Jill Soloway for “Transparent”. Murphy’s American Horror Story helped launch the idea of anthology show was we know it today, leading to shows like Fargo and True Detective. Mark Burnett plugged the show’s new season, and mentioned “Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys-your next Supreme Court judges”.
There were plenty of O.J. jokes in Kimmel’s monologue.
Then, things moved to the drama category.
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The People vs OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, which aired on BBC Two in the United Kingdom, dominates nominations in the acting categories this year.
