“Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her fifth straight Emmy for her role in the satirical White House comedy in which she plays a graspingly ambitious and inept president battling to stay in power.
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The People v. O.J. Simpson, however, did not clean up, with Susanne Bier beating it out in the directing category for The Night Manager, with the statuette being handed to her, coincidentally, by the series’ star, Tom Hiddleston (who arrived without ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift, end of Hiddleswift).
Amid the deja vu, a few newcomers made it to the podium.
But maybe you’ll at last check out BBC America’s “Orphan Black“, which stars outstanding actress victor Tatiana Maslany in multiple roles as a group of clones, and which fans have been effusing about for years. FX Networks earned six awards at the Primetime Emmys, matching HBO’s tally for the evening.
Bush: Well, here’s what I know.
“I think “Veep” has torn down the wall between comedy and politics”, she said.
“If your show doesn’t have a dragon or a white Bronco in it, go home right now”, host Jimmy Kimmel joked at the start of the three-hour broadcast, a reference to “Thrones” and the infamous vehicle Simpson was in when he went on a wild ride through Los Angeles before his arrest.
Why do Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel have a problem with each other?
“That guy”, he said, pointing to Burnett. Wanting to acknowledge the role of the real-life person she portrayed, Sarah brought former prosecutor Marcia Clark as her date.
There’s a lot going on in the following clip from last night’s Emmys: PB&J sandwiches, Jimmy Kimmel’s mom (?), the kids from Stranger Things, Kevin Spacey with Jimmy Kimmel’s mom (again, what?), and a gluten allergy dig.
It’s the second consecutive year that the Emmys has drawn its lowest telecast ever.
After Jill Soloway accepted an outstanding directing award for her groundbreaking Amazon comedy “Transparent” by encouraging Hollywood to “Topple the patriarchy!”
And according to Entertainment Weekly, it seems like we’ll just have to wait nearly a year before we get to see more of Jon Snow and Arya Stark in action.
Dame Maggie has been nominated for nine Emmys since 1993, five of which as an Outstanding Supporting Actress in Downton Abbey, in which she plays the irascible Dowager Countess, Lady Violet.
She tweeted through the Masterpiece PBS Twitter account.
He ended his joke rant by stating, “I have a message for you “lame” Maggie Smith, if you’re even bothering to watch”.
Among them is “How to Get Away with Murder” star Viola Davis, who past year became the first woman of color to be honored as best drama series actress. Jeffrey Tambor’s trophy as top comedy actor for “Transparent” also was his second. She’s won the Emmy three times. With a diverse roster of nominees, the Emmy Awards have moved past the raging protests that overshadowed last year’s award season, where the absence of minorities and people of color on the ballot prompted celebrities to boycott the Oscars.
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“I am so glad that he liked Veep”, she said, her voice breaking down as she accepted the award.
