Sarah Paulson, left, and Marcia Clark arrive at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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True crime also made its mark. USA’s shift away from “blue skies” programs paid off with its first major acting Emmy, for Mr. Robot star Rami Malek. The ceremony airs 8 p.m. EDT Sunday on ABC with host Jimmy Kimmel.
United States comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who emceed the ceremony, took time out from his opening remarks to berate Mark Burnett, who produced “The Apprentice”, the reality show that made Trump a household name in the US.
The Emmys proved more adroit than the Oscars at recognizing and honoring diversity in Hollywood’s top ranks, with trophies going to minority actors and behind-the-scenes artists including writers Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang of “Master of None”.
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. But his banter with Matt Damon and his goofing on Maggie Smith made up for it.
The HBO television series “Veep” and “Game of Thrones” took the top prizes at the 68th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles yesterday, in a televised ceremony that delivered some laughs but few suprises. To his spouse he said: “Not only does she rock whatever that was but she actually produces the show”.
“I can’t walk, but speech-for-her-first-emmy-4571/”>thanks“, the actress, nominated for her role in a comedy series for Amazon’s “Transparent”, said as she responded to shouts and cheers from fans in the red-carpet bleachers.
In her acceptance speech, Louis-Dreyfus said: “Our show started out as political satire but now feels like a sobering documentary”. So when Smith won for best supporting actress, Kimmel pulled a Kanye West and, unscripted and hilariously, returned to the stage to snag the trophy himself. “No, no, no, no, no”, Kimmel said. “We’re not mailing this to her. Maggie, if you want this, it’ll be in the lost and found”.
HBO and FX dominated the evening, with 6 Emmys apiece, led by Game of Thrones and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
“If you’re a person of colour in our audience this year please find a white person – it shouldn’t be hard – reach out and say thanks for your bravery”.
Rami Malek was named best lead actor in a drama series for his role in Mr. Robot, while Tatiana Maslany won best actress in a drama series for her performance in BBC America series Orphan Black. “This is other-izing with a capital O. He needs to be called out every chance we get for being one of most unsafe monsters to ever approach our lifetimes”, Soloway said. “I have not always been a good man but I play one hell of a woman”.
Louis-Dreyfus used her acceptance speech as a platform for a mock apology for “the current political climate”. As if that wasn’t enough, Kimmel then joked about the meal’s “juice” boxes – a reference to Simpson’s football nickname – and wondered if Simpson was watching the show from prison and rooting for “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”.
“Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus is in the hunt for her fifth best comedy actress trophy for her portrayal of vice president-to-president Selina Meyer.
“I’m so glad he liked Veep because his opinion was the one that really mattered”, she said. “I think Veep has torn down the wall between comedy and politics”. If Trump wins the U.S. presidency, she promised “to rebuild that wall and make Mexico pay for it”.
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Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Sterling K. Brown, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”.
