While collecting the award for his Election Night special, Stephen Colbert gave his most heartfelt gratitude to Ted Lasso and Last Week Tonight “for not being in this category.” In the related sub-category of Best Staff Addition, when Colbert’s staff came on stage to collect their award, Conan decided to walk up and join them. (Though one Australian reporter user tweeted what Colman allegedly said, thanks to an apparently bleep-less Australian broadcast.) Most Honest Speech When Olivia Colman won for The Crown she said something apparently potty-mouthed while cheering on Michaela Coel, but thanks to bleeping we may never know what she said. Onstage presenting yet another award to the decorated Mare of Easttown, Beanie Feldstein noted that she is “so proud of what women are achieving” in Hollywood and Sarah Paulson added, “…And for only 70 cents on the dollar!” Lest we forget the pay gender gap that continues to plague far more than just Hollywood. But that didn’t stop the producers from trying to play off a legend. Jean Smart had a lot to talk about, including thanking her co-stars and writers on both Hacks (for which she won Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series) and Mare of Easttown (for which she was also nominated), congratulating the newlywed head writers on Hacks, thanking her support system, and noting the recent loss of her longtime husband Richard Gilliland. He had some sage advice for the stars: Get yourself booked on Ted Lasso or The Crown! Worst Use of Play-Off Music When Quantum Leap’s Scott Bakula, The New Girl’s Zooey Deschanel, Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander, How I Met Your Mother’s Alyson Hannigan, and The Wonder Years’ Fred Savage bemoaned their lack of Emmys, Cedric brought out Dr. Remember 40 years ago when a fly landed on the head of then-Vice President Mike Pence during a debate with Kamala Harris? The writers at the Emmys did and wrote a whole sketch that ended with the fly yelling, “All flies matter!” Best Advice Read More: Catherine O’Hara Finds Humor in the Gulf Between Perception and Reality Least Timely Bit Thank you, Conan, for 30 years of inspiring comedy writers.” O’Brien ended his three-decade run as a late-night host in June.Īfter the cast of Schitt’s Creek walked out to a standing ovation, Dan Levy noticed a problem: “There’s nothing on the prompter.” Soon Eugene Levy admitted that he had started a small war with the show’s writers and the result was a charmingly ridiculous bit that felt like a little extra time with the Rose Family. While John Oliver was accepting the award for Last Week Tonight he noted, “I think like many of us in the room I was rooting for Conan, so this is bittersweet. Williams didn’t win for Lovecraft Country. Tobias Menzies wasn’t on-hand to accept his award for The Crown, which made it feel even more frustrating that the late Michael K. Read More: Why Is Margaret Thatcher Always Crying in The Crown? Biggest Missed Opportunity May we all be inspired to have the confidence of an American auditioning to play one of the most famous prime ministers on a British show-and then win an Emmy for it. Gillian Anderson beamed in from London to accept her award for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher on The Crown. That was seconded by Evan Peters, who screamed his thanks to his costar “Kate Winslet for being Kate Winslet!” Mindy Kaling rounded things out by joking that Winslet wasn’t British and everyone knows her Mare of Easttown accent was her real one. Julianne Nicholson gave a heartfelt nod to her Mare of Easttown co-star in her acceptance speech. Kate Winslet got a threepeat in this category.
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