The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Awards, which honor the best in American television, have just wrapped up tonight in Los Angeles.
Eugene and Dan Levy, the father-and-son duo who co-starred in the sitcom “Schitt’s Creek,” hosted the show from the Peacock Theater.
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This year's Emmys took us back to the golden age of television — and let us know that we are still there
From nostalgic TV reunions to “The Bear’s” Liza Colón-Zayas beating Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett to win outstanding supporting comedy actress, the night was all about reminding us how surprising and wonderful television was, is and can be.
Bringing together famous television dads, moms, coaches, cops, doctors and lawyers by presenting actors who played them in iconic TV shows gave viewers the opportunity to reminisce about some of their favorite series and characters.
Some of “The West Wing” cast came together toward the end of the night to the delight of the audience to present an award and to encourage everyone to vote in this year’s election. Earlier, Henry Winkler and Ron Howard appeared onstage to reminisce about the legendary series that made them household names, “Happy Days.”
While things are pretty contentious these days, it was a joy to remember when simply picking which channel to watch was the most stressful part of TV. But all isn’t lost and there was also plenty to remind us that the industry is still churning out some pretty good work, even in the face of the ever-expanding crush of content.
Jean Smart’s joke about believing the hit Netflix series “Baby Reindeer” was about Rudolph the red-nosed one was well-timed, providing the perfect setup for that show to win the Emmy for limited/anthology series, along with acting trophies for star and creator Richard Gadd and his costar Jessica Gunning.
The dark drama is actually based on Gadd’s experience with a woman he said started as a friend and turned into a stalker. He had some words of wisdom in one of his acceptance speeches.
Hopefully, Hollywood continues to take note regarding good storytelling, and leans into Gadd’s urging to “dare” and take risks.
Ultimately, though, Emmys night kept coming back to the theme of representation and the constant need to do better.
Colón-Zayas became the first Latina to ever win in her category, which was a good reminder that there are still some hills left to climb in Hollywood. “Shōgun” won top honors as outstanding drama show, becoming the first ever non-English language series to win the award. And “Hacks” was somewhat of a surprise winner in the outstanding comedy series category, placing a women-led series that deals with sexism and later-life career struggles in the spotlight.
Encapsulating the energy of the night, John Leguizamo gave an impassioned speech paying tribute to the historic Latinx nominees and recognizing other minorities in the Emmy nominee pool, saying he was “one of Hollywood’s DEI hires,” going on to define DEI as “diligence, excellence and imagination.”
“We are all DEI hires,” Leguizamo said.
"Schitt's Creek" enjoyed a full family reunion at the end of the show
It was Rose family reunion on the Emmys stage Sunday evening when “Schitt’s Creek” stars Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy joined hosts Dan and Eugene Levy.
Murphy, with the Levys, took to the stage at first, with Murphy joking that she heard they’d asked the “shining star of ‘Schitt’s Creek’” to present the final award.
Dan Levy then broke the news to his onscreen sister that the person in question actually wasn’t her, and the three of them then introduced O’Hara to present the final award of the evening.
O’Hara, who played Rose family matriarch and TV icon Moira Rose on “Schitt’s Creek,” joked that she was “shocked and delighted” to be presenting the award for best comedy series.
After O’Hara jokingly tore up the winner’s envelope, crying out about why “must we really choose a winner,” she pulled out the actual winner’s envelope and announced that “Hacks” won the Emmy for best comedy.
-CNN
