Sheryl Lee Ralph talks being approached at grocery stores
Sheryl Lee Ralph, who won an Emmy in 2022 for her role in “Abbott Elementary,” said viewers of the show love approaching her at grocery stores.
“People are so happy to see me, but they always ask me, ‘What are you doing?’ And I’m like, ‘I’m shopping in the grocery store,’” Ralph said. “But they always want to talk to me about the show. They’re so happy.”
She called it a “love fest,” adding that fans have often wanted to invite her to their homes, to parties and other events.
This is Ralph’s third consecutive year being nominated for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series.
Liza Colón-Zayas has had an epic year
When so many people are talking about a specific TV episode starring one particular character, you know the actor’s done something right. That actor is Liza Colón-Zayas, nominated for an Emmy this year for her role as Bettina “Tina” Marrero on the hit FX series “The Bear.” She’s also one of NBC Latino’s honorees of The Latino 10.
Dakota Fanning celebrates first Emmy nom, gives advice to self as child actor
Dakota Fanning has been gracing screens for decades, and tonight she’s celebrating her first Emmy nomination for “Ripley.”
She broke out onto the scene at age 6, which prompted E! host Laverne Cox to ask whether she had any advice to offer to her younger self.
“Keep going and keep loving it as much as you do,” Fanning replied.
When you start in the business at a young age, she said, “you bring a real sense of play … you’re using your imagination, you’re playing.” Since she started out so young, she said, “I’ve tried to maintain that childlike joy” in her work.
Jane Lynch talks being season four’s murder victim on ‘Only Murders’
Jane Lynch steps into a new role in season four of “Only Murders in the Building”: a murder victim.
She said showrunner John Hoffman told her during shooting for season three that she would be the murder victim for the following season, a twist that she was actually thrilled to hear.
That’s because it meant she would be in season four a lot, even if it was by way of flashbacks.
Lynch added working with Steve Martin and Martin Short on the Hulu series is a “chill” and “fun” experience.
She also talked about “Glee” with E! host Laverne Cox, who noted that the iconic Fox show premiered 15 years ago and asked Lynch which songs she would have liked to hear on the show if it were still on today.
“I would love to see a whole season of ‘Glee’ with just the earliest pop songs, the stuff I grew up with” on the radio, Lynch said.
Alan Cumming gives red carpet acceptance speech for his first Emmy win
At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony last week, Cumming took home the award for outstanding host for a reality or reality competition program for his role as host of “The Traitors,” which is also up for outstanding reality competition program this evening.
It was Cumming’s first-ever Emmy win, a fact that left E! host Laverne Cox in disbelief as the pair met on the preshow red carpet.
Cox gave him the chance to give an acceptance speech, which he was not able to do at the earlier awards ceremony, right on the red carpet. Cumming promptly responded by rattling off a long list of quick thank-yous.
Maya Rudolph wins for most nominations of any performer
Comedy queen Maya Rudolph was nominated for four Emmy Awards across three shows this year, the most of any performer.
She already took home a statuette for outstanding character voiceover performance for her role as Connie the Hormone Monster in Netflix’s “Big Mouth” during the creative arts Emmy ceremony last week. Rudolph lost in the outstanding original music and lyrics category (she was nominated for her Mother’s Day opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live”) to the weirdly catchy “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” ditty on “Only Murders in the Building.”
Rudolph could also win tonight for outstanding lead actress in a comedy for “Loot” and outstanding guest actress in a comedy for “Saturday Night Live.”
Which comedy and drama shows have the most nominations?
The eight nominees for outstanding drama series are Netflix’s “The Crown,” Prime Video’s “Fallout,” HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show,” Prime Video’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” FX’s “Shōgun,” Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” and Netflix’s “3 Body Problem.”
In the comedy series race, the eight nominees are ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” FX’s “The Bear,” HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Max’s “Hacks,” Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” Apple TV+’s “Palm Royale,” FX’s “Reservation Dogs” and FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows.”
You can read the full slate of nominees here.
Why Mark Duplass had to make a ‘Sophie’s choice’ in the Emmys voting process
“The Morning Show” is up for 16 nominations, including best actress in a drama series nods for Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Actor Mark Duplass called deciding which co-star to vote for a “Sophie’s choice.”
“But, yes, I made a choice,” he said, laughing, when asked to reveal who he voted for.
Duplass hopes his second acting Emmy nom — he was also nominated in 2020 for “The Morning Show” — will attract more attention to his independent projects. “It’s cool, but I’ve divorced myself from the need to be nominated,” he said. “I’ve gone to therapy. I’m a good boy. But when you get it, you realize, ‘Oh, there’s still a bit of an ego in there and it feels nice to be stroked.’
“And then the pragmatic side of me is like, ‘Oh, maybe this will open more roles for me. Maybe this means I can cast myself in my own independent projects and they’ll sell for more and more people will see them because of this,’” he continued. “It’s like a whole eco-system for me.”
Why the Emmys will have two ceremonies this year
If you feel like you already watched the Emmys this year — well, you did.
The 2023 edition of the ceremony was delayed four months by the writers’ and actors’ strikes in Hollywood, so the television academy held the ceremony in January.
The show airing tonight honors the most recent season of television, which is why the lineup of nominees includes freshman shows like “Fallout” and “3 Body Problem.”
What’s on deck for TV’s big night?
“Only Murders in the Building” stars Steve Martin and Martin Short have practiced their “losing” faces, while the women nominated in the stacked acting categories prepare for an incredible faceoff.
Who’s hosting the ceremony?
“Schitt’s Creek” fans, this is your moment. Eugene and Dan Levy are serving as this year’s emcees, four years after their sleeper hit comedy series dominated the Emmys.
Eugene, 77, and Dan, 41, are each making their Emmys hosting debuts. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Dan Levy promised to keep the show “light and bright.”
How to watch the Emmy Awards tonight
The three-hour telecast from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles kicks off at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on ABC. If you’re not able to follow along live, you can stream the ceremony tomorrow on Hulu. (ABC and Hulu are both units of Disney.)
FX dominates with ‘Shōgun’ and ‘The Bear’
Don’t bet against FX tonight. The cable network cruises into the show with the two leading contenders: ‘‘Shōgun” (25 nominations) and the “The Bear” (23 nominations).
‘‘Shōgun,” a lavish drama about feudal lords in 17th century Japan, looks like a lock for the best drama series prize. FX would score its first-ever victory in that category.
“The Bear,” a dark comedy about cooks trying to revitalize a Chicago sandwich shop, nabbed the best comedy series award at the previous Emmys. It’s widely expected to do so again.
FX boasts four other shows in contention tonight: “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Reservation Dogs” and the fifth installment of “Fargo.”
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