Australia’s Snook wins her first Emmy for best lead actress
“We put our all into it,” Adelaide-born Sarah Snook wins her first ever Emmy award: for Succession.
Four months later than expected, the stars have arrived on the silver carpet for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The show kicked off with host Anthony Anderson performing a musical number about his favorite childhood TV shows. For all those wondering why Kourtney Kardashian walked the carpet, it’s because her husband, blink-182’s Travis Barker, was playing the drums. This one went down much smoother than Jo Koy’s Golden Globes mess.
Quinta Brunson became the first black woman in more than 30 years to win the Emmy for best actress in a comedy, for her TV show Abbott Elementary. “I love making ‘Abbott Elementary’ so much, and I am so happy to be able to live my dream and act out comedy,” she said during a teary acceptance speech.
For the supporting actress in a drama award, it was the women of The White Lotus who dominated, with five from the Mike White-helmed second season in the running alongside Australian Elizabeth Debicki for The Crown. Of course, the prize went to Jennifer Coolidge. In a gorgeously bumbling speech, she dedicated the award to “all the evil gays.” “I had a little dream in my little town that everyone said was impractical and far-fetched, but it did happen after all,” said Coolidge after accepting the Emmy. “So don’t give up on your dream.”
Matthew Macfadyen wins Succession its first Emmy for the night, with the trophy for best supporting actor in a drama. The category was entirely dominated by eight nominees who were all from Succession and The White Lotus. He used his speech to call out his “on-screen wife” Sarah Snook. “Acting with you has been one of the most wonderful things of my career,” he said.
The Bear all but swept the comedy acting categories, with Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Ayo Edebiri all notching gongs.
The FX series, in which White plays a former rising star of the New York culinary scene, who inherits a sandwich shop in Chicago from his dead brother, also took out the prizes for best writing and directing in a comedy. The show’s creator Christopher Storer, who won both awards, is not at the ceremony because he has covid.
Niecy Nash-Betts, who played a neighbor in Netflix’s controversial and awfully titled Jeffrey Dahmer biopic, “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” wins her first Emmy for best supporting actress in a limited series. In a rousing speech, she called attention to the Black women who have been ‘overlooked’ by the police.
“I accept this award on behalf of every Black and brown woman who has gone unheard, yet overpoliced, like Glenda Cleveland, like Sandra Bland, like Breonna Taylor,” she said. “As an artist, my job is to speak truth to power. And, baby, I’ma do it ‘til the day I die.”
Niecy Nash-Betts wins the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
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Succession creator Jesse Armstrong wins his fourth writing Emmy, this time for penning the episode “Connor’s Wedding.” It was possibly the most anxiety-inducing, and definitely the most talked about, hour of television of the year. Who could forget that immense, almost 30-minute long continuous take? Mark Mylod of Succession also won best director in a drama for a third time.
Kieran Culkin, who coasted through the first half of awards season with a self-effacing smirk, broke down in tears after winning the best lead actor trophy for his role as the impish Roman Roy in Succession. This is his first win for the role and his first Emmy overall.
Australian star Sarah Snook finally secures her first-ever Emmy win.
The 36-year-old actor, who hails from Adelaide, was previously nominated, and lost twice in the best supporting drama actress category.
Tonight, in Los Angeles, those wrongs were righted when she took out the best lead drama actor prize for her role as Shiv Roy in the flawless final season of Succession. “We put our all into it,” she said of the Succession team.
She dedicated the award to her first baby daughter, who was born in May. “My biggest thank you goes to somebody who won’t understand anything I’m saying right now – someone I carried through the last season, but she really carried me. She gave me the strength to do this. It’s all for you from here on out,” she said.
Australia’s Snook wins her first Emmy for best lead actress
In winning the Emmy, Snook beat Sharon Horgan of Bad Sisters, Keri Russell of The Diplomat, Bella Ramsey of The Last of Us, Melanie Lynskey of Yellowjackets, and Elisabeth Moss of The Handmaid’s Tale.
“It’s very easy to act when you’re pregnant, because you’ve got hormones raging,” she joked.
Of course, Succession wins best drama, for its fourth and final season — the third time the series has won the prize. With a total of 27 Emmy nominations, it nearly swept the major drama categories, claiming victory in six of them.
Lee Sung Jin wins two Emmys for writing and direction of a limited series for his Netflix road rage comedy, Beef. Not bad for a first-time showrunner. “We wrote this over Zoom, which is the healthiest way to communicate,” he said during his acceptance speech.
In addition to Jin’s success, the stars of Beef, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, also claimed victories in the acting awards for a limited series or movie — these victories mark the first-ever Emmy wins for both actors. To finish off its winning hot-streak, Beef, perhaps unsurprisingly, took home its fifth Emmy for best limited series.
During his acceptance speech, Lee said, “A lot of the suicidal ideation in this show was based on stuff that I and some of the folks up here have struggled with over the years,” Lee said. “And so I’m really grateful and humbled by everyone who watched the show and reached out about their own personal struggle.”
Elton John now has EGOT status — that’s winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony — after winning the variety special category for his concert film Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium.
Where to watch the Emmy nominated shows and films in Australia
Binge/Foxtel
The Last of Us
Succession
Barry
The White Lotus
House of the Dragon
Love and Death
The Other Two
Stan
Poker Face
The Great
Better Call Saul
The Handmaid’s Tale
Apple TV+
Ted Lasso
Shrinking
Bad Sisters
Disney+
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Only Murders in the Building
Andor
The Old Man
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Tiny Beautiful Things
Black Bird
Welcome To Chippendales
Fire Island (film)
Pray
Bob’s Burgers
The Simpsons
Hocus Pocus 2 (film)
Netflix
The Crown
The Diplomat
All The Light We Cannot See
Beef
Wednesday
Dead To Me
Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Entergalatic (film)
Rick and Morty
Paramount+
Yellowjackets
George and Tammy
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (film)
Prime Video
Jury Duty
Daisy Jones & The Six
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Dead Ringers
Swarm