Last night’s Emmys lasted for more than three hours, and a big part of the reason for that was the guy who WOULDN’T SHUT UP. His name is Scott Frank. He won an award for directing “The Queen’s Gambit”, and once he stepped up to the mic, he pulled out a TWO-PAGE SPEECH and preceded to drone on for THREE AND A HALF MINUTES.
Seriously, this wasn’t a list, it was an ESSAY. It was so long, they hit him with the wrap-it-up music THREE TIMES. The first time, he got offended. The second time he said, “I’m almost done”, but it took him more than a minute to finish. (Watch this long-winded fool blather on here.)
Speaking of awkward moments, the show started out with host Cedric the Entertainer’s musical tribute to Biz Markie, and it included some rapping from . . . Rita Wilson??? (She’s the wife of Tom Hanks.)
Conan O’Brien didn’t win anything for his final season of “Conan”, but he still provided one of the most awesome moments of the night. The head of the TV Academy came out to give a speech about how wonderful television is and how it’s making the world a better place and all that, and Conan just went WILD for the guy, like he was Elvis or something.
Then, during the guy’s whole speech, Conan stood at attention, saluting him. The guy was pretty distracted, but he tried to laugh it off. It’s not clear if Conan was legit trolling this guy, or just being funny. But everyone loved it.
Conan is the best part of this show and he hasn't even been on stage. pic.twitter.com/jZfEFo6C5f
— av clark (@annevclark) September 20, 2021
Speaking of trolling, Jason Sudeikis won Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for “Ted Lasso”, and when he went to shout-out “SNL” boss Lorne Michaels, Lorne wasn’t at his seat. So he said, “I want to thank Lorne who went to take a dump now. Perfect.”
Seth Rogen was the first presenter of the night, and he delivered the ultimate roast, saying there shouldn’t even have been a live ceremony in the first place.
He said, “They said this was outdoors . . . it’s not! They lied to us. We’re in a hermetically-sealed tent right now. I would not have come to this. Why is there a roof? It’s more important that we have three chandeliers than that we make sure we don’t kill Eugene Levy tonight. That is what has been decided.”
As for the actual awards, “The Crown” won seven last night, and a total of 11 when you count the previously-announced wins. “Ted Lasso” won seven.
Here are the 73rd Primetime Emmy Award winners . . .
Outstanding Drama Series:
“The Crown”, Netflix
Outstanding Comedy Series:
“Ted Lasso”, Apple TV+
Outstanding Limited Series:
“The Queen’s Gambit”, Netflix
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama:
Josh O’Connor, “The Crown” (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Olivia Colman, “The Crown” (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Tobias Menzies, “The Crown” (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Gillian Anderson, “The Crown” (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Jean Smart, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Ewan McGregor, “Halston” (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Kate Winslet, “Mare of Easttown” (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Julianne Nicholson, “Mare of Easttown” (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Evan Peters, “Mare of Easttown” (HBO)
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:
“Saturday Night Live”, NBC
Outstanding Variety Talk Series:
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”, HBO
Outstanding Competition Program:
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”, VH1
Outstanding Host for a Reality-Competition:
RuPaul, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, VH1
(You can see the complete list of winners at Emmys.com.)
