As a kindergarten teacher at Abbott Elementary School, she can have a wild class to sit and listen. And that’s exactly what Cheryl Lee did Ralph at the Emmys Grab the attention of a packed stage and global TV audience with a touching acceptance speech for the ages.
This was the first Emmy Award (and nomination) for 66-year-old theater and screen veteran Ralph, and she made the most of it, delivering the best moment on an Emmy show that sometimes felt flat or uneven, despite famously. The comedic talents of host Kenan Thompson and the return of pre-pandemic audiences.
she was Turns out that the reward of the previous winners in several main categories. Succession and Ted Lasso have frequent wins in dramas and comedies, as well as a number of actors.
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However, there were new and ground-breaking wins such as actor Lee Jung-jae’s win in the movie Squid Game, the first Asian to win the award and a major achievement for a foreign language show along with the Hwang Dong-hyuk Award for Directing. There was a Ralph Award for Acting and a Quinta Bronson Award for Writing for “Elementary Abbott.” Then there was the winner Lizzo, crying as she urgently reminds her audience of young people’s ability to see people who look like them represented in media and culture.
Some notable moments of the night:
A teacher studying her audience
Sherrill Lee Ralph was in tears before the show, when she was handed a tablet on the carpet with a taped message of support from her beloved aunt. She declared that no matter what happened inside, she had already won. Fortunately, Ralph had more to win. Declaring her winning supporting actress in a comedy, she took the stage and sang Diane Reeves’ powerful “Endangered Species” opening: “I’m an endangered species but I don’t sing a victim song. I’m a woman, I’m an artist, and I know where my voice belongs.” Then she advised anyone watching who had a dream, not to give up. “This is what faith looks like,” she said. Sometimes it isn’t clear early on what the biggest moment of award night is. On this Emmy night, it was clear.
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No “crown”, but success
Two actresses have already won Emmys for their role as the late Queen Elizabeth II in the same show, “The Crown.” Will there be a third, when Imelda Staunton takes over, after Claire Foy and Olivia Colman? Anyway, The Crown, winner of last year’s drama, was not in this year’s competition, and “Caliphate” was able to win its second award, after winning in 2020. It wasn’t the only repeat winner, so far. “Ted Lasso” repeated his win last year as Best Comedy, as did co-star Jason Sudeikis and supporting actor Brett Goldstein. Other repeats: Zendaya of “Euphoria,” repeating her 2020 award, and Jan Smart, who won her second comedian award for “Hacks.” There were thoughts of Abbott Elementary disorder in the comedy class, but it wasn’t the case.
Lizzo’s important reminder
She was visibly startled by Ralph’s speech, but soon Lizzo was on stage for her emotional win in the competition series, “Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls,” in which contestants compete to be backup dancers, beating the repeat winner “Ru Bull Drag Race” . The singer gave a compelling lesson about how important representation is in our popular culture. “When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media,” she said. “A fat person like me, black like me, beautiful like me.” She said she did eventually, but she had to be that person. Lizzo shouted to her dancers on the balcony. “This is for big girls!” She said.
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Martin Short gets digging
Not much politics was mentioned on the Monday night show, but “Only Murders in the Building” star Martin Short managed to dig for a favorite target on some award nights, Donald Trump. “Really, what an audience,” Short said. “I wish I could stop you and take you home, like classified White House documents.” Co-star Steve Martin decided to bring things back to the main reason for this evening: “Have you or someone you love thought about getting a reverse mortgage?” Mocked.
go home
When Jerrod Carmichael won Best Writing for a Comedy Special for his movie “Jerod Carmichael: Ruthaniel,” he decided to end the evening then and there with great interest, saying he was going home. He said of his very own personality, “I’ve created something that has been very personal to me and that definitely contributes to what it means.” “I’m not like a sore winner, but I’m going home because I can’t top this now.”
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About those comments, thank you
It seemed like a good idea—before the Emmys, nominees were asked to send in written lists of people they’d like to thank, to use for their captions, so that their final letters would be more creative, and not overburdened with all those names. In reality, though, only some of the winners had the caption, and even those who came forward thanked a long list of people anyway, which made them all feel up for debate.
If you’re going to play, dance!
Jennifer Coolidge was emotionally favored to win in The White Lotus, and when she did, she showed the audience the lavender bath she had taken that day and it had an unexpected effect, and they quickly ran out of time with more to say. When the music doesn’t stop despite her begging “Wait, wait!” I just decided to smile and deal with it. The roar of the crowd.
or not:
Matthew McFadden from “Succession”, the winner for the role of a supporting actor in the drama, was also postponed, but he did not dance. No, this is Tom Wampsgans, so he is undoubtedly insulting and quietly angry and who knows what will happen next season.
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