Thomas Lennon’s turn as Emmys announcer wasn’t for everyone and you can count “Sister, Sister” actress Jackée Harry among those who were not into Sunday night’s shtick.
Harry especially didn’t like the part where — after quietly asking if the Emmys were “woke” — Lennon said live on-air, “This is why people don’t do this. Because it sucks.”
“Joking about non-existent female or POC winners in a category?” Harry wrote on Twitter, tagging Lennon. “Yeah, those jokes suck, Thomas.”
Except that the “sucks” part came after “or is that just something that was SPOKE” The joke being the insane rhyme I made with “woke.” Play it back before you misquote me, please. I would do the same for you before I lashed out at you.
Also: non existent? You cut off “will history be made with the first female or black winner for variety talk” the noms were Samantha Bee and Trevor Noah being referenced. I would argue they DO exist
Harry responded Monday via Twitter, “Nominees aren’t winners, which was the topic of convo here. But I suppose being nominated is a win of its own. I hope you enjoy the success of the evening & your contributions instead of focusing on twitter commentary, mine or others.”
As is typical at the Emmys, Sunday's winners ranged from the woefully expected to the pleasantly surprising. Here's our list of the biggest snubs and surprises.
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Surprise: Phoebe Waller-Bridge's "Fleabag" beat perennial winner “Veep” to become TV’s top comedy, Waller-Bridge picked up an award for comedy writing, and she beat the heavily favored Julia Louis-Drefus in the lead comedic actress category.
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Snub: The disappointment didn't end there for "Veep": The final season of the HBO comedy was completely shut out of Sunday's awards.
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Snub: "When They See Us," Ava DuVernay's Netflix limited series, was up for a number of awards in the limited series categories -- including Outstanding Limited Series -- but the show only took home one Emmy, for lead actor Jharrel Jerome.
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Surprise: HBO's "Chernobyl" was one of the summer's breakouts. It scored three wins for writing, directing and limited series.
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Surprise: "Ozark" star Julia Garner won the Emmy for supporting actress in a drama, besting a quartet of "Game of Thrones" stars -- Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Lena Headey and Gwendoline Christie.
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Snub: "Game of Thrones" came into the 2019 Emmys with more nominations in one year than any other program in history, but the show was all but shut out on Sunday's broadcast. As widely predicted, the show did win in the most important category -- drama series. And Peter Dinklage won for supporting actor.
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Surprise: "Killing Eve" star Sandra Oh won the lead actress in a drama series category at the Golden earlier Globes this year, but on Sunday it was her co-star Jodie Comer who surprised with a win, coming out on top. Her competition included "Game of Thrones" queen Emilia Clarke, previous winner Viola Davis and Robin Wright, who was up for the final season of "House of Cards."
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From ”Fleabag’s“ big win to a ”Veep“ shutout
As is typical at the Emmys, Sunday's winners ranged from the woefully expected to the pleasantly surprising. Here's our list of the biggest snubs and surprises.