Thanks, Sal Saperstein! Freshman sequence “The Studio” is the highest comedy on the Emmys, bringing its awards complete to 13.
Final yr’s winner, “Hacks,” and former winner “The Bear” have been additionally within the operating for the comedy sequence award, together with “Abbott Elementary,” “Nobody Wants This,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Shrinking” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”
“The Studio” additionally grew to become the brand new record-holder for many Emmys gained by a comedy sequence in a single yr. Final yr’s haul from “The Bear” was the earlier record-high of 11 wins.
“It’s getting embarrassing,” Rogen stated of his quite a few speeches Sunday night. He went 4 for 4 on his nominations for the night.
The Apple TV+ comedy sequence that pokes enjoyable at Hollywood was shortly acclaimed by critics and viewers alike when it debuted earlier this yr. It was created by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (“Superbad,” “Pineapple Express,” et al.) together with Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez, and directed all through by Rogen and Goldberg.
The sequence additionally stars Rogen alongside an ensemble forged of bumbling film studio executives performed by Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, Kathryn Hahn and Bryan Cranston. There are additionally a number of cameos from real-life film stars and Hollywood gamers, together with Dave Franco, Zoë Kravitz, Anthony Mackie, Ron Howard and Martin Scorsese (and every of them earned Emmy nods for his or her performances).
“I’m going to do my best attempt at sincerity here,” Rogen stated in his acceptance speech. “If you watched our show, if you appreciated our show, if you voted for our show, especially, thank you very much. I’m legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me, and to be standing up here with all these people, these are the best people I know, and to have them spend their days with me, working with me is truly like one of the great honors of my life.”
Rogen additionally gave a hearty shoutout to studio executives in a nod to his character’s determined try to be thanked in an awards present acceptance speech.
“The Studio” led the pack on the Artistic Arts Emmy Awards, which have been held earlier this month and honor the creative and technical achievements in addition to some efficiency classes. The sequence picked up 9 awards then, together with for Cranston’s visitor efficiency, manufacturing design, costuming and cinematography.
Rogen and Goldberg instructed The Occasions, after they nabbed a record-setting 23 Emmy nominations this summer season, the awards consideration was surprising.
“There’s a real novelty to it and it’s incredibly flattering in a way that we are not used to being flattered,” Rogen stated.
