The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were live last night from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with the very funny Nate Bargatze handling the host duties. Personally, I’m a huge fan of Nate, and have been for years and years… wild to see how far he’s come. The dude deserves it.
He also donated $250,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of America at the end of it, more than CBS chipped in… respect.
But unfortunately, I wasn’t gonna sit through hours of virtue signaling and lectures on their moral superiority from a bunch of out of touch Hollywood elites. We heard “F*** ICE, free Palestine!” in an acceptance speech, and the recently axed late night host, Stephen Colbert, got a standing ovation… nah, I’d rather watch football.
But… Vince Gill and Lainey Wilson are in the building to handle the In Memoriam segment, and I had to tune in for that. And I’m glad I did… because naturally, it was downright phenomenal. Their voices just compliment each other so well.
The segment remembered Loni Anderson, Alan Bergman, Julian McMahom, Quincy Jones, David Lynch, Ozzy Osbourne, Maggie Smith, Michelle Trachtenberg, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and many more.
Given the kind of week we had last week, it feels all the more powerful:
This past week, Vince released a new “Extended Version” of his emotional hit. Gill began writing it in the late 1980s after the death of country star Keith Whitley in 1989, but he didn’t actually finish the song until several years later when his own brother, Bob, passed away in 1993.
The song was released in 1995 on his album When Love Finds You, and it would go on to win the CMA Song of the Year in 1996, as well as two Grammys (Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song).
Emmy Winners
Outstanding Drama Series
Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt – WINNER
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
The Studio – WINNER
What We Do in the Shadows
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence – WINNER
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Sirens
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Adam Scott, Severance
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Noah Wyle, The Pitt – WINNER
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Britt Lower, Severance – WINNER
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Sharon Hogan, Bad Sisters
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
James Marsden, Paradise
Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
John Turturro, Severance
Sam Rockwell, The White Lotus
Tramell Tillman, Severance – WINNER
Zack Cherry, Severance
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt – WINNER
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Patricia Arquette, Severance
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Seth Rogen, The Studio – WINNER
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Jean Smart, Hacks – WINNER
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Uzo Aduba, The Residence
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere – WINNER
Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Michael Urie, Shrinking
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks – WINNER
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
Liza Colon-Zayas, The Bear
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Stephen Graham, Adolescence – WINNER
Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Cristin Miliotti, The Penguin – WINNER
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Owen Cooper, Adolescence – WINNER
Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent
Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Chloë Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
Deirdre O’Connell, The Penguin
Erin Doherty, Adolescence – WINNER
Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Forest Whitaker, Andor
Giancarlo Esposito, The Boys
Jeffrey Wright, The Last of Us
Joe Pantoliano, The Last of Us
Scott Glenn, The White Lotus
Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt – WINNER
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Catherine O’Hara, The Last Of Us
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
Gwendoline Christie, Severance
Jane Alexander, Severance
Kaitlyn Dever, The Last of Us
Merritt Wever, Severance – WINNER
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Mackie, The Studio
Bryan Cranston, The Studio – WINNER
Dave Franco, The Studio
Jon Bernthal, The Bear
Martin Scorsese, The Studio
Ron Howard, The Studio
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Cynthia Erivo, Poker Face
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
Julianne Nicholson, Hacks – WINNER
Olivia Colman, The Bear
Robby Hoffman, Hacks
Zoë Kravitz, The Studio
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors – WINNER
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Love Is Blind
Queer Eye – WINNER
Shark Tank
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Love on the Spectrum – WINNER
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
Welcome to Wrexham
Outstanding Game Show
Celebrity Family Feud
Jeopardy! – WINNER
The Price Is Right
Wheel of Fortune
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
Alan Cumming, The Traitors – WINNER
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Kristen Kish, Top Chef
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Outstanding Talk Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Animated Program
Arcane – WINNER
Bob’s Burgers
Common Side Effects
Love, Death + Robots
The Simpsons
Outstanding Television Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Rebel Ridge – WINNER
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
Beyoncé Bowl
The Oscars
SNL50: The Anniversary Special – WINNER
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Adam Sandler: Love You
Ali Wong: Single Lady
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor – WINNER
Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
100 Foot Wave – WINNER
Chef’s Table
Simone Biles: Rising
Social Studies
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
Deaf President Now!
Martha
Pee-wee as Himself – WINNER
Sly Lives!
Will and Harper
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction (Hosted Nonfiction)
Conan O’Brien Must Go – WINNER
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Finger the Pule: MAGA: The Next Generation
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Tucci in Italy
