Thanks, Sal Saperstein! Freshman collection “The Studio” is the highest comedy on the Emmys, bringing its awards whole to 13.
Final yr’s winner, “Hacks,” and former winner “The Bear” have been additionally within the operating for the comedy collection award, together with “Abbott Elementary,” “No one Needs This,” “Solely Murders within the Constructing,” “Shrinking” and “What We Do within the Shadows.”
“The Studio” additionally turned the brand new record-holder for many Emmys gained by a comedy collection in a single yr. Final yr’s haul from “The Bear” was the earlier record-high of 11 wins.
“It’s getting embarrassing,” Rogen mentioned of his quite a few speeches Sunday night. He went 4 for 4 on his nominations for the night.
The Apple TV+ comedy collection 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 Specific,” et al.) together with Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez, and directed all through by Rogen and Goldberg.
The collection 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 finest try at sincerity right here,” Rogen mentioned in his acceptance speech. “In case you watched our present, in the event you appreciated our present, in the event you voted for our present, particularly, thanks very a lot. I’m legitimately embarrassed by how joyful this makes me, and to be standing up right here with all these folks, these are the very best folks I do know, and to have them spend their days with me, working with me is really like one of many nice 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 Inventive Arts Emmy Awards, which have been held earlier this month and honor the inventive and technical achievements in addition to some efficiency classes. The collection 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 an actual novelty to it and it’s extremely flattering in a manner that we’re not used to being flattered,” Rogen mentioned.
