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Emmy Awards 2022: Succession boss makes dig at King Charles III as show wins big-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro
‘Keep it royalist.’
Succession writer Jesse Armstrong accepted the outstanding drama series award at the Emmys (Picture: Getty)
Brian Cox warned Succession writer Jesse Armstrong to ‘keep it royalist’ as he referenced the Queen’s death on stage at the 2022 Emmy Awards.
The drama won big on the night, picking up the gong for outstanding drama series, with the cast – including Jeremy Strong, Nicholas Braun and Matthew Macfadyen – among those who appeared on stage to celebrate.
Clutching the trophy at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, Jesse told the star-studded audience: ‘Big week for successions, a new king in the UK.
‘This, for us, evidently a little bit more voting involved in our winning than Prince Charles.’
Hours after King Charles III appeared in Parliament for the first time following the death of his mother on Thursday, Brian could then be heard encouraging his colleague to keep his comments ‘royalist’.
Brian Cox could be heard telling the show writer to ‘keep it royalist’ (Picture: Getty)
Jesse also took home the trophy for best writing for a drama series (Picture: Getty)
‘I’m not saying we’re more legitimate in our position than the King is, we’ll leave that to other people…,’ Jesse replied.
Returning back to the topic at hand, he continued: ‘We are incredibly grateful to have this, it’s a wonderful honor..
The Queen died on Thursday, at the age of 96 (Picture: AFP)
King Charles spoke to Parliament for the first time following her death (Picture: Reuters)
‘This group is extraordinary. It’s a team effort, starting with the engine room, the writers room, the producers who support us, the directors.
‘The extraordinary cast we’re surrounded by, my goodness, and our amazing crew. Many thanks!’
Succession star Matthew walked away with the best supporting actor trophy (Picture: Getty)
It turned out to be a very successful evening for the Succession gang, as the program also took home the accolades for best writing for a drama series.
Matthew, who stars as Tom Wambsgans in the series, was awarded best supporting actor in a drama, beating out co-stars Nicholas Braun and Kieran Culkin on the night.
Emmy Awards 2022 nominations
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant
Elle Fanning – The Great
Issa Rae – Insecure
Jean Smart – Hacks
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Bill Hader – Barry
Nicholas Hoult – The Great
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
What We Do In The Shadows
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Colin Firth – The Staircase
Andrew Garfield – Under the Banner of Heaven
Oscar Isaac – Scenes from a Marriage
Michael Keaton – Dopesick
Himesh Patel – Station Eleven
Sebastian Stan – Pam & Tommy
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Toni Collette – The Staircase
Julia Garner – Inventing Anna
Lily James – Pam & Tommy
Sarah Paulson – Impeachment: American Crime Story
Margaret Qualley – Maid
Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Dopesick
The Dropout
Inventing Anna
Pam & Tommy
The White Lotus
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jodie Comer – Killing Eve
Laura Linney – Ozark
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show
Zendaya – Euphoria
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman – Ozark
Brian Cox – Succession
Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Adam Scott – Severance
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Euphoria
Ozark
Severance
Squid Game
Stranger Things
Succession
Yellowjackets
Outstanding Animated Programme
Arcane
Bob’s Burgers
Rick and Morty
The Simpsons
What If…?
Outstanding Short Form Animated Programme
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Love, Death + Robots
Robot Chicken
Star Wars: Visions
When Billie Met Lisa
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Patricia Arquette – Severance
Julia Garner – Ozark
Jung Ho-yeon – Squid Game
Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
J Smith-Cameron – Succession
Sarah Snook – Succession
Sydney Sweeney – Euphoria
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Kieran Culkin – Succession
Park Hae-soo – Squid Game
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
John Turturro – Severance
Christopher Walken – Severance
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Sarah Niles – Ted Lasso
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham –Ted Lasso
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Anthony Carrigan – Barry
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
Toheeb Jimoh – Ted Lasso
Nick Mohammed– Ted Lasso
Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler – Barry
Bowen Yang –Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
Connie Britton – The White Lotus
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Alexandra Daddario – The White Lotus
Kaitlyn Dever– Dopesick
Natasha Rothwell –The White Lotus
Sydney Sweeney – The White Lotus
Mare Winningham – Dopesick
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus
Jake Lacy – The White Lotus
Will Poulter – Dopesick
Seth Rogen – Pam & Tommy
Peter Sarsgaard – Dopesick
Michael Stuhlbarg – Dopesick
Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Hope Davis – Succession
Marcia Gay Harden –The Morning Show
Martha Kelly – Euphoria
Sanaa Lathan – Succession
Harriet Walter– Succession
Lee You-mi – Squid Game
Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Adrien Brody – Succession
James Cromwell – Succession
Colman Domingo – Euphoria
Arian Moayed– Succession
Tom Pelphrey – Ozark
Alexander SkarsgårdSuccession
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Jane Adams – Hacks
Harriet Sansom Harris – Hacks
Jane Lynch – Only Murders in the Building
Laurie Metcalf – Hacks
Kaitlin Olson – Hacks
Harriet Walter –Ted Lasso
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Jerrod Carmichael – Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader– Curb Your Enthusiasm
James Lance – Ted Lasso
Nathan Lane – Only Murders in the Building
Christopher McDonald – Hacks
Sam Richardson – Ted Lasso
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Competition Programme
The Amazing Race
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
‘Golly. Thank you so much to the Television Academy,’ he began a sweet speech. ‘I’m deeply flattered and thrilled to bits.
‘It really is such a pleasure and a privilege for me to play this bonkers gift of a role in this wonderful show and my admiration and my gratitude for Jesse Armstrong and his remarkable writing team is boundless.’
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‘My gang of directors, and of course to the most extremely talented and lovely crew and cast. I’m very lucky to have you,’ he said, before giving wife Keeley Hawes a sweet shout-out.
Matthew added: ‘My darling Keeley, I’m very lucky to have you too. Thank you.’
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