The74th Primetime Emmy Awardsnamed HBO’sThe White Lotusas 2022’s outstanding limited series!
Among the other nominees on Monday night were theMichael Keaton-led drug dramaDopesick, Netflix’s recreation ofAnna Delvey’s storyInventing Anna, Hulu’sPam & Tommyand theAmanda Seyfried-led Theranos storyThe Dropout(also on Hulu).
As the series' crew and cast took the stage to accept the Emmy from presentersJuliette LewisandRuPaul, series creatorMike White— who also won two awards himself for outstanding writing and directing for a limited series — thanked HBO for its support in creating the 2021 miniseries.
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Executive producer Nick Hall said he and White “have been talking about this show for over 15 years” and also credited HBO executives Casey Bloys, Francesca Orsi and Nora Skinner with helping bringThe White Lotusto fruition.
“To all the other incredibly talented people at HBO, we are so lucky to be a part of your family. To our exceptional cast and crew. You showed up every day, in the midst of global uncertainty, away from loved ones, and gave your heart and soul and passion to this show,” Hall said, referring to the series' shoot in 2020 amid theCOVID-19 pandemic.
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“We came together as a community to try and make something special, and it’s through this collective effort that we are standing here today,” Hall continued.
“We share this with the entireWhite Lotusfamily, and to my mom and dad — my mom is here as my date, my dad’s watching at home,” he added. “Thank you for your unconditional love and a lifetime of sacrifice, and I hope you can finally forgive me for not being a doctor. Thank you.”
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Will Poulterwas also nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a limited series for the show.Kaitlyn DeverandMare Winninghamboth earned nods in the outstanding supporting actress category.
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Inventing Annachronicles the high-soaring schemes of fake heiressAnna Delveyas she made a name for herself among New York City’s most prominent and wealthy denizens.
Julia Garnerwas nominated for outstanding lead actress in a limited series for the role for her portrayal of Delvey, which spanned from Soho to Morocco and, eventually, Riker’s Island.
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Based on the 2014Rolling Stonearticle “Pam and Tommy: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Infamous Sex Tape,” Hulu’s dramatization ofPamela AndersonandTommy Leereal-life whirlwind romance starredLily JamesandSebastian Stan— both of whom were nominated in the lead acting categories — as the title couple in the time period surrounding the theft and distribution of an intimate recording.
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The Dropoutfollows the wild-but-true story ofElizabeth Holmes— a woman who claimed to have inventeda game-changing medical technology that didn’t really exist.
For her portrayal of Holmes’s professional and personal rise and fall, Seyfried was nominated for outstanding lead actress in a limited series.
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HBO’sThe White Lotuswas widely praised for its darkly humorous telling of a surprisingly twisty (and twisted!) few days at a Hawaiian luxury resort.
The series — which trailed onlySuccessionin2022 nominations— netted acting nods for starsSteve Zahn,Murray Bartlett,Jake Lacy,Connie Britton,Sydney Sweeney,Alexandra Daddario,Jennifer CoolidgeandNatasha Rothwell.
Season 2is slated to premiere in October and follows Coolidge’s Tanya McQuoid mingling with a whole new cast of characters in Italy.
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The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare being broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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