By SARAH SHMERLING | Editor-in-Chief
Several Palisadians with household names were up for Emmy Awards this year, but just one ended up taking home the award.
Palisadian Michael Keaton was awarded his first-ever Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Dr. Samuel Finnix in “Dopesick,” a category rounded out by Colin Firth in “The Staircase,” Andrew Garfield in “Under the Banner of Heaven,” Oscar Isaac in “Scenes from a Marriage,” Himesh Patel for “Station Eleven” and Sebastian Stan for “Pam & Tommy.”
“This was really one of the [most] special projects I’ve ever worked on,” Keaton shared during his acceptance speech, “and it means something. So thanks a lot, it’s just wonderful.”
When it came to Outstanding Comedy Series, “Ted Lasso” won over “Barry” created by and starring Palisadian Bill Hader, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” created by and starring Palisadian Larry David and “Only Murders in the Building,” which stars former Honorary Mayor of the Palisades Martin Short.
“Barry,” “Curb” and “Only Murders” were also all nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series, with the prize going to “Abbott Elementary.”
Jason Sudeikis won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, a category that also included Hader for “Barry” and Short for “Only Murders in the Building.”
In a Palisadian crossover, Hader was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for an appearance on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”—but the prize ultimately went to Nathan Lane, who played Teddy Dimas on “Only Murders in the Building.”
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series went to MJ Delaney for the “No Weddings and a Funeral” episode of “Ted Lasso,” a category that also featured Hader for the “710N” episode of “Barry.”
Two episodes of “Barry”—“710N” written by Duffy Boudreau and “starting now” written by Alec Berg and Hader—were nominated in the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series category, with the award going to Quinta Brunson for the pilot episode of “Abbott Elementary.”
Recently departed Palisadian Reese Witherspoon was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role of Bradley Jackson on “The Morning Show,” with the award going to Zendaya for her role as Rue in “Euphoria.”
“Arcane” took home the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program, beating an episode of Marvel’s “What If … ” about Dr. Strange, which was executive produced by Palisadian Kevin Feige.
The “Series Finale” episode of “Conan,” starring Palisadian Conan O’Brien, was nominated for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Variety Programming, with the award going to “A Black Lady Sketch Show.”
Overall, “The White Lotus” took home the most awards—10—while “Euphoria” and “Squid Game” tied for second with six apiece.
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