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Jeremy Strong accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "Succession" during the 72nd Emmy Awards telecast on at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT on ABC
72nd Emmy Awards - Show, Los Angeles, United States - 20 Sep 2020
First of all, he was GREAT in this season of Succession and is a very worthy winner. Second: WHAT IS THIS?
Even the lighting here makes him look like he's playing Fantine in a gender-bent Les Mis -- something that, let me be clear, I WOULD watch. Lady Javert vs. Lady Jean Valjean in Lady Confrontation?!?! I swear to you, I will be there!
Billy Porter in Ashi Studio
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Billy Porter
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Brian Cox
72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Staples Center, Los Angeles, USA - 20 Sep 2020
Has Brian Cox draped himself in velvet? I love it.
Zendaya in custom Armani
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Zendaya accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for "Euphoria" during the 72nd Emmy Awards telecast on at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT on ABC
72nd Emmy Awards - Show, Los Angeles, United States - 20 Sep 2020
This is truly just pure joy. I am SO happy for her. I haven't yelled with surprised delight at an Emmys award since Coach Taylor won for Friday Night Lights!
Zendaya in custom Armani
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Zendaya accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for "Euphoria" during the 72nd Emmy Awards telecast on at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT on ABC
72nd Emmy Awards - Show, Los Angeles, United States - 20 Sep 2020
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Sandra Oh
72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Staples Center, Los Angeles, USA - 20 Sep 2020
Everyone was VERY happy for Zendaya, which was also so heart-warming. Sandra Oh, of course, is a queen with all these books, and the story behind her track jacket is great. From this very interesting story at Vogue, it's a " a custom bomber jacket embroidered with symbols that honour both Black culture and Oh’s own Korean heritage. (Fittingly, KORE stands for Keepin’ Our Roots Eternal.) “It’s in a royal purple colour – which is a super Korean colour and brings a certain mindset for me – and it says ‘Black Lives Are Precious’ in Korean writing, because the literal translation of Black Lives Matter is impossible in Korean. The characters have to be read top to bottom, right to left, [a traditional way of writing Korean script] and there are dashes, or taegukgi, lifted from the Korean flag, which represent celestial bodies and the natural elements and all of that good stuff. And then on the right there’s a mugunghwa [hibiscus], the national flower of Korea.”" That's a quote from Sandra, who also talks about the meaning in her hair, and her jewelry -- it's such a thoughtful look.
Laura Linney
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Laura Linney
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An also-delighted Laura Linney would like everyone to vote!
Billy Crudup
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Billy Crudup accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for "The Morning Show" during the 72nd Emmy Awards telecast on at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT on ABC
72nd Emmy Awards - Show, Los Angeles, United States - 20 Sep 2020
Billy Crudup looks like Billy Crudup.
Kieran Culkin
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Kieran Culkin celebrates the Emmy win for Outstanding Drama Series for "Succession" during the 72nd Emmy Awards telecast on at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT on ABC
72nd Emmy Awards - Show, Los Angeles, United States - 20 Sep 2020
I'm VERY interested in Kieran Culkin's decor.
Jeffrey Wright (with Issa Rae!)
This is the only shot I got of Jeffrey Wright, who is not wearing pants! I am excited for Normal Awards season to one day return, but everyone at home is entertaining.
Best Supporting Actors
And I guess his Zoom went out before his category? That must have been terrifying for the producers! I also never got a solo shot of Giancarlo Esposito there at the top left, which is a shame, because he looks FANTASTIC (and is also one of the nicest people I've ever interviewed in person, also at the Emmys). Finally, is Bradley Whitford with Donna and Charlie from The West Wing right now?! What is happening? (Yes, I just confirmed this on Dulé Hill's Instagram, which was otherwise him talking about how much he hates Ted Cruz. Dulé...I love you.)
Julia Garner in Chanel
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Julia Garner accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for "Ozark" during the 72nd Emmy Awards telecast on at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT on ABC. Looking on from right is Mark Foster
72nd Emmy Awards - Show, Los Angeles, United States - 20 Sep 2020
This feels like a real party on her (and I'm into her husband's pajamas.)
Sarah Snook
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Sarah Snook
72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Staples Center, Los Angeles, USA - 20 Sep 2020
I also think Snook -- and her aluminum foil Emmy, which she brought out when Succession won Best Drama -- looks VERY glam.
Best Supporting Actresses
I did not get solo shots of HBC, whose house looks AMAZING; Samira Wiley (who appears to have been wearing gorgeous pajamas); or Fiona Shaw, who was barefoot and who could not have been MORE DELIGHTED by everything.