LOS ANGELES,CA- Indian-American Aziz Ansari and African-American Lena Waithe added a shade of diversity to the winners of the 69th Primetime Awards here as co-writers of a “Master of None” episode on a character coming out to her family as a lesbian. They won for the “Thanksgiving” episode, in which Waithe’s on screen character Denise discovers her sexuality and comes out to her friends and family over the course of five...
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Thanksgivings spanning 22 years. The duo received a standing ovation as they took the stage, where Ansari let Waithe gave the acceptance speech at the Microsoft Theater,here. “For everybody out there that showed so much love, thank you for embracing us, a little Indian boy from South Carolina and black girl in the southtown of Chicago. We appreciate it more than you could ever know.”
The Awards saw “Saturday Night Live” -- a platform for political satire -- and two women-oriented dramas win big, even as US President Donald Trump remained a favourite subject during the ceremony where people of colour stood out.
“Saturday Night Live”, which features Alec Baldwin doing an impression of Trump, won nine awards, while “Big Little Lies” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” -- both of which tell engrossing tales on women -- won eight honours each at the gala, which saw Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra as one of the presenters.
Chopra stepped out in a figure hugging white custom-made Balmain mermaid creation.
She took the stage alongside Anthony Anderson to present the Award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series to John Oliver for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” Politics remained at the forefront of the event, where former White House press secretary Sean Spicer made a surprise appearance. American comedian-actor Stephen Colbert, debuting as the Emmy Awards host, laced his opening monologue with swipes at Trump. When he said it was difficult to tell how many people would be watching the show, Spicer wheeled a podium onto the stage, and said: “This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys -- period, both in person and around the world.” It was a clear reference was to Trump’s January 20 Inauguration Day claims, contradicted by photos, about how big the audience was for his oath-taking ceremony. “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi, “Silicon Valley” star Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon, were also among those who wore ribbons to support the American Civil Liberties Union, which is in the spotlight due to its confrontations with the Trump administration over its policies.
Priyanka Dazzle in White
At the red carpet, Priyanka made heads turn with her full-sleeves white ensemble, which was adorned with crystals and had a feather skirt train.With her hair neatly tied in a ponytail, her lips done up in deep berry red and dramatic eye make-up, the “Quantico” star exuded a fierce and powerful demeanour at the red carpet of the gala.
In terms of accessories, she chose to go minimalistic with only a pair of earrings which added elegance to her look. Last year, Priyanka had made her debut at the Emmy Awards and left a lasting impression with a confident twirl in a red single shoulder gown.
Riz Ahmed Wins Acting Award
LOS ANGELES,CA-Riz Ahmed has become the first man of Asian descent to win an acting award at the Emmys.He is a British actor of Pakistani descent.
The two actors of Asian descent who have won at the Emmys earlier are British-Indian Archie Panjabi in 2010 for “The Good Wife” and Iranian-American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo in 2009 for “House of Saddam”.
Riz won in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie category for his role in “The Night Of”.
He plays Nasir “Naz” Khan, a Pakistani/Iranian-American college student accused of murdering a young woman, in a show which partly examines the brutal effects of racism within the criminal justice system. “I want to say it is always strange reaping the rewards of a story based on real world suffering,” Ahmed said in his acceptance speech. “But if this show has shown a light on some of the prejudice in our societies, xenophobia, some of the injustice in our justice system, then maybe that is something.”
Commenting on diversity in showbiz, Riz said during a backstage interaction: “I don’t know if any one person’s win of an award, or one person snagging one role, or one person doing very well changes something, that’s a systemic issue... I think that’s something that happens slowly over time.
“In terms of the US and the UK, I’m really proud to be a Londoner. I’m really proud to be from the UK. I’m also really aware that actors of colour often have more opportunity in the US, but I think ultimately now we see that TV in particular is a global medium.
“People are streaming shows or watching them all around the world. Hopefully we’ll see a globalization of our storytelling.”
The Awards saw “Saturday Night Live” -- a platform for political satire -- and two women-oriented dramas win big, even as US President Donald Trump remained a favourite subject during the ceremony where people of colour stood out.
“Saturday Night Live”, which features Alec Baldwin doing an impression of Trump, won nine awards, while “Big Little Lies” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” -- both of which tell engrossing tales on women -- won eight honours each at the gala, which saw Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra as one of the presenters.
Chopra stepped out in a figure hugging white custom-made Balmain mermaid creation.
She took the stage alongside Anthony Anderson to present the Award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series to John Oliver for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” Politics remained at the forefront of the event, where former White House press secretary Sean Spicer made a surprise appearance. American comedian-actor Stephen Colbert, debuting as the Emmy Awards host, laced his opening monologue with swipes at Trump. When he said it was difficult to tell how many people would be watching the show, Spicer wheeled a podium onto the stage, and said: “This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys -- period, both in person and around the world.” It was a clear reference was to Trump’s January 20 Inauguration Day claims, contradicted by photos, about how big the audience was for his oath-taking ceremony. “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi, “Silicon Valley” star Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon, were also among those who wore ribbons to support the American Civil Liberties Union, which is in the spotlight due to its confrontations with the Trump administration over its policies.
Priyanka Dazzle in White
At the red carpet, Priyanka made heads turn with her full-sleeves white ensemble, which was adorned with crystals and had a feather skirt train.With her hair neatly tied in a ponytail, her lips done up in deep berry red and dramatic eye make-up, the “Quantico” star exuded a fierce and powerful demeanour at the red carpet of the gala.
In terms of accessories, she chose to go minimalistic with only a pair of earrings which added elegance to her look. Last year, Priyanka had made her debut at the Emmy Awards and left a lasting impression with a confident twirl in a red single shoulder gown.
Riz Ahmed Wins Acting Award
LOS ANGELES,CA-Riz Ahmed has become the first man of Asian descent to win an acting award at the Emmys.He is a British actor of Pakistani descent.
The two actors of Asian descent who have won at the Emmys earlier are British-Indian Archie Panjabi in 2010 for “The Good Wife” and Iranian-American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo in 2009 for “House of Saddam”.
Riz won in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie category for his role in “The Night Of”.
He plays Nasir “Naz” Khan, a Pakistani/Iranian-American college student accused of murdering a young woman, in a show which partly examines the brutal effects of racism within the criminal justice system. “I want to say it is always strange reaping the rewards of a story based on real world suffering,” Ahmed said in his acceptance speech. “But if this show has shown a light on some of the prejudice in our societies, xenophobia, some of the injustice in our justice system, then maybe that is something.”
Commenting on diversity in showbiz, Riz said during a backstage interaction: “I don’t know if any one person’s win of an award, or one person snagging one role, or one person doing very well changes something, that’s a systemic issue... I think that’s something that happens slowly over time.
“In terms of the US and the UK, I’m really proud to be a Londoner. I’m really proud to be from the UK. I’m also really aware that actors of colour often have more opportunity in the US, but I think ultimately now we see that TV in particular is a global medium.
“People are streaming shows or watching them all around the world. Hopefully we’ll see a globalization of our storytelling.”
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