‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Just Cleaned Up at the 2018 Emmys
If you thought you were watching a bonus episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Monday night, that’s because the show was called to the stage multiple times to accept hardware at the 2018 Emmy Awards. For starters, moments after winning the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Amy Sherman-Palladino waltzed right back out from backstage to accept the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. “To my crew, you are everything, I worship you,” ASP said, while making history as the first woman to win in both categories. Channeling Midge Maisel’s “Thank you and goodnight,” ASP signed off her second Emmys speech of the evening with, “Thank you and goodbye!”
On the cast front, following Tony Shalhoub’s loss in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category (he was ROBBED), Alex Borstein and Rachel Brosnahan won Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, respectively. In her acceptance speech, Brosnahan thanked ASP and co-producer Dan Palladino “for trusting me with your Midge,” her cast mates, and her friends and family. She also urged all the women who identify with Midge to use their voices right now by voting. “Show up and bring a friend to the polls. Thank you so much!”
The cherry on top of the already golden evening arrived in the final 13 minutes of the broadcast when presenter Will Ferrell named The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Outstanding Comedy Series, beating Atlanta, Barry, Black-ish, Curb Your Enthusiasm, GLOW, Silicon Valley, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Amazon is expected to roll out season two later this fall, which means a repeat of this evening in one year (and in a few months at the Golden Globes), probably.
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