The winner for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the75th Primetime Emmy Awardsis…Kieran CulkininSuccession. Taking to the stage, the actor thanked his team, hisSuccessionco-stars, and the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong, before paying tribute to his wife, Jazz Charlton.
“Thank you for sharing your life with me and giving me two amazing kids. Kinsey Sioux and Wilder Wolf, I love you so many and so much. And Jazz… I want more. You said maybe if I win!”
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Brian Cox, Bob Odenkirk & Pedro Pascal Were Among the Emmy Award Nominees
The Last Of Us
The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic drama series set two decades after a global catastrophe. It follows Joel, a seasoned survivor, who is tasked with escorting Ellie, a teenage girl, across a desolated United States, transforming into a harrowing journey of survival and companionship.
Among thenominees for this year’s Emmy Awardswere the likes of Brian Cox, Pedro Pascal, Bob Odenkirk, and Jeff Bridges. The hit HBO seriesSuccessionsaw several of its stars competing against each other for the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series, with Cox up against co-stars Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong.
Created by Jesse Armstong and first airing back in 2018,Successioncenters on the Roy family, the all-powerful owners of the global media and entertainment conglomerate, Waystar RoyCo. A fight for control begins when the health of the current family patriarch, Logan Roy, grows increasingly uncertain. The series has been a huge hit for HBO, achieving critical acclaim, awards aplenty including Emmys and Golden Globes, and being lauded by many as one of the best television dramas of all time.
Successionended with its fourth season last year,with many praising the finaleas the perfect ending for what has been a ruthless, dramatic, and often hilarious saga. Pedro Pascal, meanwhile, continues to prove why he is now one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood on both the big and small screen. His performance as Joel in the video game adaptationThe Last of Ushas been universally praised, with the actor due to reprise the role in the upcoming second season.
Beloved actor Jeff Bridges also finds himself among the nominees for his roleas Dan Chase inThe Old Man. The FX series sees Bridges join the ever-growing list of aged action heroes as a retired CIA agent who finds himself being hunted by both the agency he once worked for and his own nightmares after living off-the-grid for 30 years.
But ultimately, Kieran Culkin was to win for the final season ofSuccession. As he jokes at the Golden Globes, “Suck it, Pedro!”
