Widow's Bay is big winner on Creative Arts Emmys night 2 as Betty Gilpin wins guest prize
Apple TV show Widow's Bay was the big winner on night two of the Creative Arts Emmys on Sunday night (06.09.26), scooping eight accolades, including the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series prize for Betty Gilpin.
Widow's Bay was the big winner on night two of the Creative Arts Emmys on Sunday night (06.09.26), scooping eight accolades.
Betty Gilpin was among the victors for the Apple TV show, taking home the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series prize.
The 40-year-old actress saw off competition from a quintet of Hacks stars, Leslie Bibb, Cherry Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Kaitlin Olson and Lauren Weedman, as well as The Bear's Jamie Lee Curtis to land the gong.
Betty - who portrayed 18th century Sarah Westcott in Widow's Bay - read a long poem she had written on her phone upon accepting the award.
Speaking at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, she told the audience: "I want to thank all of the actors I’ve met, old ladies in dressing rooms, hot guys on sets.
"What a privilege to spend this life laughing at crafty, watching Shakespeare in theaters, half-full and drafty.
"Our business is stupid, but actors are the bomb. From [Margo] Martindale to [Cristin] Milioti."
She concluded her speech with the line: "Let’s all lean towards Sam Shepard, and less toward Sam Altman."
Betty admitted backstage that she had only penned the "manic poem" because her Widow's Bay co-star Hamish Linklater had "scared" her into preparing something.
She explained: "I was on the same flight as my co-nominee Hamish Linklater.
"He came over to my row and asked if I had written my speech.
"I was like, ‘No, I’m not going to win.’ He’s like, ‘Well, you need to do that because it’s a scientific possibility, and don’t be stupid just prepare something.’
"He scared the s*** out of me, so I wrote a quick manic poem, which, as you know, women have done for centuries."
Widow's Bay also triumphed in the Casting for a Comedy Series category, as well as winning Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour), Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), Music Supervision, and Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) prizes.
What's more, the show earned Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation and Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation wins.
Another big winner on the night was Prime Video's axed superhero series Spider-Noir, which starred Nicolas Cage.
Despite being dropped after one season, the series picked up five prizes on night two at this year's Creative Arts Emmys.
The show triumphed in the stunt coordination, title design, special visual effects, cinematography and sound editing categories.
What's more, South Park won its first Emmy since 2013, after the Comedy Central show scooped the Outstanding Animated Program accolade.
Shailene Woodley won the Guest Actress in a Drama Series award for her role in Paradise, and the late Rob Reiner - who was found stabbed to death at his Los Angeles home in December, alongside his wife, Michele Reiner - triumphed in the Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as The Bear's Albert.
