On the Emmy Awards program: more trophies for “The Bear.”
Supporting actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach won for his performance for the second year in a row.
Created by Christopher Storer, who serves as showrunner alongside Joanna Calo, hectic yet meditative FX series The focus is on Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), a talented but problematic chef who transforms his family’s sandwich shop into a gourmet restaurant.
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“The Bear” is in the Emmy race this year with 23 nominationsThis makes it the comedy series with the most nominations in a single year (beating “30 Rock,” which received 22 nominations in 2009).
The show’s nominations included lead actor Jeremy Allen White, lead actress Ayo Edebiri and supporting actors Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colon-Zayas and, also two nominations for directing (Storer and Ramy Youssef) and one for screenplay (Storer and Calo).
At the Creative Arts Emmys, the series won guest acting awards for Jon Bernthal and Jamie Lee Curtis – both for their performances in the chaotic episode “Fish” from season 2 — as well as casting, camera work, editing, sound editing and sound mixing.
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“Being the cause of someone else’s pain is very difficult,” Curtis said. said in her acceptance speech of its anxiety-inducing nature. “And yet, when I see this group of people come together – both the kitchen family and the family family – and sort it out, it’s amazing to me that I’m getting this opportunity at this time in my life.”
“Chris Storer is the chef,” she added, “and every single person – every crew member, every actor, every editor, those damn kitchen timers – they are the ingredients of this beautiful, beautiful piece of television.”
At the last Emmy AwardsThe series broke the record for most Primetime Emmys won by a comedy series in a single year with 10 trophies, including acting awards for White, Moss-Bachrach and Edebiri.
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