Seth Rogen‘s beleaguered studio head Matt Remick won’t get the respect he so desperately craves on “The Studio,” however the Apple TV+ sequence simply capped off a triumphant first season by profitable considered one of tv’s highest honors, the Emmy for Greatest Comedy Collection. The win got here as no shock given the present’s staggering 23 nominations (a file for a comedy sequence in its first season) and 9 wins on the Inventive Arts Emmys (one other comedy file) on September 6.
“The Studio” follows the comedian mishaps of Remick and his colleagues (performed by Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, and Kathryn Hahn) at Continental Studios, the place Remick struggles to reconcile his love of cinema with the enterprise calls for of his job. The sequence garnered widespread consideration and acclaim in its debut season for co-directors Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s technical wizardry (each scene on the present was depicted in a single unbroken, elaborately choreographed take), sharp however affectionate tackle Hollywood, and pitch-perfect comedian ensemble.
“The Studio” additionally gained audiences over with its ample movie star cameos. Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Dave Franco, and Anthony Mackie had been all Emmy-nominated for enjoying themselves, however Bryan Cranston gained within the “Greatest Visitor Actor in a Comedy” class for his hilarious flip as Continental Studios head Griffin Mill (a personality identify that pays tribute to “The Participant” and director Robert Altman, whose lengthy takes impressed the visible type of “The Studio”).
The sequence headed into the ceremony as a powerful runner after a Inventive Arts Emmys sweep that yielded awards for Visitor Actor in a Comedy Collection, Modern Costumes for a Collection, Manufacturing Design for a Narrative Program (half-hour), Casting for a Comedy Collection, Image Enhancing for a Single Digital camera Comedy Collection, Sound Enhancing for a Comedy or Drama Collection, Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Collection (half-hour), Music Supervision, and Cinematography for a Collection (half-hour).
That triumphant night put “The Studio” within the enviable place of needing solely three extra Emmys to interrupt the file for many comedy wins in a single yr, which was set by “The Bear” final season. With wins for Greatest Actor in a Comedy Collection, Greatest Directing for a Comedy Collection, Excellent Writing for a Comedy Collection, and the award for Greatest Comedy Collection tonight, the present turned essentially the most awarded comedy sequence in Emmy historical past.
“ It’s getting embarrassing,” Rogen stated after stepping on stage for the fourth time. “I’ll do my greatest try at sincerity right here. Should you watched our present, should you appreciated our present, should you voted for our present, particularly, thanks very a lot. I’m legitimately embarrassed by how completely happy this makes me.”
Rogen then handed the microphone to his colleagues, joking (in a second bleeped for broadcast) that “we’ve already fucked the girls and boys” in a reference to the present’s working gag about overlong speeches deducting cash from host Nate Bargatze’s donation to the Boys and Women Golf equipment of America.
However Rogen pivoted again to sincerity to shut out the night time. “ In all honesty, thanks a lot,” he stated. “We couldn’t respect this extra.”