Here is your Open Post for this evening’s Emmy Awards. This post is hosted by Kerry Washington, the first African-American actress to lead a network drama series since 1974. Kerry wasn’t nominated for an Emmy last year (which would have been for Season 1 of Scandal), and with her nomination this year, she could be the first African-American actress to win the Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama. These pics are from Kerry’s appearance yesterday at the BAFTA Pre-Emmy tea party – the BAFTA LA organization celebrates American and British actors annually at this event, and Kerry was one of the big “gets” for the celebration. Kerry is wearing Giambattista Valli Resort 2014. Pretty.
So, will Kerry win the Emmy? I would like it if she did, just from a historical, groundbreaking standpoint. I don’t know if she deserves the award yet because I haven’t been watching Scandal (I know, I’m bad). Many see her biggest competition in Claire Danes for Homeland. Claire won the Emmy last year (Homeland swept the big drama awards). I’m a big fan of Homeland and of Claire in particular, and while I think Claire is doing amazing work in Homeland, last season was all over the place and I do wonder if Homeland’s fans might be okay with Kerry getting the big award.
Plus, I’m making Kerry the hostess of the Open Post because everybody is excited to see what she’s going to wear. Kerry is one of the big fashionistas with a nomination this year (so is Claire, incidentally), so I’m sure we’ll be talking about Kerry no matter what.
I’ll update if and when anything exciting happens on the red carpet.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Sadly, I am orff to my bed shortly.
I hope I wake up to find Top of the Lake has won EVERYTHING.
I had the same hopes. Sadly, didn’t come true… I guess it’s just politics as usual.
While I do think Kerry Washington is very talented, and her win would be historic, I’d prefer the Emmy to go to the best actress. For me, this year that would be Robin Wright in “House of Cards.” I doubt it will happen, but it should.
+2!
“We already got a president like this”?!?
“Affirmative action”, really?
President Obama won his second term not because of Affirmative Action, but because the GOP turned enough people off with their rhetoric on many issues and because their candidate was not even liked by his own party, much less the majority of the voters.
I want House of Cards to win big!!!!!! I’m torn btwn Kerry and Robin. Kerry does carry the show so based on that alone she might win.
Scandal is an awesome show and I am rooting for Kerry Washington. I still think that Sons of Anarchy and Katey Sagal should have definitely gotten nominated.
Zooey Deschanel looks pretty in her J. Mandel! She’s my favorite so far.
Zosia Mamet’s dress was horrible & her red carpet interview was sort of painful.
I want Breaking Bad to sweep everything. But if not this year, maybe next year.
^^So much this!
I must have started watching BB too late. I watched a few shows in the 4th season and I just couldn’t get into it.
Its one of those shows where you really need to start from the begining tosee the evolution of walter white.
Tina looks breasty and I like it! I hope that she and Amy host the Globes again!
I’m off to bed soon (other side of the world resident) but I’m hoping to wake up and find Modern Family has been officially shut down from the Emmys. Seriously, that show stopped being funny after the first season. Also, Alec Baldwin please over Jim Parsons. And I’m okay with Douglas winning over Cumberbatch. He was realy good as Liberace. Is Benedict even attending? cause if he is and Matt Damon will too, I wanna see a pic of them together!
Media are trying too hard to make Kerry Washington happen, like they are with Lily Collins, daughter of Phil Collins. Both are beautiful but have not done anything worthy for the media attention and praise they get.
I remember when Vanity Fair included her on their stars of television issue BEFORE Scandal had come out yet and placed her alongside established tv actresses
I kind of feel this too. I don’t watch the show so not a good judge, but all this ‘fashion talk” around Kerry is getting a bit irritating. I see her heading on the same road as Diane Kruger. All the talk about the clothes and not the work. I thought she would have gotten a lot more offers after that movie she was in.
She is lovely and smart. I’m just over all the clothes talk and it does feel like overkill with how she is being pushed. People usually just HAPPEN on their own. I want to see what she does outside Scandal..
Tina Fey looked great!
Sarah Silverman looks great for $60.
LOL.. was she joking??
She looks really beautiful/sexy..
Sarah is always underdressed. It seems to be some kind of compulsion of hers. I wouldn’t have been surprised if she’d worn jorts and a cardigan.
Kerry is lovely, but an Emmy? Possibly one of the most self-conscious actresses out there.
I’ve watched Scandal, House of Cards, Homeland, etc. Robin Wright deserves to win, by far.
I completely agree! Wright’s performance is the most finely honed imo. Claire is great, but I don’t think she/the show was as nuanced this season. Scandal is so melodramatic, I can’t take it seriously in any category.
Anna Gunn’s dress looks divine.
Christina Hendricks looks va-va-voom in her dress, makeup, and hair!
Oh, sh*t. Damien Lewis shaved his head. 🙁
Amy Poehler is Awesome! I love how she high jacked that interview.
From what I’m seeing of Claire Danes and Kerry, I kind of hate both of their dresses.
This carpet is so boring!
Claire Danes’ dress fit all wrong on top, and everybody looks bad in Marchesa. Even Kerry.
Julie Bowen is always a mess.
omg did she annoy me, talking about starving herself to fit in her dress — even though before starving herself she probably weighs 100 lbs soaking wet. annoying.
btw, Julia Louis Dreyfus looks gorgeous – I love her!
Julia Louis Dreyfus looks KILLER IN HER DRESS.. she and Tina Fey. So much talk about women in their 40’s and great bodies.. well these are women in their 40’s and have kids and they are killing it.
I’m convinced Julia Louis Dreyfus either bathes in the blood of virgin unicorns or has made a deal with the devil. She looks fan-effing-tastic.
JLD isnt in her 40s, she’s 52! She’s just gorgeous.
Her father is one of the richest men in the world and she has made millions from her acting career so she can afford a chef, personal trainer, makeup artist, etc., just from her Seinfeld residuals alone. If we had the best beauty products and staff money could buy, Im sure we all would clean up very nicely!
phillykat: I agree with what you’re saying — but I’ll just add that she is naturally gorgeous and is one of those women who just seems to get better with age.
And that dress is to die for. IWANTIWANTIWANT!!!
Julia always knocks it out of the park – she looks amazing herself, but always picks a gown that is modern, flattering, doesn’t distract, and is a little edgy without being gimmicky. Fantastic.
I loved her and Tony Hale’s in character acceptance of her role, and I love that they both won (though I was still rooting for Amy).
January Jones seemed kinda bitchy in that interview. Is she always like that??
I saw her w/ Ryan Seacrest and I think she was trying to be funny?? but it didn’t work at all.
I haven’t seen my guy Jon Hamm yet – I hope he shaved!
I thought the same thing!! She has zero sense of humor.
Anyone else love Kate Mara’s harsh hair styling and white dress??!
January Jones looked absolutely GORGEOUS. That gown was perfection, and the hair, make up and jewellery all looked amazing.
Sofia Vergara’s look was completely flawless. Loved the colour and fit!
Julie Bowen and Tina Fey both looked great!
Sofia looked unbelievable in that dress.
I thought Vergara looked kind of hookerish in that dress. January Jones’ dress was very pretty but the color made her look kind of washed out. She should have gone with a more vibrant shade.
Allison Williams — drop-dead perfection.
Claire Danes’s dress didn’t fit right on top.
What in hell was Julianne Hough thinking of?!
Jessica Lange — nuh-uh. Too spiderwebby.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus — big thumbs-up. Love that dress.
Yay…Merritt weaver’ I love her
WORD!!!!!
hahahahaha so funny and so deserving!!!
Shortest Emmy speech ever! Why?
I still don’t understand why Person of Interest doesn’t get any Emmy love. It’s one of the best, well written and acted shows on network television.
OMG Lena Headley you are a beautiful woman why are you wearing two dressses, part of a bathing suit, and the sidelight curtains from a goth brothel, and WHITE SHOES!?! AFTER LABOR DAY!?!
I actually loved her look!
Lena Dunham either has no stylist or the one she has really hates her. Every time I see her on the red carpet she always looks dumpy.
Gail Mancuso kissed Steve Levithan before her husband. I know they need to keep the speeches short, but man. Also, loved Julia Dryfuss speech.
Loved Julia’s speech! Anna Chlumsky texting(?) was funny.
Her character is always on her phone…they were all in character – I was dying, pretty hilarious.
Sarah Silverman looked the best she’s ever looked, all in a little black dress costing $60. She is thinner. Her hair and face looked pretty, much younger looking than 42.
Did you see her in the dance number — She looked awesome!
She did.
She wore this same dress to the Wreck It Ralph Sydney premiere. There are pics online. I wonder if she had a different Emmy dress that didn’t work out so she used something from her closet?
Jim Parsons winning the Lead Actor in a Comedy -what total bullshit.
I wish Jason Bateman had won for Arrested Development!
I truly don’t understand the Emmy’s fascination with his performance. I don’t care for that show, but in the little I’ve seen of it, I don’t find him impressive at all. Especially when there are some really great performances out there.
Big Bang Theory is one of the most painfully unfunny shows in existence. If people like it, good for them (and apparently millions do), but I am absolutely oblivious to any charms it might have.
Same here. I tried watching it, I gave it a few episodes… but I found the show and its’ characters incredibly unfunny and obnoxious.
So people are pressed about Jim Parsons winning, which I get.
So is Carrie Underwood’s default prom gowns. I really wonder every time I see her.
Also, they want a three hour program but none of the time will be used for the winner’s to speak. Really!!!!!
Carrie Underwood singing the Beatles iconic song Yesterday? Just no. She’s fine for what she does and has a powerful voice, but she doesn’t have enough soul or tenderness in her voice to sing such a song. And I’ve never been a big fan of her vocal tone, which is a little nasally. It was a nice performance but didn’t move me. And that song should move me when performed.
Nathan Fillion in the dance number, loved it! “Shut up, I’m going to sing.” Lol! And I got a nice surprise seeing Stephen Amell presenting too, I like him.
The standing ovation they gave Bob Newhart when he was presenting was adorable. An industry legend and a gentleman. Also, I’ve missed Michael J Fox and his tribute was lovely.
Carrie Preston looked soooo good. That color wouldn’t work on most people with her complexion.
She did look great! And I’m so glad she won for the Good Wife, she’s amazing on that show.
I’m half loving, half disappointed in the winners thus far (seriously, Cranston and Paul, no? Are we saving it for next year?). Yay for Anna Gunn though, and Tony Hale! Buster!
I really like Kerry and she’s great on Scandal – I was happy to see her get nominated, but in terms of material to work with, Scandal doesn’t match up to the cable heavy hitters, so I’m not surprised she didn’t get it.
So the Voice got 5 Emmy nominations, and Justified got NONE. ZERO. Ponder that one a while. Ugh.
Buster’s win (Tony Hale) was my favorite so far!! And Julia Louis Dreyfus was my favorite speech. I wish I had HBO so I could watch their show…
anyone see Juliane Hough’s dress?? Worst dress of the night by far!
Somebody should smack her and send her to bed with no supper. She looked like ten kinds of hell.
http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/emmys/best–emmy–speech–ever–an-underdog-takes-home-an-emmy-005522912.html
omg she looks so surprised but humble :))
I don’t know if I like the way they are honoring the deceased. It’s such an odd balance between upbeat moments then — sad. I like it better when they do it all in one shot. And why are certain deceased people are more important than others? That’s just odd to spotlight a few.
And Shemar Moore is a horrible backstage host! He seems downright creepy.
Um, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one kind of grossed out by Shemar….Anna Faris and Allison Janney’s faces said it all. Barf.
I completely agree with you. It’s not right that they select some for special highlighting with a monologue by a peer and then only flash the pictures of the rest for a few seconds each. All of these people have made unique contributions to the industry and are equally deserving of recognition.
I feel like I shouldn’t say this, as these people are sadly deceased – but you have to wonder how so many of the people featured in the In Memorium segment with decades long, incredibly successful careers were passed over for their own special segment for someone known mostly for a character on a teen show for a few seasons.
I could not agree with you more MisJes and emmie_a. They should honor them all equally. It’s unbelievable (and disrespectful) to me to give special segment to a kid who was famous for one role and basically killed himself (I know, addictions are a disease and I don’t mean to sound harsh) and not do the same for legends in television history. Klugman, Hagman and others had 40-60 year careers. They forged the way and evolved with the times and contributed so much. No one should be singled out as more important. If they are going to do this, then choose the ones who stood the test of time.
Bryan Cranton & Aaron Paul were robbed. Carnavale plays a a disgusting ape wherever he appears . I love Jeff but no way is his show or character more intense and compelling than BB. and if not BB, Hamm or Spacey way more deserving. Hate the Emmy voters tonight. Though happy for Anna Gunn she deserved it.
Well – they still have next year… Which makes me wonder if the ending of Breaking Bad is why Mad Men is splitting their final season into two separate seasons? I heard the final 8 episodes won’t air until 2015. So that means they will be around for two more Emmy cycles, giving the show a better chance w/out Breaking Bad and giving Jon Hamm more of a chance at an award w/out Brain Cranston around?? — Unless I’m wrong about how the timing works out!
Totally agree about Jeff – while I enjoy his show and really like his character…Spacey or Cranston are far more deserving. Disappointing.
YAY Stephen Colbert. His show had been knocking it out of park for the last few years while the Emmy’s have been up The Daily Show butthole.
So happy Anna Gunn won! I read her NYT open letter and was surprised/disappointed to hear some people sent her hate letters. She does a great job on the show.
Didn’t Carrie Underwoid’s rendition of Imagine AT ALL!
Agree with the posters above on Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright deserving to win.
Disappointed BB’s actors didn’t take home more awards…. But it did win the big award!!!!
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i thought so too…
I was hoping Kerry Washington would win but I haven’t seen any of the other shows so I can’t compare her one way or another against her competition. I confess to being an incurable Scandalholic. I’ve watched every single episode at least twice,
I agree. Scandal is awesome! And Kerry does such a good job playing Olivia Pope.
Am I the only one that saw the trickle of blood on the top of NPH’s head after the middle of the show dance number?
I’m glad James Cromwell won, he was excellent in American Horror Story, but Jessica Lange should definitely have won for best actress and the show should have won the mini-series award.
Idk, I like Kerry and think she is stunning but in all honesty, I think Scandal is such a terrible show. The acting is good, but every time I try to watch it I have to turn it off because I can’t stop rolling my eyes. I suppose I can see Kerry getting the Emmy nom, but a win?? Hell no. Thing is, I think a lot of people just want her to win because she is African American and while it’s been WAY too long since we had a black woman get an Emmy, I don’t think we should just throw it at anyone. First we need more POC on TV, and not just blacks. Hispanics, Asians, and dare I say it? Native Americans even.
Why is it that every damn time a black woman is nominated for anything, it’s always a “token” or “because she’s African American”.
I know this might be hard for some people to understand, but some of us actually like her because she’s a great actress, not because she happens to be black.
It’s funny because if a black person doesn’t get nominated, it’s because she/he “just wasn’t good enough”, but if she/he gets nominated, “it’s because she’s black and they just want to be PC”. God forbid they win. Then it’s a combination of PC/political/reverse racism/etc.
Lovely and talented KW will not win. it is just they way of Hollywood. I suspect that she is well aware of this but she will continue to act as an educated adult.