'Game of Thrones,' 'Fleabag' Take Top Emmy Honors on Night of Upsets

14 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 Stars hit Emmy red carpet Jodie Maisie Comer Natasha Lyonne Williams Michelle Williams Naomi Watts Sophie Turner Kendall Jenner Vera Farmiga Julia Garner beats GoT stars to win ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Fleabag’ take top first Emmy Los Angeles Emmy honors on night of upsets ctress Julia Gar- Los Angeles Emmy for comedy writing. Aner beat “Game of “This is just getting ridiculous!,” Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Thrones” stars, including edieval drama “Game Waller-Bridge said as she accept- ‘Fleabag’ wins big at Emmys Sophie Turner, Lena Head- of Thrones” closed ed the comedy series Emmy. Los Angeles ey, Maisie Williams, to win Mits run with a fourth “It’s really wonderful to know, her first Emmy in Support- Emmy award for best drama se- and reassuring, that a dirty, angry, ctress Phoebe Waller-Bridge won Lead ing Actress in a Drama Se- ries while British comedy “Flea- messed-up woman can make it Actress in a Comedy Series trophy at ries category at the 2019 bag” was the upset winner for to the Emmys,” Waller-Bridge Athe 71st Primetime Emmy Awards gala Emmy awards here. best comedy series on Sunday on added. here for her role in “Fleabag”, The first-time Emmy a night that rewarded newcom- Already the most- awarded which was also named as the nominee was in contention ers over old favorites. series in best comedy series. with Gwendoline Christie Billy Porter, the star of LGBTQ The Emmys are Hollywood’s Emmy “This is just getting ridicu- (“Game of Thrones”), Head- series “Pose,” won the best dra- top honors in television, and the history lous,” Waller-Bridge said as she ey (“Game of Thrones”), matic actor Emmy, while British night belonged to Phoebe Waller- with accepted the honour for best com- Fiona Shaw (“Killing newcomer Jodie Comer took the Bridge, the star and creator of 38 wins, edy series. Eve”), Turner (“Game of Emmy for her lead actress role as Amazon Studios’ “Fleabag” who HBO’s “Game of “’Fleabag’’ started as a one-woman Thrones”) and Williams a psychotic assassin in the quirky also created “Killing Eve.” Thrones” went show at Edinburgh Festival in 2013, (“Game of Thrones”). BBC America drama “Killing Eve.” Waller-Bridge took the tro- into Sunday’s and the journey has been absolutely “I am so overjoyed to have phy for best comedy actress, awards mental to get here,” added Waller- lived long enough to see this beating out six-time “Veep” ac- show as the Bridge, who has also created the Stan Lee, Luke day,” said Porter, 50, crowning a tress winner Julia Louis-Drey- clear front show. standout year in which he made fus as well as last year’s Emmy runner, despite “Fleabag’’ bested out “Barry”, Perry remembered waves on red carpets at the Os- champ Rachel Brosnahan for a fan uproar over “The Good Place”, “The Marvelous at Emmys 2019 cars and the Met Gala for his “The Marvelous Mrs. Mais- the conclusion of Mrs. Maisel”, “Russian Doll”, “Schitt’s gender-fluid outfits. el.” Waller-Bridge also won an the series. Creek” and “Veep” for the honour. Los Angeles ate icons including Amy Jackson and George Nicole LStan Lee, Luke Per- ry and Valerie Harper blessed with a baby boy! Kidman feels her were honoured at the London kids chose Scientology 71st Primetime Emmy Awards with a moving odel-actor Amy Jackson and fiance George Panayi- over her tribute. otou on Monday welcomed a baby boy and named Los Angeles Taking a break from Mhim Andreas! The 27-year old shared the good celebrating the best of the news on Instagram with a captivating picture of the family ctress Nicole Kidman says her children small screen, the star-stud- of three. “Our Angel, welcome to the world Andreas,” she with former husband Tom Cruise chose ded audience took a mo- wrote. AScientology over her. ment to remember the Soon after, her post got bombarded with wishes Kidman adopted Isabella, now 26, and Connor, stars that Hollywood lost and blessings for the little one. now 24, with Cruise. Kidman grew apart from over the past year with the The model in August announced on the pic- them when they followed Cruise into the Church “In Memoriam” segment. ture-sharing platform that she will be welcom- of Scientology. She is now trying to heal the rift. ing a baby boy and “Motherhood is about the journey. There are wrote, “It’s a boy.” going to be incredible peaks and valleys, wheth- She first made er you are an adopting mother or a birth moth- the announce- er. What a child needs is love. They have ment in March made choices to be Scientologists. It’s our where the actor job as a parent to always offer uncon- zeroed in on a ditional love,” Kidman said in an love-filled pho- interview to The Sun. to of herself Amy and her beau Jackson with a dreamy sunset in the Reese is proud of wrinkles backdrop. Los Angeles Amy can be signs of herself ageing seen flaunt- on screen, reports fema- ing her baby ctress Reese lefirst.co.uk. bump along- Witherspoon “Now, I can play wom- side George, Asays she likes en who have lived more who her wrinkles be- and gone through a lot of seemed cause she has changes, not simply be- planting earned them. cause I’m in my 40s but a kiss on The 43-year- because I’ve gone through her fore- old actress likes that kind of evolution my- head. to witness the self,” she added..

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