Rob Reiner won a posthumous Emmy on Sunday night for his guest role on FX’s The Bear, the biggest Disney moment of the second night of the Creative Arts Emmys and the first posthumous acting Emmy in more than three decades. The award, for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, came nearly nine months after Reiner and his wife Michele were killed at their Los Angeles home in December.
Reiner played Albert Schnurr, a restaurant franchiser who mentors Ebraheim, and was recognized for the episode “Tonnato.” He won over Michael J. Fox and Brett Goldstein of Shrinking, Hamish Linklater of Widow’s Bay, Christopher McDonald of Hacks and Connor Storrie of Saturday Night Live. Wendi McLendon-Covey accepted on his behalf as the room stood for a minute-long ovation. It is the first posthumous Emmy for an on-camera performance since Raul Julia won for The Burning Season in 1995.
The win is also Reiner’s first acting Emmy since the two he collected for playing Michael Stivic on All in the Family in the 1970s, a gap of 48 years and the longest between acting wins in Emmy history. His son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths and has pleaded not guilty.
Paradise And Two Disney+ Animated Shorts Also Won
Shailene Woodley took Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for playing Annie in the Paradise episode “Graceland.” It is Woodley’s first Emmy and the first for the Hulu thriller, which launched last year from 20th Television. She beat a field that included three nominees from The Pitt, Miriam Shor of Pluribus and Merritt Wever of The Gilded Age.
Two Disney+ titles picked up juried awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. Takashi Okazaki won for character design on the Star Wars: Visions episode “The Duel: Payback,” and Uzoma Dunkwu won for character design on the Marvel Animation series Eyes of Wakanda, for the episode “Into the Lion’s Den.” Both were announced ahead of the ceremony and presented on the night.
FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette won Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, credited to Courtney Bright, Nicole Daniels and associate casting director Jennifer Brooks.
The Muppet Show And Star Wars: Visions Came Up Short In Their Bigger Races
Not every Disney nomination converted. Matt Vogel, nominated for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance as Kermit on The Muppet Show, lost to Julie Andrews for her narration on Bridgerton. Star Wars: Visions was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program, where South Park won the category for the first time since 2013. Abbott Elementary and Only Murders in the Building were both nominated for comedy series casting without a win.
Across the two Creative Arts nights, The Muppet Show still leads all Disney programs with four Emmys, all from Saturday’s ceremony, including Sabrina Carpenter’s first. The overall leader is Apple’s Widow’s Bay with eight, followed by DTF St. Louis with six and Spider-Noir with five, a strong showing for a series Prime Video canceled days before nominations were finalized.
What Is Left
Night two covered 53 categories, including all four guest acting races and the limited series supporting acting, writing and directing awards, which the Television Academy moved off the main telecast this year. The full list of winners from both nights is now posted. An edited version of the two Creative Arts ceremonies airs on FXX on Saturday, September 12, at 8 p.m. ET. The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards follow on Monday, September 14, live on NBC and Peacock from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live at 8 p.m. ET, with Mariska Hargitay hosting.
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