67th annual Emmy Awards had big wins
The 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were broadcasted on Sunday, Sept. 20.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Viola Davis became the first African-American actress to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for her role as Annalise Keating in โHow to Get Away with Murder.โ Davis gave an emotional speech on the lack of opportunity for โwomen of colorโ and finished with thanking actresses Kerry Washington and Taraji P. Henson, according to the source.
โMad Menโ actor John Hamm finally won an Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama after falling short of a win eight times, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Other highlights of the night included Amy Schumer thanking her makeup artists for her smokey eye during her acceptance speech to Tracy Morganโs surprise appearance when he announced the final award of the night. According to Entertainment Weekly, Morgan was critically injured in a car crash in June 2014.
To see a full list of the winners, visit Entertainment Weekly online.
American Horror Story returns in Oct.
In October 2014 the FX network renewed the popular television show โAmerican Horror Story,โ according to Entertainment Weekly.
Since then, clips and casting news have dropped hints for the upcoming season, starting with Lady Gagaโs announcement of the season five theme, โHotel,โ in February, according to the news source.
Entertainment Weekly reported Lady Gaga will be running the Hotel Cortez with Matt Bomber returning as Gagaโs lover. Fan favorite Evan Peters is taking on a new role as the mass murderer and builder of the hotel, and Sarah Paulson is coming back as Hypodermic Sally, a drug addict.
Actress Jessica Lange passed on season five, according to Entertainment Weekly, to head back to broadway, but is in talks to come back if her schedule permits.
This season will connect back to the first season of โAmerican Horror Story: Murder House,โ according to the news source, and will feature the โmost distrubing scene [the show] has ever done,โ according to the creator Ryan Murphy.
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Published September 23rd, 2015