AFC Richmond takes the Emmys! Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein and more Ted Lasso stars rocked the red carpet at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, September 12.Waddingham — who is nominated against Alex Borstein, Hannah Einbinder, Janelle James, Kate McKinnon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and costars Sarah Niles and Juno Temple for comedy supporting actress — referred to her category as the “clash of the titans” during a carpet interview with Variety.“To be able to be here with the privilege of one under my belt … Any woman that gets up out of that chair, I’m going to be like, ‘Whoop!’” the actress said, revealing she thinks for Abbott Elementary’s James or Ralph will take home the trophy.Ted Lasso is nominated for 20 Emmys this year, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Sudeikis), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Waddingham, Temple and Niles) and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Goldstein, Toheeb Jimoh and Nick Mohammed).“I didn’t expect any of this,” Goldstein, who plays Roy Kent, told Entertainment Tonight in July. “I still find it surreal.
I think when we did the first Emmys, it was so mad. It was f—king insane, and then it ended and you were like, ‘Well, that’s it then’ … So then for this to happen again, you’re just like- I don’t know what you’re meant to do.”Temple, meanwhile, told the outlet that she doesn’t care “about taking it home,” explaining: “I’m so thrilled and honored to be nominated.
If I’m being honest, I never thought that was gonna happen in my life, anyway, and to get to share it with the two other leading ladies of Lasso this year, that’s pretty damn cool.
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