Everyone loves an underdog! Award reveals have notoriously delivered stunning wins, losses and snubs over the years, however there was probably by no means a extra stunning night time of upsets than the 2007 Emmy Awards.
While the night was stuffed with entertaining plot twists, nothing left viewers extra shocked than The Sopranos strolling away with a sole win for Outstanding Drama Series, regardless of nabbing 15 nominations.
As the crime drama was airing its ultimate season, James Gandolfini was the favourite to take residence the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama — delivering what critics known as one in all the finest performances in the historical past of tv. The win, nevertheless, went to James Spader for Boston Legal.
Edie Falco, who portrayed Carmela on the HBO sequence, didn’t truthful any higher, shedding Outstanding Lead Actress to Sally Field from Brothers & Sisters. Aida Turturro and Lorraine Bracco, for his or her half, have been beat in the Supporting Actress class by Katherine Heigl in Grey’s Anatomy — one thing that left even Heigl herself speechless.
The comedy teams confronted their justifiable share of upsets that very same yr too. Viewers have been shocked when Ricky Gervais was introduced as the winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his position in Extras, besting 30 Rock’s Alec Baldwin and Two and a Half Men’s Charlie Sheen. The win additionally meant a loss for The Office’s Steve Carell for his portrayal of Michael Scott — a job that originally was Gervais’ in the British model 4 years prior.
Carell’s loss was such a twist that Gervais didn’t even present as much as the ceremony. In the England native’s absence, nevertheless, the Anchorman star ran on stage to just accept the award from presenters Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart as an alternative.
In 2008, Gervais attended the Emmys as a presenter, referencing the earlier yr’s hijinks in his speech.
“It’s great to be here at the Emmys, the most prestigious award show in the world. I couldn’t come last year, which is a shame. But I still won. Do you remember?” he quipped. “Thanks for that. The press called it a ‘major upset’ which means they thought I shouldn’t have won.”
Gervais then confirmed a clip of the 40-Year-Old Virgin star accepting the accolade in his place, saying, “Look at his stupid face. He couldn’t actually win one of his own so he stole someone else’s. I don’t think that is the original Emmy, I think that’s a shoddy remake,” the BoJack Horseman alum mentioned of the hilarious incident.
“I made you what you are and I get nothing back,” he joked, referring to portraying the position of Scott previous to Carell. “I sat through [your film] Evan Almighty, give me my Emmy [back].”
Despite being nominated yearly from 2006 to 2011, Carell by no means took residence an Emmy for his cringe-worthy efficiency as Dunder Mifflin’s regional supervisor.
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