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Congratulations are in order forHenry Winkler!
On Monday, the actor took home the 2018Emmy Awardfor outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. Winkler won his first-ever Primetime Emmy — following three acting nominations in the ’70s for his breakout inHappy Days, among other nods — for his role as master acting teacher Gene Cousineau on HBO’sBarry.
“Oh my God, oh my God,” Winkler, 72, repeated several times as he took the stage.
Winkler, who won two Golden Globe Awards in addition to his nominations for his role as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli onHappy Daysand previously earned two Daytime Emmys, joked that he wrote his speech “43 years ago.”
He says he was once told that if you stay at the table long enough, the chips come to you.
“Tonight I got to clear the table,” he said.
Winkler closed with a shout-out to his son, Max, and daughter Zoe — yelling triumphantly: “You can go to bed now, daddy won!”
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Henry Winkler
For the second consecutive year,Alec Baldwin(Saturday Night Live),Louie Anderson(Baskets), andTituss Burgess(Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) all received a nod for their work. Joining the category returners wereKenan Thompson(Saturday Night Live), Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta),WinklerandTony Shalhoub(The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).
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It was a big year forSNL, which earned two nominations in the category. Baldwin took home the supporting actor Emmy for his portrayal of Donald Trump in 2017.This year marks the third time the actor has been nominated in this category.
As for Baldwin’sSNLcastmate Thompson, this year marked his first-ever Emmy nomination. The long-overdue recognition came after Thompson earned the title of thelongest runningSNLcast memberwith 15 seasons under his belt.
Also new to the 2018 category were Shalhoub — though the actor is no stranger to the Emmys, with three outstanding lead actor wins under his belt — and Winkler. The latter two were also both previously nominated in other categories.
For the first time in years, HBO’sVeepand ABC’sModern Familydid not have anyone up for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. Previously,Tony Hale(Veep),Matt Walsh(Veep), and Ty Burrell (Modern Family) were consistently nominated for their roles on the series.
With 16 nominations,Atlantaearned the most nods out of any comedy this year.
source: people.com
