Martin Short as Oliver Putnam in Only Murders in the Building.
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BY BERNICE FOX
It’s Palisadian vs. Palisadian in some Emmy nomination categories!
Larry David and Martin Short.
Eugene Levy and Conan O’Brien.
Larry David in a poster for Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Photo: HBO
With Curb Your Enthusiasm’s 12th and final season in the books, creator, producer and star, Larry David, is reacting to the show’s nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series and to his nomination as Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
For the series, David issued a statement saying “It warms my heart to see that misanthropy is finally being recognized as an art form.”
For his personal nomination for actor, David gives hope to all who might not have talent, saying “This is a sad day for actors everywhere. See? Anyone can do it!”
In the same acting category with David is Martin Short, nominated for Only Murders in the Building. The former Palisades honorary mayor did not issue a statement. Maybe he’s figuring out his award campaign as he and his castmate, Steve Martin, go head-to-head with each other and with David.
Eugene Levy dances in a kilt with the official Jewish tartan in The Reluctant Traveler.
Photo: Apple TV
Eugene Levy and Conan O’Brien each temporarily left their homes in the Palisades to film travel shows. And both wound up with Emmy nominations in the category of Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special. Their competing shows are Conan O’Brien Must Go and The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy.
Reese Witherspoon as Bradley on The Morning Show.
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Palisadian Reese Witherspoon is nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for The Morning Show. That’s one of 16 nominations for the series this year, including Outstanding Drama Series.
In her reaction on Instagram, Witherspoon posted “Ahhh!! 16 Emmy nominations for @themorningshow! Thank you so much to the @television cad ! We are all enormously proud of this show… it’s a huge amount of hard work that the entire cast & crew dedicate themselves to for so many months So thank you for watching and for honoring us all with the nomination for Best Drama Series!”
Jamie Lee Curtis, a Palisadian in Santa Monica Canyon, also used her Instagram account to react to The Bear getting nearly two dozen nominations, including her guest actress role as the family matriarch.
Jamie Lee Curtis as Donna in The Bear. Photo: FX
Curtis posted “A merry morning indeed. The team (at The Bear) from words to sounds and everything visually in between are represented so beautifully with their record 23 nominations. The show is singular and it’s beauty and power and truth and I’m honored to be a member of the creative family.”
Another Santa Monica Canyon Palisadian, Steven Zaillian, is thanking the Television Academy for Emmy nominations. Zaillian has three for Ripley for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Writing and Directing.
Zaillian issued a statement saying the nominations “are a wonderful recognition of everyone who worked on Ripley for so long and with such talent and dedication in every department. My congratulations to them all … We are all very honored and happy.”
Thomas Newman, who grew up in the Rustic Canyon neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, is nominated for composing the theme music for the FX series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. Newman now has four career Emmy nominations, winning in 2002 for writing the Six Feet Under theme music. Newman’s name and music often are heard at other award shows. He’s won six of his 14 Grammy nominations. He also has 15 Oscar nominations, but has yet to win the Academy Award. One of those nominations was for composing the now-iconic score for the 1999 Best Picture, American Beauty.
All 2024 Emmy nominations are listed on the Television Academy website, https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners.
The 76th Emmy Awards ceremony is set for Sunday, September 15. It’ll air live on ABC from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Conan O’Brien was nominated for Conan O’Brien Must Go.
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