Sentences with phrase «actress in a comedy»

Funke Akindele Bello's Jenifer's Diary won two awards, Best Actress in a Comedy and Best TV Series, she received the award plus a cash price of N250, 000.

Starring Julia Louis - Dreyfus in her recent Emmy award - winning turn as Vice President Selina Meyer (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series), Veep is an up - close and politically (in) correct look at the daily successes and disappointments of being second in command.

She won one Emmy Award for her portrayal of Rose and was nominated every year the show ran (1985 — 1992) in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.

To pose with her Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series award for «Black - ish,» she changed gears, donning a tawny furry jacket which gave the frock a»70s vibe.

In 2007, McCarthy was cast in a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

Leo earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her hilarious and outrageous performance on FX's LOUIE, which People magazine called the best in television all year.

Her portrayal of Samantha Cole in Universal's Liar Liar, the third - highest grossing theatrical release of 1997, earned her another American Comedy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination for Favorite Supporting Actress in a Comedy.

It also earned Meryl the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical in a Motion Picture and her 14th Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Pamela Adlon, Louie Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory Joan Cusack, Shameless Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Gaby Hoffmann, Girls

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) Allison Janney (Mom) Julia Louis - Dreyfus (Veep) Tracee Ellis Ross (Black - ish) Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie) Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie) Pamela Adlon (Better Things)

According to NPR, rounding up the nominees for Best Actress in a Comedy beauty - pageant - style was the idea of nominee Amy Poehler (Parks & Recreation).

Palin was famously portrayed on Saturday Night Live during the election by Fey who won an Emmy for best guest actress in a comedy series for the performance.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Mayim Bialik, «The Big Bang Theory»; Julie Bowen, «Modern Family»; Allison Janney, «Mom»; Kate Mulgrew, «Orange Is the New Black»»; Kate McKinnon (pictured), «SNL»; Anna Chlumsky, «Veep»

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series Wanda Sykes as Daphne Lido, black - ish Carrie Fisher as Mia, Catastrophe Becky Ann Baker as Loreen Doring, Girls Angela Bassett as Catherine, Master Of None Kristen Wiig as Host, Saturday Night Live Melissa McCarthy as Host, Saturday Night Live

«Saturday Night Live,» perhaps the most obvious embodiment of the comedy old guard, lost to «Key & Peele» on Comedy Central, but Kate McKinnon took home the trophy as best supporting actress in a comedy.

The most exciting — and I use that term very generously — moments were (as usual) related to the women nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

Actress Kate McKinnon accepts Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for «Saturday Night Live» onstage during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los

Congratulations to Margot for winning the Best Actress in a Comedy award for I, Tonya!

Jane Lynch, who won the Emmy for supporting actress in a comedy for «Glee» last year, is hosting the ceremony.

Actress in a Comedy Series Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Veep Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer Constance Wu, Fresh Off the Boat

It was the first time two people had been nominated together for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, and obviously the first time two people had won together.

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Veep Laurie Metcalf, Getting On Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Kate McKinnon accepts the award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for Saturday Night Live at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards last Sunday.

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Kate Beckinsale — Love & Friendship Sally Field — Hello, My Name Is Doris Kate McKinnon — Ghostbusters Hailee Steinfeld — The Edge of Seventeen Meryl Streep — Florence Foster Jenkins

In acting categories, Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence scooped up an four nominations, for Best Actress, Best Actress in a Comedy and Best Acting Ensemble all for Silver Linings Playbook, while her turn as Katniss Everdeen also landed her a nomination for Best Actress in an Action Movie.

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Gaby Hoffmann, Girls Pamela Adlon, Louie Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family Joan Cusack, Shameless Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Curiously, its star Ellie Kemper missed out, but Actress in a Comedy Series was probably the most competitive in years and a very deserved nomination for Fresh Off the Boat «s Constance Wu probably just kept her from getting in.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Alison Brie — GLOW Rachel Brosnahan — The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Jane Fonda — Grace and Frankie Allison Janney — Mom Tracee Ellis Ross — Black - ish Lily Tomlin — Grace and Frankie

Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan will compete against each other in two categories — Best Actress and Best Actress in a Comedy — for their roles in «I, Tonya» and «Lady Bird,» respectively.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) won Best Comedy Series, in addition to Best Actress in a Comedy Series for its leading lady, Rachel Brosnahan.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Niecy Nash, Getting On Allison Janney, Mom Judith Light, Transparent Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series SHOULD WIN: Kate McKinnon («Saturday Night Live») WILL WIN: Anna Chlumsky («Veep»)

In 2009, she received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her portrayal of Jenna.

Animated feature «The Croods» «Despicable Me 2» WINNER: «Frozen» «Monsters University» «The Wind Rises» Action movie «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» «Iron Man 3» WINNER: «Lone Survivor» «Rush» «Star Trek Into Darkness» Actor in an action movie Henry Cavill — «Man of Steel» Robert Downey Jr. — «Iron Man 3» Brad Pitt — «World War Z» WINNER: Mark Wahlberg — «Lone Survivor» Actress in an action movie WINNER: Sandra Bullock — «Gravity» Jennifer Lawrence — «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» Evangeline Lilly — «The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug» Gwyneth Paltrow — «Iron Man 3» Comedy WINNER: «American Hustle» «Enough Said» «The Heat» «This Is the End» «The Way Way Back» «The World's End» Actor in a comedy Christian Bale — «American Hustle» WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio — «The Wolf of Wall Street» James Gandolfini — «Enough Said» Simon Pegg — «The World's End» Sam Rockwell — «The Way Way Back» Actress in a comedy WINNER: Amy Adams — «American Hustle» Sandra Bullock — «The Heat» Greta Gerwig — «Frances Ha» Julia Louis - Dreyfus — «Enough Said» Melissa McCarthy — «The Heat» Sci - fi / horror movie «The Conjuring» WINNER: «Gravity» «Star Trek Into Darkness» «World War Z» Foreign language film WINNER: «Blue Is the Warmest Color» «The Great Beauty» «The Hunt» «The Past» «Wadjda» Documentary feature «The Act of Killing» «Blackfish» «Stories We Tell» «Tim's Vermeer» WINNER: «20 Feet from Stardom» Song «Atlas» — Coldplay — «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» «Happy» — Pharrell Williams — «Despicable Me 2» WINNER: «Let It Go» — Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson - Lopez — «Frozen» «Ordinary Love» — U2 — «Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom» «Please Mr. Kennedy» — Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver — «Inside Llewyn Davis» «Young and Beautiful» — Lana Del Rey — «The Great Gatsby» Score WINNER: Steven Price — «Gravity» Arcade Fire — «Her» Thomas Newman — «Saving Mr. Banks» Hans Zimmer — «12 Years a Slave»

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Kate McKinnon («Saturday Night Live») Vanessa Bayer («Saturday Night Live») Leslie Jones («Saturday Night Live») Anna Chlumsky («Veep») Judith Light («Transparent») Kathryn Hahn («Transparent»)

«Modern Family» did well as usual as Eric Stone Street and Julie Bowen won for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress in Comedy, states RadarOnline.

This is true; she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the esteemed but short - lived «Pushing Daisies.»

Deschanel recently commented about being nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, states UsMagazine.com.

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series • Mindy Kaling — «The Mindy Project» (FOX) • Niecy Nash — «The Soul Man» (TV Land) • Tracee Ellis Ross — «Black - ish» (ABC) • Uzo Aduba — «Orange is the New Black» (Netflix) • Wendy Raquel Robinson — «The Game» (BET)

I like Rose Byrne as an actress, especially in dramas, but I do feel she is ill suited for a leading actress in a comedy that requires her to perform physical humor.

Meanwhile, David O. Russell's con - artist comedy «American Hustle» picked up several wins, including ensemble, comedy and actress in a comedy for Amy Adams.

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel was named best comedy series, while star Rachel Brosnahan won best actress in a comedy.

In addition, Shaw nabbed a lead actress in a comedy or musical nomination for her role as Bridgette Bird.

Here are the rankings for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series from the Emmy Experts:

Ellen Burstyn for Same Time Next Year and Maggie Smith for California Suite tied for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical.

Continuing along the lines of deserving, albeit unexpected winners was Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama winner Margo Martindale for her fantastically received work on JUSTIFIED and the somewhat less surprising, albeit equally welcoming wins for MODERN FAMILY's Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress in a Comedy duo that was the husband and wife team of Julie Bowen (Claire Dunphy) and Ty Burrell (Phil Dunphy).

2016 Emmys: Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series — Another Win for Allison Janney or is Niecy Nash Going to Upset?

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LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Veep Laurie Metcalf, Getting On Tracee Ellis Ross, Black - ish Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie Who will win: Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Veep Yeah, she's going to do it.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Anna Chlumsky, Veep Allison Janney, Mom Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent Judith Light, Transparent Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Niecy Nash, Getting On Who will win: Allison Janney, Mom Never bet against the Emmy darling.