{"id":223390,"date":"2019-07-18T01:47:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T05:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=223390"},"modified":"2019-07-18T01:47:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T05:47:23","slug":"schitts-creek-and-its-stars-among-canadians-with-emmy-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/18\/schitts-creek-and-its-stars-among-canadians-with-emmy-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Schitt&#8217;s Creek&#8217; and its stars among Canadians with Emmy nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So it\u2019s the next day and the Emmy dust has settled. To our brilliant cast and crew, and our fabulous fans who have been spreading the word for the past 6 seasons, these nominations belong to you! xo<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eugene Levy (@Realeugenelevy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Realeugenelevy\/status\/1151585865124257792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nTORONTO &#8212; Eugene Levy thought the highlight of his Tuesday would be taking his car in for servicing &#8212; until he arrived home and heard some \u201csurreal\u201d and far more exciting news.<\/p>\n<p>A publicist for \u201cSchitt&#8217;s\u00a0Creek\u201d had called to tell the Hamilton native that he&#8217;d just got an Emmy Award nomination for lead actor in a comedy series for playing patriarch Johnny Rose on the Ontario-shot show, which airs on CBC and Pop TV and is also on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>Then, as they spoke, came several more \u201cSchitt&#8217;s\u201d nominations: Toronto native Catherine O&#8217;Hara, who plays matriarch Moira Rose, for lead actress in a comedy series; Debra Hanson and Darci Cheyne for contemporary costumes; and the entire show for best comedy series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to say, I&#8217;m somewhat surprised,\u201d Levy said in a phone interview from his Toronto home after the nominations were announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought that we had a pretty good shot with Catherine, I thought that would have been our best shot. Maybe it&#8217;s just the Canadian in me where you think, &#8216;Oh, we&#8217;re probably not going to get more than one, if we get one.&#8217; But then they just kept rolling in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s pretty incredible ending up with four nominations on this show. And believe me, it&#8217;s not to say they&#8217;re not well-deserved, because they are. I think it&#8217;s a pretty fantastic show that we&#8217;re doing here. But you just never think it&#8217;s actually going to get that kind of recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the first Emmy love for \u201cSchitt&#8217;s\u00a0Creek,\u201d which also stars showrunner Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy as a formerly wealthy family who now live in a motel in a small town they once bought as a joke.<\/p>\n<p>The Levys share the nomination for best comedy series for being the co-creators of the half-hour show, which has become an international phenomenon and recently finished filming its sixth and final season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I told my son Dan this morning, &#8216;All the hard work and all the long hours that you put into the show have finally paid off in big dividends,\u201d&#8217; said Levy, noting Dan was vacationing in Italy when the nominations were announced.<\/p>\n<p>The show&#8217;s quirky and hilarious moments have inspired many social media memes, especially Moira&#8217;s outlandish designer outfits, prima donna behaviour and dramatic elocution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took a long time for the awareness factor on the show to kick in,\u201d Levy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last year or so there has been a lot of awareness in terms of fans, in terms of viewers and certainly in terms of finally spreading across the entertainment industry&#8230;. But still, you just never think you quite have enough to make a dent on the Emmys scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSchitt&#8217;s\u00a0Creek\u201d&#8217;s competition for best comedy series includes HBO&#8217;s \u201cBarry\u201d and \u201cVeep,\u201d Amazon Prime Video&#8217;s \u201cFleabag\u201d and \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,\u201d Netflix&#8217;s \u201cRussian Doll,\u201d and NBC&#8217;s \u201cThe Good Place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eugene Levy and O&#8217;Hara were also on the Emmys circuit together in 1982 and &#8217;83, when they were starring on \u201cSCTV\u201d and got nominations for their writing on the sketch series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember being with Catherine, with John Candy, with Marty (Short),\u201d Levy recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just a party. We were much younger, and the fact that a bunch of us little Canadian kids were down there at the party was kind of exciting. Now with &#8216;Schitt&#8217;s\u00a0Creek,&#8217; it&#8217;s nice to finally see all the hard work that you&#8217;ve been doing pay off in terms of being on the same stage, so to speak, as all the top shows in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Canadians named in Tuesday&#8217;s nominations include Ottawa native Sandra Oh, who is up for two trophies. One nomination is for her leading role as an MI5 operative hunting down a female assassin on BBC America&#8217;s \u201cKilling Eve,\u201d which airs on Bravo in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Last year Oh made history as the first Asian woman to be nominated for an Emmy for lead actress in a drama series for the same show. Her other nod this year is for guest actress in a comedy series for hosting NBC&#8217;s \u201cSaturday Night Live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Hamilton native Luke Kirby is nominated for guest actor in a comedy series for playing New York City comedian Lenny Bruce in \u201cMrs. Maisel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFull Frontal with Samantha Bee,\u201d hosted by the titular Toronto-born comedian, is up for best variety\/talk series. Bee also shares a nomination for writing on the show, which airs The Comedy Network in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto-raised Lorne Michaels earned two nominations &#8212; one for writing on NBC&#8217;s \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d and another for being part of the executive producing team.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian-born former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter is a contender for being part of the producing team of HBO&#8217;s \u201cThe Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nova Scotia&#8217;s Paula Fairfield shares a nomination for sound editing on HBO&#8217;s \u201cGame of Thrones,\u201d which has a record-breaking 32 nods this year.<\/p>\n<p>HBO&#8217;s \u201cSharp Objects,\u201d directed by Montreal filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee, is up for trophies including best limited series. Vallee&#8217;s Crazyrose Productions is named in that nomination.<\/p>\n<p>And several Canadians who worked on \u201cThe Handmaid&#8217;s Tale\u201d are also up for honours, in categories including production design, best fantasy\/sci-fi costumes, and picture editing.<\/p>\n<p>The 71st Emmy Awards will air Sept. 22 on Fox and CTV, with the host yet to be announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So it\u2019s the next day and the Emmy dust has settled. 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