Everybody loves an underdog! Award reveals have notoriously delivered stunning wins, losses and snubs through the years, however there was presumably by no means a extra stunning evening of upsets than the 2007 Emmy Awards.
Whereas the night was crammed with entertaining plot twists, nothing left viewers extra shocked than The Sopranos strolling away with a sole win for Excellent Drama Collection, regardless of nabbing 15 nominations.
Because the crime drama was airing its remaining season, James Gandolfini was the favourite to take house the trophy for Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama — delivering what critics known as among the finest performances within the historical past of tv. The win, nevertheless, went to James Spader for Boston Authorized.
Edie Falco, who portrayed Carmela on the HBO sequence, didn’t truthful any higher, dropping Excellent Lead Actress to Sally Subject from Brothers & Sisters. Aida Turturro and Lorraine Bracco, for his or her half, have been beat within the Supporting Actress class by Katherine Heigl in Gray’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 because the winner for Excellent Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection for his function in Extras, besting 30 Rock’s Alec Baldwin and Two and a Half Males’s Charlie Sheen. The win additionally meant a loss for The Workplace’s Steve Carell for his portrayal of Michael Scott — a task that originally was Gervais’ within the British model 4 years prior.
Carell’s loss was such a twist that Gervais didn’t even present as much as the ceremony. Within 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 a substitute.
In 2008, Gervais attended the Emmys as a presenter, referencing the earlier yr’s hijinks in his speech.
“It’s nice to be right here on the Emmys, probably the most prestigious award present on the planet. I couldn’t come final yr, which is a disgrace. However I nonetheless gained. Do you keep in mind?” he quipped. “Thanks for that. The press referred to as it a ‘main upset’ which implies they thought I shouldn’t have gained.”
Gervais then confirmed a clip of the 40-12 months-Outdated Virgin star accepting the accolade in his place, saying, “Take a look at his silly face. He couldn’t really win considered one of his personal so he stole another person’s. I don’t assume that’s the authentic Emmy, I feel that’s a shoddy remake,” the BoJack Horseman alum stated of the hilarious incident.
“I made you what you might be and I get nothing again,” he joked, referring to portraying the function of Scott previous to Carell. “I sat by [your film] Evan Almighty, give me my Emmy [back].”
Regardless of being nominated yearly from 2006 to 2011, Carell by no means took house an Emmy for his cringe-worthy efficiency as Dunder Mifflin’s regional supervisor.
Scroll right down to see extra of the most important Emmys upsets through the years:
