Hello, friends! Here’s your Monday Pop Culture Fix!
+ Last night’s Emmys set the record for most wins by Black actors! Regina King is now tied with Alfre Woodard for the most Emmy wins by a Black actress; and Zendaya is the youngest actor to win a trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress, and only the second Black woman, after Viola Davis to win.
+ At the end of her acceptance speech, she thanked the perseverance of Black Lives Matter protesters: “I know this feels like a really weird time to be celebrating, but I just want to say that there is hope in the young people out there. I know that our TV show doesn’t always feel like a great example of that but there is hope in the young people. And I just want to say to all my peers out there doing the work in the streets, I see you, I admire you, I thank you.”
"There's hope in the young people": Watch @Zendaya's acceptance speech for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for #Euphoria #Emmys pic.twitter.com/gnKV49P6Qj
— The A.V. Club (@TheAVClub) September 21, 2020
+ From Tonja Renée Stidhum at The Root: Zendaya’s historic lead actress win is euphoric.
+ From Caroline Framke at Variety: Zendaya’s Emmy win rewards one of TV’s smartest, trickiest performances.
+ FASHION!
+ Is this a good time to revisit Viola Davis 2015 win and speech in the 2015 Emmys? Sure is! (Every time is a good time for that!)
+ Maya Rudolph’s first Emmy win is long overdue and richly deserved.
+ Uzo!
https://twitter.com/uzoaduba/status/1308111234777128964?s=21
+ And let’s bring it home with Regina King.
— Regina King (@ReginaKing) September 21, 2020
+ An ode to Kate McKinnon’s RBG impressions.
+ How Janelle Monáe and Antebellum used horror to highlight racial injustice.
+ Amazon will stream Stacey Abrams’ All In: The Fight for Democracy for free on voter registration day.
+ Sarah Paulson and Stephen Colbert get goofy talking Ratched, getting looped with Cate Blanchett.
+ Chloë Grace Moretz goes to war and a revenge thriller goes to the extreme at Midnight Madness.
+ Even though ABC had already renewed Stumptown for season two, it has now cancelled it????
+ What is a TV movie in 2020, anyway?
+ Euphoria won’t be back until 2021, but HBO has confirmed a special episode.
+ Lady Gaga dropped a new short film for her single, “911.”
+ Monica Rambeau is in the WandaVision trailer!!!
+ Harley Quinn has been renewed for a third season on HBO Max.
