Julia Louis-Dreyfus had been defeated. Phoebe Waller-Bridge handed the “Veep” star her first loss ever for the series at Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards with an upset win for Best Comedy Actress.
Waller-Bridge had already won Best Comedy Writing earlier in the evening for “Fleabag,” which also won Best Comedy Directing for Harry Bradbeer — a sign of things to come.
The loss means Louis-Dreyfus won’t go 7/7 for “Veep.” She won for the first six seasons before the show took an hiatus last year for the star’s breast cancer treatment, opening the door for Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) to win.
See 2019 Emmys: Full list of winners in all 27 categories
Louis-Dreyfus also won’t break the tie she currently shares with Cloris Leachman as the most awarded primetime performers. Besides her seven wins for “Veep,” Louis-Dreyfus has one Best Comedy Actress Emmy for “The New Adventures of Old Christine...
Waller-Bridge had already won Best Comedy Writing earlier in the evening for “Fleabag,” which also won Best Comedy Directing for Harry Bradbeer — a sign of things to come.
The loss means Louis-Dreyfus won’t go 7/7 for “Veep.” She won for the first six seasons before the show took an hiatus last year for the star’s breast cancer treatment, opening the door for Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) to win.
See 2019 Emmys: Full list of winners in all 27 categories
Louis-Dreyfus also won’t break the tie she currently shares with Cloris Leachman as the most awarded primetime performers. Besides her seven wins for “Veep,” Louis-Dreyfus has one Best Comedy Actress Emmy for “The New Adventures of Old Christine...
- 9/23/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
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