DUBAI: Designers from the Middle East were well represented on the red carpet at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards and its after party, with the likes of Katherine Heigl, Heidi Klum, Zanna Roberts Rassi and Aubrey Plaza showing off gowns and jewelry by regional talents.
US actress Heigl showed off a hot red custom-made gown by Lebanese designer Reem Acra while supermodel Klum opted for a Tiffany blue dress by Lebanese Italian designer Tony Ward at the Walt Disney Company Emmy Awards after party.
Entertainment reporter Rassi showed off a set of rings by Los Angeles-based, Lebanon-born designer Suzanne Kalan, whose designs are making the rounds on red carpets as of late. US actress Jessica Chastain sported the eponymous brand’s Bold Burst Rainbow Sapphire Tennis Necklace at the 2024 National Board of Review Gala in New York over the weekend.
Meanwhile, actress and comedian Plaza glittered in EFFY jewelry, founded by Fatollah “Effy” Hematian, who relocated from Iran to the US in the late 1970s.
The awards ceremony saw hit show “Succession” secure its legacy with its third best drama series award, “The Bear” feasted as the night’s top comedy, and the two shows about squabbling families dominated the acting awards at Monday night’s Emmys, the Associated Press reported.
Quinta Brunson of “Abbott Elementary” and Steven Yeun and Ali Wong of “Beef” also had historic wins at the show, in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony that was finally held four months late after a turbulent year of strikes in Hollywood.
“Succession,” the HBO saga of the dysfunctional generations of a maladjusted media empire, won the top prize for its fourth and final season. It also won best actress in a drama for Sarah Snook and best actor in a drama for Kieran Culkin.
“The Bear,” the FX dramedy about a contentious family and a struggling restaurant at the center of the life of a talented chef, won best comedy series for its first season. It also made a meal of the comedy acting categories, with Jeremy Allen White winning best actor, Ayo Edebiri winning best supporting actress, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach taking best supporting actor. All three were first-time nominees.
“This is a show about family, and found family and real family,” Edebiri said from the stage as she accepted the first trophy of the night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press.
Brunson won best actress in a comedy for the show she created, ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” becoming the first Black woman to win the award in more than 40 years and the first from a network show to win it in more than a decade.
“I am so happy to be able to live my dream and act out comedy,” Brunson said during her acceptance, fighting back tears.
“Beef” from Netflix won best limited series, while Yeun and Wong became the first Asian Americans to win in their categories – Yeun for best actor in a limited series and Wong for best actress. Creator Lee Sung won Emmys for writing and directing. It had eight Emmys overall after three wins at the Creative Arts Emmys.
