LOS ANGELES, Sept 23, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston
opened the 71st Emmy Awards, television’s answer to the Oscars, in Los
Angeles on Sunday with a tribute to the small screen’s so-called golden era.
“Television has never been bigger. Television has never mattered more. And
television has never been this damn good,” he said.
TV stars from Westeros to the White House hit the red carpet under sunny
skies as “Game of Thrones” and “Veep” take their final tilts at Emmys glory.
The long-running HBO smash hits have 74 Emmys between them, and hope to add
to their record hauls before they bow out at the glittering ceremony in
downtown LA’s Microsoft Theater.
The final season of “Thrones” is widely tipped to win the prestigious best
drama prize, where it is up against BBC America’s “Killing Eve,” AMC’s
“Better Call Saul,” Netflix’s “Ozark” and HBO stablemate “Succession.”
The first award of the night, for best supporting actor in a comedy, went
to Tony Shalhoub (“The Marvelous Mrs Maisel”).