“Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis took home his second Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series Monday night.
“Oh, crazy,” said Sudeikis, accepting the award from “Law & Order: SVU” titans Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay.
“I sat at home and watched award shows – my mom loves award shows – and I always break walls of people standing here and saying ‘I didn’t think I had a chance,'” the actor began. “And I didn’t really, because [of] A wonderful and amazing group that I was nominated with. I’m not overly prepared.”
“But I did take lessons in Second City,” Sudeikis continued, referring to his history of stand-up comedy. “So I’m going for it.”
Sudeikis also thanked the “Ted Lasso” cast and crew, as well as Apple and Warner Bros. and Doozer, during his speech.
He concluded his speech by saying, “I am really amazed and full.”
It was the second straight win in this category for Sudeikis, who also took home the statuette for “Ted Lasso” in 2021. He beat out a solid field of contenders including Donald Glover (“Atlanta”), Bill Hader (“Barry”). ”), and Steve Martin and Martin Short (“Homicides Only in the Building”).
Sudeikis won this year for the second season of “Ted Lasso,” with the series’ third season already wrapping up. The premiere date for the new season has not yet been set. Several cast members have also hinted that season 3 may be the show’s final season.
Sudeikis has been nominated for six Emmy Awards in total throughout his career, all for “Ted Lasso”. He is also an executive producer on the series and was involved in winning Best Comedy Series in 2021 as well.
For the 2022 Emmys, HBO & HBO Max have the most nominations from any platform with a grand total of 140 across all of their shows. The drama series “Succession” was this year’s most-nominated show with 25 nominations, while HBO’s “Ted Lasso” and “The White Lotus” each received 20 nominations.
Netflix came in second overall with 105 nominations, down from 129 last year. But this year, the operator has made major headway with its worldwide hit “Squid Game,” which became the first non-English language television series in Emmys history to be nominated for Best Dramatic Series.
Other top nominees include “Hacks” (HBO Max) and “Murder in the Building Only” (Hulu) with 17; “Ecstasy” (HBO) with 16; and “Barry” (HBO), “Dopesick” (Hulu), “Severance” (Apple), and “Squid Game” (Netflix) all with 14.
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