Juggernauts Repeat At 2016 Emmys, But Fresh Faces Get Their Due

Juggernauts Repeat At 2016 Emmys, But Fresh Faces Get Their Due 

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If you missed last night's Emmy Awards or you want to relive them, we're here for you. HBO's "Game Of Thrones" and "Veep" won big last night - named TV's best drama and best comedy series for the second year in a row. But as NPR TV critic Eric Deggans explains, it was also a big night for new faces.

ERIC DEGGANS, BYLINE²: "Mr. Robot" star Rami Malek looked nearly as confused as his character on the Emmy stage Sunday night. The first-time winner was accepting an award as best actor in a TV drama for playing delusional³ hacker⁴ Elliot Alderson, inspiring this quip in his acceptance speech.

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RAMI MALEK: Please tell me you're seeing this, too.

(LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE)

MALEK: Oh, my God.

DEGGANS: Emmy watchers across the country may have thought the same thing as the awards shrugged⁵ off their old reputation for honoring the same talents every year. On Sunday, the winners' circle included several new faces, like Malik, alongside repeat winners like "Game Of Thrones" and "Veep." "Veep" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus earned her fifth Emmy in a row as best actress in a comedy. She apologized for creating a political satire⁶ that, quote, "now feels like a sobering documentary" and dedicated⁷ her award to a special person.

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JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS: I'd like to dedicate this to my father, William Louis-Dreyfus, who passed away on Friday. And I'm so glad that he liked "Veep" because his opinion was the one that really mattered. Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

DEGGANS: "Transparent⁸" star Jeffrey Tambor was also our repeat winner, earning his second consecutive⁹ award as best actor in a comedy. He used part of his acceptance speech to speak directly to producers, directors and executives.

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JEFFREY TAMBOR: Please give trans - transgender talent a chance.

(APPLAUSE)

TAMBOR: Give them auditions¹⁰. Give them their story. I would not be unhappy were I the last cisgender male to play a female transgender on television.

(APPLAUSE)

DEGGANS: As debates persist over diversity in Hollywood, there were important wins Sunday for women, non-white people and LGBTQ people. Still, Alan Yang, who won a comedy-writing Emmy with Aziz Ansari for Netflix's "Master Of None," noted¹¹ the challenges remain.

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ALAN YANG: There's 17 million Asian-Americans in this country, and there's 17 million Italian-Americans. They have "The Godfather," "Goodfellas," "Rocky," "The Sopranos." We got "Long Duk Dong," so we got a long way to go.

(APPLAUSE)

DEGGANS: Host Jimmy Kimmel was nimble and acerbic¹², cracking jokes that took on perennial¹³ Emmy no-show Maggie Smith, O.J. Simpson and even Bill Cosby. First, there was a jarring announcement.

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UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, four-time Emmy Award winner, Dr. Bill Cosby.

DEGGANS: As the camera showed the shocked faces of some celebrities¹⁴, the host appeared to deliver the punch line.

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JIMMY KIMMEL: He's not really here. I just wanted to see what you guys would do.

(LAUGHTER)

DEGGANS: There were lots of jokes about politics, with barbs¹⁵ about Donald Trump¹⁶ and a pre-taped bit where Kimmel jumped into an Uber and discovered ex-GOP candidate Jeb Bush was the driver.

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KIMMEL: You're driving?

JEB BUSH: Yeah, I'm in between jobs right now. You know you can make $12 an hour driving for Uber?

DEGGANS: It all added up to a surprisingly deft¹⁷ program, honoring new talents and longtime favorites - an awards show worthy¹⁸ of TV's current golden age. I'm Eric Deggans.

1 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 delusional   

妄想的

参考例句：

• You became delusional and attacked several people trying to escape. 你产生了错觉并攻击了许多人还试图逃走。 来自电影对白
• He is incoherent, delusional, suffering auditory hallucinations. 他出现无逻辑的，妄想的，幻听的症状。 来自电影对白

4 hacker   

n.能盗用或偷改电脑中信息的人，电脑黑客

参考例句：

• The computer hacker wrote that he was from Russia.这个计算机黑客自称他来自俄罗斯。
• This site was attacked by a hacker last week.上周这个网站被黑客攻击了。

5 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 satire   

n.讽刺，讽刺文学，讽刺作品

参考例句：

• The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
• Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.讽刺往往是一种对不公正的抗议形式。

7 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

8 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

9 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

10 auditions   

n.（对拟做演员、歌手、乐师等人的）试听，试音( audition的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Find modeling auditions, casting calls& acting auditions, all in one place. 找一个立体感试听，铸造呼叫和表演试听一体的地方。 来自互联网
• We are now about to start auditions to find a touring guitarist. 我们现在准备找一个新的吉他手。 来自互联网

11 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

12 acerbic   

adj.酸的，刻薄的

参考例句：

• His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
• He sent back an acerbic letter.他回复了一封尖刻的信。

13 perennial   

adj.终年的；长久的

参考例句：

• I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。
• There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。

14 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

15 barbs   

n.（箭头、鱼钩等的）倒钩( barb的名词复数 )；带刺的话；毕露的锋芒；钩状毛

参考例句：

• She slung barbs at me. 她说了些讥刺我的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I would no longer uncomplainingly accept their barbs or allow their unaccountable power to go unchallenged. 我不会再毫无怨言地洗耳恭听他们带刺的话，或让他们的不负责任的权力不受到挑战。 来自辞典例句

16 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

17 deft   

adj.灵巧的，熟练的（a deft hand 能手）

参考例句：

• The pianist has deft fingers.钢琴家有灵巧的双手。
• This bird,sharp of eye and deft of beak,can accurately peck the flying insects in the air.这只鸟眼疾嘴快，能准确地把空中的飞虫啄住。

18 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。