HBO had a good night at the Emmys, particularly for its book-based series, Olive Kitteridge and Game Of Thrones.
Olive Kitteridge, based on Elizabeth Stroud’s 2009 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, took home a total of 8 Emmys, including one for best miniseries. It was a passion project for Frances McDormand, who bought the rights to the novel in 2010, and won her first Emmys as star and producer.
McDormand signaled her interest in continuing the series, according to Deadline, telling reporters in the press room after the Awards, “It’s 13 short stories … it was infinitely exciting to read and I thought that it could be a great town to spend some time in,” adding, “We would love to do more and we would love for you all to start a social media campaign to do more.”
PBS’s Wolf Hall, based on the first two books in Hillary Mantel’s Tudors series, was nominated in several categories, but ended up with no wins.
In accepting the award, McDormand gave full credit to the source, declaring twice, “It started as a book!” In the opening monologue, host Andy Samberg, inexplicably dissed books, saying, “The Emmy’s are all about celebrating the best of the year in television. So, sorry, books, not tonight,” as the words, “SUCK IT BOOKS” appeared on the screen.
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