Largest Emmys Upsets By way of the Years: Ricky Gervais and Extra

Everybody loves an underdog! Award reveals have notoriously delivered shocking wins, losses and snubs over time, however there was probably by no means a extra shocking evening of upsets than the 2007 Emmy Awards.

Whereas the night was stuffed with entertaining plot twists, nothing left viewers extra shocked than The Sopranos strolling away with a sole win for Excellent Drama Sequence, regardless of nabbing 15 nominations.

Because the crime drama was airing its last season, James Gandolfini was the favourite to take residence the trophy for Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama — delivering what critics known as top-of-the-line performances within the historical past of tv. The win, nonetheless, went to James Spader for Boston Authorized.

Edie Falco, who portrayed Carmela on the HBO collection, didn’t honest any higher, shedding Excellent Lead Actress to Sally Area from Brothers & Sisters. Aida Turturro and Lorraine Bracco, for his or her half, have been beat within the Supporting Actress class by Katherine Heigl in Gray’s Anatomy — one thing that left even Heigl herself speechless.

The comedy teams confronted their justifiable share of upsets that very same 12 months too. Viewers have been surprised when Ricky Gervais was introduced because the winner for Excellent Lead Actor in a Comedy Sequence for his function in Extras, besting 30 Rock’s Alec Baldwin and Two and a Half Males’s Charlie Sheen. The win additionally meant a loss for The Workplace’s Steve Carell for his portrayal of Michael Scott — a job that originally was Gervais’ within the British model 4 years prior. 

Carell’s loss was such a twist that Gervais didn’t even present as much as the ceremony. Within the England native’s absence, nonetheless, the Anchorman star ran on stage to simply accept the award from presenters Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart as an alternative.

In 2008, Gervais attended the Emmys as a presenter, referencing the earlier 12 months’s hijinks in his speech.

“It’s nice to be right here on the Emmys, essentially the most prestigious award present on this planet. I couldn’t come final 12 months, which is a disgrace. However I nonetheless received. Do you bear in mind?” he quipped. “Thanks for that. The press known as it a ‘main upset’ which suggests they thought I shouldn’t have received.”

Gervais then confirmed a clip of the 40-12 months-Previous Virgin star accepting the accolade in his place, saying, “Have a look at his silly face. He couldn’t truly win one in all his personal so he stole another person’s. I don’t suppose that’s the authentic Emmy, I feel that’s a shoddy remake,” the BoJack Horseman alum stated of the hilarious incident.

“I made you what you might be and I get nothing again,” he joked, referring to portraying the function of Scott previous to Carell. “I sat by means of [your film] Evan Almighty, give me my Emmy [back].”

Regardless of being nominated yearly from 2006 to 2011, Carell by no means took residence an Emmy for his cringe-worthy efficiency as Dunder Mifflin’s regional supervisor.

Scroll right down to see extra of the most important Emmys upsets over time: