'Spider-Noir' wins five Emmys two days after Prime Video cancellation
The Nicolas Cage-starrer secured 11 nominations and took home awards across stunt coordination, sound, title design, visual effects and cinematography.
'Spider-Noir' won five Emmy Awards yesterday (6 September), just two days after Prime Video cancelled the Nicolas Cage-starrer following its first season.
The series, which received 11 nominations, won for stunt coordination for comedy programming, sound editing for a one-hour comedy or drama series, title design, special visual effects in a single episode and cinematography for a series.
Asked backstage whether the awards could persuade Prime Video to revive the series, supervising stunt coordinator Freddy Bouciegues joked, "Tell me who to call, I'll ask them."
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Based on Marvel's Spider-Man Noir character, the series stars Cage as Ben Reilly, a private investigator in 1930s New York who is forced to confront his past after a personal tragedy.
Rob Reiner wins posthumous Emmy
Late actor-director Rob Reiner won the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series award for 'The Bear', becoming the first performer to receive a posthumous Emmy for an on-camera performance since Raúl Juliá in 1995.
It was Reiner's first Emmy for acting in 48 years. Actress Wendi McLendon-Covey accepted the award on his behalf as the audience gave him a standing ovation.
Emmy ceremony takes new format
The Television Academy held the first two nights of the 78th Emmy Awards on 5 and 6 September, featuring technical, creative and selected performance categories.
The two ceremonies will be edited into a single programme for broadcast on FXX on 12 September and streaming on Hulu the following day.
The main Primetime Emmy ceremony will be held on 14 September at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and hosted by Mariska Hargitay.
