2024 Emmys: HBO and Max celebrate nominees with star-studded gala including casts of ‘Hacks,’ ‘True Detective: Night Country’ …
On Sunday, August 11, HBO and Max celebrated their 2024 Emmys nominations with a star-studded, day-long gala of panels, mingling and fun photo ops. TV academy members in attendance were treated to breakfast in the morning, lunch in the afternoon featuring music from director Jamila Wignot‘s “STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.,” and a dinner reception in the evening with specialty cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres. The FYC event took place at NYA Studios East in Hollywood.
This year, “True Detective: Night Country” leads all HBO and Max programming with a whopping 19 Emmy nominations, including for Best Limited Series and stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. “Hacks” is close behind with 16 bids, including for Best Comedy Series and actresses Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. Find out who wins the gold when the Creative Arts ceremonies take place on September 7 and 8, and the Primetime event airs live on September 15.
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Here’s a closer look at all of the celebrities and artisans who attended the HBO and Max Emmy celebration, listed in order of panels:
“The Gilded Age”: Christine Baranski as Agnes van Rhijn; David Crockett, Executive Producer
“True Detective: Night Country”: Issa López, Showrunner, Writer, Director and Executive Producer; Jodie Foster as Liz Danvers, Executive Producer; Kali Reis as Evangeline Navarro; Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, Executive Producer; Florian Hoffmeister, BSC, Director of Photography; Daniel Taylor, Production Designer; Susan Jacobs, Music Supervisor
“How To With John Wilson”: John Wilson, Creator, Executive Producer, Host, Writer and Director
“The Jinx – Part Two”: Andrew Jarecki, Director, Writer and Executive Producer; Zac Stuart-Pontier, Writer and Executive Producer
“John Early: Now More Than Ever”: John Early, Executive Producer, Performer and Writer
Picture Editing Panel: Bob Joyce, Editor, “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life”; Jess Brunetto, ACE, Editor, “Hacks”; Richard Hankin, Supervising Editor, “The Jinx – Part Two”; Guy Harding, Editor, “Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die”; Matt Chessé, ACE, Editor, “True Detective: Night Country”
“Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” + “Conan O’Brien Must Go”: Rob Reiner, Director and Producer, “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life”; Albert Brooks, “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life”; Conan O’Brien, “Conan O’Brien Must Go”
Sound Editing and Sound Mixing Panel: Earl Martin, Re-Recording Mixer, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”; John W. Cook II, Re-Recording Mixer, “Hacks”; Martín Hernández, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor, “True Detective: Night Country”; Mark Timms, Re-Recording Mixer, “True Detective: Night Country”
Hair and Makeup Panel: Jennifer Bell, Hairstylist, “Hacks”; Keith Sayer, Makeup Artist, “Hacks”; Anastasia Durasova, Makeup Designer, “Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music”; Brian Kinney, Prosthetic Makeup Artist, “True Detective: Night Country”; Abdiel “Gloria” Urcullu, Department Head Hairstylist, “We’re Here”; Kalyd Sebastian Odeh, Makeup Artist, “We’re Here”
“Alex Edelman: Just For Us”: Alex Edelman, Executive Producer, Performer and Writer
“Hacks” (Part I): Jen Statsky, Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer and Writer; Lucia Aniello, Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer and Director; Paul W. Downs, Jimmy, Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer and Director; Adam Bricker, ASC, Director of Photography; Kathleen Felix-Hager, Costume Designer; Rob Tokarz, Production Designer
“Hacks” (Part II): Statsky, Aniello and Downs; Jean Smart as Deborah; Hannah Einbinder as Ava; Kaitlin Olson as DJ; Christopher Lloyd as Larry
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