Paul Walter Hauser at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 2024.Photo:FOX
FOX
The 75th annualPrimetime Emmy Awardshave named a supporting star who made an unforgettable — and terrifying — impression:Black Bird’sPaul Walter Hauser.
In the category of outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie, the 2023 race saw a face-off betweenWelcome to Chippendales’Murray Bartlett,Black Bird’s Hauser andRay Liotta,Richard JenkinsofDahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,Beef’sJoseph LeeandYoung Mazino, andLove & Death’sJesse Plemons.
Hauser, 36, paid tribute to late costar Liotta in his acceptance speech in part, saying, “To the Rolex, Ray Liotta, we’re down here wearing Fossils.”
“To my wife, Amy, you make my heart strong and knees weak,” he also said in part, in his poignant, poetic speech.
In that speech, Hauser also called out his late costar: “Ray Li-freaking-otta."
Murray Bartlett inWelcome to Chippendales.Erin Simkin/Hulu
Erin Simkin/Hulu
Bartlett, 52, stepped into the shoes ofNick De Noiafor Hulu’s true crime adaptation of the Chippendales origin story spanning the turbulent ’70s and ’80s. The role was based on the real-life choreographer for the adult entertainment company.
Bartlett, who won the 2022 Emmy in this category for his performance in season 1 ofThe White Lotus, previously told told Screen Rant thatWelcome to Chippendaleshad “great highs and lows.”
The Last of Usactor — who was a double nominee this year, also competing in the guest actor category for the HBO series — added, “And there’s great joy in the show, but there’s also real darkness in it. So that was definitely attractive."
“And then my character, Nick de Noia is this force of nature, creative genius, and complicated in a lot of ways. I got a real temper, and [he’s] just an amazing character to have the chance to play,” Bartlett said.
Richard Jenkins in Netflix’s Dahmer.Courtesy Of Netflix
Courtesy Of Netflix
Jenkins, 76, took on the intense role ofJeffrey Dahmer’s father, Lionel Dahmer, in theNetflixtrue-crime adaptation of the serial killer’s story.
Speaking of the intensity of the project toThe Guardian, he said, “Ryan [Murphy]used to be a journalist and it’s really thorough: an investigation not just of Dahmer, but the damage that he caused, to the victims and their families — and to his parents."
“It was emotionally hard,” Jenkins continued. “The question for me was: ‘If Jeffrey Dahmer is your son, do you stop loving him?’ And the answer’s no, you just don’t.”
Jenkins has been nominated for three Emmys total. In 2015, hetook home the awardfor outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for his role as Henry Kitteridge inOlive Kitteridge.
Joseph Lee in Beef.Andrew Cooper/Netflix
Andrew Cooper/Netflix
Lee’s role as George Nakai, the husband of Amy Lau (Ali Wong), in the Netflix original seriesBeefhas pushed him into the spotlight. The limited series, which focused on the fallout of road rage incident, challenged Lee to channel a struggling artist.
“The thing that I connect with him the most on would be the sense of vulnerability and insecurity that he has as an artist over his work,” the 36-year-old actortold PEOPLE of his role.
During his expansive career, Liotta was nominated for two Emmy awards, winning in 2005 for his guest role as Charlie Metcalf onER.
His formidable film career ran the gamut fromGoodfellastoCocaine Bear,Something WildandRevolver.
Young Mazino in Beef.Courtesy of Netflix
Courtesy of Netflix
Mazino, 32, may not have been the star ofBeef, but his role caught attention regardless. Considered a breakout star of the series, Mazino played Paul Cho, the younger brother ofSteven Yeun’s Danny Cho.
Even with his newly-found success, Mazino has remained focused on his creativity behind the camera.
“I’m currently editing a documentary I shot,” hetold PEOPLE last April. “Film, as an art form, is just a means to find truth and to pursue it.”
Jesse Plemons in Love & Death.Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max
Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max
Plemons, 35, took on the role ofAllan Gorefor Max’sLove & Deathadaptation — which followed the murderous true story ofCandy Montgomery. Plemons’ character’s affair with Candy (Elizabeth Olsen) triggered a series of bloody real-world events within their small Texan community.
Three-time Emmy nominee Plemons previously toldEntertainment Weeklyit wasn’t — and shouldn’t be — easy to identify one bad guy in the limited series.
“The further we got into it, the more we learned about these characters, the more I started to feel like it’s really difficult to find a true villain in this story,” he said.
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Plemons added, “The longer you sit with these characters, you begin to understand why they make these choices, [which are] obviously incredibly tragic. That was something that was really compelling to me. There’s a lot of food for thought there.”
SeePEOPLE’s full coverageof the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards as they’re broadcasting live on Fox from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
source: people.com
