Stars react to nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards

Stars such as Kerry Washington, Christina Applegate and Rachel Brosnahan have expressed excitement after being minated for upcoming 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. Because of coronavirus pandemic, minations were anunced Tuesday in a virtual show hosted by Leslie Jones.

Washington earned minations across four categories as a producer and actor. Carine O’Hara, 66, who was minated for her role in “Schitt’s Creek” spoke about having such a great part at her . parents of late Lynn Shelton along with her friend and frequent collaborator Mark Duplass paid hom to director who received a posthumous mination. Shelton died in May from an unidentified blood disorder.

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“ tears came this morning when I heard about Lynn Shelton’s mination for ‘Little Fires Everywhere.’ I’m so incredibly grateful that Television Acemy has chosen to hor Lynn with this very deserved mination. I kw she’s celebrating in beyond.” — Kerry Washington, who earned Emmy minations across four categories as a producer for Netflix movie “American Son,” live ABC specials of “All in Family” and “Good Times” and as producer and star of Hulu limited series “Little Fires Everywhere.” Washington, who said “ fragility of our lives invites us to be more grateful,” was “whooping and hollering” alongside her children while using Clorox spray to sanitize groceries that h been delivered earlier. She lamented being unable to gar with her co-producers, including Reese Wirspoon and rman Lear.

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“That Lynn is hored by Television Acemy is t only a tribute to her accomplishments as a director but her style of directing. Always in control but kind-hearted. Making final decisions but always soliciting input from her colleagues. Colleagues, yes, that is how she regarded everyone on set, from grips and gaffers and set and costume designers to director of photography and actors. This is an hor for ultimate collaborationist who knew that she would produce her best if she teased best out of her teammates.” — Shelton’s parents, Wendy Roedell and David “Mac” Shelton, said in a statement. Lynn Shelton received a posthumous mination for outstanding directing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special for “Little Fires Everywhere.”

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“We need to continue legacy for people like Lynn. She’s important for so many reasons. She was helpful and supportive to her peers. She always raised people up and helped m get to where y wanted to be. She was a nice person. She was able to be successful while also being kind. She was also a woman who didn’t direct her first feature film until she was over of 40. That sends a mess that wherever you are in your career, you can have this.” — Mark Duplass in a phone interview about Shelton, a close friend and frequent collaborator. He is minated for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for “ Morning Show.”

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“It did strike me while doing ‘Schitt’s Creek’ that re are very few fictional characters of my that get to have so many new ventures. Stories around people my usually involve death, disease and divorce. And here, my character got to just have so many great, new, ridiculous fun experiences. best of all was getting a second chance to get to kw her kids, and to actually be a mor. Who gets that?” — Carine O’Hara, speaking from Cana where she is living by a lake with her family. 66-year-old O'Hara is minated for outstanding le actress in a comedy series for “Schitt’s Creek.”

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“Given that it’s been anunced on a Tuesday, I hereby regretfully decline my mination for ‘Black Monday.’ I am a dayist. Been one for many years. My principles are my bedrock and sacrosanct.” — Don Chele said in a statement. He is minated for outstanding le actor in a comedy series for “Black Monday.”

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“I’m grateful for continued love for all corners of our Maisel family. I wish so much that we could be toger to celebrate today but this (and some zoom cocktails) will certainly hold us over until we can get band back toger. company we get to keep across se categories is insane. Thank you to TV Acemy!” — Rachel Brosnahan, who is minated for outstanding le actress in a comedy series for “ Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

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“se are strange times. S times. But it’s nice to have some good news. Much love.” — Christina Applegate in a tweet. She is minated for outstanding le actress in a comedy series for “De To Me.”

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“This one strikes differently. It’s been a rough year for all of us. This hor is about more than ackwledgement. It’s about motivation to be my most auntic self so I can create auntic work. This news has lifted me in ways I did t anticipate! Much love and gratitude to Acemy and my Kimmy family.” — Tituss Burgess in a statement.

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“It’s been a great partnership. To think, seven years ago, we were working on this germ of an idea that he h and trying to get this show landed somewhere, it’s mind-boggling to think that six years later, here we are.” — Eugene Levy, who is minated for outstanding le actor in a comedy series for “Schitt’s Creek,” a series he co-created with his son, Daniel Levy.

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“This year means a little bit more, because of social consciousness of our show coupled with what’s going on in our world with systemic racism and police brutality among Black and brown people within our community.” — Anthony Anderson, who is minated for outstanding le actor in a comedy series for his role in “black-ish.”