At the 2018 Emmys, Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” was nominated for 16 awards, together with Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the episode “Teddy Perkins.” In the episode, Glover performs the unusual Theodore “Teddy” Perkins that Darius (Lakeith Stanfield) meets for a free piano. During the ceremony, the character Teddy Perkins was noticed amongst the viewers. It is unclear if Glover, who performed Perkins in costume for the episode, is the actor within the viewers. Later within the broadcast, Glover appeared with out make-up in the identical seat as himself. See the photographs under. Pitchfork has reached out to Glover’s representatives for extra info.
Earlier within the night time, Glover and “Atlanta” director Hiro Murai misplaced Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”’s Amy Sherman-Palladino. Sherman-Palladino additionally took house Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series over Glover.
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