'Abbott Elementary' cast shows off their style at the 2023 Emmy Awards
The cast of Abbott Elementary enjoyed a teacher's night out at the 2023 Emmy Awards.
Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams and more cast members from the ABC comedy series hit the red carpet at the awards ceremony on Monday, January 15, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Brunson, 34, looked pretty in pink with a Christian Dior dress while her costars Janelle James And Lisa Ann Walter opted for bold red shades with their dress choices. Williams, 31, turned heads with his suit, which was leather from head to toe.
Abbott Elementary scored a total of eight nominations for the second season, which premiered in September 2022, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling.
This year's ceremony marks Brunson's second nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Janine Teagues, while Ralph, 67, and Janelle Jones also scored their second Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, nods as Barbara Howard and respectively Ava Coleman. .
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Ralph took home the title at the 2022 Emmys in September 2022, delivering a powerful musical speech as she received her first-ever Emmy statue. “I'm an endangered species / But I don't sing a victim song,” she says strapped to the stage, which earned a standing ovation. “I'm a woman, I'm an artist / And I know where my voice belongs!”
She continued, “To anyone who has ever had a dream and thought your dream didn't come true, wouldn't come true, I'm here to tell you that this is what believing looks like. This is what striving looks like. And you never give up, because when you get a Quinta Brunson in your corner, when you get a man like mine in your corner, when you get kids like mine in your corner, and when you… friends like everyone who voted for me, cheered for me, loved me… thank you!”
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Like his co-stars, Williams, 31, is also nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Gregory Eddie. Marking her fourth overall Emmy nomination, Taraji P. Henson earned an Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nod for her guest appearance as Janine's mother, Vanetta, in the penultimate episode of Season 2 entitled “Mom.”
The series, created by Brunson, scored a total of seven Emmy nominations in 2022, winning Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. Although the show was renewed for a third season in January 2023, production was halted due to the Hollywood strikes. Brunson explained Deadline in October 2023, season 3 will have “fewer episodes” due to the strikes, adding: “I welcomed a shorter season because it is tiring and exhausting work. I love it, but it's tiring for me.”
The WGA ended its strike in September 2023, followed by SAG-AFTRA in November. Brunson celebrated the series' upcoming return via Instagram last month, with a show promo video captioned: “February 7.” We are back :).”
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