When the TV Academy revised the eligibility rules for the Emmy guest acting categories, it resulted in Saturday Night Live, a show that holds the most Emmys of any program in award history, increasing its collection even further.
Since 2009, hosts and guest performers on Saturday Night Live have become eligible to submit themselves for consideration in the category of ‘Guest Actor’ or ‘Guest Actress’ in a Comedy Series. This change proved fruitful right away when Justin Timberlake and Tina Fey won the awards for Best Guest Performance in a Comedy Series at that year’s Creative Arts Emmy ceremony.
Tina Fey, who had earlier received an Emmy for writing on Saturday Night Live, won another Emmy for portraying Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin before the 2008 election. Her depiction of Palin, particularly her famous quote “I can see Russia from my house!”, became widely known and popular. In addition to this win, Fey also triumphed at the 2009 Emmys as her NBC series, 30 Rock, secured its third consecutive award for best comedy series.
Justin Timberlake received an Emmy award for his guest acting performance during an episode of Saturday Night Live. This specific show featured a musical number in the opening monologue, a mock talk show sketch titled “Barry Gibb Talk Show” alongside Jimmy Fallon, and a recurring digital short called “Motherlover,” where he and Andy Samberg reprised their roles from “Dick in a Box.
Ever since 2009, I’ve been marveling at how SNL has amassed an impressive 14 Emmys for guest acting (with Timberlake bagging a second in 2011). That’s over 10% of the show’s total wins throughout its illustrious 50-year journey!
This tale was initially published in a special June edition of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. If you’d like to get the magazine delivered, simply click [here] to subscribe.
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