Louisiana at the Emmys: Mark Duplass vies for best supporting actor for 'Morning' role

The Emmy Awards telecast is called TV's biggest night.

It's gotten even larger over the years, from honoring only broadcast channels, to broadcast and cable outlets, and now encompassing both of those plus all those streaming services on which we love to binge watch.

Father and son Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will host the awards show Sunday. 

The sea of Emmy categories and nominees has sent the ceremonies flowing over two weekends; Creative Art Emmys were handed out last weekend.

During those ceremonies, the New Orleans-shot 2023 Hulu comedy "Quiz Lady" was honored as outstanding TV movie. Also, "Dick Van Dyke: 98 years of Magic" captured the Emmy for best prerecorded variety special.

The Louisiana connection there? Nonagenarian star Van Dyke got his television start at WDSU-TV in New Orleans, first as a single comedian and later as emcee of a comedy show.

Louisiana has another native son to root for — Metairie's Mark Duplass — during the three-hour broadcast that starts at 7 p.m. Sunday on ABC.

Duplass, one half of the well-known Louisiana filmmaking team the Duplass brothers (with brother Jay), is up for best supporting actor in a drama series for his portrayal of Chip Black in Apple TV+'s "The Morning Show." He was nominated for the same role in 2020.

"The Morning Show" follows the personal dramas and daily challenges of working in morning television in New York.

Duplass' character started out as the executive producer at UBA's "The Morning Show," who was fired at the end of Season 1. He's back in Season 2 in a lesser job as personal producer for Jennifer Aniston's Alex Levy, morning anchor, who now has her own show. In Season 3, Chip dips into the company dating pool with Alex's assistant, Isabella. Season 4 is expected to roll out in 2025.

Duplass' "The Morning Show" castmate Reese Witherspoon was also born in New Orleans, but didn't grow up there. Due to her father's military career, the family moved often, and she spent the bulk of her first four years in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany.

In "The Morning Show," Witherspoon plays Bradley Jackson, Alex's co-anchor. Both Witherspoon and Aniston are nominated for best actress in a drama series.

If Duplass, 47, wins on Sunday, it won't be his first Emmy statuette. He and his brother took one home in 2018 for outstanding documentary or nonfiction series as executive producers for Netflix project, "Wild Wild Country." 

Duplass is also known for HBO series "Togetherness" and "Room 104," and films including "Bombshell," "Paddleton" and "The Puffy Chair." 

Here are the nominees in major categories:  

Best Drama Series

• "The Crown" (Netflix)
• "Fallout" (Prime Video)
• "The Gilded Age" (HBO)
• "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)
• "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (Prime Video)
• "Shogun" (FX)
• "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
• "3 Body Problem" (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• Jennifer Aniston ("The Morning Show," Apple TV+)
• Carrie Coon ("The Gilded Age," HBO/Max)
• Maya Erskine ("Mr. and Mrs. Smith," Prime Video)
• Anna Sawai ("Shogun," FX)
• Imelda Staunton ("The Crown," Netflix)
• Reese Witherspoon ("The Morning Show," Apple TV+)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

• Idris Elba ("Hijack," Apple TV+)
• Donald Glover ("Mr. and Mrs. Smith," Prime Video)
• Walton Goggins ("Fallout," Prime Video)
• Gary Oldman ("Slow Horses," Apple TV+)
• Hiroyuki Sanada ("Shogun," FX)
• Dominic West ("The Crown," Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Christine Baranski ("The Gilded Age," HBO/Max)
• Nicole Beharie ("The Morning Show," Apple TV+)
• Elizabeth Debicki ("The Crown," Netflix)
• Greta Lee ("The Morning Show," Apple TV+)
• Lesley Manville ("The Crown," Netflix)
• Karen Pittman ("The Morning Show," Apple TV+)
• Holland Taylor ("The Morning Show," Apple TV+)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Tadanobu Asano ("Shogun," FX)
• Billy Crudup ("The Morning Show," Apple TV+)
• Mark Duplass ("The Morning Show," Apple TV+)
• Jon Hamm ("The Morning Show," Apple TV+)
• Takehiro Hira ("Shogun," FX)
• Jack Lowden ("Slow Horses," Apple TV+)
• Jonathan Pryce ("The Crown," Netflix)

Best Comedy Series

• "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
• "The Bear" (FX)
• "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO/Max)
• "Hacks" (HBO/Max)
• "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
• "Palm Royale" (Apple TV+)
• "Reservation Dogs" (FX)
• "What We Do in the Shadows" (FX)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

• Matt Berry ("What We Do in the Shadows," FX)
• Larry David ("Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO/Max)
• Steve Martin ("Only Murders in the Building," Hulu)
• Martin Short ("Only Murders in the Building," Hulu)
• Jeremy Allen White ("The Bear," FX)
• D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai ("Reservation Dogs," FX)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

• Quinta Brunson ("Abbott Elementary," ABC)
• Ayo Edebiri ("The Bear," FX)
• Selena Gomez ("Only Murders in the Building," Hulu)
• Maya Rudolph ("Loot," Apple TV+)
• Jean Smart ("Hacks," HBO/Max)
• Kristen Wiig ("Palm Royale," Apple TV+)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Lionel Boyce ("The Bear," FX)
• Paul W. Downs ("Hacks," HBO/Max)
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach ("The Bear," FX)
• Paul Rudd ("Only Murders in the Building," Hulu)
• Tyler James Williams ("Abbott Elementary," ABC)
• Bowen Yang ("Saturday Night Live," NBC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Carol Burnett ("Palm Royale," Apple TV+)
• Liza Colón-Zayas ("The Bear," FX)
• Hannah Einbinder ("Hacks," HBO/Max)
• Janelle James ("Abbott Elementary," ABC)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Abbott Elementary," ABC)
• Meryl Streep ("Only Murders in the Building," Hulu)

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