HBO’s The White Lotus swept the writing and directing categories for Limited Series at the Emmys tonight, handing two trophies to creator Mike White in a matter of minutes.On stage, White referenced his appearance years earlier as a contestant on Survivor (he finished second in season 37 of that show), suggesting that his two wins tonight made him “vulnerable” to a Hollywood backlash.“I just wanted to say, I was on Survivor, and on Survivor the way to stay in the game is you lower your threat level,” he noted. “Now, I feel like I’ve raised my threat level and it’s like I just want to stay in the game.
Awards are great. I love writing. I love doing what I do. Like, don’t come for me. Don’t vote me off the island, please!”Those remarks came after he won Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
Moments before, he had collected the Emmy for directing that show, a satire of privilege set in a luxury resort in Hawaii. In the earlier speech he became choked up after referencing his father, Mel (father and son competed together on a season of The Amazing Race over a decade ago).“I want to thank my parents.
I love my parents. My mom let me be the weird kid that I wanted to be. My dad, who is struggling right now,” he said, holding back tears, “thank you so much for letting me honor him tonight.”White faced formidable competition in both categories.
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