Jason Bateman Was Accidentally Announced As An Emmy Winner In Technical Glitch
Left image via Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com, right image via Ga Fullner / Shutterstock.com
Jason Bateman was incorrectly announced as a winner in this year’s Emmy awards due to a technical glitch.
Confusion arose after Bateman was declared the winner of the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series category for his role in The Outsider, while Ron Cephas Jones’ name appeared on the awards’ title card for This Is Us.
The ceremony immediately went to a commercial break, and when it returned, it acknowledged an error had occurred. “Our apologies, an incorrect winner has been announced. We’re fixing it now. Please don’t go away,” a title card read.
It was confirmed that Jones was the true winner. The evening turned out to be a historic event for his family, as his daughter Jasmine also received an award for the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series title.
Oops. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/1QohR19Hcd
— Patrick Gomez (@PatrickGomezLA) September 20, 2020
The virtual #Emmys were bound to have some technical hiccups. On the final night of the Creative Arts Emmys, Jason Bateman's name was incorrectly announced as the winner for guest actor in a drama, when Ron Cephas Jones actually won https://t.co/AkbkFQr231 pic.twitter.com/B96yHDIQJa
— Variety (@Variety) September 20, 2020
[via Insider, cover image via Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com, right image via Ga Fullner / Shutterstock.com]
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