Maria Bello – Celebrity About

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It seems like Niecy Nash has been on the awards circuit for two seasons now for Dahmer, right? According to her Wiki page it’s all the same awards season, 2023, and I guess it’s just skewed due to the strikes. Niecy won her first Primetime Emmy Award last night, and she already has a Daytime Emmy, for Clean House. I used to love that show! Niecy gave my favorite speech last night. She got the crowd roaring when she thanked herself for believing in herself. She ended by saying “I accept this award on behalf of every Black and Brown woman who has gone unheard yet overpoliced like Glenda Cleveland, like Sandra Bland, like Breonna Taylor.”

Niecy was in custom Greta Constantine. I love how formfitting this dress is and her gloves make the look. Niecy’s wife, Jessica Betts, is so supportive and I love to see them together.

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Claire Danes was also nominated in this category, for Fleishman Is In Trouble. She was in a pink vintage Balmain gown with a draped crossed back and rhinestones on the shoulders. This looks better from the back actually. It’s pretty, but I would like it in a darker color. Her styling is lovely. I remember watching her on My So Called Life when I was in college! I used to tape that on my damn VCR.

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Maria Bello won in this category at the Globes, for Beef. I’m glad Niecy took home the Emmy. Maria was in a Georges Hobeika top and skirt featuring draped strands of crystals. It’s not my taste, but it’s unique. She was there with her fiance, French restauranteur Dominique Crenn. They were sweet together in their red carpet interview on The CW. Maria said they live in LA and Paris.

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Nominee Juliette Lewis was in a red Moschino sequin tank dress with a neck bow. I’m not digging this gown or her styling. Her half bun is a bit too severe. Juliette was nominated for Welcome to Chippendales. I haven’t seen that yet but she’s great in Yellowjackets despite my issues with that show.

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Juliette’s Yellowjackets costar, Christina Ricci, was in black velvet Saint Laurent. She looks like a goth queen I love this! This look is so much better than her dress and styling at the Critics Choice Awards. Her emerald and diamond jewelry is perfect.

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Last night Ali Wong was in a beautiful green spaghetti strap Givenchy gown with a panel of floral embroidery. I love how simple and elegant this gown is. The platform shoes don’t really go with the look, but that’s a minor complaint. Ali won the Critics’ Choice for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Beef and she also won the Golden Globe this year! Steven Yeung won best actor and Beef took home Best Limited Series. My favorite Beef moment was when creator Lee Sung Jin opened his acceptance speech by saying he imagined he’d be happy when he created a show that people liked, but that didn’t happen. That was relatable.

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Maria Bello won Best Supporting Actress in a limited series, also for Beef. She opened her speech by saying that she was surprised to win post-menopause, which… was an odd choice. I would not say that in an acceptance speech, but at the same time I appreciate that there’s a greater awareness around menopause. It is really a bitch, but it doesn’t make us less worthy and it shouldn’t preface any of our career achievements. Maybe I’m just feeling defensive about it. I like Maria’s pearl skirt and white top, that’s so gorgeous and chic-looking, but I think the stacked necklaces are too much.

I wanted to give a shout out to Carla Gugino for absolutely killing it on The Fall of the House of Usher. She presented last night and this delicately ribbed blue floral gown looked so much better in motion than it does in photos. Carla was nominated in Ali’s category. I loved House of Usher but it could have been so much shorter. That’s a problem with Mike Flanagan’s series, but I also think Netflix incentivizes creators to drag out their storylines. I can’t wait to see what he does for Amazon!

Presenter Mandy Moore really killed it in a red sequin cutout gown. I would love to see her with a bit stronger makeup although she looks so pretty and understated as is.