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First-Time Emmy Nominee Matt Berry Will Not Be Preparing a Speech
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This week, the Emmys honoredVulturefavoriteMattBerry with his very first nomination, for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, delighting both fans of FX’s silly vampire sitcom, What We Do in the Shadows, and the cultlike following he has built up over a decadeslong career spent absolutely destroying every line he’s ever read. It feels both long overdue and undeniably necessary in a year when Berry also made memorable appearances in other Emmy-nominated shows, annoying his co-nominee Larry David in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm and delivering a spine-tingling monologue in Fallout. But the star needs no list in front of him to remember who to thank, as he almost automatically begins crediting the people around him for his success, most notably production designer Shayne Fox, who is also up for one of the show’s eight Emmy nominations.
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