At last night's primetime Emmy Awards celebration, book-related productions had a good night, with Remarkably Bright Creatures and Slow Horses picking up some major category hardware. Bookish Emmy winners included:
Remarkably Bright Creatures, adapted from the novel by Shelby Van Pelt: Outstanding movie; lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie (Sally Field)
Slow Horses, based the Slough House novels by Mick Herron: Directing for a drama series (Saul Metzstein, "Scars")
Palm Royale, adapted from Juliet McDaniel's novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie: Choreography for scripted programming; period costumes ("Maxine Is Ready to Single Mingle"); period or fantasy/sci-fi makeup, non-prosthetic ("Maxine Drinks Martinis Now")
The Librarians: Exceptional merit in documentary filmmaking
Love Story, inspired by the book Once Upon a Time by Elizabeth Beller: Casting for a limited or anthology series or movie (Nicole Daniels, Courtney Bright, Jennifer Brooks)
Bridgerton, based on the novel by Julia Quinn: Character voice-over performance (Julie Andrews, "The Waltz"); period or fantasy/sci-fi hairstyling ("The Waltz")
Margo's Got Money Troubles, based on the novel by Rufi Thorpe: Contemporary costumes for a series ("Grudge Match"); contemporary hairstyling ("Buddies"); contemporary makeup, non-prosthetic ("Grudge Match")