![]() ![]() ![]() The latter’s writer even joined the chorus of criticism, expressing, in a Guardian op-ed, her “rage” at its exclusion. When the nominees were announced, many were outraged that I May Destroy You didn’t feature, while Emily in Paris did. “Thank you for your existence in our industry,” Coel said, “for making the space safe, for creating physical, emotional, and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power without being exploited or abused in the process.”Ĭoel’s Emmy win is even more special, in light of her February snub at the Golden Globes. In June, Coel took home the BAFTA for Best Mini Series and Best Actress, thanking – during the acceptance speech for the latter – the show’s intimacy co-ordinator Ita O’Brien, who’s also famously worked on the likes of Normal People and Sex Education. This isn’t the first big award win for I May Destroy You. Among the other nominees for the coveted prize are such heralded projects as " Queen's Gambit" - the ultimate winner of the categroy - " Mare of Easttown" and " WandaVision.Coel concluded: “I dedicate this story to every single survivor of sexual assault.” "I May Destroy You" would clearly be a deserving winner for Outstanding Limited Series, but it won't be a walk in the park, as this happens to be one of the night's most competitive categories. "Part of my heart hopes that people who have had experiences that are traumatic watch this and feel less alone," Coel told Screen Daily. Michaela Coel, star and creator of the series ‘I May Destroy You,’ won a 2021 Emmy for Writing in Limited Series and gave a powerful speech dedicated to writers and survivors of sexual assault. Ultimately, her goal with the series was to provide a sense of community for other survivors. "It's been quite hard, but cathartic because I'm reflecting on a dark time rather than feeling it is happening to me right now," she said at the time. Last year, she told Radio 1 Newsbeat it took her two and a half years to write the 12-episode series. It turned out I had been sexually assaulted by strangers."Ģ021 Emmy Awards: See the Complete List of WinnersĬoel explained that she immediately informed Chewing Gum's producers, and some of them appeared at times to "not know what empathy is at all." She continued, "When there are police involved and footage of people carrying your writer into dangerous places, when cuts are found, when there's blood-what is your job?" The creator, star, writer, and co-director of I May Destroy. I emerged into consciousness typing season two, many hours later. When the camera turned to Michaela Coel after she won an Emmy for limited-series writing, she looked overwhelmed. I took a break and had a drink with a good friend who was nearby. "I was working overnight in the company's offices," recalled the 33-year-old performer, who is nominated for both her acting and writing on I May Destroy You. She described a time when she regained consciousness and realized she had been raped while finishing an assignment as a writer on her series Chewing Gum, which helped inspire her newest show's story line. In 2018, Coel delivered a lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival and shared that she is a real-life survivor of sexual assault. "I May Destroy You" centers on a TV writer named Arabella Essiedu (Michaela) who struggles with moving forward in her life after she is drugged and raped. 19: outstanding writing for a limited series and outstanding music supervision. The HBO series from creator and star Michaela Coel is nominated for nine trophies and won two at the Emmys ceremony taking place Sunday, Sept. ![]() "I May Destroy You" is one of the most-nominated comedies heading into the 2021 Emmys Awards, but there's definitely real-life pain behind it. ![]()
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