James Ransone's Widow Upset over Emmy Snub
The Television Academy said limited broadcast time forced the omission, while an expanded online memorial included Ransone among hundreds of names.
- On Monday, Jamie 'Skipper' McPhee criticized the Television Academy for omitting her late husband, James Ransone, from the Emmys In Memoriam tribute.
- Ransone, best known for his role as Ziggy Sobotka on HBO's The Wire, died by suicide last December; this marks the second time this year he was excluded from a major awards tribute, following an omission at the Oscars in March.
- "I am incredibly disappointed," McPhee wrote on Instagram, though she acknowledged her husband, nicknamed PJ, would likely not have minded, adding that Ransone "would actually think it's funny."
- A Television Academy spokesperson stated "there is a limit on how many people can be acknowledged" on the broadcast, noting that Ransone appears in a more extensive online video on their website.
- The In Memoriam segment at the ceremony featured Noah Kahan performing "Bridge Over Troubled Water," which McPhee shared on social media to underscore her disappointment regarding the omission of her husband's career.
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