The “In Memoriam” phase is an anticipated a part of each awards present now, but it surely by no means fails to attract some tears. On the 2020 Emmys, recording artist H.E.R. sang “Nothing Compares 2 U” because the montage of images and photographs of tv greats we misplaced over the previous 12 months performed. Nevertheless, there was one very notable absence: Kobe Bryant.
The LA Lakers star and Academy Award winner for Greatest Animated Quick Movie died alongside six others, including his daughter Gianna, in a helicopter accident in February. Whereas by no means a collection common on TV, Bryant was the chief producer of the sports activities docuseries Particulars and guest-starred on Modern Family and Moesha. The basketball star’s absence was particularly notable as Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Emmys from the Staples Middle in Los Angeles, higher often called the home that Kobe constructed. The Emmys leaving Bryant off its In Memoriam stands in sharp distinction to the Grammys, which had been additionally hosted on the Staples Middle, and kicked off with a tribute to the Hall of Fame athlete.
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The phase did embrace tributes to Game of Thrones star Diana Rigg, who died on Sept. 10, together with a touching clip of Chadwick Boseman, Naya Rivera, Regis Philbin, and others additionally made notable contributions to the tv trade. And Kimmel launched the phase by first paying tribute to Supreme Court docket Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose loss of life was introduced Friday.