And the Emmy for Best Acting as a Sitting Governor goes to …
Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who’s been blamed for letting the deadly coronavirus run rampant in New York’s nursing homes — is set to receive an International Emmy award for his daily TV briefings about the disease.
But it won’t be for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Real-Life Drama.
Instead, Cuomo will be recognized for his “effective use of television during the pandemic,” the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Friday.
“The Governor’s 111 daily briefings worked so well because he effectively created television shows, with characters, plot lines, and stories of success and failure,” said Bruce Paisner, president and CEO of the International Academy.
“People around the world tuned in to find out what was going on, and ‘New York tough’ became a symbol of the determination to fight back.”
Cuomo will be presented with the International Emmys’ “Founders Award” during an event that will be live-streamed on Monday, the academy said.
In an ironic twist, the announcement came just two days after Cuomo called a reporter “obnoxious and offensive in your tone” for asking whether New York City’s public schools would remain open amid rising infection rates.
Cuomo has faced unrelenting, bipartisan criticism over a Health Department directive that forced nursing homes to accept “medically stable” COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals.
The since-rescinded policy is under review by the US Justice Department, which in October ramped up its probe by asking the state to hand over a breakdown of hospital deaths.
The information, which officials have refused to make public, could dramatically increase the official tally of nursing home residents who were killed by the virus, which is now around 6,700.
In August, The Associated Press estimated the actual death toll could be as high as 11,000.
Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Queens) — whose uncle, Son Kim, died in a Flushing nursing home in April after suffering symptoms of COVID-19 — called Cuomo’s Emmy “another demoralizing moment.”
“I’ve never heard of anything like this in my entire life,” he said.
“He’s getting all the credit to celebrate his win, and I think it’s just wrong. There’s too many people struggling still for him to be taking a victory lap.”
US Rep. Tom Reed, a Republican who represents the upstate area around Corning, called the award a “sick joke” and said it explained why “so many Americans are fed up with Hollywood elites.”
“The Governor’s refusal to use these briefings to answer basic questions, including New York’s disastrous nursing home policies that killed thousands of our state’s grandparents and parents, is not worth celebrating,” Reed said.
City Councilman Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) also said that “this is like giving Bill Buckner the Gold Glove Award” for his crucial error in the 1986 World Series, when the Boston Red Sox first baseman let an easy ground ball pass through his legs — leading to a Mets comeback and championship.
State Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy called the award “proof positive that Hollywood lives in its own alternative reality” and “offensive to so many families that lost loved ones in New York.”
Credit: NY Post
When does he receive his prison sentence award
Good thing dead people vote
Are you serious? After all those nursing home deaths he’s responsible for!
Lynda Lawrence-Clancy I was shocked myself, tbh I thought it was a joke at first
OCSN04
Ocean County Scanner News it’s not a joke?
Lynda Lawrence-Clancy the ONLY person responsible for any covid deaths ???? is Dick Stain Donald Trump!! Who knew the severity of Covid and never told anyone, let alone Cuomo. #GOAWAYDICKSTAINDONALD
LOL Unhinged much. When Trump closed the country the d-rats had a meltdown.
Beijing biden,Dirattsio Piglousy Schmucky ALL had a d-rat meltdown like you and said “LET THEM IN”
You lie as good as china joe the commies BFF. Have a real triggered day
Lynn Joseph ,really!!??????????????????????
Yep That clown is a morning LMFAO.
Bet he’s spitting his apple juice mommy gave him all over mommies basement
Lynda Lawrence-Clancy exactly. I’m sure the family of those lost because of his stupid idea appreciate this ????
Why is cuomo being praised for killing nursing home victims?
Murderer
Does this make Murphy 1st runner up?
This is beyond SICKENING
Just shows how stupid people are
WOW????
Be serious!!!
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I think they meant enema ????
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It was great acting!
Thats not what I thought with the image shown.
This is the funniest thing I’ve heard in ages
Then he dies from it.. To soon?
What a joke!
Linda Smyth Frank Murphy came in second I bet
So this jerk-off gets rewarded for killing people?
Sean Smith if he killed people then you’re admitting trump did.
Martin Brown Trump didn’t send Covid Patients to Nursing Homes and kill the ones that were living there… Murphy and Cuomo did!
Martin Brown exactly how did President Trump kill people?
Sean Smith my thoughts exactly
Martin Brown actually no because he refused to follow any direction from trump. So this is all on him
Ocean County scanner news what no overdoses tonight….
Alan Munger “ocean county scanner news has overdosed on their own bullshit”
Rae Guez-Sidhom exactly
What an absolute fucking joke!!! An Emmy? For killing all those he sent to nursing Homes? Fuck that piece of shit. He needs to rot for the rest of his life in prison. Absolute trash.
He was adopted and learned to sound Italian, this man has no Italian blood in him what so everrrrrr!
Where is he gonna receive it? Can we make suggestions ? I have 1 !!
The equivalent of receiving a sanitary award for wiping your ass
An Emmy for killing Grammys 🙁
Boy society has low standards..
Another asshole ????
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Wonder who he paid off to get that? Perhaps
$500.00 per nursing home death. Whoever gives out that award should be very ashamed.
Sure the New culture awarding evil doings
There is no justice in this world. The poor families who lost loved ones in the nursing homes must be horrified.
What a disgrace!
How ridiculous!
Why he totally screwed up
We have truly hit a new low, how embarrassing. I thought this was a joke
Please tell me this is a joke
He’s a murderer !
R u kidding, Mr Murphy jr
A reward for killing and abusing people . What the hell. He’s child abusing now by closing schools.
Unbelievable
These people are sick.
Looks ill.
Needs to repent
Good Luck…God Bless
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Last time I checked Murders didn’t receive Trophies , the recieve Death sentences. Cuomo is a Murderer !!!!!!
This has got to be a joke
It was some high level acting and fear mongering
Who is the Emmy from his brother.
Emmy for killing seniors, Nice
Title of show……How to order mass murder with CALM
Stacey Beth
This man was the only reason I held it together in March and April . He is a true American and leader and our country surely needed one at the time !
Desperate, frightened people will hang on to anything. Killer Cuomo murdered thousands of elderly people Be grateful you didn’t live in a nursing home in NY state, you wouldn’t be alive to comment.
That’s a joke. Like murphy.
Is Murphy gonn get one for best(not) supporting actor
And they wonder why the ratings of their reward shows have been plummeting steadily.
This is messed up. WHY? That’s his damn JOB! Here we go,….everyone gets a trophy world!!!
Stupid ????????♀️
Arrest try convict and PUNISH the rat murderers.
Pedophile hollyweird and pedophile supporting d-rats love cuomo the lying sack of donkey shit.
Rats want pedophilia legalized. https://californiaglobe.com/legislature/ca-democrats-author-bill-to-protect-sex-offenders-who-lure-minors/
Media priming Him for the next Democratic Representative!
This is a joke, right? After all the people that died under his watch, you have got to be kidding.
Grandma killer.
This guy should be in jail for murder and he’s getting an award??? This right here tells you how f*cked up our country is.
What a joke!
And the best supporting drama queen actress goes to Gov Murphy
For just babbling that’s all he does
I knew 2020 was a joke, but come on!!!
Nursing Home Killer!!!
He killed all the Grandparents in positive covid nursing homes.
Grandma killer. He should be in jail!
BUT he did keep Mom Matilda safe, killing the unfortunate Moms and Dads of NYC citizens in covid nursing homes. Wondering how much kickback for each dead nursing home patient?
That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard in a long time! Joke!
It is the media brainwashing cult that has voted for him !
Thats absurd!!!
If this is for real, i am dying ????????????????????
That was some act he tryed pull off ,to bad so many old people had to die because of him
What a joke !
This idiot is the biggest SCUMBAG EVER.
Now I know Democrats don’t have a brain in their thick heads! They’re all nuts!
he was wonderful….he was informed and clear
He should get an Oscar, for his acting skills.
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Most disgusting thing I ever heard, He is responsible for so many deaths, this country has gone insane.
Great job! I love the way he destroys Trump ????