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In posts on Twitter, the CBC and Pop TV said itB次元官网网址檚 the first time a comedy or drama has swept all four acting categories, while the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences declared itB次元官网网址檚 the first time a series has won all seven comedy categories.

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All four key cast members also snagged acting trophies, including Hamilton-born Eugene Levy and Toronto-born Catherine OB次元官网网址橦ara. They play Johnny and Moira Rose, the parents of a formerly wealthy family adjusting to a humble life in a small town the father once bought as a joke.

Toronto-raised Daniel Levy and Ottawa-born Annie Murphy both got supporting actor nods for playing their children, David and Alexis.

Daniel Levy, who is EugeneB次元官网网址檚 son, also won a writing award and a directing trophy he shares with filmmaker Andrew Cividino for the Ontario-shot show, which ended its sixth and final season in April.

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The father-and-son Levys co-created the show, which also got two Emmys earlier this week, for costuming and casting.

The two announced last year they would make this past season the final one, wanting to go out on a high note with international accolades for the storyB次元官网网址檚 joyful spirit and positive LGBTQ representation through David, who identifies as pansexual (someone who is open to all sexual orientations or gender identities).

B次元官网网址淥ur show at its core is about the transformational effects of love and acceptance and that is something that we need more of now than weB次元官网网址檝e ever needed before,B次元官网网址� Daniel Levy said in accepting the best comedy series trophy at a private party at Casa Loma in Toronto, where the cast had gathered sitting apart and wearing masks, adhering to COVID-19 safety guidelines.

Wow! And with that, has officially swept the Comedy categories! Congrats!

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Eugene Levy then thanked a slew of supporters, including the CBC and Daniel for taking their story about the Rose family and transforming it B次元官网网址渋nto a celebration of inclusivity, a castigation of homophobia and a declaration of the power of love.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 CreekB次元官网网址� was up for a total of 15 Emmys this year. Last year it had four Emmy nominations but didnB次元官网网址檛 win any.

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The half-hour program was considered a hidden gem until about two years ago, when it became a cultural phenomenon as the Roses shed their superficiality and accepted their new lifestyle in the town run by Roland Schitt (Chris Elliott).

Johnny, a former video store magnate, became co-manager of the motel they lived in. Moira, a former soap star, reignited her acting career. Alexis went from apathetic to ambitious, starting up a public relations career. And David opened a successful boutique shop with his eventual husband, played by Noah Reid.

Critics and audiences alike praised the RosesB次元官网网址� quirky and amusing ways B次元官网网址� from AlexisB次元官网网址檚 catchphrase B次元官网网址淓w, DavidB次元官网网址� to MoiraB次元官网网址檚 dramatic elocution and beloved wigs.

B次元官网网址淚 will forever be grateful to Eugene and Daniel Levy for bestowing upon me the opportunity to play a woman of a certain age B次元官网网址� my age B次元官网网址� who gets to fully be her ridiculous self,B次元官网网址� OB次元官网网址橦ara, 66, said Sunday in her acceptance speech.

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Murphy called her time on the show the best six years of her life.

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The Los Angeles-based Jimmy Kimmel hosted the live Emmys, which aired on ABC and CTV from a near-empty theatre as winners spoke from their respective locations.

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Eugene Levy and OB次元官网网址橦ara have won Emmys together before, for writing on the sketch comedy series B次元官网网址淪CTV NetworkB次元官网网址� in the early 1980s.

Levy told The Canadian Press he hoped SundayB次元官网网址檚 wins will help B次元官网网址渙pen the door a little bit further for other Canadian shows to be seen and respected and recognized on the world stage.B次元官网网址�

The wins add to the pressure the Levys are now facing to one day bring the Roses back, perhaps in film form, he added with a laugh.

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Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press

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