The Emmy nominations with New Orleans ties
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Jennifer Coolidge attends the 2023 TIME100 Gala on April 26, 2023, in New York City. Photo: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Jennifer Coolidge, the part-time New Orleans resident we love to love, is up for an Emmy for her role in "The White Lotus."
Driving the news: Emmy Award nominees were announced this week, and there are several with New Orleans ties. Here are the locals noms we are pulling for to win.
Jennifer Coolidge: Nominated for supporting actress in a drama series for HBO's "The White Lotus."
- Her character on "White Lotus" inspired the Krewe of Coolidge at Mardi Gras this year.
- She tells Conde Nast how a New Year's Eve party at Commander's Palace led to her falling in love with New Orleans and buying a house here.
"Daisy Jones & The Six": Nominated for best limited series, as well as for outstanding casting, outstanding production design and others.
- Lauren Levy Neustadter, a native New Orleanian, is an executive producer along with Reese Witherspoon, who was also born in New Orleans. Neustadter is a 1998 Country Day grad.
- While the book is primarily set in Los Angeles, much of the filming was in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Hammond.
"Queer Eye": Nominated for outstanding production design, outstanding directing, outstanding casting and more.
- The current season was filmed in New Orleans and features "heroes" from New Orleans, including Stein's Deli owner Dan Stein.
- One of the episodes, featuring Ray "Speedy" Walker, is up for an Emmy.
"Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story": Nominated for outstanding period costumes for a series, outstanding period hairstyling and outstanding character voice-over performance.
- The Netflix series partnered with Big Freedia for a "Queen Charlotte"-inspired song and music video called "Hey Queen."
- The series also hosted a preview party at Xavier University, where it also donated the school's first-ever official band uniforms.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add New Orleans connections for the movie “Daisy Jones & The Six.”