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"Is it supposed to look like that?" the Wolverine star said when lending Reynolds his floppy Emmy gong
update january 9 2024, 8:47 a.m. PT
Soon after posting the video with the broken Emmy, Reynolds took to his Instagram Stories to explain he, or rather Deadpool, had not actually broken the award.
"In order to accept the Emmy for Welcome to Wrexham, I needed to borrow someone else's," he wrote. "Of course I called [Hugh]. Unsurprisingly, he wasn't sure if he had an Emmy. Turns out he does. He gives it to me, then asks, 'Is it supposed to look like that?'"
"It isn't. It’s broken. I love this man," Reynolds concluded.
Original story below: January 8 2024
Snarky mercenary Deadpool stole Rob McElhenney's long-awaited Emmys moment -- and it's all Ryan Reynolds' fault.
In a video acceptance speech, posted to X (formerly Twitter), McElhenney shared his excitement over winning five awards at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys for his and Reynolds' Welcome to Wrexham.
The documentary series, which shows the Hollywood duo take over the small town Welsh football club, won fans all over the globe and now have some awards season bling as well -- that is until Deadpool came along.
Welcome to Wrexham, Emmys.@WrexhamFX @hulu @DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/heZeHFu4gt
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) January 8, 2024 @VancityReynolds
"Wow, an Emmy, what an incredible honor," McElhenney began in the video. "There's so many people to thank. I've been waiting for this moment for 16 years so I've got a lot to say. I'd like to start by thanking..."
The video, however, abruptly cuts to Reynolds in his Deadpool mask, hijacking the clip as he states: "Woo! Wow. Mr. Lively couldn't be here to accept this broken Emmy so he sent me on his behalf."
For the record, Reynolds' wife is Blake Lively -- hence the name drop.
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View Story"First and foremost, Wrexham, we love you," Reynolds/Deadpool says. "Thank you for letting Rob and the other guy tell your story. Cymru am byth [Wales forever], bitches!"
"I'd also like to thank The Academy for this honor, and for not asking us to attend the televised awards show with the real celebrities," he jokes, before giving a nod to upcoming Deadpool 3 with Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine.
"I'd also like to thank FX and Disney for their support and in exchange, Mr Lively promises to not f--k up my next movie," Deadpool says. "Lastly, The Oscars, you're on notice motherf--kers. Maybe we can get a token VFX nod next year. The amount of work on Hugh and Ryan's face alone is at least worth a nod."
Welcome to Wrexham scored a win over Vanderpump Rules at the Creative Arts Emmys, in the Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program category. It also won for Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program, Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program, Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera) and Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program.
