Connor Storrie Emmy chatter landed on a night when the 78th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards put the spotlight on arrivals and awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 6. The ceremony was not televised, but it still handed out prizes that can shape the final arc of Emmy weekend before the September 14 broadcast.
Woodley, Bibb, Olsen
Shailene Woodley drew attention in a white mini dress with a low scoop neckline and fitted waist, one of several red-carpet looks that made the night feel busier than the broadcast notes suggested. Leslie Bibb wore a metallic gold floor-length slip dress, while Kaitlin Olsen chose a floor-length white gown with a structured square neckline.
Karolina Wydra arrived in a black strapless gown, Rachel Blanchard wore a mustard-gold satin gown, and Emily Bader stepped out in a strapless olive-green sequinned gown. The lineup mattered because night two was not televised even though it sat inside a weekend built around major Emmy categories.
Reiner and Harbour win
Rob Reiner won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Albert in The Bear, giving the weekend one of its cleaner acting results. David Harbour followed with the Emmy Award for Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Floyd Smernitch in HBO Max’s DTF St. Louis, and the win was his first Emmy.
Harbour’s result carried extra weight because he was also an executive producer on DTF St. Louis and was up for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. That split role is the kind of setup awards voters tend to reward when a performance and a producing credit travel together, and it gives HBO Max a stronger awards story heading into the broadcast phase.
September 14 on deck
September 14 is the date that now matters most for the rest of Emmy weekend, with the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards set to be broadcast and Mariska Hargitay set to host. For readers tracking the race, the practical takeaway is simple: night two has already locked in acting wins, while the main show still decides the larger late-stage narrative.
Connor Storrie was part of the red-carpet conversation, but the source material does not place him inside the night-two winner list. That leaves his Emmy presence as an appearance story, not a results story, and the difference is the whole point of awards weekend.
