Peter Scolari as Tad Horvath and Becky Ann Baker as Loreen Horvath on HBO’s “Girls.” (Craig Blankenhorn/HBO)There are a number of dark horses who have a shot at taking home Emmys Sunday night, but a particularly big surprise win happened at the Creative Arts Emmys last weekend. [Emmy Awards 2016 predictions: Who will win, who deserves to win and who could surprise us all]Peter Scolari, who plays Tad Horvath (father to Lena Dunham’s Hannah) on “Girls,” won best guest actor in a comedy series despite the fact that initially he wasn’t even nominated. Scolari told reporters of Newhart, “It was great to be in this category with him, really — there was a calming effect because somebody who has been so meaningful in my life, such a mentor to me, if he would have won another one tonight I would have been fine with that.”Scolari’s long-running arc on “Girls” recently saw his character come out as gay, and the revelation was a focus of several episodes last season. Related:Complete list of Emmy nominations 2016: ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘People v. O.J. Simpson’ lead the packThe ‘Girls’ season finale was a big moment in personal growth

Source: Washington Post September 18, 2016 23:07 UTC