Emmy Award for Brookmans Park’s Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Image: Archant)

The Brookmans Park resident won an Emmy for playing Dr John Watson in the BBC re-imagining of the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories.

But the Hobbit, Fargo and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy thespian was not in Los Angeles to pick up the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie gong on Monday.

Although Freeman was honoured for his role playing Sherlock Holmes’ stoic best friend, he also lost out to co-star Benedict Cumberbatch in another category.

Martin Freeman checks his mobile phone filming of The World's End in Welwyn Garden City town centre (Image: Archant)

Cumberbatch won the Outstanding Actor In A Miniseries Or Movie for his portrayal of Holmes in Sherlock: His Last Vow.

Freeman had been nominated for his role in Fargo – a TV remake of the 1996 Coen brothers film.

Although neither of the stars of the show were at the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat was there to collect the Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special gong.

The writer thanked the BBC, which he labelled “the greatest broadcaster in the world”, his “brilliant sexy producer of a wife” and co-writer Mark Gatiss in his speech.