This is Bugs Bunny’s first proper award win since Warner Bros.’ various Oscar-winning shorts, including the Bugs-led Knighty Knight Bugs in 1958. As far as the Emmys go, a decade ago The Looney Tunes Show was nominated for Bob Bergen and Kristen Wiig’s performances as Porky and Lola, respectively. Bauza currently provides voices on the Looney Tunes Cartoons and Bugs Bunny Builders; additionally he is spotlighting the power of animation in his show Stay Tooned, where he highlights diversity behind the mic alongside his peers and icons.
Like many shows on HBO Max right now, the future of the current Looney Tunes Cartoons era isn’t entirely certain. But Bauza’s win marks the first time a voice performer is being honored for voicing essentially a character synonymous with and as big as Warner Bros. itself.
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Watch Looney Tunes Cartoons on HBO Max—with more episodes coming in 2023—and Eric Bauza’s Stay Tooned via clips on YouTube from the series streaming on CBC Gem.
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