LOVE STORY Cast to Receive Ensemble Tribute at Gotham Television Awards
The cast is led by Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr., with Tony Award nominee Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette.
The cast of FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette will be honored with the Ensemble Tribute for their performances in the series at the Third Annual Gotham Television Awards, taking place live and in person on Monday, June 1st at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
“From Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Anthony Kelly to every member of this brilliant ensemble, each delivers a performance of rare power and authenticity that brings to life a timeless chapter of history in what is, at heart, a love letter to New York,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute.
Starring Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr., with Tony Award nominee Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette, the limited series explores the high-profile courtship and marriage of the famous couple. Love Story is FX’s most-watched limited series on Hulu and Disney+, with over 80 million hours streamed.
Check out BroadwayWorld's interview with Pidgeon and Kelly about the series here.
The show serves as the first installment in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story anthology and is inspired by Elizabeth Beller’s book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.
The series also features Grace Gummer (Caroline Kennedy), Naomi Watts (Jackie Kennedy Onassis), Alessandro Nivola (Calvin Klein), Leila George (Kelly Klein), Sydney Lemmon (Lauren Bessette), and Constance Zimmer (Ann Marie Messina). Broadway alums Erich Bergen and Michael Nathanson also star.
FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette is created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Connor Hines, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Monica Levinson, Kim Rosenstock, D.V. DeVincentis and Tanase Popa. Max Winkler executive produced and directed the pilot episode. It is produced by 20th Television.
It was previously announced that Kerry Washington will receive the Spotlight Tribute, Claire Danes will receive the Performer Tribute, Michelle Pfeiffer will receive the Legend Tribute, and Matt and Ross Duffer will receive the Visionary Tribute for Netflix’s Stranger Things at the Third Annual Gotham Television Awards. Nominees in the competitive categories were announced on April 28, 2026.
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