THE RUNDOWNHudson Williams isn’t at tonight’s Emmys.The Heated Rivalry star has no nominated projects this year; the Canadian series’s first season wasn’t eligible due to the Television Academy’s foreign production rules.Williams is currently shooting season 2 of the show in Canada.Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams received plenty of acclaim for his role in the show’s first season, but he has no Emmy nominations tonight—and couldn’t even be considered for the ceremony. The show’s first season isn’t eligible this year due to the Television Academy’s official guidelines. A foreign series cannot be submitted “unless it is the result of a co-production (both financially and creatively) between U.S. and foreign partners, which precedes the start of production, and with a purpose to be shown on U.S. television.”Thus, it’s no surprise Williams isn’t at tonight’s awards show. Instead, the actor has been filming Heated Rivalry season 2 in Canada. Williams’s co-star Connor Storrie also missed the ceremony.In late January, Williams spoke to Wonderland about adjusting to fame and what most surprised him. “I didn’t think there would be as many disrespectful people as there are. And vice versa, I didn’t think there would be as many respectful people as there are,” he said. “I thought everyone would just be screaming, nice, or kind of like, ‘Oh my God.’ But there are people who are like, ‘No, let’s be respectful to him and his private life. Let’s not share these photos. When we approach him on the street, let’s be mindful of appropriate times.’ I’m seeing those comments, and that’s cool. But then there are disrespectful people who are just like, ‘Fuck that guy.’ And I’m like, holy shit. Why are people hating on me? There’s also all this fake news about me. And I’m like, ‘How do I already have fake news?’”He opened up about the work he was doing to keep himself grounded, saying, “I’ve been writing a lot. I have two separate journals. One is a manuscript—semi-autobiographical—about this period in my life, where I blur the lines between fiction and real life. Then I have one where I just recount things: I met this person today, this happened. And I have a Google Doc where I’m building my internal monologue, writing down what I’m thinking and feeling in hotel rooms between events. It’s really fun to write. There’s this writer I love, Joan Didion, and she once said she journals so that when she gets really old, she can pick up her books and find her way back to herself again. That inspired me. It also helps with gratitude. I can look back and go, ‘Wow, that really blew me away.’ Keeping grounded, I have such a good group of friends. They don’t care too much. They’re like, ‘Okay, good for you. This is amazing. But what’s your next role?’ Or, ‘Are you treating us well? Are you treating the people around you well?’ That’s make or break. How you show up as a person matters more than anything else. I use my friends and family as a metric. Am I being an asshole? Let’s make sure I’m staying kind.”