It’s 2020 and the COVID impact is still going on. Affected the Emmys too. But they didn’t stop. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony. The venue is Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Winners accepted their awards virtually. Let’s have a simple talk on very key points that happened in Emmys.
Schitt’s Creek did the cleanest sweep
Schitt’s Creek made a sweep in all the comedy categories. Winning seven out of seven awards.
HBO’s Watchmen
Watchmen dominated the limited series field, winning four out of seven awards.
Regina King wins Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie. It is her fourth Emmy award.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II wins Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie.
Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson win Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special.
Watchmen wins Outstanding Limited Series.
Zendaya, a 24-year-old actress famous with her Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home movies as a lead actress. She’s the youngest girl to receive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in Euphoria.
“I know this seems like a really weird time to be celebrating. But I just want to say there is hope in the young people out there. I know our TV show doesn’t always feel like a great example of that.”
-Zendaya
HBO’s Bad Education, starring Hugh Jackman also wins the Emmy award for Outstanding Television Movie.
Here, Some of the Key winners list made by IGN:
Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Stranger Things
- Succession – WINNER
Comedy Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Dead to Me
- The Good Place
- Insecure
- The Kominsky Method
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Schitt’s Creek – WINNER
- What We Do in the Shadows
Limited Series
- Little Fires Everywhere
- Mrs. America
- Unbelievable
- Unorthodox
- Watchmen – WINNER
TV Movie
- American Son
- Bad Education – WINNER
- Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings: These Old Bones
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
- Olivia Colman, The Crown
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
- Laura Linney, Ozark
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
- Zendaya, Euphoria – WINNER
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Jason Bateman, Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Steve Carell, The Morning Show
- Brian Cox, Succession
- Billy Porter, Pose
- Jeremy Strong, Succession – WINNER
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate, Dead To Me
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Linda Cardellini, Dead To Me
- Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek – WINNER
- Issa Rae, Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Don Cheadle, Black Monday
- Ted Danson, The Good Place
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
- Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek – WINNER
- Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
- Shira Haas, Unorthodox
- Regina King, Watchmen – WINNER
- Octavia Spencer, Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker
- Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
- Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
- Paul Mescal, Normal People
- Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
- Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True – WINNER
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Helena Bonham Carter The Crown
- Laura Dern Big Little Lies
- Julia Garner Ozark – WINNER
- Thandie Newton Westworld
- Fiona Shaw Killing Eve
- Sarah Snook Succession
- Meryl Streep Big Little Lies
- Samira Wiley The Handmaid’s Tale
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Nicholas Braun, Succession
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show – WINNER
- Kieran Culkin, Succession
- Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
- Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
- Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
- Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- D’Arcy Carden, The Good Place
- Betty Gilpin, GLOW
- Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
- Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek – WINNER
- Yvonne Orji, Insecure
- Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Mahershala Ali, Ramy
- Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
- Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek – WINNER
- Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America – WINNER
- Toni Collette, Unbelievable
- Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
- Jean Smart, Watchmen
- Holland Taylor, Hollywood
- Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen – WINNER
- Jovan Adepo, Watchmen
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
- Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen
- Dylan McDermott, Hollywood
- Jim Parsons, Hollywood
The full list is available on the Emmys Website.
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