To say that the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards are unlike any other would be an understatement. The ceremony, which honors the best of the year in television, was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who emceed to a mostly empty stage. Though the ceremony lacked all the glitz and glamour that usually comes with these awards shows, there was still a lot to celebrate.
Schitt’s Creek did an unprecedent sweep of the entire comedy category by taking home seven awards including Outstanding Comedy with Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, and Annie Murphy taking home the acting awards, and Daniel Levy winning writing and directing.
Meanwhile, HBO’s Watchmen won the Emmy for Outstanding limited series with Regina King and Yahya Abdul-Mateen IItaking home their respective awards for their performances in the show, Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson winning for their writing.
Though there were a few surprises like Billy Crudup winning Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Morning Show, and Julia Garner taking home the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Seriestrophy, it was clear that Schitt’s Creek and HBO were the big winners.
And though this year’s Emmy’s lacked all the panache of previous ceremonies, one thing was clear. All nominees and presenters wanted their audience to know about voting in this year’s elections, why Black Lives Matter, and the importance of remembering historical events like Tulsa, OK, 1921.
The list of winners are in bold.
Outstanding Drama Series:
Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Killing Eve (BBC America)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Ozark (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Succession (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Laura Dern – Big Little Lies
Meryl Streep – Big Little Lies
Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown
Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
Fiona Shaw – Killing Eve
Julia Garner – Ozark
Sarah Snook – Succession
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Giancarlo Esposito – Better Call Saul
Bradley Whitford – The Handmaid’s Tale
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Mark Duplass – The Morning Show
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Benjamin Caron –The Crown (“Aberfan”)
Jessica Hobbs – The Crown (“Cri de Coeur”)
Mimi Leder – The Morning Show (“The Interview”)
Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland (“Prisoners of War”)
Mark Mylod – Succession (“This Is Not for Tears”)
Andrij Parekh – Succession (“Hunting”)
Alik Sakharov – Ozark (“Fire Pink”)
Ben Semanoff – Ozark (“Su Casa Es Mi Casa”)
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Jesse Armstrong – Succession (“This Is Not for Tears”)
Miki Johnson – Ozark (“Fire Pink”)
Peter Morgan – The Crown (“Aberfan”)
Chris Mundy – Ozark (“All In”)
Thomas Schnauz – Better Call Saul (“Bad Choice Road”)
John Shiban – Ozark (“Boss Fight”)
Gordon Smith – Better Call Saul (“Bagman”)
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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)
Outstanding Competition Program
The Masked Singer (FOX)
Nailed It! (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Limited Series:
Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
Mrs. America (FX on Hulu)
Unbelievable (Netflix)
Unorthodox (Netflix)
Watchmen (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
Uzo Aduba – Mrs. America
Toni Collette – Unbelievable
Margo Martindale – Mrs. America
Jean Smart – Watchmen
Holland Taylor – Hollywood
Tracey Ullman – Mrs. America
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Watchmen
Jovan Adepo – Watchmen
Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Louis Gossett Jr. – Watchmen
Dylan McDermott – Hollywood
Jim Parsons – Hollywood
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, TV Movie or Dramatic Special
Lenny Abrahamson – Normal People (“Episode 5”)
Steph Green – Watchmen (“Little Fear of Lightning”)
Nicole Kassell – Watchmen (“It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”)
Maria Schrader – (Unorthodox)
Lynn Shelton – Little Fires Everywhere (“Find a Way”)
Stephen Williams – Watchmen (“This Extraordinary Being”)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, TV Movie or Dramatic Special
Tanya Barfield – Mrs. America (“Shirley”)
Susannah Grant – Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, Unbelievable (“Episode 1”)
Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson – Watchmen (“This Extraordinary Being”)
Sally Rooney and Alice Birch – Normal People (“Episode 3”)
Anna Winger – Unorthodox (“Part 1”)
Outstanding 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
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America
Shira Haas – Unorthodox
Regina King – Watchmen
Octavia Spencer – Self Made
Kerry Washington – Little Fires Everywhere
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Outstanding Comedy Series:
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Dead to Me (Netflix)
The Good Place (NBC)
Insecure (HBO)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Schitt’s Creek (PopTV)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Betty Gilpin – GLOW
Yvonne Orji – Insecure
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Cecily Strong – Saturday Night Live
Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek
D’Arcy Carden – The Good Place
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Marin Hinkle – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Mahershala Ali – Ramy
Kenan Thompson – SNL
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek
William Jackson Harper – The Good Place
Alan Arkin – The Kominsky Method
Sterling K. Brown – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
James Burrows – Will & Grace (“We Love Lucy”)
Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek (“Happy Ending”)
Gail Mancuso – Modern Family (“Finale Part 2”)
Daniel Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“Marvelous Radio”)
Matt Shakman – The Great (“The Great”)
Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“It’s Comedy or Cabbage”)
Ramy Youssef – Ramy (“Miakhalifa.mov”)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek (“Happy Ending”)
Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil – What We Do in the Shadows (“Collaboration”)
Tony McNamara – The Great (“The Great”)
Stefani Robinson – What We Do in the Shadows (“On the Run”)
Michael Schur – The Good Place (“Whenever You’re Ready”)
Paul Simms – What We Do in the Shadows (“Ghosts”)
David West Read – Schitt’s Creek (“The Presidential Suite”)
Outstanding 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
Ramy Youssef – Ramy
Outstanding 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
Issa Rae – Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
