In a typically political (because what event isn't in these charged days) ceremony, the 2018 Emmy Awards were handed out Monday evening in Hollywood. And it was a good night for Amazon, whose show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, took home the comedy series award, comedy lead actress for Rachel Brosnahan, supporting actress in the form of Alex Borstein, plus writing and directing gongs for creator Amy Sherman Palladino.
With a huge haul of nominations, Game Of Thrones scored plenty of its own Emmys, walking off with Drama Series, and Peter Dinklage as Best Supporting Actor. A long-overdue trophy went to Matthew Rhys for The Americans, which is welcome since the show has just ended.
HBO may not have scored big with Thrones, but Thandie Newton got a Supporting Actress win for Westworld. And the cable channel did well with comedy, as Bill Hader nabbed (lead) and Henry Winkler won supporting (his first Emmy ever, which is surely some sort of crime given his career) in the comedy category for Barry. And though Netflix was not as strong as in other years, it still scored some awards for shows such as The Crown (Claire Foy took lead actress in drama and Stephen Daldry won for direction), Godless (Merritt Wever and Jeff Daniels) and the cancelled Seven Seconds, which saw Regina King win Limited Series Best Actress.
Oh, and one winner in particular, for more than one reason was director Glenn Weiss, who took home Outstanding Direction For A Variety Special thanks to his work on the Oscars, and used his speech to propose to his girlfriend, Jan Svendsen. She said yes! Would've been awkward if she hadn't.
Here are the main winners...
Outstanding Drama Series
Game Of Thrones
The Americans
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Atlanta
Barry
Black-ish
Curb Your Enthusiasm
GLOW
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Limited Series
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
The Alienist
Genius: Picasso
Godless
Patrick Melrose
Outstanding TV Movie
USS Callister (Black Mirror)
Fahrenheit 451
Flint
Paterno
The Tale
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Ed Harris, Westworld
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Claire Foy, The Crown
Keri Russell, The Americans
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Lena Headey, Game Of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby, The Crown
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game Of Thrones
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Matt Smith, The Crown
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Bill Hader, Barry
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ted Danson, The Good Place
William H. Macy, Shameless
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lily Tomlin, Grace And Frankie
Issa Rae, Insecure
Allison Janney, Mom
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Henry Winkler, Barry
Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Zazie Beetz, Atlanta
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne
Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie
Darren Criss, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
Jesse Plemons, USS Callister (Black Mirror)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series or Movie
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Cult
Michelle Dockery, Godless
Edie Falco, _Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murder_s
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Laura Dern, The Tale
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie
Merritt Wever, Godless
Adina Porter, American Horror Story: Cult
Penélope Cruz, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Judith Light, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Letitia Wright, Black Museum (Black Mirror)
Sara Bareilles, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie
Jeff Daniels, Godless
Ricky Martin, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Edgar Ramírez, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Finn Wittrock, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Looming Tower
John Leguizamo, Waco
For the full list of winners, head to the TV Academy site.
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