The biggest award show on television, The 74th annual Emmy Awards, took place on 12th September in a packed studio audience at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. This marked the end of a two-year hiatus from the virtual hosting of the ceremony due to the pandemic.
The three-hour telecast was a treat to watch. Celebrities graced the red carpet with their marvelously done looks. While there were many repeated winners from the previous years there were also some underdog winners that made our hearts swell with pride.
Host Kenan Thompson did a great job with the opening ceremony; he lead a troupe of dancers to remixes of the theme songs from Friends, The Brady Bunch, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stranger Things, and Game of Thrones.
Kenan Thompson
Talking about some of the winners of this year, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver won outstanding variety talk series for the seventh consecutive year. Julia Garner also bagged the award for supporting actress again for Ozark, and Brett Goldstein also won the best supporting actor in a comedy series for Ted Lasso once again.
Some history was also made! Netflix’s Squid Game star Lee Jung-Jae became the first Asian actor to ever win lead actor in a drama and Zendaya bagged the award of lead actress in a drama series for Euphoria, which makes her the youngest two-time winner of any Emmy in history and also the first Black woman to win lead actress in a drama. Way to go girl!
Zendaya
Here is a list of the winners of this year Emmy Awards:
Winners:
Drama Series:SuccessionComedy Series:Ted LassoLimited or Anthology Series:The White LotusLead Actor in a Drama Series: Lee Jung-jae, Squid GameWriting for a Drama Series: Jesse Armstrong, Succession (“All the Bells Say”)
Directing for a Comedy Series: MJ Delaney, Ted Lasso (“No Weddings and a Funeral”)
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart, HacksLead Actress in a Drama Series: Zendaya, EuphoriaDirecting for a Drama Series: Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game (“Red Light, Green Light”)
Writing for a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (“Pilot”)
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis, Ted LassoWriting for a Variety Special: Jerrod Carmichael, RothanielWriting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Mike White, The White LotusCompetition Program:Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big GrrrlsLead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:Amanda Seyfried, The DropoutSupporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:Jennifer Coolidge, The White LotusVariety Sketch Series:Saturday Night LiveSupporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Brett Goldstein, Ted LassoSupporting Actress in a Comedy Series:Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott ElementarySupporting Actress in a Drama Series: Julia Garner, OzarkSupporting Actor in a Drama Series:Matthew Macfadyen, SuccessionSupporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:Murray Bartlett, The White LotusLead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Michael Keaton, Dopesick
Credits: Vanity Fair
The biggest award show on television, The 74th annual Emmy Awards, took place on 12th September in a packed studio audience at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. This marked the end of a two-year hiatus from the virtual hosting of the ceremony due to the pandemic.
The three-hour telecast was a treat to watch. Celebrities graced the red carpet with their marvelously done looks. While there were many repeated winners from the previous years there were also some underdog winners that made our hearts swell with pride.
Host Kenan Thompson did a great job with the opening ceremony; he lead a troupe of dancers to remixes of the theme songs from Friends, The Brady Bunch, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stranger Things, and Game of Thrones.
