Compiled by Peter Libbey
Sept. 17, 2018
It was the first time in almost 20 years that HBO didn’t dominate the Primetime Emmy Awards. The cable channel and Netflix tied for 23 awards each.
• Read about what happened at the Emmys, get our critic’s take on the ceremony and read minute-by-minute analysis.
• Talk of #MeToo was largely absent from this year’s ceremony, with no one mentioning Leslie Moonves from the stage.
• Michael Che and Colin Jost hosted the show.
• Henry Winkler won his first Emmy for his role in HBO’s “Barry.”
• Glenn Weiss won the award for best director of a variety special. He used the opportunity to propose to his girlfriend.
• During the awards ceremony, the character Teddy Perkins from “Atlanta” was spotted in the audience.
The major winners of the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are listed below. Additional winners can be found at emmys.com.
Best Comedy: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)
Best Drama:“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Best Limited Series: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX)
Best Actress, Comedy: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Best Actor, Comedy: Bill Hader, “Barry”
Best Actress, Drama: Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Matthew Rhys accepts the award for best actor in a drama series.CreditChris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated Press
Best Actor, Drama: Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
Supporting Actress, Drama: Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
Supporting Actor, Drama: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Henry Winkler, “Barry”
Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie: Regina King, “Seven Seconds”
Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie: Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie: Merritt Wever, “Godless”
Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Jeff Daniels, “Godless”
Variety Sketch Series: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Variety Talk Series: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”(HBO)
Writing for a Comedy Series: Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“Pilot”)
Writing for a Drama Series: Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, “The Americans” (“Start”)
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama: William Bridges and Charlie Brooker, “Black Mirror: USS Callister”
Directing for a Comedy Series: Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“Pilot”)
Directing for a Drama Series: Stephen Daldry, “The Crown” (“Paterfamilias”)
Directing for a Limited Series: Ryan Murphy, “The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (“The Man Who Would Be Vogue”)
Writing for a Variety Special: John Mulaney, “John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous At Radio City” (Netflix)
Directing for a Variety Special: Glenn Weiss, “The Oscars” (ABC)
*Television Movie: “Black Mirror: USS Callister” (Netflix)
*Directing for a Variety Series: Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live” (Host: Donald Glover)
*Reality Host: RuPaul, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
*Structured Reality Program: “Queer Eye” (Netflix)
*Unstructured Reality Program: “United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell” (CNN)
*Guest Actress, Drama: Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
*Guest Actor, Drama: Ron Cephas Jones, “This Is Us”
*Guest Actress, Comedy: Tiffany Haddish, “Saturday Night Live”
*Guest Actor, Comedy: Katt Williams, “Atlanta”
*Documentary or Nonfiction Series: “Wild Wild Country” (Netflix)
*Animated Program: “Rick And Morty” (Adult Swim)
*Awards presented during the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony on Sept. 8-9.
For me the absolute delights of the evening was the overwhelming number of wins by The Amazing Mrs Maisel as well as the long overdue Emmy Win by Henry Winkler who took out his speech as he commented that he wrote is 49 years ago. He won Best Supporting in a comedy for Barry
As for Mrs Maisel it was the series of the year for my wife and I . Highly recommended. It will have you stitches
And finally Game of Thrones seem to be resurrected last night as it won for Best Drama. How many of us are waiting for the final season
Sept. 17, 2018
It was the first time in almost 20 years that HBO didn’t dominate the Primetime Emmy Awards. The cable channel and Netflix tied for 23 awards each.
• Read about what happened at the Emmys, get our critic’s take on the ceremony and read minute-by-minute analysis.
• Talk of #MeToo was largely absent from this year’s ceremony, with no one mentioning Leslie Moonves from the stage.
• Michael Che and Colin Jost hosted the show.
• Henry Winkler won his first Emmy for his role in HBO’s “Barry.”
• Glenn Weiss won the award for best director of a variety special. He used the opportunity to propose to his girlfriend.
• During the awards ceremony, the character Teddy Perkins from “Atlanta” was spotted in the audience.
The major winners of the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are listed below. Additional winners can be found at emmys.com.
Best Comedy: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)
Best Drama:“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Best Limited Series: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX)
Best Actress, Comedy: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Best Actor, Comedy: Bill Hader, “Barry”
Best Actress, Drama: Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Matthew Rhys accepts the award for best actor in a drama series.CreditChris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated Press
Best Actor, Drama: Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
Supporting Actress, Drama: Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
Supporting Actor, Drama: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Henry Winkler, “Barry”
Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie: Regina King, “Seven Seconds”
Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie: Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie: Merritt Wever, “Godless”
Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Jeff Daniels, “Godless”
Variety Sketch Series: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Variety Talk Series: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”(HBO)
Writing for a Comedy Series: Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“Pilot”)
Writing for a Drama Series: Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, “The Americans” (“Start”)
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama: William Bridges and Charlie Brooker, “Black Mirror: USS Callister”
Directing for a Comedy Series: Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“Pilot”)
Directing for a Drama Series: Stephen Daldry, “The Crown” (“Paterfamilias”)
Directing for a Limited Series: Ryan Murphy, “The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (“The Man Who Would Be Vogue”)
Writing for a Variety Special: John Mulaney, “John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous At Radio City” (Netflix)
Directing for a Variety Special: Glenn Weiss, “The Oscars” (ABC)
*Television Movie: “Black Mirror: USS Callister” (Netflix)
*Directing for a Variety Series: Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live” (Host: Donald Glover)
*Reality Host: RuPaul, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
*Structured Reality Program: “Queer Eye” (Netflix)
*Unstructured Reality Program: “United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell” (CNN)
*Guest Actress, Drama: Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
*Guest Actor, Drama: Ron Cephas Jones, “This Is Us”
*Guest Actress, Comedy: Tiffany Haddish, “Saturday Night Live”
*Guest Actor, Comedy: Katt Williams, “Atlanta”
*Documentary or Nonfiction Series: “Wild Wild Country” (Netflix)
*Animated Program: “Rick And Morty” (Adult Swim)
*Awards presented during the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony on Sept. 8-9.
For me the absolute delights of the evening was the overwhelming number of wins by The Amazing Mrs Maisel as well as the long overdue Emmy Win by Henry Winkler who took out his speech as he commented that he wrote is 49 years ago. He won Best Supporting in a comedy for Barry
As for Mrs Maisel it was the series of the year for my wife and I . Highly recommended. It will have you stitches
And finally Game of Thrones seem to be resurrected last night as it won for Best Drama. How many of us are waiting for the final season
