The 69th Emmy Award Show was an exciting one for all the nominations as Game of Thrones was not eligible this year. This gave the opportunity to a number of shows to get credit for their talent.
The T.V., show that received the most limelight was The Handmaid’s Tale an original Hulu show starring Elisabeth Moss. The HBO show Big Little Lies was also given a lot of appreciation and Nicole Kidman bagged the best actress award for the show.
Stephen Colbert was hosting the event making the audience roll with laughter with his jokes on Game of Thrones‘ ineligibility and Trump’s accusation that the Emmys are rigged. He pulled off a brilliant show entertaining his audience till the very end.
Here is the list of all the winners:
Supporting actor in a drama series
John Lithgow – The Crown
Supporting actress in a comedy series
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Lead actress in a drama series
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Supporting actress in a drama series Ann Dowd – The Handmaid’s Tale
Lead actor in a drama series
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us
Lead actress in a comedy series Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Lead actor in a comedy series Donald Glover – Atlanta
Supporting actor in a comedy series Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live
Reality competition series
The Voice
Variety talk series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Variety sketch series Saturday Night Live
TV movie
Black Mirror: San Junipero
Limited series or movie
Big Little Lies
Lead actress in a limited series or movie Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies
Supporting actress in a limited series or movie Laura Dern – Big Little Lies
Lead actor in a limited series or movie
Riz Ahmed – The Night Of
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Alexander Skarsgård – Big Little Lies
Animated series
Bob’s Burgers
Comedy series
Veep
Drama series
The Handmaid’s Tale
Director of a Comedy Series
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Director of a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Jean-Marc Vallee – Big Little Lies
Director of a Drama Series
Reed Morano – The Handmaid’s Tale
Director of a Variety Series Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live
Guest Actor in a Drama Series Gerald McRaney – This Is Us
Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid’s Tale
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Melissa McCarthy – Saturday Night Live — “Host: Melissa McCarthy”
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Dave Chappelle – Saturday Night Live — “Host: Dave Chappelle”
Writing for a Drama Series Bruce Miller – The Handmaid’s Tale
Writing for a Variety Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Writing for a Comedy Series Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe – Master of None
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama
Charlie Brooker – Black Mirror: San Junipero