The awards for television excellence, the Emmy Awards, now reached the 70 edition. Conducted by the comedians of the Saturday Night Live Colin Jost e Michael che, the award ceremony presented many surprises: from the live marriage proposal of Glenn Weiss to girlfriend after Emmy win like Best Director of a Variety Show, to the exclusions of shows given for winners such as Atlanta, beaten in the category Best Comedy Series da The Favolus Mrs. Maisel e The Handmaid's Tale in the drama category from Game of Thrones (despite a season that highlighted the show's decline).
But also the victory of American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace like Best Limited Series, the victory of RuPaul Drag Race like Best Reality e Best Reality Host a Rupaul (against the winner of the last three editions, The Voice). The television schedule bids farewell to The Americans rewarding Matthew Rhys like Best Actor in a Drama Series, while Claire Foy wins Best Actress to The Crown. In the category Comedy, Bill Harder exceeds David Glover and wins the award for best actor e Darren Criss does the same with Benedict Cumberbatch in the Actor section in Limited Series for his role in American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace.
Disappointing yet another victory of Peter Dinklage like Best Supporting Actor in a competition that mattered David Harbour in Stranger Things e Joseph Fiennes in The Handmaid's Tale, as well as the victory of Merrit wever in Godless for the category Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series against the female cast of American Crime Story (strong point of the season, editor's note) including Penelope Cruz and Judith Light.
One of the highlights of the evening: the much coveted (and deserved!) Emmy win for Henry Winkler, the legendary Fonzie di Happy Days.
To follow, all the candidates for the various categories and their respective winners:
Best drama series
Game of Thrones, distributed by HBO
The Americans, distributed by FX
The Crown, distributed by Netflix
The Handmaid's Tale, distributed by Hulu
Stranger Things, distributed by Netflix
This Is Us, distributed by NBC
Westworld - Where All Is Allowed (Westworld), distributed by HBO
Best comedy series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, distributed by Amazon Video
Atlanta, distributed by FX
Barry, distributed by HBO
Black-ish, distributed by ABC
Curb Your Enthusiasm, distributed by HBO
GLOW, distributed by Netflix
Silicon Valley, distributed by HBO
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, distributed by Netflix
Best Miniseries
American Crime Story - The assassination of Gianni Versace, distributed by FX
The Alienist, distributed by TNT
Genius: Picasso, distributed by Nat Geo
Godless, distributed by Netflix
Patrick Melrose, distributed by Showtime
Best competitive reality show
America's Next Drag Queen (RuPaul's Drag Race), distributed by VH1
The Amazing Race, distributed by CBS
American Ninja Warrior, distributed by NBC
Project Runway, distributed by Lifetime
Top Chef, distributed by Bravo
The Voice, distributed by NBC
Best Talk Show Variety
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, distributed by HBO
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, distributed by Comedy Central
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, distributed by TBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live !, distributed by ABC
The Late Late Show with James Corden, distributed by CBS
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, distributed by CBS
Best variety of sketches
Saturday Night Live, distributed by NBC
At Home with Amy Sedaris, distributed by truTV
Drunk History, distributed by Comedy Central
I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman, distributed by Hulu
Portlandia, distributed by IFC
Tracey Ullman's Show, distributed by HBO
Acting
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Matthew Rhys, for playing Philip Jennings in The Americans
Jason Bateman, for playing Marty Byrde in Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, for playing Randall Pearson on This Is Us
Ed Harris, for playing The Man in Black on Westworld - Where Anything Is Allowed
Milo Ventimiglia, for playing Jack Pearson in This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright, for playing Bernard Lowe in Westworld - Where Anything Is Allowed
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Foy, for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown
Tatiana Maslany, for playing Sarah Manning, Helena, Alison Hendrix, Cosima Niehaus, Rachel Duncan, Krystal Goderitch, Elizabeth (Beth) Childs, Jennifer Fitzsimmons, Katja Obinger, Tony Sawicki, Veera Suominen (MK), Camilla Torres and a clone without name in Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss, for playing Difred / June Osborne in The Handmaid's Tale
Sandra Oh, for playing Eve Polastri in Killing Eve
Keri Russell, for playing Elizabeth Jennings in The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood, for playing Dolores Abernathy in Westworld - Where Anything Is Allowed
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Bill Hader, for playing Barry Berkman / Barry Block in Barry
Anthony Anderson, for playing Andre “Dre” Johnson Sr. on Black-ish
Ted Danson, for playing Michael on The Good Place
Larry David, for playing Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover, for playing Earnest “Earn” Marks in Atlanta
William H. Macy, for playing Frank Gallagher in Shameless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Rachel Brosnahan, for playing Miriam “Midge” Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Pamela Adlon, for playing Sam Fox in Better Things
Allison Janney, for playing Bonnie Plunkett in Mom
Issa Rae, for playing Issa Dee in Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross, for playing Rainbow “Bow” Johnson on Black-ish
Lily Tomlin, for playing Frankie Bergstein in Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Darren Criss, for playing Andrew Cunanan in American Crime Story - The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Antonio Banderas, for playing Pablo Picasso in Genius: Picasso
Benedict Cumberbatch, for playing Patrick Melrose in Patrick Melrose
Jeff Daniels, for playing John O. Neill in The Looming Tower
John Legend, for playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Jesse Plemons, for playing Robert Daly in Black Mirror - USS Callister
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Regina King, for playing Latrice Butler on Seven Seconds
Jessica Biel, for playing Cora Tannetti in The Sinner
Laura Dern, for playing Jennifer Fox in The Tale
Michelle Dockery, for playing Alice Fletcher in Godless
Edie Falco, for playing Leslie Abramson in Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Sarah Paulson, for playing Ally Mayfair-Richards in American Horror Story: Cult
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Dinklage, for playing Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, for playing Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones
Joseph Fiennes, for playing Fred Waterford in The Handmaid's Tale
David Harbor, for playing Jim Hopper in Stranger Things
Mandy Patinkin, for playing Saul Berenson on Homeland
Matt Smith, for playing Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in The Crown
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Thandie Newton, for playing Maeve Millay in Westworld - Where Anything Is Allowed
Alexis Bledel, for playing Emily / Diglen in The Handmaid's Tale
Millie Bobby Brown, for playing Eleven (Eleven) on Stranger Things
Ann Dowd, for playing Aunt Lydia in The Handmaid's Tale
Lena Headey, for playing Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby, for playing Princess Margarett in The Crown
Yvonne Strahovski, for playing Serena Joy Waterford in The Handmaid's Tale
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Henry Winkler, for playing Gene Cousineau in Barry
Louie Anderson, for playing Christine Baskets in Baskets
Alec Baldwin, for playing Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess, for playing Titus Andromedon in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Brian Tyree Henry, for playing Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles in Atlanta
Tony Shalhoub, for playing Abraham “Abe” Weissman in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kenan Thompson, for playing various characters on Saturday Night Live
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein, for playing Susie Myerson in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Zazie Beetz, for playing Vanessa “Van” Keefer in Atlanta
Aidy Bryant, for playing various characters on Saturday Night Live
Betty Gilpin, for playing Debbie “Liberty Belle” Eagan on GLOW
Leslie Jones, for playing various characters on Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon, for playing various characters on Saturday Night Live
Laurie Metcalf, for playing Jackie Harris in Roseanne
Megan Mullally, for playing Karen Walker in Will & Grace
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeff Daniels, for playing Frank Griffin in Godless
Brandon Victor Dixon, for playing Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
John Leguizamo, for playing Jacob Vazquez in Waco
Ricky Martin, for playing Antonio D'Amico in American Crime Story - The assassination of Gianni Versace
Édgar Ramírez, for playing Gianni Versace in American Crime Story - The assassination of Gianni Versace
Michael Stuhlbarg, for playing Richard Clarke in The Looming Tower
Finn Wittrock, for playing Jeffrey Trail in American Crime Story
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Merritt Wever, for playing Mary Agnes McNue in Godless
Sara Bareilles, for playing Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Penélope Cruz, for playing Donatella Versace in American Crime Story - The assassination of Gianni Versace
Judith Light, for playing Marilyn Miglin in American Crime Story - The assassination of Gianni Versace
Adina Porter, for playing Beverly Hope in American Horror Story: Cult
Letitia Wright, for playing Nish in Black Mirror - Black Museum
Regia
Best Director for a Drama Series
Stephen Daldry, for the Pater familias episode of The Crown
Jason Bateman, for the episode The Tolling of the Bell of Ozark
Matt and Ross Duffer, for Chapter Nine - The Door to Stranger Things
Jeremy Podeswa, for the episode The Dragon and the Wolf of Game of Thrones
Daniel Sackheim, for Ozark's Tonight We Improvise episode
Kari Skogland, for the After episode of The Handmaid's Tale
Alan Taylor, for the episode Beyond the Wall of Game of Thrones
Best Director for a Comedy Series
Amy Sherman-Palladino, for the Pilot episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Mark Cendrowski, for the episode The Big Bang Theory's Butterfly Asymmetry
Donald Glover, for the Atlanta FUBU episode
Bill Hader, for Barry's Chapter One: Make Your Mark
Mike Judge, for the Silicon Valley Initial Coin Offering episode
Hiro Murai, for the Atlanta episode Teddy Perkins
Jesse Peretz, for GLOW's Pilot episode
Best Director for a Motion Picture, Miniseries or Drama Special
Ryan Murphy, for the episode The man from the cover of American Crime Story - The assassination of Gianni Versace
Edward Berger, for Patrick Melrose
Scott Frank, for Godless
David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski, for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Barry Levinson, for Paterno
David Lynch, for Twin Peaks
Craig Zisk, for the 9/11 episode of The Looming Tower
Best Direction for a Special Variety
Glenn Weiss, for The Oscars
Stan Lathan, for Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
Michael Bonfiglio, for Jerry Seinfeld: Jerry Before Seinfeld
Marcus Raboy, for Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
Hamish Hamilton, for Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake
Film script
Best Screenplay for a Drama Series
Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, for the Beginning episode of The Americans
Peter Morgan, for the episode The Crown Mystery Man
David Benioff and DB Weiss, for the episode The Dragon and the Wolf of Game of Thrones
Bruce Miller, for the June episode of The Handmaid's Tale
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, for the Nice Face episode of Killing Eve
Matt and Ross Duffer, for Chapter Nine - The Door to Stranger Things
Best Screenplay for a Comedy Series
Amy Sherman-Palladino, for the Pilot episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Alec Berg, for Silicon Valley's Fifty-One Percent episode
Alec Berg and Bill Hader, for Barry's Chapter One: Make Your Mark
Donald Glover, for the episode The Alligator Man from Atlanta
Stefani Robinson, for the episode The Barber of Atlanta
Liz Sarnoff, for the episode Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going by Barry
Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Drama Special
William Bridges and Charlie Brooker, for Black Mirror - USS Callister
Scott Frank, for Godless
Mark Frost and David Lynch, for Twin Peaks
Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus, for the episode Clean Up of American Vandal
David Nicholls, for Patrick Melrose
Tom Rob Smith, for the episode The House on the Lake of American Crime Story - The assassination of Gianni Versace
Best Screenplay for a Variety Special
John Mulaney, for John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous At Radio City
Melinda Taub, Samantha Bee, Pat Cassels, Mike Drucker, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Miles Kahn, Nicole Silverberg, Ashley Nicole Black, Joe Grossman, Sean Crespo, Razan Ghalayini, Tyler Hall, Allana Harkin, Paul Myers,
Halcyon Person, Mike Rubens, for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: The Great American * Puerto Rico (* It's Complicated)
Michelle Wolf, for Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady
Patton Oswalt, for Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
Steve Martin and Martin Short, for Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
