Emmy’s Recap – Did Your Favorite Show Win?

Jimmy Kimmel hosted the event for the 3rd time. He kept the energy and excitement up through the night even though the Staples Center where he was hosting was primarily empty and all of the stars excepted their wins virtually. Even with the abnormity from previous years the show was fun, exciting and entertaining. This always gets me to get started in series that I maybe wouldn't have tried on my own.

The biggest winning show of the night is a comedy that I have already been watching on and off for the last year or so. Schitt's Creek. Its clever, funny and you cant help but fall in love with the goofy characters. This Canadian based riches to rags story had 15 nominations and won an unprecedented 7 awards, making it the only comedy to ever do that. Dan Levy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, and Annie Murphy all triumphed in their acting categories and Dan also won in the writing and directing categories as well. Schitt's Creek also claimed the coveted Outstanding Comedy Series award.

On the more dramatic side of things, Watchmen, a show I've never seen but now want to check out, won 4 awards last night. Succession (another one I need to see now)  also claimed four awards. What are your favorites shows and what did you think of the awards last night? Did your favorites win?

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me)
WINNER: Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek)
Issa Rae (Insecure)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Don Cheadle (Black Monday)
Ted Danson (The Good Place)
Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)
WINNER: Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek)
Ramy Youssef (Ramy)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Michael Schur ("Whenever You're Ready," The Good Place)
Tony McNamara ("The Great," The Great)
WINNER: Daniel Levy ("Happy Ending," Schitt's Creek)
David West Read ("The Presidential Suite," Schitt's Creek)
Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil ("Collaboration," What We Do in the Shadows)
Paul Simms ("Ghost," What We Do in the Shadows)
Stefani Robinson ("On the Run," What We Do in the Shadows)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Matt Shakman ("The Great," The Great)
Amy Sherman-Palladino ("It's Comedy or Cabbage," The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Daniel Palladino ("Marvelous Radio," The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Gail Mancuso ("Finale, Part 2," Modern Family)
Ramy Youssef ("Miakhalifa.mov," Ramy)
WINNER: Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy ("Happy Ending," Schitt's Creek)
James Burrows ("We Love Lucy," Will & Grace)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Mahershala Ali (Ramy)
Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)
WINNER: Daniel Levy (Schitt's Creek)
William Jackson Harper (The Good Place)
Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)
Sterling K. Brown (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
Yvonne Orji (Insecure)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live)
WINNER: Annie Murphy (Schitt's Creek)
D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place)
Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Marin Hinkle (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dead to Me
Insecure
WINNER: Schitt's Creek
The Good Place
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
WINNER: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America)
Shira Haas (Unorthodox)
WINNER: Regina King (Watchmen)
Octavia Spencer (Self Made)
Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeremy Irons (Watchmen)
Hugh Jackman (Bad Education)
Paul Mescal (Normal People)
Jeremy Pope (Hollywood)
WINNER: Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True)

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Tanya Barfield ("Shirley," Mrs. America)
Sally Rooney and Alice Birch ("Episode 3," Normal People)
Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman ("Episode 1," Unbelievable)
Anna Winger ("Part 1," Unorthodox)
WINNER: Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson ("This Extraordinary Being," Watchmen)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Lynn Shelton ("Find a Way," Little Fires Everywhere)
Lenny Abrahamson ("Episode 5," Normal People)
WINNER: Maria Schrader (Unorthodox)
Nicole Kassell ("It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice," Watchmen)
Steph Green ("Little Fear of Lightning," Watchmen)
Stephen Williams ("This Extraordinary Being," Watchmen)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Dylan McDermott (Hollywood)
Jim Parsons (Hollywood)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend)
WINNER: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen)
Jovan Adepo (Watchmen)
Louis Gossett Jr. (Watchmen)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Holland Taylor (Hollywood)
WINNER: Uzo Aduba (Mrs. America)
Margo Martindale (Mrs. America)
Tracey Ullman (Mrs. America)
Toni Collette (Unbelievable)
Jean Smart (Watchmen)

Outstanding Limited Series
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
WINNER: Watchmen

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Masked Singer
Nailed It!
WINNER: RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)
Steve Carell (The Morning Show)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Billy Porter (Pose)
WINNER: Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Olivia Colman (The Crown)
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
Laura Linney (Ozark)
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
WINNER: Zendaya (Euphoria)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Thomas Schnauz ("Bad Choice Road," Better Call Saul)
Gordon Smith ("Bagman," Better Call Saul)
Peter Morgan ("Aberfan," The Crown)
Chris Mundy ("All In," Ozark)
John Shiban ("Boss Fight," Ozark)
Miki Johnson ("Fire Pink," Ozark)
WINNER: Jesse Armstrong ("This is Not for Tears," Succession)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Benjamin Caron ("Aberfan," The Crown)
Jessica Hobbs ("Cri de Coeur," The Crown)
Lesli Linka Glatter ("Prisoners of War," Homeland)
Mimi Leder ("The Interview," The Morning Show)
Alik Sakharov ("Fire Pink," Ozark)
Ben Semanoff ("Su Casa Es Mi Casa," Ozark)
WINNER: Andrij Parekh ("Hunting," Succession)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)
Nicholas Braun (Succession)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)
Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid's Tale)
WINNER: Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Mark Duplass (The Morning Show)
Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Laura Dern (Big Little Lies)
Meryl Streep (Big Little Lies)
Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve)
WINNER: Julia Garner (Ozark)
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown)
Samira Wiley (The Handmaid's Tale)
Thandie Newton (Westworld)

Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid's Tale
Killing Eve
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Stranger Things
WINNER: Succession