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 Dystopian female show "The Handmaid's Tale" and FX's surreal
hip-hop comedy "Atlanta" were the biggest losers, taking none of
the most prestigious awards and making a disappointing night for
stars Elisabeth Moss and Donald Glover.
HBO's <T.N> medieval fantasy "Game of Thrones" won a total of
nine Emmys, including technical awards for special effects and
stunts, and was named best drama series for a third time,
beating last year's champion "The Handmaid's Tale."
Netflix, which had a leading 112 nominations going into the
Emmys, ended up tying HBO for the most wins, with 23 apiece.
Amazon's <AMZN.O> "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," about a 1950s
housewife who turns to standup comedy, took home the Emmy for
best comedy series. "Mrs. Maisel" also won a total of seven
other awards, including best actress for Rachel Brosnahan.
Claire Foy beat Moss to win for her quiet but formidable
portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in Netflix <NFLX.O> drama "The
Crown.""This wasn't supposed to happen," said a surprised Foy.
Matthew Rhys took his first best drama actor Emmy for playing a
conflicted Russian spy in the final season of the FX <FOXA.O>
Cold War series "The Americans."
"Saturday Night Live" won, as expected, for variety sketch
series, taking its lifetime Emmy total to a record-setting 72
wins since 1975.
Emmy hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost from "Saturday Night Live"
sprinkled the evening with skits and jokes about diversity on
television, sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry, and
the power of streaming services like Amazon and Netflix.
"It is an honor to be here sharing this night with the many,
many talented and creative people in Hollywood who haven’t been
caught yet," Che said, alluding to the dozens of men who have
been fired or forced to resign in the past year because of
sexual harassment allegations.
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"We solved it!" sang a line-up of celebrities, giving themselves
a tongue-in-cheek pat on the back for the strides television has
made for women, people of color, and gay men and women behind
and in front of the camera.
But despite one of the most ethnically diverse array of
nominees, only Regina King ("Seven Seconds") Thandie Newton ("Westworld")
and RuPaul ("RuPaul's Drag Race") made it to the winners podium.
"I don't even believe in God, but I am going to thank her
tonight," Newton said.
Other big winners included "The Assassination of Gianni
Versace," for best limited series and actor Darren Criss, who
played the gay serial killer who murdered the Italian designer
in Miami in 1997. Creator Ryan Murphy dedicated the Emmy to the
LGBT community.
One of the biggest shocks came when presumed front-runner Glover
lost the comedy acting category to Bill Hader's hitman-turned-struggling
actor in HBO's <T.N> showbusiness satire "Barry."
"Barry" also brought honors for veteran Henry Winkler, winning a
standing ovation and his first-ever Emmy for his supporting role
as a self-important acting teacher
Yet the warmest applause came when Glenn Weiss used his
acceptance speech for directing the televised 2018 Academy
Awards show to propose to his girlfriend in the audience, Jan
Svendsen. She said yes.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Additional reporting by Alex
Dobuzinskis and Jill Serjeant; Writing by Jill Serjeant; Editing
by Leslie Adler)
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