Green screens. Over 130 live incoming streams. An alpaca, in a way. The 72nd Primtime Emmys were destined to be the weirdest yet thanks to a heavy pandemic that made the entire event a distant affair. To their credit, ABC and the Television Academy have been prepared to face an impending mess from the early stages of planning. And after five nights of pre-taped Creative Arts Emmys that still managed to end in a goof – in particular, briefly awarding the Guest Actor in Drama award. to the wrong guy… We were more than prepared to witness some train wrecks.
But all things considered, the night passed without too many incidents! In fact, we could have used a little more excitement. This poor alpaca got bandaged for nothing. Never mind. It’s probably a testament to the endless possibilities at your fingertips. If the Emmys can progress from a distance with just one small fire, then perhaps the future of tentpole awards ceremonies may promise a slight break with tradition. Imagine what a remote ceremony could look like next year with a little more time to plan.
Additionally, there were more interesting factors that were sure to make this year’s event one to watch, such as the lack of now-completed shoes. The iron Throne, Veep, and even upset comedic from last year Flea bag, leaving some highly coveted statuettes up for grabs. Ahead of Sunday’s big show, the Creative Arts Emmys showed their early love Course de dragsters de RuPaul, Guardians, Saturday Night Live, and Rick and Morty. Quibi even managed to win gold, pointing out that literally anything can happen.
The ceremony opened with sincere desperation as host Jimmy Kimmel took to the stage to note that having fun in these trying times is frivolous, but necessary amid a series of archived audience footage. ABC finally took the veil off to show that things were “just a little different!” This year with a room full of cardboard cutouts. And then after a series of mandatory social distancing jokes (which progressed throughout the evening, like there weren’t a ton of other things to ridicule), the real fun began.
Ruisseau Schitt swept the comedy categories and made a bit of history while Guardians also managed to win big. The dramatic sequel turned out to be a bit biting as Succession, euphoria, and Ozark share the lot. Succession would end up winning for the Outstanding Drama Series, but the Variation turned out to be one of the less predictable aspects of the night. Overall, HBO has won the most trophies, Netflix has managed to cause a bit of upheaval with Ozark, and a win for Zendaya served as a beautiful, bright spot for a quaint evening. Check out the winners below.
Outstanding comic series
Calm your enthusiasm
Dead to me
The right place
Unsafe
The Kominsky method
Ruisseau Schitt
What we do in the shadows
The wonderful Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Drama Series
You better call Saul
The crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Strange things
Succession
Kill Eve
Exceptional limited series
Small fires everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Guardians
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, The morning show
Olivia Colman, The crown
Jodie Comer, Kill Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Sandra Oh, Kill Eve
Zendaya, euphoria
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, It’s us
Steve Carell, The morning show
Brian Cox, Succession
Billy Porter, Pose
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nicolas Braun, Succession
Billy Crudup, The morning show
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Mark Duplass, The morning show
Giancarlo Esposito, You better call Saul
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Helena Bonham Carter, The crown
Laura Dern, Big little lies
Julia Garner, Ozark
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Fiona Shaw, Kill Eve
Sarah Snook, Succession
Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Blackish
Don Cheadle, Black monday
Ted Danson, The right place
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky method
Eugene Levy, Ruisseau Schitt
Ramy Youssef, Frame
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, Dead to me
Rachel Brosnahan, The wonderful Mrs. Maisel
Linda Cardellini, Dead to me
Catherine O’Hara, Ruisseau Schitt
Issa Rae, Unsafe
Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Mahershala Ali, Ramy
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky method
André Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Sterling K. Brown, The wonderful Mrs. Maisel
William Jackson Harper, The right place
Daniel Levy, Ruisseau Schitt
Tony Shalhoub, The wonderful Mrs. Maisel
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein, The wonderful Mrs. Maisel
D’Arcy Carden, The right place
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Marin Hinkle, The wonderful Mrs. Maisel
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Annie Murphy, Ruisseau Schitt
Yvonne Orji, Unsafe
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeremy Irons, Guardians
Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
Paul Mescal, Normal people
Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
Mark Ruffalo, I know this is true
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Film
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
Shira Haas, Unorthodox
Regina King, Guardians
Octavia Spencer, Self Made: Inspired by the life of Madame CJ Walker
Kerry Washington, Small fires everywhere
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Film
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Guardians
Jovan Adepo, Guardians
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. The Reverend
Louis Gossett Jr. Guardians
Jim Parsons, Hollywood
Dylan McDermott, Hollywood
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Film
Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
Jean Smart, Guardians
Holland Taylor, Hollywood
Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
Outstanding Series of Variety Discussions
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full frontal
Jimmy Kimmel and direct
Last week tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show avec Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Drunk story
Saturday Night Live
Exceptional reality competition program
The masked singer
I have arrived!
Course de dragsters de RuPaul
Top chef
The voice
Exceptional host for a reality or competition program
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness-Queer eye
Nicole Byer, I have arrived!
Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, Kevin O’Leary – Shark aquarium
Padma Lakshmi et Tom Colicchio, Top chef
Amy Poehler et Nick Offerman, Make
RuPaul, Course de dragsters de RuPaul
Exceptional entertainment program
Big mouth, “Disclosure of the film: the musical!”
Bob’s Burgers, “Pig problem in Little Tina”
BoJack Rider, “The Halfway View”
Rick and Morty, « The Vat Of Acid Episode »
The simpsons, « Thanksgiving Of Horror »
Outstanding TV Movie
American son
Bad Education
Dolly Parton Heart Strings: Those Old Bones
El Camino: a bad movie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
The right place, «Whenever You’re Ready» écrit par Michael Schur
Great, “The Great” written by Tony McNamara
Ruisseau Schitt, “Happy Ending” written by Daniel Levy
Ruisseau Schitt, “The Presidential Suite” written by David West Read
What we do in the shadows, “Collaboration” written by Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil
What we do in the shadows, “Ghosts” written by Paul Simms
What we do in the shadows, “On The Run” written by Stefani Robinson,
Outstanding writing for a drama series
You better call Saul, “Bad Choice Road” written by Thomas Schnauz
You better call Saul, “Bagman” written by Gordon Smith Gordon Smith
The crown, “Aberfan” writes Peter Morgan
Ozark, “All In” written by Chris Mundy
Ozark, “Boss Fight” written by John Shiban
Ozark, “Fire Pink” written by Miki Johnson
Succession, “It’s Not For Tears” Written by Jesse Armstrong
Outstanding writing for a limited series, movie, or drama special
Mrs. America, “Shirley” Written by Tanya Barfield, Written by
Normal people, “Episode 3” written by Sally Rooney and Alice Birch
Unbelievable, “Episode 1” Teleplay by Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman
Unorthodox, ” Part 1 “written by Anna Winger
Guardians, “This Extraordinary Being” written by Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson
