“Why would you have an award show in the middle of a pandemic? No, seriously, I’m asking — WHY are we having an award show in the middle of a pandemic?” Jimmy Kimmel asked at the beginning of the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards.
However, the show did indeed go on with only a handful of physical presenters at the studio and all of the nominees and winners watching on from the comfort of their own homes.
Netflix’s Schitt’s Creek swept up the first seven awards of the night winning every single Emmy in the comedy categories including Best Comedy, Best Actor in a Comedy for Eugene Levy, Best Actress in a Comedy for Catherine O’Hara, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Dan Levy and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for Annie Murphy.
Other highlights included a mini-Friends reunion with Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox joining Jennifer Aniston on Zoom. “We’ve been living together since 1994”, Aniston quipped.
Zendaya won Best Actress in a Drama for her role in Euphoria — the youngest ever winner in the category. While it was an inspiring win, her family and friends reactions were deserving of an Emmy themselves.
Succession took home the top award for the evening with best drama series with Jeremy Strong, who plays Kendall Roy, taking home Best Actor.
At the end of the ceremony, Kimmel announced that the Academy had raised $2.8 million USD ($3.82 million AUD) for the Save the Children fund in the US.
Now that the awards have officially concluded, it’s time to find out who has taken home the top prize at the 72nd annual Emmy Awards.
See the full list of below:
Best Comedy
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“Dead to Me” (Netflix)
“The Good Place” (NBC)
“Insecure” (HBO)
“The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)
“Schitt’s Creek” (Pop) – WINNER
“What We Do In The Shadows” (FX)
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Betty Gilpin, “GLOW”
D’Arcy Carden, “The Good Place”
Marin Hinkle, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek” – WINNER
Yvonne Orji, “Insecure”
Cecily Strong, “Saturday Night Live”
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Mahershala Ali, “Ramy”
Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method”
Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Sterling K. Brown, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
William Jackson Harper, “The Good Place”
Dan Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” – WINNER
Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Kenan Thompson, “Saturday Night Live”
Best Actress, Comedy
Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Linda Cardellini, “Dead to Me”
Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish”
Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek” – WINNER
Issa Rae, “Insecure”
Best Actor, Comedy
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Don Cheadle, “Black Monday”
Ted Danson, “The Good Place”
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” – WINNER
Ramy Youssef, “Ramy”
Best Drama
“Better Call Saul” (AMC)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
“Killing Eve” (BBC America)
“The Mandalorian” (Disney+)
“Ozark” (Netflix)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)
“Succession” (HBO) — Winner
Best Limited Series
“Little Fires Everywhere” (Hulu)
“Mrs. America” (FX)
“Unbelievable” (Netflix)
“Unorthodox” (Netflix)
“Watchmen” (HBO) – WINNER
Best Actress, Drama
Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show”
Olivia Colman, “The Crown”
Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”
Zendaya, “Euphoria” — WINNER
Best Actor, Drama
Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Steve Carell, “The Morning Show”
Brian Cox, “Succession”
Billy Porter, “Pose”
Jeremy Strong, “Succession” – WINNER
Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie
Cate Blanchett, “Mrs. America”
Shira Haas, “Unorthodox”
Regina King, “Watchmen” – WINNER
Octavia Spencer, “Self Made”
Kerry Washington, “Little Fires Everywhere”
Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie
Jeremy Irons, “Watchmen”
Hugh Jackman, “Bad Education”
Paul Mescal, “Normal People”
Jeremy Pope, “Hollywood”
Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True” – WINNER
Supporting Actress, Drama
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”
Julia Garner, “Ozark” – WINNER
Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
Sarah Snook, “Succession”
Fiona Shaw, “Killing Eve”
Meryl Streep, “Big Little Lies”
Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Supporting Actor, Drama
Nicholas Braun, “Succession”
Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show” — WINNER
Mark Duplass, “The Morning Show”
Giancarlo Esposito, “Better Call Saul”
Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”
Bradley Whitford, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Jeffrey Wright, “Westworld”
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie
Uzo Aduba, “Mrs. America” – WINNER
Toni Collette, “Unbelievable”
Margo Martindale, “Mrs. America”
Jean Smart, “Watchmen”
Holland Taylor, “Hollywood”
Tracey Ullman, “Mrs. America”
Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Watchmen” – WINNER
Jovan Adepo, “Watchmen”
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend”
Louis Gossett Jr., “Watchmen”
Dylan McDermott, “Hollywood”
Jim Parsons, “Hollywood”
Variety Talk Series
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)
“Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” (TBS)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO) – WINNER
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
Reality-Competition Program
“The Masked Singer” (Fox)
“Nailed It!” (Netflix)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1) – WINNER
“Top Chef” (Bravo)
“The Voice” (NBC)
Writing for a Comedy Series
Dan Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” (“Happy Ending”) – WINNER
Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil, “What We Do In The Shadows” (“Collaboration”)
Tony McNamara, ”The Great” (“The Great”)
Stefani Robinson, “What We Do In The Shadows” (“On The Run”)
Michael Schur, “The Good Place” (“Whenever You’re Ready”)
Paul Simms, “What We Do In The Shadows” (“Ghosts”)
David West Read, “Schitt’s Creek” (“The Presidential Suite”)
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama
Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” (“This Is Not For Tears”) — WINNER
Miki Johnson, “Ozark” (“Fire Pink”)
Peter Morgan, “The Crown” (“Aberfan”)
Chris Mundy, “Ozark” (“All In”)
Thomas Schnauz, “Better Call Saul” (“Bad Choice Road”)
John Shiban, “Ozark” (“Boss Fight”)
Gordon Smith, “Better Call Saul” (“Bagman”)
Directing for a Comedy Series
James Burrows, “Will & Grace” (“We Love Lucy”)
Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” (“Happy Ending”) – WINNER
Gail Mancuso, “Modern Family” (“Finale Part 2”)
Daniel Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“Marvelous Radio”)
Matt Shakman, “The Great” (“The Great”)
Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“It’s Comedy Or Cabbage”)
Ramy Youssef, “Ramy” (“Miakhalifa.mov”)
Directing for a Drama Series
Benjamin Caron, “The Crown” (“Aberfan”)
Jessica Hobbs, “The Crown” (“Cri de Coeur”)
Mimi Leder, “The Morning Show” (“The Interview”)
Lesli Linka Glatter, “Homeland” (“Prisoners Of War”)
Mark Mylod, “Succession” (“This Is Not For Tears”)
Andrij Parekh, “Succession” (“Hunting”) – WINNER
Alik Sakharov, “Ozark” (“Fire Pink”)
Ben Semanoff, “Ozark” (“Su Casa Es Mi Casa”)
