HBO swept all the major awards at last night’s 72nd Prime Time Emmy Awards, with its flagship shows ‘Watchmen’ and ‘Succession’ scoring crucial wins for the content giant.
A proud moment for HBO was Zendaya’s win as Best Lead Actress In A Drama drama, for her role in ‘Euphoria’. With this win, she became the youngest actress ever in the history of the Emmys, to win the Best Lead Actress for a drama series.
Another big winner of the night was ‘Schitt’s Creek’, which swept the Emmys in the comedy category. In the process, it created history by winning 9 Emmys, the most wins in a single year for a comedy. It was a gratifying achievement for tiny Pop TV, the owner of the property.
‘Succession’ won five awards, including best drama series. With its two awards in the Creative Arts Emmys, that makes it a total of 7 nods for Succession.
The Prime Time Emmy Awards 2020 night was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at an empty STAPLES Centre in Los Angeles, with nominees and winners joining in virtually.
Prolific creator Tyler Perry was bestowed the Governors Award, which recognizes extraordinary or cumulative accomplishment in TV.
Here’s the complete list of winners –
Best Drama Series –
‘Succession’ (HBO)
Best Limited Series –
‘Watchmen’ (HBO)
Best Actress, Comedy –
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Best Actor, Comedy –
Eugene Levy, ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Best Actress, Drama –
Zendaya, ‘Euphoria’
Best Actor, Drama –
Jeremy Strong, ‘Succession’
Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie –
Regina King, ‘Watchmen’
Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie –
Mark Ruffalo, ‘I Know This Much Is True’
Supporting Actress, Comedy –
Annie Murphy, ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Supporting Actor, Comedy –
Daniel Levy, ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Supporting Actress, Drama –
Julia Garner, ‘Ozark’
Supporting Actor, Drama –
Billy Crudup, ‘The Morning Show’
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie –
Uzo Aduba, ‘Mrs. America’
Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie –
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, ‘Watchmen’
Best Television Movie –
‘Bad Education’ (HBO)
Best Variety Sketch Series
‘Saturday Night Live’ (NBC)
Best Variety Talk Series
‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ (HBO)
Reality Competition Program
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ (VH1)
Best Reality Host
RuPaul, ‘Drag Race’
Structured Reality Program
‘Queer Eye’ (Netflix)
Unstructured Reality Program
‘Cheer’ (Netflix)
Guest Actress, Comedy
Maya Rudolph, ‘Saturday Night Live’
Guest Actor, Comedy
Eddie Murphy, ‘Saturday Night Live’
Guest Actress, Drama
Cherry Jones, ‘Succession’
Guest Actor, Drama
Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’
Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series
‘The Last Dance’ (ESPN)
Documentary or Nonfiction Special
‘The Apollo’ (HBO)
Best Animated Program
Rick and Morty’ (Adult Swim)
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
Daniel Levy, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ (‘Happy Ending’)
Best Writing for a Drama Series
Jesse Armstrong, ‘Succession’ (‘This Is Not for Tears’)
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special –
Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson, ‘Watchmen’ (‘This Extraordinary Being’)
Directing for a Comedy Series –
Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ (‘Happy Ending’)
Directing for a Drama Series –
Andrij Parekh, ‘Succession’ (‘Hunting’)
Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special –
Maria Schrader, ‘Unorthodox’
Directing for a Variety Series –
Don Roy King, ‘Saturday Night Live’ (‘Host: Eddie Murphy’)
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