Emmy Awards 2017: Key Winners

Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe accept the Outstanding
Writing for a Comedy Series award for “Master of None.

The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2016 until May 31, 2017, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. The ceremony was hosted by Stephen Colbert.

Of the night, The Handmaid's Tale became the first web television series to win the award for Outstanding Drama Series. Further to that, streaming services won their first Emmys not only in Outstanding Drama Series but in Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Hulu, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - Hulu, and Outstanding Television Movie Netflix.
The night also saw Donald Glover become the first African-American to win Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. And with Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe winning Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Lena became the first African American woman to win that award. Julia Louis-Dreyfus also won her sixth Emmy, consecutively, in the same role, in the same category - a record

'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' won its second
consecutive Emmy for outstanding variety talk series.

Oprah Winfrey presents the outstanding lead actress in a drama
 series award for 'The Handmaid's Tale' to actor Elisabeth Moss.

Big Little Lies star Nicole Kidman made a statement
about domestic violence while accepting her Emmy.

Emmy winner Laura Dern.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus won Outstanding Lead Actress
 in a Comedy Series for Veep ... again.

The Handmaid’s Tale actor Elisabeth Moss.

The Night Of star Riz Ahmed.

An Emmy Award, or simply Emmy, is an American award that recognizes excellence in the television industry, and corresponds to the Oscar (for film), the Tony Award (for theatre), and the Grammy Award (for music). Because Emmy Awards are given in various sectors of the American television industry, they are presented in different annual ceremonies held throughout the year. The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively.

Stephen Colbert ripped into Donald Trump

Stephen Colbert promised a hot Emmys night, and he kicked it off politically-tinged song concerning current events. But not to worry, Colbert sang, "everything is better on TV."
He was joined by talent from shows -- including "This Is Us" and "The Handmaid's Tail" -- to express that while things are rough right now in the world, there's always the escapism of television.
He even got a surprise assist from Chance the Rapper.
Colbert's opening monologue included jokes about who the winners should thank ("Mainly 'Game of Thrones' for not being eligible this year") to the fascination with the impeding death of Milo Ventimiglia's character on "This Is Us" ("I'm just saying, your fans want to see you dead.")
Viewers who looked forward to Colbert roasting President Donald Trump were not disappointed.
"Hello, sir, thank you for joining us," he said. "Looking forward to the tweets."
The late night host then reminded us that Trump has never gotten over not winning an Emmy for "The Apprentice."
"Unlike the presidency, Emmys go to the winner of the popular vote," Colbert joked.
The audience lost it when former White House press secretary Sean Spicer appeared.
"This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys period, both in person and around the world," Spicer joked from a podium.

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks onstage
 during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

Best lead actress in a drama series
Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale
Keri Russell - The Americans
Claire Foy - The Crown
Robin Wright - House of Cards
Viola Davis - How To Get Away With Murder
Evan Rachel Wood - Westworld

Best lead actor in a drama series
Sterling K Brown - This Is Us
Matthew Rhys - The Americans
Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey - House Of Cards
Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
Milo Ventimiglia - This Is Us
Anthony Hopkins - Westworld

Best lead actress in a limited series or movie
Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies
Felicity Huffman - American Crime
Reese Witherspoon - Big Little Lies
Carrie Coon - Fargo
Jessica Lange - Feud: Bette And Joan
Susan Sarandon - Feud: Bette And Joan

Best lead actor in a limited series or movie
Riz Ahmed - The Night Of
Ewan McGregor - Fargo
Geoffrey Rush - Genius
John Turturro - The Night Of
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock: The Lying Detective
Robert De Niro - The Wizard Of Lies

Nicole Kidman spoke for 2:45 and never got music. They started playing Sterling K. Brown off at 1:57. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/sdL1TBP7YN

— Mandi Bierly (@MandiBierly) September 18, 2017

Best lead actress in a comedy series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Pamela Adlon - Better Things
Jane Fonda - Grace and Frankie
Allison Janney - Mom
Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish
Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie

Best lead actor in a comedy series
Donald Glover - Atlanta
Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
Aziz Ansari - Master of None
Zach Galifianakis - Baskets
William H Macy - Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent

Best drama series
The Handmaid's Tale
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of Cards
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld

Will there be a season two of #BigLittleLies? The author of the book says it's a "beautiful possibility." #emmys @glamourmag pic.twitter.com/JK8KR7XdmK

— Jessica Radloff (@JRadloff) September 18, 2017

Best comedy series
Veep
Atlanta
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Best limited series
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
Genius
The Night Of

Best TV movie
Black Mirror: San Junipero
Dolly Parton's Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks
Sherlock: The Lying Detective
The Wizard Of Lies

Supporting actress in a drama series
Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale
Samira Wiley - The Handmaid's Tale
Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things
Chrissy Metz - This Is Us
Thandie Newton - Westworld

Congrats @VeepHBO on your Primetime #Emmy  Award pic.twitter.com/XL6IuF8HlF

— The Emmys® (NATAS) (@TheEmmys) September 18, 2017

Supporting actor in a drama series
John Lithgow - The Crown
Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
Michael Kelly - House of Cards
David Harbour - Stranger Things
Ron Cephas Jones - This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright - Westworld

Supporting actress in a comedy series
Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live
Vanessa Bayer - Saturday Night Live
Leslie Jones - Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky - Veep
Judith Light - Transparent
Kathryn Hahn - Transparent

Supporting actor in a comedy series
Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live
Louie Anderson - Baskets
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale - Veep
Matt Walsh - Veep

Supporting actress in a limited series or movie
Laura Dern - Big Little Lies
Judy Davis - Feud: Bette and Joan
Jackie Hoffman - Feud: Bette and Joan
Regina King - American Crime
Michelle Pfeiffer - The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley - Big Little Lies

HEY GRANDMA! @azizansari & @lenawaithe just won Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series at the #Emmys. WE SAID, AZIZ & LENA JUST WON OUTSTA pic.twitter.com/KmqRyNoHYx

— Master of None (@MasterofNone) September 18, 2017

Supporting actor in a limited series or movie
Alexander Skarsgard - Big Little Lies
Bill Camp - The Night Of
Alfred Molina - Feud: Bette and Joan
David Thewlis - Fargo
Stanley Tucci - Feud: Bette and Joan
Michael K Williams - The Night Of

Directing for a drama series
Reed Morano - The Handmaid's Tale
Vince Gilligan - Better Call Saul
Stephen Daldry - The Crown
Kate Dennis - The Handmaid's Tale
Lesli Linka Glatter - Homeland
The Duffer Brothers - Stranger Things
Jonathan Nolan - Westworld

Directing for a comedy series
Donald Glover - Atlanta
Jamie Babbit - Silicon Valley
Mike Judge - Silicon Valley
Morgan Sackett - Veep
David Mandel - Veep
Dale Stern - Veep

Directing for a limited series or movie
Jean-Marc Vallee - Big Little Lies
Noah Hawley - Fargo
Ryan Murphy - Feud: Bette & Joan
Ron Howard Genius
James Marsh - The Night Of
Steve Zaillian - The Night Of

Writing for a drama series
Bruce Miller - The Handmaid's Tale
Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields - The Americans
Gordon Smith - Better Call Saul
Peter Morgan - The Crown
The Duffer Brothers - Stranger Things
Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan - Westworld

Writing for a comedy series
Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe - Master of None
Donald Glover - Atlanta
Stephen Glover - Atlanta
Alec Berg - Silicon Valley
Billy Kimball - Veep
David Mandel - Veep

Directing for a variety series
Don Roy King - Saturday Night Live
Derek Waters & Jeremy Konner - Drunk History
Andy Fisher - Jimmy Kimmel Live
Paul Pennolino - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Jim Hoskinson - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Workinnnnnng 9-5; from '75 till now. #DollyPartontheOriginalSnatchedWaist @Janefonda @LilyTomlin @DollyParton #Emmys2017 pic.twitter.com/SNK7nQRdgn

— Netflix US (@netflix) September 18, 2017

Writing for a limited series or film or drama
Charlie Brooker - Black Mirror: San Junipero
David E. Kelley - Big Little Lies
Noah Hawley - Fargo
Ryan Murphy - Feud: Bette and Joan
Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam and Ryan Murphy - Feud: Bette and Joan
Richard Price and Steven Zaillian - The Night Of

Variety sketch series
Saturday Night Live
Billy On The Street
Documentary Now
Drunk History
Portlandia
Tracey Ullman's Show

Reality-competition programme
The Voice
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef

Variety talk series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Late Show With James Corden
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

September 18, 2017