The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced live tonight on ABC, and Pop TV’s Schitt’s Creek made history by winning all awards for which it was nominated. This is the first time in Emmy history that a series has won Series, Directing, Writing, and all four main acting races. For a tiny import from Canada with literally no budget, this is astounding. Every single member of Awards Daily TV thanks the Television Academy for recognizing a show we’ve been championing since Day 1. It was a great night.
On the Drama front, HBO’s Succession took home the Drama Series trophy in addition to writing/directing and a Lead Actor win for Jeremy Strong. The cable programmer also received wins in the limited series race for Watchmen in the Series, Writing, Actress and Supporting Actor races. It also took home a buzzed about, but little predicted, Drama Actress win for Euphoria‘s Zendaya, one of the biggest surprises of the evening. She also makes history as the youngest person to receive the Lead Actress award.
Tomorrow, Team AD TV will record a podcast with their full reactions.
Until then, here are your official winners for the 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Award Winners
Drama Awards
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
- 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
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown (Netflix)
- Laura Dern, Big Little Lies (HBO)
- Julia Garner, Ozark (Netflix) – WINNER
- Thandie Newton, Westworld (HBO)
- Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve (BBC America)
- Sarah Snook, Succession (HBO)
- Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies (HBO)
- Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Nicholas Braun, Succession (HBO)
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show (Apple TV+) – WINNER
- Kieran Culkin, Succession (HBO)
- Mark Duplass, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul (AMC)
- Matthew Macfadyen, Succession (HBO)
- Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
- Jeffrey Wright, Westworld (HBO)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
- The Crown, “Aberfan,” Benjamin Caron
- The Crown, “Cri de Coeur,” Jessica Hobbs
- Homeland, “Prisoners of War,” Leslie Linka Glatter
- The Morning Show, “The Interview,” Mimi Leder
- Ozark, “Fire Pink,” Alik Sakharov
- Ozark, “Su Casa Es Mi Casa,” Ben Semanoff
- Succession, “Hunting,” Andrij Parekh – WINNER
- Succession, “This Is Not for Tears,” Mark Mylod
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
- Better Call Saul, “Bad Choice Road,” Thomas Schnauz
- Better Call Saul, “Bagman,” Gordon Smith
- The Crown, “Aberfan,” Peter Morgan
- The Crown, “Cri de Coeur,” Jessica Hobbs
- Ozark, “All In,” Chris Mundy
- Ozark, “Boss Fight,” John Shiban
- Ozark, “Fire Pink,” Miki Johnson
- Succession, “This Is Not for Tears,” Jesse Armstrong – WINNER
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Olivia Colman, The Crown (Netflix)
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve (BBC America)
- Laura Linney, Ozark (Netflix)
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve (BBC America)
- Zendaya, Euphoria (HBO) – WINNER
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Jason Bateman, Ozark (Netflix)
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC)
- Steve Carell, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Brian Cox, Succession (HBO)
- Billy Porter, Pose (FX)
- Jeremy Strong, Succession (HBO) – WINNER
OUTSTANDING COMPETITION PROGRAM
- The Masked Singer (Fox)
- Nailed It! (Netflix)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) – WINNER
- Top Chef (Bravo)
- The Voice (NBC)
Limited Series / TV Movie Awards
OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
- Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
- Mrs. America (Hulu)
- Unbelievable (Netflix)
- Unorthodox (Netflix)
- Watchmen (HBO) – WINNER
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
- Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America (Hulu) – WINNER
- Toni Collette, Unbelievable (Netflix)
- Margo Martindale, Mrs. America (Hulu)
- Jean Smart, Watchmen (HBO)
- Holland Taylor, Hollywood (Netflix)
- Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America (Hulu)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen (HBO) – WINNER
- Jovan Adepo, Watchmen (HBO)
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (Netflix)
- Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen (HBO)
- Dylan McDermott, Hollywood (Netflix)
- Jim Parsons, Hollywood (Netflix)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
- Little Fires Everywhere, “Find a Way,” Lynn Shelton
- Normal People, Episode 5, Lenny Abrahamson
- Unorthodox, “Prisoners of War,” Maria Schrader – WINNER
- Watchmen, “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice,” Nicole Kassell
- Watchmen, “Little Fear of Lightning,” Steph Green
- Watchmen, “This Extraordinary Being,” Stephen Williams
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
- Mrs. America, “Shirley,” Tanya Barfield
- Normal People, Episode 3, Sally Rooney and Alice Birch
- Unbelievable, Episode 1, Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman
- Unorthodox, “Part 1,” Anna Winger
- Watchmen, “This Extraordinary Being,” Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson – WINNER
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
- Jeremy Irons, Watchmen (HBO)
- Hugh Jackman, Bad Education (HBO)
- Paul Mescal, Normal People (Hulu)
- Jeremy Pope, Hollywood (Netflix)
- Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True (HBO) – WINNER
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
- Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America (Hulu)
- Kaitlyn Dever, Unbelievable (Netflix)
- Shira Haas, Unorthodox (Netflix)
- Regina King, Watchmen (HBO) – WINNER
- Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
OUTSTANDING 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
- Late Night With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Comedy Awards
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Dead to Me (Netflix)
- The Good Place (NBC)
- Insecure (HBO)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
- The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
- Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV) – WINNER
- What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
- D’Arcy Cardin, The Good Place (NBC)
- Betty Gilpin, GLOW (Netflix)
- Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV) – WINNER OMFG
- Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Mahershala Ali, Ramy (Hulu)
- Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Hulu)
- Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
- William Jackson Harper, The Good Place (NBC)
- Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV) – WINNER
- Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
- Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
- The Great, “The Great” (Pilot), Matt Shakman
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “Marvelous Radio,” Daniel Palladino
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “It’s Comedy or Cabbage,” Amy Sherman-Palladino
- Modern Family, “Finale Part II,” Gail Mancuso
- Ramy, “Miakhalifa.mov,” Ramy Youssef
- Schitt’s Creek, “Happy Ending,” Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy – WINNER
- Will & Grace, “We Love Lucy,” James Burrows
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
- The Good Place, “Whenever You’re Ready,” Michael Schur
- The Great, “The Great” (Pilot), Tony McNamara
- Schitt’s Creek, “Happy Ending,” Daniel Levy – WINNER
- Schitt’s Creek, “The Presidential Suite,” David West Read
- What We Do in the Shadows, “Collaboration,” Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil
- What We Do in the Shadows, “Ghosts,” Paul Simms
- What We Do in the Shadows, “On the Run,” Stefani Robinson
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC)
- Don Cheadle, Black Monday (Showtime)
- Ted Danson, The Good Place (NBC)
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
- Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV) – WINNER
- Ramy Youssef, Ramy (Hulu)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Christina Applegate, Dead to Me (Netflix)
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
- Linda Cardellini, Dead to Me (Netflix)
- Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV) – WINNER
- Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO)
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish (ABC)
Confession time: I have only seen two of those shows nom’d, Succession and Blackish. I have no clue what those others shows are about. Listening to the TV news and all the hosts said they didn’t know the shows. Which makes me wonder — just HOW BIG IS THE AUDIENCE FOR THOSE SHOWS?I can understand Netflix, with it’s zillion subscribers. But admit it, they only time for about 10 minutes to count a show as “viewed.” I’ve said it before….there’s too much TV.
It is a validation of what I’ve been saying all along. The Emmys have put the Big 4 networks in their rear-view mirror. 17 wins between them, not one trophy tonight. And since the 2020-21 season is already been ravaged and ruined by COVID-19 to the point where maybe the 2021 ceremony should be canceled outright, this may have been CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox’s last stand in big-ticket categories. Forever.
There should be two emmys. Just like there’s a “creative” emmy. There should be Emmy I and II. one is for cable / streaming. One is for “free” network TV. It’s unfair to put all of those (many) shows in one basket. I doubt the members have seen ALL of the shows, and probably cherry pick through the shows they vote on.
The only saving grace from tonight’s clusterfuck is that Good Place fans are staging an uprising on Twitter and it’s been noticed. Thanks, Uproxx:
Good Place fans have all the comebacks after the show’s Emmys shutout https: // uproxx .it / hra58pt
oh no
“an uprising”
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9cba7c57e5937004f30d40a60c9fadcb8dedec3c620e3c761364ea43b069f1dd.gif
At least we have a winner for ‘biggest snub’ when all the stories are written about tonight’s show. None of you can deny Netflix had the most to do with this sweep. In obscurity for four years, then the Netflix deal, then tonight’s result. In any other year, maybe, Schitt’s was the best. But NOT THE SAME YEAR THE GOOD PLACE ENDED.
Just, no.
Paul, just chill… Jesus…
You realise Schitt’s was also in its final year? I love the good place too and am glad that it got nominations for its final season because it ended brilliantly but Schitt’s Creek, also in its final season, ended in such a brilliant way and was such a cultural moment that was almost undeniable.
I do, which is why I said about Schitt’s being the best in any other year. But I just have serious doubts about this ‘cultural moment’ its fans keep telling us happened. I have receipts of just how much the Good Place finale made an impact on Twitter last January. It’s finally stopped trending tonight on Twitter – it was therapeutic that its fans got the anger out into the open.
Thanks for your opinion, even if I disagree with each show’s cultural impact.
You know, since Netflix dominated, I think there’s going to be a change. And the network TV orgs will start their own Emmy free from the streamers/cable.
They almost HAVE to at this point. Ironically, Netflix took it on the chin last night. They had an off-night for once. But COVID has destroyed the 2020-21 season to the point where next year’s Emmys need to be canceled.
It was a slog sitting thru Watchmen .It just made me want to watch Zack Snyder’s film again ” the 3 hour directors cut” . Great . I should also say that The Boys is everything Watchmen should have been .
Yay for Zendaya! (I would have said yay for just about any of them.)
I preferred Brian Cox but super happy for Jeremy Strong – great win.
I binged Schitt’s Creek back in March and I’m so glad I took the journey. The characters really grew on me until I fell in love with each and every one. The best time I spent in quarantine was with these characters. So happy to see it win all the Emmys!
I respectfully don’t believe you can sit there and suggest (or ANY Schitt’s stan) that Happy Ending was better written than Whenever You’re Ready. It’s not humanly possible. I’m sorry. That’s the one award they truly didn’t deserve.
So you, respectfully, don’t believe in subjectivity ? Oh, dear …
The Emmys were perfect – SCHITTS creek sweep and Regina win until Paul Mescal lost : (
I love Regina but I really thought Cate was far superior.
Mark Ruffalo is quite the surprise (I thought it was down to Jackman and Mescal) but then again Ruffalo is always a solid choice. Great actor.
Hugh was super good. Mark is a nice surprise though.
Super excited for Schitt’s Creek winning everything especially Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy.
I love the order they were handed out. We thought Catherine would win. Maybe Eugene. Writing good chance. Directing not a given. Levy good chance. And then Annie the biggest surprise.
I love these virtual awards shows. I may be in the minority. But watching this Emmy show is a refreshing. The other way was so template. The audience in the auditorium. The “dress up” and shoutout to the designers. Running down the aisle to the stage…..over it!
But there’s the UPS driver giving out the award. Getting the award in their house. Precious.
Actually I love the virtual audiences in all the TV shows, including AGT and some of the talk shows. Refreshing.
Epic Schitt’s Creek sweep in the making. I guess I have to sample this at last, it is on Netflix here so I am curious to find out what all the hype is about. So Dan Levy in the last 20min became a four-time Emmy winning writer AND director AND actor AND producer, has anyone pulled that off before in one night ? Also is he really THAT good ? Genuine question, I don’t know his work yet.
Dan Levy 4 Emmys is 5 too many.
I haven’t scrolled through all of the comments so maybe this has already been discussed but when was the last time a series won all 7 of the big awards in any categorisation (comedy, drama, limited), does anyone have examples? Because I can’t think of any shows that have done it off the top of my head (though I am sure there are some).
Angels in America?
Yeah you’re right 2004 – 16 years ago. It makes sense the last time was a limited series as there is often less competition there!
That’s the only other time any show has claimed 7 major Emmys in a single year.
Billy Crudup – YES!
Julia Garner winning makes up for the Linney loss.
And great win for Succession.
The Good Place: too forking good for the Emmys. History will be a more benevolent and kinder judge to their quality.
Laura Linney losing is so disappointing. 🙁
The Emmys’ darkest hour. And The Good Place is trending #2 nationally on Twitter right now. Every last one of you Schitt’s-ers need to read this and thank the Netflix gods just how forking lucky you were tonight:
‘Schitt’s Creek’s’ Emmys Domination Highlights the Power of the Netflix Bump https: // www. thedailybeast. com / schitts-creeks-emmys-domination-highlights-the-power-of-the-netflix-bump
THE. WRONG. COMEDY. WON.
Schitts creek sweep is great.
Uzo Aduba!? Really?? Over Jean Smart and Toni Collette !? ….
Unorthodox winning directing is amazing!!
Is David Letterman purposely trying to look “old”?
He is 73 with a net worth of 400M. I think he just no longer has any fucks to give. Good for him.
So Schitt’s Creek delivered as clean a sweep as it gets : comedy series, directing, writing and ALL four acting categories. I may take some time before giving it a go though, now my expectations are unrealistically high.
Any links?
I’ve been looking around to try to help you, Deniz, but no luck.
Anyone else find a stream that I can’t?
Pretty dodgy bootleg that needs constant refreshing but kinda gets the job done :
http://123tvnow.com/watch/abc/
Thank you!
Thanks, Ryan.
https://ustvgo.tv/abc-live-streaming-free/
This seems to work for now.
oh gosh, I didn’t see this comment trapped in pending approval last night. sorry sorry. glad you got to watch with us!
Thanks, Ryan.
OK if the rants about the business side of television are over, we might as well start celebrating the artistic side now. That’s what Emmy Night is all about after all. Or at least it should be.
You’re right just to watch something you have to pay to subscribe to the channel that’s nuts. Let’s go back to the glory days Of television when you could watch it for free on major networks instead of streaming. Freakin internet has doomed the world of tv an movies
Cable and streamers have been delivering most of the great television shows for years. Expecting them to provide that level of quality (big budget + big names) on a regular basis for free is quite simply ridiculous. We, the audience, are not entitled to that kind of great content. We have the choice to pay for it. And we can make the choice not to. But to expect it to be free is just outrageous.
Oh and did I tell you my latest rant against HBO, Starz, etc. I’m a AMZ prime member and before this year I could always buy / rent cable series like Succession by the season or the episode. I’ve done it for years. But this year, a couple of months ago, AMZ and those cable shows (networks) decided to enter into a contract whereby, I (viewers) cannot buy / rent by the season or episode. I’ve done it for Southside, Atlanta, Succession, and on and on. NOW they all want you to SUBSCRIBE to the cable network (ie. HBO) in order to see the show on AMZ prime platform.
Dumb dumb dumb. Instead of offering an option (rent or subscribe) , it’s now only one choice: SUBSCRIBE or miss out on the shows.
So, if you want to see Lovecraft Country, you’re out of luck unless you subscribe to HBO, etc.
Dumb dumb dumb. These platforms must think that consumers have money coming out of their arse. Cannot, repeat cannot, afford to subscribe to HBO (monthly), and STARZ (monthly) and SHOWTIME (monthly). Cannot afford a cable bill (which runs into the hundreds if you want all the stations).
Do these cable networks realize that there is a 10% unemployment rate? Do they think that people won’t cut the cable and the stream services to save money….leaving only the WEALTHY families the ones who can afford their nonsense.
There. I’ve wrote it.
iTunes ?
No apple for me, thanks anyway. When you add up all the money that each platform wants someone to spend monthly, it’s ridiculous. It’s like having 4 and 5 more utility bills. I have monthly medical bill; monthly dental bill; monthly cell phone bill. And now — the streaming platforms want to add on top of that. That’s why economically I don’t see too many of them lasting more than five years. I foresee a lot of mergers and acquisitions and flat-out bankruptcy.
I am in Europe, I have
– Netflix
– Amazon Prime
– HBOgo
– Disney+
– Apple TV+
and in USD, I pay a total of $40. That’s pretty much the price of two movie tickets.
That’s why I am OK with that number because of the content I get for it, the complete HBO + Disney catalogs alone would be worth it but between Netflix + Prime I also have access to most US shows and thousands of films and anything that isn’t covered, I can just buy on iTunes. I add the roughly $20 monthly cinema membership (unlimited tickets) and I am at $60 a month and I have all streamers available to me and as many cinema tickets as I want.
It is a choice to pay for these services but the key word here is “service”. At the end of the day it’s not their fault that they expect payment for providing a service.
WHO has the frigging time to watch that much TV?…..do you work? Or are you paid to watch TV?