The 74th annual Emmy Awards saw some fan-favourites bagging the prize, alongside recurring achievers and a few dark horses.
South Korean actor, Lee Jung-jae became the first Asian star to win the Emmy award for his role in Netflix’s Squid Game. The show’s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk received the award for best drama series director – also becoming the first Asian to do so.
The outstanding drama award went to Succession, for a second year running. The drama’s creator, Jesse Armstrong took a stab at the British monarchy during his acceptance speech. A fellow Briton, Brett Goldstein was also among the acting winners which included Amanda Seyfried, Zendaya, Jean Smart and Michael Keaton.
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Here is a list of the winners:
Outstanding drama series
Better Call Saul
Euphoria
Ozark
Severance
Squid Game
Stranger Things
Yellowjackets
WINNER – Succession
Outstanding comedy series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
What We Do in the Shadows
WINNER – Ted Lasso
Lead actor in a drama series
Brian Cox (Succession)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Adam Scott (Severance)
Jeremy Strong (Succession)
WINNER – Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game)
Lead actress in a drama series
Laura Linney (Ozark)
Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets)
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)
WINNER – Zendaya (Euphoria)
Lead actor in a comedy series
Bill Hader (Barry)
Nicholas Hoult (The Great)
Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
WINNER – Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
Variety talk series
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Late Night With Seth Meyers
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
WINNER – Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Variety special (live)
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WINNER – Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent
You can find the full list right here.
