.The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards aired last night and while HBO is the Emmy’s champion, it had to share top honors with Netflix at this year’s ceremony.
The streaming era has already been a big game changer in the TV landscape, and at the Emmys Monday night, streamers staked a claim to awards dominance as well. Netflix tied HBO for the most honors at the 70th Primetime Emmys, with each outlet taking home 23 awards.
Also earning some bragging rights was another streaming service. Amazon took home eight awards last night and there were all for outstanding comedy series winner The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. With the streaming series taking home that honor, it was the first time a streaming show took home the outstanding comedy award and it was the first time in years that Modern Family or Veep hadn’t taken home the top prize.
HBO had the slimmest of leads after the Creative Arts awards, with 17 wins to Netflix’s 16. With two early wins for comedy series Barry, HBO took the lead at the primetime ceremony, only for Netflix to regain the lead with a strong showing in the limited series and movie categories. The outstanding drama series win for Game of Thrones in the final award of the night created the 23-23 tie.
GoT went home with nine Emmys, the most for any program, including seven, won at the Creative Arts ceremonies. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was the biggest winner in the primetime ceremony with five awards — outstanding comedy series, lead (Rachel Brosnahan) and supporting actress (Alex Borstein) in a comedy and writing and directing honors for creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. It has eight Emmys overall, tied for second with Saturday Night Live.
As is the case every year, there were some surprising snubs. While Game of Thrones, Saturday Night Live, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Ryan Murphy’s Versace-centered second season of American Crime Story cleaned up last night, there were a few critically-acclaimed series that went home empty-handed.
Hulu’s critically acclaimed series The Looming Tower and The Handmaid’s Tale, last year’s best drama series winner in the absence of Game of Thrones, failed to collect any awards. Handmaid’s Tale did win three honors at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies
but failed to take home any prizes during Monday night’s broadcast, including in the categories of best drama series and lead actress in a drama, which it won last year. Looming Tower, which was up for four Emmys, including for star Jeff Daniels, was completely shut out. Daniels did win an Emmy, but it was for his supporting role on Netflix’s Godless.
FX’s second installment of Murphy’s American Crime Story anthology series, The Assassination of Gianni Versace, won seven awards, but fellow celebrated FX series Atlanta, which had the most nominations for a comedy series this year with 16, only won three awards, all at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies. Similarly, NBC’s breakout hit This Is Us only won one Emmy out of multiple nominations, and that prize went to guest actor Ron Cephas Jones, a trophy handed out during the Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies. Other shows winning multiple awards at last week’s ceremonies but failing to collect in the main telecast include Netflix’s GLOW and NBC’s Will & Grace. Other programs with multiple Emmy nominations that failed to win any of the awards for which they were nominated include Black-ish, The Voice, Twin Peaks, American Horror Story: Cult, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Silicon Valley, Ozark, Fahrenheit 451 and Roseanne
Check out the full list of the winners below:
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Game Of Thrones • HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; 360 Television/Startling Television
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Prime Video
Amazon Studios
OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story • FX Networks
Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions
HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Saturday Night Live • NBC
SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION SERIES
RuPaul’s Drag Race • VH1
World of Wonder Productions
Pamela Post, Executive Producer
Tim Palazzola, Executive Producer
Fenton Bailey, Executive Producer
Randy Barbato, Executive Producer
Tom Campbell, Executive Producer
RuPaul Charles, Executive Producer
Mandy Salangsang, Executive Producer
Steven Corfe, Executive Producer
Bruce McCoy, Co-Executive Producer
Michele Mills, Co-Executive Producer
Jacqueline Wilson, Co-Executive Producer
Thairin Smothers, Senior Producer
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
The Crown • Netflix
Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television
Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
The Americans • FX Networks
Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Crown • Paterfamilias • Netflix
Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television
Stephen Daldry, Directed by
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Americans • Start • FX Networks
Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions
Joel Fields, Written by
Joe Weisberg, Written by
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Westworld • HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Kilter Films, Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Television
Thandie Newton as Maeve
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Game Of Thrones • HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; 360 Television/Startling Television
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
The Oscars • ABC
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Glenn Weiss, Directed by
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous At Radio City • Netflix
Jax Media
John Mulaney, Written by
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story • FX Networks
Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions
Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Seven Seconds • Netflix
Fox 21 Television Studios
Regina King as Latrice Butler
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story • The Man Who Would Be Vogue • FX Networks
Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions
Ryan Murphy, Directed by
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
USS Callister (Black Mirror) • Netflix
House of Tomorrow
William Bridges, Written by
Charlie Brooker, Written by
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Godless • Netflix
A Netflix Original Production
Jeff Daniels as Frank Griffin
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Godless • Netflix
A Netflix Original Production
Merritt Wever as Mary Agnes
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Barry • HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply
Bill Hader as Barry
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Prime Video
Amazon Studios
Alex Borstein as Susie
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Pilot • Prime Video
Amazon Studios
Amy Sherman-Palladino, Written by
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Pilot • Prime Video
Amazon Studios
Amy Sherman-Palladino, Directed by
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Prime Video
Amazon Studios
Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Barry • HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply
Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau