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“It’s a big team win,” Sudeikis said backstage of the Apple TV+ series, which won four awards including best comedy series. “That’s the best one. That’s the one we get to all walk away with. That’s the one we are responsible for.”
Sudeikis said celebrating with
Sudeikis said he’s already seen a positive reaction to the second season “Ted Lasso,” which takes a deep dive into the topic of mental health.
“I know folks who have reached out to me and said that it has encouraged them to take steps of helping themselves, which isn’t the easiest things to do,” he said. “It makes things a lot easier if you’re in a good headspace yourself.”
“The Queen’s Gambit” has captured the king.
The
It was the second Emmy of the night for “The Queen’s Gambit,” which also won for its directing.
It beat out fellow nominees “I May Destroy You,” “Mare of Easttown,” “The Underground Railroad” and “WandaVision.”
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A jewel for “The Crown,” a breakthrough for
The series about the British royal family won the Emmy Award for best drama series Sunday, giving
The show was also the night’s biggest winner, with seven awards including a sweep of the dramatic acting categories.
“The Crown” won for its fourth season, which followed the royal family in the 1980s and 1990s with
It beat out its fellow nominees “Bridgerton,” “The Boys,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Lovecraft Country,” “The Mandalorian,” “Pose” and “This Is Us.”
“Ted Lasso” is a winner in more than just spirit.
The Apple TV+ show has won the Emmy Award for best comedy series, giving the streaming service its first win in the major category.
It stars
The show won four
It beat out fellow nominees “Cobra Kai,” “Emily in Paris,” “The Flight Attendant,” “Hacks,” “The Kominsky Method,” “PEN15” and “black-ish.”
Josh O’Connor played a man who would be king, and has earned his own crown at the
O’Connor won the Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series for playing
With his win, “The Crown” swept all four dramatic acting categories at Sunday night’s ceremony.
The 31-year-old British actor also won a Golden Globe for his role in the fourth season of the
O’Connor beat out fellow nominees
Colman won the Emmy for best actress in a drama series Sunday for playing
Accepting the award from a “Crown” viewing party in
She won the Academy Award for best actress in 2019 for playing
The Emmy is Colman’s first in four nominations.
She beat out fellow nominees
If
McGregor won best actor in a limited series or TV movie for “Halston.”
The 50-year-old McGregor played the famed fashion designer of the title in the
It’s his first Emmy in four nominations.
He beat out fellow nominees
Winslet won best actress in a limited series or TV movie for “Mare of Easttown” on Sunday night.
The British actress played a
Winslet beat out fellow nominees Cynthia Erivo,
“I just want to acknowledge my fellow nominees in this decade that has to be about women having each other’s backs,” Winslet said. “I support you, I salute you.”
Moments earlier, Coel won best writing in a limited series or TV movie for her show “I May Destroy You,” which deals with the aftermath of rape.
“I dedicate this story to every single survivor of sexual assault,” Coel said.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is making it a marathon. And a rout.
The
From the stage, RuPaul reached out to young gender non-conforming viewers, saying “for you kids out there watching, you have a tribe that is waiting for you.”
It’s the first career acting Emmy for Sudeikis, and the third Emmy of the night for “Ted Lasso.”
The former “Saturday Night Live” actor tried to thank that show’s mastermind
“I want to thank Lorne, who went to go take a dump, now, perfect.” Sudeikis joked.
Smart won best actress in a comedy series Sunday night for her role in HBO Max’s “Hacks.”
It’s her fourth career Emmy and her first in 12 years. She got a standing ovation from the Emmy audience.
She teared up as she thanked her husband of more than 30 years, actor
“I would not be here without him, and without his kind of putting his career on the back burner so that I could take advantage of all the wonderful opportunities that I’ve had,” Smart said.
The 70-year-old actor, previously best known for her role on “Designing Women,” has been a staple of elite TV the past few years, with nominated roles on “Fargo,” “Watchmen” and “Mare of Easttown.”
Last week, tonight, or for half-a-dozen years,
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” won the Emmy Award for best variety talk series for the sixth straight year on Sunday night.
It was the second award the show won Sunday. It also won for best writing.
From the stage, Oliver praised fellow nominee Conan O’Brien, whose show recently ended its late-night run on TBS.
“Like many of us in this room, I was kind of rooting for ‘Conan,’ so this is bittersweet. Thank you so much, Conan, for inspiring 30 years of comedy writers,” Oliver said.
He also paid tribute to comic
Oliver said “no one was funnier in the last 20 years than
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The Emmy for best supporting actor in a drama series goes to
Menzies won for playing
Menzies, a 47-year-old
He beat out fellow nominees
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Anderson won best supporting actress in a drama series on Sunday night for playing British prime minister
It was already the third Emmy of the night for the
And it was the second career Emmy for Anderson, who won her first 24 years ago for “The X-Files.”
She beat out her “The Crown” castmates
The sidekick and best friend of
Nicholson won for playing the best friend of Kate Winslet’s title character, a
Peters won for playing Winslet’s partner.
Both praised the show’s star from the stage.
“Man, you’re good at acting,” Nicholson said to Winslet.
It was the first Emmy, and first nomination, for both Peters and Nicholson.
Goldstein won best supporting actor in a comedy series for his role in “Ted Lasso,” which had four nominees in the category.
“This cast made me sick they’re so good,” Goldstein said.
With his win, “Ted Lasso” took the first two
It’s the first Emmy for Goldstein, and comes for his first nomination.
He beat out castmates
Waddingham won best supporting actress in a comedy series Sunday for the Apple TV+ series, which could be in for a big night.
Waddingham screamed with delight when she reached the stage.
“Jason, you’ve changed my life with this,” she said to the show’s star and co-creator
Waddingham plays the owner of an English soccer team who hires the American title character to run it into the ground on “Ted Lasso.”
She beat her castmate
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Host Cedric the Entertainer, LL Cool J, and a bunch of audience members opened the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards with a hip-hop tribute to television.
Cedric introduced the
“TV, you got what I need, would you say he’s just a friend,” the host sang.
The show looks a lot more like a traditional awards ceremony than last year’s audience-free “Pandemmies,” but is still seriously scaled back, held in a tent in downtown
The night’s favorites include Netflix’s drama “The Crown” and Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso.”
Emmy Awards host Cedric the Entertainer and the show’s producers promise it will be a celebration for all. But it could be much more rewarding, even historic, for some.
That includes Netflix’s drama “The Crown” and Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso.” Each is considered a frontrunner Sunday for top series honors in their respective categories, and their casts received armloads of nominations.
More than the shows would benefit. Victories in both the best drama and comedy series categories would mark a first for streaming services and reinforce their growing dominance, to the dismay of competitors.
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