AmazonB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Marvelous Mrs. MaiselB次元官网网址� became the first streaming series to win top Emmy comedy honours and HBOB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淕ame of ThronesB次元官网网址� recaptured the best drama series award Monday at a ceremony that largely slighted its most ethnically diverse field of nominees ever.
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HBO, which had ceded its top-dog status in total nominations for the first time in 17 years in July (108, to NetflixB次元官网网址檚 112), ended up in a tie for wins with the streaming service at 23 each.
B次元官网网址淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,B次元官网网址� a freshman sitcom about an unhappy 1950s homemaker liberated by stand-up comedy, earned best actress honours for star Rachel Brosnahan.
Her castmate Alex Borstein earned the supporting actress trophy and the series creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino (B次元官网网址淕ilmore GirlsB次元官网网址�), nabbed writing and directing awards.
Claire Foy of B次元官网网址淭he CrownB次元官网网址� and Matthew Rhys of B次元官网网址淭he AmericansB次元官网网址� won top drama acting Emmys, their first trophies for the roles and last chance to claim them, with FoyB次元官网网址檚 role as Queen Elizabeth II going to another actress and RhysB次元官网网址� show wrapped.
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In a ceremony that started out congratulating TV academy voters for the most historically diverse field of nominees yet, the early awards all went solely to whites.
An African-American sweep of guest series actor awards at the recent creative arts Emmys suggested big changes ahead for the awards, which only recently have given significant honours to performers and creators of colour.
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Darren Criss, who is of Filipino descent, won the lead acting award for the miniseries B次元官网网址淭he Assassination of Gianni Versace,B次元官网网址� which won best limited series. Black actress Thandie Newton won best supporting drama actress for B次元官网网址淲estworld.B次元官网网址�
Peter Dinklage added a third acting trophy to his collection for B次元官网网址淕ame of Thrones.B次元官网网址�
Brosnahan used her acceptance speech to give a shout-out to her comedyB次元官网网址檚 celebration of women power.
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Bill Hader collected the best comedy actor award for B次元官网网址淏arry,B次元官网网址� a dark comedy about a hired killer who stumbles into a possible acting career.
Henry Winkler, aka B次元官网网址淭he Fonz,B次元官网网址� won a supporting actor award B次元官网网址� his first Emmy B次元官网网址� for B次元官网网址淏arry,B次元官网网址� four decades after gaining fame for his role in B次元官网网址淗appy Days.B次元官网网址�
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The biggest award won by a broadcast network was B次元官网网址淪aturday Night LiveB次元官网网址� for best variety sketch series.
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The Emmys had a real-life dramatic moment when winning director Glenn Weiss, noting his mother had died two weeks ago, proposed to his girlfriend , Jan Svendsen.
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John Oliver, in picking up the trophy for best variety talk show award for B次元官网网址淟ast Week Tonight,B次元官网网址� thanked WeissB次元官网网址� girlfriend for giving the right answer or, he joked, the whole ceremony could have gone south.
The Emmys kicked off with a song, B次元官网网址淲e Solved It,B次元官网网址� a self-mocking celebration to the diversity of nominees sung by stars including Kate McKinnon and Kenan Thompson. The tune included a mention of OhB次元官网网址檚 possible victory: B次元官网网址淭here were none, now thereB次元官网网址檚 one, so weB次元官网网址檙e done,B次元官网网址� the comedians sang.
Oh played along from her seat: B次元官网网址淭hank you, but itB次元官网网址檚 an honour just to be Asian,B次元官网网址� said the Korean-Canadian actress.
B次元官网网址淪aturday Night LiveB次元官网网址� creator Lorne Michaels, producing his second Emmy telecast in 30 years, was tasked with turning viewership around after the 2017 showB次元官网网址檚 audience of 11.4 million narrowly avoided the embarrassment of setting a new low.
The ceremony clearly bore his stamp, with Michael Che and Colin Jost as hosts and familiar B次元官网网址淪NLB次元官网网址� faces, including Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin, as presenters and nominees. The long-running NBC sketch show, already the top Emmy winner ever with 71, won again for best variety sketch series.
The pressure was on Michaels because NBC and other broadcasters are increasingly reliant on awards and other live events to draw viewers distracted by online options.
The networks, which air the Emmy telecast on a rotating basis, are so eager for the ad dollars it generates and its promotional value for fall shows that they endure online competitors sharing B次元官网网址� and dominating B次元官网网址� the stage.
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AP Writers Jonathan Landrum Jr. and Mike Cidoni Lennox in Los Angeles and Leanne Italie in New York contributed to this report.
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Lynn Elber, The Associated Press
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