Succession and Ted Lasso topped the on Monday, in a ceremony that touted the influence of TV and extended honors to global sensation Squid Game and winners who delivered messages of empowerment.
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Succession about a media empire run by a grasping and cutthroat family, split drama series honors with Squid Game, the bold South Korean-set drama about the idle rich turning the poor into entertainment fodder.
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Jason Sudeikis and Jean Smart collected back-to-back acting trophies, but several new Emmy winners were minted, with Lizzo and Quinta Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph of Abbott Elementary collecting trophies.
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There were also cheers for presenter Selma Blair, who has discussed her multiple sclerosis diagnosis publicly and who used a cane on stage.
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as an otherworldly Britt Lower, Old Hollywood Elle Fanning and their fellow stars posed for photographers.
