By Emily-Rose Toohey
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards happened in Los Angeles on Tuesday and the big winners of the night were ‘The White Lotus’, ‘Succession’ and ‘Ted Lasso’.
In the limited series category, comedy-satire ‘The White Lotus’ took away five wins on the night including series, writing, directing and two acting awards. After a big night at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, taking home five below-the-line awards, Tuesday’s wins increased the HBO show’s Emmy count to ten. Despite the show being in the limited series category, it’s coming back for a second season with an entirely new cast. Recently minted Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge, however, is the sole returning cast member. Also on the limited series front, ‘Dopestick’s’ Michael Keaton (who’s been a lock for the win for months) and ‘The Dropout’s’ Amanda Seyfried won for lead actor and actress respectively.
In the comedy categories, Apple TV+’ ‘Ted Lasso’ took home series, lead actor and director, Jean Smart of ‘Hacks’ took home lead actress and the most celebrated wins came in the form of ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary’. Following the lives of teachers working at an underprivileged school, showrunner and star Quinta Brunson won for best writing. In what was perhaps the most powerful moment of the ceremony, the show’s Sheryl Lee Ralph won for supporting actress and stunned the audience and viewers with her moving acceptance speech.
Finally, HBO’s ‘Succession’ took home best drama series as well as supporting actor and writing. It was a historic night for ‘Squid Game’, Netflix’s blockbuster South Korean series that made waves in 2021. The show took home awards for best directing and lead actor, making it the first time the Emmys have awarded a non-English language show. Other big winners in the drama categories went to ‘Euphoria’s’ Zendaya for lead actress and ‘Ozark’s’ Julia Garner for supporting actress.
Aside from ‘The White Lotus’, ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Squid Game’ tied in second place with six wins each, followed by Stranger Things, which won five Creative Arts Emmys. Ultimately, HBO was the big winner overall, beating out streaming rival Netflix for the most wins.
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Full list of winners
• Best Drama Series: Succession
• Best Actress in a Drama Series: Zendaya, Euphoria
• Best Actor in a Drama Series: Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
• Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Julia Garner, Ozark
• Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
• Best Comedy Series: Ted Lasso
• Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart, Hacks
• Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
• Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
• Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
• Best Limited or Anthology Series: The White Lotus
• Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series: Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
• Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series: Michael Keaton, Dopestick
• Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
• Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series: Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus
• Best Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
• Best Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live
• Best Competition Program: Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
• Best Directing for a Drama Series: Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game
• Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Mike White, The White Lotus
• Best Directing for a Comedy Series: MJ Delaney, Ted Lasso
• Best Writing for a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
• Best Writing for a Drama Series: Jesse Armstrong, Succession
• Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Mike White, The White Lotus
• Best Writing for a Variety Special: Jerrod Carmichael, Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel
