It’s hard to believe it’s already been a whole year since last year’s Emmy hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che lit up the stage, keeping things lively as wins were handed off to cable hits like Game of Thrones and streaming hits like Netflix’s The Crown. In fact the ceremony this year should mark the end of an era, as Game of Thrones has ended and its final season will be represented at this year's awards. (Although that's a tale with a lot of twists, as some actors on the show had to submit themselves for consideration this year.)
This year, the ceremony will even look a little bit different. The Emmys are ultimately opting to go host-less this year, for example, following last year’s less-than-stellar ratings. This also means the broadcast as a whole will feature changes, with presenters doing more than 30 seconds of witty banter onstage before giving out an award to keep things moving.
There are plenty of ways to watch the 71st Annual Emmy Awards either through broadcast or streaming, but we’ll also be keeping a handy winners updated here. Please also note that some awards were given out during the creative Emmys earlier this month and have been updated accordingly.
Outstanding Drama Series
Bodyguard
Winner: Game of Thrones
Ozark
Pose
Succession
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Emilia Clarke - Game of Thrones
Winner: Jodie Comer - Killing Eve
Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder
Laura Linney - Ozark
Mandy Moore - This Is Us
Sandra Oh - Killing Eve
Robin Wright - House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Jason Bateman - Ozark
Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us
Kit Harington - Game of Thrones
Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
Winner: Billy Porter - Pose
Milo Ventimiglia - This Is Us
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Gwendoline Christie - Game of Thrones
Lena Headey - Game of Thrones
Sophie Turner - Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams - Game of Thrones
Fiona Shaw - Killing Eve
Winner: Julia Garner - Ozark
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul
Giancarlo Esposito - Better Call Saul
Winner: Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly - House of Cards
Alfie Allen - Game of Thrones
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Game of Thrones
Chris Sullivan - This Is Us
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Carice van Houten - Game of Thrones
Laverne Cox - Orange Is the New Black
Phylicia Rashad - This Is Us
Cherry Jones - The Handmaid's Tale
Cicely Tyson - How to Get Away with Murder
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Ron Cephas Jones - This Is Us
Winner: Bradley Whitford - The Handmaid's Tale
Michael McKean - Better Call Saul
Glynn Turman - How to Get Away with Murder
Kumail Nanjiani - The Twilight Zone
Michael Angarano - This Is Us
Outstanding Comedy Series
Barry
Winner: Fleabag
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Russian Doll
Schitt's Creek
Veep
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Christina Applegate - Dead To Me
Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss - Veep
Natasha Lyonne - Russian Doll
Catherine O'Hara - Schitt's Creek
Winner: Phoebe Waller-Bridge - Fleabag
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson - black-ish
Don Cheadle - Black Monday
Ted Danson - The Good Place
Michael Douglas - The Kominsky Method
Winner: Bill Hader - Barry
Eugene Levy - Schitt's Creek
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Anna Chlumsky - Veep
Winner: Alex Borstein - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Marin Hinkle - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live
Sarah Goldberg - Barry
Olivia Colman - Fleabag
Betty Gilpin - GLOW
Sian Clifford - Fleabag
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan - Barry
Alan Arkin - The Kominsky Method
Henry Winkler - Barry
Winner: Tony Shalhoub - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tony Hale - Veep
Stephen Root - Barry
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Fiona Shaw - Fleabag
Winner: Jane Lynch - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Sandra Oh - Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph - The Good Place
Emma Thompson - Saturday Night Live
Kristin Scott Thomas - Fleabag
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Peter MacNicol - Veep
Robert De Niro - Saturday Night Live
Adam Sandler - Saturday Night Live
Matt Damon - Saturday Night Live
Winner: Luke Kirby - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
John Mulaney - Saturday Night Live
Rufuss Sewell - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Limited Series
Winner: Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
When They See Us
Outstanding Television Movie
Winner: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Brexit
Deadwood: The Movie
King Lear
My Dinner with Hervé
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie
Amy Adams - Sharp Objects
Patricia Arquette - Escape from Dannemora
Aunjanue Ellis - When They See Us
Joey King - The Act
Niecy Nash - When They See Us
Winner: Michelle Williams - Fosse/Verdon
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Hugh Grant - A Very English Scandal
Jared Harris - Chernobyl
Benicio del Toro - Escape at Dannemora
Mahershala Ali - True Detective
Sam Rockwell - Fosee/Verdon
Winner: Jharrel Jerome - When They See Us
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Emily Watson - Chernobyl
Marsha Stephanie Blake - When They See Us
Winner: Patricia Arquette - The Act
Margaret Qualley - Fosse/Verdon
Patricia Clarkson - Sharp Objects
Vera Farmiga - When They See Us
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Winner: Ben Whishaw - A Very English Scandal
Stellan Skarsgård - Chernobyl
Asante Blackk - When They See Us
Michael K. Williams - When They See Us
John Leguizamo - When They See Us
Paul Dano - Escape At Dannemora
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Winner: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Nailed It
Winner: RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Winner: Queer Eye
Shark Tank
Tidying Up
Who Do You Think You Are?
Outstanding Animated Program
Adventure Time - "Come Along with Me"
Big Mouth — “The Planned Parenthood Show”
Bob’s Burgers — “Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now”
BoJack Horseman — “Free Churro”
Winner: The Simpsons — “Mad About the Toy”
Additional Awards
Best Comedy Writing Winner: “Episode 1,” Fleabag, Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Best Directing Comedy Winner: “Episode 1,” Fleabag, Directed by Harry Bradbeer
Best Director Movie/Mini Winner: Chernobyl, Directed by Johan Renck
Best Writing In A Movie/Mini Winner: Chernobyl, Written by Craig Mazin
Best Writing Variety Series Winner: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Senior Writer Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner (Seena Vali spoke to accept)
Best Variety Sketch Series Winner: Saturday Night Live
Best Directing Variety Series Winner: Saturday Night Live, “Host: Adam Sandler," Directed by Don Roy King
Best Drama Writing Winner: “Nobody Is Ever Missing,” Succession, Written by Jesse Armstrong
Best Drama Directing Winner: “Reparations,” Ozark, Directed by Jason Bateman
As you can see, some of the winners above were revealed earlier this month at the 2019 Creative Emmy Awards and may or may not be mentioned during tonight's broadcast, depending on how Fox chooses to set up the 71st Emmy Awards. In addition to the acting categories, CBS All Access' Star Trek: Discovery won an award for prosthetics, sound mixing awards went to Barry and Chernobyl, as half-hour and movie/limited length shows, respectively.
Next, the production design award was given to The Handmaid's Tale, which also nabbed a win for a guest star in the drama category, thanks to a performance from Cherry Jones. (All guest star winners should already be listed above.) Chernobyl took the award for production design in a limited series and seems as if it could be one of the darlings of the main event, as well. Looking through the full list of Creative Emmy winners, you'll see a lot of repeat winners from the two shows already listed in this paragraph as well as the likes of Barry, Fosse/Verdon and Game of Thrones, although there are plenty of other shows represented in streaming and otherwise as well.
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Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was clearly a frontrunner heading into tonight's big event, but Netflix's wonderful Russian Doll series won an award for outstanding costumes and cinematography on "Ariadne," while One Day at a Time pulled through with a Picture Editing Award for "The Funeral." Netflix's The Ranch was also represented with a cinematography win for "Reckless." And that's just the tip of the iceberg for Netflix wins.
What's most interesting to me about this lot of nominees and soon-to-be winners is how so many of them come from the same shows. Looking above you'll see multiple nominees from the same programs represented. This has always been how the voting shakes out to an extent, as people vote for nominees from popular programs, but to me it definitely feels even more apparent this year. That's a feeling and not an actual fact I checked, but what do you think? Are there too few shows represented this year?
The 71st Annual Emmy Awards air September 22, only on Fox. If you want to catch the red carpet stuff beforehand, pre-shows are airing on Fox, E! and People TV.
