‘White Lotus’ And ‘Ted Lasso’ Dominate Ceremony

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HBO was the big winner of Monday night’s Emmy Awards, with shows like The White Lotus and Succession taking home a large number of trophies, as network newcomer Abbott Elementary shook up the comedy category.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, winner of the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award for ‘Abbott … [+] Elementary,’ poses in the press room during the 74th Primetime Emmys in Los Angeles on Monday.

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The White Lotus won six awards, more than any other show, followed by Ted Lasso, which won four trophies including Outstanding Comedy Series, and Succession—as the most-nominated show of the night—which won three including Outstanding Drama Series.

Standout winners of the night include Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lizzo, Quinta Brunson, Amanda Seyfried and Jennifer Coolidge, who all earned their first-ever awards—an accolade Abbott Elementary’s Ralph immortalized by singing her acceptance speech.

Zendaya won the second Outstanding Lead Actress award of her career for her role in HBO’s Euphoria, following a 2020 award for the same series.

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Outstanding Comedy Series: Abbott Elementary, Barry, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Only Murders In The Building, WINNER: Ted Lasso, What We Do In The Shadows

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Kailey Cuoco (The Flight Attendant), Elle Fanning (The Great), Issa Rae (Insecure), WINNER: Jean Smart (Hacks)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Donald Glover (Atlanta) Bill Hader (Barry), Nicholas Hoult (The Great), Steve Martin (Only Murders In The Building), Martin Short (Only Murders In The Building), WINNER: Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Hannah Einbinder (Hacks), Janelle James (Abbott Elementary), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), WINNER: Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary), Juno Temple (Ted Lasso), Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Anthony Carrigan (Barry), WINNER: Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso), Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso), Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso), Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary), Henry Winkler (Barry), Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: WINNER: Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Duffy Boudreau (Barry), Alec Berg, Bill Hader (Barry), Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky (Hacks), Steve Martin, John Hoffman (Only Murders In The Building), Jane Becker (Ted Lasso), Sarah Naftalis (What We Do In The Shadows), Stefani Robinson (What We Do In The Shadows)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Hiro Murai (Atlanta), Bill Hader (Barry), Lucia Aniello (Hacks), Mary Lou Belli (The Mrs. Pat Show), Cherien Dabis (Only Murders In The Building), Jamie Babbit (Only Murders In The Building), WINNER: MJ Delaney (Ted Lasso)

Outstanding Drama Series: Better Call Saul, Euphoria, Ozark, Severance, Squid Game, Stranger Things, WINNER: Succession, Yellowjackets

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Laura Linney (Ozark), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show), WINNER: Zendaya (Euphoria)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Jason Bateman (Ozark), Brian Cox (Succession), WINNER: Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Adam Scott (Severance), Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Patricia Arquette (Severance), WINNER: Julia Garner (Ozark), Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game), Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets), Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul), J. Smith-Cameron (Succession), Sarah Snook (Succession), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Nicholas Braun (Succession), Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Kieran Culkin (Succession), Park Hae-soo (Squid Game), WINNER: Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), John Turturro (Severance), Christopher Walken (Severance), Oh Yeong-su (Squid Game)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Jason Bateman (Ozark), Ben Stiller (Severance), WINNER: Hwang Dong-hyuk (Squid Game), Mark Mylod (Succession), Cathy Yan (Succession), Lorene Scafaria (Succession), Karyn Kusama (Yellowjackets)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Thomas Schnauz (Better Call Saul), Chris Mundy (Ozark), Dan Erickson (Severance), Hwang Dong-hyuk (Squid Game), WINNER: Jesse Armstrong (Succession), Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson (Yellowjackets)

Outstanding Limited Series: Dopesick, The Dropout, Inventing Anna, Pam & Tommy, WINNER: The White Lotus

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie: Toni Collette (The Staircase), Julia Garner (Inventing Anna), Lily James (Pam & Tommy), Sarah Paulson (Impeachment: American Crime Story), Margaret Qualley (MAID), WINNER: Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie: Colin Firth (The Staircase), Andrew Garfield (Under The Banner Of Heaven), Oscar Isaac (Scenes From A Marriage), WINNER: Michael Keaton (Dopesick), Himesh Patel (Station Eleven), Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie: Connie Britton (The White Lotus), WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus), Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick), Natasha Rothwell (The White Lotus), Sydney Sweeney (The White Lotus), Mare Winningham (Dopesick)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie: WINNER: Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), Jake Lacy (The White Lotus), Will Poulter (Dopesick), Seth Rogen (Pam & Tommy), Peter Sarsgaard (Dopesick), Michael Stuhlbarg (Dopesick), Steve Zahn (The White Lotus)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie: Danny Strong (Dopesick), Michael Showalter (The Dropout), Francesca Gregorini (The Dropout), John Wells (MAID), Hiro Murai (Station Eleven), WINNER: Mike White, The White Lotus

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Danny Strong (Dopesick), Elizabeth Meriwether (The Dropout), Sarah Burgess (Impeachment: American Crime Story), Molly Smith Metzler (MAID), Patrick Somerville (Station Eleven), WINNER: Mike White (The White Lotus)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series: The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Late Night With Seth Meyers, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: A Black Lady Sketch Show, WINNER: Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Competition Program: The Amazing Race, WINNER: Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls, Nailed It, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Top Chef, The Voice

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: Ali Wong: Don Wong, The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Globe, WINNER: Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel, Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo), Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

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HBO’s Succession received the most nominations, at 25, followed by Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ and HBO’s The White Lotus, which each received 20. Longtime Saturday Night Live star Keenan Thompson hosted the ceremony for the first time. At last week’s Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies, Adele and Eminem each won their first trophy, putting them both a Tony Award away from achieving an EGOT (Adele won an Emmy for her concert special last year, and Eminem earned an award for the Super Bowl halftime show). Former President Barack Obama won for narrating Netflix’s Our Great National Parks. RuPaul continued his streak as the winningest Black artist with his win for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. Ahead of the competition, a study from the Women’s Media Center found that only 33% of nominations in non-acting categories went to women.

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