69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

  • 23 Sep - 29 Sep, 2017
  • Mag The Weekly
  • Awards



The host, Stephen Colbert championed the increased diversity of the nominees and winners at the 2017 Emmys. All three major awards went to stories about women. Best Drama Series went to The Handmaid's Tale, while Best Comedy Series went to Veep, an Emmys favourite that pokes fun at the challenges faced by women in politics, and Best Limited Series went to Big Little Lies, a series born out of a desire for better roles for actresses, which takes a confronting look at domestic violence. While Sterling K. Brown (an actor of colour) won Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama for This Is Us, he was not allowed to finish his acceptance speech and was not given as much time as other winners before being played off the stage. Moreover, actor, singer and director Donald Glover became the first African-American director to win an Emmy for a comedy series, Atlanta. British actor and rapper Riz Ahmed also made history, as he became the first Asian man, and first Muslim to take home an Emmy for acting.


Winners List

Drama Series: The Handmaid’s Tale

Directing for a Drama Series: Reed Morano, The Handmaid’s Tale

Actor in a Drama Series: Sterling K. Brown, This is Us

Actress in a Drama Series: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: John Lithgow, The Crown

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale

Comedy Series: Veep

Directing for a Comedy Series: Donald Glover, Atlanta

Actor in a Comedy Series: Donald Glover, Atlanta

Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live

Writing for a Drama Series: Bruce Miller, The Handmaid’s Tale

Limited Series: Big Little Lies

Directing for a Limited Series: Jean-Marc Vallee, Big Little Lies

Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Riz Ahmed, The Night Of

Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special: Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror: San Junipero

Directing for a Variety Series: Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live

Writing for a Comedy Series: Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe, Master of None

Reality Competition Program: The Voice

Television Movie: Black Mirror: San Junipero


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