Emmy 2022 enshrines 'Succession' and 'Ted Lasso' on awards night

Other highlights of the night were the awards for Ted lasso, from Apple TV+, which won the best Comedy Series category, and The White Lotus, also from HBO, which won the award for best miniseries. The production also took home the statuette for best supporting actress and actor, as well as best screenplay and best direction in a miniseries, the latter two given to Mike White, who wrote and directed all the episodes.

First non-English series to compete for an Emmy, Round 6, available on Netflix, left the awards with two statuettes: best Director and best Actor in a Drama Series

Consecration

The 2022 Emmys helped celebrate Zendaya, who took home the award for best actress for her work as Rue in the series Euphoria. “My biggest wish for Euphoria is that it can help people,” she said in her award acceptance speech.

Another highlight was the series Abbott Elementary, a sitcom in mock-documentary format about a public school with few resources and mostly attended by black people. Available on the Star+ streaming platform, the production won the awards for best Script and best Supporting Actress in a comedy series. In the best Competition Program category, Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, in which singer Lizzo is looking for a new dancer for her team, defeated the reality show RuPaul's Drag Race.

Tributes

As every year, the awards ceremony presented the Governors Award, a special award in honor of an artist who has played an important role in the industry. This year's honoree was actress Geena Davis, due to her work at the Geena Davis Institute, which aims to promote the presence of women in television programs. The organization’s motto is “If she can see it, she can be it.”

Also tradition, the tribute to fallen artists and industry workers was done by John Legend. Among those honored were actor Sidney Poitier and actresses Betty White and Anne Heche.

Check out the full list of Emmy winners

Best Miniseries: The White Lotus

Comedy series: Ted Lasso

Drama Series: Succession

Best Actor in a Limited Series: Michael Keaton for Dopesick

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series: Murray Bartlett for The White Lotus

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Matthew Macfadyen for Succession

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Julia Garner for Ozark

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Sheryl Lee Ralph for Abbott Elementary

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Brett Goldstein for Ted Lasso

Best sketch show: Saturday Night Live

Best Variety Talk Show: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Film: Jennifer Coolidge for The White Lotus

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Amanda Seyfried for The Dropout

Competition Program: Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

Best directing in a miniseries: Mike White, who directed all episodes of The White Lotus

Best Miniseries Writing: Mike White, who wrote all episodes of The White Lotus

Best Variety Show Special Writing: Jerrod Carmichael by Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis for Ted Lasso, available on Apple TV +

Best Writing for a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson for Abbot Ellementary

Best Director in a Drama Series: Hwang Dong-hyuk, for Round 6

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Zendaya for Euphoria

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart for Hacks

Best Director in a Comedy Series: MJ Delaney for Ted Lasso

Best Writing for a Drama Series: Jesse Armstrong for Succession

Best Actor in a Drama Series: Lee Jung-jae for Round 6

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