Key occasions
WINNER: Ted Lasso wins finest comedy sequence
Pete Davidson comes on stage dressed like an Australian tradie, then proclaims the winner is Ted Lasso.
Look. This present was up towards What We Do within the Shadows, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks and Barry. We’re not in lockdown anymore, but Ted Lasso continues to win stuff. Jason Sudeikis says the good soccer present is about “good and evil, reality and lies”. Certain factor bud.
WINNER: The White Lotus wins finest restricted sequence
Showrunner and creator Mike White leads an enormous procession of forged and crew on stage, briefly mentions HBO after which palms the highlight over to govt producer Nick Corridor, who’s a uncommon instance of somebody truly writing out a speech.
WINNER: Lee Jung-jae wins lead actor in a drama sequence for Squid Sport
Wow! In a real upset, the Squid Sport actor wins in a class that pit him towards Brian Cox, Adam Scott, Jeremy Robust and Bob Odenkirk. The South Korean is the primary actor in a non-English language sequence to be nominated on this class, not to mention win. Actually a shock.
WINNER: Jesse Armstrong wins finest writing in a drama sequence for Succession
He was up towards Higher Name Saul, however Armstrong has deserved an Emmy since Peep Present. He additionally gained this class for the Sucession season one and two finales.
WINNER: MJ Delaney wins finest writing in a comedy sequence for Ted Lasso
I’ve already made my opinions about Ted Lasso clear. Properly performed to MJ Delaney, who’s carrying a costume with unimaginable sleeves and offers a speech so fast that no laser dot seems on her brow.
WINNER: Jean Sensible wins lead actress in a comedy sequence for Hacks
The third queen of the night (following Lizzo and Jennifer Coolidge) takes to the stage to obtain her second lead actress in a comedy sequence in a row, having gained for Hacks final 12 months too.
She’s humorous and radiant and wins the hearts of everybody within the room. Let’s collect once more to see her win once more subsequent 12 months.
Doing somewhat looking out round and it seems Zendaya has simply grow to be the primary Black lady to win the Emmy for lead actress in a drama sequence twice. She turned the second Black actress to win the class in 2020, after Viola Davis in 2015. Seeing as Zendaya is simply 26, that’s an astounding achievement (and an indictment on the Emmys’ monitor file.)
WINNER: Zendaya wins lead actress in a drama sequence for Euphoria
Zendaya sees off competitors from Jodie Comer, Laura Linney, Melanie Lynskey, Sandra Oh and Reese Witherspoon for her efficiency as Rue in Euphoria. She additionally gained this award two years in the past, for a similar function.
WINNER: Hwang Dong-hyuk wins finest director of a drama sequence for Squid Sport
Squid Sport lands its first win of the night*, with Hwang Dong-hyuk taking to the stage with out his translator and giving an ideal speech in English. He additionally reveals the time restrict is 45 seconds, which appears longer than anticipated given the panic everyone seems to be having.
* The present gained three Artistic Arts Emmys the opposite day, however they don’t get televised so in some way which means they don’t depend.
WINNER: Quinta Brunson wins finest writing on a comedy sequence for Abbott Elementary
Will Arnett drags Jimmy Kimmel on stage and it’s instantly funnier than any second in Ted Lasso. ANYWAY. Brunson wins for her work on Abbott Elementary and handles the time restrict like an absolute professional. She’s been an absolute star since her Instagram sequence, The Woman Who’s By no means Been on a Good Date.
WINNER: Jason Sudeikis wins lead actor in a comedy sequence for Ted Lasso
Regulation and Order stars Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay are pretending they’re investigating an Emmy being stolen. However they seem in Regulation and Order: SVU, which in some way implies the Emmy statue was assaulted. Who cares – they’re each tremendous scorching and this actually doesn’t make a lot sense.
Sudeikis takes to the stage to win yet one more gong for Ted Lasso, a repeat of final 12 months. It stays baffling to me that TV’s equal of beige continues to dominate the comedy classes, however it’s good I suppose.
We’re now on the in memoriam level of the night, with Betty White, Nichelle Nichols, Bob Saget, James Caan, Gilbert Gottfried, Ray Liotta, Sidney Poitier and Anne Heche all getting mentions. As we’ve been saying yearly since about 2016: it actually has been an enormous 12 months for superstar deaths.
John Legend performs; it’s undeniably transferring, however it does really feel like the one time I see him carry out is at in memoriam ceremonies. I’ve simply checked and he has solely performed it as soon as earlier than, on the 2017 Grammys, so it’s actually only a vibe he offers off. Sorry John.
WINNER: Jerrod Carmichael wins for writing for a range particular
The comic takes to the stage, deservedly profitable for his comedy particular Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel. (In the event you haven’t seen it but, I like to recommend you go discover it any method you’ll be able to – it’s fully good.)
He additionally occurs to be carrying one of the best outfit of the night time. (Sorry Lizzo.)
“I wished to win, I’m completely satisfied I gained,” he says, including: “I’m going to go residence as a result of I can’t high this proper now.” Fantastically put.
WINNER: Mike White wins finest writing in a restricted sequence
Writing dream workforce and my dream aunt and uncle, Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak, take to the stage to current finest author on a restricted sequence. Mike White takes to the stage for the second time in a single minute to obtain his second Emmy of the night time. He begins speaking about Survivor for some cause, as a result of why not if you’re being given an entire additional seven seconds on stage.
