Amazon害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel害羞草研究所� became the first streaming series to win top Emmy comedy honours and HBO害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淕ame of Thrones害羞草研究所� recaptured the best drama series award Monday at a ceremony that largely slighted its most ethnically diverse field of nominees ever.
With the exception of 害羞草研究所淪aturday Night Live,害羞草研究所� broadcast shows were shut out of the top awards as 21st-century platforms continued to overshadow traditional network fare like 害羞草研究所淭his Is Us.害羞草研究所�
HBO, which had ceded its top-dog status in total nominations for the first time in 17 years in July (108, to Netflix害羞草研究所檚 112), ended up in a tie for wins with the streaming service at 23 each.
害羞草研究所淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,害羞草研究所� a freshman sitcom about an unhappy 1950s homemaker liberated by stand-up comedy, earned best actress honours for star Rachel Brosnahan.
Her castmate Alex Borstein earned the supporting actress trophy and the series creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino (害羞草研究所淕ilmore Girls害羞草研究所�), nabbed writing and directing awards.
Claire Foy of 害羞草研究所淭he Crown害羞草研究所� and Matthew Rhys of 害羞草研究所淭he Americans害羞草研究所� won top drama acting Emmys, their first trophies for the roles and last chance to claim them, with Foy害羞草研究所檚 role as Queen Elizabeth II going to another actress and Rhys害羞草研究所� show wrapped.
The field bested by Foy included last year害羞草研究所檚 winner Elisabeth Moss for 害羞草研究所淭he Handmaid害羞草研究所檚 Tale害羞草研究所� and Sandra Oh of 害羞草研究所淜illing Eve,害羞草研究所� who would have been the first actor of Asian descent to get a top drama award.
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In a ceremony that started out congratulating TV academy voters for the most historically diverse field of nominees yet, the early awards all went solely to whites.
An African-American sweep of guest series actor awards at the recent creative arts Emmys suggested big changes ahead for the awards, which only recently have given significant honours to performers and creators of colour.
But there was disappointment for 害羞草研究所淎tlanta,害羞草研究所� which had claimed acting and directing trophies last year for its star and creator Donald Glover and seemed poised for more with 16 nominations.
Rather than become the first black-led comedy in 33 years to be named the best (since 害羞草研究所淭he Cosby Show害羞草研究所� in 1985), 害羞草研究所淎tlanta害羞草研究所� was shut out Monday (it won two awards, including guest actor for Katt Williams, last week).
The showing by 害羞草研究所淢rs. Maisel害羞草研究所� extended the long winning streak of shows that focus on white lives, including 害羞草研究所淢odern Family害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淔riends,害羞草研究所� with ethnic minorities rarely given screen time.
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Then Regina King broke the string, with a best actress win in a limited series or movie for 害羞草研究所淪even Seconds,害羞草研究所� which tracks the fallout from a white police officer害羞草研究所檚 traffic accident involving a black teenager.
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Darren Criss, who is of Filipino descent, won the lead acting award for the miniseries 害羞草研究所淭he Assassination of Gianni Versace,害羞草研究所� which won best limited series. Black actress Thandie Newton won best supporting drama actress for 害羞草研究所淲estworld.害羞草研究所�
Peter Dinklage added a third acting trophy to his collection for 害羞草研究所淕ame of Thrones.害羞草研究所�
Brosnahan used her acceptance speech to give a shout-out to her comedy害羞草研究所檚 celebration of women power.
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Bill Hader collected the best comedy actor award for 害羞草研究所淏arry,害羞草研究所� a dark comedy about a hired killer who stumbles into a possible acting career.
Henry Winkler, aka 害羞草研究所淭he Fonz,害羞草研究所� won a supporting actor award 害羞草研究所� his first Emmy 害羞草研究所� for 害羞草研究所淏arry,害羞草研究所� four decades after gaining fame for his role in 害羞草研究所淗appy Days.害羞草研究所�
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The biggest award won by a broadcast network was 害羞草研究所淪aturday Night Live害羞草研究所� for best variety sketch series.
Related: Canadian actress Sandra Oh makes Emmys history with 害羞草研究所楰illing Eve害羞草研究所� nomination
Related: HBO害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所楪ame of Thrones害羞草研究所� leads all Emmy nominees
The Emmys had a real-life dramatic moment when winning director Glenn Weiss, noting his mother had died two weeks ago, proposed to his girlfriend , Jan Svendsen.
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John Oliver, in picking up the trophy for best variety talk show award for 害羞草研究所淟ast Week Tonight,害羞草研究所� thanked Weiss害羞草研究所� girlfriend for giving the right answer or, he joked, the whole ceremony could have gone south.
The Emmys kicked off with a song, 害羞草研究所淲e Solved It,害羞草研究所� a self-mocking celebration to the diversity of nominees sung by stars including Kate McKinnon and Kenan Thompson. The tune included a mention of Oh害羞草研究所檚 possible victory: 害羞草研究所淭here were none, now there害羞草研究所檚 one, so we害羞草研究所檙e done,害羞草研究所� the comedians sang.
Oh played along from her seat: 害羞草研究所淭hank you, but it害羞草研究所檚 an honour just to be Asian,害羞草研究所� said the Korean-Canadian actress.
害羞草研究所淪aturday Night Live害羞草研究所� creator Lorne Michaels, producing his second Emmy telecast in 30 years, was tasked with turning viewership around after the 2017 show害羞草研究所檚 audience of 11.4 million narrowly avoided the embarrassment of setting a new low.
The ceremony clearly bore his stamp, with Michael Che and Colin Jost as hosts and familiar 害羞草研究所淪NL害羞草研究所� faces, including Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin, as presenters and nominees. The long-running NBC sketch show, already the top Emmy winner ever with 71, won again for best variety sketch series.
The pressure was on Michaels because NBC and other broadcasters are increasingly reliant on awards and other live events to draw viewers distracted by online options.
The networks, which air the Emmy telecast on a rotating basis, are so eager for the ad dollars it generates and its promotional value for fall shows that they endure online competitors sharing 害羞草研究所� and dominating 害羞草研究所� the stage.
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AP Writers Jonathan Landrum Jr. and Mike Cidoni Lennox in Los Angeles and Leanne Italie in New York contributed to this report.
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Lynn Elber, The Associated Press
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