by Conan Simmons – September 22, 2020 – 5:38 am
The 72nd Emmy Awards aired Sunday night in a mostly live yet remote format. Host Jimmy Kimmel made the usual mixed bag of jokes with a standout gag involving Jennifer Aniston and a fire threatening to get out of control.
Canadian comedy ‘Schitt’s Creek’ swept the comedy series category with the exception of the guest performers that both went to Saturday Night Live, including Eddie Murphy.
The drama category was dominated by ‘Succession’ winning 5 while Zendaya made history as the youngest performer to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the age of 24.
‘Watchmen’ likewise dominated the Limited Series or Television Movie category even though Jovan Adepo lost to his castmate.
‘Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler’ won the Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.
‘Rick and Morty: The Vat of Acid Episode’ won for Outstanding Animated Program.
Virtual reality received its own categories as Interactive Programming.
‘The Messy Truth in VR’, produced by Brie Larson and Van Jones, won Outstanding Original Interactive Program.
Outstanding Interactive Extension of a Linear Program was awarded to ‘Mr. Robot: Season_4.0 ARG’.
Outstanding Derivative Interactive Program went to ‘Big Mouth Guide to Life’.
A juried award for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media went to both ‘Create Together’ (executive produced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and ‘The Line’.
Breaking down the awards further here are most of the night’s winners.
Outstanding Comedy Series – ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Actor in a Comedy Series – Eugene Levy ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Actress in a Comedy Series – Catherine O’Hara ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Daniel Levy ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Annie Murphy ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Guest Actor – Eddie Murphy ‘Saturday Night Live’
Guest Actress – Maya Rudolph ‘Saturday Night Live’
Directing for Comedy Series – ‘Schitt’s Creek: Happy Ending’ Andrew Cividino & Daniel Levy
Writing for Comedy Series – ‘Schitt’s Creek: Happy Ending’ Daniel Levy
Outstanding Drama Series – ‘Succession’
Lead Actor in Drama Series – Jeremy Strong ‘Succession’
Lead Actress in Drama Series – Zendaya ‘Euphoria’
Supporting Actor Drama Series – Billy Crudup ‘The Morning Show’
Supporting Actress Drama Series – Julia Garner ‘Ozark’
Guest Actor – Ron Cephas Jones ‘This is Us’
Guest Actress – Cherry Jones ‘Succession’
Directing Drama Series – ‘Succession: Hunting’ Andrij Parekh
Writing Drama Series – ‘Succession: This is Not for Tears’ Jesse Armstrong
Outstanding Limited Series – ‘Watchmen’
Outstanding Television Movie – ‘Bad Education’
Lead Actor in Limited Series or TV Movie – Mark Ruffalo ‘I Know This Much is True’
Lead Actress in Limited Series or TV Movie – Regina King ‘Watchmen’
Supporting Actor Limited/TV Movie – Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ‘Watchmen’
Supporting Actress Limited/TV Movie – Uzo Aduba ‘Mrs. America’
Directing Limited Series or TV Movie – ‘Unorthodox’ Maria Schrader
Writing Limited Series or TV Movie – ‘Watchmen: This Extraordinary Being’ Damon Lindelof & Cord Jefferson.
For more on the winners and nominees at this years Emmy Awards visit their site.