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Emmy 2018: The complete winners list

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Emmy 2018: The complete winners list

The 70th annual primetime Emmy honors was handed out at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with Amazon’s Marvelous Mrs. Maisel leading the field of winners.

Maisel claimed five wins, including for comedy series, two for showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino in the writing and directing categories, and honors for Rachel Brosnahan in the lead actor category and Alex Borstein in the supporting actor category.

Meanwhile, FX’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story claimed three honors, for best limited series as well as lead actor Darren Criss and directing in a limited series for Ryan Murphy.

HBO’s Game of Thrones took home two wins, for best drama series and for Peter Dinklage in the supporting actor category. HBO’s Barry claimed wins in the lead actor category for Bill Hader and in the supporting actor category for Henry Winkler. Netflix’s Godless and The Crown and FX’s The Americans also claimed two honors.

NBC’s Saturday Night Live took home the variety sketch series honor while HBO’s Last Week Tonight nabbed the variety talk series win.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

  • The Americans
  • The Crown
  • Game of Thrones
  • The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Stranger Things
  • This Is Us
  • Westworld

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

  • Atlanta
  • Barry
  • black-ish
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • GLOW
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Silicon Valley
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES

  • The Alienist
  • The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
  • Genius: Picasso
  • Godless
  • Patrick Melrose

OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES

  • The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
  • Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

  • At Home With Amy Sedaris
  • Drunk History
  • I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
  • Portlandia
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Tracey Ullman’s Show

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM

  • The Amazing Race
  • American Ninja Warrior
  • Project Runway
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race
  • Top Chef
  • The Voice

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Keri Russell, The Americans
  • Claire Foy, The Crown
  • Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
  • Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
  • Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Matthew Rhys, The Americans
  • Jason Bateman, Ozark
  • Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
  • Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
  • Ed Harris, Westworld
  • Jeffrey Wright, Westworld

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

  • Stephen Daldry, The Crown – “Paterfamilias”
  • Alan Taylor, Game of Thrones – “Beyond The Wall”
  • Jeremy Podeswa, Game of Thrones – “The Dragon and the Wolf”
  • Kari Skogland, The Handmaid’s Tale – “After”
  • Jason Bateman, Ozark – “The Toll”
  • Daniel Sackheim, Ozark – “Tonight”
  • The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things – “Chapter Nine: The Gate”

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

  • Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, The Americans – “Start”
  • Peter Morgan, The Crown – “Mystery Man”
  • David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones – “The Dragon And The Wolf”
  • Bruce Miller, The Handmaid’s Tale – “June”
  • Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Killing Eve – “Nice Face”
  • The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things – “Chapter Nine: The Gate”

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Vanessa Kirby, The Crown
  • Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
  • Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
  • Thandie Newton, Westworld

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Matt Smith, The Crown
  • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
  • Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
  • Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
  • David Harbour, Stranger Things

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL

  • Stan Lathan, Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
  • Michael Bonfiglio, Jerry Seinfeld: Jerry Before Seinfeld
  • Glenn Weiss, The Oscars
  • Marcus Raboy, Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life
  • Hamish Hamilton, Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL

  • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It’s Complicated)
  • John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous At Radio City
  • Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady
  • Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
  • Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

  • Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
  • Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
  • John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
  • Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower
  • Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
  • Jesse Plemons, Black Mirror – “USS Callister”

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

  • Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Cult
  • Michelle Dockery, Godless
  • Edie Falco, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
  • Regina King, Seven Seconds
  • Jessica Biel, The Sinner
  • Laura Dern, The Tale

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

  • Ryan Murphy, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”
  • Scott Frank, Godless
  • David Leveaux, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
  • Craig Zisk, The Looming Tower – “9/11”
  • Barry Levinson, Paterno
  • Edward Berger, Patrick Melrose
  • David Lynch, Twin Peaks

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

  • Matthew McManus, American Vandal – “Clean Up”
  • Tom Rob Smith, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “House by the Lake”
  • Scott Frank, Godless
  • David Nicholls, Patrick Melrose
  • David Lynch and Mark Frost, Twin Peaks
  • William Bridges and Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror – “USS Callister”

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

  • Ricky Martin, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
  • Edgar Ramírez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
  • Finn Wittrock, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
  • Jeff Daniels, Godless
  • Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
  • Michael Stuhlbarg, The Looming Tower
  • John Leguizamo, Waco

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

  • Adina Porter, American Horror Story: Cult
  • Penélope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
  • Judith Light, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
  • Letitia Wright, Black Mirror: Black Museum
  • Merritt Wever, Godless
  • Sara Bareilles, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Donald Glover, Atlanta
  • Bill Hader, Barry
  • Anthony Anderson, black-ish
  • Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Ted Danson, The Good Place
  • William H. Macy, Shameless

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Pamela Adlon, Better Things
  • Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
  • Lily Tomlin, Grace And Frankie
  • Issa Rae, Insecure
  • Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Allison Janney, Mom

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

  • Donald Glover, Atlanta – “FUBU”
  • Hiro Murai, Atlanta – “Teddy Perkins”
  • Bill Hader, Barry – “Chapter One: Make Your Mark”
  • Mark Cendrowski, The Big Bang Theory – “The Bow Tie Asymmetry”
  • Jesse Peretz, GLOW – “Pilot”
  • Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Pilot”
  • Mike Judge, Silicon Valley – “Initial Coin Offering”

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

  • Donald Glover, Atlanta – “Alligator Man”
  • Stefani Robinson, Atlanta – “Barbershop”
  • Alec Berg and Bill Hader, Barry – “Chapter One: Make Your Mark”
  • Liz Sarnoff, Barry – “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going”
  • Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Pilot”
  • Alec Berg, Silicon Valley – “Fifty-One Percent”

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Zazie Beetz, Atlanta
  • Betty Gilpin, GLOW
  • Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne
  • Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live
  • Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
  • Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
  • Megan Mullally, Will & Grace

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta
  • Henry Winkler, Barry
  • Louie Anderson, Baskets
  • Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
  • Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
  • Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Asuquo Eton founded talkmediaafrica.com, now one of the most visited TV, music, tech and features website, in 2011. He is also a social media analyst, media and entertainment consultant.

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