A Review of the 2018 Emmy Awards
Hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che, the 70th annual Emmys were last night and wow! Some wins were predictable, such as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Other wins, on the other hand were more surprising, like Claire Foy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for The Crown. She even said in her speech “This wasn’t supposed to happen.” Game of Thrones won big with nine wins, and The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel won big with eight, along with Saturday Night Live. One of the highlights was that a proposal happened! Glenn Weiss, the director of the Oscars, proposed to his girlfriend while accepting the speech for outstanding director for a variety special. The primetime Emmy awards are an annual award show that includes television shows on many different platforms. Netflix had the most nominations - a whopping 112 - while HBO came as a close second with 108. This is the first time in 18 years that HBO didn’t have the lead nominations.
The Primetime Emmys are divided into 27 different categories. Game of Thrones, a popular TV show, had 22 nominations and won nine of them. Although the Emmys are divided into three award shows, my favorite is the Primetime Emmys. It also seems that people agree with me because in 2017 there were 11.38 million views, therefore the Emmys struck an eight year renewal with their networks.
Emmy tickets are not open to the general public, so you can imagine that invations are very exclusive and limited. An Emmy award is a “symbol of peer reginiton.” History has already been made this year because at the Creative Arts Emmys, John Legend won an Emmy for producing best variety special. Legend is a notable winner already because he is the youngest person and the first black man to ever win an Emmy, Oscar, Tony, Grammy (egot).
While the Emmys are normally on a Sunday, this year, to not interfere with Sunday Night Football, they are on a Monday. This is why some are saying that it feels a bit off this year. The uncertainty of the show was resolved in the opening act. The theme song was making a joke on how Hollywood isn’t diverse at all.
Now, here are the list of winners for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards:
Best Television Movie:
USS Callister
Best Drama Series:
Game of Thrones
Best Comedy Series:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story - Season 2
Lead Actor, Drama:
Matthew Rhys
Lead Actress, Drama:
Claire Foy
Lead Actor, Comedy:
Bill Hader
Lead Actress, Comedy:
Rachel Brosnahan
Lead Actor, TV/Limited Series:
Darren Criss
Lead Actress, TV/Limited Series:
Regina King
Supporting Actor, Drama:
Peter Dinklage
Directing for a Drama:
Stephen Daldry
Supporting Actress, Drama:
Thandie Newton
Writing for a Drama:
Joel Fields
Joe Weisberg
Supporting Actor, Comedy:
Henry Winkler
Supporting Actress, Comedy:
Alex Borstein
Writing for a Comedy Series:
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Directing for a Comedy Series:
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Supporting Actor, TV/Limited Series:
Jeff Daniels
Supporting Actress, TV/Limited Series:
Merritt Wever
Writing for a Limited Series:
Charlie Brooker
Will Bridges
Directing for a Limited Series:
Ryan Murphy
Guest Actor, Drama:
Ron Cephas Jones
Guest Actress, Drama:
Samira Wiley
Guest Actor, Comedy:
Katt Williams
Casting for a Comedy Series:
The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel
Guest Actress, Comedy:
Tiffany Haddish
Variety Talk Series:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Variety Sketch Series:
Saturday Night Live
Reality Competition:
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Structured Reality:
Queer Eye
Unstructured Reality:
United Shades of America
By Sarah-Anne Seligman