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HBO, Amazon Prime Rule Primetime Emmy Awards

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 05:02:33 +0000

HBO outlasted Amazon Prime Video and Netflix as the three services dominated 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards during a live ceremony that featured several surprises among the night’s winners.

HBO garnered nine Emmy wins during the live telecast to top all services, according to the TV Academy. Amazon Prime Video finished second, drawing seven awards and topping Netflix’s four wins during Fox’s live telecast.

Game Of Thrones

Prime Video comedy Fleabag won six of the streaming service’s seven awards, including a surprise win in the best comedy series category. The sophomore series topped category favorites The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel, which won last year, and HBO’s Veep, which had won the previous three years.

Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge also won the Emmy for best actress in a comedy, ending Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ record six consecutive wins in years in which she was nominated for the award. Dreyfus was not eligible to win the award last year, which was won by Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.)

NBC and FX were the only other networks with multiple wins with two each.

Overall including Creative Arts Emmys, HBO tallied 34 Emmy wins, with Netflix finishing second with 27 and Amazon Prime Video finishing third with 15. National Geographic was fourth with eight wins, with NBC rounding out the top five with seven statuettes.

HBO Game Of Thrones made one last Emmy splash, winning a total of 12 Emmys -- including a second straight Emmy for best drama series -- to top all shows. The network’s limited series Chernobyl finished second with 10 Emmy wins, including Outstanding Limited Series. Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel finished third with eight Emmy wins.

Below is a partial list of 71st annual Emmy Award winners:

Best Comedy Series

Fleabag (Amazon)

Best Actress, Comedy Series

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Actor, Comedy Series

Bill Hader, Barry (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series

Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Drama Series

Game Of Thrones (HBO)

Best Actress, Drama Series

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve (BBC America)

Best Actor, Drama Series

Billy Porter, Pose (FX)

Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series

Julia Garner, Ozark (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Best Limited Series

Chernobyl (HBO)

Best Television Movie

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Netflix)

Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie

Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon (FX)

Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie

Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie

Patricia Arquette, The Act (Hulu)

Best Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie

Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Variety Sketch Series

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Best Variety Talk Series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

Best Reality Competition Program

RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)

‘Pose’s’ Billy Porter Wins Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 03:23:41 +0000

Two surprise winners took home awards in the best actor and actress in a drama categories.

Billy Porter in Fx's 'Pose'

Pose’s Billy Porter took home the Emmy award for lead actor in a drama series for his role in FX’s Pose, besting Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk, Game Of Thrones’ Kit Harington, Ozark’s Jason Bateman, This is Us’ Milo Venrimiglia and Sterling K. Brown.

Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer won for best actress in a drama series, topping series co-star and category favorite Sandra Oh, Game Of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke, House Of Cards’ Robin Wright, How to Get Away With Murder’s Viola Davis; Ozark’s Larua Linney and This Is Us’ Mandy Moore.

'Game of Thrones' Triumphs in Best Drama Category

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 03:15:19 +0000

HBO's Game of Thrones won the Emmy for best drama series, the last statuette for the record setting drama series.

Game Of Thrones repeated last year's win in the category, topping AMC's Better Call Saul, Netflix's Bodyguard, BBC America's Killing Eve, Netflix's Ozark, HBO's Succession, FX's Pose and NBC's This Is Us.

Game of Thrones ends its Emmy run with a record 59 statuettes.

'Fleabag' Wins Emmy for Best Comedy

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 03:03:47 +0000

Amazon comedy series Fleabag earned top Emmy honors in a competitive comedy category.

The series beat out last year's winner The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as well as multi Emmy winner HBO's Veep in its final year of eligibility for the coveted statuette.

Also nominated in the category were Netflix's Russian Doll, HBO's Barry, Pop TV's Shitt's Creek and NBC's The Good Place.

HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ Wins Limited Series Emmy Award

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 01:51:34 +0000

Emmy winners in the limited series or movie category were spread across several shows and performers.

HBO's Chernobyl

HBO’s drama series Chernobyl took home the Emmy statuette for Outstanding Limited Series, while Netflix’s Bandersnatch (Black Mirror) won the Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie.

Jharrel Jerome was the top choice in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in Netflix’s When They See Us, while Michelle Williams won the statuette for Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her performance in FX’s Fosse/Verdon.

Patricia Arquette (Hulu’s The Act) and Ben Whishaw (Netflix’s A Very English Scandal) won Emmy awards in the Outstanding Supporting Actress and Actor in a Limited Series or Movie categories, respectively.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Wins Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:57:09 +0000

In an upset, Phoebe Waller-Bridge won the Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Amazon Prime Video's Fleabag.

Waller-Bridge beat out five other actresses including last year’s winner Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), and past multi-Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus in her last year of eligibility as politician Selina Meyer on HBO’s Veep.

Bill Hader won his second straight Emmy winner for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.

Hader topped actors Don Cheadle Black Monday), Anthony Anderson (black-ish), Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek) , Ted Danson (The Good Place) and Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method) for the award.

‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Sweeps Supporting Actor, Actress Categories

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:32:33 +0000

Amazon Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won Emmy awards in both the supporting actress and actor in a comedy series awards.

Alex Borstein repeated as the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy award winner, while Tony Shalhoub won for his supporting actors role on the comedy series.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will look to defend its Best Comedy Series award later this evening during the live Emmy telecast on Fox.