Emmys 2018: Peter Dinklage, Thandie Newton Win Emmys for Best Supporting Performances in a Drama Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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HBO took home the first drama-themed Emmys of the night with Peter Dinklage winning the statuette for outstanding supporting actor and Thandie Newton garnering best supporting actress.

Dinklage (Game Of Thrones) defeated fellow series actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mandy Patinkin (Homeland), David Harbour (Stranger Things), Matt Smith (The Crown) and Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) in the category. 

Newton topped three actresses from The Handmaid’s Tale (Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, and last year’s winner in the category Ann Dowd) as well as Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), Lena Headly (Game of Thrones) and Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) in winning her first Emmy for her role as Maeve in Westworld.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.