Virtual events are the norm in the pandemic-ridden world of 2020, so it’s no surprise that the Emmy Awards decided to hold a largely virtual event for the highly anticipated ceremony.
Some changes to the show’s format were expected, and while we won’t be able to tally up a ‘Best Matching Mask and Outfit’ list- we’re just glad we get a little bit of Hollywood back during these tumultuous times.
“You can’t have a virus without a host,” said Emmy Award Show host Jimmy Kimmel as he presided over a mostly virtual, socially-distanced audience. Audiences from around the world were able to tune into the Emmy’s as they were being streamed lived from the Staple Centre. The enormity of the Staple Centre allowed for numerous wiring connections in and out, which meant that nominees could beam in from the comfort of their home.
The highlights included:
- ‘Shitt’s Creek’ broke a record with seven Primetime awards and nine Emmys in total in the comedy categories.
- Zendaya also made history by becoming the youngest winner for best lead actress in a drama for her role as ‘Rue’ in Euphoria: a win that was celebrated overwhelmingly on social media.
- Billy Porter, Lin-Manual Miranda, and others called on Hollywood to become more inclusive with ‘more than a splash of colour on your white canvas.”
- The awkward laughter that typically follows cringey banter fell flat, considering Kimmel’s social distancing jokes were told to an almost entirely empty arena.
- There were countless essential-worker tributes.
- H.E.R performed an incendiary cover of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ for the In Memoriam tribute.
- And Sterling K.Brown presented the award for best drama with a clumsy bit ‘un-thanking’ the major players of 2020. “Un-thank you to the virus for keeping us all apart this year. Un-thank you to President Trump for his crummy and uncoordinated response. Un-thank you to Boris Johnson and his government for doing the same in my country..” he said.
At the end of the day, the Emmys did what we’re all attempting to do during this pandemic: the best it could.
Take a look at the full list of 2020 Emmy Winners below.
Best Actress, Comedy
WINNER: Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek”
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Linda Cardellini, Dead to Me
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Issa Rae, Insecure
Best Actor, Comedy
WINNER: Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Ted Danson, The Good Place
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Television Movie
WINNER: “Bad Education” (HBO)
American Son (Netflix)
Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings (Netflix)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend (Netflix)
Variety Sketch Series
WINNER: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
Reality Host
WINNER: RuPaul, “Drag Race”
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye
Nicole Byer, Nailed It!
Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec and Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank
Padma Lakshmi, and Tom Colicchio, Top Chef
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, Making It
Structured Reality Program
WINNER: “Queer Eye” (Netflix)
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)
A Very Brady Renovation (HGTV)
Unstructured Reality Program
WINNER: “Cheer” (Netflix)
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Lunch Break and Pasta Night (Food Network)
Kevin Hart: Don’t F** This Up (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)
We’re Here (HBO)
Guest Actress, Comedy Documentary or Nonfiction Series
WINNER: “The Last Dance” (ESPN)
American Masters (PBS)
Hillary (Hulu)
McCmillion$ (HBO)
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness (Netflix)
Documentary or Nonfiction Special
WINNER: “The Apollo” (HBO)
Beastie Boys Story (Apple TV +)
Becoming (Netflix)
The Great Hack (Netflix)
Laurel Canyon: A Place In Time (EPIX)
Animated Program
WINNER: “Rick and Morty” (Adult Swim)
Big Mouth (Netflix)
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
The Simpsons (Fox)
Writing for a Comedy Series
WINNER: Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” (“Happy Ending”)
Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil, What We Do in The Shadows
Tony McNamara, The Great
Stefani Robinson, What We Do In The Shadows
Michael Schur, The Good Place
Paul Simms, What We Do In The Shadows
David West Read, Schitt’s Creek
Directing for a Variety Series
WINNER: Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live” (“Host: Eddie Murphy”)
Dime Davis, A Black Lady Sketch Show
Jim Hoskinson, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Linda Mendoza, Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready
David Paul Meyer, The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie
WINNER: Regina King, “Watchmen”
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
Shira Haas, Unorthodox
Octavia Spencer, Self Made
Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie
WINNER: Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True”
Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
Paul Mescal, Normal People
Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
Best Comedy
WINNER: “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Dead to Me (Netflix)
The Good Place (NBC)
Insecure (HBO)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
What We Do In The Shadows (FX)
Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie
WINNER: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Watchmen”
Jovan Adepo, Watchmen
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen
Dylan McDermott, Hollywood
Jim Parsons, Hollywood
Variety Talk Series
WINNER: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Centre)
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!(ABC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Comedy
WINNER: Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek”
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
D’Arcy Carden, The Good Place
Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Yvonne Orji, Insecure
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actor, Comedy
WINNER: Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”
Mahershala Ali, Ramy
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie
WINNER: Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
Jean Smart, Watchmen
Holland Taylor, Hollywood
Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
Directing for a Comedy Series
WINNER: Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” (“Happy Ending”)
James Burrows, Will and Grace
Gail Mancuso, Modern Family
Daniel Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Matt Shakman, The Great
Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Best Limited Series
WINNER: “Watchmen” (HBO)
Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
Mrs America (FX)
Unbelievable (Netflix)
Unorthodox (Netflix)
Best Actress, Drama
WINNER: Zendaya, “Euphoria”
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Best Actor, Drama
WINNER: Jeremy Strong, “Succession”
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Steve Carell, The Morning Show
Brian Cox, Succession
Billy Porter, Pose
Supporting Actor, Drama
WINNER: Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
Nicholas Braun, Succession
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Reality Competition Program
WINNER: RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
The Masked Singer (Fox)
Nailed It! (Netflix)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Directing for a Drama Series
WINNER: Andrij Parekh, “Succession” (“Hunting”)
Benjamin Caron, The Crown
Jessica Hobbs, The Crown
Mimi Leder, The Morning Show
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland
Mark Mylod, Succession
Alik Sakharov, Ozark
Ben Semanoff, Ozark
Supporting Actress, Drama
WINNER: Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Sarah Snook, Succession
Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve
Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
Best Drama
WINNER: “Succession” (HBO)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Killing Eve (BBC America)
The Mandalorian (Disney Plus)
Ozark (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
—
Subscribe to FIB’s Weekly Alchemy Report for your weekly dose of music, fashion and pop culture news!