The dystopian series 91裸聊视频淭he Handmaid91裸聊视频檚 Tale91裸聊视频� was crowned best TV drama on Sunday at the Emmy Awards, and the show also won best drama writing and directing while earning Elisabeth Moss a best actress statuette and Ann Dowd a best drama supporting actress award.
The series is based on Margaret Atwood91裸聊视频檚 1985 novel, and the celebrated Canadian author received a standing ovation when she joined the cast and producers onstage as they accepted the Emmy.
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91裸聊视频淰eep91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淪aturday Night Live91裸聊视频� were also big winners.
Sterling K. Brown won his second back-to-back Emmy for his role in the series 91裸聊视频淭his Is Us91裸聊视频� and in his speech honoured Andre Braugher, who was the last black man to be nominated in the same category, for 91裸聊视频淕ideon91裸聊视频檚 Crossing91裸聊视频� in 2001.
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Moss won her first Emmy and thanked her mother in a speech that was peppered with expletives. 91裸聊视频淵ou are brave and strong and smart,91裸聊视频� she said.
Donald Glover won the best comedy actor for 91裸聊视频淎tlanta,91裸聊视频� which he created and which carries his distinctive voice, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus was honoured for a sixth time for her role as a self-absorbed politician in the comedy 91裸聊视频淰eep,91裸聊视频� named best comedy for the third time.
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91裸聊视频淪aturday Night Live91裸聊视频� triumphed early for a season of skewering President Donald Trump, while the ceremony and host Stephen Colbert did likewise.
91裸聊视频淚 remember the first time we won this award,91裸聊视频� creator Lorne Michaels said in accepting the show91裸聊视频檚 trophy for best variety sketch series. 91裸聊视频淚t was after the first season in 1976. I remember thinking 91裸聊视频� this was the high point,91裸聊视频� and there would never be 91裸聊视频渁nother season as crazy, as unpredictable, as frightening, as exhausting or as exhilarating. Turns out I was wrong.91裸聊视频�
The trophies for best supporting comedy acting went to Kate McKinnon, who played Hillary Clinton on 91裸聊视频淪NL,91裸聊视频� and Alec Baldwin for his Trump portrayal on the NBC show.
McKinnon thanked Clinton for her 91裸聊视频済race and grit.91裸聊视频� Baldwin spoke directly to Trump, who has complained in the past that he was cheated out of a trophy for hosting 91裸聊视频淐elebrity Apprentice91裸聊视频�: 91裸聊视频淚 suppose I should say, 91裸聊视频楢t long last, Mr. President, here is your Emmy.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�
Melissa McCarthy was honoured at last weekend91裸聊视频檚 creative arts Emmys as best guest actress for her 91裸聊视频淪NL91裸聊视频� work, including portraying Sean Spicer. The former White House press secretary made a surprise Emmys appearance, wheeling in his own podium.
91裸聊视频淭his will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period. Both in person and around the world,91裸聊视频� Spicer shouted with authority, echoing his claim that Trump91裸聊视频檚 inauguration crowd was the biggest ever and evoking McCarthy91裸聊视频檚 manic portrayal of him.
That moment showed up at the .
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Colbert91裸聊视频檚 song-and-dance opening 91裸聊视频� with help from Chance the Rapper 91裸聊视频� included the song 91裸聊视频淓verything Is Better on TV,91裸聊视频� which repeatedly slammed Trump, mentioning his ties to Russia and including the lyric 91裸聊视频渆ven treason is better on TV.91裸聊视频�
John Lithgow, who received the best supporting drama actor for his role as British leader Winston Churchill in 91裸聊视频淭he Crown,91裸聊视频� took a more diplomatic approach to political commentary.
91裸聊视频淢ost of all I have to thank Winston Churchill. In these crazy times, his life, even as an old man, reminds us what courage and leadership in government really looks like,91裸聊视频� Lithgow said.
Many celebrities wore blue ribbons support the American Civil Liberties Union, which sought to shed light on the plight of young immigrants facing the potential of being deported.
91裸聊视频淏ig Little Lies91裸聊视频� won the limited series award, with Nicole Kidman taking the lead actress award and supporting honours going to her castmates Alexander Skarsgard and Laura Dern.
91裸聊视频淢ore great roles for women, please,91裸聊视频� said Kidman as she and her fellow executive producer and co-star Reese Witherspoon accepted the miniseries91裸聊视频� award.
Quebec director Jean-Marc Vallee also won an Emmy for his work on91裸聊视频滲ig Little Lies.91裸聊视频�
Riz Ahmed was honoured as best limited series actor for 91裸聊视频淭he Night Of.91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淏lack Mirror: San Junipero91裸聊视频� was named best TV movie.
Lena Waithe became the first African-American woman to win an Emmy for comedy series writing, for 91裸聊视频淢aster of None,91裸聊视频� sharing the award with series co-creator Aziz Ansari, who is of Indian heritage.
91裸聊视频淭he things that make us different, those are superpowers,91裸聊视频� Waithe said. 91裸聊视频淭hank you for embracing a little Indian boy from South Carolina and a little queer black girl from the south side of Chicago,91裸聊视频� she said, basking in a standing ovation from the theatre audience.
TV academy President and CEO Hayma Washington paid tribute to TV91裸聊视频檚 increasing diversity. That was reflected in the record number of African-American continuing series acting nominees, but Latinos were overlooked and Ansari was the only Asian-American contender.
91裸聊视频淭he Voice91裸聊视频� won the reality competition category. 91裸聊视频淟ast Week Tonight with John Oliver91裸聊视频� won the award for variety talk series, prompting also-rans Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel to jokingly raise a glass to each other and speculate maybe the wrong name was announced.
The 91裸聊视频淚n Memorian91裸聊视频� segment had several notable exclusions, including Dick Gregory and Harry Dean Stanton.
Lynn Elber, The Associated Press
