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Streaming giant Netflix dominated the Emmys on Sunday, finally winning television's biggest prizes with “The Crown” and “The Queen's Gambit” and bagging an all-time record-equaling awards haul at a scaled-down ceremony.<\/p>\nStreaming giant Netflix dominated the Emmys on Sunday, finally winning television's biggest prizes with “The Crown” and “The Queen's Gambit” and bagging an all-time record-equaling awards haul at a scaled-down ceremony.<\/p>\n
Despite transforming the entire TV landscape since it began to create original programming in 2012, Netflix had never won any top series prize before Sunday at the small-screen equivalent of the Oscars. Now, it has two of them.<\/p>\n
In the comedy categories, Apple TV+'s “Ted Lasso” was this year's big winner.<\/p>\n
Television's top stars gathered in person for the event in Los Angeles for the first time in two years — it was held at a partially outdoor venue due to ongoing Covid-19 concerns, after a mainly virtual show last fall.<\/p>\n
“We're gonna have a party now. I'm lost for words, and I'm very, very grateful,” said “The Crown” creator Peter Morgan, dialing in with fellow cast and filmmakers from a remote London satellite hub.<\/p>\n
The fourth season of the wildly popular British royal series, which depicted the ill-fated marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, swept the drama awards.<\/p>\n
Olivia Colman — who previously won an Oscar for playing Britain's Queen Anne in “The Favourite” — scooped best actress for portraying her descendant Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n
Colman paid tribute to her father who died during the Covid-19 pandemic, saying he “would have loved all of this.”<\/p>\n
Josh O'Connor, named best actor for playing Charles, said making the show had been “the most rewarding two years of my life.”<\/p>\n
“The Crown” also won both supporting actor prizes — including one for Gillian Anderson for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher — and awards for best writing and directing.<\/p>\n
Its tally including technical awards handed out before Sunday's ceremony came to 11 — tied this year with “The Queen's Gambit,” and one short of the drama record held by “Game of Thrones.”<\/p>\n
– Inspiring ‘a whole generation of girls' –<\/p>\n
The two Netflix shows brought the streaming giant's tally this year to 44 Emmys — matching a record set by CBS network way back in 1974, when shows like “M*A*S*H” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” ruled the airwaves.<\/p>\n
“The Queen's Gambit” — about a troubled orphaned girl who storms the world of professional chess — captivated audiences and sent chessboard sales skyrocketing worldwide as more and more people watched.<\/p>\n
“You brought the sexy back to chess, and you inspired a whole generation of girls and young women to realize that patriarchy simply has no defense against our queens,” executive producer William Horberg told star Anya Taylor-Joy on stage.<\/p>\n
“The one thing that no algorithm can predict and no billion dollar budget can manufacture is word of mouth,” he said of the show becoming a global phenomenon.<\/p>\n
But the limited series lead actress prize went to Kate Winslet for small-town whodunit detective drama “Mare of Easttown,” which also won both limited series supporting acting awards for Julianne Nicholson and Evan Peters.<\/p>\n
“I just want to acknowledge my fellow nominees in this decade that has to be about women having each other's backs,” said Winslet.<\/p>\n
She praised the show's creators for creating “an middle-aged, imperfect, flawed mother… you made us all feel validated, quite honestly.”<\/p>\n
Ewan McGregor won best limited series actor for fashion designer series “Halston.”<\/p>\n
– ‘Heck of a year' –<\/p>\n
Apple TV+ global smash hit “Ted Lasso” won best comedy series and a slew of acting prizes.<\/p>\n
Co-creator Bill Lawrence praised the show's “fearless leader” Jason Sudeikis, who won best actor as an out-of-his-depth American football coach handed control of an English soccer team.<\/p>\n
“Heck of a year,” said Sudeikis. “I would say that this show is about family, this show is about mentors and teachers, this show is about teammates.<\/p>\n
“And I wouldn't be here without those three things in my life.”<\/p>\n
The show also claimed the night's first two awards in comedy for supporting acting.<\/p>\n
But it missed out on comedy writing and directing to “Hacks,” whose star Jean Smart won best actress for portraying a faded diva scrambling to save her residency in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Veteran TV star Smart earned a standing ovation and paid an emotional tribute to her actor husband Richard Gilliland, who died six months ago, for “putting his career on the back burner.”<\/p>\n
– ‘#EmmysSoWhite' –<\/p>\n
The show opened with rappers LL Cool J and Lil Dicky and actress Rita Wilson leading the celebrities in a singalong of late rapper Biz Markie's “Just A Friend,” riffing on the year's nominated television shows.<\/p>\n
Presented by comedian Cedric the Entertainer and featuring presenters such as the indigenous cast of “Reservation Dogs,” the ceremony drew on a diverse range of talents.<\/p>\n
But all 12 major acting awards went to white performers, causing some social media users to adopt the hashtag #EmmysSoWhite.<\/p>\n
“(S)uper disappointed that we saw so many nominees of color overlooked despite the incredible number of nominees,” tweeted one user, Cory Allen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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