71st Emmy Awards: ‘Game of Thrones’ Wins Final Emmy of the Night
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The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards were held at Los Angeles, are presented by The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, on 22 September.
Some popular shows that were nominated this time include Game of Thrones, This is us, Chernobyl, Netflix’s When They See Us, Black Mirror and more. Indian shows like Sacred Games and Lust Stories have also been nominated in the international category
Big winners at the 2019 Emmys were - Game of Thrones winning two awards, Fleabag as it took home three Emmys, Chernobyl and Ozark winning two titles each.
Fleabag, Game of Thrones, Chernobyl and Ozark were big winners at the 2019 Emmys.
‘Game of Thrones’ cast received standing ovation as they bid goodbye at Emmys 2019
Sandra Oh, Sophie Turner, Emilia Clarke and more graced the ‘purple’ carpet.
HBO’s Game of Thrones led with the most number of nominations across several categories.
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards have started rolling out at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, USA.
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Sophie Turner, Emilia Clarke, Sandra Oh & More Arrive at the 'Purple' Carpet
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards have kicked off and celebrities started arriving at the ‘purple’ carpet. Among the fist ones to arrive were Killing Eve actor Sandra Oh and Game of Thrones stars Sophie Turner, Emilia Clarke, Maisie Williams and more.
Team Fleabag, Zendaya, Vera Farmiga Grace the Purple Carpet
Fleabag cast Sian Clifford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott graced the purple carpet. Zendaya made an appearance welcomes by a huge applause and cheer.
'Game of Thrones' Stars Kit Harrington and Sophie Turner Share a Sweet Moment at Emmys
Actors Kit Harrington and Sophie Turner who play siblings in Game of Thrones, shared an emotional moment at the Emmy Awards. The two greeted each other with a warm hug, almost recreating the season six scene, where the two characters meet after years and embrace each other.
'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Wins Two Awards
The first Emmy of the night has been won by Tony Shalhoub for the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for the show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The show won another award as Alex Borstein won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
'Fleabag' and 'Barry' Win Major Awards
Comedy series Fleabag and Barry won major awards as Phoebe Waller-Bridge won the title for Best Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. The show’s director Harry Bradbeer too won the award for Outstanding Directing, while the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series was taken home by Bill Hader for Barry.
And the Emmy for Outstanding Competition Program Goes to - RuPaul's Drag Race!
Rupaul’s Drag Race won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Competition Program once again.
Awards for 'Limited Series/Movie/Dramatic Special' Category Announced
The next category in the Emmy lineup is for Limited Series or Movie or Dramatic Special. Patricia Arquette won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series for The Act, and the Emmy for Outstanding Directing of a Limited Series went to Johan Renck for Chernobyl. Ben Whishaw won the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for A Very English Scandal, and the awards for Best Writing went to Craig Mazin for Chernobyl.
The Cast of 'Game of Thrones' Bids Goodbye at Emmys 2019; Received Standing Ovation
As the eight seasons of Game of Thrones came to an end, the show’s cast bid goodbye at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. Sophie Turner, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harrington and others got emotional on stage as they received the first full house standing ovation of the night.
Netflix's 'When They See Us' Wins Its First Emmy Award
Jharrel Jerome walked to the stage to receive his Emmy for Lead Actor in a Limited Series among huge applause and cheers. He won the award for Netflix series When They See Us.
'Black Mirror (Bandersnatch)' Wins the Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie
The interactive Christmas episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror - Bandersnatch, took home the Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie, beating Brexit, King Lear and others. “I think being British we were conditioned to think 52% of you would vote for Brexit,” said Charles Brooker, creator and co-showrunner of Black Mirror.
The Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series Goes to - 'Chernobyl'
HBO’s Chernobyl won the Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series, making it two wins for the series. Michelle Williams nabbed her first Emmy for Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Fosse/Verdon
Winners for Variety Series Category are Here!
Both Saturday Night Live and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver took home two Emmys each in the Variety Series Category. While the former won Best Variety Sketch Series and Directing for a Variety Series, John Oliver’s show won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series and Outstanding Writing.
'Game of Thrones' Wins its First Emmy of the Night
HBO’s Game of Thrones won its first Emmy of the night as actor Peter Dinklage won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. This was his fourth Emmy for his role as Tyrion Lannister in the show.
Julia Garner Wins Best Supporting Actress for 'Ozark'
The winners for Drama Series were announced and Julia Garner won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the show Ozark, beating Sophie Turner and Lena Headey of Game of Thrones. And the Emmy for Best Writing for a Drama Series went to Jesse Armstrong for Succession.
The Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series Goes to Billy Porter
Beating Kit Harrington of Game of Thrones, Billy Porter took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Pose.
'Killing Eve' Actor Jodie Comer Wins Best Actress in a Drama Series
The Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series went to Jodie Comer for spy thriller Killing Eve, beating Sandra Oh, Emilia Clarke and Viola Davis. The award for Best Directing for a Drama Series was won by Jason Bateman for Ozark.
'Fleabag' Wins Outstanding Comedy Series
Taking its Emmy count to three, Amazon Prime’s Fleabag took home another award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
'Game of Thrones' Takes Home the Final Emmy of the Night.
The much awaited award for the night, Outstanding Drama Series, was won by HBO’s Game of Thrones.