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\u201cSuccession\u201d, \u201cTed Lasso\u201d, and \u201cThe White Lotus\u201d won the biggest prizes at this year\u2019s Prime Time Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n
The three programmes scooped the final trophies of the evening at Monday\u2019s ceremony at Los Angeles\u2019 Microsoft Theater, with \u201cSuccession\u201d named Outstanding Drama Series ahead of \u201cBetter Call Saul\u201d, \u201cEuphoria\u201d, \u201cOzark\u201d, \u201cSeverance\u201d, \u201cSquid Game\u201d, \u201cStranger Things\u201d and \u201cYellowjackets\u201d.<\/p>\n
Showrunner Jesse Armstrong made the evening\u2019s only mention of the recent death of Queen Elizabeth and the crowning of her son Charles as King when he accepted the award.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cIt\u2019s a big week for successions. Evidently, there was a little bit more voting involved in our winning than King Charles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch video:<\/strong><\/p>\n After actor Brian Cox \u2013 who plays patriarch Logan Roy \u2013 told Armstrong to \u201ckeep it royalist\u201d, the writer added: \u201cI\u2019m not saying we\u2019re more legitimate in our position than where he is. We\u2019ll leave that to other people. But we are incredibly grateful to have this. It is a wonderful honour.\u201d<\/p>\n Armstrong also took home the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series award while star Matthew Macfayden had won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.<\/p>\n Jason Sudeikis made his second trip on stage to accept the Outstanding Comedy Series prize for \u201cTed Lasso\u201d, having earlier picked up the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series accolade.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cThank you so much to everyone who watches the show. Thank you for everybody what voted on the show. Thank you for everybody that works on the show. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is only an eighth of them \u2014 everybody in the offices of Warner Bros., Apple, Doozer, that answers the calls, everybody in production, our Covid squad.<\/p>\n \u201cSeason 2 was huge. We didn\u2019t have a single shutdown because of what you men and women did for us everybody in post-production that helped us out building these amazing soccer stadiums around us.<\/p>\n \u201cThe show is about good and evil. It\u2019s about the truth and lies. This show is about all that stuff but it\u2019s mostly about our response to those things and your response to our show has been overwhelming. Thank you, again, so much.\u201d<\/p>\n The Apple TV+ show \u2013 which also won an award for directing, as well as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Brett Goldstein \u2013 beat \u201cHacks\u201d, \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d, \u201cBarry\u201d, \u201cCurb Your Enthusiasm\u201d, \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel\u201d, \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d and \u201cWhat We Do in the Shadows\u201d to the prize.<\/p>\n \u201cThe White Lotus\u201d scooped Best Limited or Anthology Series ahead of \u201cDopesick\u201d, \u201cThe Dropout\u201d, \u201cInventing Anna\u201d, and \u201cPam and Tommy\u201d.<\/p>\n Taking to the stage, writer-and-director Mike White \u2013 who had earlier won awards for both writing and directing the series \u2013 acknowledged the network that brought the programme to viewers.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI forgot to thank HBO in my other speeches.\u201d<\/p>\n Executive producer David Bernad said: \u201cI\u2019ve been talking about this show for 15 years. It took a shared vision and unwavering trust of Casey Bloys, Francesca Orsi and Nora Skinner at HBO to bring this to life.<\/p>\n \u201cTo our exceptional cast and crew, you showed up every day \u2014 in the midst of global uncertainty, away from loved ones \u2014 and gave your heart and soul and passion to the show. <\/p>\n \u201cWe came together as a community to try and make something special, and through our collective efforts, we\u2019re standing here today. We share this with the entire \u2018White Lotus\u2019 family.\u201d<\/p>\n The evening also saw Jennifer Coolidge and Murray Bartlett take home the Outstanding Supporting Actress and Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie prizes.<\/p>\n Elsewhere at the ceremony \u2013 which was hosted by Keenan Thompson \u2013 \u201cSquid Game\u201d star Lee Jung-jae won Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, while the Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series gong was awarded to \u201cEuphoria\u201d star Zendaya and Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series prize went to \u201cHacks\u201d star Jean Smart.<\/p>\n Lizzo and Amanda Seyfried won their first Emmys, for \u2018Lizzo\u2019s Watch Out for the Big Girls\u2019 and \u2018The Dropout\u2019 respectively, while Michael Keaton became the first actor to win five major television awards thanks to his win for \u2018Dopesick\u2019.<\/p>\n Primetime Emmy Awards 2022 Selected List of Winners:<\/p>\n Outstanding Drama Series: <\/strong> \u2018Succession\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: <\/strong> Lee Jung-jae, \u2018Squid Game\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: <\/strong> Zendaya, \u2018Euphoria\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: <\/strong> Matthew Macfayden, \u2018Succession\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: <\/strong> Julia Garner, \u2018Ozark\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Comedy Series: <\/strong> \u2018Ted Lasso\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:<\/strong> Jason Sudeikis, \u2018Ted Lasso\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: <\/strong> Jean Smart, \u2018Hacks\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:<\/strong> Brett Goldstein, \u2018Ted Lasso\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:<\/strong> Sheryl Lee Ralph, \u2018Abbott Elementary\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: <\/strong> \u2018The White Lotus\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: <\/strong> Michael Keaton, \u2018Dopesick\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: <\/strong> Amanda Seyfried, \u2018The Dropout\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: <\/strong> Murray Bartlett, \u2018The White Lotus\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: <\/strong> Jennifer Coolidge, \u2018The White Lotus\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Variety Talk Series: <\/strong> \u2018Last Week Tonight With John Oliver\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: <\/strong> \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019<\/p>\n Outstanding Competition Program:<\/strong> \u2018Lizzo\u2019s Watch Out for the Big Girls\u2019<\/p>\n