The biggest award show on television, The 74th annual Emmy Awards, took place on 12th September in a packed studio audience at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. This marked the end of a two-year hiatus from the virtual hosting of the ceremony due to the pandemic.

The three-hour telecast was a treat to watch. Celebrities graced the red carpet with their marvelously done looks. While there were many repeated winners from the previous years there were also some underdog winners that made our hearts swell with pride.

Host Kenan Thompson did a great job with the opening ceremony; he lead a troupe of dancers to remixes of the theme songs from Friends, The Brady Bunch, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stranger Things, and Game of Thrones.

Talking about some of the winners of this year, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver won outstanding variety talk series for the seventh consecutive year. Julia Garner also bagged the award for supporting actress again for Ozark, and Brett Goldstein also won the best supporting actor in a comedy series for Ted Lasso once again.

Some history was also made! Netflix’s Squid Game star Lee Jung-Jae became the first Asian actor to ever win lead actor in a drama and Zendaya bagged the award of lead actress in a drama series for Euphoria, which makes her the youngest two-time winner of any Emmy in history and also the first Black woman to win lead actress in a drama. Way to go girl!

Here is a list of the winners of this year Emmy Awards:

Winners:

Drama Series: Succession

Comedy Series: Ted Lasso

Limited or Anthology Series: The White Lotus

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game

Writing for a Drama Series: Jesse Armstrong, Succession (“All the Bells Say”)

Directing for a Comedy Series: MJ Delaney, Ted Lasso (“No Weddings and a Funeral”)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart, Hacks

Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Zendaya, Euphoria

Directing for a Drama Series: Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game (“Red Light, Green Light”)

Writing for a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (“Pilot”)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Writing for a Variety Special: Jerrod Carmichael, Rothaniel

Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Mike White, The White Lotus

Competition Program: Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout

Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Julia Garner, Ozark

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Matthew Macfadyen, Succession

Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus

Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Michael Keaton, Dopesick

Credits: Vanity Fair