Amazon鈥檚 鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel鈥� became the first streaming series to win top Emmy comedy honors and HBO鈥檚 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� recaptured the best drama series award. See photos.
Colin Jost (L) and Michael Che speak onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Sandra Oh, right, and her mother, Young-Nam Oh, at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Claire Foy accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for “The Crown” at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Lil Rel Howery and Deon Cole at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldu, Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Milo Ventimiglia, Aidy Bryant and Justin Timberlake at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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John Oliver reacts after being named winner of the Outstanding Variety Talk Series award for ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Ryan Murphy accepts the Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special award for ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Outstanding Reality-Competition Program winners Carson Kressley, Michelle Visage, RuPaul, and Ross Mathews pose in the press room during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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(L-R) Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, and Benicio del Toro speak onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Cast and crew of Outstanding Variety Sketch Series winner Saturday Night Live pose in the press room during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Hilaria Baldwin, Alec Baldwin and Jeff Daniels at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Henry Winkler and Fred Armisen at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Finn Wolfhard, Maika Monroe and Joe Keery at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Peter Dinklage, winner of the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for “Game of Thrones”, attends the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Ilana Glazer, left, and Abbi Jacobson present the award for outstanding writing for a variety special at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Matthew Rhys accepts the award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for “The Americans” at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Glenn Weiss accepts the award for outstanding directing for a variety special for “The Oscars” at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Glenn Weiss, left, proposes to Jan Svendsen at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Regina King accepts the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie award for ‘Seven Seconds’ onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Darren Criss accepts the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie award for ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Rachel Brosnahan accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Bill Hader poses in the press room with the award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for “Barry” at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Henry Winkler poses in the press room with the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for “Barry” at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Alvina Stewart, left, and Anthony Anderson arrive at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Yara Shahidi arrives at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Xosha Roquemore, left, and Lakeith Stanfield arrive at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Tracee Ellis Ross arrives at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Sandra Oh attends the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Tiffany Haddish, left, and Sadie Sink arrive at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Andy Samberg performs at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Leslie Jones attends the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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(L-R) Jonathan Van Ness, Bobby Berk, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Karamo Brown attend the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Noah Schnapp, left, and Gaten Matarazzo arrive at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Millie Bobby Brown (L) and Emilia Clarke speak onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Sandra Oh, left, and Andy Samberg appear on stage to present the award for outstanding directing for a comedy series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Tiffany Haddish (L) and Angela Bassett walk onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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(L-R) Sterling K. Brown, Kristen Bell, Tituss Burgess, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, and RuPaul perform onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Chrissy Teigen (L) and John Legend speak onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Alex Borstein (C) accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award for ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ from Tracy Morgan (L) and Jimmy Kimmel (R) onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Kit Harington (L) and Constance Wu speak onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Matt Smith, left, and Claire Foy present the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Actor Issa Rae attends the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Aidy Bryant (L) and Bob Odenkirk walk onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Dancers perform onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Betty White speaks onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Amy Sherman-Palladino accepts the award for outstanding directing for a comedy series for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Jenifer Lewis arrives at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Padma Lakshmi arrives at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Thandie Newton arrives at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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RuPaul Charles arrives at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Sterling K. Brown, left, and Ryan Michelle Bathe arrive at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Trevor Noah arrives at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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RuPaul Charles, left, and the cast and crew of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” arrive at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Scarlett Johansson arrives at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Hosts Colin Jost, left, and Michael Che speak at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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An Emmy statue appears before the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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草莓传媒's Jason Fraley recaps the Emmys (Jason Fraley)
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Amazon鈥檚 鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel鈥� became the first streaming series to win top Emmy comedy honors and HBO鈥檚 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� recaptured the best drama series award Monday at a ceremony that largely slighted its most ethnically diverse field of nominees ever.
With the exception of 鈥淪aturday Night Live,鈥� broadcast shows were shut out of the top awards as 21st-century platforms continued to overshadow traditional network fare like 鈥淭his Is Us,鈥� among the also-rans.
HBO, which had ceded its top-dog status in total nominations for the first time in 17 years in July (108, to Netflix鈥檚 112), ended up in a tie for wins with the streaming service at 23 each.
鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,鈥� a freshman sitcom about an unhappy 1950s homemaker liberated by stand-up comedy, earned best actress honors for star Rachel Brosnahan.
Her castmate Alex Borstein earned the supporting actress trophy and the series creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino (鈥淕ilmore Girls鈥�), nabbed writing and directing awards.
Claire Foy of 鈥淭he Crown鈥� and Matthew Rhys of 鈥淭he Americans鈥� won top drama acting Emmys, their first trophies for the roles and last chance to claim them, with Foy鈥檚 role as Queen Elizabeth II going to another actress and Rhys鈥� show wrapped.
The field bested by Foy included last year鈥檚 winner Elisabeth Moss for 鈥淭he Handmaid鈥檚 Tale鈥� and Sandra Oh of 鈥淜illing Eve,鈥� who would have been the first actor of Asian descent to get a top drama award.
鈥淭his wasn鈥檛 supposed to happen,鈥� said a startled Foy. She played the young British queen who, as the series continues, will be shown advancing in years.
鈥淕ame of Thrones,鈥� which sat out last year鈥檚 Emmys because of scheduling, won its third best drama trophy despite competition from defending champ 鈥淭he Handmaid鈥檚 Tale.鈥�
鈥淭hank you for letting us take care of your people,鈥� 鈥滸ame of Thrones鈥� producer D.B. Weiss said to George R.R. Martin, whose novels and their characters fuel the drama.
In a ceremony that started out congratulating TV academy voters for the most historically diverse field of nominees yet, the early awards all went solely to whites.
An African-American sweep of guest series actor awards at the recent creative arts Emmys suggested big changes ahead for the awards, which only recently have given significant honors to performers and creators of color.
But there was disappointment for 鈥淎tlanta,鈥� which had claimed acting and directing trophies last year for its star and creator Donald Glover and seemed poised for more with 16 nominations.
Rather than become the first black-led comedy in 33 years to be named the best (since 鈥淭he Cosby Show鈥� in 1985), 鈥淎tlanta鈥� was shut out Monday (it won two awards, including guest actor for Katt Williams, last week).
The showing by 鈥淢rs. Maisel鈥� extended the long winning streak of shows that focus on white lives, including 鈥淢odern Family鈥� and 鈥淔riends,鈥� with ethnic minorities rarely given screen time.
鈥淟et鈥檚 get it trending: #EmmysSoWhite,鈥� presenter James Corden joked at the ceremony鈥檚 midway point.
Then Regina King broke the string, with a best actress trophy in a limited series or movie for 鈥淪even Seconds,鈥� which tracks the fallout from a white police officer鈥檚 traffic accident involving a black teenager.
鈥淚 feel like a lot of times we are so divided as a country that things are always black and white. I鈥檓 guilty of that a lot of times. I think that probably played into my assumption the chances of me winning was so small,鈥� King said backstage.
Darren Criss, who is of Filipino descent, won the lead acting award for the miniseries 鈥淭he Assassination of Gianni Versace.鈥� Black actress Thandie Newton won best supporting drama actress for 鈥淲estworld.鈥�
Peter Dinklage added a third acting trophy to his collection for 鈥淕ame of Thrones.鈥�
Brosnahan used her acceptance speech to give a shout-out to her comedy鈥檚 celebration of women power.
鈥淚t鈥檚 about a woman who鈥檚 finding her voice anew, and it鈥檚 one of the things that鈥檚 happening all over the country now,鈥� she said. She urged the audience to exercise that power by voting.
Bill Hader collected the best comedy actor award for 鈥淏arry,鈥� a dark comedy about a hired killer who stumbles into a possible acting career.
Henry Winkler, aka 鈥淭he Fonz,鈥� won a supporting actor award 鈥� his first Emmy 鈥� for 鈥淏arry,鈥� four decades after gaining fame for his role in 鈥淗appy Days.鈥�
鈥淚f you stay at the table long enough, the chips come to you. Tonight, I got to clear the table,鈥� an ebullient Winkler said, with an equally delighted auditorium audience rising to give him a standing ovation. To his grown children, he said: 鈥淵ou can go to bed now, daddy won!鈥�
The biggest award won by a broadcast network was 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� for best variety sketch series.
The Emmys had a real-life dramatic moment when winning director Glenn Weiss, noting his mother had died two weeks ago, proposed to his girlfriend, Jan Svendsen.
鈥淵ou wonder why I don鈥檛 want to call you my girlfriend? It鈥檚 because I want to call you my wife,鈥� Weiss said. She said yes, he put his mother鈥檚 ring on her finger and the crowd whooped and cheered.
John Oliver, in picking up the trophy for best variety talk show award for 鈥淟ast Week Tonight,鈥� thanked Weiss鈥� girlfriend for giving the right answer or, he joked, the whole ceremony could have gone south.
The Emmys kicked off with a song, 鈥淲e Solved It,鈥� a self-mocking celebration to the diversity of nominees sung by stars including Kate McKinnon and Kenan Thompson. The tune included a mention of Oh鈥檚 possible victory: 鈥淭here were none, now there鈥檚 one, so we鈥檙e done,鈥� the comedians sang.
Oh played along from her seat: 鈥淭hank you, but it鈥檚 an honor just to be Asian,鈥� said the Korean-Canadian actress.
鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� creator Lorne Michaels, producing his second Emmy telecast in 30 years, was tasked with turning viewership around after the 2017 show鈥檚 audience of 11.4 million narrowly avoided the embarrassment of setting a new low.
The ceremony clearly bore his stamp, with Michael Che and Colin Jost as hosts and familiar 鈥淪NL鈥� faces, including Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin, as presenters and nominees. The long-running NBC sketch show, already the top Emmy winner ever with 71, won again for best variety sketch series.
The pressure was on Michaels because NBC and other broadcasters are increasingly reliant on awards and other live events to draw viewers distracted by online options.
The networks, which air the Emmy telecast on a rotating basis, are so eager for the ad dollars it generates and its promotional value for fall shows that they endure online competitors sharing 鈥� and dominating 鈥� the stage.
Here’s a list of winners at this year’s prime-time Emmy Awards:
Drama Series: 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥�
Comedy Series: 鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel鈥�
Actor, Drama Series: Matthew Rhys, 鈥淭he Americans鈥�
Actress, Drama Series: Claire Foy, 鈥淭he Crown鈥�
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥�
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Thandie Newton, 鈥淲estworld鈥�
Writing, Drama Series: Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, 鈥淭he Americans鈥�
Directing, Drama Series: Stephen Daldry, 鈥淭he Crown鈥�
