Last night, the Television Academy celebrated the 72nd Emmy Awards in a socially distanced ceremony, recognizing excellence in primetime programming and individual achievement for the 2019-2020 television season.
The 72nd Emmy Awards were broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on ABC, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and produced by Done+Dusted, Reginald Hudlin and KIMMELOT. The telecast featured awards in 23 Emmy categories presented by top talent from some of television’s most acclaimed programs.
Also featured, was the Governors Award, which is given to “an individual, company, organization or project for outstanding achievement in the arts and sciences or management of television which is either of a cumulative nature or so extraordinary and universal in nature as to go beyond the scope of the Emmy Awards presented in the categories and areas of the competition.”
This year’s recipient was Tyler Perry, who was the first Black person to ever individually be awarded the honor. Perry was introduced by Oprah and Chris Rock before accepting the award. In his touching acceptance speech, Perry told an anecdotal story about a quilt his grandmother gifted him when he was 19. At the time, he was “embarrassed by it” and thought it had “no value,” he said, but later learned its value. “Here I was, a person who prides myself on celebrating our heritage, our culture, and I didn’t even recognize the value in my grandmother’s quilt. I dismissed her work and her story because it didn’t look like what I thought it should. Now, whether we know it or not, we are all sewing our own quilts with our thoughts, our behaviors, our experiences and our memories.” Click here to listen to Tyler Perry’s impassioned speech!
Presenters and surprise guests included Anthony Anderson, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Ty Burrell, LaVerne Cox, America Ferrera, Morgan Freeman, Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson, Ken Jeong, Mindy Kaling, Tatiana Maslany, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bob Newhart, D-Nice, Randall Park, Issa Rae, RuPaul, Jason Sudeikis, Gabrielle Union, Lena Waithe, J.J. Watt and Oprah Winfrey.
Singer-songwriter and GRAMMY-winning artist H.E.R. made her Emmy debut with a special “In Memoriam” performance.
Additionally, Emmys were awarded in 100 other categories at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards over four consecutive nights, Monday, Sept. 14, through Thursday, Sept. 17, with a fifth broadcast ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 19, on FXX.
LIST OF EMMY WINNERS
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES went to CATHERINE O’HARA as Moira Rose POP TV / Schitt’s Creek
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES went to EUGENE LEVY as Johnny Rose POP TV / Schitt’s Creek
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES went to DANIEL LEVY, Written by POP TV / Schitt’s Creek / Happy Ending
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES went to ANDREW CIVIDINO, directed by DANIEL LEVY, Directed by POP TV / Schitt’s Creek / Happy Ending
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES went to DANIEL LEVY as David Rose POP TV / Schitt’s Creek
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES went to ANNIE MURPHY as Alexis Rose POP TV / Schitt’s Creek
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES went to SCHITT’S CREEK / POP TV
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE went to REGINA KING for her role as Angela Abar / Sister Night in the HBO series Watchmen. King wore a Breonna Taylor shirt to the “come as you are virtual awards ceremony” and when asked in the virtual Emmy Awards press room why it was important to her to wear it, she had this to say — “The cops still haven’t been held accountable. She represents decades, hundreds of years of violence against Black bodies, Breonna Taylor does, and wearing Breonna’s likeness—representing her and her family and the stories that we were exploring, that we were presenting, that we were holding a mirror up to in Watchmen—it felt appropriate to represent with Breonna Taylor
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE went to MARK RUFFALO for his role as Dominick Birdsey/Thomas Birdsey in the HBO drama series I Know This Much Is True
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL went to DAMON LINDELOF, written by CORD JEFFERSON, who thanked his therapist during his speech, written by HBO Watchmen This Extraordinary Being
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL went to MARIA SCHRADER, Directed by NETFLIX Unorthodox
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE went to YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II for his role as Cal Abar / Dr. Manhattan HBO Watchmen. Abdul-Mateen II discussed his takeaways from the HBO miniseries– “Watchmen was a story about trauma. It was a story about the lasting scars of white domestic terrorism. It was a story about police corruption and brutality, but in the midst of all that, it was also a story about a god who came down to Earth to reciprocate, to a Black woman, all the love she deserved,” Abdul-Mateen II said. “He did all that in the body of a Black man, and I’m so proud that I was able to walk into those shoes. So, I dedicate this award to all of the Black women in my life.”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE went to UZO ADUBA for her role as Shirley Chisholm FX NETWORKS Mrs. America. This was Aduba’s third career Emmy award and she thanked Shirley Chisolm for “her championship work for all people who have been forgotten and marginalized, who she represented.”
OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES went to WATCHMEN HBO
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES went to JEREMY STRONG for his role as Kendall Roy HBO Succession
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES went to ZENDAYA for her role as Rue in the HBO series Euphoria. The 24 year-old actress and singer made history as the youngest lead actress drama winner.
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES went to JESSE ARMSTRONG, written by HBO Succession This Is Not For Tears
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES went to ANDRIJ PAREKH, Directed by HBO Succession Hunting
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES went to BILLY CRUDUP for his role as Cory Ellison APPLE TV+ The Morning Show
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES went to JULIA GARNER for her role as Ruth Langmore NETFLIX Ozark
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES went to SUCCESSION HBO
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