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The Television Academy’s 71st Emmy® Awards which recognizes excellence in primetime programming and individual achievement for the 2018-2019 television season was last night and we had a great time at the ceremony.

Below are the winners, some video clips in case you missed it and some highlights that we thought were important to share with you too.

Multiple Emmy Winners by Show
Multiple Emmy Winners by Show

Billy Porter of “Pose” becomes the first openly gay man to win an Emmy for best lead actor in a drama

Billy Porter = LOVE
Billy Porter = LOVE

Michelle Williams brilliantly spoke out about the gender pay gap in Hollywood during her acceptance speech after winning an Emmy for her role in “Fosse/Verdon”

When They See Us’ Star Jharrel Jerome Fights Back Tears In Powerful Emmy Speech (we all were crying in the theater)

Winners List for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Best Comedy “Fleabag” (Amazon)
  • Best Drama “Game of Thrones” (HBO)
  • Best Limited Series “Chernobyl” (HBO)
  • Best Actress, Comedy Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag”
  • Best Actor, Comedy Bill Hader, “Barry”
  • Best Actress, Drama Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”
  • Best Actor, Drama Billy Porter, “Pose”
  • Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie Michelle Williams, “Fosse/Verdon”
  • Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie Jharrel Jerome, “When They See Us”
  • Supporting Actress, Comedy Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
  • Supporting Actor, Comedy Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
  • Supporting Actress, Drama Julia Garner, “Ozark”
  • Supporting Actor, Drama Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
  • Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie Patricia Arquette, “The Act”
  • Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie Ben Whishaw, “A Very English Scandal”
  • Television Movie “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” (Netflix)
  • Variety Sketch Series “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
  • Variety Talk Series “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO)
  • Reality Competition Program “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1)
  • Reality Host RuPaul, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
  • Structured Reality Program “Queer Eye” (Netflix)
  • Unstructured Reality Program “United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell” (CNN)
  • Guest Actress, Comedy Jane Lynch, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
  • Guest Actor, Comedy Luke Kirby, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
  • Guest Actress, Drama Cherry Jones, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
  • Guest Actor, Drama Bradley Whitford, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
  • Documentary or Nonfiction Series “Our Planet” (Netflix)
  • Animated Program “The Simpsons” (Fox)
  • Writing for a Comedy Series Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag” (“Episode 1”)
  • Writing for a Drama Series Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” (“Nobody Is Ever Missing”)
  • Writing for a Limited Series or Movie Craig Mazin, “Chernobyl”
  • Writing for a Variety Series “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO)
  • Directing for a Comedy Series Harry Bradbeer, “Fleabag” (“Episode 1”)
  • Directing for a Drama Series Jason Bateman, “Ozark” (“Reparations”)
  • Directing for a Limited Series or Movie Johan Renck, “Chernobyl”
  • Directing for a Variety Series Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live” (“Host: Adam Sandler”)
Our publisher and Television Academy member at the start of the purple carpet for the Emmy Awards
Our publisher and Television Academy member at the start of the purple carpet for the Emmy Awards
About the Emmys
The 71st Emmy Awards were broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on FOX. Produced by Don Mischer Productions and Done+Dusted, the telecast featured 27 awards presented by top talent from some of television’s most acclaimed shows including Angela Bassett (9-1-1 and The Flood), Anthony Anderson (black-ish), Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), James Corden (The Late Late Show with James Corden), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep), Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method), Bill Hader (Barry), Ken Jeong (The Masked Singer), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Fosse/Verdon and His Dark Materials), Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek), Gwyneth Paltrow (The Politician), Amy Poehler (Duncanville and Russian Doll), Billy Porter (Pose), Ben Stiller (Escape at Dannemora), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag and Killing Eve), Taraji P. Henson (Empire) and Zendaya(Euphoria).
Additionally, Emmys were awarded in 97 other categories at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 14 and Sept. 15. Visit Emmys.com for more info.