The most unconventional Primetime Emmy Awards yet took place Sunday night, with a variety of fresh and familiar faces accepting their awards from home. This year's ceremony looked different from years past as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with a virtual broadcasted ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel from an almost empty Staples Center. The 2020 nominees opened their homes to cameras for the virtual event, while some presenters also performed remotely.
Shows like Game of Thrones and Veep, which usually dominate awards season, were out of the running this year, opening the field to a variety of new contenders. Schitt's Creek broke an Emmy Awards record by taking home nine trophies and scoring the most wins for a comedy. It also became the first comedy to ever sweep the four main Emmys comedy acting categories. Meanwhile, HBO's Succession took home seven awards, including Best Drama Series. Also, Zendaya made history by becoming the youngest winner for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for her role in Euphoria.
Many of the winners encouraged viewers to vote in the upcoming election and called for racial justice during their speeches. Overall, for an Emmys made up of a series of Zoom calls, organizers managed to create a successful, entertaining event. Check out the winners of the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards below.
Outstanding Drama
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid's Tale
Killing Eve
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Stranger Things
WINNER: Succession
Outstanding Comedy
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dead to Me
The Good Place
Insecure
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
WINNER: Schitt's Creek
What We Do in the Shadows
Outstanding Limited Series
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
WINNER: Watchmen
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Olivia Colman (The Crown)
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
Laura Linney (Ozark)
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
WINNER: Zendaya (Euphoria)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama
Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)
Steve Carell (The Morning Show)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Billy Porter (Pose)
WINNER: Jeremy Strong (Succession)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama
Laura Dern (Big Little Lies)
Meryl Streep (Big Little Lies)
Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown)
Samira Wiley (The Handmaid's Tale)
Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve)
WINNER: Julia Garner (Ozark)
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Thandie Newton (Westworld)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama
Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)
Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid's Tale)
WINNER: Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Mark Duplass (The Morning Show)
Nicholas Braun (Succession)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)
Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie
Jeremy Irons (Watchmen)
Hugh Jackman (Bad Education)
Paul Mescal (Normal People)
Jeremy Pope (Hollywood)
WINNER: Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much is True)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie
Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America)
Shira Haas (Unorthodox)
WINNER: Regina King (Watchmen)
Octavia Spencer (Self Made)
Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Don Cheadle (Black Monday)
Ted Danson (The Good Place)
Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)
WINNER: Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek)
Ramy Youssef (Ramy)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy
Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me)
WINNER: Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek)
Issa Rae (Insecure)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
William Jackson Harper (The Good Place)
Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)
Sterling K. Brown (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Mahershala Ali (Ramy)
Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)
WINNER: Dan Levy (Schitt's Creek)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy
Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place)
Yvonne Orji (Insecure)
Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Marin Hinkle (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live)
WINNER: Annie Murphy (Schitt's Creek)