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Dozens of guests and nominees accompanied Jimmy Kimmel remotely.
A virtual ceremony in which, instead of long and designer suits, many guests appeared from the comfort of their sofa and without much artifice.
The covid-19 pandemic caused the first virtual Emmy awards ceremony in its 72 years of existence to be held this Sunday.
The miniseries Watchmen (HBO) obtained 11 statuettes and with that sealed the night as the most awarded production of this edition of the awards.
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Her victories include best actress in a miniseries for Regina king and the best miniseries.
Comedy series Schitt’s cove (distributed by Netflix) swept the comedy category for a total of nine statuettes, including best comedy.
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“Watchmen” was the most nominated series of this edition of the Emmy.
In turn, he made history by winning the most awards for a specific season of a comedy series.
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One of the surprises of the night was the victory for Zendaya for best actress in a drama series for Euphoria (HBO), which made her become the youngest actress in Emmy history to receive this recognition.
The drama Succession (HBO) took home the evening’s grand prize for best drama series and series actor Jeremy Strong was also recognized in the drama performance category.
The host of the gala, the comedian Jimmy Kimmel, opened the event from a empty room at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
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A few guests accompanied him in person during different segments, such as Jennifer Aniston and Laverne Cox.
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Actress Regina King and producer / screenwriter Damon Lindelof were recognized for their work on “Watchmen.”
Despite being a year of economic and social crisis in the United States, the gala passed with few political nods and with the call of several winners to vote in the next US presidential election on November 3.
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Of the 24 awards given this Sunday, HBO topped with 11 awards, while Netflix obtained 9 awards.
Winners list
- Dramatic series: Succession
- Comedy series: Schitt’s cove
- Address in a drama series: Andrij Parekh (Succession)
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The comedy “Schitt’s Creek” won a record nine statuettes.
- Directing in a comedy series: Andrew Cividino, Daniel Levy (Schitt stream)
- Script in comedy series: Daniel levy (Schitt stream)
- Dramatic series script:Jesse armstrong (Succession)
- Miniseries: Watchmen
- Directing a miniseries or movie: Maria Schrader (Heterodox)
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Mark Ruffalo was one of the winning performers of the night.
- Script of a miniseries or movie: Watchmen(Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson)
- ALeading actress in a comedy series: Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s cove)
- Leading Actor in Comedy Series: Eugene levy (Schitt stream)
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Catherine O’Hara won best actress in a comedy series for her role in “Schitt’s Creek.”
- Supporting actor in a comedy series: Daniel levy (Schitt stream)
- Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Annie murphy (Schitt stream)
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The ceremony was full of connections through video calls.
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- Leading actress in a drama series: Zendaya (Euphoria)
- Leading Actor in Dramatic Series: Jeremy strong (Succession)
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Zendaya, 24, became the youngest to win the award for best actress in a drama series.
- Leading actress in a miniseries or movie: Regina king (Watchers)
- Lead actor in a miniseries or movie: Mark Ruffalo (I know this is true)
- Supporting actor in a miniseries or movie: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchers)
- Supporting actress in a miniseries or movie: Uzo Aduba (Lady america)
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Jeremy Strong won the award for best actor in a drama series.
- Supporting Actor in Dramatic Series: Billy Crudup (The morning program)
- Supporting Actress in Drama Series: Julia Garner (Ozark)
- Competition program: RuPaul’s Drag Racme
The rampage of “Schitt’s cove“and Zendaya’s surprise
The Canadian comedy series was created by father and son Eugene and Dan Levy and is based on the wealthy rose family, who are forced to move to a motel in a small town after losing their fortune.
The show premiered on the Pop TV channel in 2015 but its audience increased around the world after it was distributed by Netflix.
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Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Kimmel starred in the opening of the gala.
He took all of Sunday’s awards for his sixth and final season.
Paying tribute to his son, Eugene Levy said in his speech: “I want to thank this young man who took our story about someone who feels he doesn’t belong and turned it into a story of inclusion, a condemnation of homophobia and a statement about the power of love, so thank you Daniel. “
In the two categories of dramatic performance of actresses, two young people of 24 and 26 years They surprised to be recognized above established names like Olivia Colman, Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston.
Zendaya, a 24-year-old former Disney star, won the award for her intense role as “Rue,” a 17-year-old girl who suffers from drug abuse problems on the show. Euphoria.
The young Julia Garner, meanwhile, celebrated her statuette as best supporting actress in a drama series for her role in Ozark.
In the midst of a pandemic and a turbulent year
The most direct political speech remained for the end of the gala, when the creator of Succession, Jesse Armstrong, decided “ungrate” to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, for their respective responses to the pandemic.
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In the more than three hours that the ceremony lasted, there were references to the movement Black lives matter and tributes to Breonna Taylor, a healthcare worker who was shot eight times by police as they entered her Louisville, Kentucky apartment on March 13.
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Speeches calling for a vote on November 3 and for the “union” of Americans also predominated.
Some nominations were submitted by “essential” workers in the crisis facing the US: a nurse, a school teacher and a postal dispatcher, among others.
For some nominees, an Emmys representative dressed in an special protective suit knocked on their doors to deliver the statuettes in person.
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The technical team sent more than a hundred combos with equipment to help the presenters produce their appearance on the show remotely.
“It may seem frivolous and unnecessary to do such a ceremony in the middle of a pandemic. But do you know what is frivolous and unnecessary? To do this every year,” Kimmel said in his keynote address.
“We need fun“, he sentenced before a fictitious audience edited from images of previous editions of the awards.
“Of course we have no audience, this is not a MAGA event!” He said, in a nod to rallies of supporters of US President Donald Trump at campaign events in recent weeks.
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In another modality, some boxes arrived at the nominees’ homes and were opened just after the winner was announced. Only one had the statuette inside.
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The suit created for presenters to deliver the statuettes in person and taking proper precautions in times of covid-19.
The awards also addressed the problem of diversity and inclusion in Hollywood with segments in which Issa Rae, the creator of Unsafe and América Ferrera, shared their experiences of discrimination in the industry.
The event was marked by recognition of that diversity, with individual awards for African-American actresses such as Regina King, Uzo Aduba (Mrs. America) and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen).
There was also a special recognition to the black director and producer Tyler Perry.
In the section of tributes to the deceased this year who worked in the industry, actors Naya Rivera and Chadwick Boseman were also remembered.
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