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LOS ANGELES – Family media saga “Succession,” dystopian drama “Watchmen,” and feel-good comedy “Schitt’s Creek” dominated Emmy Awards Sunday in a show peppered with jokes about the coronavirus pandemic, political taunts and calls for racial justice.
“Hello, and welcome to PandEmmyYes! “Said host Jimmy Kimmel opening the show, where most celebrities participated remotely from their couches and backyards dressed in a variety of dresses, hoodies and nightwear.
“It seems frivolous and unnecessary to do this during a global pandemic,” Kimmel said, opening the show live from Los Angeles.
“What is happening tonight is not important. It is not going to stop COVID. It’s not going to put out the fires, but it’s fun. And right now we need fun. … This has been a miserable year. It has been a year of division, injustice (and) disease, ”he added.
HBO’s “Succession,” the wicked and juicy tale of a rebellious media family, was named best drama series, while Jeremy Strong won best actor for his role as an oppressed son. “The sequence of sevenEmmy the tour included writing and directing.
In one of the sharpest acceptance speeches of the night, “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong delivered a series of what he called “a thank you.”
“U-thank the virus for keeping us apart this year. I would like to thank President Trump for his poor and uncoordinated response. I un-thank (British Prime Minister) Boris Johnson and his government for doing the same in my country. I would like to thank all the nationalist and quasi-nationalist governments in the world that are the exact opposite of what we need right now, ”Armstrong said.
HBO’s racially-infused alternative reality show “Watchmen” won the award for best limited series, while actress Regina King won for her lead performance as the show’s police detective.
“Watchmen” was the biggest winner of the night with a total of 11 Emmys, including technical awards handed out last week. HBO was the largest overall winner, with 30 Emmys, followed by Netflix with 21.
“Watchmen” creator Damon Lindelof dedicated his Emmy to the victims and survivors of the 1921 massacre of the black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which partly inspired the series.
Black lives
Several celebrities, including King, host Sterling K. Brown, and “Mrs. America, ”supporting actress Uzo Aduba’s winner, wore Black Lives Matter-themed T-shirts or urged viewers to vote in the November 3 US election.
“Schitt’s Creek,” an unexpected hit on the small Pop television network about a wealthy family forced to live in a dilapidated motel, won a total of nine Emmys, including Best Comedy Series and Acting Awards for Canadian stars Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, their son Daniel Levy, and Annie Murphy.
The coronavirus pandemic meant there was no red carpet and no physical audience. Instead, the producers sent camera kits and microphones to all the nominees, spread over 125 venues around the world, who chose how and where they wanted to be seen.
The “Schitt’s Creek” winners received their trophies in a restaurant setting in Ontario, Canada, by a person dressed in a custom hazmat suit designed to resemble a tuxedo.
The night’s biggest shock came when former Disney Channel actress Zendaya, 24, was named best drama actress for playing a drug addicted teenage girl on HBO’s “Euphoria,” beating out alleged favorites Laura Linney (“Ozark “) and Jennifer Aniston (” The Morning Show. “)
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” was named best variety talk series for the fifth year in a row, and the British comedian agreed to wear a red Liverpool jersey in honor of his favorite British team.
—Report by Jill Serjeant; Additional reporting by Lisa Richwine and Nichola Groom; edited by Jonathan Oatis
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