“Watchmen” triumphs and “Schitt’s Creek” surprises the Emmys: the big winners of the party that took place at a distance – News

“Welcome to the Pand-Emmys,” Jimmy Kimmel said at the beginning of the Emmy ceremony, which took place at the gigantic and completely empty Staples Center in Los Angeles, this Sunday morning to Monday, September 20-21.

The prefix added by the presenter and comedian perfectly sums up the virtual and ‘homemade’ ceremony: the winners received and thanked the awards at their homes and Jimmy Kimmel received few guests on stage. Despite the gala adapted and conditioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, as always, the night celebrated and awarded the best television productions of the last 12 months.

Reflecting the spirit of protest this year, the HBO miniseries “Watchmen” started before the race with 26 nominations and was the big winner of the night, winning 11 Emmy Awards. The production garnered some of the biggest awards, including Best Miniseries: “Little Fires Everywhere,” “Mrs. America,” “Unbelievable” and “Unorthodox” were also nominated in the category. The protagonist of “Watchmen”, Regina King, won the award for Best Heinous in a Miniseries.

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In the ceremonies prior to the Emmy, which awards the technical and artistic categories, “Watchman” won seven statuettes, including photography, sound mixing and costumes. At the ceremony, the production won four statuettes.

“Schitt’s Creek” is a new album

“Schitt’s Creek” was one of the great surprises of this edition of the Emmy, being the second most awarded production, with nine awards, among them the one for Best Comedy Series – “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “Dead to Me”, ” Insecure “,” The Good Place “,” The Kominsky Method “,” The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel “and” What We Do in the Shadows “were also nominated, but the series turned out to be the big winner of the night.

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On Sunday night, the series also won in the categories of Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Eugene Levy), Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Catherine O’Hara), Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Daniel Levy), Best Actress. Secondary in Comedy Series (Annie Murphy), Best Comedy Series Script, Best Comedy Series Cast, among others.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Schitt’s Creek” broke a new record, becoming the comedy series with the most wins in a single season.

Like seven awards, “Succession” was also one of the winning productions of the night.. The HBO series, which was nominated in 18 categories, won the main trophy of the night, Best Dramatic Series, winning “Better Call Saul”, “The Crown”, “The Handmaid’s Tale”, “Killing Eve”, “The Mandalorian “,” Ozark “and” Stranger Things “.

The series “The Mandalorian” also won seven Emmy Awards, but all related to technical categories, which were presented last week. The Emmy wins for the series are the first awards for an original production from the streaming service Disney +, which arrived in Portugal last week.

On social media, the Emmys were followed and commented on by thousands of viewers, who especially celebrated the victory of Zendaya, star of “Euphoria”, in the category of Best Actress in a Dramatic Series. The young actress defeated Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Colman, Jodie Comer, Laura Linney and Sandra Oh.

At the ceremony, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, which can be seen on Netflix, won the Best Competition Show category, defeating “The Masked Singer”, “Nailed It!”, “Top Chef” and “The Voice” . “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” took home the Emmy for best variety talk show.

In total, HBO was the most awarded of the night, winning 30 awards. Netflix won 21 awards, followed by Pop TV (10), Disney + (8) and NBC (8).

“Ozark” was one of the defeated series of the night. The production was in the running for 18 awards, winning just one, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Julia Garner.

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The evening also paid tribute to the career of Tyler Perry, Hollywood’s most diverse black entertainment mogul who this year paid for the burial of African-American victims of police violence, such as George Floyd.

The gala was led by Jimmy Kimmel of the Staples Center, which was empty; As a rule, the Emmys are held across the street at the Microsoft Theater, but a larger stadium was chosen for the teams to respect social distance.

This year, the Emmys were held in virtual format with cameras that broadcast the broadcast live from hundreds of places around the world, due to the pandemic.

A virtual and homemade ceremony

The 72nd Emmy Awards ceremony took place at dawn from Sunday to Monday, September 19-20. After several doubts about its realization or not, the creative team got down to work and opted for a virtual gala, trying to maintain the usual brightness.

“Welcome to the Pand-Emmys,” Jimmy Kimmel said at the start of the Emmy ceremony, which took place in Los Angeles’ gigantic and virtually empty Staples Center.

To start the ceremony, the organization synchronized images of the 2019 edition with the presenter’s initial monologue. At the end of the opening speech, Jimmy Kimmel emphasized that he was obviously alone and the lights in the room came on.

“Of course we have no audience. This is not a rally #MAGA [ acrónimo para o slogan ‘Tornar a América Grande Outra Vez’,de Donald Trump], it’s the Emmys, “he emphasized.” I’m alone here, like at the prom, “he joked.

“It’s not that what’s happening tonight isn’t important. It won’t stop COVID or put out fires, but it’s fun and we have to have fun,” Kimmel said. “This was a miserable year. It was a year of division, injustice, illness, Zoom classes, disasters and deaths. We were quarantined and locked up. What did we find in that dark and lonely tunnel? We found a friend who is there for us 24 hours a day, our old friend, television, “he added.

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Posters with photographs of the nominees were placed in the front rows. Among the cardboard figures was an “intruder”, Jason Bateman. The actor was present at the beginning of the ceremony, but left the room as soon as Jimmy Kimmel demanded to laugh.

At the beginning of the gala, Jennifer Aniston – always complying with social distancing – was also present at the Staples Center, announced the first winner of the night.

For the industry, the Emmys were a perfect fit for the 2021 Hollywood awards season, which has now been postponed.

Kimmel animated the ceremony that awards the best of television from a gigantic and practically empty Staples Center in Los Angeles. In the vicinity of the stadium, notices were posted for the production team regarding the use of masks and social distancing. In California, 15,000 people have died due to COVID-19.

Some category presenters followed the one featured on stage – like SHE who sang on “In Memorian” – but it was a small minority.

The film crews accompanied 138 stars, in 114 different locations in ten countries: a challenge for these kinds of ceremonies that are broadcast live.

Regardless of the results, the 2020 Emmys is a must-see, and for many a necessary, shake-up in the format of awards shows. Every year, broadcasts lose more and more viewers.

“Even if Sunday night is a complete disaster, at least it will be an interesting disaster. And there is really little more to ask for in 2020,” Indiewire TV Awards editor Libby Hill told AFP.

LIST OF WINNERS:

Best drama series:

Best comedy series:

Best miniseries:

Best Actor in a Series of comedy:

Best Actress in a of comedy:

Best Actor in a Drama Series:

Best Actress in a Drama Series:

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie:

Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie:

Best Variety Talk Show:

Best Competition Program: