The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on September 18, 2018 at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, United States. The awards hosted by comedians Michael Che and Colin Jost.
For the first time in almost 20 years, HBO didn’t dominate the Emmy Awards. The channel had to settle for a tie with Netflix with 23 awards each. After being ineligible for the 2017 Emmy awards, the popular drama series Game of Thrones was the most nominated programme in this year’s edition with a total of 22 nominations. It was followed by Westworld with 21 nominations and the Handmaid's Tale with 20 nominations.
HBO’s Game of Thrones also took home the biggest award of the event, the award for Outstanding Drama Series. On the other hand, Netflix's drama series ‘The Crown’ won two key awards - Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama series for Claire Foy and Outstanding Directing for drama series, for Stephen Daldry.
The following is the full list of Emmy winners:
| Award | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series
| Game of Thrones
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| Outstanding Comedy Series
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
|
| Outstanding Limited Series
| The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
|
| Outstanding Television Movie
| Black Mirror: USS Callister |
| Outstanding Variety Talk Series
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
|
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
| Saturday Night Live
|
| Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
| RuPaul’s Drag Race
|
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
| Claire Foy, The Crown
|
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
| Matthew Rhys, The Americans
|
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
| Stephen Daldry, The Crown - “Paterfamilias”
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| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
| Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, The Americans - “Start”
|
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
| Thandie Newton, Westworld
|
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
|
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
| Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
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| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
| Regina King, Seven Seconds
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| Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
| Ryan Murphy, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story - “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”
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| Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special | William Bridges and Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror - “USS Callister”
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
| Jeff Daniels, Godless
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| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series Or Movie | Merritt Wever, Godless
|
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
| Bill Hader, Barry
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| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
| Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
| Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - “Pilot”
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| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
| Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - “Pilot”
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| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
| Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
| Henry Winkler, Barry
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| Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
| Glenn Weiss, The Oscars
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| Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
| John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous At Radio City
|
About Primetime Emmy Awards
• The Primetime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
• It is given in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. It was first presented in 1949.
• The award was originally referred to as simply the Emmy Awards until the first Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies were held in the 1970s. The word prime time was added to distinguish between the two.
• The awards are considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards (film), Grammy Awards (music), and Tony Awards (theatre).
• The awards are divided into three categories: the Primetime Emmy Awards for television performance, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards.
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