'Succession,' 'Ted Lasso' top Emmys; 1st hour dated winners shine
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Succession" with every one other accompanied by "Ted Lasso" topped the Emmy Awards on Monday, inside a rite that touted the effect of TV with every one other accompanied by extended honors to worldwide sensation "Squid Game" with every one other accompanied by winners who delivered messages of empowerment.
The evening's uplifting tone, while voiced mainly by Zendaya, Lizzo with every one other accompanied by Sheryl Lee Ralph, was inside difference to the darkness that pervaded the storytelling of finest drama series winner "Succession" with every one other accompanied by flat comedy series victor "Ted Lasso."
"Thanks for making such a protected from danger space to build this extremely difficult show," said Zendaya, claiming her following finest drama artist award for "Euphoria," concerning a category of teens' durable coming-of-age.
"My greatest wish for "Euphoria' was that it could assist build better people. Thank you for everyone who has shared your tale accompanied by me. I convey them accompanied by me, with every one other accompanied by I convey them with" Rue, her character, Zendaya said.
"Succession," concerning a media empire sprint by a grasping with every one other accompanied by cutthroat family, split drama series honors accompanied by "Squid Game," the bold South Korean-set drama concerning the idle rich turning the poverty-stricken into entertainment fodder.
Lee Jung-jae of "Squid Game," who played the show's ethicalsocial center, became the earliest Asian to come first in the Emmy for finest drama series actor.
"Thank you for making practical problems we all face go nearer to existence so creatively on the screen," Lee said to "Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, who earned the Emmy for finest drama series directing. In Korean, Lee thanked the audience inside his native country for watching.
Backstage, Hwang said this was "a greatest little while for us," with every one other accompanied by Lee said he expected the awards to not shut doors for other Asian actors.
Jason Sudeikis with every one other accompanied by Jean Smart collected back-to-back acting trophies, nevertheless some new Emmy winners were minted, accompanied by Lizzo with every one other accompanied by Quinta Brunson with every one other accompanied by Sheryl Lee Ralph of "Abbott Elementary" collecting trophies.
Brunson, who created with every one other accompanied by stars inside the freshman series, won the Emmy for comedy series writing. ABC's "Abbott Elementary," too nominated for finest comedy, is a infrequent bright spot for web broadcasting inside the number of years of streaming with every one other accompanied by cord dominance.
Sudeikis won his following consecutive trophy for playing the unlikely U.S. bus of a British soccer team inside the comedy "Ted Lasso," accompanied by Smart matching that haul for her part while a former soldierold hand comedian inside "Hacks."
Sudeikis gave a infrequent awards show shoutout to TV consumers: "Thanks to the people who watch this show with every one other accompanied by cultivate it while a a large amount of while we cultivate making it."
There was a ripple of response inside the theater when "Succession" creator Jesse Armstrong mentioned Britain's new ruler ,Charles III, inside accepting the show's trophy, the cast standing alongside him.
"Big week for successions, new ruler inside the U.K., this for us. Evidently a little small portion additional voting associated accompanied by inside our winning than Prince Charles," Armstrong said. "I'm not saying we're additional legal inside our position than he is. We'll depart from that up to other people."
Ralph stopped the Emmy Awards show by accepting the finest supporting artist comedy award for "Abbott Elementary" accompanied by a brief nevertheless rousing air of affirmation.
"I am an endangered species, nevertheless I chant no indeed victim song. I am a woman, I am an creator with every one other accompanied by I know where my power of speech belongs," she belted out. She at that hour dated encouraged anyone doubting their fantasy "I am here to tell you this is what believing looks like."
The audience, including Lizzo with every one other accompanied by numerous of television's biggest stars, leapt to their feet to cheer on Ralph.
When Lizzo herself accepted the award for best-competition series trophy for "Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls," she offered another emotional pep talk.
"When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me inside the media. Someone fat exist fond of me, Black exist fond of me, beautiful exist fond of me," the music creator said.
There were too cheers for presenter Selma Blair, who has discussed her multiple sclerosis diagnosis publicly with every one other accompanied by who used a cane on stage.
"Ted Lasso" co-star Brett Goldstein, won comedy supporting actors, while Matthew Macfadyen of "Succession" with every one other accompanied by Julia Garner of "Ozark" earned drama seires supporting performer honors.
"It's such a a pleasure with every one other accompanied by privilege for me to amuse oneself this bonkers present of a part inside this wonderful show," Macfadyen said inside accepting the trophy for his part while a scheming subscriber of a media empire family.
Garner was among the winners who took advantage of covering all bases by thanking her husband with every one other accompanied by others inside an on-screen message.
"The White Lotus" collected some honors, including finest restricted or anthology series.
Host Kenan Thompson kicked off the Emmys accompanied by a tribute to TV, dismissing Tik-Tok while "tiny vertical television," with every one other accompanied by a musical number saluting series' theme songs from "Friends" to "The Brady Bunch" to "Game of Thrones."
Once the music stopped, Thompson provided a mic let fall little while — announcing Oprah Winfrey while the earliest presenter. Winfrey strutted onto the phase holding an Emmy statuette, declaring the darkness "a party!" The night's earliest award went to Michael Keaton for his part inside "Dopesick." Winfrey with every one other accompanied by Keaton hugged earlier to she handed him his trophy.
"It means something," Keaton said of the award for playing a caring physician ensnared accompanied by his patients by addiction. He went on to recall the "magic" of actuality introduced to TV when his dad won a place at a raffle with every one other accompanied by thanked his parents for not mocking his youthful attempts at acting.
Amanda Seyfried earned the limited-series lead artist trophy for "The Dropout," inside which she played ill-fated Silicon Valley whiz child Elizabeth Holmes. She thanked a list of family with every one other accompanied by colleagues with every one other accompanied by flat her dog, Finn.
Murray Bartlett won the finest supporting performer award for restricted series of "The White Lotus," a tragicomedy place inside a Hawaii resort. Jennifer Coolidge, who won finest supporting artist honors for the show, delighted the audience by shimmying to the music intended to gash off her acceptance speech.
The award for finest variety talk show went to "Last Week Tonight accompanied by John Oliver," accompanied by stand-up exceptional "Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel" winning for finest writing for a comedy special.
"Good night, everybody. I'ma go home. I'm not exist fond of a sore winner, nevertheless I'm going to go place of residence since I can't top this just now," an overcome Carmichael told the audience.
Glamour was spine accompanied by some metallic sparkle with every one other accompanied by lots of bright color while an otherworldly Britt Lower, Old Hollywood Elle Fanning with every one other accompanied by their fellow stars posed for photographers.
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AP Writers Beth Harris with every one other accompanied by Jonathan Landrum Jr. contributed to this report.
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