Emmys 2022

Himesh Patel at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Microsoft Theater on September 12,. Photo : Gilbert Flores ...

Photo : Gilbert Flores for Variety The awards broadcast starts at 5 p.m. Photo : Michael Buckner for Variety In another notable trend, many women showed up to the event in dresses and gowns that sparkled in the California sun. While most men at award ceremonies tend to stick with a classic black suit or tux, this year’s Emmys saw many male nominees mix it up slightly by showing up in clean white suits, including Nicholas Braun (best supporting drama actor nominee for “Succession”), Andrew Garfield (best leading limited series actor nominee for “Under the Banner of Heaven”), Seth Rogen (best supporting limited series actor nominee for “Pam & Tommy”). Like every year, the red carpet brought good and bad looks, as well as some notable trends. The 2022 Emmys are broadcast by NBC, and hosted by Kenan Thompson. PT/ 8 p.m.

The Emmy Award statue at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences campus in Los Angeles during a Sneak Peek behind-the scenes reveal of televisions biggest ...

"Squid Game" could become the first non-English drama to win Outstanding Drama Series. Similarly, Park Hae-soo or O Yeong-su from "Squid Game" could become the first South Korean actors to win the best supporting actor prize. Bowen Yang could become the first Chinese-American actor to win Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on "Saturday Night Live." Jackee Harry took home the prize 34 years ago for "227" in 1987. This would come more than 40 years after Isabel Sanford won in 1981 for "The Jeffersons." She is only the second Latina to ever be nominated in this category after Selma Hayek's nod for co-producing "Ugly Betty" in 2007. Similarly, "Saturday Night Live," could extend its records for most wins and most consecutive wins for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Winningham currently ties the group with two wins, but a third from "Dopesick" would put her in the lead. Netflix." Winners included Michael Keaton for "Dopesick," Jennifer Coolidge for "The White Lotus" and Julia Garner for "Ozark." "That's why my paycheck for tonight is going straight to Netflix." Following close behind were HBO Max's "Hacks" and

The list of winners for the 74th annual Emmy Awards.

[“The Beatles: Get Back”](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/arts/music/beatles-get-back-peter-jackson.html) (Disney+) And “The White Lotus” is this year’s most nominated limited series, with 20 nods. [Mike White](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/arts/television/white-lotus-mike-white.html), “The White Lotus” [Jennifer Coolidge](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/arts/television/jennifer-coolidge-emmy-the-white-lotus.html), “The White Lotus” [Michael Keaton](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/13/arts/television/dopesick-hulu-michael-keaton.html), “Dopesick” At the Creative Arts Emmys, which was held over two ceremonies this month, it picked up its first award: outstanding casting for a drama series.

Find out which TV and streaming shows took home statues, and which got snubbed at the Emmys 2022 ceremony.

Squid Game, Ted Lasso vs. Succession vs. Dan Erickson, Severance (“The We We Are”) Downs, and Jen Statsky, Hacks (“The One, the Only”) Cathy Yan, Succession (“The Disruption”) Ben Stiller, Severance (“The We We Are”)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Variety sketch series. A Black Lady Sketch Show Saturday Night Live – WINNER. Supporting actor in a comedy series. Anthony Carrigan (Barry)

Don't worry darlings, everyone loves Ted Lasso at the Emmy Awards. Follow all the live updates.

- The Voice (NBC) - The White Lotus (directed by Mike White) - Zendaya (Euphoria) - The Dropout (Hulu) - The White Lotus (HBO) - Dopesick (Hulu) - Barry (HBO) - Hacks (HBO Max) - Succession (HBO) - Yellowjackets (Showtime) - Ozark (Netflix) - Euphoria (HBO)

Television's biggest awards night, The Emmy Awards are taking place in Los Angeles today, with stars of the small screen and streaming set to flick to the ...

[full list of winners, ](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/emmys/all-the-nominees-at-the-2022-emmy-awards/news-story/fa8440227bd4695e151f4a40228df89d)with The White Lotus and Succession among the night’s biggest winners. [live ceremony coverage](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/emmys/emmys-2022-live-australian-murray-barlett-wins-for-the-white-lotus/news-story/2fc73860851d297c03996fd552772e7c) to read about all the highlights (and bumpy moments) from inside the Microsoft Theatre. [dominates the nominations list](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/emmys/all-the-nominees-at-the-2022-emmy-awards/news-story/fa8440227bd4695e151f4a40228df89d) with 25 nods.

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Matthew Macfadyen won best supporting actor in a drama for “Succession,” and Julia Garner won best supporting actress in a drama for “Ozark.

For this year’s race, HBO’s “Succession” is the favorite for best drama, with competition from Netflix’s “Squid Game” and the Apple TV+ rookie series, “Severance.” “Ted Lasso” is looking to repeat in best comedy with ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” and Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” hoping to pull off an upset. Or can Laura Linney (“Ozark”), a four-time Emmy winner, or Melanie Lynskey, a first-time nominee for “Yellowjackets,” put a stop to it? The second season of “Only Murders” streamed during the Emmy voting period, keeping it fresh in the minds of Emmy voters. Emmy producers of last year’s show made official what everyone already knew: The best limited series award is now right up there with the one for best drama as the most prestigious in television. “TV is all we have,” he added. Agree about both of those — and I love that both of them nod to old Hollywood icons and traditions in their gowns. Not only does “Abbott Elementary” get its first Emmy but it’s the right one: Sheryl Lee Ralph brings her character instantly to life. The first was Jackée Harry, who won for her role in the NBC sitcom “227” in 1987. The first was Jackée Harry, who won in 1987 for her role in the NBC sitcom “227.” “I am an endangered species,” sang Ralph, who is also a Broadway performer, “but I sing no victim’s song. The second season, set in Sicily, is scheduled She received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations this year for the role, and it earned her a supporting actress award last month from the Hollywood Critics Association.

Succession,” which was nominated for the most awards of any series, took home the coveted best drama trophy.

And I also hope this won’t be my last Emmy either.” “I truly hope ‘Squid Game’ won’t be the last non-English series here at the Emmys.

Australian actor Murray Bartlett has won his first Emmy for his role as uptight concierge Armand in HBO's The White Lotus.

Attending the Emmys has been "a lovely reunion for us," Bartlett said. Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae has won outstanding lead actor in a drama series, pipping Succession’s double act of Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong, as well as fan favourite Bob Odekirk from Better Call Saul. "You showed up every day in the face of global uncertainty away from loved ones," said one producer, speaking of the show's cast and crew. It was also the beginning of the show [so we had only just sat down]. Thank you for everyone who is a Rue, or has loved a Rue. "It's a dream job for an actor to juggle those things." We played with the levels of that,” Bartlett said. The moment his name was called out, Bartlett said he felt "shocked and happy. Australia’s Sarah Snook also missed out on outstanding supporting actress in a drama series, that Emmy being sachet by Julia Garner. Last year the HBO drama was, rather fittingly, pipped by The Crown. But it turned out she was right to tell the red carpet interviewers that she wasn’t even daring to think about what it would be like to win, because she too went home empty-handed. Though the series wrapped last month with what was widely hailed as a perfectly judged finale, Emmy rules might yet give Saul another shot next year.

The 74th Emmy Awards are here — and The Times has you covered throughout TV's biggest night with our Emmys live blog. Join awards columnist Glenn Whipp and ...

—MB —GW —AL “We the best!” —SV I missed most of the red carpet, but I do have an important update: My 4-year-old loves Zendaya’s dress — truly the only verdict that matters. “Don’t vote me off the island, please!” —MB The writing nod — for “Abbott Elementary’s” excellent, table-setting pilot — represented her best shot for a win. Relatively late in the telecast, the night’s first winner — “Dopesick” star Michael Keaton, for lead actor in a limited series — has finally made it backstage. 7:49 p.m Three Emmys left — drama series, comedy series, limited series. Jean Smart keeps it real by thanking someone — a friend, perhaps, but hopefully a licensed aesthetician — for the Botox. I’m going to hold on to Sheryl Lee Ralph’s for-the-ages speech — and go take a lavender bath. The 74th Emmy Awards are here — and The Times has you covered throughout TV’s biggest night with our Emmys live blog.

"Succession" dukes it out for best drama series with "Severance" at the 74th Emmy Awards, airing Monday on NBC. Follow along with our live updates.

Maisel") and Christina Ricci (Showtime's "Yellowjackets") gathered for a party in West Hollywood hosted by The Hollywood Reporter and SAG-AFTRA. The first award of the night was presented by Oprah Winfrey to "Dopesick" star Michael Keaton, who took home the trophy for best actor in a limited series. And according to ] [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/selena-gomez-emmys-only-murders-in-the-building-1235310216/), Selena Gomez is only the second Latina ever to be nominated for producing a comedy series (Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building"), after Salma Hayek for ABC's "Ugly Betty" in 2007. ['White Lotus,' 'Succession' predicted to win big ] [In major categories, USA TODAY's TV critic Kelly Lawler believes that HBO's class satire "The White Lotus" ] [should and will win best limited series](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/11/emmys-2022-predictions-who-will-win-who-should/8009215001/), and the third season of HBO's "Succession" will narrowly inch out Apple TV+ newcomer "Severance" for best drama series. "Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara presented the award for best supporting actor in a drama series to Matthew Macfadyen, who plays Tom Wambsgans in HBO's "Succession." Thank you for giving me one of the best experiences in my life," Bartlett said on stage as he acknowledged the show's cast and crew, before thanking his partner, Matt, and his mom for her "unconditional love." It'll be tough to compete with Sheryl Lee Ralph for best acceptance speech: The "Abbott Elementary" star was visibly stunned and tearful as she walked to the stage to accept best supporting actress in a comedy series. "No one in this room has read a book in 50 years." "There’s something in the DNA of the show," Michaels said. "It was really hard but it was the best time of my life," Seyfried said in her breathless speech, ending by thanking her family "and my dog, Finn." Martin Short delightfully presented outstanding variety talk series to HBO's "Last Week with John Oliver," but not before doing a short comedy set with his "Only Murders in the Building" co-stars Steve Martin and Selena Gomez. star won her first Emmy award for best actress in a limited series for Hulu's "The Dropout," for her captivating portrayal of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

Here are the best looks as stars from The White Lotus to Succession hit the red carpet at the 74th annual Emmy awards in Los Angeles.

Hwang Dong-hyuk picked up his first Emmy, while Lee Jung-jae beat stiff competition to take home best actor in a drama.

“I truly hope Squid Game won’t be the last non-English series to be here at the Emmys,” he said. “Thank you to director Hwang for making [this show] come to life so creatively on the screen with a great script and amazing visuals,” he said. “It was a very strange experience, because what seemed so unrealistic at the time didn’t feel as unrealistic anymore,” Hwang told The show’s creator, who also wrote and directed each episode, was told that the show wasn’t realistic to sell when he pitched it as a feature film in 2009. “I want to thank the TV Academy for this honor and also a huge thank-you to Netflix,” he said in his speech, specifically shouting out streamer boss Ted Sarandos. The show was nominated for a historic 14 Emmys in total, including in major categories like best drama, acting, and writing.

From the glorious Sheryl Lee Ralph to the awkward "Brady Bunch" break dancing, here is the best, and the worst, of the 2022 Emmy Awards.

[Ralph won the award](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/12/sheryl-lee-ralph-accepts-first-emmy-abbott-elementary-emotion/10362737002/) for best supporting actress in a comedy series and was visibly shocked and shaken by the honor, her first Emmy. [red carpet](https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/tv/2022/09/12/emmys-red-carpet-2022-best-photos/10359590002/) is rolled up, the gold statues have been given away and the speeches have been given. On a night when several speeches from winners were cut off, it was extra frustrating to see so many unfunny comedy bits and montages shoved into the long broadcast. [death of Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-britain-longest-reigning-monarch/6353505001/) and succession of her son, [King Charles III.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-death-reactions-king-charles-royal-family-world-leaders/8024257001/) He did note that more people voted for "Succession" in the democratic Emmys than in [the monarchy with Charles](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2022/09/12/queen-elizabeth-ii-ties-colonialism-make-grief-complicated-legacy/8032585001/). Series star Brian Cox advised his boss to "keep it Royalist." "Big week for successions," he said, referencing the [Lizzo](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/12/emmys-2022-lizzo-speech-representation/10363083002/) won her first Emmy for her Amazon reality competition series "Watch Out For the Big Grrrls," and her acceptance speech did not disappoint. Just when she started to give thanks, the producers tried to play her off. [Everything you missed](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/12/emmys-2022-live-updates-winners/10359429002/) "I'm glad I've made a fool of myself over and over again." It was weird, it was dull, and it was so unnecessary. And there were some really wonderful moments Monday night, and some genuinely terrible ones.

TVLine recaps the best, worst and weirdest moments of the 2022 Primetime Emmys — see our picks, then grade the show!

No mention of Oliver’s L&O segment was made aloud, of course, but paired with Law & Order‘s presence in Thompson’s opening number, and the appearance of Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni as presenters, the timing of Last Week Tonight‘s commentary was certainly a little uncomfortable. Introducing presenters and tossing to commercial breaks is a deeply thankless job for any awards show announcer, and comedian/writer Jay did a nice job of getting the show where it needed to go. #rude) — made the most of the moment by spontaneously shimmying along to the tune. Then when the dancers grooved to the Law & Order theme, we were back in! Your devoted team here at TVLine watched the Emmys very closely — like, very closely — and selected a bunch of memorable moments that made us laugh, cry, grimace or facepalm. What were they talking about?!) and kooky hijinks (Jennifer Coolidge’s funky outro!) mixed in among interludes of pure joy (yay, Abbott Elementary‘s Sheryl Lee Ralph!) and several instances of “Wait, what just happened?” (we know being an Emmys announcer is a thankless job, but c’mon).

The 2022 Emmys handed out awards to Succession, Squid Game, Abbott Elementary, The White Lotus, Ted Lasso, Lizzo's Here's To The Big Grrrls and others.

Jean Smart won for Hacks for lead actress in a comedy series for the second year in a row. It's more an observation of public reaction than of the show itself, but standards seem to have changed for when a show has won "too much." Even a second or third win can seem rote by now, so bring on the new contenders, and we'll be glad to see them. Zendaya, who won the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for Euphoria two years ago, won again. Even the great Jean Smart, beloved by so many over such a tremendous career and absolutely marvelous on Hacks, might not have been the first choice of many people. The Emmys are starting to have an enviable problem: Even when people disagree with the outcome of a contest, it might be less that a show is undeserving and more that there's simply something else that deserves a shot in a stacked category. Lee Jung-jae won lead actor in a drama series for Squid Game, the first Asian man to ever be so honored. Amanda Seyfried took lead actress for The Dropout and Michael Keaton won for lead actor in Dopesick. Plus, Ted Lasso actors Jason Sudeikis and Brett Goldstein won again in the lead and supporting categories. Perhaps the nicest surprise was Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls, which broke RuPaul's Drag Race streak of four wins in the reality competition category. But there were also great speeches and encouraging wins, and we're here to look at five takeaways from the ceremony as a whole. At the same time winners fought for spare seconds, dull montages that were little more than "here are some TV shows" were allowed to linger, as were scripted bits that seemed less satisfying than the cut-off speeches, even when those sketches were performed by able comedians like host Kenan Thompson and the very funny Bowen Yang.

Forget the fact that we're in the tedious 'Ted Lasso era' of the Emmys. Who really deserved their awards? And which win was nothing short of spectacular?

[Succession ](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/succession)and [The White Lotus](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/16/the-white-lotus-review-a-magnificently-monstrous-look-at-how-the-other-half-live). [the most perfect endings to any TV series in history](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/aug/16/more-profound-than-breaking-bad-goodbye-better-call-saul-the-show-like-nothing-else-on-tv) – it should wipe the board. [Barry](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/apr/03/barry-hbo-breaking-bad-bill-hader-assassin-sitcom) didn’t win a single thing. The Emmys’ inexplicable fondness for [Ozark](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/may/02/ozark-farewell-crime-show-laura-linney-jason-bateman-byrdes-ruth) meant that Julia Garner won best supporting actress, when the award really belonged to [Better Call Saul](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/better-call-saul)’s Rhea Seehorn. Her win was entirely deserved, especially if it means that more people will watch The Dropout. What a stunning performance that was; it was as if Seyfried managed to physically alter her entire DNA a few episodes in. But I was wrong, and this was a victory for the ages. And nothing is safer than Ted Lasso, the comedy equivalent of rice pudding. The seas can rise, the mountains can fall, the sun can expand and swallow us whole, but the Emmys will still be there, doing its absolute best to do the exact same thing as it did last year. One of the knottiest, darkest, most stylish programmes of the last 10 years, hot off a season that rivals anything that has ever been made. We all know how the Emmys work by now. It turns out that, like it or not, we are now deep in the

The 2022 Emmy Awards celebrated Lizzo, 'The White Lotus,' 'Abbott Elementary,' and more. Here are all the moments from the Emmys you need to see.

Jerrod Carmichael won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for his deeply personal special, Rothaniel. Kel loves a reunion at the Emmys! Aside from a few “Bans Off Our Bodies” pins on the red carpet, not a word was uttered about the overturning of Roe v. “When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media: someone fat like me, Black like me, beautiful like me,” she said. To add salt in the wound, the drama tribute even included a clip of Mandy Moore in This Is Us, arguably one of the year’s biggest snubs. Who loves a reunion at the Emmys? Yes, it was one of the funnier spontaneous moments of the night, but it also never should have happened to such a legend. It was a well-deserved, hard-fought win, and, of course, she gave the most Jennifer Coolidge speech you could imagine, starting with her reveal that she took a lavender bath in preparation for the evening and ending with a little jig. The artist celebrated all the “big girls” on the show and beyond. First, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk won Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work behind the camera on “Red Light, Green Light.” Then Lee Jung-jae won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, making him the first South Korean actor to win as well as the first Asian actor to win — period. Then, when she got there, she [burst into song](https://www.thecut.com/2022/09/sheryl-lee-ralph-emmys-acceptance-speech.html), earning a rousing standing ovation from the crowd. The dancers were great, but the entire sequence felt offbeat and out of place.

Even the Emmys seem to know there's too much TV. It was in the very text of the ceremony, with the president of the Television Academy telling viewers he ...

[Zendaya](https://www.vulture.com/tv/euphoria/)? [Hacks](https://www.vulture.com/tv/hacks/)? [Ted Lasso](https://www.vulture.com/tv/ted-lasso/)? Or Elle Fanning for [The Great](https://www.vulture.com/tv/the-great/)? [Abbott Elementary](https://www.vulture.com/tv/abbott-elementary/) should have swept more of the comedy awards. [Severance](https://www.vulture.com/tv/severance/) and [Yellowjackets](https://www.vulture.com/tv/yellowjackets/), an honor just to be nominated. [per our rankings](https://www.vulture.com/article/best-tv-television-2021.html)? But Carmichael’s outfit was unapologetically swaggy in a way that felt appropriate after the [sly boldness](https://www.vulture.com/2022/04/jerrod-carmichael-rothaniel-hbo-comedy-special-review.html) of his standup special, and completely different from what anyone else wore. [Mike White](https://www.vulture.com/article/the-white-lotus-finale-mike-white-interview-departures-ending.html), now terrified of being voted off the island. Obviously she did not submit a list of names for the chyron, obviously she was flustered, obviously she started with a joke about getting recently bloated from a lavender bath, and obviously she turned her attempt to rush through her thank-yous into high comedy art. [actually Puff Daddy’s fur coat](https://twitter.com/APEntertainment/status/1569472033766899712) Rothaniel nominee Jerrod Carmichael wore to the Emmys? There’s no time to think about it, we have to get to the next thing, and the next thing, and the next.

The White Lotus Wins Big While Ted Lasso and Succession Defend Titles at 2022 Emmys · Outstanding Drama Series · Outstanding Comedy Series · Outstanding Limited or ...

Meanwhile, Zendaya earned her second Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Euphoria. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Sheryl Lee Ralph’s long-overdue acceptance speech for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her turn in Abbott was the clear highlight of the night (someone get that woman a motivational-speech gig stat!) along with the historic wins for Brunson (for writing) and Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae and director Hwang Dong-hyuk. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Hulu — home of [Only Murders in the Building](https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/only-murders-in-the-building-season-3-cast-release-date-trailer.html) and [The Handmaid’s Tale](https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/handmaids-tale-season-five-trailer-release-date.html) — more than doubled its honors since last year, earning 58 nods in this year’s ceremony. Photo: Phil McCarten/Invision/AP/Shutterstock

Emmys 2022: Zendaya, Lily James, Reese Witherspoon, and more of the best dressed from the red carpet.

I find the tiny stitching on Nicholas Hoult’s sleeve both threatening and endearing. Just because she’s great and she said she feels good in this look: Melanie Lynskey in Christian Siriano. Still, we stan Rue’s sponsor. The silhouette? The skin? We couldn’t pick just one — they all looked too good — so this is a title these queens will have to share.

That bizarre opening dance, Sheryl Lee Ralph's deserved victory, Bill Hader's shutout, and other key happenings from the 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

[Yellowjackets](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/yellowjackets) and [Severance](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/severance-2022) all deserved the top spot. [Don’t Worry Darling](https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/dont-worry-darling-2022) drama?) The Supremes’ “Baby Love” played when Mindy Kaling and B.J. [Only Murders In The Building](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/only-murders-in-the-building-2021) stars, [The Office](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/the-office-2005)’s Mindy Kaling and B.J. His work over season three, directing five of its eight episodes, made the case that he is indeed a serious filmmaker and prompted the many, many fans of this show (myself included) to anticipate his inevitable move to helming movies. ( [Brunson seems like a better person than me for this](https://www.avclub.com/emmys-2022-quinta-brunson-didnt-mind-jimmy-kimmels-bit-1849528528).) [Saloni Gajjar] [Succession](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/succession). [Only Murders In The Building](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/only-murders-in-the-building) costars was, and the bit felt, compared to most of the other celeb ones this evening, way less written. [Ozark’](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/ozark)s Julia Garner to [Squid Game](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/squid-game-2021)’s Hwang Dong-hyuk to [Succession](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/succession)’s Jesse Armstrong complained about the short time. [Friends](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/friends), The Brady Bunch, [Game Of Thrones](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/game-of-thrones-newbies), and [Law & Order: SVU](https://www.avclub.com/l-o-svu-is-tvs-most-improved-crime-drama-1798179804), among other shows? [was pulling](https://www.avclub.com/emmys-2022-predictions-who-will-and-should-win-1849508544/slides/11) for [Station Eleven](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/station-eleven)’s Himesh Patel to nab Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie, Keaton ( [Dopesick](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/dopesick-2021)) nevertheless set a nice, grounded, casual tone with the first win of the evening. [Abbott Elementary](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/abbott-elementary)’s Sheryl Lee Ralph, [The White Lotus](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/the-white-lotus)’ Jennifer Coolidge and Murray Bartlett, and [Ted Lasso](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/ted-lasso)’s Jason Sudeikis nabbed awards. ( [Check out the full list of the winners](https://www.avclub.com/2022-emmy-awards-winners-full-list-1849526219).) Here are The A.V.

A key to good comedy is having a distinctive voice. Sheryl Lee Ralph, the former “Dreamgirls” actress who won best supporting comedy actress for “Abbott ...

“The Amazing Race” has won 10 times, “The Voice” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” each four times, and no show had won the category in its first season. “The White Lotus,” the hit HBO series that skewered the entitled behavior of wealthy vacationers, scooped up five Primetime Emmys, including the award for best limited series. The series, Netflix’s most watched new series ever, according to the streamer, was also up for the Emmy for best drama, an award “Succession” ultimately won. Both “Barry” and “What We Do in the Shadows,” two of TV’s best comedies, got shut out. The point of the show is the speeches! The show played off engaging winners like Quinta Brunson and Jennifer Coolidge while making plenty of time for inane “copaganda” segments and slow bits that went nowhere. This year’s broadcast included a massive Kia ad, smuggled in under the guise of a sketch about TV dialogue. Of its seven total nominations, one was for best comedy; had “Abbott” won, it would have been the first network comedy to do so since “Modern Family” in 2014. The rhythm of the show was weirdly off. Based on its performance in its first time out, “Abbott” should be a top Emmy contender for years to come. There was also, in the success of series like “Abbott Elementary,” evidence that the broadcasters still have some Emmy relevance left in them, even as prestige cable and streaming services claimed the biggest prizes. Along the way, there was the usual array of leaden gags, shameless commercialism and genuinely poignant moments that transcended all the award-show contrivance.

The final Emmy Awards for 2022 have been handed out. If you're looking to catch up on what has just been declared the best TV series in various fields, ...

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The 2022 Emmy Awards were weighed down by unfunny segments and play-off music during entertaining speeches. At least one actress was bold enough to give ...

[the first Asian winner ever](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/squid-game-emmy-wins-history-1234588988/) in the category of Lead Actor in a Drama Series — and, astoundingly, the fourth Asian performer ever to win an acting Emmy. [an excellent job](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/emmys-2022-in-memoriam-john-legend-performs-1234589645/) performing his new song “Pieces,” but he’d be the first to say the In Memoriam loop is supposed to be about the artists we’ve lost, not the guy at the piano. (To the surprise of no one, the show’s producers were so desperate to shut this woman up because they wanted to cut to a wretched comedy bit.) It was the coolest use of play-off music since Cuba Gooding Jr. And the winners made fantastic speeches, especially [Sheryl Lee Ralph](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/sheryl-lee-ralph/), [Lizzo](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/lizzo/), and [Zendaya](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/zendaya/). [he hosted the Flaming Lips](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJC6GWZGswY) on “Peach Pit After Dark”? Here’s [a great big cup of Peach Pit java to you](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc3FWm9uCHU), Nat. [tearful speech](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/lizzo-wins-first-emmy-award-watch-out-for-the-big-grrrls-1234590634/) after winning Outstanding Competition Show for Watch Out for the Big Grrrls was a true powerhouse. If I could go back and tell little Lizzo something, I’d be like, ‘You’re gonna see that person, but bitch, it’s gonna have to be you.’” The singer became the rare winner in Emmy history who can claim she scored a Number One hit, with “About Damn Time.” She also evoked [Camryn Manheim’s radical 1998 Emmys speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRV1O-Cd_c0) — where the actress famously declared, “This is for all the fat girls!” — with Lizzo urging the audience to “make some noise for my big girls.” “When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media. Samuel Finnix in Dopesick, while Murray Bartlett earned the award for his turn as the manager of the eponymous resort chain in The White Lotus. [Kenan Thompson](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/kenan-thompson/) hosted the [74th Annual Emmy Awards](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/emmys-2022-winners-list-1234590339/) with the proverbial Just One Job, which is to make it not as humiliatingly awful as last year’s show. [Jennifer Coolidge clearing her damn throat](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jennifer-coolidge-delivers-hilariously-unhinged-emmys-speech-1234591388/)?

Roll out the red carpet, because it's already time for the 2022 Emmys. On Monday, the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards will honor the best in American television ...

And with a list of attendees that includes fashion favorites like Donald Glover, Hoyeon, Sandra Oh, Lizzo, Zendaya, and more, the red carpet will showcase a bevy of looks (and sartorial decisions) made by Hollywood’s most coveted stylists. [2022 Emmys ballot](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/printable-emmys-ballot-2022-pick-which-nominees-will-win-awards-insider), TV’s biggest stars are in hair and makeup, making last-minute adjustments to their long-planned looks—because hours before nervous nominees make their way to their seats, winners are announced, and heartfelt speeches are delivered, style takes center stage on the Emmy red carpet. All eyes will be on the cast, crew, and creators of Succession, as HBO’s fan favorite is leading the charge with 25 nominations.

While Zendaya was making history at the Emmys 2022, one familiar face was noticeably absent: her boyfriend, Tom Holland.

“I’ve always been really adamant to keep my private life private, because I share so much of my life with the world anyway. [paparazzi photos of the couple kissing in a car](https://pagesix.com/2021/07/02/zendaya-tom-holland-confirm-theyre-dating-with-kiss-pics/) in July 2021 that confirmed their romance after years of rumors. [relationship with Holland](https://pagesix.com/article/zendaya-tom-holland-relationship-timeline-history/), also 26, “quite strange and weird and confusing and invasive.” [Up Next](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/13/khloe-kardashian-slams-troll-doubting-she-spends-time-with-her-kids/) News](https://www.eonline.com/news/1346016/zendaya-reveals-how-she-celebrated-her-historic-2022-emmys-win-with-boyfriend-tom-holland) that she “texted [her] boyfriend” immediately after her big win. [wearing a strapless black Valentino gown](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/12/zendaya-goes-classic-in-valentino-on-emmys-2022-red-carpet/) as her “Spider-Man” co-star remained in New York City.

A woman accepts an award at the Emmys while a man lies down on the stage. Why, Kimmel? Credit: Kevin Mazur / WireImage ...

"When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media. "Thank you to director Hwang [Dong-hyuk] for making realistic problems we all face come to life so creatively on the screen with a great script and amazing visuals," said Lee. [Sheryl Lee Ralph's momentous acceptance speech](https://mashable.com/video/sheryl-lee-ralph-emmys-speech-song) and Jennifer Coolidge dancing to the play-off music to grating ads and confusing opening numbers, here are the best and worst moments from the 2022 Emmys... "Mum, Dad, Tara and Matt, Zebby and Bo, I fucking love you." "If I could go back and tell little Lizzo something, I'd be like, 'You gonna see that person, but bitch it's gonna have to be you.'" When Brunson was called to the stage, though, Kimmel didn't move — he kept lying there throughout her speech. Apparently the Emmys producers had other ideas, though, playing her off after only 70 seconds. Yellowjackets won nothing. Severance won nothing. [Better Call Saul](https://mashable.com/article/better-call-saul-season-6-review), [Severance](https://mashable.com/article/severance-finale-questions-theories), [Yellowjackets](https://mashable.com/article/yellowjackets-season-1-theories), and [Only Murders in the Building](https://mashable.com/article/only-murders-in-the-building-review) were all up for some very big awards, and were all seen as having a pretty decent chance of winning some. [Abbott Elementary](https://mashable.com/article/randall-einhorn-abbott-elementary-office-parks-rec) — and she marked the occasion with [stunning singing and a powerful, inspiring speech](https://mashable.com/video/sheryl-lee-ralph-emmys-speech-song). [All the winners from the 2022 Emmys](https://mashable.com/article/emmys-winners-2022)

The Emmys tend to go all in on their favorite shows—nearly the entire casts of Schitt's Creek or Ted Lasso winning, or a multi-hyphenate like Waller-Bridge ...

They are why we watch awards shows and for the most part they delivered—a reminder that, even at the Emmys’ most redundant or sloppy, good TV can come out of giving actors shiny things. Sheryl Lee Ralph’s bracing win for comedy supporting-actress was a huge surprise in and of itself, but that had nothing on her astonishing speech—the best I’ve ever seen at the Emmys, and maybe any awards show. Winners were played off more egregiously than usual; given too little time to bring on a translator, for the Squid Game winners, say, or in the case of Jennifer Coolidge, barely giving her a second before cranking the play-off music up. As if anticipating hearing the same walk-up music over and over again, as has happened in years past—will we ever get the Schitt’s Creek theme song out of our heads?—a newly installed DJ played a bizarre, often discordant collection of top 40 hits from the past to welcome winners to their big moment. In an era of too much TV, the Television Academy decided a while ago to settle on a few favorites and call it a day. To the latter point, there was no Crown-level sweep; the most acting trophies that any show won was two, in The White Lotus and Ted Lasso; while most of the shows that always win won again, including Saturday Night Live and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, one streak was finally broken when Lizzo’s freshman Prime Video hit Watch Out for the Big Grrrls dethroned four-time reality-competition champ RuPaul’s Drag Race.

There were few surprises – and a few standout speeches – for a telecast that handed out trophies mostly to repeat winners and clear favourites.

As with last year, the Emmys packed in over 25 awards around occasional bits from Thompson (as well as announcer Sam Jay), and a special Governor’s Award to the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which has worked to increase representation for women in front of an behind the camera. Squid Game, the first non-English language series ever nominated for best drama, kept Succession from taking a full sweep with wins for director Hwang Dong-hyuk and star Lee Jung-jae, the first person to win an acting award for a non-English language performance. Ralph, a 40-plus year veteran of the screen and first-time winner, took advantage of the Emmys’ pre-submitted thank yous that ticked on-screen below acceptance speeches and provided arguably the emotional highlight of the evening with a rendition of Endangered Species by Dianne Reeves. Noting that her “greatest wish for Euphoria was that it could help heal people”, the 26-year-old Dune star acknowledged those who shared stories related to her character, Rue, who struggles with addiction in the prestige HBO teen soap. HBO’s limited series The White Lotus, tied with Ted Lasso for second with 20 nominations apiece, swept all the awards for which it was nominated (the ensemble series about privilege and perversion at Hawaiian resort submitted all its performers to the supporting categories). The bit-packed show, hosted by Saturday Night Live veteran Kenan Thompson, included several back-to-back wins – Hacks’s Jean Smart for comedy actress, Ted Lasso’s Jason Sudeikis for comedy actor and co-star Brett Goldstein as supporting – as well as repeat nods from previous years.

Brett Goldstein, who plays sweary Roy Kent, relapses into profanity in 'second-chance' acceptance speech.

Goldstein, who was born in Sutton, Surrey, and studied film at Warwick University, was hired as a writer by the Ted Lasso team. Jason Sudeikis, the show’s creator and star, won best lead actor in a comedy series. Ted Lasso centres on an eponymous NFL coach who moves to England to coach a struggling Premier League football team.

A review of the 2022 Emmy Awards ceremony, hosted by 'Saturday Night Live' veteran Kenan Thompson, where 'Ted Lasso,' 'Succession' and 'The White Lotus' ...

Undeniably the most sublime of all was [Ralph’s acceptance speech](https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/emmys-2022-sheryl-lee-ralph-sings-acceptance-speech.html), when she launched into “Endangered Species,” using every molecule of oxygen in her lungs to celebrate her first Emmy win after years of working on the stage and screen. The rare time Zedd played something perfectly evocative of the past year in TV — Kate Bush’s [“Running Up That Hill”](https://www.vulture.com/tags/running-up-that-hill/) — it came during a moment that had absolutely nothing to do with Stranger Things. It was emotional, inspirational, the sort of spontaneous expression that makes you appreciate what it’s like to watch a talent be overtaken by their gift on live television. In other words, the Emmys felt different and the same, filled with familiar characters as well as shout-outs to shows that some people didn’t even know existed. And while a lot of the major winners were predictable, this year’s awards also reflected the wide spectrum of places to find good television. There was a sense that the voters, as well as the producers, had decided to try some things. [Elaborately dressed](https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/emmys-red-carpet-2022-photos.html) actors and creators accepted trophies, some of them well deserved (Sheryl Lee Ralph!), some of them less so (a directing award for a Ted Lasso episode instead of that episode of Barry with the motorcycle chase?). These served as reminders that, as much as television is about great storytelling and allowing audiences to feel seen, it’s also being made in an environment where every network and streaming conglomerate is more desperate than ever for money and eyeballs. [A lot of those trophies](https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/emmys-2022-winners-full-list.html) went to shows that have won before — Ted Lasso, Succession, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (which nabbed Outstanding Variety Talk Series for the seventh consecutive year), and Saturday Night Live (named Outstanding Variety Sketch Series for the sixth year in a row). After a largely virtual ceremony in 2020 and one held half-indoors and half-outdoors because of a rise in COVID-19 cases in 2021, this was the first “normal” Emmy Awards in three years. And it was normal in a lot of ways. Yeah, [the Emmys don’t make sense sometimes](https://www.vulture.com/2022/07/emmy-award-nominations-limited-series-limitations.html).

Best supporting actress winner Jennifer Coolidge, meanwhile, provided one of the show's highlights by dancing to the wind-up music rather than taking the hint ...

[Get The Watchlist delivered every Thursday](/link/follow-20170101-p56jp0). [Apple’s much-fancied series Severance](https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/ben-stiller-s-severance-is-a-dystopian-thriller-worth-sticking-with-20220214-p59wan.html) was largely overlooked, collecting just two awards from 14 nominations, both of them in the technical categories – original score and title design – that had been handed out on Sunday. But by far the biggest snub of this year’s Emmys was delivered to Better Call Saul. It collected three of the seven awards for which it was nominated. Australian actor Murray Bartlett, who had been toiling in relative obscurity since moving from his native Perth to Los Angeles in 2000 before The White Lotus turned him into one of Tinseltown’s hottest properties, was a popular winner in the supporting actor category. No matter the platitudes about it being an honour just to be nominated, there are always winners and losers at an awards show.

At last night's Emmys, Bob Odenkirk, John Turturro, Michael Keaton, Tony Shalhoub—all distinguished actors of a certain age—let us in on their secret: wear the ...

At last night’s Emmys, Bob Odenkirk, John Turturro, Michael Keaton, Tony Shalhoub—all distinguished actors of a certain age—let us in on their secret: wear the classic suit, but also throw on a pair of sunglasses. Sun is still very much up there in the sky—so opting for sunglasses on the red carpet is also, ultimately, a practical choice. It also felt like the actors were having fun getting all dressed up, too, as evidenced by