Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Emmy Awards: Elisabeth Moss, Sterling K. Brown, “Veep,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus Sets a Record, Nicole Kidman, Riz Ahmed, Donald Glover, John Oliver, “Big Little Lies, “SNL,” John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Laura Dern

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An excellent show. Stephen Colbert didn’t go too far with the anti-Trump stuff, no one did. But the vibe was right– a celebration of how TV has matured quickly. The quality of the nominees and winners was very high, and the audience could certainly relate to them. Let’s hope the ratings were good!

Outstanding Drama Series– “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Lead Actress, Drama Series– Elisabeth Moss, “Handmaid’s Tale”

Lead Actor, Drama Series– Sterling K. Brown, “This is Us” NBC– he’s going to be a movie star– and he cites Andre Braugher– so classy!

Best Limited Series– “Big Little Lies” HBO

Outstanding Comedy Series– “Veep” HBO

Lead Actress, Comedy– Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” — breaks a record HBO

Lead Actor, Comedy– Donald Glover, “Atlanta”

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama– John Lithgow, “The Crown” (Netflix)

Best Actor in a Limited Series– Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”

Best Actress in a Limited Series– Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy– Kate McKinnon “SNL” She thanked Hillary Clinton for “her grace and grit.” Classy.

Best Supporting Actress in Limited Series or Movie– Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”

Best Directing– Comedy– Donald Glover*, “Atlanta”   *first black person to win for directing a comedy

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series– “Saturday Night Live”

Outstanding Writing, Drama Series–  Bruce Miller, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy– Alec Baldwin, “SNL” meaning “SNL” has won everything it was nominated for.

Directing, Drama– Jean Marc Vallee, “Big Little Lies”

Best Supporting Actor, Drama, Limited Series– Alexander Skarsgard, “Big Little Lies”

Writing for Variety Series– “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”

Supporting Actress, Drama Series– Ann Dowd, “Handmaid’s Tale”  and she really deserves it. Good for her!

Writing, Comedy Series– Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe*, “Master of None” *first black woman ever to win an Emmy for writing.

Least Annoying Reality Show — “The Voice”

Directing, Drama Series– Reed Morano, “Handmaid’s Tale”

Writing for Limited Series or Movie– Charlie Brooker, “Black Mirror”

Directing for Variety Series– “SNL” Don Roy King

Outstanding Variety-Talk Series— John Oliver “Last Week Tonight”

 

 

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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