- Title: Winners celebrate backstage on night of Emmy upsets
- Date: 18th September 2018
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 17, 2018) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) ***WARNING CONTAINS PROFANITY*** EMMY WINNER FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES, HENRY WINKLER, WALKING OUT ON STAGE TO SPEAK TO REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) HENRY WINKLER, SAYING: "I think I have the longest drought between nominations of anyone in the Academy. I think over 7,400
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- Keywords: Henry Winkler Regina King David Benioff Kit Harington John Oliver Matthew Rhys California Rachel Brosnahan winners Peter Dinklage Jeff Daniels Emilia Clarke Bill Hader Ryan Murphy Tiffany Haddish Emmy awards Los Angeles Game of Thrones
- Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Television
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"Game of Thrones" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" won the top prizes at the Emmy awards on Monday (September 17) on a night of upsets for the highest honors in television and a triumph for streaming services.
Dystopian female show "The Handmaid's Tale" and FX's surreal hip-hop comedy "Atlanta" were the biggest losers, taking none of the most prestigious awards and making a disappointing night for stars Elisabeth Moss and Donald Glover.
HBO's medieval fantasy "Game of Thrones" won a total of nine Emmys, including technical awards for special effects and stunts, and was named best drama series for a third time, beating last year's champion "The Handmaid's Tale."
Netflix, which had a leading 112 nominations going into the Emmys, ended up tying HBO for the most wins, with 23 apiece.
Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," about a 1950s housewife who turns to standup comedy, took home the Emmy for best comedy series. "Mrs. Maisel" also won a total of seven other awards, including best actress for Rachel Brosnahan.
Claire Foy beat Moss to win for her quiet but formidable portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in Netflix drama "The Crown."
Matthew Rhys took his first best drama actor Emmy for playing a conflicted Russian spy in the final season of the FX Cold War series "The Americans."
But despite one of the most ethnically diverse array of nominees, only Regina King ("Seven Seconds") Thandie Newton ("Westworld") and RuPaul ("RuPaul's Drag Race") made it to the winners podium.
Other big winners included "The Assassination of Gianni Versace," for best limited series and actor Darren Criss, who played the gay serial killer who murdered the Italian designer in Miami in 1997. Creator Ryan Murphy dedicated the Emmy to the LGBT community.
One of the biggest shocks came when presumed front-runner Glover lost the comedy acting category to Bill Hader's hitman-turned-struggling actor in HBO's show business satire "Barry."
"Barry" also brought honors for veteran Henry Winkler, winning a standing ovation and his first-ever Emmy for his supporting role as a self-important acting teacher. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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