Zendaya made history at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards
It was a history-making night at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California hosted by Kenan Thompson.
The 26-year-old singer-actress Zendaya earned one of the top honors of the night as she triumphed in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for HBO’s Euphoria.
It’s the California girl’s second Emmy after winning in 2020. It makes her the youngest two-time winner in the said category. Zendaya triumphed over impressive performances from Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Laura Linney (Ozark), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), and Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show).
During her acceptance speech Zendaya said: “This means so much. Thank you so much. To all the incredible actresses in this category, I’m so honored to be beside you. Thank you to the incredible, incredible cast and crew of Euphoria.
“Thank you for making such a safe space to make this very difficult show I love you all so much thank you to the academy thank you to my friends and family, some of which are here tonight. Thank you to Sam [Levinson] for sharing with me. Thank you for believing in me, even in moments when I didn’t believe in myself.
“Lastly I just want to say, you know, my greatest wish for Euphoria was that it could help heal people and I just want to say thank you to everyone who shared their story with me.
“I want you to know that anyone who has loved a Rue or feels like you are a Rue, I’m so grateful for your stories and I carry them with me and carry them with her. Thank you so much.”
Ted Lasso was once again a big winner at the Emmys as the Apple TV+ series won the coveted Outstanding Comedy Series award along with the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series award for Jason Sudeikis, who now has four Emmys.
The 46-year-old funnyman then took to the microphone to thank the cast and crew and even boasted that the production for season 2 did not have a single shut down.
“The show is about good and evil. It’s about the truth and lies. This show is about all that stuff but it’s mostly about our response to those things and your response to our show has been overwhelming. Thank you, again, so much. Otis, Daisy I love you very much yeah, we’ll stay for season 3 at some point.”
Jason beat out great performances from Donald Glover (Atlanta), Bill Hader (Barry), Nicholas Hoult (The Great), Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building), and Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building).
Succession earned the final award of the night in the Outstanding Drama Series category with heavy competition from Better Call Saul (AMC), Euphoria (HBO), Ozark (Netflix), Severance (Apple TV+), Squid Game (Netflix), Stranger Things (Netflix), and Yellowjackets (Showtime).
HBO limited series The White Lotus was perhaps the biggest winner of the night as it earned five Emmys during the televised portion of the broadcast including Outstanding Limited Series.
It also earned Outstanding Limited Series and Supporting Actor and Actress in a Limited Series for Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge, respectively.
Coolidge, 61, known for her comic performances in the film Legally Blonde and the sitcom 2 Broke Girls, won her first ever Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for playing Tanya in HBO’s The White Lotus.
Squid Game was also a massive winner as Lee Jung-jae earned Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. The first Asian actor to win in the said category.
The 49-year-old South Korean actor faced heavy competition which includes Jason Bateman (Ozark), Brian Cox (Succession), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Adam Scott (Severance), and Jeremy Strong (Succession).
During his acceptance speech, he said: “Thank you so much thank you so much. First, I would like to thank god above. Thank you to the television academy.
“Thank you to Netflix and thank you to the director for making realistic problems we all face come to life so creatively on the screen with a great script and amazing Thank you. Thank you Squid Game team.”
That wasn’t the only win for the highly-popular Netflix series as Hwang Dong-hyuk earned Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episode Red Light, Green Light.
Perhaps the most powerful moment of the night was when Sheryl Lee Ralph, 65, won Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work in Abbott Elementary and she tearfully belted out a song.
Jean Smart was a standout as she won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks. The 71-year old veteran actress won her fifth Primetime Emmy Award.
Amanda Seyfried was also a big winner as she earned Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role in The Dropout and bested out Toni Collette (The Staircase), Julia Garner (Inventing Anna), Lily James (Pam and Tommy), Sarah Paulson (Impeachment: American Crime Story), and Margaret Qualley (Maid).
Lizzo was in disbelief as she won Best Competition Program for her Amazon Prime Video show Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.
“I want to say thank you to the Emmys and the Emmy voters, first I’m very emotional [ crying ] And the trophy is nice but my emotion is for these people who are on the stage with me the stories that they shared they’re not that unique. They just don’t get the platform telling stories. Let’s just tell more stories.”
Michael Keaton, 71, took home Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his work in Dopesick beating out Colin Firth (The Staircase), Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven), Oscar Isaac (Scenes From a Marriage), Himesh Patel (Station Eleven), and Sebastian Stan (Pam and Tommy).
Here is the complete list of winners:
Drama series: Succession (HBO)
Comedy series: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Limited series: The White Lotus (HBO)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game)
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Zendaya (Euphoria)
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart (Hacks)
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Michael Keaton (Dopesick)
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)
Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO) – WINNER
Competition Program: Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Amazon Prime Video)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Julia Garner (Ozark)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus)
Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Writing for a Drama Series: Jesse Armstrong (Succession)
Directing for a Drama Series: Hwang Dong-hyuk (Squid Game)
Writing for a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
Directing for a Comedy Series: MJ Delaney (Ted Lasso)
Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Mike White (The White Lotus)
Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Mike White (The White Lotus)
Writing for a Variety Special: Jerrod Carmichael (Rothaniel)
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