The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards was held at the Microsoft Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Hosted by Kenan Thompson, The Emmy 2022 event honours the best Television shows and performances.
This year, Michael Keaton took home the Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Anthology Series for his role in Hulu's critically acclaimed Dopesick series. Sheryl Lee bagged the Emmy award for Outstanding-Supporting Actress in the Abbott Elementary comedy series, thus making history by becoming the second Black woman to win under this category. Zendaya also scripted history by becoming the youngest two-time winner of Emmy Awards. She took home the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in the drama series category for her performance in Euphoria. On the other hand, Squid Game’s Hwang Dong-hyuk became the first Asian director to win the drama series category, and the first-ever director to win for a non-English language series.
It may be noted that HBO network won 12 awards while Apple TV+ and Netflix got 3 and 4 respectively. The White Lotus bagged 5 awards followed by Ted Lasso with three.
Here’s the complete list of winners for Emmy 2022, which awards the best of the shows across various categories in drama series, comedy series and variety sketch series.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series
Michael Keaton, Dopesick
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series
Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Matthew Macfayden, Succession
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Julia Garner, Ozark
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Outstanding Competition Program
Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
Mike White, The White Lotus
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie
Mike White, The White Lotus
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel, Jerrod Carmichael
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Zendaya, Euphoria
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
MJ Delaney Ted Lasso, No Weddings and a Funeral-- Episode
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Jesse Armstrong, Succession, All the Bells Say-- Episode
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Lee Jung-Jae, Squid Game
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
The White Lotus, HBO
Outstanding Comedy Series
Ted Lasso
Outstanding Drama Series
Succession