- Show is in-person: This year's 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, was back in-person after a virtual ceremony last year.
- The winners: See the full list of winners here.
- The red carpet: See all the looks here.
First off, Cedric the Entertainer should host the Emmys every year. Heck, I nominate him right now to host the Oscars. He was just the right bit of funny, snarky and the skits were smart. I think it's safe to say that the opening number put us all in a good mood.
Now, although the show felt an hour too long — most of us have leaned on television during the Covid-19 pandemic. So it feels like this year especially, we've all seen pretty much everything that's nominated. At least I do!
The two shows that took home the most awards over the past two weekends were "Ted Lasso," which won seven, and "The Crown," who won 11. If you aren't watching those, you need to start binging. When it comes to one of the most coveted categories, outstanding limited series, the award went to one of my favorite shows, "The Queens Gambit."
It was a big night for Netflix who took home a total of 44 Emmys, tying an all-time record for a single year, according to CNN's Brian Lowry.
Bravo to Kate Winslet who took home the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or TV movie for her role in "Mare of Easttown." Well deserved.
Much love to Jean Smart who won the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for her role in "Hacks." I've been rooting for her since her days on "Designing Women."
An emotional moment was when Debbie Allen received a standing ovation as she was awarded the Governors Award at the Emmys.
It was a royal night for Netflix drama "The Crown."
The show was the big winner of the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards taking home seven awards tonight.
The show won in the following categories:
This is in addition to the show's four awards already announced last weekend for:
The drama takes home a total of 11 Emmys this year.
"The Queen's Gambit" just won the Emmy for outstanding limited series.
One of the most important categories of the night is outstanding drama series.
This year's winner was Netflix's hit show "The Crown."
The cast erupted into cheers from their off site location in London. The show won numerous awards throughout the night including Olivia Colman walking away with an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama series.
"Ted Lasso" took home the Emmy for best comedy series.
The win topped an excellent night for the Apple TV+ series that has stolen many a heart this year and snagged several Emmys Sunday night.
In the words of Coach Ted Lasso: "As the man once said, the harder you work, the luckier you get."
"Hamilton" just won an Emmy in the outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) category.
Actress Renée Elise Goldsberry said the award represented "the synergy between the medium of television and theater."
"What a gift we can be to each other. What a gift you gave us last year when we were dark and dispersed. Television provided the platform for us to come together to put on a show," she said.
"Look around, look around! The curtains are going back up. And the lights are coming back on," Goldsberry added in a nod to Broadway reopening after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Stephen Colbert's "Election Night 2020" just won the Emmy for variety live special.
He commended his team for pulling off producing the show during the pandemic.
"The most amazing thing is that these people did this show, not just in their own little zoom rooms, like everybody in this industry did over the past year, they did a live show in their own zoom rooms," Colbert said.
Conan O'Brien crashed the stage and acted overly excited. Colbert joked about O'Brien's bit, saying, "most of the people behind me, most of the people behind me really deserve this Emmy right now."
Josh O'Connor won the lead actor in a drama Emmy for his role as Prince Charles in "The Crown."
"I'm an absolute wreck," O'Connor said in accepting the award.
"Making 'The Crown' has been the most rewarding two years of my life," he continued before thanking the cast, crew and others involved in the production as well as his parents, siblings and girlfriend.
"And finally to my grandparents, my grandmother who passed a few months ago and my grandfather Peter O'Connor, who hopefully will watch this in the morning, your kindness and loyalty has been the greatest gift," he said. "Thank you so much."
Olivia Colman has done it, she took home the coveted award for lead actress in a drama series for her role as Queen Elizabeth in Netflix's hit series "The Crown."
She accepted the award from a separate Emmys set in London and became emotional talking about her father who passed away during the pandemic.
Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson presented Colman with the award.