The Handmaid’s Tale, Big Little Lies and Donald Glover were among the big winners at the Emmy Awards on Sunday. Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale took home six honors, included the coveted Best Drama Series trophy. The show’s star Elisabeth Moss also won her first ever Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Meanwhile, HBO’s Big Little Lies won five awards. The drama won Best Limited Series and its stars Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, and Alexander Skarsgard nabbed Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, respectively. Atlanta‘s Donald Glover made history by winning Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, making him the first black director to ever win the category. He also picked up Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his work in front of the camera.
During his backstage Emmy interview Donald was asked about his future in music. “I don’t ever want to do anything because I’m forced to,” he told reporters. “Once you do that, things start to get bad and you jump the shark. Also, I feel like if I don’t make a Chance the Rapper mixtape, like double mixtape, a bunch of 14-year-olds will kick my ass. They stop me on the street and it’s kind of scary. Youth scares me. So I feel like I’ve gotta do something. I probably will.”
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Emmy Awards 2017: The Winners List
- Best Drama Series: The Handmaid’s Tale
- Best Comedy Series: Veep
- Best Limited Series: Big Little Lies
- Best Actress in a Drama Series: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Best Actor in a Drama Series: Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Donald Glover, Atlanta
- Best TV Movie: Black Mirror: San Junipero
- Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
- Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
- Best Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special: Jean-Marc Vallee, Big Little Lies
- Best Supporting Actress in a Drama: Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: John Lithgow, The Crown
- Best Directing for a Drama Series: Reed Morano, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
- Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
- Best Directing for a Comedy Series: Donald Glover, Atlanta
- Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
- Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
- Best Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special: Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror: San Junipero
- Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series:* Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series:* Gerald McRaney, This Is Us
- Best Writing for a Drama Series: Bruce Miller, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Best Writing for a Comedy Series: Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe, Master of None
- Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:* Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
- Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:* Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live*
- Best Reality-Competition Program: The Voice
- Best Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- Best Writing for a Variety Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- Best Directing for a Variety Series: Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
- Best Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live
- Best Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race*
*Awards presented during the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony on September 9-10.