Thursday, September 21, 2017

2017 Emmy Awards...Winners and Firsts


WINNERS

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson in This is Us
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Donald Glover as Earn Marks in Atlanta
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - Lena Waithe and Aziz Ansari  for Master of None
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - Donald Glover for Atlanta

FIRSTS

Sterling K. Brown - First Black actor in 19 years to win lead actor in a drama series
Donald Glover - First Black director to win for directing a comedy series
Lena Waithe - First  Black woman to win for writing for a comedy series

NOMINATED

Outstanding Comedy Series - Atlanta, Black-ish, Master of None, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Drama Series - Stranger Things, This is Us
Outstanding Television Movie - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Ron Cephas Jones (This is Us), Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black), Thandie Newton (Westworld), Samira Wiley (The Handmaid's Tale)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie - Michael K. Williams (The Night Of)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie - Regina King (American Crime)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - Donald Glover (Atlanta), Stephen Glover (Atlanta)

MAJOR NOMINATIONS BY PROGRAM

Atlanta (5 - won 2)
Stranger Things (5)
This is Us (5)
Black-ish (3)
Master of None (3)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (3)