Rocked by the pandemic, this year the Emmy Awards were different. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony virtually from the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
HBO dystopic superhero drama ‘Watchmen’ with 26 nominations won four awards, including Outstanding Limited Series, Best directing series and acting trophies for Regina King and supporting actor trophy for Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
HBO's 'Succession' bagged Outstanding Drama Series award, while 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' won outstanding variety talk series for the fifth year in a row.
'Schitt’s Creek' swept the first seven awards, including all four comedy acting trophies for Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy.
In one of the night’s few truly surprising moments, the 24-year-old actress and former Disney Channel star Zendaya won her first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series for her performance in 'Euphoria'.
Jeremy Strong won Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series award for his performance in 'Succession' and Mark Ruffalo bagged Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie award for his performance in 'I Know This Much Is True'.