The Primetime Emmy Awards is a time for actors to celebrate, well, themselves. The peer-based accolades aired Sept. 17 for the 69th year.
This year female empowerment brought home the trohpies as two woman-based dramas won big - Big Little Lies and The Handmaid's Tale each brought home 8 Emmy Awards.
Hosted by Stephen Colbert, the opening act was, not surprisingly, very politically charged.
Did we mention the special visit from former Press Secretary and Communications Director, Sean Spicer?
We lost a number of stars this past year, they were honored with musical accompaniment by Hamilton's Chris Jackson who sang Stevie Wonder's "As."
The big change was the announcer was replaced by a DJ, someone who may look familiar to Superior Donuts fans, none other than actor and comic Jermaine Fowler.
The shows that won big in the hearts of fellow actors are:
Saturday Night Live: 9
Big Little Lies: 8
The Handmaid’s Tale: 8
The Night Of: 5
Stranger Things: 5
Veep: 5
Westworld: 5
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: 4
Samurai Jack: 4
The Crown: 3
Hairspray Live!: 3
RuPaul’s Drag Race: 3
COMPLETE WINNERS LIST -
Best Drama Series
The Handmaid’s Tale
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of Cards
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Best Comedy Series
Veep
Atlanta
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Best Limited Series
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
Genius
The Night Of
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Claire Foy, The Crown
Keri Russell, The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Anthony Hopkins, Westworld
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Allison Janney, Mom
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Zach Galifianakis, Baskets
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best TV Movie
Black Mirror: San Junipero
Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sherlock: The Lying Detective
The Wizard of Lies
Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Carrie Coon, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Lying Detective
Robert DeNiro, The Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
John Turturro, The Night Of
Best Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Jean-Marc Vallee, Big Little Lies
Noah Hawley, Fargo
Ryan Murphy, Feud: Bette & Joan
Ron Howard, Genius
James Marsh, The Night Of
Steve Zaillian, The Night Of
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
John Lithgow, The Crown
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Best Directing for a Drama Series
Reed Morano, The Handmaid’s Tale
Vince Gilligan, Better Call Saul
Stephen Daldry, The Crown
Kate Dennis, The Handmaid’s Tale
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland
The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things
Jonathan Nolan, Westworld
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Kathryn Hahn, Transparent
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Judith Light, Transparent
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep
Matt Walsh, Veep
Best Directing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Jamie Babbit, Silicon Valley
Morgan Sackett, Veep
David Mandel, Veep
Dale Stern, Veep
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Judy Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan
Jackie Hoffman, Feud: Bette and Joan
Regina King, American Crime
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
Bill Camp, The Night Of
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
David Thewlis, Fargo
Stanley Tucci, Feud: Bette and Joan
Michael K. Williams, The Night Of
Best Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror: San Junipero
David E. Kelley, Big Little Lies
Noah Hawley, Fargo
Ryan Murphy, Feud: Bette and Joan
Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam & Ryan Murphy, Feud: Bette and Joan
Richard Price & Steven Zaillian, The Night Of
Best Writing for a Drama Series
Bruce Miller, The Handmaid’s Tale
Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg, The Americans
Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul
Peter Morgan, The Crown
The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things
Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan, Westworld
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe, Master of None
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Stephen Glover, Atlanta
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley
Billy Kimball, Veep
David Mandel, Veep
Best Reality-Competition Program
The Voice
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
Best Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Late Late Show With James Corden
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Real Time With Bill Maher
Best Writing for a Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Best Directing for a Variety Series
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
Derek Waters & Jeremy Konner, Drunk History
Andy Fisher, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Paul Pennolino, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Jim Hoskinson, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Best Variety Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Billy on the Street
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Portlandia
Tracy Ullman’s Show
Additional awards handed out at Creative Arts Emmys ceremony on Sept. 9-10.
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Gerald McRaney, This Is Us (ABC)
Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Jane Lynch, Dropping the Soap (Amazon)
Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Kim Estes, Dicks (Vimeo)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour): The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half Hour): Veep (HBO)
Outstanding Original Interactive Program: The People’s House – Inside the White House With Barack and Michelle Obama (Samsung/Oculus)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series: Stranger Things (Netflix)
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: Stranger Things (Netflix)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special: Big Little Lies (HBO)
Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic): Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie: The Night Of (HBO)
Outstanding Main Title Design: Stranger Things (Netflix)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series: Westworld (HBO)
Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training (AMC)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie: The Night Of (HBO)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special: American Horror Story: Roanoke (FX)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special: The Night Of (HBO)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie: The Night Of (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (half hour) and Animation: Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series: Stranger Things (Netflix)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie: Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role: Gotham (Fox)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects: Westworld (HBO)
Outstanding Commercial: Calling JohnMalkovich.com (Squarespace)
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within a Scripted Program: Westworld, DiscoverWestworld.com (HBO)
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program: Shameless (Showtime)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Music Competition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): House of Cards (Netflix)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour): Westworld (HBO)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live (HBO)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series: The Ranch (Netflix)
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half Hour or Less): Veep (HBO)
Outstanding Children’s Program: Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (HBO)
Outstanding Music Competition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score): Fargo (FX)
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More): The Crown (Netflix)
Outstanding Period/Fantasy Costumes for a Series, Limited Series, or Movie: The Crown (Netflix)
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie: Marvel’s Luke Cage (Netflix)
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series: The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series: Master of None (Netflix)
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music: Stranger Things (Netflix)
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series: Veep (HBO)
Outstanding Host for a Reality/Reality-Competition Program: RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Outstanding Special Class Program: 70th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Outstanding Choreography: TIE — Mandy Moore, Dancing With the Stars (ABC), and Travis Wall, So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program: Life Below Zero (National Geographic)
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program: Ava DuVernay and Spencer Averick, 13th (Netflix)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi Camera): The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years (Hulu)
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: 13th (Netflix)
Outstanding Character Voiceover Performance: Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy(Fox)
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: Planet Earth II (BBC America)
Outstanding Music Direction: Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America (ABC)
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within an Unscripted Program: The Oscars (ABC)
Outstanding Interactive Program: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program: O.J.: Made in America(ESPN)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program: Planet Earth II (BBC America)
Outstanding Directing for a Nonfiction Program: O.J.: Made in America (ESPN)
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program: Adventure Time (Cartoon Network)
Outstanding Animated Program: Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Governor’s Award: ITVS
Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic): Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction Event or Award Special: Hairspray Live! (NBC)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi Camera): The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years (Hulu)
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: 13th, “Letter to the Free,” performed by Common (Netflix)
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series: Viceland at the Women’s March (Viceland)
Outstanding Informational Series or Special: Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (A&E)
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie or Special: Hairspray Live! (NBC)
Outstanding Narrator: Meryl Streep, Five Came Back
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality, or Reality Competition Series: Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special: Hairspray Live!(NBC)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program: Bruce Ready, Born This Way (A&E)
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program: RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Outstanding Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming: Zaldy Goco and Perry Meek, RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special: Super Bowl LI Halftime Show Starring Lady Gaga (Fox)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special: Glenn Weiss, The Oscars (ABC)
Outstanding Variety Special: Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017 (CBS)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner (TBS)
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: LA 92 (National Geographic)