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    Here's everything to know about who won big at last night's Emmy awards

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    Published 20 September 2021 In Features

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    This weekend saw the Emmy Awards 2021 take place, with the 73rd annual ceremony hosted by Cedric the Entertainer in Los Angeles.

    A-listers gathered from far and wide to celebrate the previous year in television, with The Crown, The Queen's Gambit and Ted Lasso emerging as some of the night's top winners.

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    Here's who won big at last night's Emmy awards...

    Outstanding drama series

    The Boys Bridgerton WINNER: The Crown The Handmaid's Tale Lovecraft Country The Mandalorian Pose This Is Us

    Outstanding limited series

    I May Destroy You Mare Of Easttown WINNER: The Queen's Gambit Underground Railroad WandaVision

    Outstanding comedy series

    Black-ish Cobra Kai Emily in Paris Hacks The Flight Attendant The Kominsky Method Pen15 WINNER: Ted Lasso

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    Lead actor in a drama series

    Sterling K Brown - This Is Us Jonathan Majors - Lovecraft Country WINNER: Josh O'Connor - The Crown Regé-Jean Page - Bridgerton Billy Porter - Pose Matthew Rhys - Perry Mason

    Lead actress in a drama series

    Uzo Aduba - Treatment WINNER: Olivia Colman - The Crown Emma Corrin - The Crown Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale Mj Rodriguez - Pose Jurnee Smollett - Lovecraft Country

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    Supporting actor in a drama series

    WINNER: Tobias Menzies - The Crown O-T Fagbenle - The Handmaid's Tale Max Minghella - The Handmaid's Tale Bradley Whitford - The Handmaid's Tale Michael K Williams - Lovecraft Country Giancarlo Esposito - The Mandalorian John Lithgow - Perry Mason Chris Sullivan - This Is Us

    Supporting actress in a drama series

    WINNER: Gillian Anderson - The Crown Helena Bonham Carter - The Crown Emerald Fennell - The Crown Madeleine Brewer - The Handmaid's Tale Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale Yvonne Strahovski - The Handmaid's Tale Samira Wiley - The Handmaid's Tale Aunjanue Ellis - Lovecraft Country

    Lead actor in a limited series or movie

    Paul Bettany - WandaVision Hugh Grant - The Undoing WINNER: Ewan McGregor - Halston Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hamilton Leslie Odom Jr - Hamilton

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    Lead actress in a limited series or movie

    Michaela Coel - I May Destroy You Cynthia Erivo - Genius: Aretha Elizabeth Olsen - WandaVision Anya Taylor-Joy - The Queen's Gambit WINNER: Kate Winslet - Mare Of Easttown

    Supporting actor in a limited series or movie

    Thomas Brodie-Sangster - The Queen's Gambit Daveed Diggs - Hamilton Paapa Essiedu - I May Destroy You Jonathan Groff - Hamilton WINNER: Evan Peters - Mare Of Easttown Anthony Ramos - Hamilton

    Supporting actress in a limited series or movie

    Renee Elise Goldsberry - Hamilton Kathryn Hahn - WandaVision Moses Ingram - The Queen's Gambit WINNER: Julianne Nicholson - Mare Of Easttown Jean Smart - Mare Of Easttown

    Lead actor in a comedy series

    Anthony Anderson - Black-ish Michael Douglas - The Kominsky Method William H Macy - Shameless WINNER: Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso Kenan Thompson - Kenan

    Lead actress in a comedy series

    Aidy Bryant - Shrill Kaley Cuoco - The Flight Attendant Allison Janney - Mom Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish WINNER: Jean Smart - Hacks

    Supporting actor in a comedy series

    Carl Clemons-Hopkins - Hacks WINNER: Brett Goldstein - Ted Lasso Nick Mohammed - Ted Lasso Brendan Hunt - Ted Lasso Paul Reiser - The Kominsky Method Jeremy Swift - Ted Lasso Kenan Thompson - Saturday Night Live Bowen Yang - Saturday Night Live

    Supporting actress in a comedy series

    Rosie Perez - The Flight Attendant Hannah Einbinder - Hacks Aidy Bryant - Saturday Night Live Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live Cecily Strong - Saturday Night Live Juno Temple - Ted Lasso WINNER: Hannah Waddingham - Ted Lasso

    Outstanding reality competition series

    Nailed It! The Amazing Race WINNER: RuPaul's Drag Race Top Chef The Voice

    Outstanding variety talk series

    Conan Daily Show with Trevor Noah Jimmy Kimmel Live WINNER: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    Outstanding variety sketch series

    A Black Lady Sketch Show WINNER: Saturday Night Live

    Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded)

    Bo Burnham: Inside David Byrne's American Utopia 8:46 - Dave Chappelle Friends: The Reunion WINNER: Hamilton A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

    Writing for a comedy series

    Steve Yockey - The Flight Attendant Meredith Scardino - Girls5eva WINNER: Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs, Jen Stansky - Hacks Maya Erskine - Pen15 Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly - Ted Lasso (Make Rebecca Great Again) Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly - Ted Lasso (Pilot)

    Writing for a drama series

    Rebecca Sonnenshine - The Boys WINNER: Peter Morgan - The Crown Yahlin Chang - The Handmaid's Tale Misha Green - Lovecraft Country Dave Filoni - The Mandalorian (Chapter 13: The Jedi) Jon Favreau - The Mandalorian (Chapter 16: The Rescue) Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady - Pose (The Finale)

    Writing for a limited series, movie or drama

    WINNER: Michaela Coel - I May Destroy You Brad Ingelsby - Mare Of Easttown Scott Frank - The Queen's Gambit Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron - Wandavision (All-New Halloween Spooktacular) Jac Schaeffer - WandaVision (Filmed Before A Live Studio Audience) Laura Donney - WandaVision (Previously On)

    Director for a comedy series

    James Burrows - B Positive (Pilot) Susanna Fogel - The Flight Attendant (In Case of Emergency) WINNER: Lucia Aniello - Hacks (Pilot) James Widdoes - Mom (Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak) Zach Braff - Ted Lasso (Biscuits) MJ Delaney - Ted Lasso (The Hope That Kills You)

    Directing for a drama series

    Julie Anne Robinson - Bridgerton (Diamond Of The First Water) Benjamin Caron - The Crown (Fairytale) WINNER: Jessica Hobbs - The Crown (War) Liz Garbus - The Handmaid's Tale (The Wilderness) Jon Favreau - The Mandalorian (Chapter 9: The Marshal) Steven Canals - Pose (Series Finale)

    Directing for a limited series

    Thomas Kail - Hamilton Michaela Coel and Sam Miller - I May Destroy You (Ego Death) Sam Miller - I May Destroy You (Eyes, Eyes, Eyes, Eyes) Craig Zobel - Mare Of Easttown WINNER: Scott Frank - The Queen's Gambit Barry Jenkins - The Underground Railroad Matt Shakman - WandaVision

    Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

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