The most diverse field in
Emmys history garnered several awards for black actors and a full sweep for a Canadian sitcomEmmy winners 2020: the full listIt was uncharted waters for the 72nd Emmy awards – the first major acting awards show held since the pandemic began, a strange and subdued ceremony in which stars accepted awards on Zoom. But unwelcome new methods (the telecast required more than 100 live feeds), and the end of former Emmys juggernauts
Game of Thrones and Veep, ushered in a celebration of new series and talent: Canadian
comedy Schitt’s Creek swept the comedy awards, HBO’s Succession dominated in drama and the evening’s most-nominated show, HBO’s prescient, eerie Watchmen, cleaned up in the limited series category.
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