‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Big Little Lies’ win big at Emmys
Dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale and HBO series Big Little Lies were the big winners at this year’s Emmy Awards.
Written by Margaret Atwood, the show won best drama series, best director for Reed Morano and best actress for Elisabeth Moss.
Big Little Lies took home best lead actress (Nicole Kidman), supporting actress (Laura Dern), supporting actor (Alexander Skarsgard) and director (Jean-Marc Vallee).
Accepting the award, Kidman said, “The power of television has astounded us, you allowed us into your living rooms… but as much as the show has the entertainment value, it’s about the issues.”
Here’s a complete list of the winners
- Limited Series: Big Little Lies
- Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies)
- Lead Actor in Limited Series or Movie: Riz Ahmed (The Night Of)
- Comedy Series: Veep
- Lead Actor in a Comedy: Donald Glover (Atlanta)
- Lead Actress in a Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
- Drama Series: The Handmaid’s Tale
- Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)
- Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Elizabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
- Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: John Lithgow (The Crown)
- Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
- Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Laura Dern (Big Little Lies)
- Directing for a Comedy Series: Donald Glover (Atlanta)
- Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Alec Baldwin (SNL)
- Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special: Jean-Marc Vallee (Big Little Lies)
- Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Alexander Skarsgard (Big Little Lies)
- Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale)
- Writing for a Comedy Series: Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe (Master of None)
- Directing for a Drama Series: Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale)
- Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special: Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror: San Junipero)
- Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)