Every member of the Rose family won an Emmy tonight in Schitt’s Creek’s historic sweep
Wow! Schitt’s Creek made major TV history tonight by becoming the first show (comedy or drama) to win all four acting awards! And not only did it do that, but it won every single thing it was up for! It was a clean sweep, going 7 for 7. I’m kicking myself, because I had a whole rough draft ready to go where I was going to predict it to sweep the acting awards and I chickened out at the last minute and changed it. But I was so happy to see it happen, because the show was lovely and this was its best season, and all four actors were SO good on it. The other wins were expected in series, but there were some surprises in the acting winners- particularly Zendaya, who upset in Lead Actress in a Drama to become the youngest winner of that category ever. Also with Uzo Aduba for Mrs. America, Jeremy Strong for Succession (I should have seen that coming but I think I was rooting for Brian Cox over him). I was 10/17 this year (not one of my best- far worse than last year), but I was a lot happier with the winners overall.
2020 EMMY WINNERS
COMEDY
Annie Murphy and Dan Levy were jumping up and down all night with win after win for Schitt’s Creek
Series: Schitt’s Creek
Lead Actress: Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
Lead Actor: Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Supporting Actress: Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek
Supporting Actor: Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Directing: Schitt’s Creek
Writing: Schitt’s Creek
DRAMA
Zendaya’s surprise win electrified her living room
Series: Succession
Lead Actor: Jeremy Strong, Succession
Lead Actress: Zendaya, Euphoria
Supporting Actor: Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Supporting Actress: Julia Garner, Ozark
Directing: Succession
Writing: Succession
LIMITED
Regina King continues her Emmy reign with Watchmen
Series: Watchmen
Lead Actress: Regina King, Watchmen
Lead Actor: Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much is True
Supporting Actress: Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
Supporting Actor: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen
Directing: Unorthodox
Writing: Watchmen
VARIETY/REALITY
John Oliver wins again, as expected
Talk Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Reality/Competition: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Regarding the virtual ceremony, I actually thought Jimmy Kimmel did pretty good job with it, considering the circumstances. Doing it live from everyone’s homes or gatherings was fun, and the show was remarkably free of technical glitches, so kudos to them. It was so cute to see the Schitt’s Creek gang all together in Canada, but I wish we could have seen the ovations for legends Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy in a room with their peers. I wouldn’t mind if the Oscars took their cue from this (assuming we’re all stuck in this same situation by next April).
