One of the biggest nights in the award season, The Emmys celebrates the best TV shows and performances that premiered or streamed between June 1, 2021, and May 31, 2022, meaning there is a whole variety of stars and shows nominated for the winning titles of Best Actor and Actress, Best Drama, Best Reality Series and more.
Ahead of the ceremony, Succession lead the way with 25 nominations, but who were the lucky few who won the prestigious award, and who was snubbed?
Newsweek has everything you need to know below.
The Emmy Awards 2022 Winners and Snubs
The White Lotus
HBO’s satirical drama The White Lotus was the biggest winner of the night, taking home 10 prizes in total including Best Limited Series, Best Writing, Best Supporting Actor for Murray Bartlett, and Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Coolidge.
In the Best Limited Series category, The White Lotus beat big competition including Netflix’s Inventing Anna and Hulu’s Pam & Tommy.
For many The White Lotus fans, some felt star Sydney Sweeney was snubbed of her first-ever Emmy win.
One fan tweeted: “honestly though, say what u want about her, Sydney Sweeney was snubbed for the drama series nom”
Another added: “Damn, Sydney Sweeney got snubbed IN MY OPINION.”
Sweeney, who plays Olivia in The White Lotus, was up for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. She also lost out on Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2022 for her role as Cassie in Euphoria.
Euphoria did not go home empty-handed, with Zendaya taking home the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, her second win for the role. She also remains the youngest person to win the award twice.
Speaking on stage, Zendaya shared: “Anyone who has loved a Rue or feels like they are a Rue, I want you to know I’m so grateful for your stories, and I carry them with me, and I carry them with her.”
The Dropout
Amanda Seyfried was named Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Anthology for her portrayal of disgraced CEO Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout, beating Lily James for Pam & Tommy, Toni Collette for The Staircase and Julia Garner for Inventing Anna.
Fans of Garner were disappointed to not see her win for her portrayal of the so-called fake German heiress Anna Delvey in Netflix’s Inventing Anna, but the good news is that she did not go home empty-handed.
Garner took home the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Ruth in Netflix’s Ozark, marking her third Emmy win for the role.
Succession
Succession fans will not be surprised to learn the HBO drama about the highly dysfunctional Roy family won Outstanding Drama for the second year in a row.
However, despite Succession stars Jeremy Strong, Brian Cox, Sarah Snook, J. Smith Cameron, Nicholas Braun, Kieran Culkin, and Matthew Macfadyen all receiving nominations across a variety of acting categories, only one star took home the Emmy, leaving some fans crying out their favorite actors were snubbed.
Others joked the plot of Succession had actually happened in real life, with Macfadyen taking home the award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of back-stabbing high-achiever, Tom Wambsgans.
Accepting his first Emmy win for Succession, Macfadyen said: “I must say it really is such a privilege and a pleasure to play this bonkers gift of a role in this wonderful show.”
Despite entering the evening with 25 nominations, Succession only took home three in total: Best Supporting Actor for Macfadyen, Outstanding Drama, and Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for show creator Jesse Armstrong.
It was also a good night for Ted Lasso, with Jason Sudeikis winning Best Leading Comedy Actor and Brett Goldstein for Best Supporting Actor, both actors winning for the second year in a row.
History-Making Wins
History was also made at the Emmys this year.
Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae became the first Asian actor to win the Emmy award for Best Male Actor in a drama. Lee had blown audiences way earlier this year with his performance of Seong Gi-Hun in the gripping series.
Squid Game’s director Hwang Dong-hyuk won best Drama Series Director, also becoming the first Asian to win the award.
Sheryl Lee Ralph won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her performance as teacher Barbara Howard in Abbott Elementary, becoming the first Black actress to win in the category since Jackée Harry in 1987.
Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series Writing.
Lizzo also dethroned Drag Race in the Reality Series category, taking home the award for Watch Out for the BigGrrrls.
Unfortunately, the three biggest snubs of the night were shows Barry, Only Murders in the Building, and Better Call Saul, despite all shows being nominated in some of the biggest categories.
Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building even went into the ceremony with a whopping 17 nominations, HBO’s Barry had 14 nominations and Better Call Saul had three nominations, one for Bob Odenkirk as Best Drama Actor, one for Rhea Seehorn as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama category and Outstanding Drama Series nomination.
One fan tweeted: “only murders in the building’s ’the boy from 6b’ is THE best tv episode i’ve ever watched. i can’t take the emmy comity seriously ever again after this awful snub.”
A fan of Bill Hader and Barry shared: “bill hader did not act his a** off here for the Emmys to snub him.”
One Better Call Saul fan wrote: “I am unbelievably shocked about Better Call Saul. It’s definitely the biggest Emmy snub I’ve seen. Bob Odenkirk is an incredible actor and my heart breaks for him. He deserved an Emmy more than anyone else tonight. #Emmys2022.”
Newsweek has the full list of Emmy TV 2022 Award Winners below:
Best Comedy
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Best Drama
Succession (HBO)
Best Limited Series
The White Lotus (HBO)
Best Actress, Comedy
Jean Smart, Hacks
Best Actor, Comedy
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Best Actress, Drama
Zendaya, Euphoria
Best Actor, Drama
Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie
Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie
Michael Keaton, Dopesick
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
Supporting Actress, Drama
Julia Garner, Ozark
Supporting Actor, Drama
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus
Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Variety Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Reality-Competition Program
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
Writing for a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (“Pilot”)
Writing for a Drama Series
Jesse Armstrong, Succession (“All the Bells Say”)
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special
Mike White, The White Lotus
Directing for a Comedy Series
MJ Delaney, Ted Lasso (“No Weddings and a Funeral”)
Directing for a Drama Series
Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game (“Red Light, Green Light”)
Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
Mike White, The White Lotus
Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+)
Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
George Carlin’s American Dream (HBO)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel
Outstanding Variety Special, Pre-Recorded
Adele One Night Only (CBS)
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show (NBC)
