Emmy Awards 2022: Powerful speeches, jibes, few surprises

The 74th annual Emmy Awards hosted by Kenan Thompson at the Microsoft Theater saw several repeat winners along with quite a few surprising upsets Ted Lasso won Best Comedy Series for the second year in a row The White Lotus took Top Limited Series and Succession grabbed the highest honour of the night with Outstanding Drama SeriesAlso ReadIts a win for Squid Game director Hwang Donghyuk at Emmys 2022Earning appreciation for his stint Thompson took jibes at several celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio when referring to one of the nightrsquos top winners stating ldquoZendaya just turned 26 last week 26 is a weird age in Hollywood I mean yoursquore young enough to play a high school student but yoursquore too old to date Leonardo DiCapriordquo Political issues were not offlimits with potshots being taken at former US President Donald Trump and the succession of the British crownKal Penn Styling up suits Toheeb Jimoh Dressed right Zendaya Mindy Kaling Michaela Jae Rodriguez and MJ DelaneyHacks star Jean Smart won Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for the HBO Max show and Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis once again took top honour for actor in a comedy series Amanda Seyfried garnered Lead Actress in a Limited Series for her portrayal of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout and fanfavourite The White Lotus actor Jennifer Coolidge won for Supporting Actress in a Limited SeriesMany firsts Squid Game star Lee Jungjae became the first Asian actor to win Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the fourth Asian person to win an acting Emmy Euphoria star Zendaya became the first Black woman to win Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the youngest twotime winner of any Emmy in history Lizzo accepted the award for Outstanding Competition Program for Watch Out for the Big Grrrls With her first Emmy Award the threetime Grammy winner takes a step closer to becoming an EGOT winner Emmy Grammy Oscar and Tony Awards winner Sheryl Lee Ralph is only the second Black woman to win in the category of Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Abbott Elementary at the EmmysAlso ReadEmmys 2022 Andrew Garfield looks dapper as he suits up for award showThe winners are Lead Actor in a Limited Series Michael Keaton in Dopesick Supporting Actor in a Limited Series Murray Bartlett in The White Lotus Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Matthew Macfadyen for Succession Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Julia Garner for Ozark Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Sheryl Lee Ralph for Abbott Elementary Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Brett Goldstein for Ted Lasso Supporting Actress in a Limited Series Jennifer Coolidge for The White Lotus Lead Actress in a Limited Series Amanda Seyfried for The Dropout Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Jason Sudeikis for Ted Lasso Lead Actress in a Drama Series Zendaya for Euphoria Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Jean Smart for Hacks Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lee Jungjae for Squid Game Limited Series The White Lotus Comedy Series Ted Lasso Drama Series Succession Variety Talk Series Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Reality Competition Program Lizzorsquos Watch Out for the Big Grrrls Writing for a Comedy Series Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Writing for a Drama Series Jesse Armstrong Succession Writing for a Limited Series Movie or Drama Special Mike White The White Lotus Directing for a Comedy Series MJ Delaney Ted Lasso Directing for a Drama Series Hwang Donghyuk Squid GameThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever