Emmy Awards 2022 Winners list: Zendaya creates history with her win for Euphoria, Squid Game & Ted Lasso score big

The biggest honour in the American Tv industry, the Emmy Awards returned with its 2022 edition this morning, and after being held in an intimate fashion last year owing to the pandemic, the event returned to its grand scale this year. Comedian Kenan Thompson hosted the ceremony and in his opening, he did a dancing number on the title tracks of some of the most iconic shows like Friends, The Brady Bunch, Stranger Things and Game Of Thrones.

 

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The biggest nominees of the night were the drama Succession, the mini series The White Lotus and the comedy Ted Lasso. Korean show Squid Game also made it to the nominations list this year with 7 nods, and ended up winning 2 of them. Amongst the other big winners were The White Lotus and Ted Lasso which scored 5 and 4 wins respectively. Zendaya won the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series the second time for her role in Euphoria, creating history by becoming the youngest two-time winner for acting in Emmys history, and the first Black woman to win the Emmy for lead actress in a drama series twice. The night was a star-studded affair that saw the best of American TV getting the laurels they deserve.

Here is the complete winners list for Emmy Awards 2022:

 

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Outstanding Comedy Series: Ted Lasso

Outstanding Drama Series: Succession

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: The White Lotus

 

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Outstanding Competition Program: Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

Outstanding Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart (Hacks)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Zendaya (Euphoria)

 

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Michael Keaton (Dopesick)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Julia Garner (Ozark)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Ted Lasso

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Squid Game

 

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Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: The White Lotus

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Succession

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: The White Lotus

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

Also Read: Emmy nominations 2022: Squid Game, Succession, Ted Lasso score big, Zendaya bags Best Actress nod for Euphoria