In the acting categories, Veep's Julia Louis-Dreyfus broke records, winning more Emmys for the same role than any actor in history, while Big Little Lies' Nicole Kidman and The Handmaid's Tale Elisabeth Moss took home wins in the limited series and drama categories, respectively.
"It’s been an incredible year for women in television," Big Little Lies executive producer Reese Witherspoon said when accepting one of the show's eight awards.
While these victories for women all feel of-the-moment, the dystopian Handmaid's Tale, which also won eight awards, has felt particularly relevant, as the patriarchal and misogynistic society has been called reminiscent of the current administration's attitude towards women.
"Nowadays people are worried they live in a society the government does things they can't affect, and you get inspiration looking at someone like Offred who finds ways to rebel," said the show's writer Bruce Miller backstage.
The top acting categories for men went to Atlanta's Donald Glover, This Is Us' Sterling K. Brown and The Night Of's Riz Ahmed.
In his acceptance speech, Glover—who also took home an award for Outstanding Comedy Directing—touched on another big theme of the night: politics.
"I want to thank Trump for making black people number one on the most oppressed list,” he said when accepting his award for Atlanta, which acts as an astute commentary on race in America. “He’s the reason I’m probably up here.”
Trump, for whom Alec Baldwin won an award impersonating on Saturday Night Live, and his politics were continually revisited by host Stephen Colbert, the award winners and even surprise guest Sean Spicer as they discussed diversity and inclusion ("Thank you for embracing a little Indian boy from South Carolina and a little queer black girl from the south side of Chicago," said Master of None's Lena Waithe who won for comedy writing), women's rights and the administration, itself.
"We did have a whole story line about impeachment but we abandoned it because we were worried that someone else might get to that first," joked Louis-Dreyfus as she accepted her award.
Drama Series
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Drama Actor
Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)
Drama Actress
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Comedy Series
Veep (HBO)
Comedy Actor
Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Comedy Actress
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Limited Series
Big Little Lies (HBO)
Limited Series Actor
Riz Ahmed (The Night Of)
Limited Series Actress
Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies)
TV Movie
Black Mirror (Netflix)
Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
Variety Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Reality Competition
The Voice (NBC)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
John Lithgow (The Crown)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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)
Writing for a Drama Series
Bruce Miller (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live)
Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Jean-Marc Vallee (Big Little Lies)
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies)
Writing for a Variety Series
Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss & Juli Weiner (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)
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 Drama
Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror: San Junipero)
Directing for a Variety Series
Don Roy King (Saturday Night Live)
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