‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Squid Game’ and ‘The White Lotus’ Among the 2022 Emmy Winners

Monday evening was what the ceremony always describes as “television’s biggest night” – when the industry hands out the Emmy Awards to a select few from the hundreds of eligible shows and performers.

The ceremony itself ran relatively smoothly, with ‘Only Murders in the Building’ elevated theirs), celebrations of TV genres such as police and medical dramas and the In Memoriam segment.

But what everyone was there for were the awards themselves. And while there were several repeat winners (‘Succession’, ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Hacks’ Jean Smart), there remained room for fresh faces and welcome surprises.

Sheryl Lee Ralph won Best ing Actress in a Comedy Series. Ralph’s speech in particular, a blend of surprise, joy and encouragement for others, was a highlight of the show.

Jennifer Coolidge went home with well-deserved trophies.

And ‘Squid Game’ made history for Asian creators and performers, as lead Lee Jung-jae won Best Actor in the drama category, while show creator Hwang Dong-hyuk saw his decade-long effort to get it made rewarded with Best Director, drama.

Though everyone thought ‘Ted Lasso’ might sweep even more than it did given its haul of nominations, it still won plenty of awards, including Brett Goldstein becoming the first back to back winner in the ing Actor, comedy category since 2007.

Of those who missed out on awards, there was disappointment for the ‘Better Call Saul’ team, which has its last chance to turn its many nominations into awards next year. Will the power of a great show’s legacy make voters think kindly of it? And when a show as superbly written and performed as ‘Only Murders in the Building’, which balances comedy and mystery adeptly can’t get any love, you’ve got to wonder at the choices.

Here is the full list of winners.

BEST DRAMA SERIES

‘Succession’ – Winner
‘Better Call Saul’
‘Euphoria’
‘Ozark’
‘Severance’
‘Squid Game’
‘Stranger Things’
‘Yellowjackets’

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Reese Witherspoon (‘The Morning Show’)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Lee Jung-jae (‘Squid Game’) – Winner
Jeremy Strong (‘Succession’)

BEST ING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Patricia Arquette (‘Severance’)
Jung Ho-yeon (‘Squid Game’)
Sydney Sweeney (‘Euphoria’)

BEST ING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kieran Culkin (‘Succession’)
Park Hae-soo (‘Squid Game’)
Christopher Walken (‘Severance’)
Oh Yeong-soo (‘Squid Game’)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

‘Ted Lasso’ – Winner
‘Abbott Elementary’
‘Barry’
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
‘Hacks’
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
‘Only Murders in the Building’
‘What We Do in the Shadows’

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Jean Smart (‘Hacks’) – Winner
Rachel Brosnahan (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’)
Quinta Brunson (‘Abbott Elementary’)
Issa Rae (‘Insecure’)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Nicholas Hoult (‘The Great’)
Steve Martin (‘Only Murders in the Building’)
Martin Short (‘Only Murders in the Building’)

BEST ING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Sheryl Lee Ralph (‘Abbott Elementary’) – Winner
Hannah Waddingham (‘Ted Lasso’)

BEST ING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Brett Goldstein (‘Ted Lasso’) – Winner
Bowen Yang (‘Saturday Night Live’)

BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES

‘The White Lotus’ – Winner
‘Dopesick’
‘The Dropout’
‘Inventing Anna’
‘Pam & Tommy’

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR ANTHOLOGY

Margaret Qualley (‘Maid’)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR ANTHOLOGY

Sebastian Stan (‘Pam & Tommy’)

BEST ING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Jennifer Coolidge (‘The White Lotus’) – Winner
Mare Winningham (‘Dopesick’)

BEST ING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Murray Bartlett (‘The White Lotus’) – Winner
Steve Zahn (‘The White Lotus’)

BEST VARIETY TALK SERIES

‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ – Winner
‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’
‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’

BEST VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

‘Saturday Night Live’ – Winner
‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’

BEST COMPETITION PROGRAM

‘Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls’ – Winner
‘The Amazing Race’
‘Nailed It!’
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
‘Top Chef’
‘The Voice’

BEST DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Hwang Dong-hyuk (‘Squid Game’) – Winner
Jason Bateman (‘Ozark’)
Mark Mylod (‘Succession’)
Cathy Yan (‘Succession’)
Karyn Kusama (‘Yellowjackets’)

BEST DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Mike White (‘The White Lotus’) – Winner
Michael Showalter (‘The Dropout’)
John Wells (‘Maid’)
Hiro Murai (‘Station Eleven’)

BEST DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

MJ Delaney (‘Ted Lasso’) – Winner
Hiro Murai (‘Atlanta’)
Bill Hader (‘Barry’)
Lucia Aniello (‘Hacks’)
Mary Lou Belli (‘The Ms. Pat Show’)
Cherien Dabis (‘Only Murders in the Building’)

BEST WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Quinta Brunson (‘Abbott Elementary’) – Winner
Duffy Boudreau (‘Barry’)
Alec Berg, Bill Hader (‘Barry’)
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky (‘Hacks’)
Steve Martin, John Hoffman (‘Only Murders in the Building’)
Jane Becker (‘Ted Lasso’)
Sarah Naftalis (‘What We Do in the Shadows’)
Stefani Robinson (‘What We Do in the Shadows’)

BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Jesse Armstrong (‘Succession’) – Winner
Dan Erickson (‘Severance’)
Hwang Dong-hyuk (‘Squid Game’)
Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson (‘’Yellowjackets)
Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson (‘Yellowjackets’)

BEST WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Mike White (‘The White Lotus’) – Winner
Danny Strong (‘Dopesick’)
Elizabeth Meriwether (‘The Dropout’)
Sarah Burgess (‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’)
Molly Smith Metzler (‘Maid’)
Patrick Somerville (‘Station Eleven’)

BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL

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