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The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles brought together television’s biggest stars to celebrate the finest performances and series of the year. Below is the complete listings breakdown of the major winners and nominees across top categories:
Outstanding Drama Series
WINNER: The Pitt
The Diplomat
The Gilded Age
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Your Friends & Neighbors
Outstanding Comedy Series
WINNER: Widow’s Bay
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
WINNER: David Harbour, DTF St. Louis
Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
WINNER: Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis
Outstanding Reality Competition Programme
WINNER: The Traitors
Dancing With the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
Outstanding Variety Series
WINNER: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
WINNER: Vince Gilligan, Pluribus
Debora Cahn, The Diplomat
Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt
Valerie Chu, The Pitt
Will Smith, Slow Horses
Brad Ingelsby, Task
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
WINNER: Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Tim Robinson, The Chair Company
Michael Patrick King, The Comeback
Lucia Aniello, Hacks
Anthony King, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
WINNER: Saul Metzstein, Slow Horses
Salli Richardson-Whitfield, The Gilded Age
Hanelle M. Culpepper, Paradise
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Vince Gilligan, Pluribus
Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Task
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
WINNER: Hiro Murai, Widow’s Bay
Randall Einhorn, Abbott Elementary
Christopher Storer, The Bear
Andrew DeYoung, The Chair Company
Lucia Aniello, Hacks
Mary Lou Belli, The Ms. Pat Show
Major Highlights
Outstanding Drama Series: The Pitt
Outstanding Comedy Series: Widow’s Bay
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: DTF St. Louis
Lead Actor, Drama: Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Lead Actress, Drama: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Lead Actor, Comedy: Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay
Lead Actress, Comedy: Jean Smart, Hacks
Lead Actor, Limited Series/Movie: Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Lead Actress, Limited Series/Movie: Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
Reality Competition Programme: The Traitors
Variety Series: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
