Table of Contents

Winners and nominees
Programs
Acting
Directing
Writing
Nominations and wins by program
Nominations and wins by network
Presenters
Performers
Ceremony information
Category and rule changes
Critical reviews and viewership
In Memoriam
Notes
References
External links

71st Primetime Emmy Awards

Name71st Primetime Emmy Awards
Image
AltA poster depicting an Emmy statuette in front of orange and purple lights
CaptionPromotional poster
Date
September 22, 2019 (Ceremony)
September 14–15, 2019 (Creative Arts Emmys)
Location
Los Angeles, California
PresenterAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
Most Awards
Major: Fleabag (4)
All: Game of Thrones (12)
Most Nominations
Major: Game of Thrones (14)
All: Game of Thrones (32)
Award1 TypeComedy Series
Award1 WinnerFleabag
Award2 TypeDrama Series
Award2 WinnerGame of Thrones
Award3 TypeLimited Series
Award3 WinnerChernobyl
NetworkFox
Producer
DirectorHamish Hamilton
Runtime3 hours
Viewership6.9 million
Previous70th
Next72nd
Suppressfieldswebsite

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2018, until May 31, 2019, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on September 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the United States by Fox; it was preceded by the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 14 and 15. The show did not have a host for the fourth time in its history, following the telecasts in 2003 (when the ceremony also aired on Fox), 1998 (on NBC), and 1975 (on CBS).

At the main ceremony, Fleabag led all programs with four wins and won the award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Game of Thrones won two awards, including its record-tying fourth win for Outstanding Drama Series. Chernobyl received the award for Outstanding Limited Series among its three wins. Other overall program awards went to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, RuPaul's Drag Race, and Saturday Night Live, while The Act, Barry, Fosse/Verdon, Killing Eve, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Ozark, Pose, Succession, A Very English Scandal, and When They See Us each received at least one award. Including Creative Arts Emmys, Game of Thrones won 12 awards from 32 nominations – tying and breaking the single-season records, respectively – and helped HBO to 34 total wins, the most of any network. Watched by 6.9 million viewers in the United States, it was the lowest-rated Emmy broadcast in history, amounting to a 32% drop from the 2018 ceremony.

Winners and nominees

Bill Hader, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner

Billy Porter, Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series winner

Jodie Comer, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner

Jharrel Jerome, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner

Michelle Williams, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner

Tony Shalhoub, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Alex Borstein, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner

Peter Dinklage, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner

Julia Garner, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner

Ben Whishaw, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner

Patricia Arquette, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner

The nominations were announced by D'Arcy Carden and Ken Jeong alongside Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma on July 16, 2019. Including its nominations at the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Game of Thrones established a new record for the most Emmy nominations received in a single year by any comedy or drama series with 32 nominations, breaking the record of 26 nominations set by NYPD Blue in 1994. Game of Thrones also extended its own record for most total nominations for a scripted series, ending with 161 nods across its eight-season run, and it finished tied for the second-most nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, its eight nominations trailing only Law & Orders 11. HBO returned to its status as the most-nominated network after being surpassed the previous year by Netflix, earning a record-setting 137 nominations to beat its own record from 2015. Pop TV received its first ever Emmy nominations, earning four nominations with Schitt's Creek.

The main ceremony was held on September 22. Fleabag led all shows with four wins, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge winning three of those for producing, writing, and acting on the show. Fleabags win for Outstanding Comedy Series gave Prime Video its second straight win in the category. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel also performed well for Prime Video, tying its record of eight wins from the previous year between the main and Creative Arts ceremonies. British television shows such as Fleabag and Chernobyl had strong showings; according to Deadline Hollywood, 13 of 27 awards went to shows produced or co-produced by British individuals.

Game of Thrones broke or tied several records with its wins. Its fourth win for Outstanding Drama Series tied it with Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, The West Wing, and Mad Men for most wins in the category. When including its Creative Arts wins, the show tied its own record for most Emmys won by a series in a single season with 12 awards, a feat it previously achieved in 2015 and 2016. It ended its run with 59 total Emmys, extending its record for most wins for a scripted series. Cast member Peter Dinklage established a new record for most wins for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series with his fourth win and eighth nomination for the series.

For his role on Pose, Billy Porter made history as the first openly gay man to win Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Jharrel Jerome became the first Afro-Latino to receive an Emmy for acting, winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for playing Korey Wise on When They See Us; he also became the youngest actor to win the category, at 21 years old. In the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category, Jodie Comer became the youngest winner at 26 years old for her performance on Killing Eve.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards, as well as nominated writers for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, have been omitted.

Programs

* Fleabag (Prime Video) ** Barry (HBO) ** The Good Place (NBC) ** The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video) ** Russian Doll (Netflix) ** Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) ** Veep (HBO) * Game of Thrones (HBO) ** Better Call Saul (AMC) ** Bodyguard (Netflix) ** Killing Eve (BBC America) ** Ozark (Netflix) ** Pose (FX) ** Succession (HBO) ** This Is Us (NBC)
* Chernobyl (HBO) ** Escape at Dannemora (Showtime) ** Fosse/Verdon (FX) ** Sharp Objects (HBO) ** When They See Us (Netflix) * Bandersnatch (Black Mirror) (Netflix) ** Brexit (HBO) ** Deadwood: The Movie (HBO) ** King Lear (Prime Video) ** My Dinner with Hervé (HBO)
* Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) ** The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) ** Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) ** Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) ** The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) ** The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) * Saturday Night Live (NBC) ** At Home with Amy Sedaris (truTV) ** Documentary Now! (IFC) ** Drunk History (Comedy Central) ** I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman (Hulu) ** Who Is America? (Showtime)
* RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1) ** The Amazing Race (CBS) ** American Ninja Warrior (NBC) ** Nailed It! (Netflix) ** Top Chef (Bravo) ** The Voice (NBC)

Acting

Lead performances

* Bill HaderBarry as Barry (HBO) ** Anthony AndersonBlack-ish as Andre "Dre" Johnson (ABC) ** Don CheadleBlack Monday as Maurice "Mo" Monroe (Showtime) ** Ted DansonThe Good Place as Michael (NBC) ** Michael DouglasThe Kominsky Method as Sandy Kominsky (Netflix) ** Eugene LevySchitt's Creek as Johnny Rose (Pop TV) * Phoebe Waller-BridgeFleabag as Fleabag (Prime Video) ** Christina ApplegateDead to Me as Jen (Netflix) ** Rachel BrosnahanThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Miriam "Midge" Maisel (Prime Video) ** Julia Louis-DreyfusVeep as Selina Meyer (HBO) ** Natasha LyonneRussian Doll as Nadia (Netflix) ** Catherine O'HaraSchitt's Creek as Moira Rose (Pop TV)
* Billy PorterPose as Pray Tell (FX) ** Jason BatemanOzark as Martin "Marty" Byrde (Netflix) ** Sterling K. BrownThis Is Us as Randall Pearson (NBC) ** Kit HaringtonGame of Thrones as Jon Snow (HBO) ** Bob OdenkirkBetter Call Saul as Jimmy McGill (AMC) ** Milo VentimigliaThis Is Us as Jack Pearson (NBC) * Jodie ComerKilling Eve as Villanelle (BBC America) ** Emilia ClarkeGame of Thrones as Daenerys Targaryen (HBO) ** Viola DavisHow to Get Away with Murder as Annalise Keating (ABC) ** Laura LinneyOzark as Wendy Byrde (Netflix) ** Mandy MooreThis Is Us as Rebecca Pearson (NBC) ** Sandra OhKilling Eve as Eve Polastri (BBC America) ** Robin WrightHouse of Cards as Claire Underwood (Netflix)
* Jharrel JeromeWhen They See Us as Korey Wise (Netflix) ** Mahershala AliTrue Detective as Wayne Hays (HBO) ** Benicio del ToroEscape at Dannemora as Richard Matt (Showtime) ** Hugh GrantA Very English Scandal as Jeremy Thorpe (Prime Video) ** Jared HarrisChernobyl as Valery Legasov (HBO) ** Sam RockwellFosse/Verdon as Bob Fosse (FX) * Michelle WilliamsFosse/Verdon as Gwen Verdon (FX) ** Amy AdamsSharp Objects as Camille Preaker (HBO) ** Patricia ArquetteEscape at Dannemora as Joyce "Tilly" Mitchell (Showtime) ** Aunjanue EllisWhen They See Us as Sharon Salaam (Netflix) ** Joey KingThe Act as Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Hulu) ** Niecy NashWhen They See Us as Delores Wise (Netflix)

Supporting performances

* Tony ShalhoubThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Abe Weissman (Prime Video) ** Alan ArkinThe Kominsky Method as Norman Newlander (Netflix) ** Anthony CarriganBarry as NoHo Hank (HBO) ** Tony HaleVeep as Gary Walsh (HBO) ** Stephen RootBarry as Monroe Fuches (HBO) ** Henry WinklerBarry as Gene Cousineau (HBO) * Alex BorsteinThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Susie Myerson (Prime Video) ** Anna ChlumskyVeep as Amy Brookheimer (HBO) ** Sian CliffordFleabag as Claire (Prime Video) ** Olivia ColmanFleabag as Godmother (Prime Video) ** Betty GilpinGLOW as Debbie Eagan (Netflix) ** Sarah GoldbergBarry as Sally Reed (HBO) ** Marin HinkleThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Rose Weissman (Prime Video) ** Kate McKinnonSaturday Night Live as various characters (NBC)
* Peter DinklageGame of Thrones as Tyrion Lannister (HBO) ** Alfie AllenGame of Thrones as Theon Greyjoy (HBO) ** Jonathan BanksBetter Call Saul as Mike Ehrmantraut (AMC) ** Nikolaj Coster-WaldauGame of Thrones as Jaime Lannister (HBO) ** Giancarlo EspositoBetter Call Saul as Gus Fring (AMC) ** Michael KellyHouse of Cards as Doug Stamper (Netflix) ** Chris SullivanThis Is Us as Toby Damon (NBC) * Julia GarnerOzark as Ruth Langmore (Netflix) ** Gwendoline ChristieGame of Thrones as Brienne of Tarth (HBO) ** Lena HeadeyGame of Thrones as Cersei Lannister (HBO) ** Fiona ShawKilling Eve as Carolyn Martens (BBC America) ** Sophie TurnerGame of Thrones as Sansa Stark (HBO) ** Maisie WilliamsGame of Thrones as Arya Stark (HBO)
* Ben WhishawA Very English Scandal as Norman (Prime Video) ** Asante BlackkWhen They See Us as Kevin Richardson (Netflix) ** Paul DanoEscape at Dannemora as David Sweat (Showtime) ** John LeguizamoWhen They See Us as Raymond Santana Sr. (Netflix) ** Stellan SkarsgårdChernobyl as Boris Shcherbina (HBO) ** Michael K. WilliamsWhen They See Us as Bobby McCray (Netflix) * Patricia ArquetteThe Act as Dee Dee Blanchard (Hulu) ** Marsha Stephanie BlakeWhen They See Us as Linda McCray (Netflix) ** Patricia ClarksonSharp Objects as Adora Crellin (HBO) ** Vera FarmigaWhen They See Us as Elizabeth Lederer (Netflix) ** Margaret QualleyFosse/Verdon as Ann Reinking (FX) ** Emily WatsonChernobyl as Ulana Khomyuk (HBO)

Directing

* Fleabag: "Episode 1" – Harry Bradbeer (Prime Video) ** Barry: "The Audition" – Alec Berg (HBO) ** Barry: "ronny/lily" – Bill Hader (HBO) ** The Big Bang Theory: "The Stockholm Syndrome" – Mark Cendrowski (CBS) ** The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: "All Alone" – Amy Sherman-Palladino (Prime Video) ** The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: "We're Going to the Catskills!" – Daniel Palladino (Prime Video) * Ozark: "Reparations" – Jason Bateman (Netflix) ** Game of Thrones: "The Iron Throne" – David Benioff and D. B. Weiss (HBO) ** Game of Thrones: "The Last of the Starks" – David Nutter (HBO) ** Game of Thrones: "The Long Night" – Miguel Sapochnik (HBO) ** The Handmaid's Tale: "Holly" – Daina Reid (Hulu) ** Killing Eve: "Desperate Times" – Lisa Brühlmann (BBC America) ** Succession: "Celebration" – Adam McKay (HBO)
* ChernobylJohan Renck (HBO) ** Escape at DannemoraBen Stiller (Showtime) ** Fosse/Verdon: "Glory" – Jessica Yu (FX) ** Fosse/Verdon: "Who's Got the Pain" – Thomas Kail (FX) ** A Very English ScandalStephen Frears (Prime Video) ** When They See UsAva DuVernay (Netflix) * Saturday Night Live: "Host: Adam Sandler" – Don Roy King (NBC) ** Documentary Now!: "Waiting for the Artist" – Alex Buono and Rhys Thomas (IFC) ** Drunk History: "Are You Afraid of the Drunk?" – Derek Waters (Comedy Central) ** Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: "Psychics" – Paul Pennolino (HBO) ** The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: "Live Midterm Election Show" – Jim Hoskinson (CBS) ** Who Is America?: "Episode 102" – Sacha Baron Cohen, Nathan Fielder, Daniel Gray Longino, and Dan Mazer (Showtime)

Writing

* Fleabag: "Episode 1" – Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Prime Video) ** Barry: "ronny/lily" – Alec Berg and Bill Hader (HBO) ** The Good Place: "Janet(s)" – Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan (NBC) ** PEN15: "Anna Ishii-Peters" – Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, and Stacy Osei-Kuffour (Hulu) ** Russian Doll: "Nothing in This World Is Easy" – Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne, and Amy Poehler (Netflix) ** Russian Doll: "A Warm Body" – Allison Silverman (Netflix) ** Veep: "Veep" – David Mandel (HBO) * Succession: "Nobody Is Ever Missing" – Jesse Armstrong (HBO) ** Better Call Saul: "Winner" – Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz (AMC) ** Bodyguard: "Episode 1" – Jed Mercurio (Netflix) ** Game of Thrones: "The Iron Throne" – David Benioff and D. B. Weiss (HBO) ** The Handmaid's Tale: "Holly" – Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder (Hulu) ** Killing Eve: "Nice and Neat" – Emerald Fennell (BBC America)
* ChernobylCraig Mazin (HBO) ** Escape at Dannemora: "Part 6" – Brett Johnson, Michael Tolkin, and Jerry Stahl (Showtime) ** Escape at Dannemora: "Part 7" – Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin (Showtime) ** Fosse/Verdon: "Providence" – Steven Levenson and Joel Fields (FX) ** A Very English ScandalRussell T Davies (Prime Video) ** When They See Us: "Part Four" – Ava DuVernay and Michael Starrbury (Netflix) * Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) ** Documentary Now! (IFC) ** Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) ** Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) ** The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) ** Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Nominations and wins by program

For the purposes of the lists below, "major" constitutes the categories listed above (program, acting, directing, and writing), while "total" includes the categories presented at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

NominationsShowNetwork
14Game of ThronesHBO
11When They See UsNetflix
9BarryHBO
7Escape at DannemoraShowtime
Fosse/VerdonFX
The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselPrime Video
6ChernobylHBO
FleabagPrime Video
Killing EveBBC America
5Better Call SaulAMC
OzarkNetflix
This Is UsNBC
VeepHBO
4Russian DollNetflix
Saturday Night LiveNBC
A Very English ScandalPrime Video
3Documentary Now!IFC
The Good PlaceNBC
Last Week Tonight with John OliverHBO
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertCBS
Schitt's CreekPop TV
Sharp ObjectsHBO
SuccessionHBO
2The ActHulu
BodyguardNetflix
Drunk HistoryComedy Central
Full Frontal with Samantha BeeTBS
The Handmaid's TaleHulu
House of CardsNetflix
The Kominsky MethodNetflix
PoseFX
Who Is America?Showtime

NominationsShowNetwork
32Game of ThronesHBO
20The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselPrime Video
19ChernobylHBO
18Saturday Night LiveNBC
17BarryHBO
Fosse/VerdonFX
16When They See UsNetflix
13Russian DollNetflix
12Escape at DannemoraShowtime
11FleabagPrime Video
The Handmaid's TaleHulu
10Our PlanetNetflix
9Better Call SaulAMC
Killing EveBBC America
Last Week Tonight with John OliverHBO
OzarkNetflix
RuPaul's Drag RaceVH1
This Is UsNBC
True DetectiveHBO
VeepHBO
8Deadwood: The MovieHBO
The OscarsABC
Sharp ObjectsHBO
7Free SoloNational Geographic
The VoiceNBC
6Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownCNN
Homecoming: A Film by BeyoncéNetflix
PoseFX
Queer EyeNetflix
5American Horror Story: ApocalypseFX
Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live from LiverpoolCBS
GLOWNetflix
The Good PlaceNBC
Leaving NeverlandHBO
RENTFox
SuccessionHBO
World of DanceNBC

WinsShowNetwork
4FleabagPrime Video
3ChernobylHBO
2Game of ThronesHBO
Last Week Tonight with John OliverHBO
The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselPrime Video
OzarkNetflix
Saturday Night LiveNBC

WinsShowNetwork
12Game of ThronesHBO
10ChernobylHBO
8The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselPrime Video
7Free SoloNational Geographic
6FleabagPrime Video
5Love, Death & RobotsNetflix
Saturday Night LiveNBC
4Fosse/VerdonFX
Last Week Tonight with John OliverHBO
Queer EyeNetflix
RuPaul's Drag RaceVH1
3Age of SailYouTube
BarryHBO
Russian DollNetflix
State of the UnionSundance TV
The Handmaid's TaleHulu
2Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownCNN
Bandersnatch (Black Mirror)Netflix
Crazy Ex-GirlfriendThe CW
Our PlanetNetflix
OzarkNetflix
RENTFox
SuccessionHBO
United Shades of America with W. Kamau BellCNN
When They See UsNetflix

Nominations and wins by network

NominationsNetwork
47HBO
30Netflix
18Prime Video
15NBC
10Showtime
9FX
6BBC America
CBS
Hulu
5AMC
3ABC
Comedy Central
IFC
Pop TV
2TBS

NominationsNetwork
137HBO
118Netflix
58NBC
47Prime Video
43CBS
32FX
26ABC
20Hulu
18Fox
Showtime
17CNN
15National Geographic
14VH1
9AMC
BBC America
8Comedy Central
5A&E
TBS

WinsNetwork
9HBO
7Prime Video
4Netflix
2FX
NBC

WinsNetwork
34HBO
27Netflix
15Prime Video
8National Geographic
7NBC
5CNN
FX
4CBS
Fox
Hulu
VH1
YouTube
3Sundance TV
2The CW

Presenters

The awards were presented by the following people:

Name(s)Role
Newhart
Stiller
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
O'Hara
Poehler
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Cannon
Jeong
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
SinghIntroducer of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series winner Luke Kirby
and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series winner Jane Lynch
Kirby
Lynch
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Barinholtz
Rudolph
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Colbert
Kimmel
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Jenner
Kardashian West
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Competition Program
AllenIntroducer of the accountants from Ernst & Young
MeyersPresenter of a special tribute to Game of Thrones
Allen
Christie
Clarke
Coster-Waldau
Dinklage
Harington
Headey
Turner
van Houten
Williams
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
RuPaul
Zendaya
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Hader
Waller-Bridge
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Smits
Whitford
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Bassett
Krause
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
CordenPresenter of the award for Outstanding Television Movie
LauriePresenter of a special tribute to Veep
Chlumsky
Cole
Dunn
DuVall
Hale
Louis-Dreyfus
actor
actor
Simons
Sutherland
comedian
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Hamm
Watts
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Limited Series
MirandaPresenter of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Anderson
Park
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Cedric the Entertainer
Greenfield
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
entertainerPresenter of the award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Henson
Howard
Presenters of a special presentation paying tribute to series ending in the 2018–19 TV season
DavisPresenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
JeromeIntroducer of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner Cherry Jones
JonesPresenter of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Bell
Cheadle
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
KingPresenter of the In Memoriam tribute
WashingtonPresenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Hutton
Snow
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
PaltrowPresenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Lear
Tomei
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Comedy Series
DouglasPresenter of the award for Outstanding Drama Series

Performers

Name(s)Performed
Adam DeVine"Variety"
Halsey"Time After Time"

Ceremony information

Thomas Lennon served as announcer for the "host-less" ceremony

The ceremony took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with no host; comedian and actor Thomas Lennon served as an announcer for the ceremony, injecting with jokes and commentary as winners approached the stage to receive their Emmy. Televised by Fox, the ceremony began with a ruse where Homer Simpson appeared in an augmented-reality stage to host the event, before an animated piano dropped from the ceiling to land on The Simpsons' character. With the event now "host-less", Anthony Anderson rushed on stage in a skit where he insisted that "We're going to go without a host tonight!" and pushed the first presenter Bryan Cranston to the stage to welcome the audience and introduce a montage of video clips. The ceremony continued in such fashion with only Lennon and montages and clips filling the time between presenters.

Several winners made notable "statement speeches" while accepting their awards. After winning the award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Alex Borstein said:
My grandmother was in line to be shot into a pit... she turned to a guard and she said "What happens if I step out of line?" and he said "I don't have the heart to shoot you but somebody will". And she stepped out of line, and for that I am here and for that my children are here, so step out of line ladies, step out of line.

The winner for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie, Patricia Arquette (The Act), in her acceptance speech said "I'm grateful at 50 to be getting the best parts of my life" and paid tribute to her sister, Alexis Arquette, who had died in 2016. Michelle Williams, after winning the award for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie for Fosse/Verdon, made references to the gender and racial wage gaps in the film industry, as well as the Time's Up movement:
The next time a woman, and especially a woman of color—because she stands to make 52 cents on the dollar compared to her white, male counterpart—tells you what she needs to do her job, listen to her, believe her, because one day she might stand in front of you and say thank you for allowing her to succeed because of her workplace environment and not in spite of it.

In the In Memoriam presentation, a photograph of conductor Leonard Slatkin, who is alive and working in Ireland, was mistakenly used and captioned as André Previn, who died in February 2019.

Category and rule changes

On April 9, 2019, it was announced that American Horror Story: Apocalypse, the eighth season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story, and the second season of The Sinner would be ineligible for the Limited Series categories unlike their previous seasons, and instead be moved to Drama due to "continuing story threads, characters and actors reprising those same character roles from previous seasons", therefore making the series less fit for an anthology format. For similar reasons, the second season of American Vandal was moved from Limited Series to Comedy. None of the shows were nominated.

Critical reviews and viewership

The telecast was watched by 6.9 million viewers in the United States, making it the lowest-rated Emmy broadcast in history, amounting to a 32% drop from the 2018 ceremony.

In Memoriam

Halsey sang "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman. The following people were included in the In Memoriam presentation:


Notes

References


External links


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