The Emmy Awards 2022 show has seen many oops and wows. With many actors and actresses whose winning was not a surprise at all, some of them and the series made it a tough tug of war and made the award really hard to win.
This year’s Emmy was the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards 2022 show, held in Los Angeles, California by Kenan Thompson, as a host. The Award show started on 3rd September, it finished its enthralling award ceremony on 12th September 2022.
Let’s have a quick look at the complete list of 2022 Emmy Award winners and nominations, in case you have missed something.
Outstanding Drama Series Emmy Awards 2022
The nominations for the Best Drama Series in Emmy Awards 2022 are:
- Better Call Saul
- Euphoria
- Ozark
- Severance
- Squid Game
- Stranger Things
- Succession
- Yellowjackets
Succession won Emmy, which is also forethought by many critics and viewers who are quite regular watching series. It is a dark comedy series, that started in 2018 and now airing its 3rd season on HBO. The lead actors are – Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen and Alan Ruck.
Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy Awards 2022
The nominations for the Best Comedy Series in Emmy 2022 are:
- Abbott Elementary
- Barry
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Hacks
- The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
- Only Murders in the Building
- Ted Lasso – WINNER
- What We Do in the Shadows
Ted Lasso is an outstanding comedy-drama-sports series with already a few awards under its belt. It was nominated for 20 Primetime Emmy Awards in its first season, winning seven including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Sudeikis. This year, Ted Lasso won Emmy Award again.
If you haven’t watched it yet, give it a binge-try.
Outstanding Limited Series Emmy Awards 2022
The nominations for the Best Limited Series in Emmy 2022 are:
- Dopesick
- The Dropout
- Inventing Anna
- Pam & Tommy
- The White Lotus – WINNER
The White Lotus is an American dark comedy-drama anthology television series, airing since 2021. The dark humour and suspenseful backdrop will always keep you more to watch it. It is a beautiful show that showcases that people are just complicated no matter what their social statuses are. Sometimes, they just need a little nudge to unveil their true self. A deserving Emmy winner for an outstanding limited Series – The White Lotus.
Lead actor in a Drama Series Emmy Awards 2022
The nominations for the Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Emmy 2022 are:
- Brian Cox (Succession)
- Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game) – WINNER
- Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
- Adam Scott (Severance)
- Jeremy Strong (Succession)
The whole crew lit up the red carpet of Emmy Award show in no time as they won a series of awards in several categories. Lee Jung-jae wins ‘Outstanding Lead Actor’ award. The actor appeared on the red carpet with his girlfriend Lim Se Ryung, who is the Vice Chairman of Daesang Corporation, a leading consumer’s food corporation in South Korea.
Here is an Emmy Award show’s after-party conversation and more deets from the Squid Game cast:
Writing for a Drama Series – Jesse Armstrong
Jesse Armstrong bagged the ‘Outstanding writing for a drama series’ for Succession. The strong Satirical American comedy-drama has magnetized the whole evening because of its nominations in several categories.
From Satellite Award for best supporting actor in 2020 to Golden Globe Award for best performance by an actor in 2022, Writers Guild of America Award in 2022 & 2022 to Critic’s Choice Television Award, Succession has phenomenally grabbed 27 awards on its name.
Directing for a Comedy Series – MJ Delaney
MJ Delaney wins ‘Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series’ for Ted Lasso.
Ted Lasso is a hit series in which MJ Delaney also played a pivotal role. I am not talking about acting but directing. She directed Ted Lasso’s No Weddings And A Funeral episode, which was a much sobering episode.
Also, she looked pretty awesome in a pop orange coloured gown by Kika Vargas.
Lead actress in a Comedy Series
The nominations for the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Emmy 2022 are:
- Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel)
- Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
- Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant)
- Elle Fanning (The Great)
- Issa Rae (Insecure)
- Jean Smart (Hacks) – WINNER
Jean Smart wins her second consecutive Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Her outstanding win is for her performance as comedian Deborah Vance in the American comedy-drama series – Hacks. During her acceptance speech, she admitted, “I Didn’t Realize The Breadth Of The Appeal Of Our Show”.
She is a timeless glamour, who chose to wear a white off-the-shoulder gown and dazzling diamonds at the 2022 Emmy Awards.
Lead actress in a Drama Series
The nominations for the Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Emmy 2022 are:
- Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
- Laura Linney (Ozark)
- Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets)
- Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
- Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)
- Zendaya (Euphoria) – WINNER
Zendaya wins the ‘Outstanding lead actress in a Drama Series’ for Euphoria. The actress made history by becoming the youngest actress to win two Best Actress awards.
Her role in the critically acclaimed American series – Euphoria as Rue Bennett win her several accolades. The Spider-Man: No Way Home actress has become the most searched and popular youngest actress in the world and to the tremendous fresh writing and direction in Euphoria, the show is now HBO’s second most-watched show.
Directing for a Drama Series
Hwang Dong-hyuk wins ‘Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series’ for Squid Game, “Red Light, Green Light” episode.
Netflix’s blockbuster hit series – Squid Game became the most sizzling hot drama that has been watched all around the world. After grabbing a stellar win, Hwang Dong-hyuk has become the first Asian and first South Korean to take home the Emmy award.
Writing for a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson lands her first Emmy Award for Abbott Elementary, Episode – “Pilot”. Her achievement is definitely a reason to celebrate by all but the moment to receive the award also brought an Oops moment in Emmy Awards 2022.
Jimmy who lost another Emmy to a deserving writer – Quinta Brunson, got laid on the stage. He was just near the mic, near Brunson’s feet and to be exact, perpendicular to the mic. Now Getty Images is filled with Quinta Brunson’s Emmy Award picture with Jimmy Kimmel lying on her feet. Well, the moment has been criticized by many and we are particularly not happy for him ruining such a spectacular moment.
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The nominations for the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Emmy 2022 are:
- Donald Glover (Atlanta)
- Bill Hader (Barry)
- Nicholas Hoult (The Great)
- Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
- Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
- Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) – WINNER
Jason Sudeikis bagged his third Emmy Award 2022 to his home. In his speech, he said, “I’ve sat at home and watched award shows. My mom loves award shows, and I always bust people’s balls that get up here and say, ‘I didn’t think I had a chance.’ And I really didn’t.” Well now he has all the world he could’ve wished for!
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
The nominations for the Lead Actress in a Limited Series in Emmy 2022 are:
- Toni Collette (The Staircase)
- Julia Garner (Inventing Anna)
- Lily James (Pam & Tommy)
- Sarah Paulson (Impeachment: American Crime Story)
- Margaret Qualley (Maid)
- Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) – WINNER
Amanda Seyfried bursts into tears while accepting Emmy for The Dropout – an American series. She extended her emotions by saying, “This is a really nice feeling, counting me down, it’s a really nice feeling. I thank the television academy and thanks for recognizing me among these amazing actors and the creator of the show, all the best Michael Showalter.”
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
The nominations for the Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie in Emmy 2022 are:
- Colin Firth (The Staircase)
- Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven)
- Oscar Isaac (Scenes from a Marriage)
- Michael Keaton (Dopesick) – WINNER
- Himesh Patel (Station Eleven)
- Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy)
The veteran actor, Michael Keaton received Emmy for Dopesick and thanked to his fans, supporters and doubters. His speech after accepting the Emmy Award from Oprah Winfrey went on as “There have been some doubters. I’ve had some doubters. You know what? We’re cool. But I also have those people all these years, even when times were rough, that were true believers. I f—–g love you, man!”
Directing & Writing for a Limited Series or TV Movie
Mike White has bagged a history and award with Emmy Award show. He not only took Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing and Writing for a Limited Series – The Lotus, but he also became the first former Survivor contestant to win an Emmy.
Outstanding Competition program – Emmy Awards 2022
- “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” — WINNER
- “The Amazing Race”
- “Nailed It”
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
- “Top Chef”
- “The Voice”
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- “George Carlin’s American Dream” — WINNER
- “Controlling Britney Spears (New York Times Presents)”
- “Lucy And Desi”
- “The Tinder Swindler”
- “We Feed People”
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