“Why would you’ve an award present in the midst of a pandemic?” Jimmy Kimmel asks rows of empty seats on the Staples Heart because the Emmy Award kicked off Sunday.The tongue-and-cheek opener from veteran host Kimmel guarantees viewers a 72nd Emmy awards present like no different.”No, significantly, why are we having an award present in the midst of a pandemic?” he asks because the group at ABC intercuts response photographs and observe laughter from earlier Emmy ceremonies. “…What is occurring tonight will not be essential. It is not going to cease Covid. It is not going to place out the fires. Nevertheless it’s enjoyable and proper now we want enjoyable. My God do we want enjoyable. This has been a depressing yr. This has been a yr of division, injustice, illness, Zoom college, catastrophe and demise.”The occasion does not have an viewers or a purple carpet. As an alternative, nominees have been despatched their very own digital camera package to broadcast dwell from their dwelling rooms as Hollywood doles out trophies to TV’s prime expertise within the first main leisure trade ceremony because the coronavirus pandemic started. Plenty of winners reminded the viewers to register and get out to vote in November throughout their speeches. Moreover, nominees and winners wore totally different T-shirts with slogans like “Vote,” “Bear in mind Her Identify” and “Black Lives Matter.”Pop TV darling “Schitt’s Creek” swept the comedy class Sunday. Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy took residence the awards for greatest lead actress and greatest lead actress in a comedy collection. Dan Levy and Annie Murphy gained for greatest supporting actor and greatest supporting actress in a comedy. Dan Levy garnered the highest prize for writing for a comedy collection. He additionally gained the award for greatest course of a comedy alongside Andrew Cividino. The present took additionally residence the prize for excellent comedy collection.”Schitt’s Creek,” which aired its sixth and closing season earlier this yr, beforehand had not gained any Emmy awards for the present. Throughout the Inventive Arts Emmys earlier this week, the present took residence awards for greatest casting and greatest up to date costuming.ABC is offered winners within the comedy class with Emmy trophies by sending folks in tuxedo hazmat fits to nominees’ properties.For the winner of greatest selection discuss collection, ABC shipped black packing containers to every of the nominees with the promise that solely the one that gained would discover an Emmy inside. John Oliver took residence the prize for “Final Week Tonight.”And the winners are:Lead Actress in a Comedy Sequence:WINNER: Catherine O’Hara — “Schitt’s Creek” (CBC Tv)Christina Applegate — “Useless to Me” (Netflix)Linda Cardellini — “Useless to Me” (Netflix)Rachel Brosnahan — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)Issa Rae — “Insecure” (HBO)Tracee Ellis Ross — “Blackish” (ABC)Lead Actor in a Comedy Sequence:WINNER: Eugene Levy — “Schitt’s Creek” (CBC Tv)Anthony Anderson — “Black-ish” (ABC)Don Cheadle — “Black Monday” (Showtime)Ted Danson — “The Good Place” (NBC)Michael Douglas — “The Kominsky Technique” (Netflix)Ramy Youssef — “Ramy” (Hulu)Writing for a Comedy SeriesWINNER: Dan Levy — “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil — “What We Do within the Shadows” (FX)Tony McNamara — “The Nice” (Hulu)Stefani Robinson — “What We Do within the Shadows” (FX)Michael Schur — “The Good Place” (NBC)Paul Simms, “What We Do within the Shadows” (FX)David West Learn, “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)Directing for a Comedy SeriesWINNER: Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy — “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV) James Burrows — “Will & Grace” (NBC) Gail Mancuso — “Trendy Household” (ABC) Daniel Palladino — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video) Matt Shakman — “The Nice” (Hulu) Amy Sherman-Palladino — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video) Ramy Youssef — “Ramy” (Hulu)Supporting Actor, ComedyWINNER: Dan Levy — “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)Mahershala Ali — “Ramy” (Hulu)Alan Arkin — “The Kominsky Technique” (Netflix)Andre Braugher — “Brooklyn 9-9” (NBC)Sterling Ok. Brown — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video)William Jackson Harper — “The Good Place” (NBC)Tony Shalhoub — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video)Kenan Thompson — “Saturday Evening Dwell” (NBC)Supporting Actress, ComedyWINNER: Annie Murphy — “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)Alex Borstein — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video)Betty Gilpin — “GLOW” (Netflix)D’Arcy Carden — “The Good Place” (NBC)Marin Hinkle — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video)Kate McKinnon — “Saturday Evening Dwell” (NBC)Yvonne Orji — “Insecure” (HBO)Cecily Sturdy — “Saturday Evening Dwell” (NBC)Finest Comedy SeriesWINNER: “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)”Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)”Useless to Me” (Netflix)”The Good Place” (NBC)”Insecure” (HBO)”The Kominsky Technique” (Netflix)”The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)”What We Do within the Shadows” (FX)Finest Selection Speak SeriesWINNER: “Final Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO)”The Each day Present With Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)”Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” (TBS)”Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!” (ABC)”The Late Present With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)Finest Actress in a Restricted Sequence or a Tv MovieWINNER: Regina King — “Watchmen” (HBO)Cate Blanchett — “Mrs. America” (FX)Shira Haas — “Unorthodox” (Netflix)Octavia Spencer — “Self Made” Kerry Washington — “Little Fires In every single place” (Hulu)Finest Actor in a Restricted Sequence or a Tv MovieWINNER: Mark Ruffalo — “I Know This A lot Is True” (HBO)Jeremy Irons — “Watchmen” (HBO)Hugh Jackman — “Dangerous Training” (HBO)Paul Mescal — “Regular Folks” (Hulu)Jeremy Pope — “Hollywood” (Netflix)This story will probably be up to date because the award winners are introduced. 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