EMMYS: Amazon's Big Night; Snubs and Surprises; Network Scorecard; Marriage Proposal; Henry Winkler's Moment; "Tepid" Monologue

The 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are in the books, and HBO retains its title as the most winning network with an asterisk: Netflix tied the cable giant with 23 total wins. Though Amazon won fewer awards, it managed to beat Netflix to winning a best drama or comedy series award with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Catch up on the best speeches, fashionable looks and one of the most memorable live TV moments in recent awards show history (the '17 Oscars excluded). — Will Robinson [The Hollywood Reporter - Today In Entertainment]( September 17, 2018 The 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are in the books, and HBO retains its title as the most winning network with an asterisk: Netflix tied the cable giant with 23 total wins. Though Amazon won fewer awards, it managed to beat Netflix to winning a best drama or comedy series award with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Catch up on the best speeches, fashionable looks and one of the most memorable live TV moments in recent awards show history (the '17 Oscars excluded). — Will Robinson Amazon's Big Night THE WINNERS Drama's big winners: Game of Thrones won best series, Matthew Rhys won best actor, Claire Foy won best actress. Comedy's big winners: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won best series, Bill Hader won best actor, Rachel Brosnahan won best actress. Limited series' big winners: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story won best series, Darren Criss won best actor, Regina King won best actress. Series wins, by the numbers (5 or more): Game of Thrones (9), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (8), Saturday Night Live (8), The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (7), Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (5), The Crown (5) Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (5), RuPaul's Drag Race (5). Network wins, by the numbers (8 or more): HBO (23) Netflix (23), NBC (16), FX Networks (12), Amazon (8), CNN (8). Snubs: Hulu's critically acclaimed series The Looming Tower and The Handmaid's Tale, last year's best drama series winner in the absence of Thrones, failed to collect any awards during Monday night's televised ceremony. While FX's second installment of American Crime Story won seven awards, fellow celebrated FX series, Atlanta, which had the most nominations for a comedy series this year with 16 nods, only won three awards, all at the Creative Arts ceremony. Similarly, NBC's breakout hit, This Is Us only won one award out of multiple nominations, and that prize went to guest actor Ron Cephas Jones, a trophy handed out in the Creative Arts ceremony. [More snubs.]( Who else won?: Catch up on everyone and every show that took home hardware Monday night. [Full winners list.]( THE NARRATIVE HBO and Netflix tie: Netflix won the headlines in July by edging HBO in terms of total nominations, 112 to 108. HBO had the last laugh by [winning]( the same number of awards, including best drama, sweeping dramatic supporting actor (Peter Dinklage, GoT) and actress (Thandie Newton, Westworld). Though Netflix still waits for a best series win, it brought home key hardware for The Crown (best dramatic actress, Claire Foy; best directing for a drama, Stephen Daldry), Seven Seconds (best actress in a limited series, Regina King), both best supporting actors in a limited series (Godless' Jeff Daniels and Merritt Wever). Netflix also picked up writing Emmys for a variety special (John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City) and writing for a limited series (Black Mirror: USS Callister). The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel breaks out: What didn't Mrs. Maisel win? (The answer: supporting actor in a comedy, Tony Shalhoub). For its freshman run, Amazon's acclaimed comedy made its presence felt in Hollywood, similar to how Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale did so last year. As if they needed further confirmation, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino have a hit on their hands. The Americans' swan song: Rhys racked up his first Emmy for his final season playing Philip Jennings in the FX drama, while his onscreen and offscreen partner Keri Russell didn't snag any hardware: "And finally to the woman who truly got me this award, who just stands in front of me every day and puts up with me," Rhys said on stage, referring to Russell. "She said, 'If you propose to me, I'll punch you clean in the mouth.'" Meanwhile, co-showrunners Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg won the series' first and only writing Emmy for penning the show's finale. How will the ratings shake out? Akin to the Oscars, there's worry to how many eyeballs will be on the show's broadcast. 2015 was an all-time worst year, only to be outdone by 2016's low mark of 11.3 million viewers. Last year, the Stephen Colbert-hosted outing on CBS avoided a four-year skid by posting 11.4 million viewers. To put that all into context: 2018: ??; 2017: 11.4M; 2016: 11.3M; 2015: 11.9M; 2014: 15.6M; 2013: 17.6M. THE MOMENTS Glenn Weiss proposes marriage live on stage: After winning the Emmy for director of a variety special, the Oscars director took a moment to surprise the audience with a marriage proposal. During his acceptance speech, Weiss took a moment to thank his girlfriend Jan Svendsen, only to explain why he wanted to rephrase his mention of her. "I didn't want to call you my girlfriend, because I want to call you my wife," Weiss explained. [Watch.]( Ryan Murphy stands up for LGBTQ youth: Upon [accepting]( the award on behalf of American Crime Story, Murphy, the ep, said, "The show is about a lot of things, it's about homophobia internalized and externalized, it's about a country that allows hatred to grow unfettered and unchecked." He added that he wanted to dedicate the award to victims of hate crimes within the LGBTQ community and to "awareness and to stricter hate crime laws." Claire Foy honors next generation of The Crown's cast: Foy, who played Queen Elizabeth II for the first two seasons of the Netflix show, seemed incredulous upon winning her award. When the show returns for its third season, Foy and the rest of the principal cast will be replaced in order to portray older versions of the characters. To the new cast, Foy said, "And the show goes on. I [dedicate]( this to the next cast and to [her co-star, who plays Prince Philip] Matt Smith." All hail Betty White: White was forced to wait several seconds before she began her acceptance speech for the lifetime achievement award while the audience jumped to their feet and cheered her onto the stage. When she did speak, she said she owed her career’s successes to Lorne Michaels and marveled at her own accomplishments — with a touch of humor. “It’s incredible that I’m still in this business, and you are still putting up with me,” she said. Henry Winkler wins his first-ever Emmy: The actor [received]( a standing ovation from the audience while walking onstage to accept his trophy for his work on Barry. Winkler was nominated three times in the outstanding lead actor in a comedy series category for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on Happy Days, among other programs throughout the years. The waiting paid off: "Can I just say Skip Brittenham said to me a long time ago, 'If you stay at the table long enough, the chips come to you,' and tonight I got to clear the table." Regina King floored to win: Upon accepting her award for best actress in a limited series or TV movie, King said she wasn't really expecting the win for her role in Seven Seconds, but expressed thanks to Netflix, her cast and crew, and more. "This is amazing, I want to [curse]( right now," she joked. And in a callback to the show's monologue in which host Michael Che said that his mother didn't want to watch awards shows because people didn't "thank Jesus enough," King said, "Thank you, Jesus — Michael Che." And the Reparation Emmys go to... : Stars from The Jeffersons, Good Times, Martin and more were presented with the special awards by Che during the show. Che explained he "stole" the awards from Bill Cosby. Che told Jaleel White that he inspired black nerds everywhere with his portrayal of Steve Urkel on Family Matters, including notables like Donald Glover, Kanye West and even former United States President Barack Obama. "Did I do that?" White responded. [Watch.]( Aretha Franklin soundtracks In Memoriam segment: Former United States Senator and presidential candidate John McCain was honored during the In Memoriam segment during Monday night's show. McCain had a handful of acting credits over the years, including playing himself on the NBC sitcom Parks & Recreation and a small role on Fox's 24. Franklin's cover of "Amazing Grace" [honored]( the loss of Anthony Bourdain, Burt Reynolds, Franklin and more. [Show highlights.]( THE HOSTS Opening number: Before Che and Colin Jost took the stage, SNL colleagues Kate McKinnon and Kenan Thompson pondered if the diversity push was over. "We're also celebrating the fact that this year's Emmy awards has the most diverse group of nominees in Emmy history," Thompson said. Set off "We Solved It," a guest star-studded song featuring Kristen Bell, Tituss Burgess, John Legend and RuPaul. Spoilers: They did not solve it. [Watch.]( The monologue: When the pair took the stage for their opening monologue, they delivered a few one-liners aimed at headline-making news, including a reference to ousted CBS boss Leslie Moonves while invoking the #MeToo movement. "It's great to share this night with the many, many talented and creative people in Hollywood who haven't been caught yet," said Che, referencing Hollywood names accused of sexual misconduct in the #MeToo era. When explaining that attendees inside Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater can drink in their seat, Jost quipped, "One thing Hollywood needs right now is people losing their inhibitions at a work function." [Watch.]( Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph chime in: More members of the SNL alumni network showed up to help out Jost and Che. The two stars of Amazon's Forever showed up as Emmys experts offering such insight about the history of the trophy and other "expert" commentary in their naturally kooky way. Critic's take: "They rewarded the greeting with a monologue that was also tepid and generally uncomfortably delivered, as the two comics who normally interact sitting across from each other at a desk tried to find a rapport that was natural without any real luck." Daniel Fienberg writes. "They made the right references, but with far less #MeToo teeth than Seth Meyers exhibited when he hosted the Golden Globes back in January under much tenser circumstances." [Full review.]( THE RED CARPET Trends of the night... Not-black is the new black: Stars on the Emmys red carpet are [bringing back]( the color after last season's black at the Golden Globes in support of the #MeToo movement. Green was the color of choice for Dakota Fanning, Tatiana Maslany and Regina King all showing up in the earthy hue. (Fanning complemented her gown with giant emerald drop earrings.) But neon green reigned supreme with Maslany, King and even Alexis Bledel incorporating a streak of it into her pink dress. Sequins shine: Allison Janney (Mom) was among those [sporting]( sequins, with her stylist Tara Swennen telling THR of her dress, "It's very loud," adding, "It's actually a dress that we fell in love with during Oscar season, but we found it at the end of the awards show run ... We were both still head over heels in love with it." This is Us' Mandy Moore sparkled in custom Rodarte, a tortoise-colored, light-catching ensemble. (Wait and see: Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu will be wearing silver sequins by Jason Wu with Harry Winston gems) Power to the wardrobe... Jenifer Lewis' Nike statement: The Black-ish actress chose not to wear a designer gown to the Emmys, opting instead to [support]( Nike's latest campaign with former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. He released the campaign, "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything #JustDoIt" on Sept. 3, followed by a video to inspire "crazy" dreamers. Political pins all the rage: Janney, Kumail Nanjiani, Henry Winkler, Matt Iseman, Q’orianka Kilcher and Anthony Carrigan took to the Emmys red carpet wearing an “I am a voter” pin, [created]( by The Civic Culture Coalition. The civic engagement group was formed by industry companies including CAA, AMC Theatres, Anonymous Content, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, iHeartMedia and more. The “I am a voter” campaign focuses on changing the message around voting from an action (“I voted”) to an identity (“I am a voter”), as part of the nonpartisan public awareness campaign. Top looks... Best dressed of the night: From Tracee Ellis Ross to Sandra Oh, Booth Moore [lists]( the 10 women who stunned the most on the lively, colorful carpet. [Full gallery.]( Follow The News Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( ©2018 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. 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