(CNN)Netflix has a accidental to marque past astatine this year's Emmys, nabbing aboriginal prizes for "The Crown" portion immoderate drama honors went to the prima subordinate connected different streaming service, Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso," giving the TV industry's main grant a decidedly British flavor.
Netflix began its Sunday battle connected the Emmy grounds books by sweeping the opening flurry of play categories, with supporting Emmys for Gillian Anderson and Tobias Menzies arsenic Margaret Thatcher and Prince Philip, respectively, arsenic good arsenic penning and directing prizes for its acclaimed fact-based play "The Crown."
Apple's drama bid claimed supporting prizes for Hannah Waddingham and Brett Goldstein, having already received a trio of wins successful method categories astatine the Creative Arts Emmys, which were handed retired a week ago. HBO's constricted bid "Mare of Easttown" besides swept the supporting awards successful its class -- which included nominees from "Hamilton" -- for Julianne Nicholson and Evan Peters.
Even earlier Sunday night's 73rd yearly ceremony, this is shaping up to beryllium a banner twelvemonth for streaming successful general, and Netflix successful particular. Despite the crush of caller competitors, the work amassed 34 awards astatine the Creative Arts honors -- devoted chiefly to method categories, similar editing and accumulation plan -- exceeding the combined full of 2nd and third-place finishers Disney+ and HBO/HBO Max with 13 and 10, respectively.
The grounds for Emmys by a web successful a azygous twelvemonth was acceptable successful different era: CBS shows took location 44 awards successful 1974, earlier the property of cablegram and streaming.
Hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, the amusement opened with a rap show celebrating tv involving overmuch of the in-person crowd, a departure from past year's virtual ceremony. "We each vaxxed," the big said, adding, "I did not person a absorption similar Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend."
Last year, combining each ceremonies HBO topped each outlets with 30 awards, compared to 21 for Netflix, whose erstwhile precocious was 27 Emmys successful 2019. No rival had surpassed HBO successful full wins successful 20 years, including a necktie with Netflix successful 2018.
Netflix began its assertive propulsion into archetypal programming successful 2013 with the bid "House of Cards" and "Orange is the New Black," but it has ne'er won the coveted champion play oregon drama bid prizes. Other streaming services have, with wins for Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" and Amazon's "Fleabag" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
Neither of last year's winners were successful contention. HBO's "Succession" didn't aerial during the eligibility model (it returns successful October), and "Schitt's Creek" was recognized for its last season. Like CNN, HBO is simply a portion of WarnerMedia.
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