Outstanding Comedy Series:

Fleabag (Amazon)
Barry (HBO)
The Good Place (NBC)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Russian Doll (Netflix)
Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
Veep (HBO)





Outstanding Lead Comedy Actor:

Bill Hader, Barry (HBO)
Anthony Anderson, black-ish (ABC)
Don Cheadle, Black Monday (Showtime)
Ted Danson, The Good Place (NBC)
Michael Douglas, The Kominksy Method (Netflix)
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Pop)




Outstanding Lead Comedy Actress:

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag (Amazon)
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me (Netflix)
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)
Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll (Netflix)
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek (Pop)






Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actor:

Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Henry Winkler, Barry (HBO)
Anthony Carrigan, Barry (HBO)
Stephen Root, Barry (HBO)
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Tony Hale, Veep (HBO)






Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress:

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Sarah Goldberg, Barry (HBO)
Sian Clifford, Fleabag (Amazon)
Olivia Colman, Fleabag (Amazon)
Betty Gilpin, GLOW (Netflix)
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Anna Chlumsky, Veep (HBO)






Outstanding Guest Comedy Actor:

Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Robert De Niro, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
John Mulaney, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Adam Sandler, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Matt Damon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Rufus Sewell, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Peter MacNicol, Veep (HBO)





Outstanding Guest Comedy Actress:

Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Fiona Shaw, Fleabag (Amazon)
Kristin Scott Thomas, Fleabag (Amazon)
Emma Thompson, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Sandra Oh, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place (NBC)











Outstanding Drama Series:

Game of Thrones (HBO)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Bodyguard (Netflix)
Killing Eve (BBC America)
Ozark (Netflix)
Pose (FX)
Succession (HBO)
This Is Us (NBC)





Outstanding Lead Drama Actor:

Billy Porter, Pose (FX)
Jason Bateman, Ozark (Netflix)
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC)
Kit Harrington, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us (NBC)





Outstanding Lead Drama Actress:

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve (BBC America)
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)
Laura Linney, Ozark (Netflix)
Mandy Moore, This Is Us (NBC)
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve (BBC America)
Robin Wright, House of Cards (Netflix)





Outstanding Supporting Drama Actor:

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Michael Kelly, House of Cards (Netflix)
Chris Sullivan, This Is Us (NBC)





Outstanding Supporting Drama Actress:

Julia Garner, Ozark (Netflix)
Gwendoline Christy, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Lena Heady, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve (BBC America)





Outstanding Guest Drama Actor:

Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Michael McKean, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Glynn Turman, How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
Kumail Nanjiani, The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access)
Michael Angarano, This Is Us (NBC)
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us (NBC)





Outstanding Guest Drama Actress:

Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Jessica Lange, (American Horror Story, Apalcolypse) (FX)
Carice Van Houten, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)
Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us (NBC)










Outstanding Limited Series:

Chernobyl (HBO)
Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
Fosse/Verdon (FX)
Sharp Objects (HBO)
When They See Us (Netflix)





Outstanding TV Movie:

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Netflix)
Brexit (HBO)
Deadwood: The Movie (HBO)
King Lear (Amazon)
My Dinner with Hervé (HBO)





Outstanding Lead Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries:

Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us (Netflix)
Mahershala Ali, True Detective (HBO)
Benicio del Toro, Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal (BBC One)
Jared Harris, Chernobyl (HBO)
Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon (FX)





Outstanding Lead Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries:

Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon (FX)
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects (HBO)
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
Aunjanue Ellis, When They See Us (Netflix)
Joey King, The Act (Hulu)
Niecy Nash, When They See Us (Netflix)





Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries:

Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal (BBC One)
Stellan Starsgård, Chernobyl (HBO)
Paul Dano, Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
Michael K. Williams, When They See Us (Netflix)
Asante Blackk, When They See Us (Netflix)
John Leguizamo, When They See Us (Netflix)





Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries:

Patrica Arquette, The Act (Hulu)
Emily Watson, Chernobyl (HBO)
Margaret Qualley, Fosse/Verdon (FX)
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects (HBO)
Marsha Stephanie Blake, When They See Us (Netflix)
Vera Farmiga, When They See Us (Netflix)

^ Winners above in bold.

The Emmys hit an all time ratings low and are down 23% from last year in the 18-49 demo. Broadcast networks should start refusing to air the Emmys, with broadcast shows generally treated like crap by the lousy award selection committee. Only 14% of the winners were from broadcast networks this year. A bunch of trashy TVMA shows being honored from streaming sites and premium cable channels doesn't belong on broadcast. Let this joke of an awards ceremony be relegated to streaming sites and HBO, since that is where most of the nominations came from.

The Emmys hit an all time ratings low and are down 23% from last year in the 18-49 demo.

Didn't the previous couple of years emmys also have record low ratings.
It seems like they keep setting records for record low ratings.
I used to like watching them back in the day however I have not watched them in over 20 years. I also never even heard of most of the shows listed.The emmys like most other entertainment awards these days has become such a worthless award.

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards' bitter, self-hating tone was a disservice to the winners (https://time.com/5683669/emmys-2019-review/)

"From where I was sitting, the 2019 Emmys simply came off as bitter and shady," says Judy Berman. "Maybe we were tasting the sour grapes of a network that didn’t have a single nominee among the televised categories," she says of Fox, while pointing out that sibling cable network FX took home some awards. As Berman notes, the word "sucks" was used a couple times to describe the Emmys on the Emmys, from Jimmy Kimmel to Thomas Lennon. "You just don’t usually hear people who are supposed to be legitimizing the whole song and dance with their enthusiastic presence outright trashing it, ostensibly with the network’s blessing, on live TV," says Berman. "As it turned out, the strangest thing about this year’s Emmys telecast—one that also featured multiple major trophies for a dark British dramedy adapted from a one-woman Edinburgh Fringe Festival show, before concluding with a victory for what may be the worst season of television to ever clinch best drama—was its tone, which at times shot straight past self-deprecation all the way to self-hatred. Entertainment award shows have been somewhat restrained in the Trump era, it’s true. And we’ve seen some additional (mostly female) anger and (mostly male) self-flagellation since #MeToo started sweeping through the industry in the fall of 2017. Yet the negative vibes emanating from the Microsoft Theater, this time, felt different—more mean-spirited and nihilistic than contrite. So many elements of the ceremony radiated apathy or derision toward TV in general."

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The 2019 Emmys combined the exciting new TV landscape with the basic incompetency of legacy networks (https://slate.com/culture/2019/09/the-2019-emmy-awards-awarded-tvs-best-but-embodied-tvs-worst.html): "The show itself was a nothing, full of forgettable bits, janky montages, a gauche amount of Fox self-promotion, and only a modicum of spectacle. This was an Emmys without a host, too many Masked Singer shout-outs, way too many in memoriams for ended TV shows (three separate segments about various just-finished series!), and basically nothing funny or witty about it," says Willa Paskin. "(Apologies to Thomas Lennon, who as the person cracking wise while the winners walked to the stage, drew the short straw, and did his best.) But it was also an Emmys that celebrated Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jodie Comer, Billy Porter, Bill Hader, Drag Race, Jharrel Jerome, Patricia Arquette, Succession, Chernobyl, and Michelle Williams. In other words, it’s a show whose badness was masked by the voters, who had the good taste to award Emmys to people who deserved Emmys."
No wonder people seemed to have stopped caring about these things, as ratings freefalls suggest (https://www.thedailybeast.com/emmy-awards-2019-review-great-winners-embarrassingly-bad-show): "This year’s host-free, focus-free, fun-free telecast seemed to not care even about itself," says Kevin Fallon. "Fox produced one of the most phoned-in awards ceremonies I can remember watching in years. It’s shameful, really, considering how refreshingly deserving many of the winners were and, from an entertainment-value standpoint, how beautiful and impactful the speeches they gave were, too. You have Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s sweep for Fleabag, a show so unlike something the Emmys would normally reward it seems to have misunderstood what it is about entirely, referring to it as 'a show about a sex addict' in presenter banter. (It is so many wonderful things. It is not that.) Thank goodness voters knew better and rose above such denigration."
That Emmys opener was extremely awkward but blessedly short (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-09-22/emmys-opener-homer-simpson-anthony-anderson-bryan-cranston): "We all knew that the Emmys were going hostless this year, and that it had Absolutely Nothing to Do With the fact that the Oscars had done the same thing earlier this year and experienced an actual (and rare) ratings bump," says Mary McNamara. "No, Fox — which, coincidentally, is the only network without a late-night host that it can draft, er, invite to serve — decided to go commando all on its own in the interest, we were told, of offering a more instructive look at the wonderful world of television. The opening minutes certainly offered a brisk tutorial on how not to open an awards show."
The opening sequence encapsulated much of the overall vibe of the night (https://ew.com/emmys/2019/09/23/emmys-2019-review/): "There was cheerful self-promotion (the first 'man' to walk out on stage was arguably Fox’s biggest star, Homer Simpson)," says Kristen Baldwin, "clumsy transitions (it took a few seconds too long for the audience, and viewers at home, to realize that Black-ish star Anthony Anderson was jumping in to 'save the Emmys' when Homer was crushed by a falling piano), and an ill-fitting attempt at gravitas (Emmy winner and former Fox star Bryan Cranston channeled his LBJ solemnity to deliver a tribute to the power of the medium: 'Television has never been bigger, television has never mattered more, and television has never been this damn good'). Once the 'edgy' upstart network, Fox has now settled into its role as broadcast’s aging former rebel. Some of the producers’ decisions ... felt very 'I’m not a regular grandpa, I’m a cool grandpa,' like the often-incongruous transition music."
The Emmy bits were the night's big losers (https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/9/23/20879344/emmy-awards-2019-winners-losers-game-of-thrones): "The thing about going hostless—which the Emmys did on Sunday for the first time since 2003—is that all of that extra time has to go somewhere," says Miles Surrey. '(Or, you know, they could make awards shows shorter [gets shot with poison dart by television executive.) And unfortunately, the Emmys’ lack of a unifying presence resulted in the show leaning hard into bits that just weren’t … working. Ben Stiller did a bit with wax figures; Adam Devine did a bit with dancing; Maya Rudolph and Ike Barinholtz did a bit about LASIK eye surgery. There were, of course, some exceptions—Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Bill Hader are lovely and should share the screen again under some other circumstance. But, like, c’mon, nobody in that Emmys audience wanted to help Ken Jeong with his TikTok video—and nobody at home wanted to watch it go on for ages."
The yawn-worthy ceremony was saved by a great slate of winners (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/emmys-2019-review-1242375): "Normally, when a show that was this much of a foregone conclusion ends an awards ceremony triumphant, especially a series I was this mixed on — for its final season, at least — that's a recipe for a bad awards show," says Daniel Fienberg. "But Sunday night saw the TV Academy largely break out of years of heavily mocked complacency and banality. The results weren't perfect, but they were often outstanding and very frequently surprising. For every thing that made me confused or frustrated — Jason Bateman for the self-imposed task of directing Ozark episodes without turning on the lights? — there were four or five wins that made this normally grumpy critic sit up and go, 'Holy cow, they got that right!' But normally when an awards show gets this many winners correct and is able to deliver this many passionate, emotional and thought-provoking speeches, that's a recipe for a good kudocast. Nope. I'm going to praise the voting, but I'm here to critique the things producers Don Mischer and Ian Stewart did right or wrong, not to reward them for things they got lucky on and as a telecast, the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards got lucky a lot and made one bad choice after another."
Emmy recognition for Pose and Fleabag offered hope for smaller shows (https://variety.com/2019/tv/columns/emmys-surprises-tv-energy-streaming-era-1203345252/): "Shows as fundamentally themselves as Fleabag and Pose have been getting made for years," says Daniel D'Addario. "(Fleabag’s first, Emmy-less season hit Amazon in 2016.) But now they actually stand a chance of recognition on a grand scale, one that still matters and will only matter more the more it actually finds what is great and not merely what is familiar. The night’s other recipient of a major mid-show tribute, HBO’s Game of Thrones, seemed for a dangerous and thrilling moment vulnerable after losing writing and directing prizes to Succession and Ozark, respectively. While a series as big as Thrones winning is a just recognition of its place in television history, the chipping-away at its fortunes by two new, scrappy contenders beloved by smaller but devoted factions makes clear its role in the firmament is, indeed, history."
The Emmys finally looked to the future with this year's ceremony (https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/2019-emmys-winner-analysis.html): "Not so long ago, the Emmys were known for predictable winners," says Jen Chaney. "For four years in a row, Mad Men won Outstanding Drama. For five consecutive years, Modern Family won Outstanding Comedy, and for three years in a row after that, Veep won in the same category. The acting categories occasionally veered toward something different: a win for Rami Malek in Mr. Robot, Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black, or Donald Glover in Atlanta. But generally speaking, at a time when the television landscape began expanding at a rapid pace, the Emmys did not reflect the newness being written on the TV wall. The 2019 Emmys were different. This year’s ceremony still looked to the past, but they also more blatantly leaned toward the future than the Emmys ever have before. Fleabag, which delivered an exceptional, extremely buzzy second and (apparently) final season, beat the odds-on favorite, the swan song for Veep, in the Outstanding Comedy category. Fleabag practically swept the whole genre, scooping up awards for writing and lead actress for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and for director Harry Bradbeer. Veep, which had 17 Emmy wins to its credit before Sunday night, came away empty-handed."
The Emmys gave us a glimpse of the post-Game of Thrones TV world (https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/9/23/20879375/emmys-game-of-thrones-veep-fleabag-broad-city): "The show itself was far more focused on the end of an era than the dawn of a new one," says Alison Herman. Both Game of Thrones and Veep, in a seeming indication the Academy shared our assumptions regarding who would dominate the comedy categories, earned stand-alone tributes to their final seasons. In a bizarre, part-celebratory, mostly mournful ritual, each series’ entire cast was brought onstage to invoke nostalgia and stage a reunion. The official In Memoriam montage would come later, but these gatherings felt like they came from a similar place—except, instead of grieving individuals, the Emmys seemed to be grieving a form of monocultural dominance that was gone almost as soon as it started."
Game of Thrones and Veep got a big farewell, but not The Big Bang Theory?!: "That’s a jackmove!" (https://deadline.com/2019/09/emmys-tv-review-fox-no-host-no-traction-game-of-thrones-veep-sendoff-1202741826/)
HBO topped the 2019 Emmys with 34 total wins to Netflix's 27 and Amazon's 15 (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2019-09-22/emmys-2019-scorecard)
Emmy wins by network and program (https://deadline.com/2019/09/2019-emmys-wins-network-shows-scorecards-1202742071/): Nat Geo is No. 4 among networks, Love, Death & Robots is No. 5 among shows
Emmys' "In Memoriam" for shows that ended failed to include Orange Is the New Black, You're the Worst, Legion and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/emmys-farewell-orange-is-the-new-black-crazy-ex-girlfriend-1203345135/): OITNB may get a sendoff next year, when its final season is eligible for the Emmys.
10 weird things about the Emmys: From the ceremony running short to the Jimmy Kimmel-Stephen Colbert serious-sounding "comedy bit" on host-less ceremony
Emmys highs and lows: Highs include Thomas Lennon and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, lows include Ken Jeong's TikTok bit and the "In Memoriam" segment for shows that ended this year
Best, worst and weirdest moments (https://tvline.com/gallery/2019-emmys-best-worst-moments/emmys-2019-maya-rudolph-ike-barinholtz/): Adam DeVine’s musical homage to variety shows was among the worst
Seven snubs and surprises (https://www.thewrap.com/emmys-2019-7-snubs-and-surprises-photos/): When They See Us was snubbed with only one Emmy win, Julia Garner's Emmy was a surprise
Emmy winners and losers (https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/9/23/20879280/emmys-2019-best-worst-moments-winners-losers-fleabag-game-of-thrones): Game of Thrones and Amazon were winners, Game of Thrones, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Netflix were losers
Sandra Oh was Jodie Comer's best hype man after losing the Emmy to her Killing Eve co-star (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sandra-oh-jodie-comer-emmy-awards-2019_n_5d8832a6e4b0957256b91d4e)
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong was reportedly bleeped for his "sh*thole countries" comment (https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/emmys-2019-succession-writer-speech-bleeped.html)
When They See Us star Jharrel Jerome thanked "the Exonerated Five" in his Emmy acceptance speech (https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/emmys-2019-jharrel-jerome-thanks-the-exonerated-five.html)
Here are the six most memorable Emmy reaction shots: From Sarah Silverman to Billy Porter (https://www.eonline.com/news/1075354/6-of-the-most-memorable-audience-reactions-at-the-2019-emmy-awards)
The Emmys love British TV so much it makes British people uncomfortable (https://slate.com/culture/2019/09/emmy-winners-2019-british-fleabag.html)
Natasha Lyonne's Emmy clap became an instant meme (https://people.com/tv/natasha-lyonne-2019-emmys-clap-meme/)
Emmys director Glenn Weiss, who proposed on stage at last year's ceremony, has yet to wed his fiancée (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/remember-emmys-proposal-couple-theyre-not-married-1240074)
Sarah Silverman was censored on Emmy pre-show for her use of the P-word while discussing "cancel culture" (https://deadline.com/2019/09/fox-censors-sarah-silvermans-salty-complaint-about-censorship-1202741154/)
The Masked Singer stars walked the purple carpet accompanied by a security team (https://theblast.com/c/the-masked-singer-emmys-red-carpet-security-team)
Billy Bush raises eyebrows with his appearance on the purple carpet (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/billy-bush-emmys-2019-red-carpet-return-extra-223512864.html)

Emmys sink to another all-time low, based on early ratings (https://www.thewrap.com/emmys-sink-to-record-low-in-early-ratings/)

Nielsen's early numbers give the 71st Primetime Emmys a 5.8 household rating, down 22% from last year's 7.4 household rating that set the previous all-time low.

Thomas Lennon awkwardly serving as Emmys announcer annoys some viewers (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/arts/television/thomas-lennon-emmys-announcer.html)

"The Emmy Awards were not intended to double as a roast of Thomas Lennon, but if you were on social media during Sunday night’s broadcast, it kind of seemed that way," says Maya Salam of Lennon's surreal commentary (https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/emmys-2019-thomas-lennon-best-jokes.html). "As the show went on, our sherpa seemed lost at times — at one point, flubbing his lines and breaking the fourth wall to acknowledge that he wasn’t nailing the gig." Former Fox executive Preston Beckman suggested Lennon was hurting his career (https://twitter.com/maskedscheduler/status/1175938809654984704), pointing out that the Reno 911! alum has had multiple failed Fox pilots. Former EW executive editor tweeted that Lennon should've been pulled from the ceremony (https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/1175940001374330880): "In my fantasy, the Emmy producers are talking to Thomas Lennon right now and saying, 'We love you, this was a bad call on our part, and we're gonna stop.'"

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Thomas Lennon fires back Jackée Harry over her "those shows suck" critique (https://www.thewrap.com/emmys-commentator-thomas-lennon-fires-back-at-jackee-harrys-because-it-sucks-critique/)
Lennon took a dig at Felicity Huffman and her "2 weeks" in prison (https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/emmys-2019-thomas-lennon-jokes-about-felicity-huffman-in-prison/)

By going host-less, the Emmys tried to have 30 hosts (https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/09/emmys-missed-point-having-no-host/598585/)

"Last year, when the Emmy Awards were emceed by the very sleepy duo of Colin Jost and Michael Che, it felt like the show had no host at all," says David Sims. "Over the course of the evening, the two Saturday Night Live comedians would occasionally saunter onstage, stand listlessly, and recite jokes as if they were being held hostage. This year’s Emmys, perhaps as a reaction to that lethargic affair, dispensed with hosts altogether, instead jumping from award to award with nary a transition. But if anything, this approach created a whole new problem: Rather than having one pair of awkward presenters, the ceremony ended up trotting out dozens." Sims adds that the lack of a host resulted in a more bloated ceremony. "Last night’s Emmys should be a crucial lesson for awards shows going forward, especially with the Oscars race beginning this fall," he says. "Live television events such as these work only if they’re memorable; people don’t tune in just to see which group of millionaires got the golden statues and remembered to thank their agent this year. Proper hosts have a much better chance of generating well-crafted, enduring moments."

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Broadcast networks accounted for 23% of all nominations and took home just 14% of all awards (https://tvline.com/2019/09/23/emmys-best-drama-last-time-broadcast-show-won-24/): 24 was the last broadcast show to win outstanding drama, in 2006
It's worth noting that Netflix's small-scale Ozark beat HBO's big-budget Game of Thrones in two categories (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/netflix-ozark-emmys-2019/): Outstanding drama supporting actress (Julia Garner) and outstanding drama directing (Jason Bateman)
Why so many Emmy surprises?: Las Vegas bookies probably lost a lot of money, as there were more upsets than anticipated wins (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/emmys-analysis-late-breaking-shows-split-votes-upsets-galore-make-a-crazy-night-1242380)
Christina Applegate deserves an Emmy for her savage red carpet interviews (https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/emmys-2019-christina-applegate-shady-red-carpet-interviews.html)
Nobody is talking about Homer Simpson dying at the Emmys (https://decider.com/2019/09/23/homer-simpson-dead-emmy-awards/)
Jason Bateman really did deserve his outstanding director Emmy for Ozark, even if he doesn't think so (https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-bateman-ozark-emmy-game-of-thrones-20190923-kxqirx2mfbb6tm3bcj6j2ern7a-story.html)
Watch a 3-minute highlight video of the 2019 Primetime Emmys (https://slate.com/culture/2019/09/2019-emmys-highlight-reel-speeches-red-carpet-masked-singer-televisions-biggest-night.html)

Emmy ratings collapse 32% to a new all-time low: Viewership falls under 7 million for the first time (https://deadline.com/2019/09/emmys-ratings-fall-game-of-thrones-sunday-night-football-los-angeles-rams-1202742225/)

About 6.9 million watched last night's host-less ceremony, down 32% from last year's previous low of 10.2 million (https://twitter.com/koblin/status/1176200101565329414) on NBC that aired on a Monday (without Sunday Night Football as competition). Sunday's ceremony fell 39% from the last Sunday Emmys broadcast two years ago. Viewership was also done 42% from Fox's last Emmy broadcast in 2015, with host Andy Samberg.

Michelle Williams' speech on pay equality was one of the most memorable Emmy moments (https://www.thewrap.com/emmys-fosse-verdon-star-michelle-williams-thanks-bosses-for-equal-pay-with-co-star/)

Some on social media said that Williams, who won outstanding lead actress for a limited series for Fosse/Verdon, deserved an Emmy for her acceptance speech (https://www.instagram.com/p/B2vQwFGJo0F/). Williams thanked FX and Fox 21 Studios for "supporting me completely and for paying me equally.” “I see this as an acknowledgement of what is possible when a woman is trusted to discern her own needs, feel safe enough to voice them, and respected enough that they’ll be heard,” she said in her speech. She wrapped up her speech, saying: “The next time a woman, and especially a woman of color, who makes 52 cents on the dollar compared to her white male counterpart, tells you what she needs in order 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.”

Ben Stiller ticks off Fleabag fans by calling it a show "about a sex addict" during the Emmys (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-09-22/ben-stiller-fleabag-sex-addict)

"Fleabag is as much a show about a sex addict as it is about a fish riding a bicycle," tweeted writer Rachel Syme in response. As Rachel Leishman explains, "while the show is very sex-driven and Fleabag often is driven by her attitude towards it, it is never established that she is a sex addict (https://www.themarysue.com/thank-you-to-the-emmys-for-knowing-whats-up-by-awarding-fleabag). In fact, she doesn’t have sex any more than a male lead character would but, because she is a woman, it is apparently labeled that way? Whatever the reasoning, I didn’t like that label. But I did like that the Emmys realized the brilliance that Phoebe Waller-Bridge brought to us with Fleabag and awarded it as such."

Billy Porter makes Emmy history as the first openly gay black man to win outstanding drama actor (https://variety.com/2019/tv/awards/billy-porter-wins-2019-lead-drama-actor-emmy-1203302233/)

The Pose star, who received a standing ovation, thanked Ryan Murphy three times and quoted novelist and playwright James Baldwin in his acceptance speech, shouting "the category is love!" He added: “We as artists are the people that get to change the molecular structure of the hearts and minds of the people who live on this planet. Please don’t ever stop doing that. Please don’t ever stop telling the truth. I love you all.” ALSO: Porter calls RuPaul a friend who "paved the way for me" in dismissing speculation of a rift between them (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/billy-porter-pose-rupaul-emmys-2019-1203345333/).

Emmys' "In Memoriam" segment mistook living conductor Leonard Slatkin for the late André Previn (https://www.thewrap.com/emmys-in-memoriam-andre-previn-leonard-slatkin/)

Last night's ceremony showed a photo of Slatkin, who is still very much alive, instead of Previn, who died in February at age 89. "I saw that @theemmys posted a photo of me 'In Memoriam' rather than the intended Andre Previn," Slatkin tweeted this morning (https://twitter.com/LeonardSlatkin/status/1176084588969545729). "Andre deserved better. I had the opportunity to introduce him when he received the @KCHonors. Perhaps he was paying me back for a couple stories I told about him. Andre, R.I.P."

I knew that the Emmy's would not do well in the ratings.

Why it still makes sense for networks to continue airing the Emmy Awards (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/emmys-broadcasters-1203345780/)

Network TV shows took in its smallest-ever Emmy haul this year, while the Fox ceremony saw its worst-ever ratings. Yet airing the Emmy ceremony still provides a valuable opportunity for the network airing the ceremony to promote their new shows, even if the audience is dwindling.

ALSO:

To reverse ratings decline, why not show the Emmys during the season? Why not air it when there's no NFL competition? (https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/1176225800863080449)
Watch Phoebe Waller-Bridge feed Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s Guillermo using her Emmy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYH_IEkY-BI)

Emmy producers apologize for using a picture of a living composer for the "In Memoriam" segment (https://nypost.com/2019/09/23/emmys-sorry-for-using-wrong-photo-during-in-memoriam-segment/)

The TV academy, Fox and Emmy producers said in a statement issued Monday that it was an “error" that the "In Memoriam" segment featured the very much alive Leonard Slatkin instead of André Previn, who died earlier this year at age 89. ALSO: Slatkin talks to Jimmy Kimmel about learning he was dead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xLUJpvDhps).

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290. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 09/23 **#38** (https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2019/09/blind-item-38-emmy-awards.html)
EMMY AWARDS (https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/27757-the-annual-primetime-emmys-topic/page/85/#comments): With such dismal ratings, there has been talk this morning to making a certain award show no one watched last night have a permanent fixed date every year. The one that the few people in the room responded positively to was having it the day after Halloween (Rather than saying November 1st - they kept referring to it as the day after Halloween) every single year regardless of what day of the week it falls on. Also, to have a talk show host be the host of the show and then use the stage as the set of the talk show for that night. Thirty minutes during local news to prepare. Emmy Viewership Falls Under 7 Million For First Time To All-Time Low – Update (https://deadline.com/2019/09/emmys-ratings-fall-game-of-thrones-sunday-night-football-los-angeles-rams-1202742225/)