The 70th Emmys: And the Winners Were…

HBO and Netflix tied with the most trophies, with 23 each. The top awards — Best Comedy, Drama and Limited Series — were bestowed to Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” on FX. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” topped the night among the individual series, with acting awards to Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein, and creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, who history by winning Emmys for both her writing and directing the series pilot, the first time a woman has clinched both prizes.

Other notable winners included Henry Winkler for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy HBO’s “Barry,” marking his first Emmy win in his long career; and Matthew Rhys for Outstanding Actor in a Drama for the final season of FX’s “The Americans.” Claire Foy  topped the drama acting category (besting Rhys’ co-star Keri Russell), while “Barry’s” Bill Hader was the surprise winner for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy.

On a personal note, congratulations to Jordan Breslow and Peter Field for winning our Emmy contest!

Here are the winners…

-Best Comedy: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)
-Best Drama: “Game of Thrones” (HBO)
-Best Limited Series: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX)
-Best Actress, Comedy: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
-Best Actor, Comedy: Bill Hader, “Barry”
-Best Actor, Drama: Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
-Supporting Actress, Drama: Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
-Supporting Actor, Drama: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
-Supporting Actress, Comedy: Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
-Supporting Actor, Comedy: Henry Winkler, “Barry”
-Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie: Regina King, “Seven Seconds”
-Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie: Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
-Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie: Merritt Wever, “Godless”
-Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Jeff Daniels, “Godless”
-Variety Sketch Series: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
-Variety Talk Series: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”(HBO)

The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards Pick’em Game offered the 61 participants to select from eighteen (18) questions different award categories.

FINAL GAME STANDINGS

#1 TVisME 10 correct

#1 Jorbo23 10 correct

#3 Lee 9 correct

#3 Rebecca Bunch 9 correct

#3 Douglas Pucci 9 correct

#6 Marc Berman 8 correct

#6 Steve 8 correct

#6 GMS 8 correct

#6 JS 8 correct

#6 leighrowena 8 correct

#6 bob dropinski 8 correct

#6 Anthony 8 correct

#6 Ace 8 correct

#6 mambo 8 correct

#15 Steve Friess 7 correct

#15 Joe Rice 7 correct

#15 Sara Jack 7 correct

#15 Mariss 7 correct

#15 Miguens 7 correct

#20 Laura V 6 correct

#20 KS 6 correct

#20 Marianne O’Leary 6 correct

#20 Ryan 6 correct

#20 Colleen775 6 correct

#20 mediagirl 6 correct

#20 Anthony 6 correct

#20 mtjaws 6 correct

#28 TomR 5 correct

#28 Syndacakes 5 correct

#28 BooHowie 5 correct

#28 Kathy 5 correct

#28 Robin 5 correct

#28 Elvis Bus 5 correct

#28 zalax 5 correct

#28 Alison Hope 5 correct

#28 JJ 5 correct

#28 Romance 5 correct

#28 jax joe 5 correct

#39 Steven 4 correct

#39 Jaime 4 correct

#39 Sunny 4 correct

#39 PSTekbear 4 correct

#39 Lisa B. 4 correct

#44 Tina 3 correct

#44 justrealism 3 correct

#44 Hal 3 correct

#44 DadofTwoBoys 3 correct

#44 Brian Patrick 3 correct

#44 Groucho 3 correct

#44 lala97a 3 correct

#44 mabauer 3 correct

#44 Laura Wagner 3 correct

#44 TVMama 3 correct

#54 Rusty 2 correct

#54 Bess 2 correct

#54 Connie 2 correct

#54 Greg @ OMD 2 correct

#54 Carol Cummings 2 correct

#59 Kathy B 1 correct

#59 Sharon 1 correct

#59 Tony 1 correct