Emmy Awards 2020: "Schitt's Creek" and "Succession" the big winners of the day, Zendaya Youngest to Win Best Actress

"Schitt's Creek" won seven of the eight awards for which it was nominated.

 

The "TV Oscars" were dominated by "Succession" and "Schitt's Creek": Zendaya is the youngest actress to win the award for best Actress in a drama series.  Emmy Awards 2020 ceremony was marked by strict sanitary measures due to the pandemic. 

A special edition of the Emmy Awards was held this year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it had to be performed virtually, so a show was adapted so that nominated actors and the production will not contract the virus. 

The television event that was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, was marked by different moments which filled social networks with comments. 

One of them was the joke the comedian made about the correct way to "sanitize" the winners' envelopes to avoid getting infected. 

Let us remember that the ceremony which awards the best American productions, opened its nominations this year to integrate those created by streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video or Apple where they presented series that were competing in the categories of best actor, best series and best comedy. 

And it is that unlike other awards, the Emmys are delivered by the Academy of Arts and Sciences of Television, the National Academy of Arts and Sciences of Television and the International Academy of Arts and Sciences of Television.  

 Big winners of the night 

In the first hour of the awards ceremony, the awards were given to the comedy series, which had "Schitt's Creek" as the big winner. 

The production created by Daniel Levy won seven of the eight awards for which it was nominated, including the four statuettes dedicated to acting and the one for Best Comedy Series. 

For its part, "Succession" did not disappoint and managed to be awarded in the categories of Best Drama Series, Best Actor for Jeremy Strong, Best Drama Screenplay and Best Drama Direction. 

                    Jeremy Strong receiving his award for best actor in a drama for "Succession." 

While the series "Watchmen" was also awarded in the miniseries category, with Best Actress awards for Regina King and Best Supporting Actor for Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.  

 

Zendaya made Emmys history tonight, becoming the youngest woman to ever win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award for her performance in HBO drama series "Euphoria" where she played Rue Bennett, a teenage drug addict.  She is also the second African-American performer ever to win the award.

 

 Check out the full list of 2020 Emmy winners: 

- Best Drama Series: "Succession" 

- Best Actress in a Drama: Zendaya ("Euphoria") 

 - Best Actor in a Drama: Jeremy Strong ("Succession") 

- Best Supporting Actress in a Drama: Julia Garner ("Ozark") 

- Best Supporting Actor in a Drama: Billy Crudup ("The Morning Show") 

- Best Comedy Series: "Schitt's Creek" 

- Best Actress in a Comedy: Catherine O'Hara ("Schitt's Creek") 

- Best Actor in a Comedy: Eugene Levy ("Schitt's Creek") 

- Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Annie Murphy ("Schitt's Creek") 

- Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Dan Levy ("Schitt's Creek") 

- Best miniseries: "Watchmen" - Best Actress in a Miniseries: Regina King ("Watchmen") 

- Best Actor in a Miniseries: Mark Ruffalo ("I Know This Much Is True") 

- Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries: Uzo Aduba ("Mrs. America") 

- Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ("Watchmen") 

- Variety shows and talk show: "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" 

- Best reality show: "RuPaul's Drag Race"

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