The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost, aired Monday night on NBC. Biggest winners of the night were The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel which won five awards including outstanding comedy and GameofThrones that nabbed the top prize for outstanding drama series.
Director Glenn Weiss, saved the Emmys which was really just day (same Emmy tradition) by delivering what became the biggest moment of the night. In true director fashion, Weiss proposed to his girlfriend Jan Svendsen while accepting the Emmy for outstanding directing for a variety special.
The audience erupted into cheers, tears and laughter, an astonished Svendsen was encouraged from her seat to the stage. Weiss proposed with his mother’s wedding ring in honour of her recent death. “This is the ring that my dad put on my mom’s finger 67 years ago. And to my sisters and brothers, I didn’t swipe it. Dad knows I have it, O.K.?” Weiss said jokingly. Svendsen of course said yes and the two walked off the stage to live happily ever after. Would he have proposed if he hadn’t won? In Kanye West’s voice, guess we’ll never know!
Here’s a full list of the winners:
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson- Baskets
Alec Baldwin- Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Brian Tyree Henry- Atlanta
Tony Shalhoub- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kenan Thompson- Saturday Night Live
Henry Winkler- Barry WINNER
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Zazie Beetz- Atlanta
Alex Borstein- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel WINNER
Aidy Bryant- Saturday Night Live
Betty Gilpin- GLOW
Leslie Jones- Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinno- Saturday Night Live
Laurie Metcalf- Roseanne
Megan Mullally- Will & Grace
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Antonio Banderas- Genius: Picasso
Darren Criss- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story WINNER
Benedict Cumberbatch- Patrick Melrose
Jeff Daniels- The Looming Tower
John Legend- Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Jesse Plemons- USS Callister (Black Mirror)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Jessica Biel- The Sinner
Laura Dern- The Tale
Michelle Dockery- Godless
Edie Falco- Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Regina King- Seven Seconds WINNER
Sarah Paulson- American Horror Story: Cult
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson- Blackish
Ted Danson- The Good Place
Larry David- Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover- Atlanta
Bill Hader- Barry WINNER
William H. Macy- Shameless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon- Better Things
Rachel Brosnahan- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel WINNER
Allison Janney- Mom
Issa Rae- Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross- Blackish
Lily Tomlin- Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Sara Bareilles- Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Penelope Cruz- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Judith Light- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Adina Porter- American Horror Story: Cult
Merritt Wever- Godless WINNER
Letitia Wright- Black Mirror (Black Museum)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series Or Movie
Jeff Daniels- Godless WINNER
Brandon Victor Dixon,”Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”
John Leguizamo- Waco
Ricky Martin- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Edgar Ramirez- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Michael Stuhlbarg- The Looming Tower
Finn Wittrock- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Jason Bateman- Ozark
Sterling K. Brown- This Is Us
Ed Harris- Westworld
Matthew Rhys- The Americans WINNER
Milo Ventimiglia- This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright- Westworld
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Claire Foy- The Crown WINNER
Tatiana Maslany- Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss- The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh- Killing Eve
Keri Russell- The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood- Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, “Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage- Game of Thrones WINNER
Joseph Fiennes- The Handmaid’s Tale
David Harbour- Stranger Things
Mandy Patinkin- Homeland
Matt Smith- The Crown
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Alexis Bledel- The Handmaid’s Tale
Millie Bobby Brown- Stranger Things
Ann Dowd- The Handmaid’s Tale
Lena Headey- Game of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby- The Crown
Thandie Newton- Westworld WINNER
Yvonne Strahovski- The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Reality/Competition Series
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race WINNER
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Drunk History
I Love You, America
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live WINNER
Tracey Ullman’s Show
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver WINNER
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Limited Series
The Alienist
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story WINNER
Genius: Picasso
Godless
Patrick Melrose
Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Barry
Blackish
Curb Your Enthusiasm
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel WINNER
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Drama Series
Game of Thrones. WINNER
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
The Americans
This Is Us
Westworld
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