Es war ein offenes Rennen in vielen Kategorien beim Emmy 2017, doch am Ende stellte sich ein Favorit klar heraus: Die dystopische Romanadaption The Handmaid's Tale vom Streaming-Dienst Hulu wurde mit dem Emmy für die Beste Dramaserie sowie die Beste Hauptdarstellerin im Bereich Drama ausgezeichnet. Zu den weiteren großen Siegern des Abends zählen die HBO-Serie Big Little Lies, die als Beste Miniserie ausgezeichnet wurde, sowie Veep, Siegerserie im Bereich Comedy.
Die Primetime Emmy Awards werden jedes Jahr von der Academy of Television Arts & Sciences verliehen. 2017 führte erstmals der Late-Night-Moderator Stephen Colbert durch das Programm.
Die Gewinner der Primetime Emmys 2017 im Überblick:
Best Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
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The Handmaid's Tale
- Stranger Things
- This Is Us
- Westworld
- House of Cards
Best Comedy Series
- Atlanta
- Black-ish
- Master of None
- Modern Family
- Silicon Valley
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
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Veep - Die Vizepräsidentin
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
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Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us
- Anthony Hopkins - Westworld
- Matthew Rhys - The Americans
- Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
- Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
- Milo Ventimiglia - This is Us
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder
- Claire Foy - The Crown
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Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale
- Keri Russell - The Americans
- Evan Rachel Wood - Westworld
- Robin Wright - House of Cards
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
- Aziz Ansari - Master of None
- Zach Galifianakis - Baskets
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Donald Glover - Atlanta
- William H. Macy - Shameless
- Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- Pamela Adlon - Better Things
- Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Allison Janney - Mom
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
- Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish
- Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie
- Jane Fonda - Grace and Frankie
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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John Lithgow - The Crown
- Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul
- Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
- Michael Kelly - House of Cards
- David Harbour - Stranger Things
- Ron Cephas Jones - This Is Us
- Jeffrey Wright - Westworld
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale
- Samira Wiley - The Handmaid's Tale
- Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
- Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things
- Chrissy Metz - This Is Us
- Thandie Newton - Westworld
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live
- Louie Anderson - Baskets
- Ty Burrell - Modern Family
- Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Tony Hale - Veep
- Matt Walsh - Veep
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
-
Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live
- Vanessa Beyer - Saturday Night Live
- Leslie Jones - Saturday Night Live
- Anna Chlumsky - Veep
- Judith Light - Transparent
- Kathryn Hahn - Transparent
Best Limited Series
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Big Little Lies
- Fargo
- Feud
- Genius
- The Night Of
Best Television Movie
- The Wizard of Lies (HBO)
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Black Mirror (Netflix) - San Junipero
- Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (NBC)
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (HBO)
- Sherlock: The Lying Detective (PBS)