Emmys 2021: ‘The Crown’ takes 7 awards including best drama, while ‘Ted Lasso’ scores 4 including best comedy

“The Crown” conquered the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards connected Sunday with 7 wins including outstanding play and each 4 acting categories, portion “Ted Lasso” finished 2nd with 4 Emmys including outstanding comedy.

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“Thank you, the Television Academy; convey you, Netflix; convey you, Sony,” said creator Peter Morgan, who appeared virtually with astir of “The Crown” formed and creators successful England wherever it was conscionable aft 4 a.m. Monday erstwhile the champion play grant was announced.

“Thanks … this lot,” said Morgan, who earlier won champion penning for a drama, smiling broadly astatine the cheering unit astir him successful the room. “We’re going to person a enactment now. I’m mislaid for words and I’m very, precise grateful.”

Olivia Colman won champion histrion for “The Crown” for her relation arsenic Queen Elizabeth, portion Josh O’Connor won champion histrion for his enactment arsenic Prince Charles. Earlier, Tobias Menzies and Gillian Anderson won the supporting histrion and histrion awards for portrayals of Prince Phillip and Margaret Thatcher.

In this video drawback issued Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, by the Television Academy, the squad of “Ted Lasso” judge the grant for outstanding drama bid during the Primetime Emmy Awards. (Television Academy via AP)

In comedy, Jason Sudeikis won champion histrion for “Ted Lasso,” which ended up with 4 Emmys, including champion supporting histrion and histrion for Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham, portion Jean Smart was the victor of champion histrion for a drama bid for her enactment successful “Hacks.”

“Mare of Easttown” and “The Queen’s Gambit” divided the apical categories for constricted series, anthologies oregon movies. Kate Winslet won champion histrion successful the rubric relation of “Mare of Easttown,” which won 3 overall, portion “The Queen’s Gambit” won 2 awards including outstanding constricted series.

“Anya Taylor-Joy, what tin I say, you brought the sexy backmost to chess,” said William Horberg, shaper of “The Queen’s Gambit.” “And you inspired a procreation of young  women and girls to recognize the patriarchy has nary defence against our queens.”

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