WarnerMedia honoured with 38 awards at the 72nd primetime Emmy Awards

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The Television Academy tonight announced its 72nd Primetime Emmy® Award winners. WarnerMedia received 38 wins with HBO winning 30 awards, more than any other network or streaming platform. This is the 20th consecutive year HBO has either won or tied for the most Emmy wins. Watchmen, from HBO in association with Warner Bros. Television, received 11 awards, the most of any program.

“The team at WarnerMedia is over the moon about what just happened at the Emmys. Recognition by peers is as good as it gets and we are forever thankful to see a storied focus on quality recognized in this manner. What a great moment for so many talented story tellers. We are raising a glass – socially distanced of course -- to all of tonight’s winners,” said Jason Kilar, WarnerMedia CEO.

Please see below for a full list of WarnerMedia winners.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Succession, Jesse Armstrong, Executive Producer, Adam McKay, Executive Producer, Will Ferrell, Executive Producer, Frank Rich, Executive Producer, Kevin Messick, Executive Producer, Mark Mylod, Executive Producer, Jane Tranter, Executive Producer, Tony Roche, Executive Producer, Scott Ferguson, Executive Producer, Jon Brown, Co-Executive Producer, Georgia Pritchett, Co-Executive Producer, Jonathan Glatzer, Supervising Producer, Will Tracy, Producer, Dara Schnapper, Producer, Gabrielle Mahon, Producer, Lucy Prebble, Consulting Producer

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Succession, “Hunting,” Directed by Andrij Parekh

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Succession, “This Is Not For Tears,” Written by Jesse Armstrong, HBO

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Zendaya, Euphoria

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jeremy Strong, Succession

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
Watchmen, Damon Lindelof, Executive Producer, Tom Spezialy, Executive Producer, Nicole Kassell, Executive Producer, Stephen Williams, Executive Producer, Joseph E. Iberti, Executive Producer, Ron Schmidt, Co-Executive Producer, Carly Wray, Co-Executive Producer, Lila Byock, Supervising Producer, Nick Cuse, Supervising Producer, Christal Henry, Supervising Producer, Karen Wacker, Producer, John Blair, Producer

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Watchmen, “This Extraordinary Being,” Written by Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Regina King, Watchmen

OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, John Oliver, Executive Producer, Tim Carvell, Executive Producer, Liz Stanton, Executive Producer, Jeremy Tchaban, Supervising Producer, Christopher Werner, Supervising Producer, Laura L. Griffin, Producer, Kate Mullaney, Producer, Matt Passet, Producer, Marian Wang, Producer, Charles Wilson, Producer

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM
Rick And Morty, “The Vat Of Acid Episode”

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
Bad Education, Fred Berger, Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Oren Moverman, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Mike Makowsky, Produced by; Leonid Lebedev, Caroline Jaczko, Executive Producers

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Succession, “Tern Haven,” Cherry Jones as Nan Pierce

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Watchmen, Victoria Thomas, CSA, Casting by; Meagan Lewis, CSA, Location Casting

OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Euphoria, “And Salt the Earth Behind You,” Doniella Davy, Department Head Makeup Artist; Kirsten Sage Coleman, Assistant Department Head Makeup Artist; Tara Lang Shah, Makeup Artist

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Insecure, “Lowkey Trying,” Nena Erb, ACE, Editor; Lynarion Hubbard, Additional Editor

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Watchmen, “This Extraordinary Being,” Brad North, Supervising Sound Editor; Harry Cohen, Sound Designer; Jordan Wilby, Sound Effects Editor; Tiffany S. Griffith, Dialogue Editor; Antony Zeller, A.J. Shapiro, Foley Editors; Sally Boldt, Music Editor; Zane Bruce, Lindsay Pepper, Foley Artists

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Succession, Avy Kaufman, CSA, Casting by

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
Watchmen, “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Music by

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
Euphoria, “And Salt the Earth Behind You” Song Title: “All for Us,” Labrinth, Music & Lyrics

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR VARIETY PROGRAM
Shameless, Eddie Perez, Stunt Coordinator

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Watchmen, “This Extraordinary Being,” Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC, Director of Photography

OUTSTANDING FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
Watchmen, “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice,” Sharen Davis, Costume Designer; Valerie Zielonka, Costume Supervisor

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Succession, “This Is Not for Tears,” Bill Henry, Editor; Venya Bruk, Additional Editor

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Watchmen, “A God Walks into Abar,” Henk Van Eeghen, ACE, Editor

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Watchmen, “This Extraordinary Being,” Douglas Axtell, Production Mixer; Joe DeAngelis, Chris Carpenter, Re-Recording Mixers

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Eat Shit Bob!” (segment), Ryan Barger, Editor

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Episode 629,” Dave Saretsky, Technical Director; Augie Yuson, Video Control; Dante Pagano, John Harrison, Tim Quigley, Phil Salanto, Russell Swanson, Cameras; Rob Balton, Rich Freedman, Cameras (Jib); Joe Debonis, Michael Hauer, Steadi Cams; Lucas Owen, B Cam; Scotty Buckler, C Cam

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner, Senior Writers; John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Daniel O'Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Ben Silva, Seena Vali

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
The Apollo

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
Apollo 11, Todd Douglas Miller, Editor

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
Apollo 11, Eric Milano, Sound Design

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
Apollo 11, Eric Milano, Re-Recording Mixer

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM (TIED)
We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest, Mahershala Ali, Amatus Karim Ali, Mimi Valdés, Julie Anderson, Executive Producers; Amy Schatz, Diane Kolyer, Produced by

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION - JURIED
Primal, Genndy Tartakovsky, Storyboard

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION - JURIED
Primal, Stephen DeStefano, Character Design

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION - JURIED
Primal, Scott Wills, Production Design

September 21, 2020 10:57am ET by Pressparty  

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