Its watch is over and now we wait for the inevitable spin-offs. It was a good end to what could have been a rough night for the Game of Thrones, but the show goes out an Emmy winner. Game of Thrones rounded out the show by taking the final award of the night, best outstanding drama series.
#Outstanding drama series series#
Jason Bateman took outstanding directing for a drama series over three separate Game of Thrones directors, including Benioff and Weiss.Įmilia Clarke also lost out in best actress category to Jodie Comer in Killing Eve. Kit Harrington lost out to Billy Porter in Pose for best lead actor. That was a bit of surprise, but a well-earned nod. A whole suite of Game of Thrones nominees, including Gwendoline Christie, also lost out in the best supporting actress category to Julia Garner for Ozark. "And I'd do it all again in a heartbeat."īenioff and Weiss missed out on the best writing award, which Jesse Armstrong took for Succession. Current Contenders (In Alphabetical Order): Better Call Saul (AMC) Bridgerton (Netflix) Euphoria (HBO) The Gilded Age (HBO) The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Ozark (Netflix) Pachinko. "David and Dan, we literally walked through fire and ice for you," Dinklage said to co-creators David Benioff and D.B.
#Outstanding drama series full#
Outstanding Program Achievements in Entertainment Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama The Philco- Goodyear Television Playhouseīest Mystery, Action or Adventure Program īest Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters īest Dramatic Series – Less Than One Hour īest Dramatic Series – One Hour or Longer The following tables, divided by decade, display the winners and nominees of the "Drama Series" award, according to the Primetime Emmy Awards database: Only two shows' sixth seasons have won (both HBO shows): The Sopranos and Game of Thrones, two shows' seventh seasons have won: Law & Order and Game of Thrones and one show's eighth season has won: Game of Thrones. The majority of these shows have won between their first and fifth seasons. Since the advent of Hill Street Blues in 1981, every winner has had some serialized arcs with the exception of Law & Order. In 1988, Rumpole of the Bailey (PBS) was initially nominated in the Outstanding Miniseries category but the Academy ruled that the nomination was not valid a few days later and later allowed the program to compete in the Outstanding Drama Series category. In 1966, it had its sixth name change to Outstanding Dramatic Series or Outstanding Series-Drama this was used from 1966 until recently, when it became Outstanding Drama Series. In 1960, the name was changed yet again to Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama this name was kept from 1960 to 1964. to contend for the evening’s most coveted prize, outstanding drama series, the breakout star could get caught in a sweep. The following year, the category was differently split into two separate categories, Best Dramatic Series – Less Than One Hour. Emmy Predictions: Lead Actor in a Drama Series Adam Scott’s Innie and Outie Performances Both Deserve Nominations Jason Bateman, the acclaimed actor, director and producer has an. In 1957, no specific award for drama was given, but in 1958 the category was split into two separate categories, Best Dramatic Anthology Series, and Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters with a winner selected from each category.
It was first called Best Dramatic Show from 1951 to 1954, then Best Dramatic Series in 19.
Since its institution in 1951 the award has changed names many times in its history.