Emmy Winners 2022

‘Abbott Elementary’, ‘Succession’, ‘Dopesick’s Michael Keaton and ‘Ozark’s Julia Garner also took home trophies.

Emmy Awards 2022

Monday evening was what the ceremony always describes as “television’s biggest night” – when the industry hands out the Emmy Awards to a select few from the hundreds of eligible shows and performers.

The ceremony itself ran relatively smoothly, with ‘Saturday Night Live’ veteran Kenan Thompson hosting, kicking off the evening with a medley of re-imagined classic TV theme tunes. There was the usual stilted banter between presenters (though a few, such as Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ elevated theirs), celebrations of TV genres such as police and medical dramas and the In Memoriam segment.

But what everyone was there for were the awards themselves. And while there were several repeat winners (‘Succession’, ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Hacks’ Jean Smart), there remained room for fresh faces and welcome surprises.

Quinta Brunson’s ‘Abbott Elementary’ took home Best Writing for a Comedy Series, while cast member Sheryl Lee Ralph won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Ralph’s speech in particular, a blend of surprise, joy and encouragement for others, was a highlight of the show.

Quinta Brunson on ABC's 'Abbott Elementary.' Photo Courtesy of ABC's YouTube Channel.

Mike White’s ‘The White Lotus’ dominated the limited series category (though given that season 2 arrives next month with an almost totally new cast, it more closely fits into the anthology part of its category), winning overall show and both writing and directing for White. Actors Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge went home with well-deserved trophies.

And ‘Squid Game’ made history for Asian creators and performers, as lead Lee Jung-jae won Best Actor in the drama category, while show creator Hwang Dong-hyuk saw his decade-long effort to get it made rewarded with Best Director, drama.

Though everyone thought ‘Ted Lasso’ might sweep even more than it did given its haul of nominations, it still won plenty of awards, including Brett Goldstein becoming the first back to back winner in the Supporting Actor, comedy category since 2007.

Of those who missed out on awards, there was disappointment for the ‘Better Call Saul’ team, which has its last chance to turn its many nominations into awards next year. Will the power of a great show’s legacy make voters think kindly of it? And when a show as superbly written and performed as ‘Only Murders in the Building’, which balances comedy and mystery adeptly can’t get any love, you’ve got to wonder at the choices.

(L to R) Charles (Steve Martin), Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Oliver (Martin Short) on Hulu's 'Only Murders In The Building'. Photo: Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu.

Here is the full list of winners.

BEST DRAMA SERIES

‘Succession’ – Winner
‘Better Call Saul’
‘Euphoria’
‘Ozark’
‘Severance’
‘Squid Game’
‘Stranger Things’
‘Yellowjackets’

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Zendaya (‘Euphoria’) – Winner
Jodie Comer (‘Killing Eve’)
Laura Linney (‘Ozark’)
Melanie Lynskey (‘Yellowjackets’)
Sandra Oh (‘Killing Eve’)
Reese Witherspoon (‘The Morning Show’)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Lee Jung-jae (‘Squid Game’) – Winner
Jason Bateman (‘Ozark’)
Brian Cox (‘Succession’)
Bob Odenkirk (‘Better Call Saul’)
Adam Scott (‘Severance’)
Jeremy Strong (‘Succession’)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Julia Garner (‘Ozark’) – Winner
Patricia Arquette (‘Severance’)
Jung Ho-yeon (‘Squid Game’)
Christina Ricci (‘Yellowjackets’)
Rhea Seehorn (‘Better Call Saul’)
J. Smith-Cameron (‘Succession’)
Sarah Snook (‘Succession’)
Sydney Sweeney (‘Euphoria’)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Matthew Macfadyen (‘Succession’) – Winner
Nicholas Braun (‘Succession’)
Billy Crudup (‘The Morning Show’)
Kieran Culkin (‘Succession’)
Park Hae-soo (‘Squid Game’)
John Turturro (‘Severance’)
Christopher Walken (‘Severance’)
Oh Yeong-soo (‘Squid Game’)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

‘Ted Lasso’ – Winner
‘Abbott Elementary’
‘Barry’
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
‘Hacks’
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
‘Only Murders in the Building’
‘What We Do in the Shadows’

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Jean Smart (‘Hacks’) – Winner
Rachel Brosnahan (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’)
Quinta Brunson (‘Abbott Elementary’)
Kaley Cuoco (‘The Flight Attendant’)
Elle Fanning (‘The Great’)
Issa Rae (‘Insecure’)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Jason Sudeikis (‘Ted Lasso’) – Winner
Donald Glover (‘Atlanta’)
Bill Hader (‘Barry’)
Nicholas Hoult (‘The Great’)
Steve Martin (‘Only Murders in the Building’)
Martin Short (‘Only Murders in the Building’)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Sheryl Lee Ralph (‘Abbott Elementary’) – Winner
Alex Borstein (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’)
Hannah Einbinder (‘Hacks’)
Janelle James (‘Abbott Elementary’)
Kate McKinnon (‘Saturday Night Live’)
Sarah Niles (‘Ted Lasso’)
Juno Temple (‘Ted Lasso’)
Hannah Waddingham (‘Ted Lasso’)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Brett Goldstein (‘Ted Lasso’) – Winner
Anthony Carrigan (‘Barry’)
Toheeb Jimoh (‘Ted Lasso’)
Nick Mohammed (‘Ted Lasso’)
Tony Shalhoub (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’)
Tyler James Williams (‘Abbott Elementary’)
Henry Winkler (‘Barry’)
Bowen Yang (‘Saturday Night Live’)

BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES

‘The White Lotus’ – Winner
‘Dopesick’
‘The Dropout’
‘Inventing Anna’
‘Pam & Tommy’

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR ANTHOLOGY

Amanda Seyfried (‘The Dropout’) – Winner
Toni Collette (‘The Staircase’)
Julia Garner (‘Inventing Anna’)
Lily James (‘Pam & Tommy’)
Sarah Paulson (‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’)
Margaret Qualley (‘Maid’)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR ANTHOLOGY

Michael Keaton (‘Dopesick’) – Winner
Colin Firth (‘The Staircase’)
Andrew Garfield (‘Under the Banner of Heaven’)
Oscar Isaac (‘Scenes from a Marriage’)
Himesh Patel (‘Station Eleven’)
Sebastian Stan (‘Pam & Tommy’)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Jennifer Coolidge (‘The White Lotus’) – Winner
Connie Britton (‘The White Lotus’)
Alexandra Daddario (‘The White Lotus’)
Kaitlyn Dever (‘Dopesick’)
Natasha Rothwell (‘The White Lotus’)
Sydney Sweeney (‘The White Lotus’)
Mare Winningham (‘Dopesick’)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Murray Bartlett (‘The White Lotus’) – Winner
Jake Lacy (‘The White Lotus’)
Will Poulter (‘Dopesick’)
Seth Rogen (‘Pam & Tommy’)
Peter Sarsgaard (‘Dopesick’)
Michael Stuhlbarg (‘Dopesick’)
Steve Zahn (‘The White Lotus’)

BEST VARIETY TALK SERIES

‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ – Winner
‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’
‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’

BEST VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

‘Saturday Night Live’ – Winner
‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’

BEST COMPETITION PROGRAM

‘Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls’ – Winner
‘The Amazing Race’
‘Nailed It!’
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
‘Top Chef’
‘The Voice’

BEST DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Hwang Dong-hyuk (‘Squid Game’) – Winner
Jason Bateman (‘Ozark’)
Ben Stiller (‘Severance’)
Mark Mylod (‘Succession’)
Cathy Yan (‘Succession’)
Lorene Scafaria (‘Succession’)
Karyn Kusama (‘Yellowjackets’)

BEST DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Mike White (‘The White Lotus’) – Winner
Danny Strong (‘Dopesick’)
Francesca Gregorini (‘The Dropout’)
Michael Showalter (‘The Dropout’)
John Wells (‘Maid’)
Hiro Murai (‘Station Eleven’)

BEST DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

MJ Delaney (‘Ted Lasso’) – Winner
Hiro Murai (‘Atlanta’)
Bill Hader (‘Barry’)
Lucia Aniello (‘Hacks’)
Mary Lou Belli (‘The Ms. Pat Show’)
Jamie Babbit (‘Only Murders in the Building’)
Cherien Dabis (‘Only Murders in the Building’)

BEST WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Quinta Brunson (‘Abbott Elementary’) – Winner
Duffy Boudreau (‘Barry’)
Alec Berg, Bill Hader (‘Barry’)
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky (‘Hacks’)
Steve Martin, John Hoffman (‘Only Murders in the Building’)
Jane Becker (‘Ted Lasso’)
Sarah Naftalis (‘What We Do in the Shadows’)
Stefani Robinson (‘What We Do in the Shadows’)

BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Jesse Armstrong (‘Succession’) – Winner
Thomas Schnauz (‘Better Call Saul’)
Chris Mundy (‘Ozark’)
Dan Erickson (‘Severance’)
Hwang Dong-hyuk (‘Squid Game’)
Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson (‘’Yellowjackets)
Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson (‘Yellowjackets’)

BEST WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Mike White (‘The White Lotus’) – Winner
Danny Strong (‘Dopesick’)
Elizabeth Meriwether (‘The Dropout’)
Sarah Burgess (‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’)
Molly Smith Metzler (‘Maid’)
Patrick Somerville (‘Station Eleven’)