2022 Emmy Awards winners and nominees in main categories

The Emmy Awards, considered the highest honours in television, were handed out at a live ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday night.

The high-glamour gala was a return to business as usual in Hollywood as the long awards season started with a bang.

Below is a list of winners and nominees in the different categories:

Outstanding comedy series

Winner: Ted Lasso

• Abbott Elementary
• Barry
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Hacks
• Only Murders in the Building
• The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
• What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series

Winner: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

• Donald Glover, Atlanta
• Bill Hader, Barry
• Nicholas Hoult, The Great
• Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
• Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series

Winner: Jean Smart, Hacks

• Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
• Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
• Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
• Elle Fanning, The Great
• Issa Rae, Insecure

Jean Smart shines on stage after winning the #Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks! ✨ #Emmys #Emmys2022 pic.twitter.com/HBRVXOzYHN

— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 13, 2022

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series

Winner: Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso

• • 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 

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

Winner: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

• 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

Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series

Winner: Nathan Lane, Only Murders In The Building 

• Jerrod Carmichael, Saturday Night Live
• Buil Harder, Curb Your Enthusiasm
• James Lance, Ted Lasso
• Christopher McDonald, Hacks
• Sam Richardson, Ted Lasso

Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series

Winner: Laurie Metcalf, Hacks 

• Jane Adams, Hacks
• Harriet Sansom Harris, Hacks
• Jane Lynch, Only Murders In The Building
• Kaitlin Olson,  Hacks
• Harriet Walter, Ted Lasso

Directing for a comedy series

Winner: MJ Delaney, No Weddings And A Funeral 

• Hiro Murai Atlanta, New Jazz
• Bill Hader Barry, 710N
• Lucia Aniello Hacks, There Will Be Blood
• Mary Lou Belli The Ms Pat Show, Babby Daddy Groundhog Day
• Cherien Dabis Only Murders In The Building, The Boy From 6B
• Jamie Babbit Only Murders In The Building, True Crime

Outstanding writing for a comedy series

Winner: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary 

• Duffy Boudreau, 710N
• Alec Berg and Bill Hader, Barry
• Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs and Jen Statsky, Hacks 
• Steve Martin and 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

Round of applause for @QuintaBrunson, the #Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series! 😌👏 #Emmys2022 pic.twitter.com/u336VPK4Tc

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— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 13, 2022

Outstanding drama series

Winner: Succession

• Better Call Saul
• Euphoria
• Ozark
• Severance
• Squid Game
• Stranger Things
• Yellowjackets

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series

Winner: Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game 

• Jason Bateman, Ozark
• Brian Cox, Succession
• Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
• Adam Scott, Severance
• Jeremy Strong, Succession

Congrats again to @SquidGame's Lee Jung-jae, who just won the #Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series! 😍 🦑 #Emmys #Emmys2022 pic.twitter.com/uTh99opiFb

— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 13, 2022

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series

Winner: Zendaya, Euphoria 

• Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
• Laura Linney, Ozark
• Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
• Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
• Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

Winner: Matthew Macfadyen, Succession 

• Nicholas Braun, Succession
• Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
• Kieran Culkin, Succession
• Park Hae-soo, Squid Game
• John Turturro, Severance
• Christopher Walken, Severance
• Oh Yeong-su, Squid Game

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

Winner: Julia Garner, Ozark

• 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

Outstanding guest actor in a drama series

Winner: Colman Domingo, Euphoria

• Adrien Brody, Succession
• James Cromwell, Succession
• Arian Moayed, Succession
• Tom Pelphrey, Ozark
• Alexander Skarsgård, Succession

Outstanding guest actress in a drama series

Winner: Lee Yoo-mi, Squid Game 

• Hope Davis, Succession
• Marcia Gay Harden, The Morning Show
• Martha Kelly, Euphoria
• Sanaa Lathan, Succession
• Harriet Walter, Succession 

Outstanding directing for a drama series

Winner: Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game

• Jason Bateman, Ozark  
• Ben Stiller,  Severance
• Mark Mylod, Succession 
• Cathy Yan,  Succession
• Lorene Scafaria, Succession
• Karyn Kusama, Yellowjackets

Outstanding writing for a drama series

Winner: Jesse Armstrong, Succession

• Thomas Schnauz, Better Call Saul 
• Chris Mundy,  Ozark
• Dan Erickson,  Severance
• Hwang Dong-hyuk,  Squid Game
• Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson Yellowjackets
• Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson Yellowjackets

Outstanding limited or anthology series

Winner: The White Lotus 

• Dopesick
• Inventing Anna
• Pam & Tommy
• The Dropout

Outstanding television movie

Winner: Chip ‘n Dale” Rescue Rangers 

• Ray Donovan: The Movie
• Reno 911!: The Hunt For QAnon
• The Survivor
• Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas

Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie

Winner: Michael Keaton, Dopesick

• 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

Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie

Winner: Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout

• Toni Collette, The Staircase
• Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
• Lily James, Pam & Tommy
• Sarah Paulson, Impeachment: American Crime Story
• Margaret Qualley, Maid

Congrats to @AmandaSeyfried, who takes home the #Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for @TheDropoutHulu! 😍🌟 #Emmys2022 pic.twitter.com/9OokjA5WTI

— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 13, 2022

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Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie

Winner: Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus 

• Jake Lacy, The White Lotus
• Will Poulter, Dopesick
• Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy
• Peter Sarsgaard, Dopesick
• Michael Stuhlbarg, Dopesick
• Steve Zahn, The White Lotus

Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie

Winner: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

• 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

Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie

Winner: The White Lotus

• Dopesick
• Maid
• Station Eleven
• The Dropout

Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie

Winner: Mike White, The White Lotus 

• Elizabeth Meriwether, The Dropout
• Sarah Burgess, Impeachment: American Crime Story
• Molly Smith Metzler,  Maid
• Patrick Somerville, Station Eleven

Outstanding competition programme

Winner: Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

• The Amazing Race
• Top Chef
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• The Voice
• Nailed It!

#Emmy winner @Lizzo reminding us to #WatchOutfortheBigGrrrls! 💃🙌 #Emmys2022 #74thEmmys #2022Emmys pic.twitter.com/7lLWp5dHvP

— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 13, 2022

Outstanding short form comedy, drama or variety series

Winner: Carpool Karaoke: The Series

• Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson
• Late Night With Seth Meyers CORRECTIONS
• Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News
• The Randy Rainbow Show

Outstanding directing for a documentary/non-fiction programme

Winner: The Beatles: Get Back, Disney +  

• The Andy Warhol Diaries, Netflix 
• George Carlin’s American Dream, HBO 
• Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy, CNN 
• We Need To Talk About Cosby, Showtime 

Outstanding documentary or non-fiction series

Winner: The Beatles: Get Back, Disney + 

• 100 Foot Wave, HBO
• Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, Netflix 
• We Need To Talk About Cosby, Showtime 
• The Andy Warhol Diaries, Netflix

Outstanding documentary or non-fiction special

Winner: George Carlin’s American Dream, HBO 

• Controlling Britney Spears, The New York Times
• Lucy and Desi, Prime Video 
• The Tinder Swindler, Netflix 
• We Feed People, Disney + 

Outstanding hosted non-fiction series or special

Winner: Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy, CNN 

• My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman, Netflix
• The Problem With Jon Stewart, Apple TV+
• The World According To Jeff Goldblum, Disney +
• Vice, Showtime 

Outstanding writing for a non-fiction programme

Winner: Lucy And Desi, Prime Video 

• How To With John Wilson, HBO Max
• The Andy Warhol Diaries, Netflix
• The Problem With Jon Stewart, Apple TV
• The Tinder Swindler, Netflix 

Outstanding variety talk series

Winner: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO Max 

• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, CBS 
• Late Night With Seth Meyers, NBC
• The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, Comedy Central 
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC 

Outstanding variety sketch series

Winner: Saturday Night Live

• A Black Lady Sketch Show