2022 Emmy Awards winners and nominees in main categories

Succession and Ted Lasso top the awards at the high-glamour gala that marked a return to business as usual in Hollywood.

2022 Emmy awards
The cast of Succession pose for a picture after it won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles [Aude Guerrucci/Reuters]

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

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
    Lizzo and other cast members celebrate as she accepts the award for Outstanding Competition Program for "Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls" at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, U.S., September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Lizzo and other cast members celebrate as she accepts the award for Outstanding Competition Programme for Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls [Mario Anzuoni/Reuters]

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

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

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

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!

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

 

Source: Al Jazeera