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Silicon Valley triumphed on the Emmy Awards on Sunday, as Netflix’s The Crown and Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso took prime sequence honours and cemented the dominance within the US of programming created for streaming companies.
Netflix’s fourth season of The Crown received the Emmy for finest drama, a primary for the streaming pioneer. The present dominated within the appearing classes, with wins for Olivia Colman, who performs Queen Elizabeth, and Josh O’Connor, who portrays Prince Charles.
Gillian Anderson received finest supporting actress in a drama sequence for her portrayal of British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, whereas Tobias Menzies received finest supporting actor in a drama sequence for his flip as Prince Philip.
The Crown received seven awards in whole whereas Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit received two prizes, together with finest restricted sequence.
Ted Lasso, a feel-good programme about an American who’s employed to educate a British soccer group, received finest comedy sequence, a giant achievement for Apple’s streaming service, which launched solely two years in the past. Jason Sudeikis, the present’s star, received the highest award for comedy appearing.
A pandemic hit that was promoted with the slogan “Kindness makes a comeback”, Ted Lasso has been Apple’s first bona fide success. The corporate earmarked more than $6bn in 2019 for its streaming effort, a warfare chest that allowed it to lure prime expertise.
The competitors might turn out to be even fiercer because the streaming business enters what analysts have dubbed a “land seize” section, following latest launches of Disney, Paramount+, HBO Max and others.
This was the second Emmy ceremony disrupted by Covid-19. Worries concerning the Delta variant of coronavirus pressured organisers to maneuver the ceremony to an outside tent in downtown Los Angeles.
Whereas many of the common glitzy events have been scrapped, stars nonetheless posed outside on the red carpet. About 500 folks attended the ceremony, the Related Press estimated.
