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And the Winners of the Emmys 2017 Are!

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Primetime Emmy Awards are the television equivalent of the Academy Awards – basically the Oscars for TV. And like their film counterparts, they award excellence in TV shows and actors in the States.

The dystopian series “The Handmaid’s Tale” and political comedy “Veep” won the top prizes at the Emmy awards. “Saturday Night Live” was also a big winner on a night dominated by jokes on and about U.S. President Donald Trump.

Without further ado, the full list of winners are below:

Best Drama Series: “The Handmaid’s Tale”

The Handmaid’s Tale

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Best Comedy Series: “Veep”

Veep

Source: TSF

Best Limited Series: “Big Little Lies”

Big Little Lies

Source: BWW

TV Movie: “Black Mirror: San Junipero”

Black Mirror: San Junipero

Source: Collider

Lead Actress, Drama: Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

The Handmaid’s Tale

Source: TS

Lead Actor, Drama: Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”

This Is Us

Source: PMC

Lead Actress, Limited Series/TV Movie: Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”

Big Little Lies

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Lead Actor, Limited Series/TV Movie:  Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”

The Night Of

Source: INT

Lead Actress, Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”

Veep

Source: GD

Lead Actor, Comedy: Donald Glover, “Atlanta”

Atlanta

Source: Vox

Supporting Actress, Comedy: Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”

Saturday Night Live

Source: TRB

Supporting Actor, Comedy: Alec Baldwin, “Saturday Night Live”

Saturday Night Live

Source: NYD

Supporting Actress, Drama: Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

The Handmaid’s Tale

Source: STM

Supporting Actor, Drama: John Lithgow, “The Crown”

The Crown

Source: VOX

Supporting Actress, Limited Series/Movie: Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”

Big Little Lies

Source: BI

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