Game of Thrones conquers the Emmys as the most awarded series in history

Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones) repeated as best supporting actor in drama for the third time in seven years

The Emmy Awards last year were atypical. The absence of Game of Thrones, due to the delay of the premiere of its seventh season, created a vacuum that ended up occupying the dystopic The Handmaid’s Tale, becoming the first series of a streaming platform to win the highest award. But the 2018 Emmy ceremony last night put the HBO fantasy series back at the TV summit. Not in vain, the nine prizes harvested – among them the best drama for the third time – during this 70th edition turned it, with 47 statuettes, into the most awarded series in history.

But the fight was hard. The HBO competitors, until now queen of the small screen, are making it harder each year. Amazon swept its first season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, awarded as best comedy of the year, best director, best script, best actress for Rachel Brosnahan and four other awards. It seems a must see in every rule. FX Networks, meanwhile, won in the category of best miniseries with the murder of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, whose protagonist, Darren Criss, also took the statue to the best actor in the miniseries.

Maybe the worst taste in the mouth was Netflix. The leading streaming platform, an authentic machine to produce content, was planted last night in the Emmys with more nominations than HBO for the first time in history. Expectations were high. He finally ended up tying the giant of cable television with twenty-three awards. Stranger Things, The Crown or Godless received several awards, but the Television Academy continues to deny Netflix any of its great prizes. Only one thing is clear: HBO will have a hard time maintaining its hegemony when Game of Thrones says goodbye next year.

There was also time for the claim. The presenters, Colin Jost and Michael Che, started the evening welcoming all those “who have not been caught yet”. A clear allusion to the MeToo movement that has shaken the world of entertainment for a year. Ryan Murphy, showrunner of the winning miniseries, dedicated the award to victims of LGBT hate crimes. And the organization awarded fictitious prizes dedicated to black actors not awarded in the past under the name of “Emmy of the repair”. It seems that the industry begins little by little to row against injustices.