Emmys 2019: Game of Thrones, Fleabag win big prizes for final seasons

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

The biggest night of the year for television was held last night, with the industry and viewers saying farewell to shows like GAME OF THRONES, VEEP, FLEABAG and more. Plenty of fantastic shows were nominated for major awards last night, with the Television Academy spreading the love and offering up a few surprises along the way…one of them being lots of welcome love for Amazon's FLEABAG.

Breaking down some of the winners and losers, the ceremony bid farewell to plenty of other shows last night, like non-nominees GOTHAM and THE BIG BANG  THEORY, but all eyes were on shows like GOT and VEEP. For the former, many predicted it would clean house, which may have been a bit too lofty. The final season of the massive show expectedly won trophies for Best Drama Series and Best Supporting Actor (Peter Dinklage) but lost out on Best Writing, Best Supporting Actress (four nominees), and Best Directing, the latter of which being the biggest upset with Jason Bateman winning for OZARK, that one show on Netflix you've been meaning to watch. On the bit more surprising side, the final season of VEEP didn't win a single prize last night, including for Comedy Series and actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who had won all the years previous. 

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However, the show did have some hefty competition in the comedy category, with shows like MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, BARRY and the second and final season of FLEABAG winning trophies. The latter truly cleaned up, with star Phoebe Waller-Bridge winning for Lead Actress and Writing, and earning wins for Directing and Comedy Series. 

The Academy also gave the gold to limited series to HBO's CHERNOBYL, which won awards for Writing, Directing and Limited Series, while WHEN THEY SEE US' Jharrel Jerome pulling out a rousing win in Lead Actor for his show-stopping work in the series. Also, LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JON OLIVER is filling the shoes of THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART by continuing its domination in the Variety categories, with no chance for losing seeming to be in sight. 

Here's the full list:

Outstanding Drama Series

• BETTER CALL SAUL
• BODYGUARD
• GAME OF THRONES — WINNER
• KILLING EVE
• OZARK
• POSE
• SUCCESSION
• THIS IS US

Outstanding Comedy Series

• BARRY
• FLEABAG — WINNER
• THE GOOD PLACE
• THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
• RUSSIAN DOLL
• SCHITT’S CREEK
• VEEP

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy

• Anthony Anderson, Black-Ish
• Don Cheadle, Black Monday
• Ted Danson, The Good Place
• Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
• Bill Hader, Barry — WINNER
• Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
• Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
• Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll
• Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
• Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag — WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
• Anthony Carrigan, Barry
• Tony Hale, Veep
• Stephen Root, Barry
• Tony Shaloub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — WINNER
• Henry Winkler, Barry

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — WINNER
• Anna Chlumsky, Veep
• Sian Clifford, Fleabag
• Olivia Colman, Fleabag
• Betty Gilpin, GLOW
• Sarah Goldberg, Barry
• Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

• Barry (The Audition)
• Barry (ronny/lily)
• The Big Bang Theory (The Stockholm Syndrome)
• Fleabag (Episode 2.1) — WINNER
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (All Alone)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (We’re Going to the Catskills)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• Barry (ronny/lily)
• Fleabag (Episode 2.1) — WINNER
• The Good Place (Janet(s))
• PEN15 (Anna Ishii-Peters)
• Russian Doll (Nothing In This World Is Easy)
• Russian Doll (A Warm Body)
• Veep (Veep)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Jason Bateman, Ozark
• Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
• Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
• Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
• Billy Porter, Pose — WINNER
• Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
• Jodie Comer, Killing Eve — WINNER
• Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
• Laura Linney, Ozark
• Mandy Moore, This Is Us
• Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
• Robin Wright, House of Cards

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones
• Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
• Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones — WINNER
• Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
• Michael Kelly, House of Cards
• Chris Sullivan, This Is Us

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones
• Julia Garner, Ozark — WINNER
• Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
• Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve
• Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones
• Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

• Lisa Brühlmann, Killing Eve (Desperate Times)
• David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones (The Iron Throne)
• Adam McKay, Succession (Celebration)
• David Nutter, Game of Thrones (Last of the Starks)
• Daina Reid, The Handmaid’s Tale (Holly)
• Miguel Sapochnik, Game of Thrones (The Long Night)
• Jason Bateman, Ozark (Reparations) — WINNER

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• Better Call Saul, Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz (Winner)
• Bodyguard, Jed Mercurio (Episode  1)
• Game of Thrones, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (The Iron Throne)
• The Handmaid’s Tale, Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder (Holly)
• Killing Eve, Emerald Fennell (Nice and Neat)
• Succession, Jesse Armstrong (Nobody Is Ever Missing) –WINNER

Outstanding Limited Series

•  Chernobyl — WINNER
• Escape at Dannemora
• Fosse/Verdon
• Sharp Objects
• When They See Us

Outstanding TV Movie

• Bandersnatch (Black Mirror) — WINNER
• Brexit
• Deadwood: The Movie
• King Lear
• My Dinner With Hervé

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series

• Mahershala Ali, True Detective
• Benicio Del Toro, Escape at Dannemora
• Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
• Jared Harris, Chernobyl
• Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us — WINNER
• Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series

• Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
• Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
• Aunjanue Ellis, When They See Us
• Joey King, The Act
• Niecy Nash, When They See Us
• Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon — WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series

• Asante Blackk, When They See Us
• Paul Dano, Escape at Dannemora
• John Leguizamo, When They See Us
• Stellan Skarsgård, Chernobyl
• Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal — WINNER
• Michael K. Williams, When They See Us

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series

• Patricia Arquette, The Act — WINNER
• Marsha Stephanie Blake, When They See Us
• Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
• Vera Farmiga, When They See Us
• Margaret Qualley, Fosse/Verdon
• Emily Watson, Chernobyl

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series

• Ava DuVernay, When They See Us
• Thomas Kail, Fosse/Verdon
• Stephen Frears, A Very English Scandal
• Johan Renck, Chernobyl —WINNER
• Ben Stiller, Escape at Dannemora
• Jessica Yu, Fosse/Verdon

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series

• Russell T Davies, A Very English Scandal
• Ava DuVernay and Michael Starrbury, When They See Us
• Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin, Escape at Dannemora
• Brett Johnson, Michael Tolkin and Jerry Stahl, Escape at Dannemora
• Steven Levenson and Joel Fields, Fosse/Verdon
• Craig Mazin, Chernobyl — WINNER

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

• The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
• Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver — WINNER
• The Late Late Show with James Corden
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

OutstandingVariety Sketch Series

• At Home With Amy Sedaris
• Documentary Now!
• Drunk History
• I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
• Saturday Night Live — WINNER
• Who is America?

Outstanding Competition Program

• The Amazing Race
• American Ninja Warrior
• Nailed It!
• Rupaul’s Drag Race — WINNER
• Top Chef
• The Voice

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

• Documentary Now! (Waiting For The Artist)
• Drunk History (Are You Afraid of the Drunk?)
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (Psychics)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Live Midterm Election Show)
• Saturday Night Live (Host: Adam Sandler) — WINNER
• Who Is America (Episode 102)

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

• Documentary Now!
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — WINNER
• Late Night with Seth Meyers
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• Saturday Night Live