Canadian show "Schitt's Creek" has made history at the Emmy Awards, sweeping all seven top awards in the Comedy Series category at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, while HBO series "Succession" also won big, picking up four trophies in the Drama Series category.
The event was held virtually for the first time in its history due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony from a nearly empty Staples Center in U.S. city of Los Angeles, while nominees watched remotely from their homes around the world.
POP TV's "Schitt's Creek" follows a formerly wealthy family when they are forced to leave their pampered lives after bankruptcy, as they try to rebuild their empire in the sleepy Schitt's Creek, a small town they once purchased as a joke.
"Succession" dominated drama categories with four trophies -- Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor, Outstanding Writing, and Outstanding Directing.
"Succession" tracks the lives of the Roy family, the dysfunctional owners of a global media and hospitality empire, as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
It is the third consecutive year that HBO has taken home the award's biggest prize, with smash series "Game of Thrones" dominating the category in the previous two years
"Succession" creator Jesse Armstrong won the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, while Andrij Parekh won the prize for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for directing the "Hunting" episode of "Succession".
Actor Jeremy Strong took home the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for "Succession", the actor's first Emmy nomination and first win.
"Euphoria" star Zendaya, 24, picked up Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, becoming the youngest ever to win the title in the category.
Billy Crudup won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Apple TV+ series "The Morning Show." Julia Garner nabbed Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Netflix's show "Ozark".
For "Schitt's Creek", Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara won Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Lead Actress, respectively.
Dan Levy took home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, while Annie Murphy won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Dan Levy also won Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series with Andrew Cividino.
Eugene and Dan Levy are co-creators of the show and became the first father-son duo to win Emmy Awards in the same year.
HBO's "Watchmen" took home four awards in the limited series division, including Outstanding Limited Series. Regina King and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, respectively. Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson won Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie.
Mark Ruffalo nabbed Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for another HBO show "I Know This Much Is True". Uzo Aduba won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role in FX's miniseries "Mrs. America".
German director Maria Schrader won the award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie for Netflix's "Unorthodox".
Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in U.S. prime time television programming between June 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020.